CN218832690U - Cleaning base station, cleaning system, cleaning equipment and docking mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a cleaning base station, a cleaning system, a cleaning apparatus, and a docking mechanism. Wherein the cleaning base station is configured for docking a cleaning device, the cleaning base station comprising a base; a first docking portion for mating with a second docking portion on a cleaning base station; the first docking portion is disposed on the base through a cushioning mechanism configured to cushion an impact between the second docking portion and the first docking portion, the first docking portion being configured to deflect relative to the base under the action of the cushioning mechanism when subjected to a deflection force applied by the second docking portion. Can effectively cushion the impact and adjust the butt joint angle between first butt joint portion and the second butt joint portion in this disclosed clean basic station's the course of work. The utility model has the advantages of guaranteed the alignment nature between two butt joint portions, increased the area of contact of first butt joint portion with second butt joint portion to improve cleaning device's the effect of charging, improved the safety in utilization.

Description

Cleaning base station, cleaning system, cleaning equipment and docking mechanism

Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the field of cleaning technologies, and in particular relates to a cleaning base station, a cleaning system, cleaning equipment and a docking mechanism.

Background

With the advancement of technology and the continuous improvement of living standard, people have an increasing demand for cleaning devices, and intelligent cleaning devices are becoming more common, such as commercial robots for cleaning in commercial environments, such as shopping malls and office buildings. When the cleaning device is docked and charged with the base station, the charging state of the cleaning device is influenced by the size of the docking surface area actually contacted between the cleaning device and the base station. In the process of butting the cleaning equipment and the base station, the cleaning equipment and the base station are limited by complex factors such as butting precision and ground flatness of the cleaning equipment, and the cleaning equipment and the base station are possibly misaligned or offset, so that after the cleaning equipment and the base station are butted, the contact area of the charging pole pieces of the cleaning equipment and the base station is small, the region where the butting surface is located generates heat seriously during charging, and even the cleaning equipment and the base station are damaged.

Obviously, the existing cleaning equipment capable of automatically charging has the defect of uncontrollable area of the butt joint surface and has potential safety hazard. Therefore, there is a need for a cleaning device that can effectively control the area of the abutting surface when abutting, and improve the safety of use.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present disclosure provides a cleaning base station, a cleaning system, a cleaning apparatus, and a docking mechanism for solving the problems existing in the prior art.

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a cleaning base station configured for docking a cleaning device, comprising:

a base;

a first docking portion for mating with a second docking portion on the cleaning device; the first docking portion is disposed on the base through a cushioning mechanism configured to cushion an impact between the second docking portion and the first docking portion, the first docking portion being configured to deflect relative to the base under the action of the cushioning mechanism when subjected to a deflection force applied by the second docking portion.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the buffering mechanism includes at least one buffering member, one end of the buffering member is connected to the base, and the other end of the buffering member is connected to the first butting portion.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the number of the buffering members is at least three, and the at least three buffering members are distributed between the base and the first butting portion.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the buffer is a spring or made of a flexible material.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, further comprising a docking cradle, the first docking portion being disposed on the docking cradle; one end of the buffer piece is connected to the base, and the other end of the buffer piece is connected to the butt joint seat; the first butt joint part is configured to deflect relative to the base integrally under the action of a buffer mechanism when the first butt joint part receives a deflection force applied by the second butt joint part.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first docking portion is provided with at least two, and at least two first docking portions are spaced apart from each other on an end surface of a side wall of the docking seat.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first docking portion and the second docking portion are configured to extend to opposite sides of the docking cradle.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a sectional area of the first butting portion is larger than a sectional area of the buffer mechanism.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first docking portion is configured to extend to opposite sides of the docking cradle in a horizontal direction.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first docking portion and the second docking portion are charging pole pieces; the cleaning device is configured to be charged after the charging pole piece is docked.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, there is also provided a cleaning system comprising:

the cleaning base station adopts the cleaning base station;

the cleaning device is provided with a second butt joint part.

In one embodiment of the disclosure, during the process of butting the second butting part and the first butting part, the elastic force generated by the buffering mechanism is smaller than the braking force of the cleaning device on the cleaning base station.

According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, there is also provided a cleaning apparatus including:

a base;

a second docking portion configured to mate with the first docking portion on the cleaning base station when the cleaning apparatus is placed on the cleaning base station; the second butt-joint part is arranged on the base through a buffer mechanism, the buffer mechanism is configured to buffer the impact between the second butt-joint part and the second butt-joint part, and the second butt-joint part is configured to deflect relative to the base under the action of the buffer mechanism when receiving the deflection force applied by the first butt-joint part.

According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, there is also provided a docking mechanism, comprising:

a base;

a first docking portion for mating with a second docking portion; the first docking portion is disposed on the base through a cushioning mechanism configured to cushion an impact between the second docking portion and the first docking portion, the first docking portion being configured to deflect relative to the base under the action of the cushioning mechanism when subjected to a deflection force applied by the second docking portion.

The buffer mechanism has the beneficial effects that the first butt joint part is arranged on the base through the buffer mechanism, so that the impact force of the second butt joint part on the first butt joint part can be effectively reduced; even if the problems of incorrect alignment or certain offset angle and the like occur when the cleaning equipment and the cleaning base station are in butt joint, the first butt joint part can be offset corresponding to the second butt joint part through the buffer mechanism, the alignment between the two butt joint parts is ensured, and the contact area between the first butt joint part and the second butt joint part is increased.

Other features of the present disclosure and advantages thereof will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments thereof, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a cleaning base station and a cleaning device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is a partially enlarged schematic view of a structure of a clean base station provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a partial structure of a cleaning base station according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The one-to-one correspondence between component names and reference numbers in fig. 1 to 3 is as follows:

1. a base; 2. a first mating portion; 3. a docking station; 4. a second docking portion; 5. a buffer mechanism; 51. a buffer member.

Detailed Description

Various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that: the relative arrangement of parts and steps, numerical expressions and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present disclosure unless specifically stated otherwise.

The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the disclosure, its application, or uses.

Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail but are intended to be part of the specification where appropriate.

It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, further discussion thereof is not required in subsequent figures.

Specific embodiments of the present disclosure are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In this document, "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", and the like are used only to indicate relative positional relationships between relevant portions, and do not limit absolute positions of the relevant portions.

In this document, "first", "second", and the like are used only for distinguishing one from another, and do not indicate the degree and order of importance, and the premise that each other exists, and the like.

In this context, "equal", "same", etc. are not strictly mathematical and/or geometric limitations, but also include tolerances as would be understood by a person skilled in the art and allowed for manufacturing or use, etc.

The present disclosure provides a cleaning base station for placing a cleaning device. The cleaning device may be a self-moving cleaning robot, a hand-held scrubber, or the like, which may mate with a cleaning base station by either moving itself or by being manually placed. The cleaning base station is usually placed in a fixed place, the cleaning equipment can return to the cleaning base station after completing cleaning work, and the cleaning base station can be integrated with functions of charging, water replenishing, cleaning, drying, dust collection and the like.

The clean basic station of this disclosure includes base, first butt joint portion, buffer gear. Wherein the first docking portion is floatingly disposed on the base via the cushioning mechanism and is configured to matingly dock with a second docking portion on the cleaning device.

When the cleaning device is driven to a position corresponding to the cleaning base station, the second butt joint part on the cleaning device is contacted with the first butt joint part and matched together in the moving process. In the butt joint process, under the effect of cleaning device drive power and inertial force, the second butt joint portion that is located on the cleaning device can contact and extrude with the first butt joint portion on the clean basic station, and buffer gear can cushion the impact between first butt joint portion and the second butt joint portion. Since the first docking portion is provided on the base through the buffer mechanism, the first docking portion of the present disclosure has a plurality of degrees of freedom of movement. Even if the problems of incorrect alignment or certain offset angle and the like occur when the cleaning equipment and the cleaning base station are in butt joint, the first butt joint part can be offset corresponding to the second butt joint part through the buffer mechanism, the alignment between the two butt joint parts is ensured, and the contact area between the first butt joint part and the second butt joint part is increased.

For example, when the first butt joint part receives a deflection force applied by the second butt joint part, the first butt joint part deflects relative to the base under the action of the buffer mechanism, so that the first butt joint part and the second butt joint part can be further attached, the alignment between the first butt joint part and the second butt joint part is improved, the area of a butt joint surface between the first butt joint part and the second butt joint part is increased to a certain extent, and the butt joint relation between the first butt joint part and the second butt joint part is kept stable and reliable.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a sectional area of the first butting portion is larger than a sectional area of the buffer mechanism. By increasing the area of the first docking portion, the docking redundancy of the first docking portion is increased to some extent. In the actual use process, even if the two inevitably deviate during the butt joint, the actual butt joint area size is not influenced too much. In addition, when the first butt joint part and the second butt joint part are misaligned, the actual butt joint area between the first butt joint part and the second butt joint part can be ensured, and therefore the problem that the actual butt joint area is too small due to various factors can be solved.

For better understanding, the specific structure of the cleaning base station of the present disclosure and its operating principle will be described in detail below with reference to fig. 1 to 3 in conjunction with two embodiments.

Example one

Referring to fig. 1, the cleaning base station in the present disclosure includes a base 1, a first docking portion 2, and a buffer mechanism 5. The cleaning device comprises a second docking portion 4 provided on its outer wall. In particular, the cleaning base station is configured for docking the cleaning device, which enables the cleaning device to be stably positioned, avoiding the cleaning device to be displaced. With continued reference to fig. 1, when the cleaning apparatus is placed on the cleaning base station, the second docking portion 4 is in contact with the first docking portion 2.

Referring in detail to fig. 2, the second docking portion 4 is provided on the housing side wall of the cleaning apparatus near the base of the cleaning station. The first docking portion 2 is fixedly connected to one end of the buffer mechanism 5 at the end away from the second docking portion 4. The other end of the buffer structure is fixedly connected with the base 1 of the cleaning base station.

In a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, the first and second docking portions 2 and 4 are charging pole pieces. In the case where the cleaning device is installed in the cleaning base station, the cleaning device is configured to be charged after the charging pole piece of the first docking portion 2 is docked with the charging pole piece of the second docking portion 4. When the pipeline butt joint is performed through the matching between the first butt joint part and the second butt joint part, the first butt joint part and the second butt joint part are pipe joints, and after the butt joint, for example, water can be supplied to the cleaning equipment through the cleaning base station, or sewage or dust in the cleaning equipment can be pumped into the cleaning base station to be stored, or can be discharged through the cleaning base station. It is obvious to those skilled in the art that the first docking portion and the second docking portion are also other components that need to be used together based on the above disclosure.

Now, taking the charging pole piece as an example, the first docking portion and the second docking portion of the present disclosure are described in detail.

In actual use, the cleaning device may be placed on a cleaning base station in the event that the cleaning device requires charging. The first docking portion 2 and the second docking portion 4 contact each other at this time to enable charging of the cleaning apparatus. During the process that the first butt joint part 2 is contacted with the second butt joint part 4, the cleaning equipment has certain motion potential energy relative to the cleaning base station, so that the impact force generated when the first butt joint part 2 is butted with the second butt joint part can be buffered through the buffer structure. When the cleaning device causes no alignment between the first butt joint part 2 and the second butt joint part 4 due to errors or other reasons, the first butt joint part 2 can receive a deflection force applied by the second butt joint part 4, the first butt joint part 2 can extrude the buffer mechanism to deflect to a certain extent in a corresponding direction under the action of the deflection force, and the first butt joint part 2 and the second butt joint part 4 are abutted and attached together, so that a contact surface between the first butt joint part 2 and the second butt joint part 4 is ensured.

Referring specifically to fig. 2, both end portions of the buffer mechanism 5 are connected to the first docking portion 2 and the base 1 of the cleaning base station, respectively. The buffer mechanism 5 is made of a spring or a material with certain flexibility, and further has certain compressibility and a swinging characteristic. Buffer gear 5 can effectively reduce the impact of second butt joint portion 4 to first butt joint portion 2 like this, and then makes first butt joint portion 2 when receiving the yawing force, can take place to deflect for base 1, has improved between the two just nature, has increased the area of butt joint face between the two.

Since the first docking portion 2 is disposed on the base 1 only through the buffering mechanism 5, the buffering mechanism 5 is a non-guiding mechanism, that is, the buffering mechanism 5 does not limit the moving direction of the first docking portion 2, such non-guiding floating can enable the buffering mechanism 5 to move at any angle, the floating direction depends on the direction of the external force, and the buffering mechanism 5 has adaptive adjustment capability. Therefore, the cushion mechanism 5 can receive and cushion the force at any angle without considering the impact angle of the second abutting portion 4, thereby improving the normal property when the first abutting portion 2 and the second abutting portion 4 abut against each other and increasing the area of the abutting surfaces of the two. Thereby buffer gear 5 can maintain the butt joint area of first butt joint portion 2 and second butt joint portion 4 stable, avoids because area of contact undersize, causes first butt joint portion 2 and second butt joint portion 4 overheated scheduling problem when leading to charging.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the damping mechanism 5 includes at least one damping member 51. Referring specifically to fig. 3, four cushion members 51 are provided on the cushion mechanism 5. The cushion member 51 has both ends connected to the base 1 and the first abutting portion 2, respectively, and the cushion member 51 has compressible and swingable characteristics in the same manner.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, with continued reference to fig. 3, four bumpers 51 are distributed between the base 1 and the first docking portion 2. In the present embodiment, the base 1 has a rectangular structure with arc edges, and the four buffers 51 are respectively disposed at four corners of the rectangular structure with arc edges. The first docking portion 2 is disposed on the base 1 through the four buffering members 51, so that the stability of connection of the first docking portion 2 can be ensured, and the structure can enhance the effect of buffering the impact force of the second docking portion 4. The influence of the impact on the directionality between the first and second butt joint portions 2, 4 is further reduced. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, four buffering members 51 are configured to be annularly distributed between the base 1 and the first butt portion 2.

In actual use, when the first abutting portion 2 is impacted, the impact force is transmitted to the buffer member 51 and then is further transmitted to the base 1. The buffer member 51 greatly reduces the impact force by its own buffering performance, and because the buffer member 51 has a certain bending deformation capability, when the buffer member 51 receives an external force, a certain bending deformation can occur along the force receiving direction.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the cross-sectional area of the first butting portion 2 is larger than the cross-sectional area of the cushioning mechanism 5. So at the butt joint in-process, can make buffer gear 5 drive and take place relative motion between second butt joint portion 4 and the basic station, thereby improve just butt joint nature between first butt joint portion 2 and the second butt joint portion 4, increase the area of butt joint face between the two, even cleaning equipment appears counterpointing not just or the certain angle scheduling problem of skew with clean basic station when the butt joint, can make first butt joint portion take place the skew that suits with second butt joint portion through buffer gear, two butt joint portions between the alignment nature have been guaranteed, the area of contact of first butt joint portion and second butt joint portion has been increased.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the buffer 51 is a cylindrical structure.

Since the buffer member 51 has a cylindrical structure, the buffer member 51 is disposed between the base 1 and the first docking portion 2 of the cleaning base station. And the cylinder structure has prolonged the distance between base 1 and first butt joint portion 2 to a certain extent to the cushioning effect has been strengthened. For example, the buffer member 51 is provided in a cylindrical structure, which can improve the deflection performance.

Of course, the buffer member 51 may also be other buffer members 51 with a certain size, as long as two ends of the buffer member 51 can be connected to the base 1 and the first docking portion 2 of the cleaning base station respectively, the impact force of the second docking portion 4 to the first docking portion 2 can be relieved to a certain extent, and on the basis that the first docking portion 2 has a certain deflection capability, a person skilled in the art can select and design according to actual requirements, which is not described herein.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the damper 51 is a spring damper prepared from a spring.

Specifically, the spring buffer member is based on its elastic property, and can be compressed and deformed along with the magnitude of the external force after receiving the external force, thereby effectively relieving and reducing the kinetic energy of the external force.

In the in-service use process, when second butt joint portion 4 strikes first butt joint portion 2, the impact can be conducted to buffer gear 5, and then the spring cushion part according to the impact that its self received, free compression deformation is in order to reduce the kinetic energy of this impact. When the second docking portion 4 docks with the first docking portion 2 at a predetermined angle, the first docking portion 2 deflects to a certain extent under the action of the spring buffer, so that the effect of self-adaptive adjustment of the first docking portion 2 is achieved, and the alignment between the first docking portion 2 and the second docking portion 4 is improved.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the buffer 51 is made of a flexible material.

The flexible material can be rubber, memory sponge and the like with flexibility, and after the flexible material is subjected to external force, the flexible material can deform along with the external force applied to the flexible material in a corresponding direction. Specifically, the buffering principle and effect of the flexible buffer member and the spring buffer member are similar, and are not described in detail herein.

It should be noted that the number of the buffer members 51 included in the buffer mechanism 5 of the present disclosure is not limited to the four buffer members 51 described in the present embodiment. On the basis that the two ends of the buffer member 51 are respectively connected with the first docking portion 2 and the base 1 of the cleaning base station and the buffering and deflection functions in the collision can be provided for the first docking portion 2, a person skilled in the art can select an appropriate number based on actual needs. For example, one, two, or any integer number of buffers 51 may be provided.

In one specific embodiment of the present disclosure, the first docking portion 2 is connected to the cushion mechanism 5 through the docking cradle 3.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, referring to fig. 3, the cleaning base station further comprises a docking cradle 3, the first docking portion 2 being disposed on the docking cradle 3. Specifically, both sides of the docking cradle 3 are connected to the first docking portion 2 and the buffer mechanism 5, respectively. Therefore, when the buffer mechanism 5 drives the docking cradle 3 to move, the first docking portion 2 and the docking cradle 3 keep moving synchronously.

Further, when the plurality of cushion members 51 are provided in the cushion mechanism 5, the end surface of the docking cradle 3 facing away from the first docking portion 2 is fixedly connected to each of the plurality of cushion members 51. When the first docking portion 2 is impacted, the impact force is transmitted to the buffer mechanism 5 through the docking seat 3.

The butt joint seat 3 of this disclosure not only provides the installation basis for two first butt joint portions 2, can also guarantee that two first butt joint portions 2 can synchronous motion, is favorable to strengthening the buffering effect of buffer gear 5 through setting up butt joint seat 3, and then is favorable to improving the alignment between first butt joint portion 2 and the second butt joint portion 4, increases the area size of butt joint face between the two.

In order to increase the area of the abutting surface between the first abutting portion 2 and the second abutting portion 4, the areas of the first abutting portion 2 and the second abutting portion 4 themselves may be enlarged to increase the area of the abutting surface therebetween, thereby improving the alignment therebetween. So in actual butt joint in-process, even if there is certain deflection between first butt joint portion 2 and the second butt joint portion 4, lead to its actual butt joint area to be less than the butt joint area when just docking, can not appear the contact problem between first butt joint portion 2 and the second butt joint portion 4 because of factors such as charging contact area size and elastic contact.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, at least two first docking portions 2 are disposed on the side wall end surface of the docking seat 3, and the first docking portions 2 are spaced apart from each other on the side wall end surface of the docking seat 3.

Specifically, referring to fig. 3, in the present embodiment, two first docking portions 2 are provided at intervals on both sides of the end surface of the sidewall of the docking cradle 3. One of the first butting parts 2 serves as a positive pole piece, and the other first butting part 2 serves as a negative pole piece. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, referring to fig. 3, the first docking portion 2 and the second docking portion 4 are configured to extend to two opposite sides of the docking cradle 3. The first docking portion 2 is configured to extend to opposite sides of the docking cradle 3 in the horizontal direction. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the first and second docking portions 2 and 4 are configured in a strip structure.

With continued reference to fig. 3, the first docking portion 2 and the second docking portion 4 are spaced apart from each other on the end surface of the sidewall of the docking station 3 in the direction perpendicular to the height direction of the cleaning base station. And the first docking portion 2 and the second docking portion 4 extend to opposite sides of the docking cradle 3 in the horizontal direction. Therefore, under the condition that the area of the butt joint seat 3 is not changed, the areas of the butt joint seat and the butt joint seat can be enlarged to the maximum degree, and the area of the butt joint surface of the butt joint seat and the butt joint seat is increased. The two first docking portions 2 extend in the horizontal direction, so that when the second docking portions 4 are docked with the first docking portions 2 at a predetermined angle, it can be ensured that the corresponding two second docking portions 4 can be simultaneously contacted with the corresponding two first docking portions 2, and after the docking seat 3 is correspondingly deflected, it is ensured that a larger contact surface is formed between each first docking portion and each second docking portion.

It should be noted that the shapes of the first docking portion 2 and the second docking portion 4 are not limited to the strip shape, and those skilled in the art can select and design the shapes according to actual needs. The first docking portion 2 and the second docking portion 4 may be provided in a shape corresponding to the size and shape of the docking cradle 3, for example, in order to maximize the area of the docking surface. Further, it can be configured to be slightly larger than the shape of the docking cradle 3, which will not be described in detail herein.

In addition to the above cleaning base station, the present disclosure also provides a cleaning system comprising a cleaning base station and a cleaning apparatus. The detailed structure and the specific principle of the cleaning base station are described in detail above, and therefore not described in detail herein. Referring now to fig. 1 and 3, the specific structure and principles of the cleaning system of the present disclosure will be described in detail in connection with one embodiment.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, reference is made to fig. 1, wherein the cleaning base station is a cleaning base station as described in any one of the embodiments above. The cleaning device is provided with a second docking portion 4.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a cleaning apparatus includes a body assembly and a floor brush assembly. In the actual use process, cleaning device settles on the clean basic station, and the bottom of at least part scrubbing brush subassembly is laminated with the upper surface of clean basic station mutually, and at least part cleaning device's fuselage subassembly contacts with the partial lateral wall of clean basic station.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, during the docking of the second docking portion 4 with the first docking portion 2, the elastic force generated by the buffer mechanism 5 needs to be smaller than the braking force of the cleaning apparatus on the cleaning base station.

Specifically, when the damping mechanism 5 is subjected to an external force, it will compress and store energy in the direction of the external force applied thereto by its own elastic characteristics. If the elastic force stored in the buffer mechanism 5 is larger than the braking force of the cleaning device on the cleaning base station, the cleaning device is pushed away from the cleaning base station by the elastic force, and the contact area between the first docking portion 2 and the second docking portion 4 is reduced or even separated.

In addition to the above-described cleaning base station and cleaning system, the present disclosure also provides a cleaning apparatus including a base 1, a second docking portion 4. The cleaning device is configured such that the second docking portion 4 can be mated with the first docking portion 2 on the cleaning base station when it is placed on the cleaning base station. The second docking portion 4 is disposed on the base 1 through a buffer mechanism 5, the buffer mechanism 5 is configured to buffer an impact between the second docking portion 4 and the first docking portion 2, and specifically the first docking portion 2 is configured to deflect relative to the base 1 under the action of the buffer mechanism 5 when receiving a deflection force applied by the second docking portion 4.

The specific structures and functions of the cleaning device, the second docking portion 4 and the first docking portion 2 are described in detail above, and are not described herein again.

In addition to the above-described cleaning base station, cleaning system, and cleaning apparatus, the present disclosure also provides a docking mechanism. The docking mechanism can be applied to the cleaning system and other equipment and systems needing docking.

Referring to fig. 2, the docking mechanism includes a base 1, a first docking portion 2. The first butt joint part 2 is arranged on the base 1 through the buffer mechanism 5, and when the first butt joint part 2 is in matched butt joint with the second butt joint part 4, the buffer mechanism 5 can buffer the impact between the second butt joint part 4 and the first butt joint part 2. Therefore, after the first butt-joint part 2 receives the deflection force applied to the first butt-joint part 2 by the second butt-joint part 4, the first butt-joint part can deflect relative to the base 1 under the action of the buffer mechanism 5, and the alignment between the first butt-joint part 2 and the second butt-joint part 4 is improved. In the present embodiment, the specific structures and functions of the base 1, the first docking portion 2, and the buffering mechanism 5 are described in detail above, and are not described in detail herein.

The following describes the technical solution adopted in the present disclosure with reference to specific application scenarios to assist understanding.

Application scenario one

The first docking portion 2 and the second docking portion 4 are taken as charging pole pieces for example. When the cleaning equipment needs to be charged after long-time work, the cleaning equipment moves to the position of the cleaning base station and is docked.

The cleaning equipment moves towards the cleaning base station under the action of the driving force of the cleaning equipment, and the charging pole piece on the cleaning equipment is in butt joint with the charging pole piece on the cleaning equipment. In the docking process, under the action of the driving force and the inertia force of the cleaning device, the second docking part 4 on the cleaning device is contacted and pressed with the first docking part 2 on the cleaning base station. After the first butt joint part 2 is pressed, the impact force can be effectively buffered by the arranged buffer mechanism 5 with non-guiding floating. And can adapt to the impact force of any angle based on the floating angle of the buffer mechanism 5 with a plurality of degrees of freedom. Furthermore, no matter what angle the impact force is applied to the first butt joint part 2, the first butt joint part 2 deflects to the corresponding direction, so that the first butt joint part 2 and the second butt joint part 4 have a larger contact surface, the alignment between the first butt joint part 2 and the second butt joint part 4 is improved, the area of the butt joint surface between the first butt joint part 2 and the second butt joint part 4 is increased, and the accuracy of butt joint is improved.

Because the buffer mechanism 5 of the present disclosure has the characteristic of non-guiding floating, the buffer mechanism can be further applied to various machines requiring buffer butt joint, and the buffer mechanism has a wide application range.

Having described embodiments of the present disclosure, the foregoing description is intended to be exemplary, not exhaustive, and not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the described embodiments. The terminology used herein is chosen in order to best explain the principles of the embodiments, the practical application, or improvements made to the technology in the marketplace, or to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein. The scope of the present disclosure is defined by the appended claims.

Claims (14)

1. A cleaning base station configured for docking a cleaning device, comprising:

a base (1);

a first docking portion (2), the first docking portion (2) for mating with a second docking portion (4) on the cleaning apparatus; the first butt joint part (2) is arranged on the base (1) through a buffer mechanism (5), the buffer mechanism (5) is configured to buffer the impact between the second butt joint part (4) and the first butt joint part (2), and the first butt joint part (2) is configured to deflect relative to the base (1) under the action of the buffer mechanism (5) when receiving the deflection force applied by the second butt joint part (4).

2. The cleaning base station according to claim 1, characterized in that the damping mechanism (5) comprises at least one damping element (51), wherein one end of the damping element (51) is connected to the base (1) and the other end is connected to the first docking part (2).

3. The cleaning base station according to claim 2, characterized in that said buffers (51) are provided in at least three, said at least three buffers (51) being distributed between said base (1) and said first docking portion (2).

4. The cleaning base station according to claim 2, characterized in that the bumper (51) is a spring or made of a flexible material.

5. The cleaning base station according to claim 2, further comprising a docking cradle (3), the first docking portion (2) being provided on the docking cradle (3); one end of the buffer piece (51) is connected to the base (1), and the other end of the buffer piece is connected to the butt joint seat (3); the first butt joint part (2) is configured to deflect relative to the base (1) as a whole under the action of a buffer mechanism (5) when receiving a deflection force applied by the second butt joint part (4).

6. The cleaning base station according to claim 5, characterized in that the first docking portion (2) is provided with at least two, and at least two first docking portions (2) are distributed at intervals on the end face of the side wall of the docking seat (3).

7. The cleaning base station according to claim 6, characterized in that the first docking portion (2), the second docking portion (4) are configured to extend to opposite sides of the docking station (3).

8. The cleaning base station according to claim 7, characterized in that the first docking portion (2) is configured to extend in a horizontal direction to opposite sides of the docking cradle (3).

9. The cleaning base station according to claim 1, characterized in that a sectional area of the first docking portion (2) is larger than a sectional area of the damping mechanism (5).

10. The cleaning base station according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the first docking portion (2) and the second docking portion (4) are charging pole pieces; the cleaning device is configured to be charged after the charging pole piece is docked.

11. A cleaning system, comprising:

a cleaning base station employing the cleaning base station according to any one of claims 1 to 10;

the cleaning device is provided with a second butt joint part (4).

12. The cleaning system according to claim 11, wherein during docking of the second docking portion (4) with the first docking portion (2), the resilient force generated by the damping mechanism (5) is smaller than the braking force of the cleaning device on the cleaning station.

13. A cleaning apparatus, comprising:

a base (1);

a second docking section (4), the second docking section (4) being capable of mating with the first docking section (2) on a cleaning base station when the cleaning apparatus is placed on the cleaning base station; the second butt joint part (4) is arranged on the base (1) through a buffer mechanism (5), the buffer mechanism (5) is configured to buffer the impact between the second butt joint part (4) and the first butt joint part (2), and the first butt joint part (2) is configured to deflect relative to the base (1) under the action of the buffer mechanism (5) when receiving the deflection force applied by the second butt joint part (4).

14. A docking mechanism, comprising:

a base (1);

a first docking portion (2), the first docking portion (2) for mating with a second docking portion (4); the first butt joint part (2) is arranged on the base (1) through a buffer mechanism (5), the buffer mechanism (5) is configured to buffer the impact between the second butt joint part (4) and the first butt joint part (2), and the first butt joint part (2) is configured to deflect relative to the base (1) under the action of the buffer mechanism (5) when receiving the deflection force applied by the second butt joint part (4).

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