CN218870209U - Automatic cleaning bucket and cleaning tool - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses an automatic cleaning barrel and a cleaning tool, wherein the automatic cleaning barrel comprises a cleaning barrel and a water inlet control mechanism, the cleaning barrel comprises a barrel body and a cleaning device, the barrel body is provided with a clear water cavity, a cleaning cavity, a sewage cavity and a water inlet channel capable of communicating the clear water cavity and the cleaning cavity, the water inlet channel is formed at the lower part of the barrel body, the cleaning device is kept above the cleaning barrel in a mode that a water filling port, a cleaning port and a sewage port respectively correspond to the clear water cavity, the cleaning cavity and the sewage cavity, the water inlet control mechanism is arranged on the cleaning barrel, and when a mop enters the cleaning cavity from the cleaning port, the water inlet control mechanism controls the cleaning barrel to automatically switch from a closed state to a flow-through state, so that clear water in the cleaning cavity can flow into the cleaning cavity.

Description

Automatic cleaning bucket and cleaning tool

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of cleaning tools, in particular to an automatic cleaning barrel and a cleaning tool.

Background

The flat mop not only is convenient for cleaning the ground, but also can be used for cleaning window glass and the like, has large cleaning area and high cleaning efficiency, and is favored by many consumers. In order to meet the hand-free requirement of users, cleaning buckets specially used for cleaning flat mops appear on the market.

Specifically, the cleaning tub includes a tub main body having a cleaning region and a dewatering region, wherein the cleaning region and the dewatering region are independent of each other, and a squeezing device including a sludge scraping squeezing part having a sludge scraping port and a dewatering squeezing part integrally extending outward from the sludge scraping squeezing part, wherein the dewatering squeezing part having a dewatering port, wherein the squeezing device is installed above the tub main body in such a manner that the sludge scraping port and the dewatering port are communicated with the cleaning region and the dewatering region, respectively. Clean bucket clean water splendid attire in the clean district, with the mop certainly scrape dirty mouthful and insert the washing district reciprocates repeatedly the mop, scrape dirty extrusion portion can will adhere to in the dirt of mop is scraped in the clean district. And after the cleaned mop is taken out from the dirt scraping port, the dewatering port of the dewatering squeezing part is inserted into the dewatering area, the dewatering squeezing part squeezes the mop, and squeezes the sewage on the mop to the cleaning area, so that the cleaning and dewatering of the mop are completed.

However, the clean water in the clean water area of the existing cleaning bucket becomes turbid after the mop is cleaned once, and when the mop is cleaned next time, the clean water can only be cleaned by the sewage in the cleaning bucket, and the water in the cleaning bucket becomes more and more dirty along with the increase of the cleaning times, which is not beneficial to ensuring the cleanliness of the mop. Or, the user needs to frequently replace the water in the cleaning bucket to ensure that the mop can be cleaned, which not only is complicated and laborious in operation, but also causes waste of water.

Disclosure of Invention

It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic cleaning bucket and cleaning tool, wherein the automatic cleaning bucket automatically switches from a closed state to a open state when receiving a mop, and communicates a clean water chamber and a wash chamber of the automatic cleaning bucket, and clean water in the clean water chamber automatically flows into the wash chamber without the need for a user to actively control the flow of clean water.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic cleaning barrel and a cleaning tool, wherein the automatic cleaning barrel can precisely control the amount of water entering the cleaning chamber from the clean water chamber, so as to save water and avoid water waste while ensuring sufficient amount of water in the cleaning chamber.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic cleaning bucket and a cleaning tool, wherein a water inlet control mechanism of the automatic cleaning bucket controls a passage connecting the clean water chamber and the cleaning chamber to open when it is detected that the mop enters the cleaning chamber, so that the clean water stored in the clean water chamber can automatically enter the cleaning chamber.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic cleaning bucket and a cleaning tool, wherein the water inlet mechanism of the automatic cleaning bucket controls the closing of the channel connecting the clean water chamber and the cleaning chamber after a mop body of the mop completely enters the cleaning chamber, which is beneficial to prevent the water in the cleaning chamber from overflowing to pollute the use environment when the mop is cleaned.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic cleaning bucket and a cleaning tool, wherein the water inlet control mechanism of the automatic cleaning bucket only allows the passage for communicating the clean water chamber with the cleaning chamber to be opened once within a preset time period, so as to prevent the clean water chamber from being frequently communicated with the cleaning chamber when a user repeatedly moves the mop up and down, thereby preventing the mop from being dehydrated.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic cleaning bucket and a cleaning tool, wherein the automatic cleaning bucket has a sewage chamber, wherein the sewage chamber and the cleaning chamber are independent from each other, and when the mop enters the clean water chamber, the dirt and sewage attached to the mop can be scraped into the sewage chamber, which is beneficial to reducing the pollution degree of the mop to the clean water in the cleaning chamber, not only saving water, but also improving the cleaning efficiency.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an automatic cleaning bucket and a washing tool, wherein the water inlet control mechanism of the automatic cleaning bucket electronically detects whether a mop enters the washing chamber, and electrically opens a passage communicating the clean water chamber and the washing chamber when it is detected that the mop enters the washing chamber, thereby improving electrification and automation of the automatic cleaning bucket.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an automated cleaning bucket and cleaning tool wherein the mop, upon entering the cleaning chamber, actuates the water inlet control mechanism to mechanically open a passage connecting the clean water chamber and the cleaning chamber without requiring a user to bend over.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic cleaning bucket for cleaning a mop, the automatic cleaning bucket comprising:

a cleaning bucket, wherein the cleaning bucket comprises a bucket body and a cleaning device, wherein the bucket body is provided with a clean water cavity, a cleaning cavity, a sewage cavity and a water inlet channel which can be communicated with the clean water cavity and the cleaning cavity, the water inlet channel is formed at the lower part of the bucket body, the cleaning device is provided with a water filling opening, a cleaning opening and a sewage opening, and the cleaning device is kept above the cleaning bucket in a manner that the water filling opening, the cleaning opening and the sewage opening respectively correspond to the clean water cavity, the cleaning cavity and the sewage cavity; and

a water inlet control mechanism, wherein the water inlet control mechanism is arranged on the cleaning barrel, when the mop enters the cleaning cavity from the cleaning port, the water inlet control mechanism controls the cleaning barrel to be automatically switched from a closed state to a circulating state, the water inlet channel of the cleaning barrel in the circulating state is communicated with the clean water cavity and the cleaning cavity, and the clean water cavity and the cleaning cavity of the cleaning barrel in the closed state are blocked.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the water inlet control mechanism comprises an electrically controlled water inlet valve, a control element and a detection element, wherein the electrically controlled water inlet valve is communicatively connected to the control element, the control element is communicatively connected to the electrically controlled water inlet valve, the electrically controlled water inlet valve is arranged on the water inlet channel, the detection element is arranged on the cleaning device, and when the detection element detects that the mop enters the cleaning chamber, the control element controls the electrically controlled water inlet valve to open, and the water inlet channel is communicated with the clean water chamber and the cleaning chamber.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the electrically controlled water inlet valve and the control element are integrated into a solenoid valve.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the control element is implemented as an electrically operated telescopic rod, the electrically controlled water inlet valve being arranged at an end of the electrically operated telescopic rod, the control element moving the electrically controlled water inlet valve in an electrically telescopic manner such that the cleaning bucket is switchable between the closed state and the flow-through state.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the water inlet control mechanism is movably held in the cleaning cavity, and the mop can drive the water inlet control mechanism to move relative to the cleaning barrel and mechanically open or close the water inlet channel.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cleaning bucket comprises a container body, a water inlet partition plate and a water outlet partition plate, wherein the container body has a container space, the water inlet partition plate and the sewage partition plate are arranged at intervals in the container space of the container body, the clean water chamber is formed between the container body and the water inlet partition plate, the cleaning chamber is formed between the water inlet partition plate and the sewage partition plate, and the sewage is formed between the container body and the sewage partition plate, the water inlet channel is formed in the water inlet partition plate, and the water inlet control mechanism is movably arranged in the water inlet partition plate.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the water inlet control mechanism includes a trigger, an elastic restoring member, a linking member, a retaining member, an extending member, and a water blocking plug, wherein the trigger and the extending member are respectively disposed at an upper end portion and a lower end portion of the linking member, the linking member is obliquely retained in the cleaning chamber, the trigger and the extending member are located at both sides of the linking member, the water blocking plug is fixed at an end portion of the extending member, the retaining member is fixed at the container body, a middle portion of the linking member is rotatably mounted at the retaining member, the elastic restoring member is retained between the trigger and the water inlet partition plate, and the water blocking plug is movably mounted at the water inlet passage.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the width of the cleaning chamber and the cleaning opening is larger than the width of the mop, and the water inlet control mechanism is held in the cleaning chamber in such a way that the trigger is close to the end of the cleaning water opening.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cleaning device includes a water supply portion, a cleaning portion, and a water discharge portion, wherein the water supply port, the cleaning port, and the sewage port are formed in the water supply portion, the cleaning portion, and the water discharge portion, respectively, the cleaning portion includes a holding portion and a dirt scraping portion opposite to the holding portion, the dirt scraping portion connects the holding portion and the water discharge portion, the dirt scraping portion and the water discharge portion are located between the cleaning port and the sewage port, and an upper surface of the water discharge portion is an inclined surface inclined downward.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the cleaning opening of the cleaning bucket is in a shape of a letter "convex".

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cleaning bucket further comprises a dirt filtering device, wherein the dirt filtering member has a dirt inlet, a dirt containing space and a filtering opening, wherein the dirt containing space is communicated with the dirt inlet and the filtering opening, the dirt filtering device is held below the dirt scraping part of the cleaning device, and the dirt inlet and the filtering opening of the dirt filtering device are respectively communicated with the cleaning cavity and the sewage cavity.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the dirt filtering device includes a dirt-scraping plate, a dirt accommodating case, and a filter member, wherein the dirt-scraping plate and the filter member are respectively provided to the dirt accommodating case, the filter member is held at the filter port, the dirt inlet port and the content space are formed between the dirt-scraping plate and the dirt accommodating case, and the dirt-scraping plate is held at an interval below the dirt-scraping portion of the cleaning portion in a manner protruding forward.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the dirt rubbing plate is obliquely arranged on the dirt containing box.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cleaning tool comprising:

a mop; and

an automatic cleaning bucket, wherein the automatic cleaning bucket comprises a cleaning bucket and a water inlet control mechanism, wherein the cleaning bucket comprises a bucket body and a cleaning device, wherein the bucket body has a clean water chamber, a cleaning chamber, a sewage chamber and a water inlet channel capable of communicating the clean water chamber and the cleaning chamber, the water inlet channel is formed at the lower part of the bucket body, wherein the cleaning device has a water filling port, a cleaning port and a sewage port, wherein the cleaning device is held above the cleaning bucket in such a manner that the water filling port, the cleaning port and the sewage port correspond to the clean water chamber, the cleaning chamber and the sewage chamber, respectively, wherein the water inlet control mechanism is arranged on the cleaning bucket, when the mop enters the cleaning chamber from the cleaning port, the water inlet control mechanism controls the cleaning bucket to automatically switch from a closed state to a flow-through state, and the water inlet channel of the cleaning bucket in the flow-through state is communicated with the clean water chamber and the clean water chamber in the closed state is blocked from the clean water chamber and the clean water chamber.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a cleaning tool according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of an automatic cleaning bucket according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3A is a schematic sectional view illustrating the automatic cleaning bucket according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3B is a schematic view of a stage of the automatic cleaning bucket for washing a mop according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3C is a schematic view of a stage of the automatic cleaning bucket for washing the mop according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is an exploded view schematically illustrating the automatic cleaning bucket according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view illustrating the automatic cleaning bucket according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the automatic cleaning bucket according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7A is a schematic sectional view illustrating the automatic cleaning bucket according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7B is a schematic view of a stage of the automatic cleaning bucket for washing the mop according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7C is a schematic view of a stage of the automatic cleaning bucket for washing the mop according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The following description is presented to disclose the invention so as to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the invention. The preferred embodiments described below are by way of example only, and other obvious variations will occur to those skilled in the art. The basic principles of the invention, as defined in the following description, may be applied to other embodiments, variations, modifications, equivalents, and other technical solutions without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that in the present disclosure, the terms "longitudinal," "lateral," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like are used in an orientation or positional relationship indicated in the drawings for ease of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced devices or components must be constructed and operated in a particular orientation and thus are not to be considered limiting.

It is understood that the terms "a" and "an" should be interpreted as meaning that a number of one element or element is one in one embodiment, while a number of other elements is one in another embodiment, and the terms "a" and "an" should not be interpreted as limiting the number.

Referring to the drawings of fig. 1 to 3C, a cleaning tool 1000 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in the following description, wherein the cleaning tool 1000 includes an automatic cleaning bucket 100 and a flat mop 200, wherein the automatic cleaning bucket 100 has a clean water chamber 101, a cleaning chamber 102, and a dirty water chamber 103, wherein the clean water chamber 102 can be communicated with the cleaning chamber 102, and the dirty water chamber 103 and the cleaning chamber 102 are independent from each other. Clear water in the clear water cavity 103 can enter the cleaning cavity 102, the flat mop 200 can be placed in the cleaning cavity 102 for cleaning, and sewage absorbed by the flat mop 200 can be scraped into the sewage cavity 103 in the cleaning process.

The automatic cleaning barrel 100 further has a water inlet passage 104, wherein the water inlet passage 104 is formed at a lower portion of the automatic cleaning barrel 100, and the water inlet passage 104 can be communicated with the clean water chamber 101 and the cleaning chamber 102. And, when the automatic cleaning bucket 100 receives the flat mop 200, the water inlet passage 104 is automatically opened and the cleaning chamber 102 and the clean water chamber 101 are communicated with each other, and the clean water stored in the clean water chamber 101 can automatically flow into the cleaning chamber 102 from the clean water chamber 101 without a user's stooping operation.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the automatic cleaning bucket 100 comprises a cleaning bucket 10 and a water inlet control mechanism 20, wherein the clean water chamber 101, the cleaning chamber 102, the sewage chamber 103 and the water inlet passage 104 are formed in the cleaning bucket 104. The water inlet control mechanism 20 is disposed on the cleaning barrel 10, the water inlet control mechanism 20 allows the cleaning barrel 10 to be switched between a circulation state and a closed state, the water inlet passage 104 of the cleaning barrel 10 in the circulation state is opened, and the water inlet passage 104 communicates the clean water chamber 101 and the cleaning chamber 102. The water inlet channel 104 of the cleaning barrel 10 in the closed state is closed, the clean water chamber 101 and the cleaning chamber 102 are blocked, and the clean water in the clean water chamber 101 cannot flow into the cleaning chamber 102.

The cleaning barrel 10 comprises a barrel body 11 and a cleaning device 12, the cleaning device 12 has a water filling opening 1201, a cleaning opening 1202 and a sewage opening 1203, wherein the water filling opening 1201, the cleaning opening 1202 and the sewage opening 1203 are arranged at intervals, and the cleaning opening 1202 is located between the water filling opening 1201 and the sewage opening 1203. Clear water chamber 101 wash chamber 102 dirty water chamber 103 and inhalant canal 104 form in bucket body 11, just wash chamber 102 and be located dirty water chamber 103 with between the clear water chamber 101. The cleaning device 12 is installed above the tub body 11 in such a manner that the filling port 1201, the cleaning port 1202, and the sewage port 1203 correspond to the clean water chamber 101, the wash chamber 102, and the sewage chamber 103 of the tub body 11, respectively.

The barrel body 11 comprises a container body 111, a water inlet partition 112 and a sewage partition 113, wherein the container body 111 has a container space 1101, the water inlet partition 112 and the sewage partition 113 are arranged at intervals in the container body 111 the container space 1101, the inner wall of the container body 111 and the water inlet partition 112 form the clean water chamber 101, the inner wall of the container body 111, the water inlet partition 112 and the sewage partition 113 form the cleaning chamber 102, and the inner wall of the container body 111 and the sewage partition 113 form the sewage chamber 103. The inlet passage 104 is formed in the inlet baffle 112. The cleaning device 12 is installed above the container body 111 such that the filler 1201, the cleaning port 1202, and the sewage port 1203 correspond to the clean water chamber 101, the wash chamber 102, and the sewage chamber 103, respectively.

The mop 200 includes a mop body 210 and a holding bar 220, wherein the mop body 210 includes a mop plate 211 and a cleaning element 212, wherein a cleaning surface 201 of the mop 200 is formed on the cleaning element 212. The cleaning element 212 is mounted to the mop plate 211 with the cleaning surface 201 facing outward. The mop plate 211 of the mop body 210 is attached to the bottom of the grip bar 220, and the mop 200 cleans a work area such as a floor or window glass by attaching the cleaning surface 201 to the work area.

The water filling port 1201 is communicated with the clean water cavity 101, so that a user can replenish clean water from the water filling port 1201 to the clean water cavity 101 without disassembling the cleaning device 12, and the operation is convenient. The cleaning port 1202 is communicated with the cleaning chamber 102, and the mop 200 moves from top to bottom in a manner that the cleaning surface 201 of the mop body 210 faces the sewage port 1203, enters the cleaning chamber 102 from the cleaning port 1202, soaks in the cleaning chamber 102, and decontaminates. The sewage port 1203 is communicated with the sewage chamber 103, the soaked mop 200 moves from top to bottom after moving from bottom to top, and water absorbed by the mop 200 flows into the sewage chamber 103 from the sewage port 1203 under the action of the cleaning device 12.

Specifically, the cleaning device 12 includes a water feeding part 121, a cleaning part 122, and a water draining part 123, wherein the water feeding part 121, the cleaning part 122, and the water draining part 123 are integrally formed. The water inlet 1201, the cleaning port 1202, and the sewage port 1203 are formed in the water inlet 121, the cleaning part 122, and the dewatering part 123, respectively.

The cleaning portion 122 includes a holding portion 1221 and a dirt scraping portion 1222 opposite to the holding portion 1221, wherein the dirt scraping portion 1222 and the holding portion 1221 are integrally formed, and the dirt scraping portion 1222 connects the holding portion 1221 and the dewatering portion 123. The cleaning opening 1202 is formed between the holding portion 1221 and the scraping portion 1222, and the mop 200 can enter the cleaning chamber 102 from the cleaning opening 1202 by the cleaning surface 201 of the mop body 210 facing the scraping portion 1222. In addition, when the mop 200 enters the cleaning cavity 102, the dirt scraping portion 1222 of the cleaning portion 122 presses the mop 200, and the dirt scraping portion 1222 can scrape off dirt attached to the cleaning surface 201 of the mop 200.

Preferably, the cleaning opening 1202 of the cleaning portion 122 is shaped like a "convex" to guide the user to insert the mop 200 into the cleaning cavity 102 with the cleaning surface 201 facing the scraping portion 1222. Specifically, the holder 1221 includes two carriage holders 12211 and a rod holder 12212, the rod holder 12212 is located between the two carriage holders 12211, the two holder 12211 extends outward from the rod holder 12212, and the cleaning opening 1202 is formed in a shape of a letter "convex" between the two carriage holders, the rod holder 12212, and the dirt scraping portion 1222.

Further, the scraping portion 1222 is located between the cleaning opening 1202 and the sewage opening 1203. The dewatering part 123 includes a drainage part 1231 and a maintenance part 1232, wherein the drainage part 1231 and the maintenance part 1232 are integrally formed, and the sewage port 1203 is formed between the drainage part 1231 and the maintenance part 1232. The drainage portion 1231 is located between the scraping portion 1222 and the maintaining portion 1232 of the cleaning portion 122, and the drainage portion 1231 extends from the scraping portion 1222 to the maintaining portion 1232.

Further, the upper surface of the dewatering part 123 is an inclined downward slope, and the inclined upper surface of the dewatering part 123 extends from the dirt scraping part 1222 of the cleaning part 122 to the edge of the sewage port 1203. After the dirt and the dirty water on the mop 200 are scraped off by the dirt scraping portion 1222 of the cleaning portion 122, the scraped off dirty water and dirt are guided to flow from the inclined surface of the dewatering portion 123 to the sewage port 1203 of the dewatering portion 123, and enter the sewage chamber 103 of the cleaning tub 10 from the sewage port 1203. Preferably, the upper surface of the dewatering part 123 is a plane inclined downward. Optionally, the upper surface of the dewatering part 123 is a curved surface inclined downward.

Specifically, when the mop 200 firstly enters the cleaning cavity 102 from the top to bottom through the cleaning opening 1202, the holding portion 1221 and the dirt scraping portion 1222 of the cleaning portion 122 press against the mop 200 and scrape dirt and sewage from the mop 200, and the scraped dirt and dirt flow to the sewage cavity 103 along the inclined surface of the dewatering portion 123. The sewage cavity 103 and the cleaning cavity 102 are independent from each other, so that the dirt and sewage of the mop main body 210 of the mop 200 are scraped once before the mop main body 210 is contacted with the clean water in the cleaning cavity 102 for the first time, the cleaning efficiency is improved, the pollution degree of the clean water is reduced, and the water is saved.

Further, after the mop body 210 of the mop 200 enters the cleaning cavity 102, water in the cleaning cavity 102 is absorbed, and the mop 200 in the cleaning cavity 102 is moved from bottom to top to the bottom of the mop body 210 of the mop 200 close to the cleaning opening 1202. Then, the mop 200 is moved from the top to the bottom, the holding part 1221 of the cleaning part 122 and the dirt scraping part 1222 press the mop body 210 of the mop 200 again, and the dirt scraping part 1222 scrapes off the water and the dirt adsorbed to the mop body 210 while the mop body 210 moves downward, and the scraped water and the dirt flow to the water removing opening 123 along the inclined surface of the water removing part 123 and are accumulated in the dirt chamber 103.

Preferably, the cleaning barrel 10 further comprises a dirt filtering device 13, wherein the dirt filtering device 13 has a dirt inlet 1301, a dirt containing space 1302 and a filtering opening 1303, wherein the dirt containing space 1302 communicates with the dirt inlet 1301 and the filtering opening 1303, and the dirt filtering device 13 is held below the dirt scraping portion 1222 of the cleaning portion 122 of the cleaning device 12. The dirt inlet 1301 and the filter opening 1303 of the dirt filter 13 are respectively communicated with the cleaning chamber 102 and the sewage chamber 103. In the process that the mop main body 210 of the mop 200 enters the cleaning cavity 102, the dirt filtering device 13 extrudes and scrapes the cleaning surface 201 of the mop 200, the sewage and the impurities adsorbed by the cleaning surface 201 are scraped off by the dirt filtering device 13 and enter the object containing space 1302 from the dirt inlet 1301, the sewage enters the sewage cavity 103 from the filtering opening 1303, and the impurities are blocked and then are left in the object containing space 1302.

Specifically, the dirt filtering device 13 includes a dirt rubbing plate 131, a dirt accommodating box 132, and a filter 133, wherein the dirt rubbing plate 131 and the filter 133 are respectively disposed in the dirt accommodating box 132, the filter 133 is retained in the filter opening 1303, and the dirt inlet 1301 and the dirt accommodating space 1302 are formed between the dirt rubbing plate 131 and the dirt accommodating box 132. The dirt scraping plate 131 is held below the dirt scraping portion 1222 of the cleaning portion 122 in a forward protruding manner at an interval such that the dirt inlet 1301 is communicated with the cleaning opening 1202, and the dirt filtering device 13 is held above the dirt partition 113. Preferably, the dirt scraping plate is obliquely provided to the dirt accommodating box.

When the mop main body 210 of the mop 200 enters the cleaning cavity 102 from the cleaning opening 1202 from top to bottom, the dirt rubbing plate 131 can press the cleaning surface 201 of the mop main body 210 and scrape off the sewage and the impurities adsorbed by the cleaning surface 201, the scraped sewage and the impurities enter the containing space 1302 from the dirt inlet 1301, the filter element 133 filters the sewage and the impurities in the dirt containing box 132, the filtered sewage and the filtered impurities flow into the sewage cavity 103 from the filter opening 1303, and the impurities with larger volume are retained in the containing space 1302. For example, but not limiting of, the filter 133 is implemented as a filter screen or the like.

Preferably, the dirt filtering device 13 is detachably mounted below the cleaning device 12, so that a user can conveniently remove the impurities in the accommodating space 1302 by detaching the dirt filtering device 13. In a particular embodiment of the invention, the dirt filter means 13 is mounted to the cleaning means 12 in a drawable manner. For example, the cleaning device 12 is provided with two slide rails, the dirt accommodating box 132 of the dirt filtering device 13 is provided with slide grooves corresponding to the slide rails, and the dirt accommodating box 132 is detachably mounted to the cleaning device 12 in such a manner that the slide grooves correspond to the slide rails. Optionally, the dirt filter means 13 is removably mounted to the cleaning means 12 by a snap-fit. Optionally, the dirt filter means 13 is removably mounted to the cleaning means 12 by means of a threaded connection. Optionally, the dirt filter 13 and the cleaning device 12 are integrally formed. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiment of the dirt container 13 disposed on the cleaning device 12 is only an example and should not be construed as limiting the content and scope of the automatic cleaning bucket 100 of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3C, in an embodiment of the present invention, the water inlet control mechanism 20 of the automatic cleaning bucket 100 includes an electrically controlled water inlet valve 21, a control element 22 and a detection element 23, wherein the electrically controlled water inlet valve 21 is disposed in the water inlet channel 104 of the bucket body 11, the electrically controlled water inlet valve 21 is drivingly connected to the control element 22, and the control element 22 can drive the electrically controlled water inlet valve 21 to switch between an open state and a closed state. The control unit 22 is communicatively connected to the detection unit 23, the detection unit 23 detects whether the mop 200 enters the cleaning cavity 102 of the cleaning bucket 10 in real time, and sends a control command to the control unit 23 when the detection unit 23 detects that the mop 200 enters the cleaning cavity 102 of the cleaning bucket 20, and the control unit 23 controls the electrically controlled water inlet valve 21 to switch to the open state when executing the control command. When the electrically controlled water inlet valve 21 is in the open state, the water inlet channel 104 of the cleaning barrel 100 is communicated with the clean water cavity 101, the clean water contained in the clean water cavity 101 has a higher water level, and the clean water in the clean water cavity 101 automatically flows into the cleaning cavity 102.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the detecting member 23 is installed at the cleaning device 12 of the cleaning bucket 10, and the detecting member 23 is close to the cleaning port 1202, and the control member 23 drives the electrically controlled water inlet valve 21 to open when the mop body 210 of the mop 200 passes through the cleaning port 1202.

Preferably, the detecting member 23 is disposed above the cleaning part 122 of the cleaning device 12, the detecting member 23 is located above the cleaning opening 1202, and the detecting member 23 can detect the mop 200 immediately when the mop 200 approaches the upper surface of the cleaning tub 100. Alternatively, the detection element 23 is installed below the cleaning portion 122.

Optionally, the detection element 23 is arranged below the cleaning device 12. For example, but not limited to, the sensing element 23 is mounted on the back of the cleaning device 12, the sensing element 23 is mounted on the inlet partition 112, and the sensing element 23 is mounted on the waste partition 113. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the specific installation position of the detecting element 23 is only an example and is not intended to limit the content and scope of the automatic cleaning bucket 100 of the present invention.

Preferably, the detecting element 23 emits a detecting beam toward the dirt scraping portion 1221 in a manner of being mounted on the maintaining portion 1222 of the cleaning portion 122, and receives a reflected beam reflected by the detecting beam, when the mop body 210 of the mop 200 passes through the detecting element 23, the mop body 210 blocks the detecting beam, the reflected beam received by the detecting element 23 changes, the detecting element 23 determines that the mop 200 enters the cleaning cavity 102 of the cleaning bucket 10, and then sends the control command to the control element 23, and the control element 23 drives the electrically controlled water inlet valve 21 to open when executing the control command, so that the clean water in the clean water cavity 101 can automatically flow into the cleaning cavity 102. The detection element 23 may be attached to the carriage maintaining part 12221 and/or the lever maintaining part 12222 of the maintaining part 1222. Alternatively, the detection element 23 emits the detection beam toward the maintenance part 1222 in such a manner as to be attached to the dirt scraping part 1221 of the cleaning part 122.

It should be noted that the embodiment of the detecting element 23 is not limited, and the detecting element may be implemented as one or more of a laser sensor, a microwave detector or a detecting device known to those skilled in the art, and the embodiment of the detecting element 23 is only an example and is not intended to limit the content and scope of the automatic cleaning bucket 100 of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3C, in a specific embodiment of the present invention, the electrically controlled water inlet valve 21 of the water inlet control mechanism 20 and the control element 22 are integrated, for example, the water inlet control mechanism 20 is implemented as a solenoid valve, when the detection element 23 detects that the mop 200 enters the cleaning chamber 102, the solenoid valve is opened, the clean water chamber 101 is communicated with the cleaning chamber 102, and the clean water in the clean water chamber 101 automatically flows into the cleaning chamber 102. Referring to fig. 4 to 5, in an embodiment of the present invention, the electrically controlled water inlet valve 21 and the control unit 22 of the water inlet control mechanism 20 are of a split structure, for example, the control unit 22 is implemented as an electric telescopic rod, the electrically controlled water inlet valve 21 is a water blocking plug, the water blocking plug is installed at an end of the electric telescopic rod, and the electric telescopic rod is extended or retracted according to a detection result of the detection unit 23, so that the water blocking plug blocks the water inlet passage 104, or the clean water chamber 101 and the clean water chamber 102 are allowed to communicate.

Preferably, the control element 22 of the inlet control mechanism 20 is preset with an operating rule to accurately control the amount of water in the wash chamber 102. For example, when the detection element 23 detects that the mop body 210 enters the cleaning cavity 103, the control element 22 drives the electrically controlled water inlet valve 21 to open, and after the control element 22 keeps the electrically controlled water inlet valve 21 in the open state for a predetermined time, the control element 22 automatically controls the electrically controlled water inlet valve 21 to close, so as to avoid that water in the cleaning cavity is excessive, and therefore, when the mop is cleaned, water in the cleaning cavity overflows to pollute the use environment. Or, the control element 22 only allows the passage for communicating the clean water chamber 101 and the cleaning chamber to be opened once within a preset time period, so as to prevent the clean water chamber and the cleaning chamber from being frequently communicated when the user repeatedly moves the mop 200 up and down, thereby preventing the mop from being incapable of being dewatered. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the specific embodiment of the operation rule of the control unit 20 is only an example and is not intended to limit the content and scope of the automatic cleaning bucket 100 of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 6-7C, in an embodiment of the present invention, the inlet control mechanism 20 allows the inlet passage 104 to be opened or closed by mechanical control. Specifically, the water inlet control mechanism 20 is movably held in the cleaning chamber 102, when the mop body 210 of the mop 200 enters the cleaning chamber 102 from the cleaning opening 1202, the mop body 210 can drive the water inlet control mechanism 20 to move relative to the containing body 111, and the water inlet passage 104 communicating the clean water chamber 101 and the cleaning chamber 102 is opened, so that the clean water in the clean water chamber 101 can automatically flow into the cleaning chamber 102.

More specifically, the water inlet control mechanism 20 includes a trigger 24, an elastic restoring member 25, a linking member 26, a retaining member 27, an extending member 28 and a water-blocking plug 29, wherein the linking member 26 extends downward from the trigger 24, the trigger 24 is disposed at an upper end of the linking member 26, and a lower end of the trigger 24 is connected to the extending member 28. The linkage 26 is obliquely held in the cleaning cavity 102, the trigger 24 and the extension 28 are located at two sides of the linkage 26, and the trigger 24, the linkage 26 and the extension 28 form a "Z" structure. The water blocking plug 29 is fixed at the end of the extension member 28, the holding member 27 is fixed at the tub body 11, the middle of the linkage member 26 is rotatably mounted at the holding member 27, the elastic restoring member 25 is held between the trigger 24 and the water inlet partition 112 of the tub body 11, and the water blocking plug 29 is movably mounted at the water inlet passage 104.

When the mop body 210 of the mop 200 enters the cleaning cavity 103 from the cleaning opening 1202 in a manner of being attached to the trigger 24 of the water inlet control mechanism 20, the mop body 210 drives the trigger 24 to move backward, presses the elastic restoring member 25, and pushes the linkage 26 to rotate counterclockwise relative to the holder 27, and the extending member 28 and the water-blocking plug 29 disposed at the lower end of the linkage 26 are driven by the linkage 26 and move forward, away from the water inlet partition 112. After the water-blocking plug 29 leaves the water inlet channel 104, the water inlet channel 104 communicates the clean water chamber 101 and the cleaning chamber 102, and the clean water in the clean water chamber 101 automatically flows into the cleaning chamber 102.

After the force of the mop 200 on the trigger 24 of the water inlet control mechanism 20 is removed, the elastic potential energy accumulated by the elastic restoring member 25 is released, the elastic restoring member 25 drives the linkage 26 to rotate clockwise relative to the retainer 27, the trigger 24 restores to the initial position, the extension member 28 and the water-blocking plug 29 arranged at the lower end of the linkage 26 move backwards, approach the water inlet partition 112 and are retained in the water inlet channel 104, the clean water chamber 101 and the cleaning chamber 102 are blocked, and the clean water in the clean water chamber 101 cannot continue to enter the cleaning chamber 102.

Preferably, the width of the cleaning cavity 102 and the cleaning opening 1202 is greater than the width of the mop body 210 of the mop 200, and the inlet control mechanism 20 is held within the cleaning cavity 102 with the trigger 24 near the end of the cleaning opening 1202 and allows the mop 200 to enter the cleaning cavity 102 from the cleaning opening 1202 without the mop body 210 contacting the trigger 24, and also allows the mop 200 to enter the cleaning cavity 102 from the cleaning opening 1202 with the mop body 210 engaging the trigger 24. Thus, when the mop 200 enters the washing chamber 102 with the trigger 24 abutting the trigger 24, the cleaning bucket 10 can be switched from the closed state to the circulation state, and when the mop 200 enters the washing chamber 102 with the mop body 210 not contacting the trigger 24, the cleaning bucket 10 still maintains the closed state. In this way, the user can control the amount of water in the cleaning chamber 102 according to the use requirement, and can also avoid the frequent communication between the cleaning chamber 103 and the clean water chamber 101, which leads to the incapability of dewatering the mop 200.

The cleaning tub 10 further includes a holder 14, wherein the holder 14 is rotatably installed at an upper portion of the tub main body 11, and a user can move the automatic cleaning tub 100 by holding the holder 14.

The cleaning bucket 10 further comprises a drainage valve 15, the bucket body 11 further has a drainage outlet 105, wherein the drainage outlet 105 is formed at the lower part of the container body 111, the drainage outlet 105 can be communicated with the sewage chamber 103, the drainage valve 15 is installed at the drainage outlet 105, and the drainage valve 15 can open the drainage outlet 105 or close the drainage outlet 105. When the water outlet 105 is opened, the sewage in the sewage cavity 103 can be automatically discharged out of the barrel, and a user does not need to pour the sewage.

It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the above embodiments are only examples, wherein features of different embodiments may be combined with each other to obtain embodiments that are easy to realize in accordance with the disclosure of the invention, but that are not explicitly indicated in the drawings.

It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the embodiments of the invention described above and shown in the drawings are given by way of example only and are not limiting of the invention. The objects of the present invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. The functional and structural principles of the present invention have been shown and described in the examples, and any variations or modifications of the embodiments of the present invention may be made without departing from the principles.

Claims (26)

1. An automatic cleaning bucket for cleaning a mop, comprising:

a cleaning bucket, wherein the cleaning bucket comprises a bucket body and a cleaning device, wherein the bucket body is provided with a clean water cavity, a cleaning cavity, a sewage cavity and a water inlet channel which can be communicated with the clean water cavity and the cleaning cavity, the water inlet channel is formed at the lower part of the bucket body, the cleaning device is provided with a water filling opening, a cleaning opening and a sewage opening, and the cleaning device is kept above the cleaning bucket in a manner that the water filling opening, the cleaning opening and the sewage opening respectively correspond to the clean water cavity, the cleaning cavity and the sewage cavity; and the water inlet control mechanism is arranged on the cleaning barrel, when the mop enters the cleaning cavity from the cleaning port, the water inlet control mechanism controls the cleaning barrel to be automatically switched from a closed state to a circulating state, the water inlet channel of the cleaning barrel in the circulating state is communicated with the clean water cavity and the cleaning cavity, and the clean water cavity and the cleaning cavity of the cleaning barrel in the closed state are blocked.

2. The automated cleaning bucket of claim 1, wherein the water inlet control mechanism comprises an electrically controlled water inlet valve, a control element and a detection element, wherein the electrically controlled water inlet valve is communicatively connected to the control element, the control element is communicatively connected to the electrically controlled water inlet valve, the electrically controlled water inlet valve is disposed in the water inlet passage, the detection element is disposed in the cleaning device, and when the detection element detects that the mop enters the cleaning cavity, the control element controls the electrically controlled water inlet valve to open and makes the water inlet passage communicate with the clean water cavity and the cleaning cavity.

3. An automated cleaning bucket according to claim 2 wherein the electrically controlled water inlet valve and the control element are integrated into a solenoid valve.

4. An automated cleaning bucket according to claim 2 wherein the control element is implemented as an electrically telescopic rod, the electrically controlled water inlet valve being disposed at the end of the electrically telescopic rod, the control element moving the electrically controlled water inlet valve in an electrically telescopic manner to enable the cleaning bucket to be switched between the closed state and the flow-through state.

5. The automated cleaning bucket of claim 1 where the inlet control mechanism is movably retained in the cleaning chamber, and the mop is capable of driving the inlet control mechanism to move relative to the cleaning bucket and mechanically open or close the inlet passage.

6. An automated cleaning bucket according to claim 5 wherein said cleaning bucket includes a bucket body, a water inlet partition and a water outlet partition, wherein said bucket body has a containing space, wherein said water inlet partition and said waste water partition are spaced apart from each other in said containing space of said bucket body, and wherein said clear water chamber is formed between said bucket body and said water inlet partition, said cleaning chamber is formed between said water inlet partition and said waste water partition, and said waste water is formed between said bucket body and said waste water partition, said water inlet passage is formed in said water inlet partition, and said water inlet control mechanism is movably disposed in said water inlet partition.

7. An automatic cleaning bucket according to claim 6 wherein said water inlet control mechanism includes a trigger member, an elastic restoring member, a linking member, a retaining member, an extending member and a water-blocking plug, wherein said trigger member and said extending member are respectively disposed at the upper end and the lower end of said linking member, said linking member is obliquely retained in said cleaning chamber, said trigger member and said extending member are located at both sides of said linking member, said water-blocking plug is fixed at the end of said extending member, said retaining member is fixed at said container main body, the middle of said linking member is rotatably mounted to said retaining member, said elastic restoring member is retained between said trigger member and said water inlet partition, and said water-blocking plug is movably mounted to said water inlet passage.

8. An automated cleaning bucket according to claim 7 wherein the width of the cleaning chamber and the cleaning opening are greater than the width of the mop, the inlet control mechanism being retained in the cleaning chamber with the trigger adjacent the end of the cleaning opening.

9. The automatic cleaning bucket according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the cleaning device includes a water feeding portion, a cleaning portion and a water discharging portion, wherein the water feeding port, the cleaning port and the water discharging port are formed at the water feeding portion, the cleaning portion and the water discharging portion, respectively, the cleaning portion includes a holding portion and a dirt scraping portion opposite to the holding portion, the dirt scraping portion connects the holding portion and the water discharging portion, the dirt scraping portion and the water discharging portion are located between the cleaning port and the water discharging port, and an upper surface of the water discharging portion is an inclined surface inclined downward.

10. The automated cleaning bucket of claim 9 where the cleaning opening of the cleaning bucket is "male".

11. An automatic cleaning bucket according to claim 9 wherein said cleaning bucket further includes a dirt filtering device, wherein said dirt filtering element has a dirt inlet, a dirt receiving space and a filtering opening, wherein said dirt receiving space communicates with said dirt inlet and said filtering opening, said dirt filtering device is held under said dirt scraping portion of said cleaning device, and said dirt inlet and said filtering opening of said dirt filtering device are communicated with said cleaning chamber and said dirt chamber, respectively.

12. The automated cleaning bucket according to claim 11, wherein the dirt filtering means includes a dirt rubbing plate, a dirt accommodating case, and a filter member, wherein the dirt rubbing plate and the filter member are respectively disposed in the dirt accommodating case, the filter member is retained in the filter opening, the dirt inlet and the content space are formed between the dirt rubbing plate and the dirt accommodating case, and the dirt rubbing plate is retained in a forwardly protruding manner at an interval below the dirt scraping portion of the cleaning portion.

13. The automated cleaning bucket according to claim 12, wherein the soil scraping plate is obliquely disposed to the soil accommodating box.

14. A cleaning implement, comprising:

a mop; and

an automatic cleaning bucket, wherein the automatic cleaning bucket comprises a cleaning bucket and a water inlet control mechanism, wherein the cleaning bucket comprises a bucket body and a cleaning device, wherein the bucket body is provided with a clean water cavity, a cleaning cavity, a sewage cavity and a water inlet channel capable of communicating the clean water cavity and the cleaning cavity, the water inlet channel is formed at the lower part of the bucket body, the cleaning device is provided with a water filling opening, a cleaning opening and a sewage opening, the cleaning device is kept above the cleaning bucket in a manner that the water filling opening, the cleaning opening and the sewage opening respectively correspond to the clean water cavity, the cleaning cavity and the sewage cavity, the water inlet control mechanism is arranged on the cleaning bucket, when the mop enters the cleaning cavity from the cleaning opening, the water inlet control mechanism controls the cleaning bucket to automatically switch from a closed state to a flow-through state, the water inlet channel of the cleaning bucket in the flow-through state is communicated with the clean water cavity and the cleaning cavity in the closed state is blocked by the cleaning bucket and the clean water inlet channel in the flow-through state.

15. The cleaning tool of claim 14, wherein the inlet control mechanism includes an electrically controlled inlet valve, a control element, and a detection element, wherein the electrically controlled inlet valve is communicatively connected to the control element, the control element is communicatively connected to the electrically controlled inlet valve, the electrically controlled inlet valve is disposed in the inlet passage, the detection element is disposed in the cleaning device, and when the detection element detects that the mop enters the cleaning chamber, the control element controls the electrically controlled inlet valve to open and makes the inlet passage communicate with the cleaning chamber and the cleaning chamber.

16. The cleaning tool of claim 15, wherein the electrically controlled water inlet valve and the control element are integrated into a solenoid valve.

17. The cleaning tool of claim 15, wherein the control element is implemented as an electrically telescopic rod, the electrically controlled water inlet valve being disposed at an end of the electrically telescopic rod, the control element moving the electrically controlled water inlet valve in an electrically telescopic manner to enable the cleaning bucket to switch between the closed state and the flow-through state.

18. The cleaning tool of claim 14, wherein the inlet control mechanism is movably retained in the cleaning chamber, and the mop is capable of actuating the inlet control mechanism relative to the cleaning bucket and mechanically opening or closing the inlet passage.

19. The cleaning implement according to claim 18, wherein the cleaning bucket includes a container body, a water inlet partition and a water outlet partition, wherein the container body has a container space, wherein the water inlet partition and the sewage partition are spaced apart from each other in the container space of the container body, and the clean water chamber is formed between the container body and the water inlet partition, the clean water chamber is formed between the water inlet partition and the sewage partition, and the sewage is formed between the container body and the sewage partition, the water inlet passage is formed in the water inlet partition, and the water inlet control mechanism is movably disposed in the water inlet partition.

20. The cleaning tool as claimed in claim 19, wherein the water inlet control mechanism comprises a trigger, an elastic restoring member, a linking member, a retaining member, an extending member and a water blocking plug, wherein the trigger and the extending member are respectively disposed at an upper end portion and a lower end portion of the linking member, the linking member is obliquely retained in the cleaning chamber, the trigger and the extending member are disposed at both sides of the linking member, the water blocking plug is fixed to an end portion of the extending member, the retaining member is fixed to the container body, a middle portion of the linking member is rotatably mounted to the retaining member, the elastic restoring member is retained between the trigger and the water inlet partition, and the water blocking plug is movably mounted to the water inlet passage.

21. The cleaning tool of claim 20, wherein the cleaning cavity and the cleaning opening have a width greater than a width of the mop, the inlet control mechanism being retained in the cleaning cavity with the trigger proximate an end of the cleaning opening.

22. The cleaning implement according to any one of claims 14 to 21, wherein the cleaning device includes a water supply portion, a cleaning portion, and a water discharge portion, wherein the water supply port, the cleaning port, and the sewage port are formed in the water supply portion, the cleaning portion, and the water discharge portion, respectively, the cleaning portion includes a holding portion and a dirt scraping portion opposite to the holding portion, the dirt scraping portion connects the holding portion and the water discharge portion, the dirt scraping portion and the water discharge portion are located between the cleaning port and the sewage port, and an upper surface of the water discharge portion is an inclined surface inclined downward.

23. The cleaning tool of claim 22, wherein the cleaning opening of the cleaning bucket is "male" shaped.

24. The cleaning implement according to claim 22, wherein the cleaning bucket further comprises a dirt filter, wherein the dirt filter has a dirt inlet, a dirt receiving space and a filter opening, wherein the dirt receiving space communicates with the dirt inlet and the filter opening, the dirt filter is retained beneath the dirt scraping portion of the cleaning device, and the dirt inlet and the filter opening of the dirt filter are communicated with the cleaning chamber and the dirt chamber, respectively.

25. The cleaning implement according to claim 24, wherein said dirt filtering means includes a dirt rubbing plate, a dirt accommodating case, and a filter member, wherein said dirt rubbing plate and said filter member are respectively provided in said dirt accommodating case, said filter member is held in said filter opening, said dirt inlet and said content space are formed between said dirt rubbing plate and said dirt accommodating case, and said dirt rubbing plate is held spaced below said dirt scraping portion of said cleaning portion in a forwardly protruding manner.

26. The cleaning tool of claim 25, wherein the soil pickup plate is obliquely disposed to the soil containing box.

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