CN219893860U

CN219893860U - Autonomous working apparatus

Info

Publication number: CN219893860U
Application number: CN202321046889.8U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 冉沅忠; 王启东
Original assignee: Zhejiang Baima Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Zhejiang Baima Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2023-03-03
Filing date: 2023-04-27
Publication date: 2023-10-27
Anticipated expiration: 2033-04-27
Also published as: CN220123451U; CN219938964U; CN219938963U; CN219938962U; CN220140192U; CN220009330U; CN220044195U

Abstract

The utility model discloses an autonomous operation device which comprises a chassis, a top cover, a handle and a travelling mechanism. The chassis comprises a lower cover and an upper cover covered on the lower cover. The top cover is connected with the upper cover and covers at least part of the upper cover, wherein the top cover is provided with a mounting hole. The handle is inserted into the mounting hole and is connected with one side of the top cover facing the upper cover. The travelling mechanism is connected with the lower cover. The autonomous working equipment has lower maintenance cost.

Description

Autonomous working apparatus

Technical Field

The present utility model relates to an autonomous working apparatus, and more particularly, to an autonomous working apparatus for lawn maintenance.

Background

The autonomous working device can automatically move in a preset working area and automatically execute a working task. Among them, lawnmowers are a common gardening tool, and with the continuous development of technology, highly intelligent automatic lawnmowers are more and more common. Robotic lawnmowers can save users from complex and mixed labor and are becoming increasingly popular with users.

In prior art, autonomous working equipment generally includes chassis and top cap, and the chassis includes upper cover and lower cover, sets up the handle on the upper cover and together fixed with it, fixes upper cover and handle together through the connecting piece, and this kind of setting needs to demolish the top cap earlier after the handle damages, then tears handle and upper cover open again, and the operation is comparatively complicated, and this process causes the damage to the chassis easily to lead to cost of maintenance higher.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to provide an autonomous working device, which is low in maintenance cost.

To solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present utility model provides an autonomous working apparatus, including:

a chassis, the chassis comprising: a lower cover, and an upper cover covering the lower cover;

the top cover is connected with the upper cover and covers at least part of the upper cover; wherein the top cover is provided with a mounting hole;

the handle is inserted into the mounting hole and connected with one side of the top cover, which faces the upper cover; and

the travelling mechanism is connected with the lower cover.

In the prior art, the handle and the upper cover are fixed together, the maintenance cost and the operation after the handle is damaged are complex, the handle is fixedly arranged on the top cover, and when the handle is damaged, the handle can be replaced or maintained only by dismantling the top cover.

In one embodiment, the handle is provided with a holding part, a connecting part connected with the holding part and a fixing part arranged at the free end of the connecting part; the fixing part is connected with one side of the top cover facing the upper cover.

In an embodiment, a first mounting column is arranged on one side of the top cover facing the upper cover, and a first connecting hole is formed in the first mounting column;

the fixing part is provided with a middle partition plate, and a through hole penetrating through the middle partition plate is formed in the middle partition plate;

the first mounting column is inserted into the head of the fixing part, the extending direction of the first connecting hole is the same as that of the through hole, and the first connecting hole is communicated with the through hole.

In an embodiment, the autonomous working apparatus further includes a locking member inserted into the through hole and the first connection hole.

In an embodiment, the first mounting column is circumferentially connected with a positioning wall, and a recessed area for embedding the positioning wall is formed in the head of the fixing portion.

In an embodiment, a connecting wall is disposed on a side of the top cover facing the upper cover, the connecting wall is connected to the positioning wall or the first mounting post, and a top of the first mounting post is spaced from the top cover.

In one embodiment, the middle partition plate is at least partially recessed towards the direction away from the head part to form a limit groove, and the first mounting column is at least partially inserted into the limit groove and is propped against the bottom of the limit groove; the through hole penetrates through the bottom of the limit groove.

In one embodiment, the fixing portion has a cavity therein, the middle partition divides the cavity into an upper chamber and a lower chamber, and the first mounting post is at least partially inserted in the upper chamber.

In one embodiment, a containing cavity is formed in one side, facing the top cover, of the upper cover, and the fixing part is operably inserted into the containing cavity;

a second mounting post is disposed within the receiving cavity, the second mounting post being operatively inserted into the lower chamber.

In an embodiment, the upper cover is provided with a settling part which extends towards the direction of the lower cover and is sunk, the settling part is internally provided with the accommodating cavity, and the cavity wall of the accommodating cavity is propped against the outer wall of the fixing part.

In an embodiment, the accommodating cavity is engaged with the fixing portion through a protrusion and a guide groove along an extending direction of the through hole.

In one embodiment, a distance between a lower hole wall of the mounting hole and a lower surface of the handle is greater than or equal to 13mm.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of the configuration of an autonomous working apparatus according to one embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of an autonomous working apparatus according to one embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the structure of the top cover according to one embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the structure of a handle according to one embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 3A;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion of B in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the top cover, handle, chassis connection of one embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of an upper cover of one embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of an autonomous working apparatus according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Detailed Description

For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present utility model more apparent, embodiments of the present utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that in various embodiments of the present utility model, numerous technical details have been set forth in order to provide a better understanding of the present utility model. However, the technical solutions claimed in the claims of the present utility model can be realized without these technical details and various changes and modifications based on the following embodiments.

Throughout the specification and claims, unless the context requires otherwise, the word "comprise" and variations such as "comprises" and "comprising" will be understood to be open-ended, meaning of inclusion, i.e. to be interpreted to mean "including, but not limited to.

The following detailed description of various embodiments of the present utility model will be provided in connection with the accompanying drawings to provide a clearer understanding of the objects, features and advantages of the present utility model. It should be understood that the embodiments shown in the drawings are not intended to limit the scope of the utility model, but rather are merely illustrative of the true spirit of the utility model.

Reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment. Thus, appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment" or "in an embodiment" in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.

As used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It should be noted that the term "or" is generally employed in its sense including "and/or" unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the following description, for the purposes of clarity of presentation of the structure and manner of operation of the present utility model, the description will be made with the aid of directional terms, but such terms as "forward," "rearward," "left," "right," "outward," "inner," "outward," "inward," "upper," "lower," etc. are to be construed as convenience, and are not to be limiting.

Embodiments of the present utility model are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Implementation details of the present embodiment are specifically described below, and the following description is provided only for facilitating understanding, and is not necessary to implement the present embodiment.

The present utility model provides an autonomous working apparatus, which may be a robot that can autonomously move within a preset area and perform a specific work, typically such as an intelligent sweeper/cleaner that performs a cleaning work, or an intelligent mower that performs a mowing work, or the like. The specific job may be a job that processes the working surface so that the state of the working surface is changed. The embodiment of the utility model is described in detail by taking an intelligent mower as an example. The autonomous working equipment can walk on the surface of a working area autonomously, and can be used as an intelligent mower to mow the ground autonomously.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the autonomous working apparatus according to the embodiment of the present utility model includes a chassis 10, a roof 20, a handle 30, and a traveling mechanism 40. The chassis 10 includes an upper cover 11 and a lower cover 12, and the upper cover 11 is covered on the lower cover 12. The top cover 20 is connected to the upper cover 11 and covers at least a portion of the upper cover 11. As shown in fig. 3, the top cover 20 is provided with a mounting hole 21. The handle 30 is inserted into the mounting hole 21 to be coupled to a side of the top cover 20 facing the upper cover 11. The running gear 40 is connected to the lower cover 12. The travel mechanism 40 may drive the autonomous working device to travel over the surface of the work area.

Further, as shown in fig. 4, the handle 30 has a grip portion 31, a connecting portion 32, and a fixing portion 33. The connecting portion 32 is connected to the grip portion 31, the fixing portion 33 is provided at a free end of the connecting portion 32, and the fixing portion 33 is connected to a side of the top cover 20 facing the upper cover 11. Specifically, in this embodiment, two fixing portions 33 and two connecting portions 32 are provided, and the grip portion 31 connects the two connecting portions 32. This arrangement is reasonable and can be set by a person skilled in the art according to the actual need. It should be understood that only one fixing portion 33 may be provided, one connecting portion 32 may be provided correspondingly, or more than two fixing portions 33 may be provided, and the number of connecting portions 32 may be provided corresponding to the number of fixing portions 33, which do not depart from the scope of the present utility model.

Preferably, fig. 5 shows a partial enlarged view of the junction of the top cover 20 and the handle 30, and as shown in fig. 5, a first mounting post 22 is disposed on a side of the top cover 20 facing the upper cover 11, and a first connection hole 221 is formed in the first mounting post 22, that is, the first mounting post 22 is a hollow cylinder. Fig. 6 shows a cross-sectional view of the fixing portion 33 of the handle 30, and as shown in fig. 6, the side of the fixing portion 33 facing the top cover 20 is a head 331, a middle partition 332 is disposed in the fixing portion 33, and a through hole 3321 is formed in the middle partition 332. As shown in fig. 7, the first mounting post 22 is inserted into the head 331 of the fixing portion 33, and the extending direction of the first connection hole 221 is the same as the extending direction of the through hole 3321, and the first connection hole 221 communicates with the through hole 3321. In the assembly process, the first mounting post 22 is inserted into the head 331 of the fixing portion 33, and the middle partition 332 is connected to the first mounting post 22 by inserting a locking member, which may be a screw or other member capable of achieving a locking function, into the through hole 3321 and the first connecting hole 221, so that the handle 30 is fixed to the top cover 20. In addition, the septum 332 may be glued to the first mounting post 22. Although the first mounting post 22 is provided as a hollow cylinder in the present embodiment, the present utility model is not limited to being provided as a cylinder, and may be provided as other cubes having holes formed therein without departing from the scope of the present utility model.

Further, as shown in fig. 5, 6 and 7, the positioning wall 23 is circumferentially connected to the outer periphery of the first mounting post 22, and the head 331 of the fixing portion 33 is provided with a recessed area 3311 for embedding the positioning wall 23, and the positioning wall 23 is matched with the recessed area 3311 in shape. When the first mounting post 22 is inserted into the head 331 of the fixing portion 33, the recessed area 3311 formed on the head 331 surrounding the first mounting post 22 is locked to the positioning wall 23, so that the first connection hole 221 of the first mounting post 22 is guaranteed to be abutted with the through hole 3321 of the middle partition 332, which can be set by a person skilled in the art according to actual needs. The first mounting post 22 is shown protruding from the positioning wall 23, and in alternative embodiments, the first mounting post 22 may not protrude from the positioning wall 23 without departing from the scope of the present utility model.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 5 and 7, a connecting wall 24 is disposed on a side of the top cover 20 facing the top cover 11, the connecting wall 24 is connected with a positioning wall 23, and the top of the first mounting post 22 is spaced from the top cover 20, i.e. the side of the first mounting post 22 facing the top cover 20. This arrangement prevents the use of screws or other locking members to secure the first mounting post 22 to the septum 332 when the handle 30 is mounted to the top cap 20 from over-threading the screws to damage the top cap 20. Those skilled in the art can make the settings according to actual needs. It will be appreciated that the connecting wall 24 may be provided as a circular ring wall or as a wall with a notch on one side as shown in fig. 5, which is convenient for manufacturing. In addition, although the connecting wall 24 is connected to the positioning wall 23 in the present embodiment, in other practical embodiments, the connecting wall 24 may be connected to the first mounting post 22, and only the top of the first mounting post 22 needs to be separated from the top cover 20, without departing from the scope of the present utility model.

In addition, as shown in fig. 6, the middle partition 332 is partially recessed toward a direction away from the head 331 to form a limiting groove 3322, and the first mounting post 22 is partially inserted into the limiting groove 3322 and abuts against a groove bottom of the limiting groove 3322, and the through hole 3321 penetrates through the groove bottom of the limiting groove 3322. The inner diameter of the limiting groove 3322 may be slightly larger than the outer diameter of the first mounting post 22, when the first mounting post 22 is inserted into the head 331 of the fixing portion 33, the limiting groove 3322 will provide guiding for and limit the first mounting post 22, so that the first connecting hole 221 of the first mounting post 22 can be aligned with the through hole 3321 at the bottom of the limiting groove 3322, and those skilled in the art can set according to actual needs.

Further, as shown in fig. 7, the fixing portion 33 has a cavity 333 therein, and the partition 332 divides the cavity 333 into an upper chamber 3331 and a lower chamber 3332, and the first mounting post 22 is partially inserted into the upper chamber 3331. This arrangement is reasonable.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 7 and 8, the side of the upper cover 11 facing the top cover 20 is provided with a receiving cavity 111, and the fixing portion 33 is operatively inserted into the receiving cavity 111. A second mounting post 1111 is disposed within the receiving cavity 111, the second mounting post 1111 being operatively inserted into the lower chamber 3332. The arrangement layout is reasonable, and the person skilled in the art can set the arrangement according to actual needs.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 8, the upper cover 11 has a positioning portion 112 extending downward toward the lower cover 12, and the positioning portion 112 has a receiving cavity 111 therein, and a cavity wall of the receiving cavity 111 abuts against an outer wall of the fixing portion 33. The placement part 112 is arranged in a structure that the upper cover 11 is downward toward the lower cover 12, so that the structure is compact, in addition, the cavity wall of the accommodating cavity 111 is propped against the outer wall of the fixing part 33, namely, the accommodating cavity 111 can be clamped with the fixing part 33, so that after the autonomous working equipment is lifted, gravity is mainly borne by the chassis 10, and the top cover 20 does not need to be singly reinforced.

Further, as shown in fig. 8, the accommodating cavity 111 is provided with a protrusion 1112 along the extending direction of the through hole 3321, as shown in fig. 6, the fixing portion 33 is provided with a guiding groove 334 along the extending direction of the through hole 3321, and when the fixing portion 33 is inserted into the accommodating cavity 111, the protrusion 1112 and the guiding groove 334 cooperate to provide guiding for the inserting direction of the fixing portion 33. It should be understood that the protrusions 1112 are not limited to being provided on the receiving chamber 111, the guide groove 334 is not limited to being provided on the fixing portion 33, and the protrusions 1112 along the extending direction of the through-hole 3321 may be provided on the receiving chamber 111 by providing a groove along the extending direction of the through-hole 3321 on the fixing portion 33, and may be provided according to actual needs by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present utility model.

In the mounting, the fixing portion 33 of the handle 30 is passed through the mounting hole 21 such that the head 331 of the fixing portion 33 is aligned with the connection wall 24, and then the head 331 of the fixing portion 33 is fastened to the connection wall 24, at this time, the first connection hole 221 of the first mounting post 22 is aligned with the through hole 3321 of the middle partition 332, and the middle partition 332 is fixedly connected with the first mounting post 22, that is, the handle 30 is fixedly connected with the top cover 20 using a screw. Then, the top cover 20 is engaged with the chassis 10, and at this time, the fixing portion 33 is inserted into the receiving chamber 111 of the upper cover 11, and the protrusions 1112 of the receiving chamber 111 are inserted into the guide grooves 334 of the fixing portion 33. The handle 30 is firmly fixed to the top cover 20 by the screw fixation between the top cover 20 and the handle 30. The installed handle 30 is characterized in that the gravity is mainly borne by the chassis 10 after the autonomous operation device is lifted up, and the independent reinforcing design of the top cover 20 is not needed because the connecting wall 24 is clamped with the head 331, the protrusions 1112 are clamped with the guide grooves 334, the bottom surface of the accommodating cavity 111 is attached to the bottom surface of the fixing part 33, and the concave area 3311 of the head 331 is attached to the lower end surface of the connecting wall 24.

Further, as shown in fig. 9, a distance d between the lower hole wall of the mounting hole 21 and the lower surface of the handle 30 is greater than or equal to 13mm. So that the distance from the lower surface of the handle 30 to the lower edge of the mounting hole 21 can accommodate the passage of the palm of a person without jamming after the handle 30 is mounted on the autonomous working apparatus. For example, the distance d between the lower hole wall of the mounting hole 21 to the lower surface of the handle 30 may be set to 13mm, 15mm, or 18mm.

While the preferred embodiments of the present utility model have been described in detail above, it should be understood that aspects of the embodiments can be modified, if necessary, to employ aspects, features and concepts of the various patents, applications and publications to provide yet further embodiments.

These and other changes can be made to the embodiments in light of the above detailed description. In general, in the claims, the terms used should not be construed to be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed in the specification and the claims, but should be construed to include all possible embodiments along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled.

It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the foregoing embodiments are specific examples of carrying out the utility model and that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. An autonomous working apparatus, comprising:

the travelling mechanism is connected with the lower cover.

2. The autonomous working apparatus of claim 1, wherein the handle has a grip portion, a connection portion connected to the grip portion, and a fixing portion provided at a free end of the connection portion; the fixing part is connected with one side of the top cover facing the upper cover.

3. The autonomous working apparatus of claim 2, wherein a side of the top cover facing the upper cover is provided with a first mounting post having a first connection hole formed therein;

4. The autonomous working device of claim 3, further comprising a locking member inserted into the through hole and the first connection hole.

5. The autonomous working apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a positioning wall is circumferentially connected to the outer periphery of the first mounting column, and a recessed area for embedding the positioning wall is formed in the head portion of the fixing portion.

6. The autonomous working apparatus of claim 5, wherein a side of the top cover facing the upper cover is provided with a connecting wall, the connecting wall being connected to the positioning wall or the first mounting post, and a top of the first mounting post being spaced apart from the top cover.

7. The autonomous working apparatus of claim 3, wherein the septum is at least partially recessed toward a direction away from the head to form a limit slot, the first mounting post being at least partially inserted in the limit slot and abutting a bottom of the limit slot; the through hole penetrates through the bottom of the limit groove.

8. The autonomous working apparatus of claim 3 wherein the stationary portion has a cavity therein, the intermediate partition dividing the cavity into an upper chamber and a lower chamber, the first mounting post being at least partially inserted in the upper chamber.

9. The autonomous working apparatus of claim 8, wherein a side of the upper cover facing the top cover defines a receiving cavity, the securing portion being operatively inserted into the receiving cavity;

10. The autonomous working apparatus of claim 9, wherein the upper cover has a seating portion thereon extending downward toward the lower cover, the seating portion having the receiving cavity therein, a cavity wall of the receiving cavity abutting against an outer wall of the fixing portion.

11. The autonomous working apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the receiving chamber and the fixing portion are engaged by a projection and a guide groove along an extending direction of the through hole.

12. The autonomous working apparatus of claim 1, wherein a distance between a lower hole wall of the mounting hole to a lower surface of the handle is greater than or equal to 13mm.