CN219895621U

CN219895621U - Cleaning apparatus

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Publication number: CN219895621U
Application number: CN202320870871.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 赵志强; 许升; 毛嘉欣
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-04-18
Filing date: 2023-04-18
Publication date: 2023-10-27
Anticipated expiration: 2033-04-18

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of cleaning, in particular to cleaning equipment, and aims to solve the problem that the existing cleaning equipment is poor in drainage effect. To this end, the cleaning apparatus of the present utility model comprises a base station, a floor cleaning device and a first drainage device; the ground cleaning device is arranged to be capable of automatically entering and exiting the base station, the first drainage device comprises a collecting pipe, a sewage collecting box and a negative pressure generator, the sewage collecting box is communicated with the inside of the base station through the collecting pipe, the negative pressure generator is connected with the sewage collecting box so that the sewage collecting box generates negative pressure, and the sewage collecting box is located above the outside of the base station. According to the utility model, the sewage collecting box generates negative pressure through the negative pressure generator, so that water in the base station can be absorbed into the sewage collecting box, the water is automatically discharged out of the sewage collecting box by utilizing the height of the sewage collecting box, and the water discharging effect of the cleaning equipment is improved.

Description

Cleaning apparatus

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of cleaning, and particularly provides cleaning equipment.

Background

Along with the continuous development of intelligent household technology, intelligent cleaning equipment such as intelligent floor washing machine, sweeping machine or washing and sweeping integrated machine is also higher and higher in popularity, and some existing cleaning equipment includes sweeping robot and sweeping robot basic station, and sweeping robot can automatically move to each position of room and clean, and in the cleaning was accomplished, automatic regression sweeping robot basic station was general motionless and was used for carrying out automatic charging, dust collection, cleaning etc. to sweeping robot, thoroughly liberating user's both hands.

After the base station cleans the floor sweeping machine, sewage is required to be discharged out of the base station, the drainage pipeline of the base station is controlled to be in a communicating state by the valve in the prior art, so that water automatically flows out of the base station, the drainage rate is low, drainage is incomplete in the drainage process, water is easy to remain in the base station, peculiar smell is easy to generate along with the time, and bacteria are bred.

In summary, the existing cleaning apparatus has poor drainage effect.

Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a new cleaning apparatus to solve the above-mentioned technical problems.

Disclosure of Invention

The present utility model is directed to solving the above-mentioned technical problems, i.e., the problem of poor drainage effect of the existing cleaning apparatus.

The utility model provides a cleaning device, which comprises a base station, a floor cleaning device and a first water draining device;

the floor cleaning device is arranged to be able to automatically access the base station,

the first drainage device comprises a collecting pipe, a sewage collecting box and a negative pressure generator, the sewage collecting box is communicated with the inside of the base station through the collecting pipe, the negative pressure generator is connected with the sewage collecting box to enable the sewage collecting box to generate negative pressure,

the sewage collection box is located above the outside of the base station.

In the preferred technical scheme of the cleaning device, the sewage collection box comprises a sewage outlet, and the sewage outlet is arranged below the sewage collection box.

In the preferred technical scheme of the cleaning device, the cleaning device further comprises a drain valve, and the drain valve is arranged to control the on-off state of the drain outlet and the outside of the sewage collection tank.

In a preferred embodiment of the above cleaning apparatus, the sewage collection tank is detachably connected to the base station.

In a preferred embodiment of the above cleaning apparatus, the cleaning apparatus further comprises a laundry treatment device and a second drain device,

the second water discharging device is communicated with the clothes treating device and is used for discharging water in the clothes treating device;

the clothes treatment device is located above the base station, and the first water draining device is arranged avoiding the second water draining device.

In a preferred embodiment of the above cleaning apparatus, the cleaning apparatus further comprises a first water inlet device, the first water inlet device is communicated with the base station to supply water into the base station,

the first water inlet device is arranged avoiding the second water outlet device.

In a preferred embodiment of the above cleaning apparatus, the cleaning apparatus further comprises a second water inlet device, the second water inlet device being in communication with the laundry treating device to supply water into the laundry treating device,

the first water inlet device is arranged avoiding the second water inlet device, and the first water outlet device is arranged avoiding the second water inlet device.

In a preferred embodiment of the above cleaning apparatus, the first water inlet means and the first water outlet means are located on the same side of the cleaning apparatus, the second water inlet means and the second water outlet means are located on the same side of the cleaning apparatus,

the first water inlet device and the second water inlet device are respectively positioned on two opposite sides of the cleaning equipment.

In a preferred embodiment of the above cleaning apparatus, the cleaning apparatus includes a housing, and the base station and the first drain are both located in the housing.

In a preferred embodiment of the above cleaning apparatus, the sewage collection tank and the housing are detachably connected.

In the case of adopting the above technical solution, the cleaning apparatus of the present utility model includes a base station, a floor cleaning device, and a first drainage device; the ground cleaning device is arranged to be capable of automatically entering and exiting the base station, the first drainage device comprises a collecting pipe, a sewage collecting box and a negative pressure generator, the sewage collecting box is communicated with the inside of the base station through the collecting pipe, the negative pressure generator is connected with the sewage collecting box so that the sewage collecting box generates negative pressure, and the sewage collecting box is located above the outside of the base station. According to the utility model, the sewage collecting box generates negative pressure through the negative pressure generator, so that water in the base station can be absorbed into the sewage collecting box, the water is automatically discharged out of the sewage collecting box by utilizing the height of the sewage collecting box, and the water discharging effect of the cleaning equipment is improved.

Drawings

Preferred embodiments of the present utility model are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a cleaning apparatus according to a first preferred embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is an internal structural view of a cleaning apparatus according to a second preferred embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a cleaning apparatus according to a third preferred embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing an internal structure of a cleaning apparatus according to a third preferred embodiment of the present utility model;

reference numerals:

1. a base station; 2. a first water inlet device; 21. a first water inlet line; 22. a first valve device; 3. a first water discharge device; 31. a sewage collection box; 32. a drain valve; 33. a negative pressure generator; 34. a collection pipe; 35. a first drain line; 4. a laundry treatment apparatus; 5. a second water inlet device; 51. a second water inlet pipeline; 52. a second valve device; 6. a second water discharge device; 61. a second drain line; 62. a third valve device; 7. a housing; 71. a water level sensor; 8. floor cleaning device.

Detailed Description

Preferred embodiments of the present utility model are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are merely for explaining the technical principles of the present utility model, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present utility model. Those skilled in the art can adapt it as desired to suit a particular application.

It should be noted that, in the description of the present utility model, terms such as "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "front," "rear," and the like indicate directional or positional relationships based on the directional or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are merely for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In addition, it should be noted that, in the description of the present utility model, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either a fixed connection or a removable connection, for example; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those skilled in the art according to the specific circumstances.

Referring first to fig. 1, as shown in fig. 1, the cleaning apparatus of the present utility model includes a base station 1, a floor cleaning device 8 (shown in fig. 3), and a first drainage device 3; the floor cleaning device 8 is arranged to be able to automatically enter and exit the base station 1, the first drain device 3 comprises a collecting pipe 34, a sewage collecting tank 31 and a negative pressure generator 33, the sewage collecting tank 31 is communicated with the inside of the base station 1 through the collecting pipe 34, the negative pressure generator 33 is connected with the sewage collecting tank 31 so that the sewage collecting tank 31 generates negative pressure, and the sewage collecting tank 31 is located above the outside of the base station 1.

Specifically, with the direction shown in fig. 1 as the reference direction, the sewage collection tank 31 is located at the upper left outside the base station 1, one end of the collection pipe 34 is connected to the lower side of the sewage collection tank 31, the other end of the collection pipe 34 is communicated with the water outlet (not shown in the figure) of the base station 1, the negative pressure generator 33 is located above the sewage collection tank 31 and fixedly connected with the sewage collection tank 31, when the base station 1 performs water drainage operation, the negative pressure generator 33 enables the sewage collection tank 31 to generate negative pressure, water in the base station 1 is sucked into the sewage collection tank 31 through the collection pipe 34, the sewage collection tank 31 is located above the base station 1, water in the sewage collection tank 31 can be discharged through natural gravity, the water drainage effect of the base station 1 can be improved, residual water in the base station 1 is avoided, and peculiar smell or bacteria are generated.

The sewage collection tank 31 includes a sewage drain (not shown in the drawing) provided below the sewage collection tank 31, and the cleaning apparatus further includes a drain valve 32, the drain valve 32 being provided so as to be able to control the on-off state of the sewage drain with the outside of the sewage collection tank 31.

Specifically, when the base station 1 is operated to drain water, the drain valve 32 is first controlled to be closed so that the inside and the outside of the sewage collection tank 31 are blocked, the negative pressure generator 33 is operated, water inside the base station 1 is sucked into the sewage collection tank 31 through the collecting pipe 34, after all the water inside the base station 1 is sucked in, the negative pressure generator 33 is closed, the drain valve 32 is opened so that the inside and the outside of the sewage collection tank 31 are in a communicating state, and the water inside the sewage collection tank 31 is drained to the outside of the sewage collection tank 31.

Of course, in another possible embodiment, the cleaning device may also not comprise a drain and drain valve 32, the sewage collection tank 31 being arranged to be detachably connected to the base station 1. After the sewage collection tank 31 collects sewage, the sewage collection tank 31 is detached, at this time, the sewage collection tank 31 is disconnected from the collecting pipe 34 and the base station 1, water in the sewage collection tank 31 is cleaned, and after the cleaning is completed, the sewage collection tank 31 is restored to the original position, in another possible embodiment, the cleaning device may also only include a sewage outlet, and does not include the drain valve 32, and water in the base station 1 is directly discharged through the sewage outlet after being sucked into the sewage collection tank 31.

The sewage collecting box 31 can be detachably connected with the base station 1 through a clamping manner, namely, a clamping hook structure is arranged on the sewage collecting box 31, a matched clamping hole structure is arranged on the base station 1, the clamping hook structure is connected with the clamping hole structure in a clamping manner, the connection between the sewage collecting box 31 and the base station 1 is realized, and the sewage collecting box 31 can be detachably connected with the base station 1 through a screw or a bolt and other fastening pieces, so that a person skilled in the art can set the sewage collecting box according to practical situations.

In order to prevent water in the sewage collection tank 31 from flowing back into the base station 1, a valve can be arranged on the collection pipe 34, the collection pipe 34 is controlled to be in a blocking state through the valve, so that water in the sewage collection tank 31 is prevented from flowing back into the base station 1, and the collection pipe 34 is communicated with the upper part of the sewage collection tank 31 as shown in fig. 2, so that sewage is prevented from flowing back into the base station 1.

Further, the cleaning apparatus of the first preferred embodiment and the cleaning apparatus of the second preferred embodiment each include a housing 7, as shown in fig. 1, in the first preferred embodiment, a communication port is provided above the left side of the housing 7, and a drain port below the left side of the sewage collection tank 31 communicates with the communication port so as to drain water out of the housing 7; as shown in fig. 2, in the second preferred example, a communication port is provided below the right side of the casing 7, and a drain port of the sewage collection tank 31 is connected to a first drain pipe 35, and the first drain pipe 35 communicates with the drain port of the casing 7 to drain sewage to the outside of the casing 7.

It should be noted that the present utility model may not include the casing 7, and those skilled in the art may set the present utility model according to the actual situation.

In a cleaning apparatus comprising a housing 7, the sewage collection tank 31 may also be detachably connected to the housing 7. The sewage collecting box 31 can be detachably connected with the casing 7 through the clamping manner, namely, the sewage collecting box 31 is provided with a clamping hook structure, the casing 7 is provided with a matched clamping hole structure, the clamping hook structure is connected with the clamping hole structure in a clamping manner, the connection between the sewage collecting box 31 and the casing 7 is realized, and the sewage collecting box 31 can be detachably connected with the casing 7 through a screw or a bolt and other fastening pieces, so that a person skilled in the art can set the sewage collecting box according to practical situations.

Further, in the first preferred embodiment and the second preferred embodiment, the cleaning apparatus further includes a water level sensor 71 and a voice prompt device, the water level sensor 71 is disposed at the bottom inside the casing 7, the voice prompt device is configured to perform voice alarm prompt, whether water exists at the bottom inside the casing 7 is detected by the water level sensor 71, if water exists at the bottom of the casing 7, it is proved that the first water drain device 3 leaks, the water level information detected by the water level sensor 71 is transmitted to the controller of the cleaning apparatus, and the controller controls the voice prompt device to perform voice prompt to prompt the user that the cleaning apparatus has a fault.

Referring next to fig. 3 and 4, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the cleaning apparatus of the third preferred embodiment comprises a laundry treating device 4, a base station 1, a floor cleaning device 8, a first water inlet device 2 and a second water inlet device 5, the floor cleaning device 8 being provided to be capable of automatically entering and exiting the base station 1, the first water inlet device 2 and the base station 1 being communicated to supply water into the base station 1, the second water inlet device 5 and the laundry treating device 4 being communicated to supply water into the laundry treating device 4; the first water inlet means 2 is arranged avoiding the second water inlet means 5.

Specifically, with the direction shown in fig. 4 as a reference direction, the second water inlet device 5 is located at the upper right of the laundry treating device 4, and the second water inlet device 5 is communicated with the laundry treating tub of the laundry treating device 4 to supply water into the laundry treating tub, the first water inlet device 2 is located at the upper left of the base station 1 and at the lower left of the laundry treating device 4, and the first water inlet device 2 is capable of supplying water into the interior of the base station 1 to clean the mop or brush or body of the floor cleaning device 8; because the second water inlet device 5 is located on the right side, and the first water inlet device 2 is located on the left side, if the second water inlet device 5 fails and leaks water, water cannot drop on the first water inlet device 2, and therefore the first water inlet device 2 cannot be damaged, and the service life of the first water inlet device 2 is prolonged.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that, although in the preferred embodiment, the first water inlet device 2 is located at the left side of the cleaning apparatus and the second water inlet device 5 is located at the right side of the cleaning apparatus, this is not limitative, but the first water inlet device 2 may be located at the right side of the cleaning apparatus, the second water inlet device 5 may be located at the left side of the cleaning apparatus, the first water inlet device 2 may be located at the front side of the cleaning apparatus, and the second water inlet device 5 may be located at the rear side of the cleaning apparatus, so long as it is satisfied that the first water inlet device 2 and the second water inlet device 5 are located at opposite sides of the cleaning apparatus, respectively, or the first water inlet device 2 is set avoiding the second water inlet device 5, so that after the second water inlet device 5 fails and leaks, water will not drop on the first water inlet device 2, and the person skilled in the art can set the art by himself.

With continued reference to fig. 4, as shown in fig. 4, the cleaning apparatus further includes a first water draining device 3, where the first water draining device 3 is communicated with the base station 1 and is used for draining water in the base station 1, and the first water draining device 3 is disposed avoiding the second water inlet device 5.

Specifically, with the direction shown in fig. 4 as the reference direction, the first water draining device 3 is located at the left side of the base station 1, after the base station 1 completes the cleaning work on the floor cleaning device 8, the first water draining device 3 drains the inner water of the base station 1 to the outside of the base station 1, the first water draining device 3 is located at the left side of the cleaning device, the second water inlet device 5 is located at the right side of the cleaning device, if the second water inlet device 5 fails and leaks, water drops will not fall on the first water draining device 3, and the first water draining device 3 is prevented from being damaged.

It should be noted that, the specific installation position of the first water draining device 3 is not limited in the present utility model, for example, in the case where the second water draining device 5 is installed on the left side of the cleaning apparatus, the first water draining device 3 is installed on the right side of the cleaning apparatus, so long as the first water draining device 3 is installed avoiding the second water draining device 5, so long as the water dropped by the second water draining device 5 does not fall onto the first water draining device 3, and those skilled in the art can set the water draining device according to the actual situation.

Further, in the present preferred embodiment, the cleaning apparatus further includes a second drain device 6, the second drain device 6 being in communication with the laundry treating device 4 for draining water in the laundry treating device 4, and the first water inlet device 2 and the first drain device 3 being disposed avoiding the second drain device 6.

Specifically, the first water inlet device 2 and the second water inlet device 5 are located on two opposite sides of the cleaning equipment, the first water inlet device 2 and the first water outlet device 3 are located on the same side of the cleaning equipment, namely, the left side of the cleaning equipment, the second water inlet device 5 and the second water outlet device 6 are located on the same side of the cleaning equipment, namely, the right side of the cleaning equipment, the second water outlet device 6 is located below the clothes treatment device 4, water in a clothes treatment barrel of the clothes treatment device 4 can be discharged, the first water inlet device 2 and the first water outlet device 3 are arranged avoiding the second water outlet device 6, after the second water outlet device 6 fails, water dropping from the second water outlet device 6 can be prevented from falling onto the first water inlet device 2 and the first water outlet device 3, the first water inlet device 2 and the first water outlet device 3 are prevented from being damaged, and the service life is prolonged.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that although in the present preferred embodiment the first water inlet means 2 and the first water outlet means 3 are located on the left side and the second water inlet means 5 and the second water outlet means 6 are located on the right side, this is not limiting, and in another possible embodiment the first water inlet means 2 and the first water outlet means 3 are located on the right side and the second water inlet means 5 and the second water outlet means 6 are located on the left side; in another possible embodiment, the first water inlet device 2 is located at the middle position, the first water discharging device 3 is located at the lower left side of the first water inlet device 2, the second water discharging device 6 is located at the upper right side of the first water inlet device 2, and the second water inlet device 5 is located at the upper right side of the second water discharging device 6, so long as the first water inlet device 2 and the first water discharging device 3 are set up so as to avoid the second water inlet device 5 and the second water discharging device 6, and the person skilled in the art can set up the device according to the actual situation.

Further, in the present preferred example, the cleaning apparatus includes a cabinet 7, and the laundry treating device 4, the base station 1, the first water inlet device 2, the second water inlet device 5, the first water discharging device 3, and the second water discharging device 6 are all located in the cabinet 7. The casing 7 can play the effect of protection to cleaning equipment's spare part, and the removal and the transport of cleaning equipment of being convenient for, convenient transportation can promote cleaning equipment's whole aesthetic property simultaneously.

Further, the cleaning apparatus further includes a water level sensor 71 and a voice prompt device (not shown in the drawings), the water level sensor 71 is provided at the bottom inside the casing 7, the voice prompt device is configured to perform voice alarm prompt, whether water exists at the bottom inside the casing 7 is detected by the water level sensor 71, if water exists at the bottom of the casing 7, it is proved that water leakage occurs in the first water inlet device 2, the second water inlet device 5, the first water outlet device 3 or the second water outlet device 6, the water level information is detected by the water level sensor 71, and the water level information is transmitted to a controller of the cleaning apparatus, and the controller controls the voice prompt device to perform voice prompt to prompt a user that the cleaning apparatus is faulty.

In the preferred embodiment, the voice prompt device is connected to the casing 7, which is not limited, and the voice prompt device may be connected to the laundry treating device 4 or the base station 1, and the specific setting position of the voice prompt device may be set by a person skilled in the art according to the actual situation.

In another possible embodiment, the cleaning device does not include a voice prompt, the cleaning device includes a light prompt, the light prompt is disposed outside the housing 7, and if water is present at the bottom of the housing 7, the water level sensor 71 transmits information to a controller of the cleaning device, and the controller of the cleaning device controls the light prompt to illuminate to prompt the user.

With continued reference to fig. 4, the first water inlet device includes a first water inlet pipeline 21 and a first valve device 22 disposed on the first water inlet pipeline 21, and the first water inlet pipeline 21 is communicated with the base station 1; the second water inlet device 5 comprises a second water inlet pipeline 51 and a second valve device 52 arranged on the second water inlet pipeline 51, and the second water inlet pipeline 51 is communicated with the clothes treating device 4; the first water inlet pipe 21 is arranged so as to avoid the second water inlet pipe 51; the first valve device 22 is disposed so as to avoid the second valve device 52.

Specifically, the first water inlet pipe 21 is located at the upper left of the base station 1, at the left side of the cleaning apparatus, the first valve device 22 is located at the left end of the first water inlet pipe 21 for controlling the on-off state of the first water inlet pipe 21, the second water inlet pipe 51 is located at the upper right of the laundry treating apparatus 4, at the right side of the cleaning apparatus, the second valve device 52 is located at the right end of the second water inlet pipe 51 for controlling the on-off state of the second water inlet pipe 51.

When the laundry treating apparatus 4 is operated to feed water after the second water feed pipe 51 or the second valve device 52 is prevented from being failed due to the above-described configuration, water is dropped on the first water feed pipe 21 or the first valve device 22.

Further, the second drain device 6 includes a second drain line 61 and a third valve device 62, the second drain line 61 being located at a lower right side of the laundry treating device 4 and communicating with the laundry treating device 4, the third valve device 62 being capable of controlling an open/close state of the second drain line 61. The first water inlet device 2 and the first water outlet device 3 are arranged avoiding the second water outlet pipeline 61 and the third valve device 62, so as to avoid the failure of the second water outlet pipeline 61 or the third valve device 62, and water drops fall on the first water inlet device 2 and the first water outlet device 3.

It should be noted that the specific structure and types of the first valve device 22, the second valve device 52 and the third valve device 62 are not limited in the present utility model, and the first valve device 22, the second valve device 52 and the third valve device 62 may be electronic adjusting valves, solenoid valves, gate valves or butterfly valves, and may be set by those skilled in the art according to practical situations.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the laundry treatment apparatus 4 may be a washing machine, a washing and drying machine, a drum type washing machine or a pulsator type washing machine, or may be other apparatus capable of treating laundry, and the floor cleaning apparatus 8 may be a sweeper, a mopping machine, a sweeping and mopping machine or a washing machine, and may be set by those skilled in the art according to actual situations.

Thus far, the technical solution of the present utility model has been described in connection with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but it is easily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of protection of the present utility model is not limited to these specific embodiments. Equivalent modifications and substitutions for related technical features may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principles of the present utility model, and such modifications and substitutions will fall within the scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A cleaning apparatus, characterized in that the cleaning apparatus comprises a base station, a floor cleaning device and a first drainage device;

the sewage collection box is located above the outside of the base station.

2. The cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wastewater collection tank comprises a drain disposed below the wastewater collection tank.

3. The cleaning apparatus of claim 2, further comprising a drain valve configured to control an on-off state of the drain outlet with an exterior of the waste collection tank.

4. The cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wastewater collection tank is removably connected to the base station.

5. The cleaning apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a laundry treatment device and a second drain device,

6. The cleaning apparatus of claim 5, further comprising a first water inlet device in communication with the base station for supplying water into the base station,

7. The cleaning apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a second water inlet device, wherein the second water inlet device is in communication with the laundry treating device to supply water into the laundry treating device,

8. The cleaning apparatus of claim 7, wherein the first water inlet means and the first water outlet means are located on the same side of the cleaning apparatus, the second water inlet means and the second water outlet means are located on the same side of the cleaning apparatus,

9. The cleaning apparatus defined in any one of claims 1-8, wherein the cleaning apparatus comprises a housing, the base station and the first drain are both located within the housing.

10. The cleaning apparatus defined in claim 9, wherein the dirty water collection tank and the housing are removably connected.