CN219920959U - Cleaning equipment and cleaning system - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the application discloses cleaning equipment and a cleaning system, wherein the cleaning equipment is provided with a dust collection mode and a dust discharge mode, and comprises a shell component and a first switching valve, wherein the shell component is provided with a first dust collection cavity, a first channel and a second channel; the first switching valve is arranged at the junction of the first channel and the second channel, the first switching valve is provided with a first position and a second position, the first switching valve is provided with a communication channel, the communication channel is communicated with the first channel when the first switching valve is positioned at the first position, the first switching valve is used for cutting off the second channel, and the communication channel is communicated with the second channel when the first switching valve is positioned at the second position, and the first switching valve is used for cutting off the first channel; when in dust collection mode, the first switching valve is located at a first position, the first channel is communicated with the first dust collection cavity, and when in dust discharge mode, the first switching valve is located at a second position, and the second channel is communicated with the first dust collection cavity and the second dust collection cavity of the base station. The dust collection mode and the dust discharge mode of the embodiment of the application can be mutually independent, and the dust collection and discharge effects are better.

Description

Cleaning equipment and cleaning system

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of cleaning equipment, in particular to cleaning equipment and a cleaning system.

Background

Cleaning is often a daily routine that people need to face, and also directly affects the quality of their daily lives. People typically clean dust areas such as floors with various cleaning devices, such as: the dust and debris on the dust accumulation area are removed by cleaning equipment such as a dust collector, a sweeping robot and the like, and the dust and debris are collected and stored.

However, in the related art, when discharging the trash and sundries stored in the cleaning device, it is necessary to take down a dust cup for storing the trash and sundries on the cleaning device and install the trash and sundries on the cleaning device again after pouring out the trash and sundries in the dust cup, which is cumbersome to operate.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the utility model provides cleaning equipment and a cleaning system, which are used for solving the problem of complicated operation when garbage sundries stored in the cleaning equipment are discharged in the related art.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present utility model provides a cleaning apparatus, where the cleaning apparatus has a dust collection mode and a dust exhaust mode, and when in the dust exhaust mode, the cleaning apparatus is used in cooperation with a base station, and the base station includes a second dust collection chamber, and the cleaning apparatus includes:

A housing assembly forming a first dust collection chamber, a first passage and a second passage;

the first switching valve is arranged at the junction of the first channel and the second channel and is provided with a first position and a second position, the first switching valve comprises a communication channel, the communication channel is communicated with the first channel and the first switching valve cuts off the second channel when the first switching valve is positioned at the first position, and the communication channel is communicated with the second channel and the first switching valve cuts off the first channel when the first switching valve is positioned at the second position;

when the dust collection device is in the dust collection mode, the first switching valve is positioned at the first position, the first channel is communicated with the first dust collection cavity, and air flow enters the first dust collection cavity from the first channel so that garbage can enter the first dust collection cavity through the first channel; when the dust discharging mode is adopted, the first switching valve is positioned at the second position, the second channel is communicated with the first dust collecting cavity and the second dust collecting cavity, and air flow passes through the second channel from the first dust collecting cavity to enter the second dust collecting cavity again, so that garbage in the first dust collecting cavity can be discharged to the second dust collecting cavity through the second channel.

In some embodiments, the communication channel has a first port and a second port, the first port and the second port being in communication with the first channel when in the first position, and the first port and the second port being in communication with the second channel when in the second position.

In some embodiments, when in the dust collection mode, the first channel is communicated with the dust inlet of the first dust collection cavity, and when in the dust discharge mode, the second channel is communicated with the dust discharge port of the first dust collection cavity, and the first switching valve is arranged in the middle of the first channel and at one end, close to the dust discharge port, of the second channel.

In some of these embodiments, the first switching valve is rotatably coupled to the housing assembly, and the first switching valve rotates relative to the housing assembly to effect switching between the first position and the second position.

In some of these embodiments, the first switching valve is configured to be pushed by the base station when the cleaning device is mated with the base station, thereby enabling switching between the first position and the second position.

In some of these embodiments, further comprising:

The first transmission piece is connected with the first switching valve and is used for being pushed by the base station when the cleaning equipment is matched with the base station, so that the first switching valve is driven to switch between the first position and the second position.

In some embodiments, when the cleaning device is matched with the base station, one end of the first transmission member, which is close to the base station, is used for moving in a straight line direction under the pushing of the base station, and the first transmission member is connected with one end of the first switching valve and is used for driving the first switching valve to rotate relative to the shell assembly.

In some of these embodiments, in addition to the above-described embodiments,

the housing assembly is further formed with a third channel and a fourth channel, the cleaning apparatus further comprising:

a first negative pressure generating member;

the second switching valve is arranged at the junction of the third channel and the fourth channel and is provided with a third position and a fourth position, when the second switching valve is positioned at the third position, the second switching valve is used for conducting the third channel and cutting off the fourth channel, and when the second switching valve is positioned at the fourth position, the second switching valve is used for conducting the fourth channel and cutting off the third channel;

when the dust collection device is in the dust collection mode, the second switching valve is positioned at the third position, the third channel is communicated with the first dust collection cavity and the air suction inlet of the first negative pressure generating piece, and air flow enters the air suction inlet again from the first dust collection cavity to the third channel; when the dust discharging mode is adopted, the second switching valve is positioned at the fourth position, the fourth channel is communicated with the second dust collecting cavity and the air suction inlet, and air flow enters the air suction inlet again from the second dust collecting cavity to the fourth channel.

In some of these embodiments, the second switching valve is rotatably coupled to the housing assembly, and the second switching valve rotates relative to the housing assembly to effect switching between the third position and the fourth position.

In some of these embodiments, further comprising:

the first transmission part is connected with the first switching valve and is used for being pushed by the base station when the cleaning equipment is matched with the base station, so that the first switching valve is driven to rotate relative to the shell assembly to realize switching between the first position and the second position;

the second transmission part is connected with the second switching valve and is used for being pushed by the base station when the cleaning equipment is matched with the base station, so that the second switching valve is driven to rotate relative to the shell assembly to realize switching between the third position and the fourth position; or the second transmission part is used for being pushed by the first transmission part when the first transmission part drives the first switching valve to rotate relative to the shell assembly, so as to drive the second switching valve to rotate relative to the shell assembly, and the switching between the third position and the fourth position is realized.

In some of these embodiments, the cleaning device comprises:

a main body including the housing assembly and the first switching valve;

the frame body is detachably connected with the main body, the frame body comprises a rolling brush head and a vertical rod, and the rolling brush head is provided with a dust collection channel communicated with the first channel.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a cleaning system, including the cleaning device and the base station.

The cleaning equipment and the cleaning system can discharge the garbage in the first dust collection cavity to the second dust collection cavity of the base station, and compared with the prior art that the dust cup filled with the garbage is removed from the cleaning equipment and discharged, the cleaning equipment and the cleaning system can reduce the operation flow of manually disassembling the dust cup and improve the use experience of users. The first channel and the second channel are communicated by virtue of the communication channels in the dust collection mode and the dust discharge mode, so that the second channel is disconnected when the first channel is communicated, and the first channel is disconnected when the second channel is communicated, namely, the first channel and the second channel are not simultaneously communicated, so that the first channel is communicated and the second channel is not communicated in the dust collection mode, and the dust discharge and dust leakage of the cleaning equipment can be avoided; the second channel is conducted and the first channel is not conducted when the dust discharging mode is adopted, so that dust collection phenomenon of the cleaning equipment during dust discharging can be avoided. That is, the dust collection mode and the dust discharge mode of the cleaning device can be mutually independent, and the dust collection and dust discharge effects are better.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, it being obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the application, and that other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a cleaning system according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application in a dust collection mode;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a cleaning system according to an embodiment of the present application when the cleaning apparatus is in a dust-discharging mode;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application in a dust collection mode;

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application in a dust-removing mode;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a partial perspective view of a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application in a dust collection mode;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a partial perspective view of a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application in a dust-removing mode;

FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application in a dust-removing mode;

fig. 9 is a schematic perspective view of a cleaning system according to an embodiment of the application.

Reference numerals illustrate: 1. a cleaning system; 10. a cleaning device; 11. a housing assembly; 111. a first dust collection chamber; 1111. a dust inlet; 1112. a dust discharge port; 112. a first channel; 1121. a first sub-channel; 1122. a second sub-channel; 113. a second channel; 114. a dust inlet baffle; 115. a dust exhaust baffle; 116. a third channel; 117. a fourth channel; 12. a first switching valve; 121. a communication passage; 1211. a first port; 1212. a second port; 13. a first transmission member; 131. a first link; 132. a second link; 133. a slide block; 134. a protruding portion; 135. a first elastic member; 14. a first negative pressure generating member; 15. a second switching valve; 16. a second transmission member; 161. a third link; 162. a fourth link; 163. a slide block; 164. a second elastic member; 17. a slot; 20. a base station; 211. a second dust collection chamber; 212. a receiving groove; 22. a dust bag; 23. pushing the bulge; 24. and a proximity switch.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application will be given with reference to the accompanying drawings.

When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numbers in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary examples do not represent all implementations consistent with the application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the application as detailed in the accompanying claims.

Referring to fig. 1, a cleaning system 1 is provided in an embodiment of the present application, and the cleaning system 1 includes a cleaning apparatus 10 and a base station 20. The cleaning device 10 may be used for cleaning dust accumulation areas such as a floor, a sofa surface, a seat surface, and the like, and removing dust and other garbage on the dust accumulation areas; in particular, the cleaning apparatus 10 may aspirate and store the debris on the dust area for centralized disposal. The cleaning apparatus 10 may be a cleaner, a cleaning robot, etc., and the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto. The base station 20 may be connected to the cleaning device 10 for charging the cleaning device 10 and/or for sucking in waste stored in the cleaning device 10.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the cleaning apparatus 10 has a dust collection mode and a dust discharge mode, fig. 2 shows a schematic structural view of the cleaning apparatus 10 when in the dust collection mode, fig. 3 shows a schematic structural view of the cleaning apparatus 10 when in the dust discharge mode, and in combination with fig. 2, the cleaning apparatus 10 can be used to collect the dust in the dust collection area into the first dust collection chamber 111 thereof when in the dust collection mode; referring to fig. 3, when the cleaning apparatus 10 is in the dust discharging mode, the cleaning apparatus 10 is connected to the base station 20, and is configured to discharge the dust in the first dust collecting chamber 111 to the second dust collecting chamber 211 of the base station 20, so that compared with the related art that the dust cup containing the dust is removed from the cleaning apparatus and the dust is discharged, the operation flow of manually disassembling the dust cup can be reduced, and the user experience can be improved.

It should be noted that, the second dust collecting chamber 211 of the base station 20 may be provided with a dust bag 22, and the dust bag 22 is used for collecting the garbage from the first dust collecting chamber 111 for being taken out and poured out later. The dust bag 22 has a certain air permeability, so that air flows through the dust bag 22, and garbage can be left in the dust bag 22; alternatively, the dust bag 22 may be provided with an air outlet such that the air flow is exhausted through the air outlet and the waste may remain in the dust bag 22. Optionally, the dust bag 22 may be provided with a filter for allowing the air flow to pass through while the dust is blocked within the dust bag 22. The dust bag 22 may be provided with a secondary filter to increase the barrier effect to the waste. Because the base station 20 has a simpler structure, a larger available space, a more fixed placement position and the like than the cleaning device 10, the operation is more convenient when garbage is recovered into the base station 20 and taken out and discarded as compared with when garbage in the cleaning device is taken out and discarded directly.

Referring to fig. 2, the cleaning apparatus 10 includes a housing assembly 11 and a first switching valve 12, the housing assembly 11 is formed with a first dust collecting chamber 111, a first passage 112 and a second passage 113, the first switching valve 12 is disposed at the junction of the first passage 112 and the second passage 113, the first switching valve 12 includes a communication passage 121, and the first switching valve 12 has a first position and a second position. Referring to fig. 2, when the first switching valve 12 is in the first position, the communication passage 121 opens the first passage 112 and the first switching valve 12 closes the second passage 113, and referring to fig. 3, when the first switching valve 12 is in the second position, the communication passage 121 opens the second passage 113 and the first switching valve 12 closes the first passage 112. Thus, the on-off switching of the first channel 112 and the on-off switching of the second channel 113 can be realized by changing the position of the first switching valve 12, so that the control flow of the on-off switching of the first channel 112 and the on-off switching of the second channel 113 is simpler and more convenient.

Specifically, referring to fig. 2, when in the dust collection mode, the first switching valve 12 is in the first position, the first passage 112 is in communication with the first dust collection chamber 111, and the air flow enters the first dust collection chamber 111 from the first passage 112, so that the dust can enter the first dust collection chamber 111 through the first passage 112. Referring to fig. 3, when in the dust discharging mode, the first switching valve 12 is located at the second position, the second channel 113 is conducted, and the second channel 113 is communicated with both the first dust collecting cavity 111 and the second dust collecting cavity 211 of the base station 20, and the air flow passes from the first dust collecting cavity 111 to the second channel 113 and then enters the second dust collecting cavity 211, so that the garbage in the first dust collecting cavity 111 can be discharged to the second dust collecting cavity 211 through the second channel 113.

Since the first channel 112 and the second channel 113 are both connected by the communication channel 121, the second channel 113 will be disconnected when the first channel 112 is connected, and the first channel 112 will be disconnected when the second channel 113 is connected, i.e. the first channel 112 and the second channel 113 will not be simultaneously connected, so that the first channel 112 is connected and the second channel 113 is not connected when in the dust collection mode, and the dust discharge and leakage phenomena of the cleaning device 10 during dust collection can be avoided; and when the second channel 113 is conducted and the first channel 112 is not conducted in the dust discharging mode, the phenomenon that dust is sucked again when the cleaning device 10 discharges dust can be avoided. That is, the dust collection mode and the dust discharge mode of the cleaning apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present application can be independent, and the dust collection and dust discharge effects are better.

Alternatively, referring to fig. 4 and 5, the communication channel 121 has a first port 1211 and a second port 1212, and in combination with fig. 4, the first port 1211 and the second port 1212 are in communication with the first channel 112 when in the first position, and in combination with fig. 5, the first port 1211 and the second port 1212 are in communication with the second channel 113 when in the second position. In this way, the communication channel 121 may be a two-port channel directly, compared with the three-port and four-port channel schemes, the two ports of the communication channel 121 are in the airflow transmission path in the dust collection mode when in the first position and the two ports of the communication channel 121 are in the airflow transmission path in the dust removal mode when in the second position, so that no redundant exposed ports exist, and further, the sealing performance of the cleaning device 10 in the dust collection mode and the dust removal mode can be improved, and the dust collection efficiency and the dust removal efficiency of the cleaning device 10 are improved.

The extending direction of the communication channel 121 may be any direction, and may be flexibly adjusted according to specific requirements. For example, the extending direction of the communication passage 121 may be in a straight line direction, a fold line direction, an arc direction, or the like, which is not particularly limited.

The first switching valve 12 may be provided at a middle or end portion of the first passage 112. The first switching valve 12 may be provided at a middle or end portion of the second passage 113. It should be noted that, since the first channel 112 is used for carrying the garbage into the first dust collecting cavity 111, the second channel 113 is used for discharging the garbage in the first dust collecting cavity 111 into the second dust collecting cavity 211, when in the dust collecting mode, the first channel 112 is communicated with the dust inlet 1111 of the first dust collecting cavity 111, when in the dust discharging mode, the second channel 113 is communicated with the dust outlet 1112 of the first dust collecting cavity 111, in order to facilitate the dust inlet and the dust outlet of the first dust collecting cavity 111, the dust inlet 1111 and the dust outlet 1112 of the first dust collecting cavity 111 are generally arranged at intervals, so the design position of the first switching valve 12 will exclude the situation that the first switching valve is arranged at one end of the first channel 112 close to the dust inlet 1111 and the second channel 113 close to the dust outlet 1112, and mainly includes the following situations: the first switching valve 12 is disposed in the middle of the first passage 112 and the first switching valve 12 is disposed in the middle of the second passage 113; alternatively, the first switching valve 12 is provided in the middle of the first passage 112 and the first switching valve 12 is provided at either end of the second passage 113; alternatively, the first switching valve 12 is provided at either end of the first passage 112 and the first switching valve 12 is provided in the middle of the second passage 113; alternatively, the first switching valve 12 is disposed at an end portion of the first channel 112 near the dust inlet 1111 and the first switching valve 12 is disposed at an end portion of the second channel 113 far from the dust exhaust 1112; alternatively, the first switching valve 12 is provided at one end of the first passage 112 away from the dust inlet 1111 and the first switching valve 12 is provided at either end of the second passage 113.

The dust inlet 1111 and the dust exhaust outlet 1112 of the first dust collecting chamber 111 are arranged at intervals, which may be that the dust inlet 1111 of the first dust collecting chamber 111 is located above the dust exhaust outlet 1112, so that the garbage entering at the dust inlet 1111 above can sink to the bottom of the first dust collecting chamber 111, and the dust exhaust outlet 1112 below is convenient for exhausting more garbage in the first dust collecting chamber 111.

In the embodiment of the application, the first switching valve 12 is disposed in the middle of the first channel 112 and disposed at one end of the second channel 113 near the dust exhaust port 1112 of the first dust collecting cavity 111. Specifically, the first channel 112 includes a first sub-channel 1121 and a second sub-channel 1122, the first switching valve 12 is disposed between the first sub-channel 1121 and the second sub-channel 1122, and referring to fig. 4, the communication channel 121 of the first switching valve 12 connects the first sub-channel 1121 and the second sub-channel 1122 and cuts off the dust exhaust port 1112 from the second channel 113 when in the first position; referring to fig. 5, in the second position, the first switching valve 12 cuts off the first sub-passage 1121 from the second sub-passage 1122 and the communication passage 121 of the first switching valve 12 communicates the dust discharge port 1112 with the second passage 113.

Optionally, referring to fig. 4 and 5, a dust inlet 1111 of the first dust collecting chamber 111 is provided with a dust inlet baffle 114, the dust inlet baffle 114 is movably connected with the shell assembly 11, the dust inlet baffle 114 opens the dust inlet 1111 when in the dust collection mode, the dust inlet baffle 114 closes the dust inlet 1111 when in the dust exhaust mode, and the dust inlet baffle 114 can prevent part of air flow from entering the first channel 112 when in the dust exhaust mode, so that a large amount of air flow reaches the dust exhaust 1112, and the dust exhaust effect is improved.

Wherein, the dust inlet baffle 114 and the shell component 11 may be hinged, and the dust inlet baffle 114 may rotate relative to the shell component 11 due to the negative pressure suction effect of the first dust collecting cavity 111 when in the dust collection mode, so as to open the dust inlet 1111; the dust inlet shutter 114 may rotate with respect to the housing assembly 11 under its own weight to close the dust inlet 1111.

Optionally, in the dust collection mode, the opened dust inlet baffle 114 may be disposed obliquely upward along the airflow transmission path, so as to guide the airflow carrying the dust entering the first dust collection chamber 111, so that the dust falls to the bottom of the first dust collection chamber 111. Alternatively, in the dust collection mode, the outer edge of the dust inlet 1111 of the first dust collection chamber 111 may be disposed obliquely downward along the air flow transmission path so that the dust enters the first dust collection chamber 111. Alternatively, the angle between the dust inlet baffle 114 opened when in the dust suction mode and the outer edge of the dust inlet 1111 may be 50 ° to 80 °. For example, 50 °, 56 °, 67 °, 75 °, 80 °, and the like may be used, and this is not particularly limited.

Optionally, referring to fig. 4 and 5, a dust exhaust baffle 115 is disposed at the dust exhaust port 1112 of the first dust collecting chamber 111, the dust exhaust baffle 115 is movably connected with the shell assembly 11, the dust exhaust baffle 115 closes the dust exhaust port 1112 when in the dust collection mode, the dust exhaust baffle 115 opens the dust exhaust port 1112 when in the dust exhaust mode, and the arrangement of the dust exhaust baffle 115 can enable the negative pressure suction force when in the dust collection mode to act on the first channel 112 more effectively, so as to enhance the dust collection effect in the first channel 112.

Wherein, the dust exhaust baffle 115 and the shell component 11 can be hinged, and the dust exhaust baffle 115 can rotate relative to the shell component 11 to close the dust exhaust port 1112 when being driven by the first switching valve 12 when being switched from the second position to the first position; the dust discharging shutter 115 may be rotated with respect to the housing assembly 11 by the negative pressure suction force of the second dust collecting chamber 211 when in the dust discharging mode to open the dust discharging port 1112.

Alternatively, the dust exhaust baffle 115 opened in the dust exhaust mode may be located in the communication passage 121 of the first switching valve 12 to better guide the air flow and the garbage in the first dust collection chamber 111 to pass through the communication passage 121 to the second dust collection chamber 211. The dust discharging baffle 115 opened in the dust discharging mode may form a smooth transition flow guide with the communication passage 121, and one side inner wall of the communication passage 121 may be parallel to the dust discharging baffle 115.

Alternatively, the inner wall surface of the first dust collection chamber 111 at the dust discharge port 1112 and the communication passage 121 are tangentially transited in the circumferential direction so that the dust can smoothly pass through the communication passage 121.

The first passage 112 may extend in a substantially vertical direction in order to suck debris, such as the floor level, from the bottom of the cleaning device 10 into the cleaning device 10 at the dust inlet 1111 of the first dust collecting chamber 111. The second channel 113 may extend in a substantially horizontal direction to simplify the design route of the second channel 113. It should be noted that, for the cleaning apparatus 10 such as a vacuum cleaner, since the thickness of the cleaning apparatus 10 in the horizontal direction is generally designed to be narrower to reduce the size and weight of the cleaning apparatus 10, the length of the second channel 113 extending substantially in the horizontal direction may be designed to be shorter to be capable of accelerating the dust discharging efficiency of the cleaning apparatus 10.

The first switching valve 12 can be switched between the first position and the second position by any form of movement. For example, the first switching valve 12 may be switched between the first position and the second position by a rotational movement, a moving movement, or the like. In the embodiment of the present application, the first switching valve 12 is rotatably connected to the housing assembly 11, and the first switching valve 12 rotates relative to the housing assembly 11 to switch between the first position and the second position. Alternatively, to effect switching of the first switching valve 12 between the first position and the second position, the first switching valve 12 may be rotated at an angle of 60 ° to 90 ° relative to the housing assembly 11. For example, 60 °, 65 °, 74 °, 85 °, 90 °, and the like may be used, and this is not particularly limited.

Alternatively, the rotation axis of the first switching valve 12 relative to the housing assembly 11 may be substantially perpendicular to the fluid transmission direction of the communication passage 121 within the first switching valve 12, so as to control the rotation angle of the first switching valve 12 to enable the communication passage 121 to communicate with the first passage 112 or with the second passage 113.

The fluid transmission direction of the communication channel 121 may be a direction in which the first port 1211 of the communication channel 121 points to the second port 1212. The communication passage 121 may extend substantially in a straight line direction, a folding line direction, a curved line direction, or the like, and is not limited thereto.

The central axis of the first channel 112 and the central axis of the second channel 113 may be disposed in the same first plane, and the central axis of the first channel 112 and the central axis of the second channel 113 may be disposed at an included angle, where the first plane may be perpendicular to the rotation axis of the first switching valve 12 relative to the rotation axis of the housing assembly 11, so as to shorten the switching stroke of the first switching valve 12 between the first position and the second position, and improve the switching speed.

Alternatively, the axis of rotation of the first switching valve 12 relative to the housing assembly 11 is substantially parallel to the surface to be cleaned. The central axis of the first channel 112 and the central axis of the second channel 113 may be arranged substantially in a vertical plane.

Alternatively, the central axis of the first switching valve 12 may be substantially coincident with the rotational axis of the first switching valve 12 relative to the housing assembly 11, so that the gap between the first switching valve 12 and the housing assembly 11 may be substantially constant during rotation of the first switching valve 12 relative to the housing assembly 11, so as to facilitate improving the sealing performance between the first switching valve 12 and the housing assembly 11.

Alternatively, a sealing structure may be provided on the outer surface of the first switching valve 12. For example, in the first position, a seal structure may be provided on a portion of the outer surface of the first switching valve 12 corresponding to the outer edge of the second passage 113; in the second position, a sealing structure may be provided on a portion of the outer surface of the first switching valve 12 corresponding to the outer edge of the first passage 112. Of course, when in the first position, a part of the outer surface of the first switching valve 12 corresponding to the outer edge of the second channel 113 may be the same as a part of the outer surface of the first switching valve 12 corresponding to the outer edge of the first channel 112, so that the installation area of the sealing structure may be reduced, and the manufacturing cost may be reduced.

The switching of the first switching valve 12 between the first position and the second position may be performed by manual driving, or may be performed by electric driving, which may be performed by means of a motor or the like, which is not particularly limited.

In the embodiment of the present application, the first switching valve 12 is used to be pushed by the base station 20 when the cleaning device 10 is matched with the base station 20, so as to switch between the first position and the second position; it should be noted that the pushing of the base station 20 may be pushing along a straight line, and the like, which is not limited. Wherein the movement in the linear direction includes, but is not limited to, pushing in a horizontal direction, pushing in a vertical direction, or pushing along other planned paths to effect the linkage of the first switching valve 12 when the base station 20 is mated with the cleaning device 10. By driving the first switching valve 12 between the first position and the second position by the base station 20, the manufacturing cost can be effectively reduced and the structural design can be simplified compared with the case that the position switching of the first switching valve 12 is realized by additionally specially arranging components. Moreover, if the base station 20 can drive the first switching valve 12 to switch from the first position to the second position when the cleaning device 10 is matched with the base station 20 each time, that is, the second channel 113 of the cleaning device 10 is in a conducting state, the cleaning device 10 can be made to perform dust removal preparation work, which is beneficial to smooth proceeding of a dust removal mode and improving dust removal efficiency.

Optionally, referring to fig. 6, the cleaning apparatus 10 further includes a first transmission member 13, where the first transmission member 13 is connected to the first switching valve 12, and the first transmission member 13 is configured to be pushed by the base station 20 when the cleaning apparatus 10 is matched with the base station 20, so as to drive the first switching valve 12 to switch between the first position and the second position. The arrangement of the first transmission member 13 makes the arrangement of the first switching valve 12 more flexible without the need for direct contact with the base station 20 when the cleaning device 10 is mated with the base station 20.

It should be noted that, when the cleaning apparatus 10 is engaged with the base station 20, the base station 20 may apply a force along the first direction to the first transmission member 13 to operate the first transmission member, so as to drive the first switching valve 12 to switch between the first position and the second position. Wherein the first direction may be a straight line direction, for example, a horizontal direction or a vertical direction, etc.; the first direction may be a circumferential direction, and is not particularly limited.

Since the cleaning device 10 generally adopts a linear direction of movement of the cleaning device 10 to gradually engage the base station 20 during engagement with the base station 20, the first direction is preferably a linear direction when the first transmission member 13 is driven to operate by the base station 20.

Alternatively, during engagement of the cleaning apparatus 10 with the base station 20, the cleaning apparatus 10 is moved generally vertically from up to down to progressively engage the base station 20. Long studies by the inventors have found that by designing the axis of rotation of the first switching valve 12 relative to the housing assembly 11 to be generally parallel to the surface to be cleaned, it is more advantageous for the first switching valve 12 to be rotated relative to the housing assembly 11 to effect switching between the first and second positions.

Specifically, when the first switching valve 12 rotates relative to the housing assembly 11 to switch between the first position and the second position, and the first transmission member 13 is operated by applying a force in a linear direction to the first transmission member 13, the first transmission member 13 may include any mechanism capable of converting a linear motion into a rotational motion, for example, the first transmission member 13 may include a first crank block mechanism, a rack and pinion mechanism, or the like, which is not particularly limited.

For example, referring to fig. 6, the first transmission member 13 includes a first link 131, a second link 132, and a slider 133, one end of the first link 131 is fixedly connected with the first switching valve 12, the other end of the first link 131 is hinged with the second link 132, the other end of the second link 132 is hinged with the slider 133, and the slider 133 is slidably connected with the housing assembly 11 along the first direction. In this solution, during the cooperation of the cleaning device 10 with the base station 20, the base station 20 may directly act on the slider 133 of the first transmission member 13, thereby driving the slider 133 to move relative to the housing assembly 11, so as to further drive the first switching valve 12 to rotate to switch between the first position and the second position.

It should be noted that, the second connecting rod 132 may be fixed to the slider 133, and one end of the second connecting rod 132 may be rotatably connected to the first connecting rod 131 through a long hole, which is a common alternative for those skilled in the art, and not described in detail herein.

Alternatively, the first transmission member 13 may be provided with a protrusion 134, and the protrusion 134 is configured to be pushed by the base station 20 when the cleaning apparatus 10 is engaged with the base station 20, so as to drive the first switching valve 12 to switch between the first position and the second position. The provision of the projection 134 facilitates contact with the base station 20 when the cleaning apparatus 10 is mated with the base station 20, improving reliability of driving the first transmission member 13 when the cleaning apparatus 10 is mated with the base station 20. Wherein, when the first transmission member 13 includes the slider 133, the protrusion 134 may be disposed on the slider 133.

It should be noted that, when the cleaning apparatus 10 is matched with the base station 20, the base station 20 may be used to drive the first transmission member 13 to operate so as to drive the first switching valve 12 to switch from the first position to the second position. The first transmission member 13 may be used to drive the first switching valve 12 from the second position to the first position, and in addition to the action of the base station 20, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, the first transmission member 135 may also be used to implement the action of elastic restoring force of the first elastic member 135, where the first elastic member 135 may be a tension spring, etc., and this is not limited in particular. Specifically, when the first transmission member 13 includes the first slider-crank mechanism and the first elastic member 135, one end of the first elastic member 135 may be connected to the housing assembly 11, and the other end of the first elastic member 135 may be connected to the slider 133.

Referring again to fig. 4 and 5, the cleaning apparatus 10 further includes a first negative pressure generating member 14, the first negative pressure generating member 14 is connected to the housing assembly 11, in the dust collection mode, the suction inlet of the first negative pressure generating member 14 is used to communicate with the first dust collection chamber 111, and air flow enters the suction inlet of the first negative pressure generating member 14 from the first dust collection chamber 111, so that when the first negative pressure generating member 14 is operated, the first dust collection chamber 111 can form negative pressure, and further, garbage can enter the first dust collection chamber 111 through the first passage 112. The first negative pressure generating member 14 may be a fan or the like, and is not particularly limited.

In the dust discharging mode, the second dust collecting chamber 211 needs to form a negative pressure so that the dust in the first dust collecting chamber 111 can enter the second dust collecting chamber 211 under the action of the negative pressure suction force. Wherein, the negative pressure formed by the second dust collecting cavity 211 and the negative pressure formed by the first dust collecting cavity 111 can be realized by the same negative pressure generating piece, so that the use quantity of the negative pressure generating pieces is reduced, and the production and manufacturing cost is reduced. The negative pressure formed by the second dust collection chamber 211 and the negative pressure formed by the first dust collection chamber 111 can also be realized by different negative pressure generating parts; for example, the negative pressure of the second dust collecting chamber 211 is formed by a second negative pressure generating member (not shown), specifically, in the dust discharging mode, the suction inlet of the second negative pressure generating member is used to communicate with the second dust collecting chamber 211, and the air flow enters the suction inlet of the second negative pressure generating member from the second dust collecting chamber 211, so that the second dust collecting chamber 211 can form a negative pressure when the second negative pressure generating member is operated. The second negative pressure generating member may be mounted on the cleaning apparatus 10 or the base station 20, and is not particularly limited.

In the embodiment of the present application, the negative pressure formed by the second dust collecting chamber 211 and the negative pressure formed by the first dust collecting chamber 111 are realized by the same negative pressure generating member, that is, all realized by the first negative pressure generating member 14. Further, referring to fig. 4 and 5, the cleaning apparatus 10 further includes a second switching valve 15, the housing assembly 11 is further formed with a third channel 116 and a fourth channel 117, the second switching valve 15 is disposed at a junction of the third channel 116 and the fourth channel 117, the second switching valve 15 has a third position and a fourth position, when in the third position, the second switching valve 15 is conducted to the third channel 116 and cut off the fourth channel 117, and when in the fourth position, the second switching valve 15 is conducted to the fourth channel 117 and cuts off the third channel 116. Thus, the on-off switching of the third channel 116 and the on-off switching of the fourth channel 117 can be realized by changing the position of the second switching valve 15, so that the control flow of the on-off switching of the third channel 116 and the on-off switching of the fourth channel 117 is simpler and more convenient.

Specifically, referring to fig. 4, when in the dust collection mode, the second switching valve 15 is located at the third position, the third channel 116 is in communication with the first dust collection chamber 111 and the suction inlet of the first negative pressure generating member 14, and the air flow enters the suction inlet of the first negative pressure generating member 14 from the third channel 116 through the first dust collection chamber 111; referring to fig. 5, when in the dust exhaust mode, the second switching valve 15 is located at the fourth position, the fourth channel 117 is in communication with the second dust collecting chamber 211 and the suction inlet of the first negative pressure generating member 14, and the air flow passes through the second dust collecting chamber 211 and enters the suction inlet of the first negative pressure generating member 14 through the fourth channel 117. The on-off switching of the third channel 116 and the on-off switching of the fourth channel 117 through the second switching valve 15 can realize dust collection and dust discharge through the first negative pressure generating part 14 both in the dust collection mode and in the dust discharge mode, and the dust collection and dust discharge device is simple in design structure and convenient to control.

The structure of the second switching valve 15 may be similar to that of the first switching valve 12, for example, a communication channel is also provided in the second switching valve 15, and the second switching valve 15 may implement that the internal communication channel is communicated with the third channel 116 or with the fourth channel 117 when switching between the third position and the fourth position, which will not be described herein. The communication passage in the second switching valve 15 may be a two-port passage, a three-port passage, or the like, which is not particularly limited.

The second switching valve 15 can be switched between the third position and the fourth position by an arbitrary movement pattern. For example, the second switching valve 15 may be switched between the third position and the fourth position by a rotational movement, a moving movement, or the like. In the embodiment of the present application, the second switching valve 15 is rotatably connected to the housing assembly 11, and the second switching valve 15 rotates relative to the housing assembly 11 to switch between the third position and the fourth position.

Alternatively, the central axis of the second switching valve 15 may be substantially coincident with the rotational axis of the second switching valve 15 relative to the housing assembly 11, so that the gap between the second switching valve 15 and the housing assembly 11 may be substantially maintained during rotation of the second switching valve 15 relative to the housing assembly 11, so as to facilitate improving the sealing performance between the second switching valve 15 and the housing assembly 11.

Alternatively, a sealing structure may be provided on an outer surface of the second switching valve 15. For example, in the third position, a seal structure may be provided on a part of the surface of the second switching valve 15 corresponding to the outer edge of the fourth passage 117; a sealing structure may be provided on a part of the outer surface of the second switching valve 15 corresponding to the outer edge of the third passage 116 in the fourth position.

The switching of the second switching valve 15 between the third position and the fourth position may be performed by manual driving, which may be performed by a motor or the like, or may be performed by electric driving, which is not particularly limited. It should be noted that, the second switching valve 15 may also be used to be pushed by the base station 20 when the cleaning device 10 is matched with the base station 20, so as to switch between the third position and the fourth position, and the driving scheme is similar to the driving scheme that the first switching valve 12 is used to be pushed by the base station 20 when the cleaning device 10 is matched with the base station 20, so as to switch between the first position and the second position, and will not be repeated herein.

In an embodiment of the present application, referring to fig. 6, the cleaning apparatus 10 further includes a second transmission member 16, where the second transmission member 16 is connected to the second switching valve 15 and is used to drive the second switching valve 15 to switch between the third position and the fourth position. The second transmission member 16 may be configured to be pushed by the base station 20 when the cleaning apparatus 10 is engaged with the base station 20, so as to drive the second switching valve 15 to switch between the third position and the fourth position. The second transmission member 16 may also be used to drive the second switching valve 15 to switch between the third position and the fourth position by pushing the first transmission member 13 when the first transmission member 13 drives the first switching valve 12 to rotate relative to the housing assembly 11.

Specifically, when the first transmission member 13 drives the first switching valve 12 to switch from the first position to the second position, the first transmission member 13 also drives the second transmission member 16 to move, so that the second transmission member 16 drives the second switching valve 15 to switch from the third position to the fourth position; and/or, when the first transmission member 13 drives the first switching valve 12 to switch from the second position to the first position, the first transmission member 13 further drives the second transmission member 16 to move, so that the second transmission member 16 drives the second switching valve 15 to switch from the fourth position to the third position.

For example, the first transmission member 13 includes a first link 131, a second link 132, and a slider 133, the second transmission member 16 includes a third link 161, a fourth link 162, and a slider 163, and the connection manner among the third link 161, the fourth link 162, and the slider 163 is similar to that of the first link 131, the second link 132, and the slider 133, for example, the fourth link 162 and the slider 163 may be fixed as a whole, and the fourth link 162 may be rotatably connected to the third link 161 through an elongated hole, so that the slider 163 of the second transmission member 16 may be driven to move during the movement of the slider 133 of the first transmission member 13, and the third link 161 of the second transmission member 16 may be further rotated to drive the second switching valve 15 to switch between the third position and the fourth position. The slider 133 of the first transmission member 13 and the slider 163 of the second transmission member 16 may be integrally connected, or the slider 133 of the first transmission member 13 and the slider 163 of the second transmission member 16 may be separately disposed and abutted to each other, so that the first dust collecting chamber 111 may be easily assembled and disassembled on the housing assembly 11.

It should be noted that, the second transmission member 16 may drive the second switching valve 15 to switch from the third position to the fourth position by the first transmission member 13, and the second transmission member 16 may drive the second switching valve 15 to switch from the fourth position to the third position by the first transmission member 13, which may be achieved by the elastic restoring force of the second elastic member 164, or the like, in addition to the driving of the second transmission member 13, with reference to fig. 6 and 7, where the second elastic member 164 may be a tension spring, or the like, which is not limited in particular. Specifically, when the second transmission member 16 includes the second slider-crank mechanism 133 and the second elastic member 164, one end of the second elastic member 164 may be connected to the housing assembly 11, and the other end may be connected to the slider 133 of the second slider-crank mechanism.

Optionally, the cleaning apparatus 10 includes two first transmission members 13, where the two first transmission members 13 are located on opposite sides of the first switching valve 12, so that the first switching valve 12 can be driven by the two first transmission members 13 to switch between the first position and the second position, so that the position of the first switching valve 12 is switched more smoothly.

Optionally, the cleaning apparatus 10 includes two second transmission members 16, where the two second transmission members 16 are located on opposite sides of the second switching valve 15, so that the second switching valve 15 can be driven by the two second transmission members 16 to switch between the third position and the fourth position, so that the position switching of the second switching valve 15 is smoother. When the cleaning device 10 includes two first transmission members 13 and two second transmission members 16, the two second transmission members 16 and the two first transmission members 13 may be disposed in one-to-one correspondence, so that a first transmission member 13 and a second transmission member 16 may be associated with each other.

Optionally, referring to fig. 8, the housing assembly 11 is covered with the first transmission member 13 and the second transmission member 16, and the protrusion 134 of the first transmission member 13 is exposed to the housing assembly 11, so that when the cleaning apparatus 10 is matched with the base station 20, the protrusion 134 is pushed by the base station 20, and the first switching valve 12 is switched between the first position and the second position, and the second switching valve 15 is switched between the third position and the fourth position.

Optionally, the base station 20 is provided with a pushing protrusion 23, and the pushing protrusion 23 is configured to switch the first switching valve 12 between the first position and the second position when the base station 20 is matched with the cleaning device 10, so as to facilitate the cleaning device 10 and the base station 20 to be matched in place and quickly enter the dust discharging mode.

Optionally, the cleaning device 10 is provided with a groove 17 corresponding to the pushing protrusion 23, and when the base station 20 is matched with the cleaning device 10, the pushing protrusion 23 is located in the groove 17 of the cleaning device 10, so as to enhance connection tightness between the base station 20 and the cleaning device 10.

Optionally, the base station 20 is provided with a proximity switch 24, the proximity switch 24 may be used to detect if the cleaning device 10 is docked with the base station 20. By cooperation of the proximity switch 24 and the push protrusion 23, the connection accuracy of the cleaning device 10 with the base station 20 can be ensured.

Optionally, the base station 20 is provided with a receiving groove 212 for receiving the cleaning device 10, so as to promote the connection stability of the cleaning device 10 and the base station 20. The pushing protrusion 23 and the proximity switch 24 are disposed in the accommodating groove 212.

The cleaning apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present application may be a hand suction cleaner, a stick cleaner, or the like, and is not limited thereto. Alternatively, part of the stick cleaner may be formed as a handy cleaner to enable flexible changeover according to user's needs. For example, a stick-type cleaner may be used when cleaning a dust-collecting area such as a floor surface; when the dust accumulation areas such as the sofa surface, the seat surface and the like are cleaned, the hand-held suction dust collector on the rod-type dust collector can be detached for use. This scheme is disclosed in the related art, and will not be described in detail.

When the cleaning apparatus 10 is a stick type cleaner, and a portion of the stick type cleaner may be formed as a hand-held cleaner, the housing assembly 11 and the first and second switching valves 12 and 15 may be provided on the hand-held cleaner, so that on-off control of the passage may be achieved through position switching of the first and second switching valves 12 and 15 when the stick type cleaner and the hand-held cleaner are used.

In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "first," "second," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art. Furthermore, in the description of the present application, unless otherwise indicated, "a plurality" means two or more. "and/or", describes an association relationship of an association object, and indicates that there may be three relationships, for example, a and/or B, and may indicate: a exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone. The character "/" generally indicates that the context-dependent object is an "or" relationship.

The foregoing disclosure is illustrative of the present application and is not to be construed as limiting the scope of the application, which is defined by the appended claims.

Claims (12)

1. A cleaning device having a dust collection mode and a dust removal mode, wherein the cleaning device is adapted for use with a base station, the base station including a second dust collection chamber, the cleaning device comprising:

A housing assembly forming a first dust collection chamber, a first passage and a second passage;

the first switching valve is arranged at the junction of the first channel and the second channel and is provided with a first position and a second position, the first switching valve comprises a communication channel, the communication channel is communicated with the first channel and the first switching valve cuts off the second channel when the first switching valve is positioned at the first position, and the communication channel is communicated with the second channel and the first switching valve cuts off the first channel when the first switching valve is positioned at the second position;

when the dust collection device is in the dust collection mode, the first switching valve is positioned at the first position, the first channel is communicated with the first dust collection cavity, and air flow enters the first dust collection cavity from the first channel so that garbage can enter the first dust collection cavity through the first channel; when the dust discharging mode is adopted, the first switching valve is positioned at the second position, the second channel is communicated with the first dust collecting cavity and the second dust collecting cavity, and air flow passes through the second channel from the first dust collecting cavity to enter the second dust collecting cavity again, so that garbage in the first dust collecting cavity can be discharged to the second dust collecting cavity through the second channel.

2. The cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the communication channel has a first port and a second port, the first port and the second port being in communication with the first channel when in the first position and the first port and the second port being in communication with the second channel when in the second position.

3. The cleaning apparatus of claim 2, wherein in the dust collection mode, the first passage is in communication with a dust inlet of the first dust collection chamber, and in the dust discharge mode, the second passage is in communication with a dust discharge of the first dust collection chamber, and a first switching valve is provided in a middle portion of the first passage and at an end of the second passage adjacent to the dust discharge.

4. The cleaning apparatus defined in claim 1, wherein the first switch valve is rotatably coupled to the housing assembly, the first switch valve being rotatable relative to the housing assembly to effect switching between the first position and the second position.

5. The cleaning apparatus of claim 4, wherein the first switching valve is configured to be pushed by the base station when the cleaning apparatus is mated with the base station to thereby effect switching between the first position and the second position.

6. The cleaning apparatus as recited in claim 5, further comprising:

the first transmission piece is connected with the first switching valve and is used for being pushed by the base station when the cleaning equipment is matched with the base station, so that the first switching valve is driven to switch between the first position and the second position.

7. The cleaning apparatus of claim 6, wherein an end of the first transmission member adjacent the base station is adapted to move in a linear direction under the urging of the base station when the cleaning apparatus is mated with the base station, the first transmission member being coupled to an end of the first switching valve for driving the first switching valve to rotate relative to the housing assembly.

8. The cleaning apparatus defined in claim 1, wherein the housing assembly is further formed with a third channel and a fourth channel, the cleaning apparatus further comprising:

a first negative pressure generating member;

the second switching valve is arranged at the junction of the third channel and the fourth channel and is provided with a third position and a fourth position, when the second switching valve is positioned at the third position, the second switching valve is used for conducting the third channel and cutting off the fourth channel, and when the second switching valve is positioned at the fourth position, the second switching valve is used for conducting the fourth channel and cutting off the third channel;

When the dust collection device is in the dust collection mode, the second switching valve is positioned at the third position, the third channel is communicated with the first dust collection cavity and the air suction inlet of the first negative pressure generating piece, and air flow enters the air suction inlet again from the first dust collection cavity to the third channel; when the dust discharging mode is adopted, the second switching valve is positioned at the fourth position, the fourth channel is communicated with the second dust collecting cavity and the air suction inlet, and air flow enters the air suction inlet again from the second dust collecting cavity to the fourth channel.

9. The cleaning apparatus defined in claim 8, wherein the second switch valve is rotatably coupled to the housing assembly, the second switch valve being rotatable relative to the housing assembly to effect switching between the third position and the fourth position.

10. The cleaning apparatus as recited in claim 8, further comprising:

the first transmission part is connected with the first switching valve and is used for being pushed by the base station when the cleaning equipment is matched with the base station, so that the first switching valve is driven to rotate relative to the shell assembly to realize switching between the first position and the second position;

The second transmission part is connected with the second switching valve and is used for being pushed by the base station when the cleaning equipment is matched with the base station, so that the second switching valve is driven to rotate relative to the shell assembly to realize switching between the third position and the fourth position; or the second transmission part is used for being pushed by the first transmission part when the first transmission part drives the first switching valve to rotate relative to the shell assembly, so as to drive the second switching valve to rotate relative to the shell assembly, and the switching between the third position and the fourth position is realized.

11. The cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cleaning apparatus comprises:

a main body including the housing assembly and the first switching valve;

the frame body is detachably connected with the main body, the frame body comprises a rolling brush head and a vertical rod, and the rolling brush head is provided with a dust collection channel communicated with the first channel.

12. A cleaning system comprising a cleaning apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 11 and a base station.