CN220778239U - Cleaning system, cleaning robot, and main body thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cleaning system, a cleaning robot and a main body thereof, wherein the cleaning robot comprises: a housing assembly having a receiving chamber formed therein; the dust collecting container comprises a first dust collecting container and a second dust collecting container which can be selectively arranged in the accommodating cavity, and each dust collecting container is provided with a recognition part; the identification module is arranged on the shell assembly and comprises a first identification module and a second identification module; the first identification module is used for being matched with the identification part on the first dust collection container so as to identify the first dust collection container; the second recognition module is used for being matched with the recognition part on the second dust collection container so as to recognize the second dust collection container. The cleaning robot of this scheme can compatible multiple dust collection container of installation to can conveniently discern the kind that holds the dust collection container of intracavity installation, thereby conveniently match different control logics to different dust collection containers, can satisfy different users' dust collection demand, or the different dust collection demand of user, provide diversified use experience.

Description

Cleaning system, cleaning robot, and main body thereof

Technical Field

The embodiment of the utility model relates to the technical field of cleaning equipment, in particular to a cleaning system, a cleaning robot and a main body of the cleaning robot.

Background

Along with the development of science and technology, various robots are widely applied to various industries, and also walk into the work and life of people, so that great convenience is brought to the life of people. For example, the robot may clean a designated area and collect dust and the like.

The dust collecting container for collecting the garbage by the sweeping robot mainly has two structures, namely a dust bag and a dust box, for example, the dust box can be repeatedly used, and when the dust box is filled with the garbage, the dust box can be recycled only by cleaning the dust box; the dust collection mode of the dust bag does not need to frequently clean the dust box, and only the dust bag needs to be replaced after the garbage is filled, so that the dust bag is convenient and trouble-saving.

At present, a sweeping robot generally selects one of dust collection containers to collect garbage. However, the use experience brought by different dust collecting containers is different for consumers, and the sweeping robot capable of installing only a single type of dust collecting container cannot meet the use requirements of all consumers, and the use experience is affected.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above-described disadvantages of the related art, the present utility model provides a cleaning system, a cleaning robot, and a main body thereof, which can mount a plurality of different types of dust collecting containers and recognize the types of dust collecting containers mounted thereon, providing diversified use experiences.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

a first aspect of an embodiment of the present utility model provides a cleaning robot, including:

a housing assembly having a receiving chamber formed therein;

the dust collecting container comprises a first dust collecting container and a second dust collecting container which can be selectively installed in the accommodating cavity, and identification parts are respectively arranged on the dust collecting containers;

the identification module is arranged on the shell assembly and comprises a first identification module and a second identification module;

the first identification module is used for being matched with the identification part on the first dust collection container so as to identify the first dust collection container; the second recognition module is used for being matched with the recognition part on the second dust collection container so as to recognize the second dust collection container.

As one embodiment, the first recognition module includes an infrared sensor facing the accommodating cavity, and the infrared sensor includes a transmitting part for transmitting infrared light and a receiving part for receiving infrared light.

As one embodiment, the first dust collecting container is provided with a first identification part, and the first identification part is used for reflecting the infrared light emitted by the emitting part back to the receiving part.

As one embodiment, the second recognition module includes a hall sensor, and the recognition part of the second dust collection container includes a magnet corresponding to the hall sensor; the Hall sensor is used for judging whether the second dust collection container is installed in the accommodating cavity or not according to the detected magnetic field intensity.

As one embodiment, the second dust collection container comprises a first dust box and a second dust box, and the first dust box and the second dust box can be selectively installed in the accommodating cavity; the first dust box is used for accommodating garbage cleaned by the cleaning robot on a surface to be cleaned; the second dust box is used for containing the garbage cleaned by the cleaning robot on the surface to be cleaned, and is provided with a dust collecting port, and the dust collecting port is used for being in butt joint with a dust collecting opening on the base station so that the base station can suck the garbage in the second dust box into a dust collecting bag of the base station;

the identification part of the first dust box comprises a first magnet corresponding to the Hall sensor, the identification part of the second dust box comprises a second magnet corresponding to the Hall sensor, and the magnetic field strengths of the first magnet and the second magnet are different.

As one embodiment, the second dust collecting container is a dust box, and the second dust collecting container comprises a dust box body and a filter element, and the filter element is detachably arranged at an air outlet of the dust box body;

the filter element is provided with a second identification part, and the second identification part is used for reflecting infrared light emitted by the emission part back to the receiving part.

As one implementation manner, the first recognition module and the second recognition module both comprise sensors;

the first recognition module is different from the second recognition module in type of the sensor; or the sensors on the first recognition module and the second recognition module are respectively opposite to different areas of the accommodating cavity so as to correspond to the recognition parts positioned at different positions on the first dust collecting container and the second dust collecting container.

As one implementation mode, the first recognition module and the second recognition module are arranged on the same circuit board.

As one embodiment, the housing assembly comprises a partition plate forming one side wall of the accommodating cavity, and an extraction opening communicated with an air outlet on the dust collecting container is arranged on the partition plate; the first recognition module and the second recognition module are located on one side, facing away from the accommodating cavity, of the partition board, and are arranged at intervals with the partition board.

As one embodiment, the cleaning robot further includes a light-transmitting lens; be equipped with the light trap on the baffle, the printing opacity lens install in the light trap, the edge of printing opacity lens with the hole edge sealing connection of light trap, the printing opacity lens is used for supplying infrared sensor's infrared light passes through.

As one embodiment, the first dust collecting container is a dust bag, and the second dust collecting container is a dust box.

As one embodiment, the cleaning robot further includes:

the dust collection fan is used for pumping negative pressure to a dust collection container arranged in the accommodating cavity;

and the first controller is used for controlling the dust suction fan to operate at a first power when the first dust collection container is arranged in the accommodating cavity, and controlling the dust suction fan to operate at a second power when the second dust collection container is arranged in the accommodating cavity, wherein the first power is larger than the second power.

A second aspect of an embodiment of the present utility model provides a cleaning robot including:

a housing assembly having a receiving chamber formed therein;

the infrared sensor is arranged on the shell assembly and comprises a transmitting part for transmitting infrared light and a receiving part for receiving the infrared light;

The dust collecting container is provided with an identification part; the identification part is used for reflecting the infrared light emitted by the emission part back to the receiving part.

The infrared sensor comprises a light-transmitting lens, wherein a light-transmitting hole is formed in one cavity wall of the accommodating cavity, the light-transmitting lens is installed in the light-transmitting hole, the edge of the light-transmitting lens is in sealing connection with the hole edge of the light-transmitting hole, and the light-transmitting lens is used for infrared light of the infrared sensor to pass through.

A third aspect of an embodiment of the present utility model is to provide a main body of a cleaning robot, including:

a housing assembly forming a receiving chamber, the receiving chamber being selectively mountable with different kinds of dust collecting containers, each of the dust collecting containers being provided with a recognition part, respectively;

the identification module is arranged on the shell assembly and comprises a first identification module and a second identification module;

the first identification module is used for being matched with the identification part on the first dust collection container so as to identify the first dust collection container; the second recognition module is used for being matched with the recognition part on the second dust collection container so as to recognize the second dust collection container.

A fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present utility model is to provide a cleaning system comprising a base station, and a cleaning robot as described in any one of the above; the base station is used for stopping the cleaning robot and nursing the cleaning robot. A fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present utility model is to provide a cleaning system including a cleaning robot and a base station;

The cleaning robot includes:

a housing assembly having a receiving chamber formed therein and a dust collecting opening communicating with the receiving chamber;

the dust collecting containers can be selectively arranged in the accommodating cavity, the dust collecting containers are respectively provided with an identification part, and each dust collecting container comprises a first dust box provided with a dust collecting port;

the identification module is used for being matched with the identification part on each dust collection container so as to identify the type of the dust collection container;

the base station includes:

a dust collection fan;

a dust collecting bag connected with the dust collecting fan;

a dust collection channel which communicates the dust collection bag with the dust collection opening;

and the second controller is connected with the dust collection fan and is used for starting the dust collection fan when the identification module identifies that the dust collection container in the accommodating cavity is the first dust box.

The cleaning robot provided by the embodiment of the utility model can be compatible with and provided with a plurality of dust collecting containers, a user can flexibly select the dust collecting containers according to the needs, and after the dust collecting containers are installed on the cleaning robot body, the types of the dust collecting containers installed in the accommodating cavity can be conveniently identified by utilizing the matching of the identification module on the cleaning robot body and the identification parts on different dust collecting containers, so that different control logics can be conveniently matched for different dust collecting containers, the dust collecting requirements of different users can be met, or the different dust collecting requirements of the users can be met, and diversified use experience can be provided.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a cleaning robot according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 2 shows a structural exploded view of a cleaning robot according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 3 is a schematic view showing the structure of the inside of a cleaning robot according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 4 is a schematic view showing the structure of the inside of another cleaning robot according to the embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 5 shows a schematic view of the structure of the inside of a further cleaning robot according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 6A shows a schematic structural view of a dust container according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 6B is a schematic view showing the structure of another dust container according to the embodiment of the present utility model;

the achievement of the objects, functional features and advantages of the present utility model will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in conjunction with the embodiments.

Detailed Description

In the present utility model, the terms "disposed," "provided," and "connected" are to be construed broadly. For example, it may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or a unitary construction; may be a mechanical connection, or an electrical connection; may be directly connected, or indirectly connected through intervening media, or may be in internal communication between two devices, elements, or components. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

The terms "center," "longitudinal," "transverse," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "circumferential," and the like are used in terms of orientation or positional relationship as indicated on the drawings, merely for convenience of description and to simplify the description, and do not denote or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present application.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless explicitly defined otherwise.

Also, some of the terms described above may be used to indicate other meanings in addition to orientation or positional relationships, for example, the term "upper" may also be used to indicate some sort of attachment or connection in some cases. The specific meaning of these terms in the present utility model will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

The present utility model will be described in further detail with reference to the drawings and examples, in order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present utility model more apparent. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the utility model.

The cleaning device according to the embodiments of the present application may be a cleaning device including, but not limited to, a cleaning robot, a cleaning base station, a hand-held cleaning device, or the like.

The cleaning robot according to the embodiment of the application is a self-moving robot, which includes but is not limited to a sweeping robot only used for sweeping, or a sweeping and mopping robot capable of sweeping and mopping, and a dust collection container is required to be arranged in the cleaning robot so as to collect dust particles and garbage on a surface to be cleaned in the process that the cleaning robot performs sweeping and dust collection tasks on the surface to be cleaned. The hand-held cleaning device is used for holding dust particles on a surface to be cleaned by a user, and the hand-held cleaning device (such as a hand-held dust collector) is also provided with a dust collecting container for collecting dust particles and garbage on the surface to be cleaned during the process of sweeping, sucking dust and the like on the surface to be cleaned.

The base station refers to a cleaning device used in cooperation with a cleaning robot or a handheld cleaning device. In order to facilitate the use of users, the base station is often matched with the cleaning robot to provide nursing for the cleaning robot, so that the maintenance frequency of the users to the cleaning robot is reduced. For example, the base station may be used to charge the cleaning robot, collect dust, clean a mop of the cleaning robot, and the like, and in particular, the base station may have a dust bag, and the base station may suck dust particles collected by the cleaning robot into the dust bag of the base station after each cleaning robot performs a sweeping task, so as to collect dust, and after multiple dust collection (e.g., 2 to 3 months), the user may discard the dust bag of the base station, so as to reduce the frequency of maintenance of the dust collection container by the user.

It is noted that, for a cleaning robot with sweeping and mopping functions, the base station can also clean the mopping member (such as mop) of the cleaning robot, and after the mopping member of the cleaning robot mops the floor, the mopping member tends to become dirty and needs to be cleaned. For this purpose, the base station can be used for cleaning the mop of the cleaning robot. Specifically, the cleaning robot may be moved to the base station so that the cleaning mechanism on the base station automatically cleans the cleaning robot's mop. Besides the functions, the base station can also be used for maintaining and managing the cleaning robot, so that the cleaning robot can be controlled more intelligently in the process of executing the cleaning task, and the working intelligence of the robot is improved. It should be noted that, the "surface to be cleaned" in the embodiments of the present application may be a floor, a wall, a bed surface, a sofa surface, a table top, etc. The present application is not particularly limited.

The cleaning device provided by the embodiment of the application is configured to remove and collect dust particle garbage by generating an airflow. The following description will take a cleaning apparatus as an example of a cleaning robot having a dust container configured to collect dust particles and trash cleaned by the cleaning robot during a sweeping and sucking operation. The dust container may have an air inlet receiving an air flow carrying dust particles during a cleaning operation of the cleaning robot on the surface to be cleaned, the dust particles and the garbage being collected in the dust container, and the air flow being drawn out through the air outlet of the dust container.

In order to allow dust particles of the surface to be cleaned to enter the dust collection container, the cleaning robot may further comprise a sweeping module in the embodiment of the application. The floor module may include a roller brush assembly and/or an edge brush assembly. The rolling brush assembly can comprise a rolling brush installation shell and a rolling brush installed in the rolling brush installation shell, the rolling brush can be in cylindrical installation and is rotatably arranged in the rolling brush installation shell, and the rotating axis of the rolling brush can be parallel to a surface to be cleaned when the rolling brush assembly is installed in the installation state of the cleaning robot. The rotation axis of the side brush assembly may be perpendicular to the surface to be cleaned or disposed at an acute angle to gather the dust from outside to inside the cleaning robot, the cleaning robot having an air inlet communicating with the dust collection container, the roller brush and/or the side brush being configured to guide dust particle dust of the surface to be cleaned to the air inlet.

Wherein, the dust collection container mainly has two kinds: the dust box and the dust bag are generally provided with a dust suction fan communicated with the dust collection container, so as to suck the dust into the dust collection container by pumping negative pressure to the dust collection container. The dust box can be repeatedly used, and can be recycled only by cleaning the dust box after the dust box is filled with garbage, or a dust throwing bag can be arranged at the base station side, and when the dust box is in butt joint with the base station, the garbage in the dust box can be sucked into the dust throwing bag of the base station by utilizing a dust collecting fan at the base station side; the dust collection mode of the dust bag does not need to frequently clean the dust box, and only the dust bag needs to be replaced after the garbage is filled, so that the dust bag is convenient and trouble-saving.

Because different users have different preferences or different usage habits of the users at different times, the requirements of different users or different requirements of the users at different times are met. The cleaning robot is compatible with both dust containers, i.e., a dust box and a dust bag, but since the control logic of the dust suction fans required for the normal operation of the different kinds of dust containers is different (e.g., the power of the dust suction fans is different), it is necessary to ensure that the cleaning robot can accurately recognize the kind of dust container mounted thereon. Based on the above-mentioned demand, the cleaning robot provided by the present application can accurately recognize the kind of dust collection container mounted thereon.

The cleaning device provided in the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, the embodiment of the application provides a cleaning robot 1000, which comprises a housing assembly 10, dust collecting containers T and an identification module 20, wherein a containing cavity 100 is formed inside the housing assembly 10, the dust collecting containers T comprise a first dust collecting container T1 (as shown in fig. 3) and a second dust collecting container T2 (as shown in fig. 4 to 5) which can be selectively installed in the containing cavity 100, identification parts are respectively arranged on the dust collecting containers T, the identification module 20 is arranged on the housing assembly 10, and the identification module 20 comprises a first identification module 21 and a second identification module 22. Wherein, the first recognition module 21 is used for cooperating with recognition part on the first dust collecting container T1 to recognize the first dust collecting container T; the second recognition module 22 is configured to cooperate with the recognition portion on the second dust container T2 to recognize the second dust container T2. For example, the first and second recognition modules may be located at one side of the receiving cavity 100.

In this embodiment, by providing a plurality of recognition modules 20 on the housing assembly 10, each dust collecting container T is correspondingly provided with a recognition portion for the recognition of a specific recognition module 20, and when the dust collecting container T is mounted in the accommodating cavity 100 of the housing assembly 10, the recognition module 20 can be matched with the corresponding recognition portion, so as to recognize the type of the dust collecting container, so that the cleaning robot can work normally.

As illustrated in fig. 2, the housing assembly 10 may be of a split type structure, and specifically may include a main housing 10B and a cover 10C, where the main housing 10B and the cover 10C enclose a receiving chamber 100 in a state where the cover 10C is covered on the main housing 10B.

Specifically, the first dust collecting container T1 is provided with a recognition part for the recognition of the first recognition module 21, and the second dust collecting container T2 is provided with a recognition part for the recognition of the second recognition module 22. After the first dust collecting container T1 is installed in the accommodating chamber 100, the first recognition module 21 cooperates with the recognition part on the first dust collecting container T1, and the first recognition module 21 determines that the first dust collecting container T1 is installed; when the second dust container T2 is mounted in the receiving chamber 100, the second recognition module 22 is engaged with the recognition part of the second dust container T2, and the second recognition module 22 determines that the second dust container T2 is mounted. Wherein, the first recognition module 21 can only cooperate with the recognition part of the first dust collecting container T1 to recognize, but cannot cooperate with the recognition part of the second dust collecting container T2, and the detection signal received by the first recognition module 21 is unchanged before and after the second dust collecting container T2 is installed in the accommodating cavity 100; the second recognition module 22 can only be matched with the recognition part of the second dust collection container T2 for recognition, but cannot be matched with the recognition part of the first dust collection container T1, and the detection signal received by the second recognition module 22 is unchanged before and after the first dust collection container T1 is installed in the accommodating cavity 100.

In some embodiments, the first recognition module 21 and the second recognition module 22 each include a sensor.

In some embodiments, the first identification module 21 is of a different type than the sensor on the second identification module 22. For example, one of the first recognition module 21 and the second recognition module 22 is an infrared sensor, and a recognition portion having a shielding surface can be detected, and the other is a hall sensor, and a recognition portion having magnetism can be detected.

Alternatively, in other embodiments, the sensors on the first recognition module 21 and the second recognition module 22 respectively face different areas of the accommodating cavity 100, so as to correspond to recognition parts located at different positions on the first dust collecting container T1 and the second dust collecting container T2. Thus, the detection area opposite to the first recognition module is different from the detection area opposite to the second recognition module, for example, the first recognition module is used for detecting whether the first area opposite to the first recognition module has a recognition part or not, and the second recognition module is used for detecting whether the second area opposite to the second recognition module has a recognition part or not. Illustratively, the identification portion of the first dust container is located on the left side of the first dust container, and the identification portion on the left side of the first dust container forms a first area; the identification part of the second dust collecting container is positioned on the right side of the second dust collecting container, and the identification part on the right side of the second dust collecting container forms a second area; when the first dust collecting container T1 is mounted in the accommodating chamber 100, the first recognition module senses the recognition part on the left side of the first dust collecting container T1, and further determines that the first dust collecting container T1 is mounted. When the second dust collecting container T2 is installed in the accommodating cavity, the second recognition module senses the recognition part on the right side of the second dust collecting container T2, and then the second dust collecting container T2 is judged to be installed.

In some embodiments, the first dust collection container T1 is a dust bag and the second dust collection container T2 is a dust box.

As shown in fig. 3, the first recognition module 21 includes an infrared sensor facing the accommodating cavity 100, the infrared sensor includes a transmitting portion for transmitting infrared light and a receiving portion for receiving infrared light, the first recognition portion M1 is disposed on the first dust collecting container T1, and the first recognition portion M1 can reflect the infrared light emitted by the transmitting portion back to the receiving portion. The first recognition part M1 is an opaque area on the dust bag, and when the first dust collecting container T1 is installed in the accommodating cavity 100, the first recognition part M1 is located on the optical path of the infrared sensor, and can reflect the infrared light emitted by the emission part back to the receiving part, so that the first dust collecting container T1 is recognized.

It should be noted that, as shown in fig. 3, in some embodiments, the dust bag includes a mounting member T100, a dust bag body T101, and a filtering structure T102, where the dust bag body T101 is non-detachably fixed to the mounting member T100, and the filtering structure T102 is non-detachably fixed to the mounting member T100. The dust bag body T101 and the mounting member T100 enclose a space for accommodating garbage, and the mounting member T100 is made of a hard material and may be configured as a mounting plate, for example, a plastic plate, a cardboard, or the like. Can be detachably installed in the accommodating cavity 100 by clamping, interference fit and the like, thereby being installed in the cleaning robot and facilitating the disassembly, assembly and maintenance of the first dust collecting container T1. For example, the mounting member T100 includes a tongue, and the housing assembly 10 has a groove, and the tongue is engageable with the groove to detachably mount the mounting member T100 on the inner surface of the housing assembly 10. Illustratively, the filtering structure T102 includes at least one of a paper towel and a non-woven fabric, and can filter dust and garbage at the same time. Meanwhile, when the filter structure T102 adopts the HEPA paper, the water in the air can be filtered, the water content in the extracted air is prevented from being larger, and a certain protection effect is achieved on the dust collection fan. The first identifying part M1 may be, for example, an opaque area outside the filtering structure T102 on the dust bag. For example, the first identifying portion M1 may be a certain plane on the mounting member T100, and the first identifying portion M1 may be disposed on the mounting member T100 and close to the filtering structure T102. Wherein, the air inlet T11 and the air outlet T200 of the first dust collecting container T1 may be disposed on the mounting member T100, and the filtering structure T102 may be non-detachably fixed to the air outlet T200. When the first dust collecting container T1 is installed in the accommodating cavity 100, the air outlet T200 may be connected to the dust suction fan, and under the suction action of the dust suction fan, the dust collecting container is pumped with negative pressure, so that the garbage is sucked into the first dust collecting container T1 from the air inlet T11, the air is filtered by the filtering structure T102 of the air outlet T200 and then is pumped out, and the garbage is collected in the first dust collecting container T1.

It should be noted that, since the dust bag body T101 and the mounting member T100 are non-detachably fixed together, the filtering structure T102 may be non-detachably fixed at the air outlet of the mounting member T100. Therefore, when the dust bag needs to be discarded, the dust bag body T101, the mounting member T100, and the filter structure T102 are discarded together. In one embodiment, the second recognition module 22 includes a hall sensor, and the recognition part of the second dust collecting container T2 is provided with a magnet corresponding to the hall sensor, and the hall sensor is used for judging whether the second dust collecting container T2 is installed in the accommodating cavity 100 according to the detected magnetic field intensity.

The first recognition module 21 and the second recognition module 22 may be disposed on the same circuit board P. To facilitate modular design. In other embodiments, the first recognition module 21 and the second recognition module 22 may be disposed on different circuit boards.

When the dust collection container T is installed in the accommodating cavity 100, the Hall sensor senses the magnetic field generated by the magnet on the second dust collection container T2, and thus, the dust box is arranged in the accommodating cavity 100.

When the dust collecting container T is installed in the accommodating chamber 100, the infrared light emitted from the infrared sensor is blocked by the first recognition part M1, it can be judged that the dust bag is installed in the accommodating chamber 100.

As shown in fig. 3 to 5, the housing assembly 10 includes a partition 101 forming a side wall of the accommodating cavity 100, an air extraction opening 102 is formed in the partition 101 and is used for communicating with an air outlet T200 on the dust collecting container T, the air extraction opening 102 is communicated with a dust suction fan, the first recognition module 21 and the second recognition module 22 are located on one side of the partition 101, which is away from the accommodating cavity 100, and the first recognition module 21, the second recognition module 22 and the partition 101 are arranged at intervals. When the dust collection container T is placed in the accommodating cavity 100, the air outlet T200 on the dust collection container T is in butt joint communication with the air extraction opening 102 of the partition plate 101, so that the air outlet T200 of the dust collection container T is communicated with the dust collection fan, and the dust collection fan can be utilized to suck the dust collection container T. When the baffle 101 forming one side wall of the accommodating cavity 100 is arranged on the shell assembly 10, the cleaning robot further comprises a light-transmitting lens 103, a light-transmitting hole 101h is correspondingly formed in the baffle 101, the light-transmitting lens 103 is arranged in the light-transmitting hole 101h, the edge of the light-transmitting lens 103 is in sealing connection with the hole edge of the light-transmitting hole 101h, and the light-transmitting lens 103 is used for allowing infrared light of the infrared sensor to pass through. The light transmitting lens 103 may be blocked at the light transmitting hole 101 h.

It is noted that when the first dust container T1 is a dust bag, for example, in the case where the dust bag includes a dust bag body that is impermeable to air, in order to allow the dust bag to bulge sufficiently after being loaded into the accommodating chamber 100, the effective volume of the dust bag can be secured, and thus, the negative pressure can be applied to the accommodating chamber 100. When negative pressure is pumped into the dust bag and the accommodating cavity 100 through the air outlet T200, the dust bag has larger wind resistance of the filtering structure T102 due to the arrangement of the filtering structure T102. Therefore, the air pressure in the dust bag can be made greater than the air pressure of the accommodating chamber 100, so that the dust bag can be sufficiently inflated to increase the effective volume of the dust bag as much as possible. In order to be able to draw negative pressure into the accommodating chamber 100, it is necessary to ensure that the accommodating chamber 100 can form a sealed space, that is, the accommodating chamber 100 should be a sealed chamber in a state where the cover 10C is assembled to the main casing 10B. Therefore, compared with the mode of directly opening the hole on the partition 101 for passing the infrared light, the sealing effect of the accommodating cavity 100 is not affected while the infrared light passing through the light transmitting lens 103 is ensured. In some embodiments, the cleaning robot includes a dust suction fan for drawing negative pressure on a dust collection container T installed in the accommodating chamber 100, and a first controller for controlling the dust suction fan to operate at a first power when the first dust collection container T1 is installed in the accommodating chamber 100, and controlling the dust suction fan to operate at a second power when the second dust collection container T2 is installed in the accommodating chamber 100, the first power being greater than the second power. Thus, when the dust bag is put into the accommodating cavity 100, the power of the dust suction fan is increased, so that the dust bag bulges, and the dust bag can have a larger effective accommodating volume.

Considering that the cost of the magnet is high, if the identification parts on the first dust collecting container T1 and the second dust collecting container T2 are both magnets, the magnets on the dust bag can be discarded together with the dust bag, which increases the use cost of the dust bag and is not beneficial to environmental protection. The inventors have thus found, through inventive work, that it is more appropriate to use an infrared sensor for the first identification module 21.

Considering that the cost of the infrared sensor is higher than that of the hall sensor, if the first recognition module 21 and the second recognition module 22 both adopt the infrared sensor, the dust box is not discarded after use, and if the dust box is detected by adopting the scheme of infrared detection, the cost is higher than that of the hall detection system, so that the second recognition module 22 adopts the hall sensor more appropriately. Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing the structure of the inside of a cleaning robot mounted with a general dust box; fig. 5 shows a schematic structural view of the inside of the cleaning robot mounted with the dust box.

FIG. 6A is a schematic view showing a structure of a dust box according to an embodiment of the present utility model; FIG. 6B is a schematic view of another conventional dust box according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

As shown in fig. 4 to 6A, in one embodiment, the first dust box T21 is a dust collection dust box that does not require manual cleaning of the dust, and the second dust box T22 is a normal dust box that requires manual cleaning of the dust. The first and second dust boxes T21 and T22 are selectively installed in the accommodating chamber 100; wherein, the first dust box T21 is used for accommodating garbage cleaned by the cleaning robot on the surface to be cleaned; the second dust box T22 is used for containing the garbage cleaned by the cleaning robot on the surface to be cleaned, and the second dust box T22 is provided with a dust collecting opening T210, and the dust collecting opening is used for being in butt joint with a dust collecting opening on the base station, so that the base station can suck the garbage in the second dust box T22 into a dust collecting bag of the base station.

Specifically, the first dust box T21 is provided with a dust collecting opening T210, and the housing assembly 10 has a dust collecting opening for abutting and communicating with the dust collecting opening T210. Correspondingly, the base station comprises a dust collecting fan, a dust collecting bag connected with the dust collecting fan, a dust collecting channel communicated with the dust collecting bag and the dust collecting opening, and a controller connected with the dust collecting fan, and when the identification module 20 identifies that the dust collecting container T in the accommodating cavity 100 is the first dust box T21, the dust collecting fan is started to draw out the garbage in the first dust box T21 to the dust collecting bag of the base station, so that the garbage in the first dust box T21 does not need to be cleaned manually.

In addition to distinguishing between the dust box and the dust bag, the present application may further distinguish between different dust boxes. For example, as shown in fig. 6A and 6B, the second dust collection container T2 includes a first dust box T21 and a second dust box T22, the identification portion of the first dust box T21 is provided with a first magnet corresponding to the hall sensor, the identification portion of the second dust box T22 is provided with a second magnet corresponding to the hall sensor, and the different dust boxes can be distinguished by the different magnetic field strengths detected by the hall sensors by designing the magnetic field strengths of the first magnet and the second magnet to be different.

For example, the first magnet has a first magnetic field intensity, the second magnet has a second magnetic field intensity, the first magnetic field intensity is larger than the second magnetic field intensity, when the hall sensor detects the set first magnetic field intensity, the current dust collecting container T is judged to be a dust collecting box, and the dust collecting fan needs to be started to pump garbage in the dust collecting box to the dust collecting bag of the base station; when the hall sensor detects the set second magnetic field intensity, the current dust collecting container T is judged to be a common dust box, the dust collecting fan is not required to be started, and the negative pressure of the dust collecting fan to the accommodating cavity 100 is not required to be pumped.

Through above-mentioned setting, this application can discern first kind dust collection container T1 with the help of the infrared sensor of first recognition module, the dirt bag promptly to discern second kind dust collection container T2 with the help of the hall sensor of second recognition module, the dirt box promptly, in addition, can also distinguish different dirt boxes through setting up different magnetic field intensity's magnet respectively on first dirt box T21 and second dirt box T22.

As shown in fig. 6A and 6B, the first dust box T21 and the second dust box T22 of the second dust container T2 each include a dust box body T201 and a filter T202 detachably mounted at an air outlet T200 of the dust box body T201. The dust bag is typically integral with the filter structure T102, while the dust box is removably connected to the filter T202 to facilitate replacement or cleaning of the filter structure T102. However, in actual use, the filter structure T102 on the dust box is often prone to missing, so that the cleaning robot cannot perform normal cleaning work. Therefore, it is necessary to prompt the user if the filter structure T102 is installed in place.

Therefore, when the dust container T is a dust box, it is necessary to further detect whether the filter structure T102 of the dust box is mounted in place, in addition to whether the dust container T is mounted in place. For this reason, the filter T202 of the second dust collecting container T2 of the present embodiment is further provided with a second identifying portion M2, and the second identifying portion M2 is configured to reflect the infrared light emitted by the emitting portion back to the receiving portion. Specifically, the filter T202 may include a filter T102 and a frame T2022 for mounting the filter T102, where the filter T102 is non-detachably mounted to the frame T2022, and the frame T2022 is detachably mounted to an air outlet of the dust box. When the filter T202 needs to be replaced, the frame structure T2022 and the filter structure T102 are removed as a whole. For example, the second identifying portion M2 may be provided at the frame structure T2022 of the filter T202.

Specifically, when the hall sensor of the second recognition module 22 recognizes that the current dust collecting container T is the second dust collecting container T2, i.e. the dust box, the infrared sensor of the first recognition module 21 can be further utilized to recognize the second recognition portion M2, so as to determine whether the second recognition portion M2 blocks the infrared signal, and when the infrared signal is blocked, it is determined that the filter T202 on the dust box is installed, otherwise, the user can be reminded to install the filter T202.

It is understood that the first recognition module 21 for recognizing the type of the dust container T may be the same as the first recognition module 21 for recognizing the installation state of the filter T202 on the dust box, or may be a different first recognition module 21.

The embodiment of the application also provides a cleaning robot, which comprises: a housing assembly 10, an infrared sensor, a dust collection container T and a light transmissive lens 103. The housing assembly 10 has a receiving chamber 100 formed therein; the infrared sensor is arranged on the shell assembly 10 and comprises a transmitting part for transmitting infrared light and a receiving part for receiving the infrared light; the dust collection container T is provided with a recognition part; the identification part is used for reflecting the infrared light emitted by the emission part back to the receiving part. A light hole is formed in a cavity wall of the accommodating cavity 100, the light transmitting lens 103 is mounted in the light hole, the edge of the light transmitting lens 103 is in sealing connection with the hole edge of the light hole, and the light transmitting lens 103 is used for allowing infrared light of the infrared sensor to pass through.

The present embodiment also provides a main body of a cleaning robot, which can be used to accommodate the dust container T, and can include a cleaning module (e.g., a wipe), a travelling mechanism, etc. for cleaning a surface to be cleaned. Specifically, the cleaning robot body includes a housing assembly 10 and an identification module 20, the housing assembly 10 is formed with a receiving cavity 100, the receiving cavity 100 can selectively mount different kinds of dust collecting containers T, and each dust collecting container T is provided with an identification part; the identification module 20 is arranged on the shell assembly 10 and comprises a first identification module and a second identification module, and the first identification module and the second identification module are both positioned at one side of the accommodating cavity 100; the first recognition module is used for being matched with a recognition part on the first dust collection container T1 so as to recognize the first dust collection container T; the second recognition module is used for being matched with the recognition part on the second dust collection container T2 so as to recognize the second dust collection container T2.

The embodiment of the application also provides a cleaning system, which comprises a base station and the cleaning robot provided by the embodiment, wherein the base station is used for the cleaning robot to stop so as to be used for nursing the cleaning robot. Wherein the care of the cleaning robot by the base station includes, but is not limited to: charging, cleaning the mop, supplying water, draining water and collecting dust.

In addition, the embodiment also provides a cleaning system which comprises a cleaning robot and a base station. Wherein, the cleaning robot comprises a shell assembly 10, a dust collecting container T and an identification module 20, wherein a containing cavity 100 and a dust collecting opening communicated with the containing cavity 100 are formed in the shell assembly 10; a plurality of dust collecting containers T can be selectively installed in the accommodating cavity 100, each dust collecting container T is respectively provided with an identification part, and each dust collecting container T comprises a first dust box T21 provided with a dust collecting port T210; the identification module 20 is used for matching with the identification part on each dust collection container T to identify the type of the dust collection container T. The base station comprises a dust collecting fan, a dust collecting bag, a dust collecting channel and a second controller, wherein the dust collecting bag is connected with the dust collecting fan, the dust collecting channel is communicated with the dust collecting bag and the dust collecting opening, and the second controller is connected with the dust collecting fan and is used for starting the dust collecting fan when the identification module 20 identifies that the dust collecting container T in the accommodating cavity 100 is the first dust box T21.

The foregoing is merely exemplary of the application and it should be noted that modifications and adaptations to those skilled in the art may be made without departing from the principles of the application and are intended to be comprehended within the scope of the application.

Claims (16)

1. A cleaning robot, comprising:

a housing assembly having a receiving chamber formed therein;

the dust collecting container comprises a first dust collecting container and a second dust collecting container which can be selectively installed in the accommodating cavity, and identification parts are respectively arranged on the dust collecting containers;

the identification module is arranged on the shell assembly and comprises a first identification module and a second identification module;

the first identification module is used for being matched with the identification part on the first dust collection container so as to identify the first dust collection container; the second recognition module is used for being matched with the recognition part on the second dust collection container so as to recognize the second dust collection container.

2. The cleaning robot of claim 1, wherein the first recognition module includes an infrared sensor facing the accommodating chamber, the infrared sensor including a transmitting portion for transmitting infrared light and a receiving portion for receiving infrared light.

3. The cleaning robot according to claim 2, wherein the first dust collection container is provided with a first recognition portion for reflecting the infrared light emitted from the emission portion back to the receiving portion.

4. The cleaning robot of claim 1, wherein the second recognition module includes a hall sensor, and the recognition part of the second dust collection container includes a magnet corresponding to the hall sensor; the Hall sensor is used for judging whether the second dust collection container is installed in the accommodating cavity or not according to the detected magnetic field intensity.

5. The cleaning robot of claim 4, wherein the second dust collection container comprises a first dust box and a second dust box, the first dust box and the second dust box being selectively mountable within the receiving cavity; the first dust box is used for accommodating garbage cleaned by the cleaning robot on a surface to be cleaned; the second dust box is used for containing the garbage cleaned by the cleaning robot on the surface to be cleaned, and is provided with a dust collecting port, and the dust collecting port is used for being in butt joint with a dust collecting opening on the base station so that the base station can suck the garbage in the second dust box into a dust collecting bag of the base station;

the identification part of the first dust box comprises a first magnet corresponding to the Hall sensor, the identification part of the second dust box comprises a second magnet corresponding to the Hall sensor, and the magnetic field strengths of the first magnet and the second magnet are different.

6. The cleaning robot of claim 2, wherein the second dust collection container is a dust box, the second dust collection container comprising a dust box body and a filter member detachably mounted to an air outlet of the dust box body;

the filter element is provided with a second identification part, and the second identification part is used for reflecting infrared light emitted by the emission part back to the receiving part.

7. The cleaning robot of claim 1, wherein the first and second recognition modules each comprise a sensor;

the first recognition module is different from the second recognition module in type of the sensor; or the sensors on the first recognition module and the second recognition module are respectively opposite to different areas of the accommodating cavity so as to correspond to the recognition parts positioned at different positions on the first dust collecting container and the second dust collecting container.

8. The cleaning robot of claim 1, wherein the first and second recognition modules are disposed on a same circuit board.

9. The cleaning robot of claim 2, wherein the housing assembly includes a partition forming a side wall of the accommodating chamber, the partition being provided with an extraction opening for communicating with an air outlet on the dust collecting container;

The first recognition module and the second recognition module are located on one side, facing away from the accommodating cavity, of the partition board, and are arranged at intervals with the partition board.

10. The cleaning robot of claim 9, further comprising a light transmissive lens; be equipped with the light trap on the baffle, the printing opacity lens install in the light trap, the edge of printing opacity lens with the hole edge sealing connection of light trap, the printing opacity lens is used for supplying infrared sensor's infrared light passes through.

11. The cleaning robot of claim 1, wherein the first dust collection container is a dust bag and the second dust collection container is a dust box.

12. The cleaning robot of claim 11, further comprising:

the dust collection fan is used for pumping negative pressure to a dust collection container arranged in the accommodating cavity;

and the first controller is used for controlling the dust suction fan to operate at a first power when the first dust collection container is arranged in the accommodating cavity, and controlling the dust suction fan to operate at a second power when the second dust collection container is arranged in the accommodating cavity, wherein the first power is larger than the second power.

13. A cleaning robot, comprising:

a housing assembly having a receiving chamber formed therein;

the infrared sensor is arranged on the shell assembly and comprises a transmitting part for transmitting infrared light and a receiving part for receiving the infrared light;

the dust collecting container is provided with an identification part; the identification part is used for reflecting the infrared light emitted by the emission part back to the receiving part;

the infrared sensor comprises a light-transmitting lens, wherein a light-transmitting hole is formed in one cavity wall of the accommodating cavity, the light-transmitting lens is installed in the light-transmitting hole, the edge of the light-transmitting lens is in sealing connection with the hole edge of the light-transmitting hole, and the light-transmitting lens is used for infrared light of the infrared sensor to pass through.

14. A main body of a cleaning robot, comprising:

a housing assembly forming a receiving chamber, the receiving chamber being selectively mountable with different kinds of dust collecting containers, each of the dust collecting containers being provided with a recognition part, respectively;

the identification module is arranged on the shell assembly and comprises a first identification module and a second identification module;

the first identification module is used for being matched with the identification part on the first dust collection container so as to identify the first dust collection container; the second recognition module is used for being matched with the recognition part on the second dust collection container so as to recognize the second dust collection container.

15. A cleaning system comprising a base station, and a cleaning robot according to any one of claims 1 to 13; the base station is used for stopping the cleaning robot and nursing the cleaning robot.

16. A cleaning system comprising a cleaning robot and a base station;

the cleaning robot includes:

a housing assembly having a receiving chamber formed therein and a dust collecting opening communicating with the receiving chamber;

the dust collecting containers can be selectively arranged in the accommodating cavity, the dust collecting containers are respectively provided with an identification part, and each dust collecting container comprises a second dust box provided with a dust collecting port;

the identification module is used for being matched with the identification part on each dust collection container so as to identify the type of the dust collection container;

the base station includes:

a dust collection fan;

a dust collecting bag connected with the dust collecting fan;

a dust collection channel which communicates the dust collection bag with the dust collection opening;

and the second controller is connected with the dust collection fan and is used for starting the dust collection fan when the identification module identifies that the dust collection container in the accommodating cavity is the second dust box.