CN220901153U - Cleaning assembly and cleaning robot - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of cleaning robots, in particular to a cleaning assembly and a cleaning robot. The cleaning assembly includes an end plate, a connection block, a plurality of structural rods, and a cleaning member. The end of the structural rod is connected with the end plate, a plurality of structural rods are arranged at intervals, the structural rods penetrate through the connecting blocks, and the end plate, the structural rods and the connecting blocks jointly define an installation space. The cleaning member is connected with the end plate and/or the connecting block, a part of the cleaning member is positioned in the installation space, and the cleaning member is suitable for being contacted with the working surface. The main frame of the cleaning assembly is formed by the end plate, the structural rod and the connecting block, so that the structure of the cleaning assembly is simplified, the weight of the cleaning assembly is reduced, the cleaning robot is convenient to move, the pressure of the cleaning robot on the working surface is reduced, and the safety of the cleaning robot in the manual work process is improved.

Description

Cleaning assembly and cleaning robot

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of cleaning robots, in particular to a cleaning assembly and a cleaning robot.

Background

The cleaning robot can replace manual work to wash specific surfaces, such as high-rise outer walls, glass curtain walls, photovoltaic panels and the like. The cleaning robot walks on the work surface and cleans the work surface through the cleaning assembly. Taking a photovoltaic plate cleaning robot as an example, in the process that the cleaning robot walks on a photovoltaic plate, a cleaning assembly is in contact with the surface of the photovoltaic plate, and cleaning actions such as scraping and the like are carried out on the surface of the photovoltaic plate. In the prior art, the cleaning assembly structure of the cleaning robot is heavy, the movement flexibility of the cleaning robot is low, and the cleaning robot is inconvenient to carry. And during the cleaning process, the cleaning assembly exerts a significant pressure on the work surface, potentially resulting in damage to the work surface.

Disclosure of utility model

The utility model provides a cleaning assembly and a cleaning robot, which are used for solving the defects of heavy mechanism and low flexibility of the cleaning assembly in the prior art, simplifying the structure of the cleaning assembly and improving the flexibility.

The present utility model provides a cleaning assembly comprising:

an end plate;

A connecting block;

The end parts of the structure rods are connected with the end plates and/or the connecting blocks, the structure rods are arranged at intervals, the structure rods penetrate through the connecting blocks, and the end plates, the structure rods and the connecting blocks jointly define an installation space;

the cleaning piece is connected with the end plate, part of the cleaning piece is located in the installation space, and the cleaning piece is suitable for being contacted with a working surface.

According to the cleaning assembly provided by the utility model, a plurality of connecting blocks are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the structural rod.

According to the cleaning assembly provided by the utility model, one side surface of the connecting block, which faces the cleaning piece, is an arc-shaped surface, and a plurality of structural rods are distributed at intervals along the arc-shaped surface.

According to the cleaning assembly provided by the utility model, the end plate comprises a main body part and a plurality of connecting parts, the connecting parts are radially distributed along the circumferential direction of the main body part, the cleaning piece is connected with the main body part, and the structural rod is connected with the connecting parts.

According to the cleaning assembly provided by the utility model, the cleaning assembly further comprises a driving assembly, the driving assembly is arranged on the connecting block and connected with the cleaning piece, and the driving assembly is used for driving the cleaning piece to rotate relative to the end plate.

According to the cleaning component provided by the utility model, the cleaning piece is divided into a plurality of sections in the length direction, and the driving component is arranged between any two adjacent sections of the cleaning piece.

According to the utility model there is provided a cleaning assembly further comprising a wiper strip connected to the structural bar, the wiper strip being adapted to contact the working surface.

The present utility model also provides a cleaning robot including:

A cleaning assembly, the cleaning assembly being as described above;

And the machine body is connected with the cleaning assembly, and at least the rear side of the machine body is provided with the cleaning assembly in the advancing direction of the cleaning robot.

According to the cleaning robot provided by the utility model, the cleaning robot further comprises the connecting arm, the connecting arm is rotatably connected with the machine body, and the end part of the connecting arm is connected with the cleaning assembly.

According to the cleaning robot provided by the utility model, the cleaning robot further comprises the water outlet piece, the water outlet piece is positioned at the rear side of the machine body in the advancing direction of the cleaning robot, and the water outlet piece is arranged on the connecting block and positioned at the front side of the cleaning piece.

According to the cleaning assembly provided by the utility model, the main frame of the cleaning assembly is formed by the end plate, the structural rod and the connecting block, so that the structure of the cleaning assembly is simplified, the weight of the cleaning assembly is reduced, the cleaning robot is convenient to move, the pressure of the cleaning robot on the working surface is reduced, and the safety of the cleaning robot in the working process is improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the utility model or the technical solutions of the prior art, the following description will briefly explain the drawings used in the embodiments or the description of the prior art, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the utility model, and other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is one of perspective views of a cleaning robot provided by the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a cleaning assembly according to the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view I of a portion of the cleaning assembly of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a second schematic view of a cleaning assembly according to the present utility model;

fig. 5 is a schematic side view of a cleaning robot according to the present utility model

FIG. 6 is a second perspective view of the cleaning robot provided by the present utility model;

fig. 7 is an enlarged partial view ii of fig. 4.

Reference numerals:

100. A cleaning robot;

110. A body; 111. a walking assembly;

120. A cleaning assembly;

121. An end plate; 1211. A main body portion; 1212. A connection part;

122. A connecting block; 1221. A hollow structure; 1222. A mounting base;

123. A structural rod; 124. cleaning a piece; 125. a drive assembly; 126. scraping the strip; 127. a splash guard;

130. A connecting arm; 140. a water outlet member; 141. a fixing nut; 142. a water pipe.

Detailed Description

For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present utility model more apparent, the technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present utility model, not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.

The cleaning assembly and the cleaning robot of the present utility model are described below with reference to fig. 1 to 7. It will be appreciated that the cleaning robot may replace manual cleaning of specific surfaces, such as building exterior walls, glass curtain walls, photovoltaic panels, etc. The cleaning robot walks on the work surface and cleans the work surface through the cleaning assembly. Taking a photovoltaic plate cleaning robot as an example, in the process that the cleaning robot walks on a photovoltaic plate, a cleaning assembly is in contact with the surface of the photovoltaic plate, and cleaning actions such as scraping and the like are carried out on the surface of the photovoltaic plate.

Referring to fig. 1, a cleaning robot 100 according to an embodiment of the present utility model includes a body 110 and a cleaning assembly 120, the cleaning assembly 120 being connected to the body 110, the cleaning assembly 120 being used to clean a work surface. The cleaning assembly 120 is suitable for contacting with a working surface, the machine body 110 can move relative to the working surface, and the walking assembly 111 can be arranged on the machine body 110 for driving the cleaning robot 100 to walk on the working surface as a whole, so as to drive the cleaning assembly 120 to clean the working surface. The cleaning assembly 120 is provided at least at the rear side of the body 110 in the forward direction of the cleaning robot 100, so that it is possible to prevent the cleaning robot 100 from causing secondary pollution to the work surface that has been cleaned during the traveling process.

Referring to fig. 2, a cleaning assembly 120 according to an embodiment of the present utility model includes an end plate 121, a connection block 122, a plurality of structural rods 123, and a cleaning member 124.

Specifically, the end of the structural rod 123 is connected to the end plate 121, and a plurality of structural rods 123 are provided at intervals. The cleaning member 124 is connected to the end plate 121 or the connection block 122, however, the cleaning member 124 may be connected to both the end plate 121 and the connection block 122 to enhance the installation stability of the cleaning member 124. The cleaning member 124 has the same length direction as the structural rod 123, and the cleaning member 124 is adapted to contact the working surface to clean the working surface. The structural rod 123 is arranged through the connecting block 122 in a penetrating way, and the connecting block 122 can fix the structural rod 123 and improve the strength of the structural rod 123. The end plate 121, the structural rod 123 and the connection block 122 together define an installation space in which a portion of the cleaning member 124 is located. In some embodiments, the cleaning member 124 may be a roller brush.

In the example of fig. 2, the end plates 121 may be two, the structural rods 123 and the cleaning member 124 are connected between the two end plates 121, the structural rods 123 may be disposed at intervals along the circumferential direction of the end plates 121, and each structural rod 123 is disposed on the connecting block 122 in a penetrating manner, so that the structural rods 123 are fixed and stability is improved. The end plate 121, the structural rod 123 and the connection block 122 constitute a frame structure that functions to support and fix the cleaning member 124, and the cleaning assembly 120 can be connected to the main body 110 through the frame structure. In some embodiments, the connecting blocks 122 may be multiple, and the connecting blocks 122 are spaced along the length direction of the structural rod 123, so as to improve the strength of the whole frame structure and improve the bearing capacity thereof. Compared with the related art, the main frame of the cleaning assembly 120 is formed by the end plate 121, the structural rod 123 and the connection block 122, so that the structure of the cleaning assembly 120 is simplified, the weight of the cleaning assembly 120 is reduced, the cleaning robot 100 is convenient to move, the pressure of the cleaning robot 100 on the working surface is reduced, and the safety of the working process of the cleaning robot 100 is improved.

The end plate 121, the structural rod 123 and the connection block 122 together define an installation space in which a portion of the cleaning member 124 is located. As shown in fig. 2 and 4, the plurality of structural rods 123 are spaced apart along the circumferential direction of the end plate 121, a space surrounded by the plurality of structural rods 123 is an installation space, a portion of the cleaning member 124 is located in the installation space to protect the cleaning member 124, and another portion of the cleaning member 124 protrudes out of the installation space and contacts the working surface.

According to the cleaning assembly 120 of the embodiment of the present utility model, the main frame of the cleaning assembly 120 is formed by the end plate 121, the structural rod 123 and the connection block 122, so that the structure of the cleaning assembly 120 is simplified, the weight of the cleaning assembly 120 is reduced, the cleaning robot 100 is convenient to move, the pressure of the cleaning robot 100 on the working surface is reduced, and the safety of the working process of the cleaning robot 100 is improved.

Referring to FIG. 3, according to some embodiments of the utility model, the side of the connecting block 122 facing the cleaning member 124 is curved to avoid the cleaning member 124. The plurality of structural rods 123 are spaced apart along the circumference of the arcuate surface, and the structural rods 123 and the connecting blocks 122 may limit the arcuate space for the cleaning member 124 to be installed and may wrap a portion of the structure of the cleaning member 124 to protect the cleaning member 124. Referring to fig. 3, in some embodiments, the connecting block 122 is provided with a plurality of spaced through holes to form a hollowed-out structure 1221, so that the structural strength of the connecting block 122 can be ensured, and meanwhile, the weight of the connecting block 122 is reduced, so that the overall weight of the cleaning assembly 120 is reduced, and on one hand, the pressure of the cleaning assembly 120 on the working surface can be reduced, and the cleaning assembly is convenient to carry; on the other hand, the strength requirement for the connection structure of the cleaning assembly 120 and the main body 110 is reduced, which is advantageous for simplifying the connection structure and for the lightweight design of the cleaning robot 100.

Referring to fig. 2 and 5, according to some embodiments of the present utility model, the end plate 121 includes a main body 1211 and a plurality of connection parts 1212, the plurality of connection parts 1212 are radially distributed along a circumferential direction of the main body 1211, the cleaning member 124 is connected to the main body 1211, and the structural rod 123 is connected to the connection parts 1212. In the example of fig. 5, the main body 1211 is circular, the cleaning member 124 is connected to the main body 1211, and three connection portions 1212 are connected to the edge of the main body 1211, and the number of the connection portions 1212 can be adjusted according to actual requirements. The connecting portion 1212 has a stripe shape, one end of the connecting portion 1212 is connected to the main body portion 1211, and the other end of the connecting portion 1212 is connected to the structural rod 123. The connecting portions 1212 are spaced apart in the circumferential direction of the main body 1211 to form a radial structure.

In this way, the structure of the end plate 121 is simplified, the weight of the cleaning assembly 120 as a whole is reduced, and the cleaning member 124 is easily installed and removed, thereby improving maintainability of the cleaning assembly 120. In addition, the connection portion 1212 extends radially outward from the main body 1211 to provide a more uniform and stable supporting force, so that the cleaning member 124 is stressed more and the stress condition is complex during the cleaning process, and the cleaning member 124 is connected with the main body 1211 and the structural rod 123 is connected with the connection portion 1212, so that the stress condition of the end plate 121 can be improved, and the overall structural stability of the cleaning assembly 120 can be improved.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, according to some embodiments of the present utility model, the cleaning assembly 120 further includes a driving assembly 125, the driving assembly 125 is disposed on the connection block 122, the driving assembly 125 is connected to the cleaning member 124, and the driving assembly 125 is used for driving the cleaning member 124 to rotate relative to the end plate 121. The cleaning member 124 may be a roller brush or a roller wrapped with a wiper, and the driving assembly 125 is connected to a central shaft of the cleaning member 124 to drive the cleaning member 124 to rotate. The driving assembly 125 and the cleaning member 124 may be connected by gears or by a timing belt. When the cleaning member 124 rotates, the contaminated water or dirt may splash in the circumferential and axial directions thereof, which may easily cause secondary pollution, and may splash onto the body 110. Referring to fig. 6, in some embodiments, a splash guard 127 is provided on the cleaning robot 100, the splash guard 127 being provided on the cleaning assembly 120, the splash guard 127 being capable of wrapping the cleaning assembly 120 from the circumferential and axial directions of the cleaning assembly 120 to shield dirty water or dirt splattered on the cleaning member 124. Splash guard 127 may be a plastic piece with the advantages of easy molding and light weight.

According to some embodiments of the present utility model, the cleaning members 124 are divided into a plurality of sections along the length thereof, and a driving assembly 125 is disposed between any two adjacent sections of the cleaning members 124. Dividing the cleaning member 124 into multiple segments can improve the rigidity of the cleaning member 124, avoid deformation of the cleaning member 124 after long-term use, and facilitate uniform and stable force applied to the working surface by the cleaning member 124, thereby improving the cleaning effect; a driving assembly 125 is disposed between any two sections of cleaning members 124, and the driving assembly 125 synchronously drives the adjacent two sections of cleaning members 124 to rotate so as to provide sufficient power to drive the cleaning members 124 to rotate to clean the work surface. Referring to fig. 3, a connection block 122 is disposed at a connection position of the two cleaning members 124, a driving assembly 125 is fixedly connected with the connection block 122, a through hole is disposed on the connection block 122, and a portion of the driving assembly 125 is disposed through the through hole on the connection block 122 to be connected with the cleaning members 124.

Referring to fig. 1 and 5, according to some embodiments of the present utility model, the cleaning assembly 120 further includes a scraping bar 126, the scraping bar 126 being connected to the structural rod 123, the scraping bar 126 being adapted to contact the work surface, the scraping bar 126 being adapted to scrape the work surface to remove stubborn stains or to scrape water from the work surface. The scraper bar 126 is fixedly or pivotably connected to the structural rod 123. In the example of fig. 4, the structural rod 123 located at the edge of the installation space is connected to the scraping bar 126, for example, a groove extending in the length direction of the structural rod 123 may be provided on the structural rod, and one side of the scraping bar 126 is inserted into the groove; or the wiper 126 is fixedly connected to the structural rod 123 by a screw. The scraping strip 126 can be a rubber piece and can be elastically deformed, so that the scraping strip 126 is deformed to a certain extent in the cleaning process, the scraping strip 126 is tightly attached to the working surface, and the cleaning effect is improved. Referring to fig. 5, the wiper 126 is spaced from the cleaning member 124 to avoid interference.

As shown in fig. 1, according to some embodiments of the present utility model, the cleaning robot 100 further includes a connection arm 130, the connection arm 130 is used to connect the cleaning assembly 120 and the main body 110, and an end of the connection arm 130 is connected to the cleaning assembly 120, for example, in the examples of fig. 2 and 3, the connection arm 130 is fixedly connected to the connection block 122. The connection arm 130 is rotatably connected with the body 110. The position of the cleaning assembly 120 can be adjusted by the connection arm 130, for example, the cleaning assembly 120 is lifted to a certain height (lifted in the direction of arrow b in fig. 5) by adjusting the connection arm 130, so that when the cleaning robot 100 encounters an obstacle during walking, the cleaning assembly 120 can be prevented from being damaged due to collision. In some embodiments, the number of attachment arms 130 may be multiple to improve the stability of the attachment of the cleaning assembly 120 to the body 110.

Referring to fig. 1 and 5, according to some embodiments of the present utility model, the cleaning assembly 120 is provided in plurality to improve the cleaning efficiency and cleaning effect of the cleaning robot 100. Wherein at least one cleaning assembly 120 is located at a front side of the main body 110 in a forward direction (a direction indicated by an arrow a in fig. 5) of the cleaning robot 100, and at least one cleaning assembly 120 is located at a rear side of the main body 110. Thus, during the cleaning process of the cleaning robot 100, the cleaning assembly 120 positioned at the front side of the main body 110 performs the first cleaning of the working surface to remove most of the stains on the working surface; the cleaning assembly 120 at the rear side of the main body 110 performs a second cleaning of the working surface to remove the remaining dirt on the working surface, thereby improving the cleaning effect.

As shown in fig. 1, a walking assembly 111 is provided on a machine body 110, and the walking assembly 111 contacts with a working surface to drive a cleaning robot 100 to walk on the working surface, and the walking assembly 111 is easy to be stained with dirt, so that secondary pollution is caused to the working surface by the walking assembly 111 in a cleaning process. The cleaning assembly 120 at the rear side of the body 110 can clean the surface where the traveling assembly 111 passes, thereby improving the cleaning effect.

Referring to fig. 5, wherein the dashed line illustrates the water supply range of the water outlet member 140, in some embodiments, the cleaning robot 100 further includes the water outlet member 140, the water outlet member 140 for supplying water to the work surface to soften stains for cleaning by the cleaning assembly 120. In the forward direction (direction indicated by arrow a in fig. 5) of the cleaning robot 100, the water outlet member 140 is located at the rear side of the body 110, and the water outlet member 140 is provided on the connection block 122 and at the front side of the cleaning member 124. Referring to fig. 4 and 7, a mounting base 1222 is provided on the connection block 122, the mounting base 1222 is protruded from the connection block 122, a through hole is provided on the mounting base 1222, the water outlet member 140 is inserted into the through hole on the mounting base 1222, and the water outlet member 140 is fixed on the mounting base 1222 by a fixing nut 141. The water outlet member 140 communicates with a water supply device, which may be a water tank mounted on the cleaning robot 100 or a municipal water supply device, through a water pipe 142 wound around the cleaning assembly 120.

Referring to fig. 1, the cleaning assembly 120 at the rear side of the main body 110 is provided with the water outlet member 140, and the water outlet member 140 is positioned at the front side of the cleaning member 124, i.e., the water outlet member 140 is positioned between the cleaning member 124 and the main body 110. During the cleaning process, the cleaning assembly 120 located at the front side of the main body 110 removes dust on the working surface, the water outlet member 140 wets the remaining soil on the working surface, and finally the cleaning assembly 120 located at the rear side of the main body 110 removes the remaining soil. In this way, the dust emission in the cleaning process can be reduced, and for some working surfaces covered with more dust, the difficulty of cleaning caused by the fact that water and dust are mixed to form slurry can be avoided. It will be appreciated that the water outlet member 140 and the scraping strip 126 are respectively located at two sides of the cleaning member 124, and the water outlet member 140 is located at the front side of the scraping strip 126, so that water on the working surface can be scraped off by the scraping strip 126 after the cleaning member 124 is cleaned, thereby improving cleaning effect.

The water outlet member 140 may be a spray head or a dropper, and in the example of fig. 4, the water outlet member 140 is a spray head, wherein a dotted line indicates a spray range of the spray head, and the water outlet member 140 is a plurality of water outlet members 140, and the plurality of water outlet members 140 are spaced apart along the length direction of the cleaning assembly 120, so that a water supply range of the water outlet member 140 can be increased, and cleaning efficiency can be improved.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present utility model, and are not limiting; although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical scheme described in the foregoing embodiments can be modified or some technical features thereof can be replaced by equivalents; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model.

Claims (10)

1. A cleaning assembly (120), comprising:

an end plate (121);

A connection block (122);

The end parts of the structural rods (123) are connected with the end plates (121), the structural rods (123) are arranged at intervals, the structural rods (123) penetrate through the connecting blocks (122), and the end plates (121), the structural rods (123) and the connecting blocks (122) jointly define an installation space;

-a cleaning member (124), said cleaning member (124) being connected to said end plate (121) and/or said connection block (122), a portion of said cleaning member (124) being located in said installation space, and said cleaning member (124) being adapted to be in contact with a work surface.

2. The cleaning assembly (120) of claim 1, wherein the plurality of connection blocks (122) are provided in plurality, and wherein the plurality of connection blocks (122) are spaced apart along the length of the structural rod (123).

3. The cleaning assembly (120) of claim 1, wherein a side surface of the connection block (122) facing the cleaning member (124) is an arcuate surface, and a plurality of the structural rods (123) are spaced apart along the arcuate surface.

4. The cleaning assembly (120) of claim 1, wherein the end plate (121) includes a main body portion (1211) and a plurality of connecting portions (1212), the plurality of connecting portions (1212) being radially distributed along a circumferential direction of the main body portion (1211), the cleaning member (124) being connected to the main body portion (1211), the structural rod (123) being connected to the connecting portions (1212).

5. The cleaning assembly (120) of claim 1, further comprising a drive assembly (125), the drive assembly (125) being disposed on the connection block (122), the drive assembly (125) being coupled to the cleaning member (124), the drive assembly (125) being configured to drive the cleaning member (124) to rotate relative to the end plate (121).

6. The cleaning assembly (120) of claim 5, wherein the cleaning elements (124) are divided into segments along their length, the drive assembly (125) being disposed between any two adjacent segments of the cleaning elements (124).

7. The cleaning assembly (120) of claim 1, further comprising a wiper strip (126), the wiper strip (126) being coupled to the structural rod (123), the wiper strip (126) being adapted to contact the working surface.

8. A cleaning robot (100), characterized by comprising:

A cleaning assembly (120), the cleaning assembly (120) being the cleaning assembly (120) of any one of claims 1-7;

And a body (110), wherein the body (110) is connected with the cleaning assembly (120), and at least the rear side of the body (110) is provided with the cleaning assembly (120) in the advancing direction of the cleaning robot (100).

9. The cleaning robot (100) of claim 8, further comprising a connecting arm (130), the connecting arm (130) rotatably connected with the body (110), an end of the connecting arm (130) connected with the cleaning assembly (120).

10. The cleaning robot (100) according to claim 8, wherein the cleaning robot (100) further comprises a water outlet member (140), the water outlet member (140) being located at a rear side of the body (110) in a forward direction of the cleaning robot (100), the water outlet member (140) being provided on the connection block (122) and being located at a front side of the washing member (124).