EP3451889A1 - Bodenreinigungssystem - Google Patents
BodenreinigungssystemInfo
- Publication number
- EP3451889A1 EP3451889A1 EP16720433.8A EP16720433A EP3451889A1 EP 3451889 A1 EP3451889 A1 EP 3451889A1 EP 16720433 A EP16720433 A EP 16720433A EP 3451889 A1 EP3451889 A1 EP 3451889A1
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- Prior art keywords
- floor cleaning
- liquid
- line
- cleaning system
- rinsing
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a floor cleaning system with a mobile floor cleaning device comprising at least one cleaning unit for cleaning a bottom surface, a reservoir for receiving a cleaning liquid, a dirt receiving means for receiving dirty liquid from the bottom surface and a dirty liquid container into which the dirty liquid is transferable.
- the bottom surface can be cleaned using at least one cleaning unit.
- the cleaning unit comprises, for example, a rotationally drivable roller-shaped or plate-shaped cleaning tool.
- the bottom surface can be charged with a cleaning liquid, usually water, from the reservoir.
- a cleaning chemical can be added to the water.
- the mixture of dirt and cleaning liquid, the dirty liquid can be picked up by the dirt receiving device from the bottom surface and transferred to the dirty liquid container.
- the dirt receiving device has, for example, a squeegee and a vacuum applied to this suction unit.
- the mobile floor cleaning device can be self-propelled and self-steering in order to enable autonomous cleaning of the floor surface.
- the floor cleaning device is therefore in particular a cleaning robot.
- the floor cleaning device is manually guided. An operator may guide the floor cleaning device over the floor surface.
- the floor cleaning device may be provided with a drive for a chassis. Object of the present invention is to provide a floor cleaning system with increased ease of use.
- an inventive floor cleaning system with a mobile floor cleaning device comprising at least one cleaning unit for cleaning a bottom surface, a reservoir for receiving a cleaning liquid, a dirt receiving means for receiving dirty liquid from the bottom surface and a dirty liquid container into which the dirty liquid is transferable, and a docking station for the floor cleaning device docked to it in a docking position, wherein the docking station has at least one supply line with connection element arranged thereon and the floor cleaning device has at least one liquid line with connection element arranged thereon, wherein the floor cleaning device comprises a flushing device on or in the dirty liquid container, and wherein in the docking of the floor cleaning device, the connection elements couple together so d the reservoir can be filled with the cleaning fluid via the at least one fluid line and the flushing device can be acted upon by the at least one fluid line with a flushing fluid for flushing the dirty fluid reservoir.
- the floor cleaning system has a docking station in addition to the floor cleaning device.
- a docking position of the floor cleaning device corresponding connection elements of the at least one supply line and the at least one fluid line can be coupled together. This makes it possible to fill the storage container with the cleaning liquid and to flush the dirty liquid container via the rinsing of the floor cleaning device with a rinsing liquid.
- a user is spared to fill the reservoir with the cleaning liquid and to clean the dirty liquid container.
- the operation of the floor cleaning device autonomously moved and / or hand-guided, thereby greatly facilitates a user.
- the docking station comprises a supply line with connection element arranged thereon and if the floor cleaning device has a liquid line branching into a first liquid line section and into a second liquid line section.
- the docking station can manage with only one supply line in such a configuration.
- the supply line couples with the liquid line, which branches into two line sections.
- the reservoir can be filled with the cleaning fluid via the first fluid line section.
- the purging device may be connected to or formed by the second liquid line section.
- the floor cleaning device has at least one valve, wherein:
- a valve is connected in at least one of the liquid line sections, via which valve the liquid line section is selectively releasable or lockable;
- a valve is connected in both liquid line sections, via which the respective liquid line section is selectively releasable or lockable;
- the docking station comprises two supply lines with a respective connection element and the floor cleaning device has two liquid lines with a respective connection element, wherein, in the docking position of the floor cleaning device, one supply line and one liquid line are flow-connected to each other, and when the floor cleaning system in each supply line-liquid line combination comprises a valve for selectively enabling or disabling the supply line-liquid line combination.
- the floor cleaning system in each supply line-liquid line combination comprises a valve for selectively enabling or disabling the supply line-liquid line combination.
- two supply pipe-liquid pipe combinations are formed. About a first such combination, the reservoir can be filled with the cleaning liquid. About the second combination, the dirty liquid container can be rinsed with rinsing liquid.
- at least one valve is connected, via which the combination can be selectively enabled or disabled.
- the floor cleaning system has a control device which is coupled to the valves or the valve, wherein the valves or the valve can be actuated by the control device / is.
- the control device can control the timing of the filling of the storage container and the flushing of the dirty liquid container.
- a control according to a predetermined filling plan and / or rinsing plan is conceivable. It is conceivable especially a demand-dependent filling of the reservoir depending on fillable cleaning liquid or residual amount of liquid in the reservoir and / or depending on the degree of contamination of the dirty liquid container.
- valves or the valve can be manually operated by an operator.
- the filling of the reservoir and / or the rinsing of the dirty liquid container after docking of the floor cleaning device under control of the control device is automatically carried out.
- the docking of the floor cleaning device can be detected by the control device.
- the storage container can be filled or the dirty liquid container can be rinsed.
- Automatic filling or rinsing does not require an operator to trigger the filling or rinsing process.
- the floor cleaning system is user friendly.
- control device is arranged in the floor cleaning device.
- control device is positioned in the docking station.
- valves or the valve can be controlled in such a way that the filling of the storage container and the rinsing of the dirty liquid container can be carried out one after the other.
- this proves to be advantageous to provide as high a liquid pressure and flow as possible for filling and rinsing.
- the valves or the valve are / is controllable such that the storage container can first be filled and then the dirty liquid container can be rinsed. It can be provided, for example, that dirt liquid can be discharged from the dirty liquid container in the docking position of the floor cleaning device. The time required for this purpose can be used to fill the reservoir. The dirty liquid container is conveniently flushed and cleaned only after draining the dirty liquid.
- valves or the valve can be controlled in such a way that the filling of the reservoir and / or the flushing of the dirty fluid container can be carried out according to one of the following:
- the floor cleaning device preferably has an outlet opening arranged on the dirty liquid container and a valve on the outlet opening or on an outlet line connected to it, via which valve the outlet opening or the outlet line can be selectively blocked or released for emptying the dirty liquid container.
- dirty liquid can be discharged from the dirty liquid container via the outlet opening and the optionally connected outlet line.
- the emptying process can be started or stopped by means of the valve.
- the valve is controlled by a preferably arranged in the floor cleaning device control device.
- the emptying process can for example be started automatically after docking of the floor cleaning device by the control device.
- a termination of the emptying process can after a predetermined time, after expiry of a predetermined amount of dirty liquid or by detecting a predetermined minimum level of the dirty liquid in
- valves can be controlled such that the emptying of the dirty liquid container can be carried out during the filling of the storage container.
- the time required to empty the dirty liquid tank can be used to fill the storage tank.
- the valves are preferably controllable such that the dirty liquid container can be rinsed after emptying.
- the filling and flushing process in the docking position of the floor cleaning device can thereby be made as short as possible.
- the cleaning operation can be resumed as soon as possible.
- the docking station has a collecting container for the dirty liquid, and the dirty liquid container can be emptied into the collecting container via the outlet opening or the outlet line.
- the docking station comprises a pump unit, with the dirt collected in the collecting container can be pumped and a liquid disposal network can be fed. After emptying the dirty liquid into the collecting container or during the pumping unit can be activated and the dirty liquid can be pumped out.
- the pump unit can preferably be activated by a control device of the floor cleaning system.
- the floor cleaning system comprises a detection device with which docking of the floor cleaning device to the docking station can be determined.
- the above-mentioned control device can switch the valve or valves so that the reservoir filled and / or the dirty liquid container flushed and in particular also emptied.
- the detection device may in particular be designed electrically or mechanically. For example, it is detected in the control device of the floor cleaning device that electrical connection elements of the docking station and the floor cleaning device are in conductive connection with one another.
- the cleaning liquid and the rinsing liquid are identical, wherein both are preferably water.
- the docking station on the input side of the supply line only a connection element for connection to a liquid supply network and in particular to a water supply network. Separate supply lines can be saved.
- the rinsing device is arranged or fixed on a ceiling wall of the dirty liquid container. This allows flushing the dirty liquid container with the rinsing liquid from top to bottom and effectively remove impurities from the dirty liquid container.
- the dirty liquid container has a lid forming the top wall.
- the cover can be mounted pivotably on the floor cleaning device, in particular, so that it can be opened and closed.
- the lid can also serve as a lid for the reservoir beyond the dirty liquid container.
- an outlet opening of the dirty liquid container is preferably arranged at its lowest point.
- the flushing device preferably comprises a flushing line with a plurality of outlet openings. Rinsing liquid can escape via the outlet openings.
- the purge line is formed or comprises a liquid line section of the at least one liquid line, as already mentioned above.
- the flushing line is a loop. "Ring line” does not necessarily require a round and in particular circular design of the flushing line. “Ring line” is to be understood here in particular as a “self-contained” flushing line.
- rinsing liquid leaving the rinsing device is directed onto at least one side wall of the dirty liquid container. This allows the side wall to be rinsed off and rid of particles.
- all side walls are rinsed from top to bottom.
- the floor cleaning device comprises a supply line with connection element arranged thereon, which opens into the at least one liquid line and to which connection element an external supply line for supplying cleaning liquid and / or rinsing liquid can be connected.
- connection element arranged thereon, which opens into the at least one liquid line and to which connection element an external supply line for supplying cleaning liquid and / or rinsing liquid can be connected.
- an operator can optionally connect a separate, external supply line. This allows the reservoir to be filled independently of the docking station and / or to flush the dirty fluid reservoir independently of the docking station.
- the floor cleaning device can, as mentioned above, self-propelled and self-steering is designed to perform an autonomous cleaning of the bottom surface.
- the floor cleaning device is manually guided.
- the floor cleaning device may be a ride-on or ride-on device or a walk behind device.
- the soil treatment device is operated self-propelled and self-steering or hand-guided.
- the floor cleaning device is in particular a scrubber-drier.
- Figure 1 is a side view of a floor cleaning system according to the invention, comprising a floor cleaning device and a docking station for this, wherein the floor cleaning device is not docked to the docking station;
- Figure 2 the floor cleaning system of Figure 1, wherein the floor cleaning device occupies a docking position
- Figure 3 is a perspective simplified view of the floor cleaning device with an open position engaging lid of two containers
- Figure 4 is a view of the lid of the floor cleaning device of Figure 3 from below, partially schematically;
- Figure 5 the floor cleaning system of Figure 1, partially by means of a
- the drawing shows a preferred embodiment of a floor cleaning system according to the invention, which is occupied by the reference numeral 10 and hereinafter referred to simply as the system 10.
- the system 10 comprises a docking station 12 and a mobile floor cleaning device 14, hereinafter referred to simply as the device 14.
- the system 10 is positioned in a position of use on a footprint 16, which simultaneously forms a bottom surface 18 to be cleaned.
- Position and orientation information such as "top”, “bottom” or the like are based on the position of use of the system 10 on the footprint 16 to be considered.
- the system 10 defines a touch level coincident with the footprint 16.
- the footprint 16 and the touch level are aligned horizontally.
- the docking station 12 comprises a housing 20 which forms a receiving space 22 in which various actuators, fluid lines and electrical lines are accommodated.
- the docking station 12 is connected by means of a connection element 24 to a liquid supply network, in particular a water supply network.
- the connecting element 24 is at the end on a supply line 26 arranged at the opposite end of a further connection element 28 is arranged.
- a valve 30 is connected, which is controllable, for example via a control line 32.
- the docking station 12 can be connected to an electrical power supply network.
- the connection element 34 is arranged on an electrical line 36, at the other end also a connection element 38 is arranged.
- the electrical line 36 may have a plurality of individual lines and be used for energy supply on the one hand and for transmitting electrical switching and / or control signals on the other hand, for example via the control line 32, which branches off from the electrical line 36. It is also conceivable that the power supply on the one hand and the electrical switching and / or control signals are carried out via separate lines.
- the electrical line 36 can be released to release a charging current path from the connection element 34 to the connection element 38.
- an electrical line 48 can be released, which branches off from the electrical line 36 and a pump unit 50 of the docking station 12 applied with electrical energy.
- the docking station 12 comprises a collecting container 52 for dirty liquid of the device 14.
- On the output side is to the collecting container 52, a disposal line 58 with an end-side connection element 60 connected.
- the pump unit is connected in the discharge line 58 to pump out dirty liquid from the collecting container 52 and to supply via the connecting element 60 a liquid disposal network.
- a sensor element 62 is arranged, with which a level of dirty liquid in the collecting container 52 can be determined. Via a signal line 64, a relevant level signal can be provided.
- From the electrical line 36 further branches off a control line 66, via which a drive means 68 can be controlled, as will be discussed later.
- the apparatus 14 comprises a housing 70 with a chassis 72 held on the bottom side for moving on the floor surface 18.
- the apparatus 14, a scrubber-drier further comprises a cleaning unit 74, which in particular has at least one roller-shaped or plate-shaped cleaning tool that can be rotationally driven about an axis of rotation shown).
- Another cleaning unit is provided in the form of a dirt receiving device 76.
- the dirt collecting device 76 comprises a suction strip 78 and a suction unit 80 in order to pressurize the suction strip 78 with negative pressure (not shown in FIG. 3).
- the device 14 further comprises a storage container 82 for a cleaning liquid, in particular water. Furthermore, the device 14 comprises a dirty liquid container 84.
- cleaning liquid from the storage container 82 can be used to pressurize the bottom surface 18. Under the action of the cleaning unit 74, the bottom surface 18 can be cleaned, the cleaning liquid serves to increase the cleaning effect.
- a cleaning chemical can be added.
- the mixture of dirt and cleaning liquid, the dirty liquid can be picked up by the dirt collecting device 76 from the bottom surface 18 and deposited as a dirty liquid in the dirty liquid container 84.
- the storage container 82 and the dirty liquid container 84 are formed according to an advantageous container-in-container principle.
- the reservoir 82 surrounds the dirty liquid container 84 and is bounded laterally by an outer wall 86 and an inner wall 88 of the housing 70, and by a bottom wall, not shown in the drawing.
- the inner wall 88 forms side walls 90 of the dirty liquid container 84.
- the side walls 90 and a bottom wall not shown in the drawing define a container interior 92 ( Figure 3).
- a container opening 94 is arranged on the storage container 82, and a container opening 96 is arranged on the dirty liquid container 82.
- An edge 98 which extends on the outside of the housing 70 grips the container openings 94 and 96.
- the device 14 comprises, as part of the housing 70, a lid 100 which forms a respective top wall of the storage container 82 and the dirty liquid container 84.
- the cover 100 is pivotable about a pivot axis 102 on the housing 70 in the present case and can be opened and closed.
- the device 14 For loading the supply container 82 and the dirty liquid container 84 with liquid, the device 14 comprises a liquid line 104 with a connection element 106.
- the connection element 106 is arranged on a front side 108 of the device 14 facing the docking station 12 in a docking position.
- Front refers to a longitudinal or major direction of movement of the device 14.
- the liquid line 104 is passed through the housing 70 and enters at a hinge for supporting the lid 100 in the lid 100 a. It branches into a first liquid line section 110 and a second Liquid line section 112. In the liquid line sections 110, 112, a respective valve 114, 116 is connected, with which the liquid line 104 can be selectively released or locked at the respective section 110, 112.
- the valves 114, 116 can be actuated via control lines 118, 120 by a control device 122 of the system 10.
- the control device 122 is presently arranged in the device 14.
- valve housing 124 which receives the valves 114, 116.
- the valve housing 124 is received in a receiving space 126, which is formed between an outer wall 128 and an inner wall 130 of the present double-walled designed lid 100.
- the first liquid line section 110 has an outlet opening 132 on the inner wall 130 at the end. With existing flow connection via the liquid line section 110, the liquid line 104 forms a filling line for filling the storage container 82. The cleaning liquid can exit via the outlet opening 132 and flow through the container opening 94 into the container interior of the storage container 82.
- a sensor element 134 on the storage container 82 is coupled via a signal line 136 to the control device 122 in order to transmit information about the level of cleaning liquid in the storage container 82.
- the second liquid line section 112 exits from the receiving space 126 and forms a ring line 138.
- the ring line 138 is fixed to the bottom of the inner wall 130 and includes a plurality of not shown in detail outlet openings.
- the ring line 138 is a rinsing line of a rinsing device 140 for rinsing the dirty liquid container 84. Rinsing liquid is directed over the position of the outlet openings on the ring line 138 on the side walls 90 of the dirty liquid container 84, so that These can be rinsed from top to bottom and adhering particles can be detached.
- a sensor element 142 Disposed on the dirty liquid container 84 is a sensor element 142, which is coupled to the control device 122 via a signal line 144 in order to provide the control device 122 with a signal regarding the level in the dirty liquid container 84.
- an outlet opening 146 is further arranged, to which an outlet line 148 is connected.
- the outlet line 148 has a connection element 150 at the end.
- a valve 152 is connected, which can be acted upon in a subsequently explained docking position of the device 14 with the drive means 68.
- the device 14 further comprises an electrical lead 154 with a connection element 156 arranged thereon, which can couple with the connection element 28 of the lead 36.
- connection element 156 arranged thereon, which can couple with the connection element 28 of the lead 36.
- at least one battery 158 of the device 14 can be charged via the electrical line 154.
- the device 14 may be a self-propelled and self-steering floor cleaning device (a floor cleaning robot) with which autonomous cleaning of the floor surface 18 can be performed.
- the control device 122 can control the movements of the device 14 under control of a drive for the chassis 72 and also the cleaning units.
- the device 14 is manually guided and guided by an operator over the bottom surface 18. It can be provided a drive for the chassis 72.
- the operator can, by means of a schematically illustrated handle 160, which in particular includes a handle device, act on the device 14 ( Figures 1 and 2).
- cleaning fluid from the reservoir 82 is used to pressurize the bottom surface 18.
- the dirty liquid is transferred to the dirty liquid container 84. Therefore, in operation of the device 14, the liquid level in the reservoir 82 decreases, and the level in the dirty fluid reservoir 84 increases.
- the device 14 can be docked to the docking station 12. Automatically or under the guidance of the operator, the device is thereby moved from a non-docking position (FIG. 1) into a docking position (FIG. 2). In the docking position, the connection elements 28 and 106, 38 and 156 as well as 56 and 150 couple together.
- connection elements 38, 156 separate connection elements for the energy supply on the one hand and for the transmission of switching and / or control signals on the other hand can be provided.
- the device 14 has a detection device 162 in order to recognize that the device 14 is docked to the docking station 12.
- the detection device 162 is formed, inter alia, by the control device 122 or comprises these.
- the controller 122 may, for example, using electrical energy of the battery 158, detect a current flow through one of the switching elements 44, 46 when the device 14 assumes the docking position and the connection elements 38, 156 couple with each other. It can also be provided that via the docking station 12 an electrical Contact bridge is formed when the device 14 assumes the docking position. A current flow through the docking station 12 resulting from the contact bridge can be detected by the control device 122.
- the storage container 82 and the dirty liquid container 84 can be filled, emptied and rinsed, for example, as explained below.
- the filling process, the emptying process and the rinsing process can be triggered automatically by the control device 122 and thus to a certain extent "automatically" without the intervention of an operator.
- the controller 122 may actuate the valve 30 via the control line 32 to enable fluid communication via the supply line 26 and the liquid line 104.
- the connection elements 28, 106 may comprise self-opening (and self-locking) valves which automatically open when the device 14 is docked or automatically close when the device 14 is docked.
- the valve 114 is preferably actuated by the control device 122 via the control line 118 such that the liquid line section 110 is released.
- the liquid line section 112 is in contrast blocked by means of the valve 116.
- the reservoir 82 is filled via the supply line 26 and the liquid line 104 and in particular the liquid line section 110 thereof.
- the filling process can be carried out for a predeterminable time until filling of a predeterminable amount of cleaning liquid or until a liquid level detectable in the storage container 82 on the basis of the sensor element 134 is determined.
- dirty liquid can be discharged from the dirty liquid container 84.
- the control device 122 can activate the drive device 68 via the control line 66.
- the valve 152 is actuated, and there is a flow connection from the dirty liquid keits anyer 84 through the outlet line 148, the connecting elements 56, 150 and the supply line 54 through into the collecting container 52.
- the dirty liquid container 84 is emptied while the reservoir 82 is filled. The residence time of the device 14 at the docking station 12 can thereby be kept as low as possible.
- the controller 122 may further activate the pumping unit 50 by switching the switching element 46 to enable the line 48 via the control line 42.
- dirty liquid can be pumped out of the collecting container 52 and fed to the liquid disposal network. It is possible that the pump unit 50 is already activated when emptying the dirty liquid container 84 or only when taking a predetermined liquid level in the collecting container 52, which level can be detected by means of the sensor element 62. Also conceivable is a regular activation of the pumping unit 50.
- control device 122 can actuate the drive device 68 again so that the valve 152 blocks the outlet line 148.
- the dirty liquid container 84 is rinsed and cleaned. It is advantageous if the control device 122 actuates the valve 116 for releasing the liquid line section 112. Conveniently, the liquid line section 110 is blocked by means of the valve 114 during the rinsing process, so that the rinsing device 140 can be acted upon with the highest possible liquid pressure. The rinsing liquid exits from the rinsing device 140 and rinses the side walls 90 from top to bottom.
- control device can actuate the valve 30 via the control line 32 for blocking the supply line.
- the valves 114, 116 can also be operated to lock the liquid line sections 110, 112.
- Any rinsing liquid in the dirty liquid container 84 can be removed by renewed actuation of the valve 152 by means of the drive means 68 from the dirty liquid container 84 and transferred to the collecting container 52.
- valve 152 is actuated to release the outlet line 148. Rinsing liquid can flow into the collecting container 52 after the cleaning of the dirty liquid container 84.
- the at least one electric battery 158 is charged via lines 36, 154.
- the device 14 on the cover 100 comprises a supply line 164.
- the supply line 164 opens in the receiving space 126 upstream of the valve housing 124 into the liquid line 104.
- a connecting element 166 is arranged on the supply line 164, which in the present case is designed as a hose nipple is.
- An external supply line may be connected by an operator to the connection element 166 to supply liquid to the supply line 164, in particular water.
- the liquid flows into the valve housing 124 and from there optionally into one of the liquid line sections 110, 112 for filling the storage container 82 and / or flushing the dirty liquid container 84. It is conceivable that can be predetermined by an operator 168 of the device 14 by the operator, which of the valves 114, 116 the respective liquid line section 110, 112 releases or blocks.
- a self-locking valve disposed in the connection element 106 ensures that no liquid exits from the liquid line 104 when the external supply line is connected when the device 14 is undocked.
- such filling or such a flushing process can be carried out by connecting the external supply line to the supply line 164.
- a self-locking valve and / or a closing element 170 can likewise be provided on the connecting element 166 so that no fluid exits via the supply line 164 when the fluid line 104 is acted on by the docking station 12.
- FIG. 4 shows the closure element 170 in a state detached from the connection element 166.
- connection element 166 and the course of the supply line 164 may also be different.
- the connector 166 is positioned to be accessible by an operator without opening the lid 100.
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