EP4382017A1 - Hebevorrichtung für reinigungsanordnung, reinigungsanordnung und reiniger - Google Patents

Hebevorrichtung für reinigungsanordnung, reinigungsanordnung und reiniger Download PDF

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EP4382017A1
EP4382017A1 EP23155669.7A EP23155669A EP4382017A1 EP 4382017 A1 EP4382017 A1 EP 4382017A1 EP 23155669 A EP23155669 A EP 23155669A EP 4382017 A1 EP4382017 A1 EP 4382017A1
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boss
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Jian Wang
Zhongshuai LI
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Priority to AU2023379423A priority patent/AU2023379423B2/en
Priority to PCT/EP2023/083359 priority patent/WO2024120893A1/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/20—Mops
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/24—Floor-sweeping machines, motor-driven
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/02—Floor surfacing or polishing machines
    • A47L11/10—Floor surfacing or polishing machines motor-driven
    • A47L11/14—Floor surfacing or polishing machines motor-driven with rotating tools
    • A47L11/18—Floor surfacing or polishing machines motor-driven with rotating tools the tools being roll brushes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/28—Floor-scrubbing machines, motor-driven
    • A47L11/282—Floor-scrubbing machines, motor-driven having rotary tools
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4036—Parts or details of the surface treating tools
    • A47L11/4041—Roll shaped surface treating tools
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4052—Movement of the tools or the like perpendicular to the cleaning surface
    • A47L11/4055—Movement of the tools or the like perpendicular to the cleaning surface for lifting the tools to a non-working position
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L2201/00—Robotic cleaning machines, i.e. with automatic control of the travelling movement or the cleaning operation

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  • Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to the field of household appliances, and more specifically, to a lifting apparatus for a cleaning assembly, a cleaning assembly, and a cleaner.
  • a cleaner such as a sweeping robot typically has two operating modes (i.e., a sweeping mode and a mopping mode) when cleaning the floor.
  • the sweeping cleaning assembly may include a cleaning brush or rubber roller
  • the mopping cleaning assembly may include a planar structure or roller structure with a mop.
  • it is required to lift the mopping module in the sweeping-only mode and lift the sweeping module in the mopping-only mode, to improve the cleaning effect in a single mode.
  • how to attain a compact lifting apparatus occupying a small space within the cleaner is a challenge to designers.
  • Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a lifting apparatus for a cleaner, so as to solve the problem of the lifting apparatus for the cleaner existing in the prior art.
  • Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a lifting apparatus for a cleaning assembly adapted to be mounted in the cleaning assembly, comprising: a motor comprising an output shaft; a roller coupled to the output shaft and configured, with rotation of the output shaft, to rotate about an axis of the output shaft along a first rotation direction or a second rotation direction, the first rotation direction being opposite to the second rotation direction; further comprising: a boss fixedly disposed on an end on a side adjacent to the roller and away from the output shaft, and configured to lift the roller when the roller rotates along the first rotation direction.
  • the motor is used to drive the roller to rotate along the first rotation direction so that the roller abuts against and rolls on the boss, for example, fixed onto a housing of the cleaner, thereby causing the roller to be lifted with the boss as a support as an effect of the interaction of the roller and boss.
  • the lifting apparatus occupies a small structural space of the cleaner, has a higher reliability, and incurs a low cost.
  • the roller comprises: a side end surface located at the end; and a flange disposed on the side end surface and configured to abut against a boss surface of the boss when the roller rotates along the first rotation direction.
  • the roller can abut against the boss surface by means of a flange extending out of the side surface, thereby causing the roller to move.
  • the flange is configured to be spaced apart from or in direct contact with the boss in an axial direction parallel to the axis when the roller rotates along the second rotation direction at an operating position of the cleaning assembly.
  • a cleaning operation is performed for a surface to be cleaned when the roller rotates along the second rotation direction at the operating position; at this time, no movement is required, and by spacing apart the flange and the boss, the roller can be maintained at the operating position. Relatively, the flange does not rotate with the roller along the second rotation direction.
  • the flange is further configured to move towards the boss along the axial direction when the roller rotates along the first rotation direction at the operating position spaced apart from the boss, to abut against the boss surface.
  • the flange is also configured to move away from the boss along the axial direction when the roller rotates along the second rotation direction at a receiving position.
  • the flange when switched from the operating mode to the receiving mode, can move from the position spaced apart from the boss towards the boss so that the roller can operate independently in each mode.
  • the flange moves away from the boss, not abutting against the boss surface of the boss, so that the roller can move to the operating position.
  • an end surface of the flange facing the boss comprises a contact surface and a guide surface, the contact surface being parallel to the side end surface and the guide surface extending from the contact surface to the side end surface along the second rotation direction.
  • the contact surface and the guide surface are arc-shaped about the axis, a width of the guide surface in a radial direction is tapered from the contact surface to the side end surface, and a width of an end portion of the guide surface away from the contact surface in the radial direction is flared along the second rotation direction.
  • the contact surface and the guide surface are entirely of an arc shape, and its outer peripheral surface is a cylindrical surface accordingly, to enable smooth rolling on the boss surface.
  • a plurality of flanges are disposed on the side end surface, which are equidistant in the first rotation direction.
  • the relative positions of the flanges and the boss are not fixed. In this way, the flange closest to the boss in the plurality of flanges can abut against the boss surface of the boss as fast as possible to implement rapid switching.
  • the roller comprises a receiving cavity extending along an axial direction parallel to the axis, where the motor is disposed in the receiving cavity. In those embodiments, by arranging the motor within the roller, the space of the lifting apparatus can be further reduced.
  • a guide slot is opened on an inner wall of the receiving cavity, which extends along a direction inclined relative to the axial direction and comprises a first limit part at an end of the guide slot and a second limit part at the other end, and wherein the receiving cavity receives therein a rotary pin coupled to the output shaft, the rotary pin comprises a pin shaft disposed on an outer peripheral surface thereof, and the rotary shaft extends into the guide slot.
  • the guide slot extends on the inner wall from an end proximal to the motor along an inclined direction away from the motor.
  • the first limit part is disposed on an end of the guide slot proximal to the motor
  • the second limit part is disposed on the other end.
  • the rotary pin rotates with the output shaft along the first rotation direction and the second rotation direction opposite thereto, and simultaneously drives the pin shaft located within the guide slot to rotate.
  • the pin shaft abuts against the second limit part and rotates along the second rotation direction
  • the pin shaft is fixed relative to the roller, and drives the roller to rotate along the second rotation direction.
  • the roller and the flange thereon are spaced apart from the boss, and the roller is located at the operating position and performs the cleaning operation.
  • the pin shaft When the motor rotates reversely and drives the rotary pin to rotate along the first rotation direction, the pin shaft does not abut against the second limit part, nor does it drive the roller to rotate. As the action of the pin shaft and the guide slot, the roller moves towards the boss so that the pin shaft moves towards the first limit part relative to the guide slot, and finally abuts against the first limit part. At this time, the pin shaft continues to rotate and drives the roller to rotate along the first rotation direction, so that the roller moves towards the receiving position as the action of the flange and the boss. In the way, with the arrangement of the pin shaft of the rotary pin and the guide slot, predetermined actions of the roller can be implemented.
  • the flange is further configured to rotate with the roller when the roller rotates along the first rotation direction, and directly contact the boss and remain stationary when the roller rotates along the second rotation direction.
  • the operation of the cleaning assembly can maintain stable.
  • the roller further comprises: a transmission part extending from the side end surface to an interior of the roller along an axial direction parallel to the axis; and a one-way bearing comprising an inner ring and an outer ring, the inner ring fixedly coupled to an outer periphery of the transmission part, the outer ring fixedly coupled to the roller, the inner ring and the outer ring configured to lock each other when the roller rotates along the first rotation direction, and to slide relative to each other when the roller rotates along the second rotation direction.
  • a one-way bearing is disposed between the roller and the flange as the transmission part so that the roller and the flange rotate together only in a direction, to attain a predetermined lifting mechanism.
  • the roller cleans a surface to be cleaned, and a speed of rotation along the second rotation direction is greater than a speed of rotation along the first rotation speed.
  • the roller includes, for example, a cleaning component disposed on its periphery, to clean the surface to be cleaned.
  • the motor is configured to stop rotating in response to determining the roller moves to the receiving position of the cleaning assembly. In those embodiments, after the roller moves to the receiving position, the motor stops rotating, causing the roller not to rotate but stably stay at the receiving position.
  • the motor is coupled to a position sensor disposed on the end side adjacent to the roller, and the motor is further configured to receive a position signal from a position sensor and determine the position of the roller based on the position signal. In those embodiments, the motor can be controlled based on the position of the roller, so as to more accurately control the movement of the roller.
  • a cleaning assembly In a second aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a cleaning assembly.
  • the cleaning assembly is adapted to be mounted on a body of a cleaner and configured to move between an operating position of abutting against a surface to be cleaned relative to the body and a receiving position away from the surface to be cleaned, and the cleaning assembly comprises the lifting apparatus according to the first aspect of the present disclosure.
  • a cleaner In a third aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a cleaner.
  • the cleaner is adapted to operate on a surface to be cleaned and comprises: a body comprising a boss; and the cleaning assembly of the second aspect of the present disclosure adapted to be mounted on the body so that a side end surface of a lifting apparatus of the cleaning assembly is adjacent to the boss. It would be appreciated that the description and advantages of the first aspect of the present disclosure are also applicable to the cleaning assembly of the second aspect and the cleaner of the third aspect of the present disclosure.
  • the body comprises a receiving cavity for a lifting apparatus, which is opened towards the surface to be cleaned.
  • a lifting apparatus by arranging the lifting apparatus within the receiving cavity opened towards the surface to be cleaned, the space occupied by the lifting apparatus can be reduced, and the entire volume of the cleaner can be decreased accordingly.
  • the receiving cavity comprises a first sidewall and a second sidewall, where the first sidewall is proximal to the side end surface of the lifting apparatus, the second sidewall is opposite to the first sidewall in the axial direction, and the second sidewall is provided thereon with a position sensor for detecting a position of the roller.
  • the position of the roller can be determined efficiently.
  • the term “includes” and its variants are to be read as open-ended terms that mean “includes, but is not limited to.”
  • the term “based on” is to be read as “based at least in part on.”
  • the term “an embodiment” or “the embodiment” is to be read as “at least one embodiment.”
  • the term “another embodiment” is to be read as “at least one another embodiment.”
  • the terms “first,” “second,” and the like may refer to different objects or the same object. Other meanings explicit or implicit may be covered below. Unless indicated otherwise in the context, the definitions of the terms should be consistent throughout the description.
  • a cleaner such as a sweeping robot, probably needs to operate in different modes. Accordingly, there is a need for controlling a cleaning assembly (e.g. a cleaning or mopping assembly between an operating position in contact with a surface to be cleaned (e.g. the ground to be cleaned) and a receiving position away from the surface to be cleaned.
  • a cleaning assembly e.g. a cleaning or mopping assembly between an operating position in contact with a surface to be cleaned (e.g. the ground to be cleaned) and a receiving position away from the surface to be cleaned.
  • an additional motor is provided for controlling lifting of a cleaning assembly, so as to implement switching between different operating modes.
  • the conventional lifting mechanism occupies a large structural space as having the additional motor.
  • the conventional lifting mechanism typically has two motion trajectories, namely active rising and falling, and rising or falling of the lifting mechanism drives the cleaning assembly up or down.
  • the present disclosure provides a lifting apparatus for a cleaning assembly so as to at least partly solve the problem of the lifting apparatus existing in the prior art.
  • the lifting apparatus according to embodiments of the present disclosure shares the drive mechanism of the rolling brush as the power source, and can move the roller of the lifting apparatus from the operating position to the receiving position in a passively lifting fashion, with the aid of the interaction between the flange on the flange of the roller end side of the lifting apparatus and the boss on the body. No extra parts are required in the lifting mechanism, making it possible to attain a compact structure while reducing the cost.
  • Figs. 1A and 12 describe the structure and the work principle of the lifting apparatus and the cleaner according to some example embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 1A is a partial sectional view of a cleaner according to example embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • the cleaner 1 can move along a direction D on a surface to be cleaned and perform a cleaning operation.
  • the cleaner 1 includes a cleaning assembly 10 for performing the cleaning operation, which is mounted on a body of the cleaner 1.
  • the body 20 includes a receiving cavity 26 opened towards the ground.
  • the cleaning assembly 10 is mounted within the receiving cavity 26 and movable relative to the body 20 between an operating position abutting against a surface to be cleaned and a receiving position (i.e., within the receiving cavity 26) away from the surface to be cleaned.
  • the cleaning assembly 10 includes a bracket 11 mounted on the body 20.
  • the bracket 11 has a lifting apparatus 100 mounted thereon.
  • a roller 200 of the lifting apparatus 100 is rotatably provided on the bracket 11.
  • the lifting apparatus 100 further includes a motor 300 extending along an axis A.
  • the roller 200 is sheathed onto the motor 300 and can be driven by the motor 300 to rotate about the axis A extending along a direction parallel to the ground.
  • the roller 200 in the lifting apparatus 100 rotates along a first rotation direction R1 and starts to be lifted to move away from the surface to be cleaned.
  • the roller 200 as a part of the lifting apparatus 100 drives the cleaning assembly 10 to move, and is simultaneously sheathed onto a cleaning component, for example, for mopping or sweeping, to perform the cleaning operation.
  • the roller 200 may also be a component specifically for lifting, not for the cleaning operation.
  • Fig. 1B is a partial sectional view of the cleaner 1 according to example embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • the roller 200 is lifted to the receiving position as an effect of the interaction between the flange of the roller 200 and the boss of the body 20 to be fully received within the receiving cavity 26. Therefore, the roller 200 does not affect other operating modes of the cleaner 1, nor does it hinder the cleaner 1 from moving on the ground.
  • Figs. 2A-2B to introduce the lifting apparatus 100 from the perspective of the interior of the cleaner 1.
  • Fig. 2A is a schematic view of the interior of the cleaner 1 when the cleaning assembly 10 is at the operating position.
  • the cleaning assembly 10 is at the operating position and is at least partly located in the receiving cavity 26 along the roller extending along an axial direction parallel to the axis A.
  • a flange 220 is disposed on an end side surface 210 of the roller 200 in an axial direction F, on one hand.
  • the flange 220 extends outwards from the end surface 210 along the axial direction F.
  • a boss 21 is disposed on a first sidewall 23 of the body 20 proximal to the end surface 210 in the receiving cavity 26.
  • the receiving cavity 26 further includes a sidewall 24 opposing the first sidewall 23 in the axial direction F.
  • On the sidewall 24 is also disposed a position sensor 25 for detecting a position of the roller 200.
  • the flange 220 is spaced apart a certain distance from the boss 21 in the axial direction F.
  • the roller 200 has to move towards the first sidewall 23 so that the flange 220 abuts against a boss surface 22 of the boss 21 facing the receiving position.
  • Fig 2B is a view of the interior of the cleaner 1 when the flange 220 abuts against the boss 21.
  • the roller 200 moves in the axial direction F so that the flange 220 abuts against the boss surface 22 of the boss 21. Subsequently, the roller 200 rotates about the axis A along a first rotation direction, and as the outer peripheral surface of the flange rolls on the boss surface 22, the roller 200 is lifted and moved towards the receiving position.
  • the movement of the roller 200 from the operating position to the receiving position includes two stages.
  • the roller 200 In the first stage, the roller 200 is driven to rotate along the first rotation direction, and such rotation results in movement along the axial direction F to cause the flange 220 to abut against the boss 21. In the second stage, the roller 200 is driven to continue to rotate along the first rotation direction, and is lifted and moved towards the receiving position as an effect of the interaction between the flange 220 and the boss 21.
  • Figs. 3 through 8B to describe in detail the structure of the lifting apparatus 100 and the structural principle of the movement in the first stage
  • Figs. 9 and 10C to describe in detail the principle of the lifting movement of the lifting apparatus 100 in the second stage
  • Fig. 3 is an exploded view of the lifting apparatus 100 according to example embodiments of the disclosure.
  • the cleaning assembly 10 incudes a bracket 11 coupled to the body 20 of the cleaner 1.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates one side of the bracket 11 facing the surface to be cleaned.
  • a motor 300 is mounted on one end of the bracket 11.
  • the motor 300 includes an output shaft 310 extending along the axial direction F.
  • a rotary pin 240 is sheathed on one end of the output shaft 310.
  • the rotary pin 240 can rotate about the axis A with the output shaft 310.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates a schematic view of the rotary pin 240. As shown in Fig.
  • the rotary pin 240 includes cylindrical pin shafts 242-1 and 242-2 disposed on the outer peripheral surface 241 of the cylindrical body and extending radially outwards, and the pin shafts 242-1 and 242-2 are symmetrical about the axis A.
  • the rotary pin 240 further includes a hole for receiving the output shaft 310 of the motor 300.
  • a flange 220 is disposed on the end surface 210 of the roller 300 of the lifting apparatus 100 away from the motor 300.
  • the roller 200 is sheathed outside of the motor 300 and coupled to the rotary pin 240.
  • Fig. 5 is a schematic view of the roller 200. As shown therein, the roller 200 includes two flanges 220-1 and 220-2 distributed on the end surface 210 center-symmetrically about the axis A. It would be appreciated that the number of flanges described here is provided only as an example, and other numbers of flanges may be disposed on the end surface. This is not limited in the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the roller 200 when the rotary pin 240 has not been assembled.
  • the roller 200 includes a receiving cavity 230 for receiving the motor 300, which extends along the axial direction F.
  • a guide slot 232 extending along a direction inclined relative to the axial direction F is opened on the inner wall 231 of the receiving cavity 230.
  • the guide slot 232 includes a first limit part 233 at an end proximal to the end surface 210 and a second limiting part 234 at the other end proximal to the motor 300.
  • the pin shaft 242 When the rotary pin 240 is assembled in situ, the pin shaft 242 is guided to extend into the guide slot 232, and can move within the guide slot 232 relative to the roller 200 as an effect of the first or second rotation direction, which is limited by the first limiting part 232 or the second limiting part 234 so that the pin shaft 242 cannot leave the guide slot due to the effect of the first or second rotation direction.
  • the rotary pin 240 drives the pin shaft 242 to rotate.
  • the pin shaft 242 rotates between the first limit part 233 and the second limit part 234 within the guide slot 232, the pin shaft 242 and the guide slot 232 move relative to each other in the axial direction F, and the relative movement of the pins shaft 242 and the guide slot 232 will be converted into axial movement of the roller 200 in the axial direction F since the position of the pin shaft 242 in the axial direction F is relatively fixed.
  • the pin shaft 242 moves to the limit part, if still rotating along the same direction, the pin shaft 242 drives the roller 200 to rotate.
  • Fig. 7A is an axial sectional view when the rotary pin 240 is located at the first limit part 233.
  • the pin shaft 242 of the rotary pin 240 is located at an end of the guide slot 232 away from the motor 300 and abuts against the first limit part 233.
  • the rotary pin 240 includes two pin shafts 242-1 and 242-2 (the pin shaft 242-1 and the pin shaft 242-2 are collectively referred to as pin shaft 242).
  • Fig. 7B is a radial sectional view when the rotary pin 240 is located at the first limit part 233. As shown in Fig. 7B , the pin shaft 242-1 and the pin shaft 242-2 abut against the first limit part 233-1 and the first limit part 233-2, respectively.
  • the pin shaft 2422 pushes the roller 200 to rotate along the second rotation direction R2 to perform a cleaning operation for a surface to be cleaned.
  • the second rotation direction R2 is a rotation direction of the roller 200 when the cleaner 1 is cleaning a surface; in the circumstance, the roller 200 rotates at the fixed position, and the roller flange 220 and the boss 21 are spaced apart a certain distance in the axial direction F.
  • the motor 300 When it is required to switch the cleaner 1 to the operating mode, the motor 300 is converted from the rotation along the second rotation direction R2 to the rotation along the first rotation direction R1, i.e., it rotates reversely.
  • the pin shaft 242 is also converted to rotate along the first rotation direction R1, and as the action of the guide slot 232 disposed obliquely, the pin shaft 242 does not abut against the first limit part 233 but moves within the guide slot 232, with the rotation along the first rotation direction R1, to the second limit part 234 at most. It would be appreciated that the force that is applied by the pin shaft 242 to the inclined surface of the guide slot 232 during movement pushes the roller 200 to move along the axial direction F towards the boss 21.
  • the roller 200 moves a preset distance to the boss 21, so that the flange 220 abuts against the boss surface 22. It would be appreciated that, at a certain stage of the process where the pin shaft 242 moves from the first limit part 233 to the second limit part 234, the flange 220 can abut against the boss surface 22, and this is provided here only for illustrating the principle, without limitation.
  • Fig. 8A is an axial sectional view when the rotary pin 240 is located at the second limit part 234, where the pin shaft 242 of the rotary pin 240 is located at an end of the guide slot 232 away from the flange 220 and abuts against the second limit part 234. As shown therein, the pin shaft 242-1 abuts against the second limit part 234-1, and the pin shaft 242-2 abuts against the second limit part 234-2.
  • Fig. 8B is a radial sectional view when the rotary pin 240 is located at the second limit part 233. As shown therein, the pin shaft 242-1 and the pin shaft 242-2 abut against the second limit part 234-1 and the second limit part 234-2 in the first rotation direction R1, respectively.
  • the pin shaft 242 pushes the roller 200 to rotate along the first rotation direction R1, so that the outer peripheral surface of the flange 220 rolls on the boss surface 22, to drive the roller 200 to move upwards to the receiving position.
  • Fig. 9 is a schematic view of the flange 220.
  • the roller 200 includes two flanges 220-1 and 220-2 distributed on the end side surface 210 center-symmetrically relative to the axis A.
  • the flanges 220-1 and 220-2 are substantially arc-shaped, namely two segments of a ring extending about the axis A.
  • the flange 220-1 includes a contact surface 221-1 and a guide surface 222-1
  • the flange 220-2 includes a contact surface 221-2 and a guide surface 222-2.
  • the contact surfaces 221-1 and 221-2 are parallel to the roller end surface 210.
  • the flange 220 protruding and disposed at the end surface 210 includes a step portion that protrudes a certain height and is substantially perpendicular to the end side surface 210, and the step portion is located on one side proximal to the contact surface.
  • the guide surface 222-1 is gradually inclined from the contact surface 221-1 along the second rotation direction R2 and extends to the end surface 210
  • the guide surface 222-2 is gradually inclined from the contact surface 221-2 along the second rotation direction R2 and extends to the end surface 210.
  • the contact surfaces 221-1, 221-2 and guide surfaces 222-1, 222-2 are all arc-shaped.
  • the widths of the guide surfaces 221-1, 221-2 in the radial direction are tapered from the contact surfaces 221-1, 221-2 to the side end surface 210.
  • the widths of the end portions of the contact surfaces 221-1, 221-2 away from the guide surfaces 222-1, 222-2 are tapered along the first rotation direction R1.
  • Such shape design is beneficial to the interaction between the flange 220 and boss 21. For example, when the roller 200 rotates along the first rotation direction R1 and moves closer to the boss 21, there are two situations. In the first situation, the boss 21 is just located on the end surface 210 between the flange 220-1 and the flange 220-2.
  • the widths of the end portions of the contact surface 221-1, 221-2 are tapered along the first rotation direction R1 (i.e., gradually narrowed a distance in an inner diameter direction) so that, when contacting the step portion of the flange 220, the surface of the boss 21 directly comes into contact with the outer peripheral surfaces of the contact surfaces 221-1, 221-2, rather than being in contact with the edge of the outer peripheral surface, which more probably causes the flange 220 to roll onto the boss 21. It would be appreciated that, when the roller 200 moves closer to the boss 21 to cause the boss 21 to locate between the two flanges, the surface of the boss 21 comes into contact with the step portion of the flange 220 as the roller 200 continues to rotate along the first rotation direction R1.
  • Fig. 10A is a schematic view when the end surface of the flange 220 abuts against the end surface of the boss 21.
  • the contact surface 221-1 of the flange 220-1 abuts against the end surface of the boss 21, and the roller 200 continues to rotate along the first rotation direction R1, so that the contact surface 221-1 continues to slide when abutting against the end surface of the boss 21, and transitions to the guide surface 222-1 of the flange 220-1 and abuts against the end surface of the boss 21 to slide.
  • the roller 200 continues to move towards the boss 21, to cause the end surface of the boss 21 to abut against the end surface 210 of the roller 200.
  • Fig. 10B is a schematic view when the flange 220-2 just abuts against the boss surface 22 of the boss 21. As shown therein, the front end of the flange 220-2, namely the step portion, abuts against the boss surface 22. At this time, the distance of the center of the roller 200 away from the boss surface 22 is less than the radius of the outer peripheral surface of the flange 220. The roller 200 continues to rotate along the first rotation direction R1, to cause the outer peripheral surface of the flange 220-2 to roll on the boss surface 22.
  • Fig. 10C is a schematic view when the roller 200 is lifted to the receiving position.
  • the distance of the center of the roller 200 away from the boss surface 22 is equal to the radius of the outer peripheral surface of the flange 220.
  • the roller 200 is located at the position distant furthest away from the boss surface 22, and stops rotating.
  • the position sensor 25 sends a position signal of the roller 200 to the controller of the motor 300, causing the controller to control the motor 300 to stop rotation.
  • the motor 300 rotates along the second rotation direction R2.
  • the roller 200 at the receiving position moves along a direction away from the boss 21 in the axial direction F, so that the flange 220 slides therewith on the boss surface 22 along the direction away from the boss 21, and eventually slides off the boss surface 22.
  • the roller 200 falls back to the operating position as an effect of the gravity, to perform the cleaning operation.
  • Fig. 11 is a schematic view of the roller 200 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • the flange 220 and the end side surface 210 are not integral with the body 270 of the roller 200, but coupled to the body 270 via a transmission part 250 (not shown in detail).
  • the transmission part 250 extends along the axial direction F from the end side surface 210 to the interior of the body 270, and is coupled to the body 270 via a one-way bearing 260 (not shown in detail).
  • Fig. 12 to describe the structure of the roller 200.
  • Fig. 12 is a schematic sectional view of the roller in Fig. 11 .
  • the motor 300 is fixed at one end onto the bracket 11, and includes at the other end an outer shaft 310 extending along the axis A.
  • the roller 200 includes a cylindrical body 270 extending along the axis A.
  • the body 270 is fixedly connected to the output shaft 310 and can thus rotate along the first rotation direction R1 and second rotation direction as driven by the output shaft 310.
  • the body 270 at an end away from the bracket 11 along the axis A includes an end side surface 210. On the end side surface 210 is disposed a flange 220.
  • the roller 200 further includes a transmission part 250.
  • the transmission part 250 extends along the axis A from the end side surface 210 to the interior of the body 270 of the roller 200.
  • the transmission part 250 is connected to the inner wall of the body 270 via the one-way bearing 260.
  • the transmission part 250 is coupled to the inner ring of the one-way bearing 260
  • the body 270 is coupled to the outer ring of the one-way bearing 260.
  • the inner ring and the outer ring are locked to each other when the roller 200 rotates along the first rotation direction R1, and slide relative to each other when the roller 200 rotates along the second rotation direction R2.
  • the flange 220 rotates with the roller 200 when the roller 200 rotates along the first rotation direction R1, and is stationary relative to the boss 21 when the roller 200 rotates along the second rotation direction R2.
  • flange 220 is disposed on the end side surface 210 of the roller 200.
  • the flange 220 in the embodiment is identical to the flange 210 in Fig. 9 (e.g. a structural contact surface 221 and a guide surface 222) and have the same function.
  • the flange 220 can rotate with the roller 200 along the first rotation direction R1 when the roller 200 rotates along the first rotation direction R1.
  • the flange 220 as shown in Fig. 11 can implement the movement process as shown in Figs. 10A through 10C , i.e., by abutting against the boss surface and rolling on the boss surface 22, the flange 220 drives the whole cleaning assembly 10 to move towards the receiving position.
  • the motor 300 stops driving the roller 200, to retain the cleaning assembly 10 at the receiving position.
  • the flange 220 cannot be driven to rotate along the second rotation direction R2 since the one-way bearing 270 is provided. Therefore, when the cleaning assembly 10 needs to move from the receiving position to the operating position, the roller 200 is driven to rotate along the first rotation direction R1. At this time, the flange 220 continues to roll on the boss surface 22. Having rolled over the outer peripheral surface of the flange, the cleaning assembly 10 falls back to the operating position. Moreover, since the flange 220 does not rotate with the roller 200 when the roller 200 rotates along the second rotation direction R2 (i.e., the flange is stationary relative to the boss 21).
  • the flange 220 does not drive the cleaning assembly 10 to move, thus not affecting the operation performed when the roller 200 rotates along the second rotation direction R2.
  • the mechanism for moving the roller 200 in the axial direction F is not required in the roller 200 as shown in Fig. 11 , and the flange 220 is always kept to abut against the boss 21 disposed on the body; when the cleaner 1 is cleaning a surface, a roller 200 rotates along the second rotation direction R2; when required to lift the cleaning assembly including the roller brush 200, the cleaner 1 is switched from the second rotation direction R2 to the first rotation direction R1.
  • the first rotation direction R1 is related to the second rotation direction R2, switch control is performed by the controller of the cleaner 1.

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