EP4620367A1

EP4620367A1 - Dust collecting apparatus and cleaning equipment

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Publication number: EP4620367A1
Application number: EP24202264.8A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Chengyang Wang; Peng KONG
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2024-03-19
Filing date: 2024-09-24
Publication date: 2025-09-24
Also published as: US20250295281A1; CN120661047A

Abstract

The invention relates to a dust collecting apparatus (100) and cleaning equipment (1000). The dust collecting apparatus (100) is applied to the cleaning equipment (1000) and includes a shell (10), the shell (10) having a first side wall (11) and a second side wall (12) intersecting each other, the first side wall (11) and the second side wall (12) enclosing and defining the shell (10), and the first side wall (11) having an exhaust inlet (13) and a dust collecting opening (14) which are oppositely arranged; and a compressing mechanism (20), located in the shell (10), having a fixed end (21) and a free end (22) which are far away from each other, the fixed end (21) being connected in the shell (10), and the free end (22) is configured to be movable in the shell (10) toward one side close to the second side wall to extrude rubbish in the shell.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

The invention relates to the technical field of cleaning equipment, in particular to a dust collecting apparatus and cleaning equipment.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

With the rapid development of computer technology and artificial intelligence science, intelligent equipment has gradually entered every household. The cleaning equipment taking a robot vacuum cleaner as an example is a kind of the intelligent equipment, and the robot vacuum cleaner is also called a sweeping vacuum cleaner, an intelligent vacuum cleaner, etc., and is a kind of intelligent home. The robot vacuum cleaner can automatically complete a floor sweeping task in a room by means of certain artificial intelligence. When the robot vacuum cleaner works, rubbish dust is usually swept into a dust inlet through a rolling brush, a draught fan generates negative pressure to suck the rubbish into a dust collecting apparatus, and the floor sweeping work is completed through cooperation of the rolling brush and the draught fan.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In order to overcome problems existing in the related art, the invention provides a dust collecting apparatus and cleaning equipment.
According to a first aspect, a dust collecting apparatus is provided, applied to cleaning equipment, including: a shell, the shell having a first side wall and a second side wall intersecting each other, the first side wall and the second side wall enclosing and defining the shell, and the first side wall having an exhaust inlet and a dust collecting opening which are oppositely arranged; and a compressing mechanism, being in the shell, having a fixed end and a free end which are spaced from each other, the fixed end being connected in the shell, and the free end being configured to be movable in the shell toward one side close to the second side wall to extrude rubbish in the shell.
In some possible embodiments, the first side wall includes a first sub-side wall and a second sub-side wall which are oppositely arranged, the exhaust inlet is in the first sub-side wall, and the dust collecting opening is in the second sub-side wall.
In some possible embodiments, the second side wall includes a third sub-side wall and a fourth sub-side wall which are oppositely arranged in a first direction, the first sub-side wall and the second sub-side wall are oppositely arranged in a second direction, and the first direction is different from the second direction.
In some possible embodiments, the fixed end is connected to the fourth sub-side wall, the free end is configured to be rotatable in the shell toward one side close to the fourth sub-side wall, and/or, the fixed end is connected to the third sub-side wall, and the free end is configured to be movable in the shell toward one side close to the fourth sub-side wall.
In some possible embodiments, the compressing mechanism includes a pressure applying member, one end of the pressure applying member is the fixed end, the other end of the pressure applying member is the free end, the pressure applying member is in a first state in the shell, and the free end moves in the shell toward one side close to the fourth sub-side wall to extrude rubbish in the shell; and the pressure applying member is in a second state in the shell, the free end moves in the shell toward one side close to the third sub-side wall, and negative pressure is formed in the shell to collect the rubbish at the dust collecting opening.
In some possible embodiments, the dust collecting apparatus further includes: a driving mechanism, being in the shell, and used for driving the free end of the pressure applying member to move.
In some possible embodiments, the driving mechanism is configured to drive the free end of the pressure applying member to perform a lifting-descending motion in the shell; and/or, the driving mechanism is configured to drive the free end of the pressure applying member to perform a rotation motion in the shell.
In some possible embodiments, the pressure applying member is a first pressure applying member, the driving mechanism is a first driving member, the first driving member is connected with the first pressure applying member through a first pipe orifice, the first driving member communicates with the outside through a second pipe orifice, the first driving member inflates the first pressure applying member, the first pressure applying member is in an unfolded state in the shell, and a free end of the first pressure applying member moves in the shell toward one side close to the fourth sub-side wall; and the first driving member deflates the first pressure applying member, the first pressure applying member is in a retracted state in the shell, and the free end of the first pressure applying member moves in the shell toward one side close to the third sub-side wall.
In some possible embodiments, the pressure applying member is a second pressure applying member, the driving mechanism is a second driving member, the second driving member drives the second pressure applying member, the second pressure applying member is in an unfolded state in the shell, and a free end of the second pressure applying member moves in the shell toward one side close to the fourth sub-side wall; and the second driving member drives the second pressure applying member, the second pressure applying member is in a retracted state in the shell, and the free end of the second pressure applying member moves in the shell toward one side close to the third sub-side wall.
In some possible embodiments, the second pressure applying member includes: a fixed member and a moving member which are parallelly arranged, where the fixed member is at the third sub-side wall, and the moving member is below the fixed member; and a plurality of connecting members, where two of the connecting members intersect each other and are rotatably connected, one ends of the connecting members on the same side are rotatably connected with the moving member, the other ends of the connecting members on the same side are connected with a sliding block, the other ends of the connecting members are rotatably connected with the sliding block, the sliding block is configured to be movable in a second direction relative to the fixed member, or, one ends of the connecting members on the same side are rotatably connected with the fixed member, the other ends of the connecting members on the same side are connected with a sliding block, the other ends of the connecting members are rotatably connected with the sliding block, the sliding block is configured to be movable in a second direction relative to the moving member, and the moving member is configured to be movable in the first direction.
In some possible embodiments, the second driving member includes: a first motor; a screw rod, one end of the screw rod being rotatably mounted to the moving member or the fixed member, the other end of the screw rod being coaxially connected with the first motor, and the sliding block being in threaded connection with the screw rod; and a sliding rail, being at the moving member and/or the fixed member, and used for limiting the sliding block to moving in the second direction.
In some possible embodiments, the pressure applying member is a third pressure applying member, the driving mechanism is a third driving member, the third driving member drives the third pressure applying member, the third pressure applying member rotates in the shell taking a fixed end of the third pressure applying member as a rotary shaft, the third pressure applying member is in a first state in the shell, and a free end of the third pressure applying member rotates in the shell toward one side close to the fourth sub-side wall; and the third pressure applying member is in a second state in the shell, the free end moves in the shell toward one side close to the first sub-side wall, and negative pressure is formed in the shell to collect rubbish at the dust collecting opening.
In some possible embodiments, the third pressure applying member is a frame member, and air holes are uniformly distributed on the frame member.
In some possible embodiments, the third driving member includes: a second motor, an output end of the second motor is coaxially connected with a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is connected in the shell through a supporting seat, and the rotating shaft is connected with one end of the third driving member as the rotary shaft.
In some possible embodiments, the shell is provided with a cleaning opening, and the cleaning opening is in the first side wall. The dust collecting apparatus further includes: a baffle, being at the dust collecting opening; and a cleaning door, being at the cleaning opening.
In some possible embodiments, the dust collecting apparatus further includes: a socket, being at the first side wall, where, the driving mechanism is energized through the socket.
According to a second aspect, cleaning equipment is provided, including: the dust collecting apparatus according to any one embodiment of the first aspect.
The technical solutions provided by the examples of the invention may include the following beneficial effects: the invention provides the dust collecting apparatus, applied to the cleaning equipment; according to the invention, by arranging the compressing mechanism in the shell, limited space in the dust collecting apparatus is efficiently used, and the frequency of a user dumping the rubbish is effectively reduced; and the first side wall and the second side wall enclose and define the shell, the first side wall has the exhaust inlet and the dust collecting opening which are oppositely arranged, the compressing mechanism has the fixed end and the free end which are far away from each other, the fixed end is connected in the shell, the free end moves in the shell toward one side close to the second side wall to extrude the rubbish in the shell, the situation that the compressed rubbish blocks the exhaust inlet and affects an effect of the dust collecting apparatus collecting the rubbish is avoided, and the use experience of the user is greatly improved.
It is to be understood that the general description above and the following detailed description are merely illustrative and explanatory, and cannot limit the invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

Accompanying drawings here are incorporated into the specification, form a part of the specification, show principles consistent with the invention and are used to explain the principle of the invention together with the specification.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a dust collecting apparatus shown according to an example.
Fig. 2 is a diagram of a first use state of a dust collecting apparatus shown according to an example.
Fig. 3 is a diagram of a second use state of a dust collecting apparatus shown according to an example.
Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of another dust collecting apparatus shown according to an example.
Fig. 5 is a diagram of a third use state of a dust collecting apparatus shown according to an example.
Fig. 6 is a diagram of a fourth use state of a dust collecting apparatus shown according to an example.
Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of yet another dust collecting apparatus shown according to an example.
Fig. 8 is a diagram of a fifth use state of a dust collecting apparatus shown according to an example.
Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a compressing mechanism shown according to an example.
FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a connection of a driving mechanism (i.e., a first driving member) to a pressure applying member (i.e., a first pressure applying member) through a first pipe orifice according to an example.
FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a frame member according to an example.
FIG. 12 is a block diagram of a connection of a second motor to a supporting seat through a rotating shaft according to an example.
FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a cleaning equipment according to an example.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Examples will be described in detail here, as exemplified in accompanying drawings. When the description below refers to the accompanying drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different accompanying drawings indicate the same or similar elements. Embodiments described in the following examples do not represent all embodiments consistent with the invention. Rather, the embodiments are merely examples of apparatuses and methods that are consistent with some aspects of the invention as detailed in the appended claims.
With the rapid development of computer technology and artificial intelligence science, intelligent equipment has gradually entered every household. The cleaning equipment taking a robot vacuum cleaner as an example is a kind of the intelligent equipment, and the robot vacuum cleaner is also called a sweeping vacuum cleaner, an intelligent vacuum cleaner, etc., and is a kind of intelligent home. The robot vacuum cleaner can automatically complete a floor sweeping task in a room by means of certain artificial intelligence. When the robot vacuum cleaner works, rubbish dust is usually swept into a dust inlet through a rolling brush, a draught fan generates negative pressure to suck the rubbish into a dust collecting apparatus, and the floor sweeping work is completed through cooperation of the rolling brush and the draught fan.
In the related art, the robot vacuum cleaner mostly uses a dust box as a dust collecting apparatus, due to a small distance from a dust inlet of the dust collecting apparatus to the ground and other reasons, a use ratio of dust collecting space in the dust collecting apparatus is not high, a user needs to frequently dump the rubbish, and clean the dust collecting apparatus, and thus, the rubbish in the dust collecting apparatus needs to be compressed, however, currently the compressed rubbish is prone to blocking the exhaust inlet, affecting the effect of the dust collecting apparatus collecting the rubbish, and bringing a poor use experience to the user.
In order to solve the above technical problems, the invention provides a dust collecting apparatus 100 and cleaning equipment 1000.
According to a first aspect of the invention, a dust collecting apparatus 100 is provided, and applied to cleaning equipment 1000. As shown in Figs. 1 to 8, the dust collecting apparatus 100 includes: a shell 10 and a compressing mechanism 20.
The shell 10 has a first side wall 11 and a second side wall 12 intersecting each other, the shell 10 is enclosed and defined by the first side wall 11 and the second side wall 12, the first side wall 11 has an exhaust inlet 13 and a dust collecting opening 14 which are oppositely arranged, a compressing mechanism 20 is located in the shell 10, the compressing mechanism 20 has a fixed end 21 and a free end 22 which are far away from each other, the fixed end 21 is connected in the shell 10, and the free end 22 is configured to be movable in the shell 10 toward one side close to the second side wall 12 to extrude rubbish in the shell 10.
The shell 10 serves as a housing of the dust collecting apparatus 100, is mainly used for providing a storage space for accommodating rubbish. A material of the shell 10 may be plastic, for example, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plastic (ABS), polyoxymethylene (POM), polystyrene (PS), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene glycol terephthalate (PET), etc., so as to reduce the weight of the dust collecting apparatus 100 for facilitating taking and putting. Certainly, the invention is not limited to this, in other examples, the material of the shell 10 may also be metal, for example, an aluminous material, an aluminum alloy material, a copper material, a copper alloy material, a ferrous material, and a stainless steel material, so as to improve the strength of the shell 10 to prolong its service life.
Specifically, the shape and construction of the shell 10 may be designed according to practical needs, which is not specifically limited in the invention here.
The exhaust inlet 13 may be used to communicate with a dust pumping mechanism of the cleaning equipment 1000, for example, the dust pumping mechanism may be specifically an exhaust fan, after the dust pumping mechanism is started, the shell 10 is pumped through the exhaust fan, such that negative pressure is formed in the shell 10 to generate suction, and dust and other rubbish are sucked into the shell 10 for being collected and temporarily stored.
The compressing mechanism 20 is used to extrude the rubbish in the shell 10, the compressing mechanism 20 has the fixed end 21 and the free end 22 which are far away from each other, the fixed end 21 is connected in the shell 10, the free end 22 moves in the shell 10 toward one side close to the second side wall 12 to extrude the rubbish in the shell 10, and the rubbish is extruded by the compressing mechanism 20 in the shell 10 in a direction avoiding the exhaust inlet 13 and/or the dust collecting opening 14.
In the invention, by arranging the compressing mechanism 20 in the shell 10, the limited space in the dust collecting apparatus 100 is efficiently used, the frequency of a user dumping the rubbish is effectively reduced, by making the free end 22 of the compressing mechanism 20 moves in the shell 10 to one side close to the second side wall 12 to extrude the rubbish in the shell 10, the situation that the compressed rubbish blocks the exhaust inlet 13 and the effect of the dust collecting apparatus 100 collecting the rubbish is affected is avoided, and the use experience of the user is greatly improved.
In some possible embodiments, as shown in Fig. 1 and Figs. 5 to 6, the first side wall 11 includes a first sub-side wall 111 and a second sub-side wall 112 which are oppositely arranged, the exhaust inlet 13 is located in the first sub-side wall 111, and the dust collecting opening 14 is located in the second sub-side wall 112.
The first sub-side wall 111 may be a cuboid or a square, such that its shape is relatively regular for facilitating molding and manufacturing. Certainly, in other examples, the first sub-side wall 111 may also be of a structure with other shapes, and the specific shape of the first sub-side wall 111 is not limited in the examples of the invention.
The second sub-side wall 112 may be a cuboid or a square, such that its shape is relatively regular for facilitating molding and manufacturing. Certainly, in other examples, the second sub-side wall 112 may also be of a structure with other shapes, and the specific shape of the second sub-side wall 112 is not limited in the examples of the invention.
In the example of the invention, the exhaust inlet 13 and the dust collecting opening 14 are respectively arranged in the opposite first sub-side wall 111 and second sub-side wall 112 of the shell 10, such that the rubbish is conveniently collected by the dust collecting apparatus 100 into the shell 10 from the dust collecting opening 14.
In some possible embodiments, as shown in Figs. 2 to 8, the second side wall 12 includes a third sub-side wall 121 and a fourth sub-side wall 122 which are oppositely arranged in a first direction, the first sub-side wall 111 and the second sub-side wall 112 are oppositely arranged in a second direction, and the first direction is different from the second direction.
As shown in Fig. 5 and Fig. 8, the first direction may be an up-down direction of the dust collecting apparatus, the second direction may be a left-right direction of the dust collecting apparatus, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.
The third sub-side wall 121 may be a cuboid or a square, such that its shape is relatively regular for facilitating molding and manufacturing. Certainly, in other examples, the third sub-side wall 121 may also be of a structure with other shapes, and the specific shape of the third sub-side wall 121 is not limited in the examples of the invention.
The fourth sub-side wall 122 may be a cuboid or a square, such that its shape is relatively regular for facilitating molding and manufacturing. Certainly, in other examples, the fourth sub-side wall 122 may also be of a structure with other shapes, and the specific shape of the fourth sub-side wall 122 is not limited in the examples of the invention.
In the example of the invention, the third sub-side wall 121 may be an upper side wall of the shell 10, the fourth sub-side wall 122 may be a bottom side wall of the shell 10, by making the free end 22 of the compressing mechanism 20 moves in the shell 10 toward one side close to the third sub-side wall 121 and/or the fourth sub-side wall 122 to extrude the rubbish in the shell 10, the situation that the compressed rubbish blocks the exhaust inlet 13 and the effect of the dust collecting apparatus collecting the rubbish is affected is avoided, and the use experience of the user is greatly improved.
In some possible embodiments, the fixed end 21 is connected to the fourth sub-side wall 122, the free end 22 is configured to be rotatable in the shell 10 toward one side close to the fourth sub-side wall 122, and/or, the fixed end 21 is connected to the third sub-side wall 121, and the free end 22 is configured to be movable in the shell 10 toward one side close to the fourth sub-side wall 122.
For example, as shown in Figs. 4 to 6, the fixed end 21 is connected to the fourth sub-side wall 122, the free end 22 is configured to be rotatable in the shell 10 toward one side close to the fourth sub-side wall 122, such that the limited space in the dust collecting apparatus 100 is efficiently used, the frequency of the user dumping the rubbish is effectively reduced, meanwhile, the situation that the compressed rubbish blocks the exhaust inlet 13 and the effect of the dust collecting apparatus collecting the rubbish is affected is avoided, and the use experience of the user is greatly improved.
For example, as shown in Figs. 1 to 3 and Figs. 7 to 8, the fixed end 21 is connected to the third sub-side wall 121, the free end 22 is configured to be movable in the shell 10 toward one side close to the fourth sub-side wall 122, such that the limited space in the dust collecting apparatus 100 is efficiently used, the frequency of the user dumping the rubbish is effectively reduced, meanwhile, the situation that the compressed rubbish blocks the exhaust inlet 13 and the effect of the dust collecting apparatus collecting the rubbish is affected is avoided, and the use experience of the user is greatly improved.
In some possible embodiments, as shown in Figs. 2 to 3, Figs. 5 to 6, and Figs. 7 to 8, the compressing mechanism 20 includes a pressure applying member 201, one end of the pressure applying member 201 is the fixed end 21, the other end of the pressure applying member 201 is the free end 22, when the pressure applying member 201 is in a first state in the shell 10, and the free end 22 moves in the shell 10 toward one side close to the fourth sub-side wall 122 to extrude the rubbish in the shell 10; and when the pressure applying member 201 is in a second state in the shell 10, the free end 22 moves in the shell 10 toward one side close to the third sub-side wall 121, and negative pressure is formed in the shell 10 to collect the rubbish at the dust collecting opening 14.
The first state may be understood as a state in which the pressure applying member 201 is located when the rubbish in the shell 10 is compressed, and the second state may be understood as a state in which the pressure applying member 201 is located when the rubbish at the dust collecting opening 14 is collected into the shell 10.
In the example of the invention, the free end 22 of the pressure applying member 201 moves in the shell 10 toward one side close to the fourth sub-side wall 122 to extrude the rubbish in the shell 10, such that the limited space in the dust collecting apparatus is efficiently used, the frequency of the user dumping the rubbish is effectively reduced, meanwhile, the situation that the compressed rubbish blocks the exhaust inlet 13 and the effect of the dust collecting apparatus collecting the rubbish is affected is avoided, and the use experience of the user is greatly improved.
In some possible embodiments, as shown in Figs. 1 to 9, the dust collecting apparatus 100 includes: a driving mechanism 30.
The driving mechanism 30 is mounted on the shell 10, and the driving mechanism 30 is used to drive the free end 22 of the pressure applying member 201 to move.
In the example of the invention, the driving mechanism 30 is used to drive the free end 22 of the pressure applying member 201 to move in the shell 10 toward one side close to the fourth sub-side wall 122 to extrude the rubbish in the shell 10, such that the limited space in the dust collecting apparatus is efficiently used, the frequency of the user dumping the rubbish is effectively reduced, meanwhile, the situation that the compressed rubbish blocks the exhaust inlet 13 and the effect of the dust collecting apparatus collecting the rubbish is affected is avoided, and the use experience of the user is greatly improved.
In some possible embodiments, as shown in Figs. 1 to 8, the free end 22 of the pressure applying member 201 is driven by the driving mechanism 30 to perform a lifting-descending motion in the shell 10; and/or, the free end 22 of the pressure applying member 201 is driven by the driving mechanism 30 to perform a rotation motion in the shell.
For example, as shown in Figs. 4 to 6, the driving mechanism 30 is connected to the fourth sub-side wall 122, the free end 22 of the pressure applying member 201 is driven by the driving mechanism 30 to rotate in the shell 10 toward one side close to the fourth sub-side wall 122, such that the limited space in the dust collecting apparatus is efficiently used, the frequency of the user dumping the rubbish is effectively reduced, meanwhile, the situation that the compressed rubbish blocks the exhaust inlet 13 and the effect of the dust collecting apparatus collecting the rubbish is affected is avoided, and the use experience of the user is greatly improved.
For example, as shown in Figs. 1 to 3 and Figs. 7 to 8, the driving mechanism 30 is connected to the third sub-side wall 121, the free end 22 of the pressure applying member 201 is driven by the driving mechanism 30 to perform the lifting-descending motion in the shell 10 toward one side close to the fourth sub-side wall 122, such that the limited space in the dust collecting apparatus is efficiently used, the frequency of the user dumping the rubbish is effectively reduced, meanwhile, the situation that the compressed rubbish blocks the exhaust inlet 13 and the effect of the dust collecting apparatus collecting the rubbish is affected is avoided, and the use experience of the user is greatly improved.
In some possible embodiments, as shown in Figs. 1 to 3 and Fig. 11 , the pressure applying member 201 is a first pressure applying member, the driving mechanism 30 is a first driving member, the first driving member is connected with the first pressure applying member through a first pipe orifice , that is, in Figs. 1 to 3, the driving mechanism 30 as the first driving member is connected to the pressure applying member 201 as the first pressure applying member through the first pipe orifice 309, the first driving member communicates with the outside through a second pipe orifice 301, the first pressure applying member is inflated by the first driving member, the first pressure applying member is in an unfolded state in the shell 10, and the free end of the first pressure applying member moves in the shell toward one side close to the fourth sub-side wall; and the first pressure applying member is deflated by the first driving member, the first pressure applying member is in a retracted state in the shell, and the free end of the first pressure applying member moves in the shell toward one side close to the third sub-side wall.
In the example of the invention, the first pressure applying member may be a flexible air bag, the first driving member may be a peristaltic pump, an air inlet/outlet may be arranged in the third sub-side wall 121, the peristaltic pump is connected with the air inlet/outlet through the second pipe orifice 301, such that the peristaltic pump communicates with the outside, and the flexible air bag is unfolded and retracted through inflation and deflation of the peristaltic pump to the flexible air bag. Specifically, when the dust collecting apparatus completes dust collection, the peristaltic pump works in a forward direction to inflate the flexible air bag, the flexible air bag is unfolded and may press the rubbish in the shell 10, the function of compressing the rubbish is achieved, the space use ratio in the shell 10 is improved, and the user is prevented from frequently dumping the rubbish; and when dust collection is started again, the peristaltic pump works in a reverse direction to deflate the flexible air bag, the flexible air bag is retracted, and the situation that the rubbish is blocked from entering the shell 10 through the dust collecting opening 14 is avoided.
In some possible embodiments, as shown in Figs. 7 to 8, the pressure applying member 201 is a second pressure applying member, the driving mechanism 30 is a second driving member, the second pressure applying member is driven by the second driving member, the second pressure applying member is in an unfolded state in the shell 10, and the free end 22 of the second pressure applying member moves in the shell 10 toward one side close to the fourth sub-side wall 122; and the second pressure applying member is driven by the second driving member, the second pressure applying member is in a retracted state in the shell 10, and the free end 22 of the second pressure applying member moves in the shell 10 toward one side close to the third sub-side wall 121.
In the example of the invention, the second pressure applying member may be a shear lifting mechanism, and the shear lifting mechanism is driven by the second driving member to descend and lift. When the dust collecting apparatus works and collects dust, at intervals the shear lifting mechanism is driven by the second driving member to descend to press the rubbish in the shell 10, the function of compressing the rubbish is achieved, the space use ratio in the shell 10 is improved, and the user is prevented from frequently dumping the rubbish; and after pressing is completed, the shear lifting mechanism is driven by the second driving member to lift, and normal dust collection of the shell 10 is not affected.
In some possible embodiments, as shown in Fig. 9, the second pressure applying member includes: a fixed member 20-1 and a moving member 20-2 which are parallelly arranged and a plurality of connecting members 20-3.
The fixed member 20-1 is mounted on the third sub-side wall 121, and the moving member 20-2 is located below the fixed member 20-1; and two of the connecting members 20-3 intersect each other and are rotatably connected, one ends of the connecting members 20-3 on the same side are rotatably connected with the moving member 20-2, the other ends of the connecting members 20-3 on the same side are connected with a sliding block 20-4, the other ends of the connecting members 20-3 are rotatably connected with the sliding block 20-4, the sliding block 20-4 is configured to be movable in a second direction relative to the fixed member 20-1, or, one ends of the connecting members 20-3 on the same side are rotatably connected with the fixed member 20-1, the other ends of the connecting members 20-3 on the same side are connected with a sliding block 20-4, the other ends of the connecting members 20-3 are rotatably connected with the sliding block 20-4, the sliding block 20-4 is configured to be movable in a second direction relative to the moving member 20-2, and the moving member 20-2 moves in a first direction.
In the example of the invention, the moving member 20-2 moves in the first direction relative to the fixed member 20-1 through the connecting members 20-3, the rubbish in the shell 10 is pressed, the function of compressing the rubbish is achieved, the space use ratio in the shell 10 is improved, and the user is prevented from frequently dumping the rubbish.
In some possible embodiments, as shown in Fig. 9, the second driving member includes: a first motor 302, a screw rod 303 and a sliding rail 304.
One end of the screw rod 303 is rotatably mounted to the moving member 20-2 or the fixed member 20-1, the other end of the screw rod 303 is coaxially connected with the first motor 302, and the sliding block 20-4 is in threaded connection with the screw rod 303; and the sliding rail 304 is arranged at the moving member 20-2 and/or the fixed member 20-1, and the sliding rail 304 is used to limit the sliding block 20-4 to moving in the second direction.
In the example of the invention, the first motor 302 may be a reversible motor, the screw rod 303 may be a ball screw, and the first motor 302 is connected with the screw rod 303 through a coupler 305. The first motor 302 starts to drive the screw rod 303 to rotate, such that the sliding block 20-4 performs a relative linear motion along the sliding rail 304, so as to drive the connecting members 20-3 to move. One ends of the connecting members 20-3 are fixed to a rotating shaft positioning block and can merely rotate, and the other ends of the connecting members 20-3 are fixed to the sliding block 20-4, so as to perform rotation and linear motions. The sliding block 20-4 performs a reciprocating motion in the sliding rail 304, and the connecting members 20-3 may retract and stretch, so as to drive the moving member 20-2 to press the rubbish downwards and recover. The function of compressing the rubbish is achieved, the space use ratio in the shell 10 is improved, the user is prevented from frequently dumping the rubbish, and meanwhile, normal dust collection of the dust collecting apparatus is not affected.
In some possible embodiments, as shown in Figs. 4 to 6, the pressure applying member 201 is a third pressure applying member, the driving mechanism is a third driving member, the third pressure applying member is driven by the third driving member, the third pressure applying member rotates in the shell 10 taking the fixed end 21 of the third pressure applying member as a rotary shaft, the third pressure applying member is in a first state in the shell 10, and the free end 22 of the third pressure applying member rotates in the shell 10 toward one side close to the fourth sub-side wall 122; and the third pressure applying member is in a second state in the shell 10, the free end 22 moves in the shell 10 toward one side close to the first sub-side wall 111, and negative pressure is formed in the shell 10 to collect the rubbish at the dust collecting opening 14.
In the example of the invention, after the dust collecting apparatus sucks the rubbish into the shell 10, as shown in Fig. 6, the third pressure applying member is driven by the third driving member, the third pressure applying member rotates in the shell 10 taking the fixed end 21 of the third pressure applying member as the rotary shaft, the third pressure applying member rotates and compresses the rubbish, the function of compressing the rubbish is achieved, the space use ratio in the shell 10 is improved, and the user is prevented from frequently dumping the rubbish; and after the rubbish is compressed, as shown in Figs. 4 to 5, the third pressure applying member rotates in the shell 10 taking the fixed end 21 of the third pressure applying member as the rotary shaft, the free end 22 moves in the shell 10 toward one side close to the first sub-side wall 111, the third pressure applying member rotates back to a position parallel to an exhaust inlet 13, normal dust collection of the shell 10 is not affected, and the next motion of rotatably pressing the rubbish is carried out after another dust collection for a certain time.
In some possible embodiments, as shown in Figs. 4 and 11, the third pressure applying member is a frame member 23, and air holes 231 are uniformly distributed in the frame member 23.
The frame member may be a rectangle, may also be other shapes, the air holes 231 may be circular holes, may also be square holes, which is not specifically limited in the example of the invention, for example, the third pressure applying member may be a metal net.
In the example of the invention, after the rubbish is compressed, the third pressure applying member rotates in the shell 10 taking the fixed end 21 of the third pressure applying member as the rotary shaft, the free end 22 moves in the shell 10 toward one side close to the first sub-side wall 111, the third pressure applying member rotates back to the position parallel to the exhaust inlet 13, the frame member 23 with the uniformly distributed air holes 231 serves as the third pressure applying member, thus, airflow flowing between the dust collecting opening 14 and the exhaust inlet 13 cannot be affected, and thus, normal dust collection of the shell 10 is not affected.
In some possible embodiments, as shown in Figs. 4 to 5 and Fig. 12, the third driving member includes: a second motor 306.
An output end of the second motor 306 is coaxially connected with a rotating shaft310, the rotating shaft 310 is connected in the shell 10 through a supporting seat 307, and the rotating shaft 310 is connected with one end of the third driving member as the rotary shaft.
In the example of the invention, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 , a blocking block 308 is arranged on a side wall on which the exhaust inlet 13 is located, the rotating shaft is connected in the shell 10 through the supporting seat 307, gear drive is performed relying on the second motor 306, the frame member 23 is driven to rotate, the second motor 306 is controlled to be stopped through the magnitude of a current of the second motor 306, after the frame member 23 presses the rubbish to a certain degree, the current is increased to a certain value, the second motor 306 reversely rotates to a position of the blocking block 308, the current is increased, and the second motor 306 is shut down. After the dust collecting apparatus sucks the rubbish into the shell 10, the frame member 23 rotates to press the rubbish, the function of compressing the rubbish is achieved, the internal space use ratio in the shell 10 may be improved, the user is prevented from frequently dumping the rubbish, and the user experience is improved.
In some possible embodiments, as shown in Fig. 1, the shell 10 is provided with a cleaning opening 15, and the cleaning opening 15 is located in the first side wall 11. The dust collecting apparatus 100 further includes: a baffle 40 and a cleaning door 50.
The baffle 40 is arranged at the dust collecting opening 14; and the cleaning door 50 is arranged at the cleaning opening 15.
In the example of the invention, the baffle 40 is arranged at the dust collecting opening 14 in a hinged mode, when the dust collecting apparatus needs to collect rubbish, negative pressure is formed in the shell 10, at the moment, the baffle 40 will rotate relative to the second sub-side wall 112, and then the rubbish cannot be prevented from entering the shell 10 from the dust collecting opening 14; and when the compressed rubbish in the shell 10 needs to be cleaned, the cleaning door 50 is opened to clean the compressed rubbish.
In some possible embodiments, as shown in Figs. 1 to 4 and Figs. 7 to 8, the dust collecting apparatus 100 further includes: a socket 60.
The socket 60 is arranged at the first side wall 11, and the driving mechanism 30 is energized through the socket 60.
In the example of the invention, the socket 60 may be a charging elastic piece, and a controller of cleaning equipment 1000 energizes the driving mechanism 30 in the dust collecting apparatus.
As shown in Figs. 13, based on the same inventive concept, according to a second aspect of the invention, cleaning equipment 10000 is provided, including: the dust collecting apparatus 100 of any embodiment of the first aspect.
The cleaning equipment 1000 may be a sweeper, a floor washing machine, a mopping machine and other cleaning equipment 1000 with the dust collecting apparatus 100 capable of compressing rubbish.
In the invention, by arranging the compressing mechanism 20 in the shell 10, the limited space in the dust collecting apparatus 100 is efficiently used, and the frequency of the user dumping the rubbish is effectively reduced; and by making the free end 22 of the compressing mechanism 20 move in the shell 10 toward one side close to the second side wall 12 to extrude the rubbish in the shell 10, the situation that the compressed rubbish blocks the exhaust inlet 13, and the effect of the dust collecting apparatus 100 collecting the rubbish is affected is avoided, and the user experience of the user is greatly improved.
It may be understood that "a plurality of' in the invention refers to two or more than two, and other measure words are similar to this. "And/or" describes an association relationship of association objects, and represents that three relationships may exist, for example, A and/or B, may represent three conditions: A exists separately, A and B simultaneously exist, and B exists separately. A character "j" generally represents that front-and-back associated objects are in a relationship of "or". Singular forms "a", "said" and "the" are also intended to include a plural form, unless the content clearly represents other meanings.
It may be further understood that terms "first", "second", etc., are used to describe various information, but this information is not limited to these terms. These terms are merely used to separate information of the same type from each other, and do not indicate a specific order or an important degree. Actually, "first", "second", etc., may be completely switched for use. For example, first information may also be called second information, and similarly, the second information may also be called the first information.
It may be further understood that orientation or position relations indicated by terms "center", "longitudinal", "crosswise", "front", "back", "up", "down", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. are orientation or position relations shown based on the accompanying drawings, are merely used to describe the present example and simplify the description, and then indicate or imply the referred apparatus or element have to have a specific orientation, and be constructed and operated with the specific orientation.
It may be further understood that, unless special illustration, "connect" includes that a direct connection of other components does not exist between the two, and also includes that an indirect connection of other components exists between the two.
It may be further understood that although the operations are described in a specific order in the accompanying drawings in the examples of the invention, it is not to be understood that these operations are executed according to the shown specific order or serial order, or all the shown operations are demanded to be executed to obtain an expected result. In a specific environment, multitask and parallel processing may be beneficial.
Those skilled in the art will easily think of other implementation solutions of the invention after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed here. The invention is intended to cover any variations, use or adaptive changes of the invention that fall within the scope of the invention as defined by the claims.
It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise structure described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and may be subjected to various modifications and changes without deviating from its scope. The scope of the invention is limited merely by the appended claims.

Claims

A dust collecting apparatus (100), applied to cleaning equipment (1000), comprising:
a shell (10), having a first side wall (11) and a second side wall (12) intersecting each other, the first side wall (11) and the second side wall (12) enclosing and defining the shell (10), and the first side wall (11) having an exhaust inlet (13) and a dust collecting opening (14) which are oppositely arranged; and

a compressing mechanism (20), being in the shell (10), having a fixed end (21) and a free end (22) which are far away from each other, the fixed end (21) being connected in the shell (10), and the free end (22) being configured to be movable in the shell (10) toward one side close to the second side wall (12) to extrude rubbish in the shell (10).
The dust collecting apparatus (100) according to claim 1, wherein
the first side wall (11) comprises a first sub-side wall (111) and a second sub-side wall (112) which are oppositely arranged, the exhaust inlet (13) is in the first sub-side wall (111), and the dust collecting opening (14) is in the second sub-side wall (112).
The dust collecting apparatus (100) according to claim 2, wherein
the second side wall (12) comprises a third sub-side wall (121) and a fourth sub-side wall (122) which are oppositely arranged in a first direction, the first sub-side wall (111) and the second sub-side wall (112) are oppositely arranged in a second direction, and the first direction is different from the second direction.
The dust collecting apparatus (100) according to claim 3, wherein
the fixed end (21) is connected to the fourth sub-side wall (122), the free end (22) is configured to be rotatable in the shell (10) toward one side close to the fourth sub-side wall (122), and/or the fixed end (21) is connected to the third sub-side wall (121), and the free end (22) is configured to be movable in the shell (10) toward one side close to the fourth sub-side wall (122).
The dust collecting apparatus (100) according to claim 3 or 4, wherein
the compressing mechanism (20) comprises a pressure applying member (201), one end of the pressure applying member (201) is the fixed end (21), the other end of the pressure applying member (201) is the free end (22),

the pressure applying member (201) is in a first state in the shell (10), and the free end (22) moves in the shell (10) toward one side close to the fourth sub-side wall (122) to extrude rubbish in the shell (10); and

the pressure applying member (201) is in a second state in the shell (10), the free end (22) moves in the shell (10) toward one side close to the third sub-side wall (121), and negative pressure is formed in the shell (10) to collect the rubbish at the dust collecting opening (14).
The dust collecting apparatus (100) according to claim 5, further comprising:
a driving mechanism (30), being in the shell (10), and configured to drive the free end (22) of the pressure applying member (201) to move.
The dust collecting apparatus (100) according to claim 6, wherein
the driving mechanism (30) is configured to drive the free end (22) of the pressure applying member (201) to perform a lifting-descending motion in the shell (10); and/or the driving mechanism (30) is configured to drive the free end (22) of the pressure applying member (201) to perform a rotation motion in the shell (10).
The dust collecting apparatus (100) according to claim 6 or 7, wherein
the pressure applying member (201) is a first pressure applying member, the driving mechanism (30) is a first driving member, the first driving member is connected with the first pressure applying member through a first pipe orifice (309), the first driving member communicates with the outside through a second pipe orifice (301),

the first driving member inflates the first pressure applying member, the first pressure applying member is in an unfolded state in the shell (10), and a free end of the first pressure applying member moves in the shell (10) toward one side close to the fourth sub-side wall (122); and

the first driving member deflates the first pressure applying member, the first pressure applying member is in a retracted state in the shell (10), and the free end of the first pressure applying member moves in the shell (10) toward one side close to the third sub-side wall (121).
The dust collecting apparatus (100) according to claim 6 or 7, wherein
the pressure applying member (201) is a second pressure applying member, the driving mechanism (30) is a second driving member, the second driving member drives the second pressure applying member, the second pressure applying member is in an unfolded state in the shell (10), and a free end of the second pressure applying member moves in the shell (10) toward one side close to the fourth sub-side wall (122); and

the second driving member drives the second pressure applying member, the second pressure applying member is in a retracted state in the shell (10), and the free end of the second pressure applying member moves in the shell (10) toward one side close to the third sub-side wall (121).
The dust collecting apparatus (100) according to claim 9, wherein
the second pressure applying member comprises:
a fixed member (20-1) and a moving member (20-2) which are parallelly arranged, wherein the fixed member (20-1) is at the third sub-side wall (121), and the moving member (20-2) is below the fixed member (20-1); and

a plurality of connecting members (20-3), wherein two of the connecting members (20-3) intersect each other and are rotatably connected, one ends of the connecting members (20-3) on the same side are rotatably connected with the moving member (20-2), the other ends of the connecting members (20-3) on the same side are connected with a sliding block (20-4), the other ends of the connecting members (20-3) are rotatably connected with the sliding block (20-4), the sliding block (20-4) is configured to be movable in a second direction relative to the fixed member (20-1), or, one ends of the connecting members (20-3) on the same side are rotatably connected with the fixed member (20-1), the other ends of the connecting members (20-3) on the same side are connected with a sliding block (20-4), the other ends of the connecting members (20-3) are rotatably connected with the sliding block (20-4), the sliding block (20-4) is configured to be movable in a second direction relative to the moving member (20-2), and the moving member (20-2) is configured to be movable in the first direction.
The dust collecting apparatus (100) according to claim 10, wherein
the second driving member comprises:
a first motor (302);

a screw rod (303), one end of the screw rod (303) being rotatably mounted to the moving member (20-2) or the fixed member (20-1), the other end of the screw rod (303) being coaxially connected with the first motor (302), the sliding block (20-4) being in threaded connection with the screw rod (303); and

a sliding rail (304), being at the moving member (20-2) and/or the fixed member (20-1), and

configured to limit the sliding block (20-4) to moving in the second direction.
The dust collecting apparatus (100) according to claim 6 or 7, wherein
the pressure applying member (201) is a third pressure applying member, the driving mechanism (30) is a third driving member, the third driving member drives the third pressure applying member, the third pressure applying member rotates in the shell (10) taking a fixed end of the third pressure applying member as a rotary shaft, the third pressure applying member is in a first state in the shell (10), and a free end of the third pressure applying member rotates in the shell (10) toward one side close to the fourth sub-side wall (122); and

the third pressure applying member is in a second state in the shell (10), the free end moves in the shell (10) toward one side close to the first sub-side wall (111), and negative pressure is formed in the shell (10) to collect rubbish at the dust collecting opening (14);

wherein, optionally, the third pressure applying member is a frame member (23), and air holes (231) are uniformly distributed on the frame member (23).
The dust collecting apparatus (100) according to claim 12, wherein
the third driving member comprises:
a second motor (306), an output end of the second motor (306) is coaxially connected with a rotating shaft (310), the rotating shaft (310) is connected in the shell (10) through a supporting seat (307), and the rotating shaft (10) is connected with one end of the third driving member as the rotary shaft.
The dust collecting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein
the shell (10) is provided with a cleaning opening (15), the cleaning opening (15) being in the first side wall (111), and

the dust collecting apparatus (100) further comprises:
a baffle (40), being at the dust collecting opening (14); and

a cleaning door (50), being at the cleaning opening (15);

optionally, the dust collecting apparatus (100) further comprising:

a socket (60), being at the first side wall (111), wherein, the driving mechanism (30) is energized through the socket (60).
A cleaning equipment (1000), comprising the dust collecting apparatus (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 14.