KR101615666B1 - Antifungal robot cleaner for healthcare - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is characterized in that a suction port for sucking dust or dirt is formed on a lower side and an exhaust port for discharging air sucked through the suction port is formed on an upper side or a side surface and an opening and closing member for sucking the above- An antibacterial filter installed in front of the fan motor for collecting dust or dirt that is sucked through the suction port and the opening and closing member by the fan motor; A filter provided in the filter container, a suction head fixed to the suction port and connected to the filter container through a connection pipe, a goosomal antibacterial filter provided on the exhaust port side for purifying contaminated air, The air sucked through the member is purified and discharged to the filter container side And an injection spray for spraying the antibacterial solution through the spray nozzle, wherein a spray nozzle is protruded to the outside of the main body case and a spraying part for spraying the antibacterial solution through the spray nozzle, Lt; / RTI >

Description

{ANTIFUNGAL ROBOT CLEANER FOR HEALTHCARE}

The present invention relates to a robot cleaner, and more particularly, to a healthcare antibacterial robot cleaner having antibacterial and air purification functions.

Generally, the robot cleaner is a device that automatically cleans the area to be cleaned by suctioning foreign matter such as dust from the floor surface while traveling the area to be cleaned by itself without user's operation. The robot cleaner has been developed to have a variety of functions due to its self-cleaning function. One of the various functions is an air purifying function.

In the conventional robot cleaner, the air cleaned by the robot cleaner purifies the air on the floor, which is sucked in at the time of cleaning, through the internal filter and discharges the cleaned air to the outside. The conventional air purifying function of the robot cleaner is to clean only the air on the floor, which is a very small part of the indoor space, so that the air purifying function is insufficient. And bacteria such as fungi are propagating in the corner or in the places with high humidity, but the conventional robot cleaner can not cope with this.

Korean Patent Publication No. 2007-0099275 (filed by Jang Hae Sang, published on October 9, 2007). Korean Patent Publication No. 2005-0012049 (Applicant: Samsung Gwangju Electronics, Published on January 31, 2005.)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an antibacterial robot cleaner capable of purifying air and floating dust on the floor and removing bacteria while cleaning the floor. Another object of the present invention is to provide a healthcare antibacterial robot cleaner which can purify a desired site according to a remote location of a user.

The healthcare antibacterial robot cleaner according to an aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the antibacterial robot cleaner has a suction port formed on a lower side for sucking dust or dirt and an exhaust port for discharging air sucked through the suction port is formed on an upper side or a side surface, A fan motor installed inside the main body case to generate a suction force, a fan motor provided in front of the fan motor, and configured to be rotated by the fan motor through the inlet and the opening and closing member A filter container provided with an antibacterial filter for collecting dust or dirt to be sucked, a suction head fixed to the suction port and connected to the filter container by a connection pipe, a goosol antibacterial filter installed on the exhaust port side for purifying contaminated air, And an opening / closing member provided between the opening and closing member and the container An air suction device for purifying the sucked air and discharging the sucked air to the filter container side, and a storage part for storing the antibacterial solution inside the main body case, a spray nozzle protruding from the main body case to spray the antibacterial solution onto the spray nozzle Lt; / RTI >

The healthcare antibacterial robot cleaner includes a remote control receiver for receiving a remote control signal transmitted from a remote controller, an obstacle detector for detecting an obstacle located in a traveling direction of the antibacterial robot cleaner and requesting a direction change when the obstacle is located within a set distance, A contamination level sensing unit for sensing a degree of contamination of the indoor air using the infrared sensor and for requesting an injection of the antibacterial liquid when the degree of contamination of the indoor air is equal to or higher than a set value, A control unit for switching an advancing direction of the antibacterial robot cleaner according to a request for direction change of the antibacterial robot and causing the antibacterial solution to be sprayed from the spray spray according to a request for spraying the antibacterial solution of the contamination level sensing unit, Direction by rotating the wheel in the direction A spray drive unit for applying a physical force to the spray spray under the control of the control unit to spray the antibacterial liquid from the spray spray under the control of the control unit, and a power supply unit for supplying power to each configuration .

When the control unit receives the spraying instruction from the remote control receiving unit, the control unit controls the spraying unit to spray the antibacterial liquid from the spraying spray.

The air suction device includes a pretreatment filter and a geosol antibacterial filter for purifying air that has passed through the pretreatment filter.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the air on the floor sucked during cleaning is purified and discharged into fresh air, and the bacteria and floating dust present in the room are purified and discharged into fresh air, thereby purifying a large amount of air in the room, It is effective to create an indoor environment.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, a decontamination material is sprayed and sprayed in a place where bacteria or molds are spread, thereby making it possible to create a more comfortable indoor environment.

1 is a front view of a healthcare antibacterial robot cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a plan view of a healthcare antibacterial robot cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a healthcare antibacterial robot cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an internal block diagram of a healthcare antibacterial robot cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification. And when an element is referred to as "including" an element, it is meant to include not only another element but also other elements, unless specifically stated otherwise.

Hereinafter, a healthcare antibacterial robot cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a healthcare antibacterial robot cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of a healthcare antibacterial robot cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the antibacterial robot cleaner 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention generally has a disc shape and is moved by two wheels A. Here, the number of wheels is described as two, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The antibacterial robot cleaner 100 is provided with an ultrasonic wave irradiator 121 and an ultrasonic wave receiver 122 for detecting an obstacle on the front surface thereof. The ultrasonic wave irradiating unit 121 outputs (irradiates) ultrasonic waves to the front and the ultrasonic wave receiving unit 122 receives the ultrasonic waves that are reflected by the irradiated ultrasonic waves and hit the object. It is preferable that the ultrasonic irradiation unit 121 is installed so that ultrasonic waves are output to the front surface.

A laser irradiating unit 131 and a light receiving unit 132 are installed on the front surface of the antibacterial robot cleaner 100 to detect the degree of contamination of the upper floors (i.e., dust, etc.) of the robot cleaner 100. The laser irradiation unit 131 outputs (irradiates) laser light, and the light reception unit 132 receives the light reflected by the suspended matter of the laser light output. Here, it is preferable that the laser irradiation part 131 is provided in the upward direction with respect to the paper surface so that the laser is irradiated upward.

A spray nozzle 171 is provided on one side edge of the upper surface of the antibacterial robot cleaner 100 to spray (spray) the antibacterial solution in the direction in which laser light is irradiated. In the middle part of the upper side, a lid B1 for allowing the container for storing collected dust or foreign matter to be removed and exchanged and an opening / closing button B2 for physically locking and opening the lid B1 are formed.

The center of the lid B1 is opened at the time of the clean operation (i.e., cleaning operation) of the antibacterial robot cleaner 100 and is closed when the clean operation of the antibacterial robot cleaner 100 is stopped or when the power is off An opening and closing member C is provided.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the antibacterial robot cleaner according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of an antibacterial robot cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the antibacterial robot cleaner 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a suction port 1a for sucking dust or dirt on the floor and a suction port 1a for sucking dust or dirt from the bottom of the robot cleaner 100 And an exhaust port 12 for exhausting the air sucked into the main body case 10. The main body case 10 may have a square shape or a pentagonal shape as viewed from above. The main body case 10 is provided with a lid B1, an opening / closing button B2 and an opening / closing member C on its upper side.

An inside of the main body case 10 is provided with a fan motor 20 for generating a suction force and an antibacterial filter 31 provided in front of the fan motor 20 for collecting dust or dirt which is sucked by the fan motor 20, A filter casing 30 fixed to the lower side of the main body case 10, that is, the suction port 1a, connected to the filter container 30 through a connection pipe P1, A G-sol antibacterial filter 50 for purifying the contaminated air contained in the air exhausted to the exhaust port 12 is provided between the head 40 and the fan motor 20 and the exhaust port 12, Respectively.

The geosol antibacterial filter 50 is a filter having a gisel component. For example, the geosol antibacterial filter 50 is a filter manufactured by sprinkling a solution of the gysoleol throughout the filter and drying it. In the above, the antibacterial filter 31 is also a filter manufactured by the gypsum antibacterial treatment.

An air suction device 60 is provided at a lower portion of the opening and closing member C provided in the main body case 10 to suck air upward through the openable and closable member C. [ The air suction device 60 includes a pretreatment filter 61 and a gypsum antibacterial filter 62 to purify, sterilize, and deodorize the air sucked. The pretreatment filter 61 is disposed in close contact with the main body case 10 and the geosol antibacterial filter 62 is positioned between the pretreatment filter 61 and the antibacterial filter 31.

The injection spray 170 is installed in front of the container 30 and the spray nozzle 171 of the spray spray 170 is exposed to the outside and the storage part 172 containing the antibacterial solution is disposed inside the main body case 10 .

In the antibacterial robot cleaner 100 constructed as above, the opening / closing member C is opened when the fan motor 20 rotates, and the dust and dirt on the floor are introduced into the container 30 And the suspended matter such as dust on the upper side is sucked into the air suction device 60 and the floating substance having a large particle size is filtered by the pre-filter 61 first. Then, by the goosol antibacterial filter 62, And is collected in the container 30.

The collected foreign matter and dirt are kept in the container 30 because the particles are large and the air sucked through the inlet port 1a and the air inlet device 60 is discharged from the container 30, And then exhausted through the exhaust port 12. The air sucked into the air suction device 60 through the air exhaust port 12 passes through the filters 61 and 62 of the air suction device 60 and passes through the filters 31 and 62 of the container 30, The air that is absorbed through the inlet 1a becomes the antibacterial and deodorized clean air through the antibacterial filter 50 and the antibacterial filter 31 and the zeol antibacterial filter 50 of the container 30, And deodorized clean air.

The spraying spray 170 removes fungi or germs generated on the wall or floor by spraying an antimicrobial solution in the corner, corner, or dust-collecting area of the floor of the room, and removes bacteria or fungi of the float.

Accordingly, the antibacterial robot cleaner 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention provides an effect of purifying not only air on the floor but also air around the cleaner, and can remove molds such as wall surfaces that can not be removed simply by suction or the like .

Hereinafter, the functional configuration of the antibacterial robot cleaner 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4 is an internal block diagram of an antibacterial robot cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The antibacterial robot cleaner 100 includes a remote control receiver 110, an obstacle detection unit 120, a pollution level sensing unit 130, a control unit 140, a direction switching unit 150, a spray driving unit 160, An operation unit 180, and a power source unit 190. [

The remote control receiver 110 receives a remote control signal transmitted from a remote controller (not shown) and provides the remote controller signal to the controller 140. The obstacle detecting unit 120 senses an obstacle located in the traveling direction of the antibacterial robot cleaner 100 and informs the control unit 140 of the obstacle detection. The obstacle detection unit 120 includes an ultrasonic wave irradiation unit 121, an ultrasonic wave receiving unit 122, and a distance calculation unit 123 to detect an obstacle. The ultrasonic wave irradiating unit 121 irradiates ultrasonic waves to the front of the antibacterial robot cleaner 100. The ultrasonic wave receiving unit 122 receives ultrasonic waves reflecting obstacles located in front of the robot 100. The distance calculating unit 123 calculates ultrasonic waves If the distance calculated by comparing the calculated distance with the set distance is within the set distance, the direction switching is performed by the controller 140 (step < RTI ID = 0.0 > ).

The pollution level sensing unit 130 determines the degree of pollution of the indoor air using a light scattering method. For this, the contamination level sensing unit 130 includes a laser irradiation unit 131 for irradiating laser light to the upper side of the robot cleaner 100, a light receiving unit 132 for receiving the reflected light from the suspended laser light, And a light scattering analysis unit 133 for comparing the measured result with the set value to determine whether the air is contaminated or not, and for requesting the control unit 140 to inject the antibacterial liquid when it is contaminated.

Generally, as the amount of suspended dust in the air increases, the amount of light received by the light receiving part 132 increases. When the laser light touches the suspended dust particles, scattered light is generated and dust particles become shiny. .

The control unit 140 performs operation control (e.g., power on / off, direction switching, mode setting, antibacterial liquid injection, etc.) corresponding to the remote control signal received from the remote control receiver 110, The direction switching unit 150 is operated according to the direction switching request to advance the antibacterial robot cleaner 100 in the set direction. The control unit 140 activates the spray driving unit 160 in response to the antibacterial spraying request of the contamination level sensing unit 130 to spray the antibacterial liquid from the spray spray 170. [ When the user instructs the spraying of the antibacterial liquid by using the remote controller, the remote control receiver 110 provides the spraying instruction to the control unit 140, and the control unit 140 controls the spraying driving unit according to the spraying instruction Spray the antimicrobial solution from the spray.

In the mode setting mode, there are an automatic mode in which the antibacterial robot cleaner 100 is automatically operated, a manual mode in which the antibacterial robot cleaner 100 operates according to the operation of the remote controller, and an automatic injection mode in which the antibacterial liquid is automatically sprayed every set time period.

The direction switching unit 150 is connected to the wheel A and rotates the wheel A in a direction corresponding to the control of the control unit 140. The spray driving unit 160 applies a physical force to the spray spray 170 to spray the antibacterial liquid, such as an actuator. The spraying spray 170 includes a reservoir 172 containing the antibacterial liquid and a spray nozzle 171 for spraying the antibacterial liquid contained in the reservoir 172 to the outside according to the force provided by the spray driving unit 160. [ (Not shown).

The power supply unit 180 supplies power to the respective components 110 to 170 and is configured to be charged with a battery or the like.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

100: Antibacterial robot cleaner 110: Remote control receiver
120: Obstacle detecting unit 121: Ultrasonic probe
122: Ultrasound receiving unit 130: Pollution degree detecting unit
131: laser irradiation part 132:
140: control unit 150:
160: jet driving unit 170: jet spray
171: Spray nozzle 172:
180: Power supply unit 10: Body case
20: Fan motor 30: Container
31: Antibacterial filter 40: Suction head
50: goosol antibacterial filter 60: air suction device
61: Pretreatment filter 62: Geosol antibacterial filter

Claims (4)

A main body case formed with a suction port for sucking dust or dirt on the lower side and an exhaust port for discharging the air sucked through the suction port formed on an upper side or a side surface and having an opening /
A fan motor installed in the main body case to generate a suction force,
A suction head fixed to the suction port and sucking dust or foreign matter,
A pretreatment filter positioned below the opening and closing member to suck air through the opening and closing member and filtering the suspended matter of the air sucked according to the size, and a geosol antibacterial filter for purifying the air passing through the pretreatment filter, An air suction device for purifying and discharging the air sucked through the opening and closing member,
A filter container provided in the front of the fan motor and connected to the suction head through a connection pipe and having an antibacterial filter for collecting dust or dirt which is sucked through the suction port and the air suction device by the fan motor,
A geosol antibacterial filter installed between the fan motor and the exhaust port to purify air that has passed through the antibacterial filter of the filter container,
And a spray nozzle for spraying the antibacterial solution through the spray nozzle, wherein the antibacterial solution is sprayed through the spray nozzle,
Healthcare Antibacterial Robot Cleaner. The method of claim 1,
A remote control receiver for receiving a remote control signal transmitted from the remote controller,
An obstacle detection unit for detecting an obstacle in a traveling direction of the healthcare antibacterial robot cleaner and requesting a direction change when the obstacle is located within a set distance,
A contamination level sensing unit for sensing a degree of contamination of indoor air using a light scattering method and requesting an injection of an antibacterial liquid when the degree of contamination of indoor air is higher than a set value,
Wherein the controller controls the operation of the antibacterial robot cleaner in response to a direction change request from the obstacle detection unit, and changes the direction of movement of the antibacterial robot cleaner, A controller for causing the antibacterial solution to be sprayed,
A direction switching unit connected to the wheel and rotating the wheel in a direction corresponding to the control of the control unit to switch the traveling direction of the antibacterial robot cleaner,
A spray drive unit for applying a physical force to the spray spray under the control of the control unit to spray the antibacterial liquid from the spray spray,
A power supply unit for supplying power to each configuration
Which further comprises a health care antimicrobial robot cleaner. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the control unit controls the spray drive unit to spray the antibacterial liquid from the spray spray upon receipt of the spray spray instruction from the remote control receiver. delete

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