KR20120129191A - robot cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A robot cleaner using a damping cloth is provided to improve cleaning efficiency by reciprocating the damping cloth while cleaning and replacing the damping cloth. CONSTITUTION: A robot cleaner using a damping cloth comprises a cleaner body(10), a duster cartridge(30), a cartridge driving unit(40), a water container, a water supplier, and a damping cloth reciprocation part. The cartridge driving unit replaces dirt damping cloth repetitively. The water container stores water for wetting the damping cloth. The damping cloth reciprocation part moves the damping cloth in a horizontal direction at predetermined distance.

Description

Mop robot cleaner

The present invention relates to a robot cleaner, and more particularly, to a mop robot cleaner capable of cleaning the mop while replacing the dirty mop with a clean mop.

A robot cleaner is a device that cleans around while grasping the surroundings and removes dust and small foreign matter accumulated on the floor. Such a robot cleaner has been in the spotlight as a product necessary for modern people who are busy at the same time pursuing convenience.

By the way, the robot cleaner can remove the dust or foreign substances that are easily separated from the floor, but the dust or oil stuck to the floor, food waste, etc. cannot be removed. Therefore, robot cleaners in Korea's housing culture, which took off their shoes, had no choice but to be an aid.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a mop robot cleaner that can implement a clean environment by cleaning the mop to remove dust, grease, food waste, etc. stuck to the floor.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mop robot cleaner for moving the mop while the mop is moving left and right.

In order to achieve the above object, the mop robot cleaner according to the present invention,

A pair of driving wheels 11 and 12 driven by a driving motor are installed on the floor, a plurality of sensors 13 for moving direction guides are installed, and a cleaning main body having a removable groove 14 penetrating therein. 10; Mop cartridge 30 that is detached to the removable groove 14, cleaning the floor to replace the dirty mop 21 'with a clean mop 21 "; mop cartridge 30 is dirty mop 21 A cartridge driving unit 40 for driving ') to be replaced with a clean mop 21 "; A water reservoir 50 storing water for wetting the mop 21 'and 21 "; a water supply unit 60 for supplying water from the water reservoir 50 to the mop 21' and 21". ; And a mop reciprocating transfer part 80 for reciprocating the mop 21 'and 21 " for cleaning the floor in a lateral direction to the left and right directions with respect to the traveling direction of the cleaning main body 10. do.

In the present invention, the mop cartridge 30, the cartridge body 31 to be inserted into the removable groove 14, the contact plate 32 is provided on the bottom of the cartridge body 31 and the cartridge body A mop roll receiving groove 33 in which a mop roll 20 in which a clean mop 21 "is wound is formed as one side of the 31 and the mop used as formed on the other side of the cartridge body 31 is dirty. Mop collecting groove 34 and 21 'are collected, and the mop supplied from the mop roll receiving groove 33 to transfer the mop via the bottom of the contact plate 32 to the mop collecting groove 34. Include; send.

In the present invention, the mop cartridge 30 further includes a cutter 35 for cutting and removing the dirty mop 21 ′ installed and collected in the mop collecting groove 34.

In the present invention, the trash feed portion, rotatably installed in front of the cartridge body 31 includes a trash feed roller 36, a plurality of projections (36a) formed on the surface thereof.

In the present invention, the cartridge drive unit, the first gear 41 is axially coupled to the roller feed roller 36 and the removable cartridge 14, the mop cartridge 30 is detachable groove 14 A second gear 42 geared to the first gear 41 and a driving motor 43 installed on the cleaning main body 10 to rotate the second gear 42 when coupled to the first gear 41. Include.

In the present invention, the mop reciprocating transfer unit 80, the motor 81 is installed in the cartridge body 31 and the close contact plate 32 is in close contact with the mop (21 ', 21 "). The support slider 82 which is movably supported in the left and right direction based on the moving direction of the cleaning body 10 and the rotational motion of the motor 81 are converted into reciprocating linear motion to right and left the close contact plate 32. It includes a power converter 83 for reciprocating in the direction.

In the present invention, the water reservoir 50 and the water supply unit 60 is installed in the cleaning base 10. At this time, the bottom of the cartridge body 31 further comprises a bottom protrusion (31a) (31b) protruding; A plurality of injection holes 61 are formed at the bottom of the bottom protrusions 31a and 31b to be connected to the flow path 62 of the water supply unit 60.

In the present invention, the mop cartridge 30 further comprises a cartridge fixing portion 70 for maintaining the coupled state when coupled to the removable groove (14).

In the present invention, it further comprises a cartridge elastic pressing unit 90 for elastically pressing the mop cartridge 30 in the direction of the floor so that the mop 21 '(21 ") is in close contact with the floor.

According to the mop robot cleaner according to the present application, it is possible to implement a clean environment by removing dust and grease, food debris stuck to the floor while moving by itself.

Also during cleaning, dirty mop is replaced with clean mop, and it has the effect and effect that it is possible to clean mop.

In addition, the mop is reciprocated more than hundreds of times during the cleaning process, more efficient mop cleaning.

1 is a perspective view for explaining the configuration of the mop robot cleaner according to the present invention;
Figure 2 is a rear view of the mop robot cleaner of Figure 1,
3 is a side view of the mop robot cleaner of FIG.
4 is a view for explaining and explaining the mop cartridge of 1,
5 is a view for explaining a state in which the mop is mounted on the mop cartridge of FIG.
6 is a view for explaining the mop roll storage groove and the mop recovery groove of the mop cartridge of FIG.
Figure 7 is a view for explaining the cartridge fixing portion to maintain the state coupled to the removable cartridge of Figure 1,
8 is a view for explaining the configuration of the mop reciprocating transfer unit installed in the mop cartridge of FIG.
9 is a view for explaining that the water reservoir and the water supply unit installed in the mop cartridge of FIG.
10 is a view for explaining that the contact plate is reciprocated in the left and right directions in the mop cartridge of FIG.

Hereinafter, a mop robot cleaner according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view for explaining the configuration of the mop robot cleaner according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a rear view of the mop robot cleaner of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a side view of the mop robot cleaner of FIG. 4 is an explanatory view for explaining and extracting the mop cartridge of Figure 1, Figure 5 is a view for explaining the state that the mop is mounted on the mop cartridge of Figure 4, Figure 6 is a mop roll storage of the mop cartridge of Figure 5 7 is a view for explaining the groove and the mop recovery groove, Figure 7 is a view for explaining the cartridge fixing portion to maintain the state coupled to the removable groove of the mop cartridge of FIG.

As shown, the mop robot cleaner according to the present invention, a pair of drive wheels 11, 12 driven by a drive motor is installed on the floor, a plurality of sensors 13 for the movement direction guide is installed A cleaning main body 10 having a detachable groove 14 penetrating therein; A mop cartridge 30 which is detachably attached to the detachable groove 14 and continuously replaces the dirty mop 21 'with a clean mop 21' by cleaning the floor; Cartridge drive unit 40 for driving the replacement mop to a clean mop 21 "; A water reservoir 50 for storing water for mopping the mops 21 'and 21 ", and a water supply unit 60 for supplying water from the water reservoir 50 to the mops 21' and 21"; A cartridge fixing part 70 for maintaining the combined state when the mop cartridge 30 is coupled to the detachable groove 14; A mop reciprocating transfer part 80 for reciprocating the mop 21 'and 21 "for cleaning the floor in a lateral direction to the left and right directions with respect to the traveling direction of the cleaning base 10; and mop 21' and 21". ), The cartridge elastic pressing unit 90 for elastically pressing the mop cartridge 30 in the direction of the floor so as to be in close contact with the floor.

The cleaning main body 10 is a pair of driving wheels (11, 12) are driven independently, it is possible to move the cleaner body in the front or rear or left and right directions. The plurality of sensors 13 generates a signal so that the cleaning main body 10 may move to avoid the obstacle when it encounters an obstacle during the movement. Since the driving wheels 11 and 12 and the sensor 13 are well known in the art, they will not be described in detail.

In addition, the wheels 11 and 12 are provided with friction wheels 11a and 12a for increasing friction with the floor. The friction wheels 11a and 12a are preferably made of a material having a high coefficient of friction. For example, rubber, urethane, or silicone rubber may be used.

The mop robot cleaner of the present application cleans the mop while moving the mop 21 'and 21 "in a state where the mop 21' and 21" are moistened with water, and thus a large friction force is formed between the mop's surface and the floor. In order to move the cleaning main body 10 while overcoming a large friction force, the wheels 11 and 12 are provided with friction wheels 11a and 12a for generating a large friction force with the floor.

The removable groove 14 provides a space in which the mop cartridge 30 can be detached. An opening 14a through which the mop 21 'and 21 "supplied from the mop cart geography 30 passes is formed at the bottom of the detachable groove 14.

On the other hand, the cover 15 for opening or closing the removable groove 14 may be installed. At this time, the cover 15 is preferably made of a transparent material so that the mop state wrapped in the mop cartridge 30 can be confirmed.

The mop roll 20 has a structure in which a clean mop 21 "is wound in multiple layers and a shaft part 22 is formed in the axial direction. In this case, the mop 21" can be used once and used for disposal. In this case, the material is implemented by pulp, or a mixture of pulp and cotton.

The mop cartridge 30 is detached to the detachable groove 14 of the cleaning main body 10 by the user, and cleans the floor to continuously replace the dirty mop 21 'with a clean mop 21 ". In order to ensure that, the mop cartridge 30 is, as shown in Figures 1 and 4, the cartridge body 31 fitted into the removable groove 14, and the contact plate (installed on the bottom of the cartridge body 31 ( 32, formed on one side of the cartridge body 31, and formed on the other side of the cartridge roll 31, and the mop roll storage groove 33, in which the mop roll 20, on which the clean mop 21 "is wound, is received. A mop collecting groove 34 for collecting the used mop 21 ', a cutter 35 for cutting and removing the dirty mop 21' installed and collected in the mop collecting groove 34, and a mop roll Mop that is supplied from the receiving groove 33 and passes through the bottom of the contact plate 32 to the mop recovery groove 34. And a Gurley sent.

The cartridge body 31 is formed with a handle 39 for allowing the user to lift by hand, so that the user can easily detach or couple the mop cartridge 30 from the cleaning base 10.

9 and 10, a plurality of adhesion plate protrusions 32a are provided at the bottom of the adhesion plate 32, and the adhesion plate protrusions 32a preferably have a flat shape in the advancing direction side. By the close plate projection 32a, the mop 21 'and 21 " are adhered to the close plate 32 in the process of rotating the cleaning base body 10 to change the direction, or in the process of reciprocating the mop in the left and right directions. In other words, the adhesion plate projection 32a fixes the mop to prevent the mop from being pushed while the cleaning main body 10 moves in the front and rear directions, and also has a flat shape toward the traveling direction. Mop 21 ', 21 "to be smoothly transported when you want to replace. And the close plate 32a serves to fix the mop 21 '(21 ") so that the mop 21' (21") can reciprocate in the left and right directions.

Mop roll receiving groove 33 is a roll-shaped mop roll 20 is accommodated, as shown in Figure 4 is provided with a shaft fitting groove 33a on which the shaft portion 22 of the mop roll 20 is caught. . Accordingly, the mop roll 20 can be rotatably housed in the mop roll receiving groove 33 only by inserting the shaft portion 22 into the shaft fitting groove 33a.

As shown in FIG. 6, the mop collecting groove 34 is a place where the dirty mop 21 ′ that is conveyed by the mop sending part to be described later is collected. In other words, the clean mop 21 " first adhered to the bottom of the contact plate 32 becomes a dirty mop 21 'as it is cleaned, and the dirty mop 21' goes to the mop collecting groove 34 by the mop sending part. It is transported and recovered.

As shown in FIG. 6, the cutter 35 cuts and removes the collected dirty rag 21 ′. By employing such a cutter 35, the dirty rag 21 'can be easily cut without a separate tool.

The mop feeding part is supplied from the mop roll storage groove 33 to transfer the mop via the bottom of the contact plate 32 to the mop collection groove 34. Such a shale sending unit may be implemented in various forms. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the shale sending unit is rotatably installed in front of the cartridge body 31 and has a plurality of protrusions 36a formed on the surface thereof. The roller 36 and the guide surface 37 to which the dirty rag 21 'conveyed by the trash feed roller 36 are guided are included. By this structure, when the trash feed roller 36 is rotated, the dirty rag 21 'is recovered to the rag recovery groove 34 by a plurality of projections 36a in the state guided by the guide surface 37.

The cartridge driver is for enabling the continuous replacement of the dirty rag 21 'positioned at the bottom of the contact plate 32 with a clean rag 21 ". This cartridge driver is shown in FIG. The first gear 41 and the first gear 41 is coupled to the removable groove 14, the first gear 41 and the first gear 41 when the mop cartridge 30 is coupled to the removable groove 14, The second gear 42 is gear-coupled, and the drive motor 43 is installed on the cleaning base 10 to rotate the second gear 42. The drive motor 43 is a drive wheel (11) Of course, it may be integrated with the drive motor for rotating the 12. With this structure, as shown in Fig. 3, the mop that is in close contact with the floor by the contact plate 32 during the cleaning of the mop is dirty. Ground, the drive motor 43 is operated to rotate the second gear 42, the second gear 42 to rotate the first gear (41) Allow the mop roller 36 to transport the mops 21 'and 21 ", thereby replacing the dirty mop 21' at the bottom of the contact plate 32 with a clean mop 21". .

The cartridge fixing part 70 may be implemented in various ways as to maintain the combined state when the mop cartridge 30 is coupled to the detachable groove 14. In the present embodiment, as shown in Figure 7, the body protrusion 71 formed on the side of the cartridge body 31, and detached from the inner circumferential surface of the detachable groove 14, the body protrusion 71 is haunting selectively The projection 72, the spring 73 for applying the elastic force in the direction in which the projection projection 72 is engaged with the body projection 71, and the projection projection 72 is installed on the upper portion of the cleaning main body 10 when pressed It includes a release button 74 to be separated from the body projection (71). At this time, the inclined surfaces 72a and 74a are formed at a portion where the projection protrusion 72 and the engagement release button 74 meet each other when the engagement release button 74 is pressed into the detachable groove 14. By this structure, when the mop cartridge 30 is inserted into the detachable groove 14, the projection protrusion 72 is immersed in the detachable groove 14 inner wall side and then protruded by the spring 73, the body projection 71 To be walked on, the mop cartridge 30 maintains the state coupled to the removable groove (14). And when the user presses the release button (74) is pushed in the direction in which the projection projection 72 is immersed and separated from the body projection (71), accordingly the mop cartridge 30 can be separated from the removable groove 14 It becomes a state.

The cartridge elastic pressing unit 90 applies an elastic force to the mop cartridge 30 while the mop cleaning is in progress so that the mop 21 'and 21 "may be in close contact with the floor. ) Can be implemented in various forms, in this embodiment, as shown in Figure 7, the pressing body 91 is installed on both sides of the cover 15, and the mop as protruding from the pressing body 91 A pressing protrusion 92 for pressing the body protrusion 71 of the cartridge, and a spring 93 built in the pressing body 91 to apply an elastic force in a direction in which the pressing protrusion 92 presses the body protrusion 71. ).

8 is a view for explaining the configuration of the mop reciprocating transfer unit installed in the mop cartridge of Figure 1, Figure 9 is a view for explaining that the water reservoir and the water supply unit installed in the mop cartridge of Figure 8, Figure 10 8 is a view for explaining that the contact plate is reciprocated in the left and right direction in the mop cartridge of FIG.

The mop reciprocating transfer section 80 is for reciprocating the mop 21 'and 21 "for cleaning the floor in the left and right directions. For this purpose, the mop reciprocating transfer section 80 is a cartridge body 31. Supporting slider for supporting the motor 81 to be installed in the (3) and the contact plate (32) in close contact with the mop (21 ', 21 ") to be transportable in the left and right direction based on the traveling direction of the cleaning base (10) 82 and a power converter 83 for converting the rotational motion of the motor 81 into a reciprocating linear motion to reciprocate the contact plate 32 in the left and right directions.

As shown in FIG. 8, the support slider 82 is formed by sliding the first slider 82a formed on the bottom of the cartridge body 31 and the contact plate 33 and slidingly engaged with the first slider 82a. It consists of two sliders 82b.

The power converter 83 may be implemented in various forms, for example, a cam 83a axially coupled to the shaft 81a of the motor 81 and a fixing member 83c fixed to the contact plate 32. And a cam connecting portion 83b that is cam-coupled with the cam 83a and connected to the fixing member 83c. At this time, the fixing member 83c is fitted into the fitting coupling groove 83d formed in the contact plate 32, or is fixed to a predetermined portion of the contact plate 32.

 When the cam 83a is rotated by the motor 81 by this structure, the cam connecting portion 83b converts the rotational movement of the motor shaft 81a into a reciprocating linear motion and transmits it to the fixing member 83c. Reference numeral 32 denotes a straight reciprocating motion in the left and right directions.

On the other hand, the water reservoir 50 and the water supply unit 60 is interlocked with each other to supply water to the mop (21 ') 21 ". Such a water reservoir (50) and the water supply unit 60 is the cleaning main body (10) It may be installed in, but in the present embodiment will be described as built in the mop cartridge (30).

As the water reservoir 50 is embedded in the cartridge body 31, an injection hole 51 for injecting water into the water reservoir 50 is installed at an upper side of the cartridge body 31, and a lid ( 52) is installed.

Bottom protrusions 31a and 31b are formed at the bottom of the cartridge body 31 on both sides of the contact plate 32. In this case, the bottom protrusions 31a and 31b may be formed to penetrate through a part of the contact plate 32. A plurality of injection holes 61 are formed at the bottoms of the bottom protrusions 31a and 31b, and the injection holes 61 are connected to the flow path 62 of the water supply part 60. Accordingly, the water supplied from the water reservoir 50 is supplied to the mops 21 'and 21 "through the injection hole 61, and thus the mops 21' and 21" are provided while the mop is being cleaned. Is always wet.

In this case, the water supply unit 60 may be implemented in a structure in which an ultrasonic element is built therein so as to vaporize the water supplied from the water reservoir 50 and supply it to the injection hole 61, or the water stored in the water reservoir 50. It may be implemented in a built-in structure of a pumping pump for pumping the. By this structure, the water stored in the water reservoir 60 is injected into the injection hole 61 through the flow path 62 by the water supply unit 60, and thus wet the mop in close contact with the contact plate (32) You lose.

As such, the mop 21 ′ 21 ″ in close contact with the contact plate 32 while the cleaning basic body 10 is advanced by the mop reciprocating transfer unit 80 is reciprocated hundreds of times in one minute. Therefore, it is possible to clean the mop.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

10 ... cleaning body 11, 12 ... drive wheel
11a, 12a ... Friction wheel 13 ... Sensor
14 ... Detachable groove 14a ... Opening
15 ... cover 20 ... mop
21 ', 21 "... mop 30 ... mop cartridge
31 ... cartridge body 31a, 31b ... bottom projection
32 ... contact plate 32a ... contact plate projection
33 ... mop roll groove 33a ... shaft fitting groove
34 ... mop collecting groove 35 ... cutter
36 ... GRAY SONG ROLLER 37 .... Guide surface
39 ... Handle 40 ... Cartridge Drive
41 ... first gear 42 ... second gear
43 ... drive motor 50 ... water reservoir
60 ... water supply 61 ... injection hole
62 ... Euro 70 ... cartridge
71 ... body protrusion 72 ...
73 ... spring 74 ... release button
80 ... mop reciprocating transfer unit 81 ... motor
82 ... support slider 82a ... first slider
82a ... the second slider 83 ... power converter
83a ... cam 83b ... cam connection
83c ... fixing member 83d ... fitting groove
90 ... cartridge elastic pressing part 91 ... pressing part body
92 ... pressing projection 93 ... spring

Claims (10)

A pair of driving wheels 11 and 12 driven by a driving motor are installed on the floor, a plurality of sensors 13 for moving direction guides are installed, and a cleaning main body having a removable groove 14 penetrating therein. 10;
A mop cartridge 30 which is detachably attached to the detachable groove 14 and cleans the floor to continuously replace the dirty mop 21 'with a clean mop 21 ";
A cartridge driver 40 for driving the mop cartridge 30 to replace the dirty mop 21 'with a clean mop 21 ";
A water reservoir (50) in which water for wetting the mop (21 ') (21 ") is stored;
A water supply unit 60 for supplying water from the water reservoir 50 to the mops 21 'and 21 "; and
And a mop reciprocating transfer part 80 for reciprocating the mop 21 'and 21 " for cleaning the floor in a left and right direction with respect to the traveling direction of the cleaning main body 10. Mop robot cleaner. According to claim 1, wherein the mop cartridge 30,
The cartridge body 31 inserted into the detachable groove 14, the contact plate 32 installed on the bottom of the cartridge body 31, and the clean mop 21 ″ formed on one side of the cartridge body 31. Mop roll groove (34) in which the mop roll (20) is wound and the mop (21 '), which is used and formed on the other side of the cartridge body (31), is collected. Mop robot cleaner, comprising: a mop feeder for feeding the mop from the mop roll receiving groove (33) to the mop collecting groove (34) via the bottom of the contact plate (32). The method of claim 2, wherein the mop cartridge 30,
Mop robot cleaner further comprises a cutter (35) for cutting and removing the dirty mop (21 ') is installed in the mop collecting groove (34). The method of claim 2, The trash sending unit,
Mop robot cleaner characterized in that it comprises a ragsong roller (36) rotatably installed in front of the cartridge body 31 and a plurality of projections (36a) formed on the surface thereof. The method of claim 1, wherein the cartridge drive unit,
The first gear 41 is axially coupled to the trash feed roller 36, and is installed in the detachable groove 14, when the rag cartridge 30 is coupled to the detachable groove 14, the first gear ( 41) a mop robot cleaner comprising a second gear (42) gear-coupled with the driving gear (43) and a driving motor (43) installed on the cleaning base (10) to rotate the second gear (42). According to claim 1, The mop reciprocating transfer unit 80,
The motor 81 installed in the cartridge body 31 and the close contact plate 32 in which the mop 21 'and 21 "are in close contact with each other in the left and right directions based on the advancing direction of the cleaning base body 10. It includes a support slider 82 for transportable support, and a power converter 83 for converting the rotational motion of the motor 81 into a reciprocating linear motion to reciprocate the contact plate 32 in the left and right directions. Mop robot cleaner characterized in that. The method of claim 1,
Mop robot cleaner, characterized in that the water reservoir (50) and the water supply unit (60) is installed on the cleaning base (10). The method of claim 7, wherein
The bottom of the cartridge body 31 further comprises a bottom protrusion (31a) (31b) protruding;
Mop robot cleaner, characterized in that formed in the bottom of the bottom projections (31a) (31b) a plurality of injection holes (61) connected to the flow path 62 of the water supply (60). The method of claim 1,
Mop robot cleaner further comprises a cartridge fixing portion (70) for maintaining the coupled state when the mop cartridge 30 is coupled to the removable groove (14). The method of claim 1,
Mop robot cleaner further comprises a cartridge elastic pressing unit (90) for elastically pressing the mop cartridge 30 in the direction of the floor so that the mop (21 ') (21 ") is in close contact with the floor.

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