TWI693055B - Cleaning method, device and cleaning system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a cleaning method, device and cleaning system; the cleaning method includes: providing a first body with a walking unit and a cleaning unit; the walking unit can drive the first body to move on a surface to be cleaned; the The cleaning unit can clean the surface to be cleaned; a second body is provided to be detachably connected to the first body; the second body is provided with a water tank unit and a power unit; the water tank unit can supply liquid to the cleaning unit; the The power unit can provide power for each unit on the first body and the second body; provide a third body, which is located in a workstation, and the third body has the same structure as the second body; the first body is linked to the first body After the two bodies reach the workstation, the connection between the first body and the second body is released to separate the two, and after the first body is connected to the third body, the first body is linked to the third body away from the workstation.

Description

Cleaning method, device and cleaning system

The invention relates to a cleaning method, device and cleaning system, in particular to a cleaning method, device and cleaning system that can be separated from a switch body.

In order to increase the cleaning efficiency of the cleaning staff, the large-scale cleaning devices that need to be manually driven or driven are generally provided for the cleaning staff, so that the cleaning staff can control and drive The cleaning device is moved on the surface to be cleaned for cleaning operations; however, this type of cleaning device requires the control of the cleaning personnel to perform cleaning operations, so there are cleaning devices on the market that can autonomously move on the surface to be cleaned to perform cleaning operations. Such a cleaning device can be disclosed as the "cleaning device" of Patent No. M560281. The cleaning device includes: a body provided with a first accommodating area, a second accommodating area and a third accommodating area, The first accommodating area is located on the front side of the movement direction of the body, the second accommodating area is located on the upper side and the rear side of the movement direction of the body, and the third accommodating area is located on the back side of the body movement direction and below; a driving unit , Located at the bottom of the body, to drive the body to move on a surface to be cleaned; a cleaning unit, located at the bottom of the body, to clean the surface to be cleaned; a control unit, located at the first container In the storage area, it is used to perform various data calculations or judgments to control various functions on the machine body; a water tank is provided in the second storage area for providing liquid to the cleaning unit or collecting the cleaning unit Collected liquid; a power unit, set in the third accommodating area, used to provide power for each unit on the machine body.

The conventional cleaning device must face two situations after performing the cleaning operation for a period of time. One is that the liquid in the water tank needs to be replenished and replaced, and the other is that the power unit needs to be replenished. At this time, the cleaning device will first move to a workstation to stop Charging, and in the process of waiting for the power to be fully charged, manually remove the dirty liquid in the water tank and replenish the clean liquid; in this way, the cleaning operation of the cleaning device must be interrupted for a period of time, and the operation can be continued after the power is fully charged.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a cleaning method that can shorten the interruption time of cleaning operations.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for performing the method as described.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning system using the device as described.

The cleaning method according to the purpose of the present invention includes: providing a first body with a walking unit and a cleaning unit; the walking unit can drive the first body to move on a surface to be cleaned; the cleaning unit can clean the to-be-cleaned Surface; providing a second body, which is detachably connected to the first body; the second body is provided with a water tank unit and a power unit; the water tank unit can supply liquid to the cleaning unit; the power unit can provide the first The power of each unit on the body and the second body; providing a third body, which is set in a workstation, and the third body has the same structure as the second body; after the first body links the second body to the workstation, After the connection relationship between the first body and the second body is released to separate the two, and the first body is connected to the third body, the first body is linked to the third body away from the workstation.

A cleaning apparatus according to another object of the present invention is an apparatus for performing the cleaning method as described.

A cleaning system according to another object of the present invention uses the cleaning device as described above, including: a plurality of workstations, which are respectively disposed in a plurality of areas to be cleaned, and each workstation is provided with the third body.

In the cleaning method, device and cleaning system of the embodiment of the present invention, since the second body and the third body can be separated and connected with the first body, the cleaning device can be unloaded to the workstation to remove the liquid and electric power. Two bodies, and a third body with clean liquid and full power is connected, which can shorten the interruption time of cleaning operations. In addition, the cleaning device can perform cleaning operations in accordance with the preset path to a plurality of areas to be cleaned, and the The two bodies are unloaded to the workstations in each area to be cleaned, which is also convenient for the cleaning staff to clean the second body at a time in a concentrated time, which makes the cleaning staff more flexible in time use.

A: Cleaning device

A1: the first body

A11: Carrying Department

A12: Walking unit

A13: Cleaning unit

A131: Scrubbing mechanism

A132: Liquid suction mechanism

A14: Detection unit

A141: Vision sensor

A142: Laser sensor

A15: Control unit

A2: Second body

A21: Water tank unit

A211: Clear water tank

A212: Sewage tank

A22: Power unit

B: Workstation

B1: Third body

B11: Water tank unit

B12: Power unit

B2: Base

B21: Charging unit

C: area to be cleaned

A': Cleaning device

A1': the first body

A2': Second body

A21': Slave unit

A22': Cleaning unit

A221': Liquid suction mechanism

B': Workstation

B1': the third body

B11': Slave unit

F: surface to be cleaned

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a mechanism arrangement of a cleaning device in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the cleaning device docked at the workstation in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the exchange between the second body and the third body in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the movement of the second body in conjunction with the movement of the first body in the embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a schematic diagram of a cleaning device used in a cleaning system in an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a schematic diagram of a cleaning device and a workstation in another embodiment of the invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1, the cleaning method according to the embodiment of the present invention may be performed by a cleaning device A that can automatically move to perform cleaning operations as shown in the figure. The cleaning device A is provided with: a first body A1 provided with a bearing portion A11 in The opposite rear side of the movement direction of the first body A1; the bottom of the first body A1 is provided with a walking unit A12 and a cleaning unit A13; the walking unit A12 can drive the first body A1 to move on a surface F to be cleaned; The cleaning unit A13 can clean the surface F to be cleaned. The cleaning unit A13 is provided with a brushing mechanism A131 and a liquid suction mechanism A132. The brushing mechanism A131 is disposed on the front side opposite to the moving direction of the first body A1. The liquid suction mechanism A132 Located on the opposite rear side of the movement direction of the first body A1; before the first body A1 A detection unit A14 is provided on the side, which can detect the obstacles, steps or the space map that the first body A1 encounters in the moving direction. The detection unit A14 is provided with a A visual sensor A141 and a laser sensor A142 that can create maps and judge obstacles; the first body A1 is provided with a control unit A15, which can perform various data operations or judgments to perform various functional controls; a second body A2 , Carried by the bearing part A11 of the first body A1 and detachably connected to the first body A1; the second body A2 is provided with a water tank unit A21, which is provided with a clean water tank A211 and a sewage tank A212; the clean water The tank A211 can supply clean liquid to the scrubbing mechanism A131 of the first body A1, so that the scrubbing mechanism A131 can scrub the surface F to be cleaned; the sewage tank A212 can collect the cleaning sucked by the liquid suction mechanism A132 of the first body A1 After the dirty liquid; the second body A2 is provided with a power unit A22 below the water tank unit A21, the power unit A22 can provide power for the units on the first body A1 and the second body A2.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 and 2. The cleaning device A of the embodiment of the present invention is used with a workstation B. The cleaning device A can refer to the built-in map and move to the workstation B in a preset situation to facilitate the subsequent first The separation of the body A1 and the second body A2; wherein, the workstation B is provided with: a third body B1, which has the same structure as the second body A2, and is provided with a water tank unit B11 and a power unit B12 A base B2, which is provided with a charging unit B21, which can supplement the power of the power unit A22 of the second body A2 or the power unit B12 of the third body B1; when supplementing power, the second body A2 or the The third body B1 is not in contact with the surface F to be cleaned.

Please refer to FIGS. 2, 3 and 4. When the cleaning method of the embodiment of the present invention is implemented, for example, when the cleaning device A cleans for a predetermined time, the power of the power unit A22 of the cleaning device A is lower than the preset value, the cleaning The clear water tank A211 of the device A is emptied, and the sewage tank of the cleaning device A A212 is full... Under preset circumstances, after the first body A1 links the second body A2 to the workstation B, the connection between the first body A1 and the second body A2 is released to separate the two, After the first body A1 is connected to the third body B1 having the same structure as the second body A2, the first body A1 is connected to the third body B1 with clean liquid and full power to leave the workstation B, and the The unloaded second body A2 temporarily stays in the workstation B for operations including replenishing the power of the power unit A22, removing the dirty liquid in the sewage tank A212, replenishing the clean liquid in the clear water tank A211, etc.; wherein, the cleaning The separation and connection of device A can be performed by human or automated machinery; the removal and replenishment of the liquid can also be performed by human or automated machinery; and because the power unit A22 is located in the second body A2, it is located in the first body When A1 is connected to the second body A2, the power unit A22 can supply power to the units of the first body A1.

Referring to FIG. 5, the cleaning device A according to the embodiment of the present invention can be used in a cleaning system. The cleaning system includes: a plurality of workstations B, which are respectively disposed in a plurality of areas C to be cleaned, and each workstation B is provided with a first Three body B1.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 and 5. In the implementation of the cleaning system of the embodiment of the present invention, for example, when the cleaning device A cleans for a predetermined time, the power of the power unit A22 of the cleaning device A is lower than the preset value, and the cleaning device A In the preset situations, such as the empty water tank A211 is empty, the sewage tank A212 of the cleaning device A is full, etc., the first body A1 links the second body A2 to one of the plurality of areas C to be cleaned After the workstation B inside, the connection between the first body A1 and the second body A2 is released to separate the two, and the first body A1 is connected to the third body B1 with clean liquid and full power, so that the The first body A1 links the third body B1 away from the workstation B to continue the cleaning of a predetermined path R, and to the workstation B of another area C to be cleaned when the next predetermined situation occurs, repeating the above separation→connection→leave operation.

The cleaning method, device and cleaning system of the embodiment of the present invention, because the second body A2 and the third body B1 can be separated and connected with the first body A1, so that the cleaning device A can be removed to the workstation B to be replenished with liquid Connected to the second body A2 of electric power, and connected to the third body B1 with clean liquid and full electric power, which can shorten the interruption time of cleaning operation; in addition, the cleaning device A can follow the preset path R in sequence to a plurality of to be cleaned Perform cleaning operations in area C, and unload the second body A2 to the workstation B in each area C to be cleaned, which is also convenient for the cleaning staff to clean the second body A2 at a time in a concentrated manner, so that the cleaning staff can use more time For flexibility.

Referring to FIG. 6, a cleaning device A'according to another embodiment of the present invention is mainly provided with a driven unit A21' and a cleaning unit A22' at the bottom of the second body A2'; the cleaning unit A22' is provided with a liquid suction mechanism A221 '; When the first body A1' and the second body A2' are connected by a connecting mechanism (not shown), the first body A1' can drag the second body A2' to make the second body A2 'Follow the back side of the first body A1' moves on the surface F to be cleaned, at this time the driven unit A21' is in rolling contact with the surface F to be cleaned; when the workstation B'supplements power, the second body A2 'Or the driven units A21', B11' of the third body B1' are in contact with the surface F to be cleaned.

However, the above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, which should not be used to limit the scope of the implementation of the present invention, that is, simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the description of the invention, All of them are still covered by the patent of the present invention.

A: Cleaning device

A1: the first body

A11: Carrying Department

A12: Drive unit

A13: Cleaning unit

A131: Scrubbing mechanism

A132: Liquid suction mechanism

A14: Detection unit

A141: Vision sensor

A142: Laser sensor

A15: Control unit

A2: Second body

A21: Water tank unit

A211: Clear water tank

A212: Sewage tank

A22: Power unit

F: surface to be cleaned

Claims (12)

A cleaning method includes: providing a first body with a walking unit and a cleaning unit; the walking unit can drive the first body to move on a surface to be cleaned; the cleaning unit can clean the surface to be cleaned; providing a The second body is detachably connected to the first body; the second body is provided with a water tank unit and a power unit; the water tank unit can supply liquid to the cleaning unit; the power unit can provide the first body and the first The power of each unit on the two bodies; provide a third body, set in a workstation, the third body has the same structure as the second body; after the first body links the second body to the workstation, release the first The connection relationship between the body and the second body separates the two, and after the first body is connected to the third body, the first body is linked to the third body away from the workstation. The cleaning method as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the power unit provides power to the units on the first body when the first body is connected to the second body. The cleaning method as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the first body is provided with a control unit, and when the first body is connected to the second body, various data operations or judgments can be performed to perform various functional controls . The cleaning method as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the first body is provided with a bearing part behind the moving direction, which can carry the second body. The cleaning method as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein a driven unit is provided at the bottom of the second body, and when the first body is connected to the second body, the first body can pull the second body on the Move on the surface to be cleaned. The cleaning method as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the cleaning unit is provided with a scrubbing mechanism, and the liquid in the water tank unit can be supplied to the scrubbing mechanism when the first body and the second body are connected. The cleaning method as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the cleaning unit is provided with a liquid suction mechanism, and when the first body and the second body are connected, the liquid suction mechanism can suck the cleaned liquid to the water tank unit . The cleaning method as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the second body temporarily stays in the workstation for charging. A cleaning device includes: a device for performing the cleaning method described in any one of patent application items 1 to 8. A cleaning system using the cleaning device as described in item 9 of the patent application scope includes: a plurality of workstations, which are respectively set in a plurality of areas to be cleaned, and each workstation is provided with the third body. The cleaning system as described in item 10 of the patent application scope, wherein after the first body links the second body to a workstation in one of the plurality of areas to be cleaned, the first body and the second body are released The connection relationship between the bodies separates the two, and after the first body is connected to the third body, the first body is linked to the third body away from the workstation. The cleaning system as described in item 11 of the patent application scope, wherein after the first machine body links the third machine body away from the workstation, after a predetermined path of cleaning, it goes to another workstation in the area to be cleaned.

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