TWI828153B - Dust box and automatic cleaning equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a dust box and an automatic cleaning equipment. The dust box includes: a dust box body, including a bottom wall and at least one side wall arranged around an edge of the bottom wall, the side wall extending from the bottom wall away from the bottom wall, and the bottom wall and the side wall forming an accommodation space; a dust box cover pivotally connected with a first side wall of the dust box body and configured to cover a top of the accommodation space; where a second side wall of the dust box is provided with a shrapnel assembly elastically pivotally connected with the second side wall, where the shrapnel assembly is rotatable relative to the second side wall around a first axis extending in a first direction, the first direction is parallel to the bottom wall, and the dust box cover is provided with a convex part configured to cooperate with the shrapnel assembly during a process of the dust box cover covering the top of the accommodation space, thus, the missing installation of a filter screen assembly after the dust box is cleaned can be avoided.

Description

Dust box and automatic cleaning equipment

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of automatic cleaning equipment, specifically, to a dust box and automatic cleaning equipment.

With the continuous development of technology, automatic cleaning equipment, such as sweeping robots, have been adopted by a wide range of households. Sweeping robots are more time-saving and labor-saving than traditional manual cleaning.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a dust box, including: a dust box body, including a bottom wall and at least one side wall provided around the edge of the bottom wall; the side wall extends away from the bottom wall from the bottom wall; the bottom wall and The side walls enclose an accommodation space; the dust box cover is pivotally connected to the first side wall of the dust box body and is configured to cover the top of the accommodation space; wherein, the second side wall of the dust box has a an elastic piece assembly elastically pivotally connected to the second side wall, wherein the elastic piece assembly is rotatable relative to the second side wall about a first axis extending in a first direction, the first direction being parallel to the On the bottom wall, the dust box cover has a protruding portion configured to cooperate with the elastic piece assembly when the dust box cover covers the top of the accommodation space.

In some embodiments, the spring assembly includes: a rotating component that is rotatable relative to the second side wall about the first axis between a first position and a second position; and an elastic component. , the elastic component biases the rotating component at the first location.

In some embodiments, the rotating component includes a first part and a second part, an intersection of the first part and the second part is parallel to the first axis, and a predetermined angle is formed between the first part and the second part.

In some embodiments, in response to the rotating component being in the first position, the first end of the first portion away from the bottom wall is pressed against the second side wall; in response to the rotating component At the second position, there is a gap between the first end of the first part and the second side wall, configured to accommodate the protrusion, so that the dust box cover completely covers the container. Place the top of the space.

In some embodiments, the dust box further includes: a filter assembly configured to be detachably placed in the accommodation space, wherein a first protrusion is provided on the first side of the filter assembly, It is configured to cooperate with the elastic piece assembly when the filter assembly is placed in the accommodation space.

In some embodiments, when the filter assembly is placed in the accommodating space, the second part is squeezed by the first protrusion, so that the rotating component moves from the first position to the desired position. The second position is rotated.

In some embodiments, a second protrusion is provided on the second side of the filter assembly, wherein the first side is opposite to the second side, and the first protrusion and the The second protrusion is symmetrical relative to the center of the filter assembly.

In some embodiments, a groove is provided on the second side wall, and the elastic piece assembly is disposed in the groove.

In some embodiments, the second side wall is adjacent to the first side wall, and the elastic piece assembly is disposed at a portion of the second side wall close to the first side wall.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide an automatic dust box cleaning device, including the dust box described in the previous embodiments.

Compared with related technologies, the above-mentioned solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure has at least the following beneficial effects: preventing the filter assembly from being missed after the dust box is cleaned.

10: Dust box body

11:First side wall

12:Second side wall

15: Bottom wall

20:Dust box cover

21:Protrusion

30: Accommodation space

31: First accommodation space

32: Second accommodation space

40:Shrapnel assembly

41: Rotating parts

42: Elastic parts

50: Filter assembly

51:First side

52:Second side

55: handle structure

100:dust box

121: Groove

200:dust box

411:Part One

412:Part 2

511: First convex part

521: Second convex part

4111:First end

A1: First axis

B:Area

G: Gap

X: first direction

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without exerting creative efforts. In the drawings: Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a dust box provided by some embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the dust box cover of the dust box in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the dust box body of the dust box in FIG. 1 .

Figure 4 is a partially enlarged schematic view of Figure 3 (the rotating component is located at the second position).

Figure 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a filter assembly provided by some embodiments of the present disclosure.

Figure 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the filter assembly provided by some embodiments of the present disclosure being placed into the dust box body.

Figure 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an automatic cleaning device provided by some embodiments of the present disclosure.

In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present disclosure clearer, the following will The present disclosure will be further described in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present disclosure, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts fall within the scope of protection of this disclosure.

It should also be noted that the terms "comprises", "comprises" or any other variation thereof are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a good or apparatus including a list of elements includes not only those elements but also those not expressly listed other elements, or elements inherent to such goods or devices. Without further limitation, an element defined by the statement "comprises a" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the goods or devices including the stated element.

Automatic cleaning equipment usually includes a dust box for collecting garbage. When the automatic cleaning equipment performs cleaning operations, garbage in the working area, such as dust, paper scraps, etc., will be collected in the dust box. When a lot of garbage is collected in the dust box, the user can take out the dust box from the automatic cleaning device, open the dust box, and clean the garbage inside. When cleaning the dust box, it is usually necessary to take out the filter assembly in the dust box to clean the dust.

The present disclosure provides a dust box, such as a dust box of an automatic cleaning device, such as a sweeping robot. The dust box includes: a dust box body, including a bottom wall and at least one side wall provided around the edge of the bottom wall. The side wall Extending from the bottom wall away from the bottom wall, the bottom wall and side walls enclose a receiving space; a dust box cover is pivotally connected to the first side wall of the dust box body and is configured to cover the container. The top of the placement space; wherein, the second side wall of the dust box has an elastic piece assembly elastically pivotally connected to the second side wall, wherein the elastic piece assembly surrounds the second side wall extending along the first direction. The first axis is rotatable, the first direction is parallel to the bottom wall, and the dust box has a protrusion configured to cover the dust box and cover the accommodation. Cooperate with the elastic piece assembly during the process at the top of the space.

Using this kind of dust box, when the dust box is cleaned and the dust box is installed back into the automatic cleaning equipment, the filter assembly can be avoided from being missed. Specifically, with the dust box in the present disclosure, only when the user installs the filter assembly into the accommodation structure in the dust box body, can the dust box cover be sealed on the top of the accommodation space and snap closed. On the dust box body. When the user misses the filter assembly, the dust box cover cannot be fastened to the dust box body, thereby reminding the user to avoid missing installation of the filter assembly.

Optional embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a dust box provided by some embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a dust box cover of the dust box in Figure 1. Figure 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a dust box body of the dust box in Figure 1. As shown in Figures 1-3, the dust box 100 includes a dust box body 10 and a dust box cover 20. The dust box body 10 includes a bottom wall 15 and at least one side wall arranged around the edge of the bottom wall 15 . The side wall extends away from the bottom wall 15 . The bottom wall 15 and the side walls form a receiving space. 30. The accommodation space 30 is configured to accommodate garbage and filter components.

The dust box cover 20 is pivotally connected to the first side wall 11 of the dust box body 10 and is configured to cover the top of the accommodation space 30 . The dust box body 10 is generally in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, and is located where the bottom wall 15 is located. The orthographic projection in the plane is roughly rectangular. The first side wall 11 of the dust box body 10 is, for example, a short side wall of the dust box body 10 . The short side wall here refers to the projection of the rectangular parallelepiped. The side wall of the short side, correspondingly, the long side wall in this article refers to the side wall of the cuboid corresponding to the long side of the rectangular projection. The dust box cover 20 can rotate around a pivot axis relative to the first side wall 11 of the dust box body 10 so that the dust box 100 can be switched between an open state and a closed state.

When the dust box cover 20 completely covers the top of the accommodation space and is connected with the dust box body, 10 When engaged through the buckle structure, the dust box 100 is in a closed state. When the dust box cover 20 is rotated so that at least a part of the accommodation space 30 is exposed, the dust box 100 is in an open state. The dust box 100 can be switched between a closed state and an open state to facilitate the user to clean garbage in the dust box 100, clean or replace the filter structure, and other operations.

The second side wall 12 of the dust box 100 is provided with an elastic piece assembly 40 elastically pivotally connected to the second side wall 12 , wherein the elastic piece assembly 40 surrounds the second side wall 12 extending along the first direction X. The first axis A1 is rotatable, the first direction X is parallel to the bottom wall 15 , and the first direction X is also parallel to the extension direction of the second side wall 12 .

The dust box cover 20 has a protruding portion 21 configured to cooperate with the elastic piece assembly 40 when the dust box cover 20 covers the top of the accommodation space 30 . The protruding portion 21 is located on the side facing the dust box body 10 when the dust box cover 20 is fastened to the dust box body 10 , and extends away from the dust box cover 20 from the main body of the dust box cover 20 .

Using this kind of dust box, when the dust box is cleaned and the dust box is installed back into the automatic cleaning equipment, the filter assembly can be avoided from being missed. Specifically, with the dust box in the present disclosure, only when the user installs the filter assembly into the accommodation structure in the dust box body, can the dust box cover be sealed on the top of the accommodation space and snap closed. On the dust box body. When the user omits the filter assembly, during the process of fastening the dust box cover, the elastic piece assembly abuts the protruding portion on the dust box cover, causing the dust box cover to be unable to be fastened to the dust box body. As a result, It can remind users to avoid missing installation of filter components.

Figure 4 is a partially enlarged schematic view of Figure 3. Specifically, Figure 4 is an enlarged schematic view of area B in Figure 3. As shown in Figures 1-4, the spring assembly 40 includes a rotating component 41 and an elastic component 42. The rotating component 41 is relative to The second side wall 12 is rotatable about the first axis A1 between a first position and a second position, and the elastic component 42 biases the rotating component 41 at the first position. One location. The rotating component 41 includes a first part 411 and a second part 412. The intersection of the first part 411 and the second part 412 is parallel to the first axis A1. There is a predetermined angle between the first part 411 and the second part 412. angle. The cross section of the rotating component 41 perpendicular to the first axis A1 is, for example, approximately "∟" shaped.

In response to the rotating member 41 being at the first position, the first end 4111 of the first portion 411 away from the bottom wall 15 is pressed against the second side wall 12 , specifically, pressed against the second side wall 12 . On the inner wall of the second side wall 12, when the dust box cover 20 is fastened toward the dust box body 10, the protruding portion 21 on the dust box cover 20 will press against the first end of the first portion 411. 4111, causing the dust box cover 20 to be unable to be fastened to the dust box body 10, thereby reminding the user to avoid missing installation of the filter assembly; in response to the rotating component 41 being located at the second position, the third There is a gap G between the first end 4111 of the part 411 and the second side wall 12 . The gap G is configured to accommodate the protruding portion 21 so that the dust box cover 20 completely covers the accommodation space. 30, the dust box cover 20 can be completely fastened to the dust box body 10 at this time.

Figure 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a filter assembly provided by some embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a filter assembly provided by some embodiments of the present disclosure placed in the dust box body. As shown in Figures 1-6, the dust box 100 also includes a filter assembly 50 configured to be detachably placed within the accommodation space 30 . The filter assembly 50 is, for example, substantially rectangular in plate shape. A ladder structure is provided on the inner wall of the side wall of the dust box body 10 and is configured to support the filter assembly 50. The accommodation space 30 is divided into a first accommodation space 31 and a second accommodation space 32. The first accommodation space 31 Located on the side of the second accommodation space 32 away from the bottom wall 15 , the first accommodation space 31 is used to accommodate the filter assembly 50 , and the second accommodation space 32 is used to accommodate garbage collected by the dust box 100 .

As shown in Figures 5 and 6, a first protrusion 511 is provided on the first side 51 of the filter assembly 50, and the first protrusion 511 is configured to be placed in the first accommodation space 31 when the filter assembly 50 is placed. During the process, it cooperates with the elastic piece assembly 40 . Specifically, when the filter assembly 50 is placed in the first accommodation space 31 , the second part 412 of the rotating component 41 is squeezed by the first protrusion 511 , so that the rotating component 41 Rotate from the first position to the second position. When the filter assembly 50 is completely placed in the first accommodation space 31 , the rotating component 41 is in the second position. At this time, there is a gap G between the first end 4111 of the first part 411 of the rotating component 41 and the second side wall 12. When the dust box cover 20 is fastened toward the dust box body 10, the dust box cover The protruding portion 21 on the dust box 20 can be accommodated in the gap G, so that the dust box cover 20 can be fully buckled on the dust box body 10 .

When the filter assembly 50 is missing, for example, the user opens the dust box 100, disassembles the filter assembly 50, and clears the garbage in the dust box 100, and then forgets to put the filter assembly 50 back into the first accommodation space 31. In this case, When When the dust box cover 20 is fastened toward the dust box body 10, the protruding portion 21 on the dust box cover 20 will press against the first end 4111 of the first portion 411, causing the dust box cover 20 to It cannot be fastened to the dust box body 10, thereby reminding the user to avoid missing installation of the filter assembly.

In some embodiments, a handle structure 55 is provided on a surface of the filter assembly 50 , such as the middle position of the top surface, to facilitate the user to hold the filter assembly 50 to disassemble or remove the filter assembly 50 from the dust box 100 . The operation of putting the filter assembly back into the dust box 100.

In some embodiments, the filter assembly 50 has a centrally symmetrical structure, and a second protrusion 521 is provided on the second side 52 of the filter assembly 50 , wherein the first side 51 and the second side 52 Arranged oppositely, the first protrusion 511 and the second protrusion 521 are symmetrical with respect to the center of the filter assembly 50 .

With the filter assembly 50 designed in this way, when the user installs the filter assembly 50 back into the dust box 100, the user does not need to pay too much attention to the installation and alignment of the filter assembly. He only needs to install the filter assembly 50 back into the first accommodation space 31. , one of the first protrusion 511 and the second protrusion 521 will squeeze the second part 412 of the rotating component 41, so that the rotating component 41 is in the second position, so that the dust box cover 20 can be fully buckled on the dust box body. 10 on.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 3 , a groove 121 is provided on the second side wall 12 , and the elastic piece assembly 40 is disposed in the groove 121 . Such an arrangement can make the overall structure of the dust box relatively compact, prevent the elastic piece assembly 40 from overextending from the second side wall 12 into the accommodating space 30, and ensure that the filter assembly 50 has a roughly rectangular plate-like structure, which is convenient for filtering. Manufacturing of components.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 1-3 , the second side wall 12 is adjacent to the first side wall 11 , and the spring assembly 40 is disposed on the second side wall 12 close to the first side wall 11 . part of the side wall 11. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The elastic piece assembly 40 may also be disposed at a portion of the second side wall 12 away from the first side wall 11 .

In other embodiments, the elastic piece assembly 40 can also be disposed on the side wall opposite to the first side wall 11. This disclosure does not specifically limit this, as long as the dust box cover 20 corresponds to the position of the elastic piece assembly 40, in the dust box The two can cooperate with each other during the process of covering the top of the accommodation space.

Figure 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an automatic cleaning device provided by some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 7 , an automatic cleaning device 200 , such as a sweeping robot, includes steering wheels and driving wheels. Under the action of the steering wheels and driving wheels, the automatic cleaning device 200 can move on a support surface, such as the ground, to perform cleaning operations. . The automatic cleaning device 200 includes the dust box 100 in the aforementioned embodiment, which is used to accommodate garbage collected by the automatic cleaning device 200 during the cleaning operation.

Finally, it should be noted that each embodiment in this specification is described in a progressive manner. Each embodiment focuses on its differences from other embodiments. The same and similar parts between various embodiments can be referred to each other. As for the system or device disclosed in the embodiment, since it corresponds to the method disclosed in the embodiment, the description is relatively simple. For relevant details, please refer to the description in the method section.

The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present disclosure, but not to limit them; although the present disclosure has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that they can still make changes to the foregoing embodiments. The recorded technical solutions may be modified, or equivalent substitutions may be made on some of the technical features; however, these modifications or substitutions shall not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of each embodiment of the present disclosure.

10: Dust box body

11:First side wall

12:Second side wall

15: Bottom wall

20:Dust box cover

30: Accommodation space

31: First accommodation space

32: Second accommodation space

40:Shrapnel assembly

121: Groove

A1: First axis

B:Area

X: first direction

Claims (10)

A dust box includes: a dust box body, including a bottom wall and at least one side wall provided around the edge of the bottom wall; the side wall extends away from the bottom wall; the bottom wall and the side wall form an accommodation space; and The box cover rotates around a pivot axis relative to the first side wall of the dust box body so that the dust box can be switched between an open state and a closed state, and the dust box cover is configured to cover the top of the accommodation space; wherein , the second side wall of the dust box has an elastic piece assembly elastically pivotally connected to the second side wall, wherein the elastic piece assembly is rotatable relative to the second side wall about a first axis extending in the first direction, and the second side wall is rotatable relative to the second side wall. One direction is parallel to the bottom wall, wherein the dust box cover has a protruding portion configured to cooperate with the elastic piece assembly when the dust box cover is covering the top of the accommodation space. The dust box of claim 1, wherein the elastic piece assembly includes: a rotating component that is rotatable relative to the second side wall about the first axis between a first position and a second position; and an elastic component. , the elastic component biases the rotating component at the first position. The dust box of claim 2, wherein the rotating component includes a first part and a second part, the intersection of the first part and the second part is parallel to the first axis, and a predetermined angle is formed between the first part and the second part. The dust box of claim 3, wherein in response to the rotating component being in the first position, the first end of the first part away from the bottom wall is pressed against the second side wall; in response to the rotating component being located in the first position At the second position, there is a gap between the first end of the first part and the second side wall, configured to accommodate the protruding portion, so that the dust box cover completely covers the top of the accommodation space. The dust box of claim 3, further comprising: a filter assembly configured to be detachably placed in the accommodation space, wherein a first protrusion is provided on the first side of the filter assembly, configured to The filter assembly cooperates with the elastic piece assembly when it is placed in the accommodation space. The dust box of claim 5, wherein when the filter assembly is placed in the accommodation space, the second part is squeezed by the first protrusion, so that the rotating component moves from the first position toward the Second position rotation. The dust box of claim 5, wherein a second protrusion is provided on the second side of the filter assembly, wherein the first side is opposite to the second side, and the first protrusion and the third The two protrusions are symmetrical relative to the center of the filter assembly. As in the dust box of claim 1, a groove is provided on the second side wall, and the elastic piece assembly is disposed in the groove. The dust box of claim 1, wherein the second side wall is adjacent to the first side wall, and the elastic piece assembly is disposed at a portion of the second side wall close to the first side wall. An automatic cleaning equipment, including the dust box described in any one of claims 1-9.