WO2023280055A1

WO2023280055A1 - Water storage container and water injection system

Info

Publication number: WO2023280055A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/103213
Authority: WO
Inventors: 姚小飞; 李孟钦; 冯臻; 何成军; 陈铭才; 郑卓斌; 王立磊
Original assignee: 广州科语机器人有限公司
Priority date: 2021-07-05
Filing date: 2022-07-01
Publication date: 2023-01-12
Also published as: CN113397439B; CN113397439A

Abstract

A water storage container (300) and a water injection system. A sliding switch is mounted on the water storage container (300); the sliding switch comprises a reset member (12) and a switch member (11); the switch member (11) is slidably mounted on the water storage container (300), and is used to open and close a water injection port (131) of the water storage container (300); and the reset member (12) is connected between the switch member (11) and the water storage container (300), and is used to provide a force that resets the switch member (11) to a state of closing the water injection port (131). Manual water adding operations can be avoided, the workload of a user is reduced, and the usage experience is improved.

Description

Water storage container and water injection system

This application claims the priority of the earlier application with the application number 202110759190.5 and the application name "Water storage container and water injection system" submitted to the State Intellectual Property Office of China on July 5, 2021, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference .

technical field

The present application relates to the technical field of intelligent cleaning equipment, in particular to a water storage container and a water injection system.

Background technique

With the continuous development of technology, the promotion of using smart devices to replace personnel to handle related affairs is becoming more and more rapid. Smart cleaning equipment is one of them, which is used to replace people in cleaning work, which greatly facilitates people's lives. At present, all-in-one sweeping and mopping machines and floor mopping machines in smart cleaning equipment will be equipped with a water tank for mopping the floor. However, when the water is used up, it is necessary to manually add water to the water tank and then install it on the main body of the machine. This is undoubtedly not automatic and intelligent enough, which increases the workload of the user and reduces the user experience.

Contents of the invention

Based on the embodiment of the present invention, in the first aspect, the present application provides a water storage container, the water storage container is equipped with a slide switch;

The slide switch includes a reset part and a switch part;

The switch member is slidably installed on the water storage container for opening and closing the water injection port of the water storage container;

The reset member is connected between the switch member and the container, and is used to provide an active force for the switch member to reset to the state of closing the water injection port.

Based on the embodiment of the present invention, the second aspect, the embodiment of the present application also provides a water injection system, including:

A water storage container, the water storage container is equipped with a slide switch, and the slide switch includes:

a switch part, the switch part is slidably installed on the water storage container, and is used for opening and closing the water filling port of the water storage container; and

A reset member, the reset member is connected between the switch member and the container, and is used to provide the force for the switch member to reset to the state of closing the water injection port;

The base station is provided with a water injection head, which is used to toggle the switch and communicate with the water injection port when the switch is toggled until the water injection port of the water storage container is in an open state; and

A self-moving device capable of driving the water storage container to move.

The details of one or more embodiments of the application are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features, objects and advantages of the present application will be apparent from the description, drawings and claims.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only These are some embodiments of the present application. Those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without any creative effort.

Fig. 1 is the first overall sectional view of a kind of water injection system provided in the present application;

Figure 2 is a second overall sectional view of a water injection system provided in the present application;

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the axial side of a water injection system provided in the present application;

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the axial side of a water storage container provided in the present application;

Fig. 5 is an explosion schematic diagram of a water storage container provided in the present application;

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of a water storage container provided in the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a base station explosion of a water injection system provided in this application;

Fig. 8 is an axial schematic diagram of a water tank assembly of a water injection system provided in this application;

Fig. 9 is an exploded schematic diagram of a water tank assembly of a water injection system provided in the present application;

In the figure: 100, base station; 200, self-moving device; 300, water storage container; 11, switch element; 111, third limit protrusion; 112, first contact protrusion; 113, second limit protrusion; 12. Reset member; 13. First water tank upper cover; 131. Water injection port; 132. Groove; 1321. First side; 1322. Second side; 1323. Limiting guide rail; 14. First water tank bottom shell; 21. Water injection head; 211. Second contact protrusion; 22. Outer shell; 23. Bottom plate; 24. Machine compartment; 241. Charging module; 3. Water tank assembly; 31. Second Water tank bottom shell; 32, water pump; 33, water inlet pipe; 34, water outlet pipe; 35, second water tank upper cover; 36, handle; 37, plugging.

detailed description

The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings. Apparently, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of them. Based on the embodiments in the embodiments of the present application, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the embodiments of the present application.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer " and other indicated orientations or positional relationships are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the embodiments of the present application and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, Constructed and operative in a particular orientation and therefore should not be construed as limiting to the embodiments of the present application. In addition, the terms "first", "second", and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only, and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the embodiments of this application, it should be noted that unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms "installation", "connection", and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection or a Replaceable connection, or integral connection, can be mechanical connection or electrical connection, direct connection or indirect connection through an intermediary, or internal communication between two components. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand the specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present application in specific situations.

The embodiment of the present application discloses a water storage container.

Please refer to Figure 6, an embodiment of a water storage container provided in the embodiment of the present application:

From the mobile device 200 , the water storage container 300 and the base station 100 .

The water storage container 300 is equipped with a slide switch, wherein the slide switch includes a reset part 12 and a switch part 11; the switch part 11 is slidably installed on the water storage container 300, and is used to open and close the water injection port 131 of the water storage container 300; the reset part 12 is connected to Between the switch part 11 and the water storage container 300 , it is used to provide an active force for the switch part 11 to reset to the state of closing the water injection port 131 .

It can be seen from the above technical solutions that the present application provides a slide switch including a reset member 12 and a switch member 11 on the water storage container 300 . Wherein, the switch part 11 is slidably arranged, and is connected with the water storage container 300 through the reset part 12 , so as to slidably cover the water injection port 131 on the water storage container 300 . The reset member 12 is used to provide the force for the switch member 11 to reset to the state of closing the water injection port 131 . In use, the water injection port 131 can be opened by pushing the switch member 11 . This design is conducive to automatic water addition, which can avoid manual water addition operations, reduce user workload, and improve user experience.

The above is the first embodiment of the water storage container provided by the embodiment of the present application, and the following is the second embodiment of the water storage container provided by the embodiment of the present application, please refer to FIG. 5 to FIG. 7 for details.

Based on the scheme of the first embodiment above:

Further, as far as the arrangement of the sliding switch part 11 is concerned, a groove 132 can be opened on the water storage container 300; correspondingly, the water injection port 131 is set in the groove 132, and the switch part 11 is slidably arranged in the groove 132; The reset member 12 is arranged along the sliding direction of the switch member 11 and connected between the groove 132 and the switch member 11 . Such setting ensures that the initial state can make the switch part 11 stably cover the water injection port 131, and can also provide the force required for the reset of the switch part 11, so that the switch part 11 can be reset after adding water. Installing the slide switch in the groove 132 can make the surface of the water storage container 300 not so obtrusively designed, and play a certain role of hiding and beautifying.

Further, the groove 132 is respectively provided with a first side 1321 and a second side 1322 in the sliding direction of the switch member 11, and the second side 1322 is a slope surface set away from the direction of the first side 1321, and the water injection port 131 is opened on the slope On the surface, the switch member 11 is provided with a cover end surface adapted to the slope surface and used to cover the water injection port 131 . This design can raise the water injection port 131 to a certain extent, shorten the communication distance between the water injection port 131 and the water injection head 21, and reduce the splashing situation existing in the water injection process. At the same time, this slope design can also provide convenience for installation to a certain extent. The slope surface can be a straight slope surface or an arc slope surface, without limitation. Taking the structural design of the groove 132 as an example, the reset member 12 is connected between the first side surface 1321 and the switch member 11 . Those skilled in the art can further design the groove 132 according to actual needs, and there is no specific limitation. In addition, it should be noted that the specific structural design of the switch element 11 in this embodiment can be based on the specific structure of the groove 132, ensuring that it can be slidably matched with the groove 132, and that it only needs to have a cover end surface that is compatible with the slope surface. , without limitation.

Further, as far as the reset member 12 is concerned, it may specifically be a spring, or other elastic structural members, without limitation. Taking the spring as an example, in order to make the connection of the reset member 12 more stable, a first limit protrusion 1324 for one end of the spring to snap in can be provided on the first side 1321; A second limit protrusion 113 for snapping in the other end of the spring is provided on the top.

Furthermore, as far as the sliding fit between the switch part 11 and the groove 132 is concerned, it may be a rail-type sliding fit, and a limiting guide rail 1323 is provided in the groove 132 along the direction from the first side 1321 to the second side 1322, and the switch part 11 There is a third limiting protrusion 111 located below the limiting guide rail 1323 and in sliding contact with the limiting guide rail 1323 .

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 9 , the present application also provides a water injection system, including: a water storage container 300 , a base station 100 and an autonomous mobile device 200 .

The water storage container 300 includes a switch part 11 and a reset part 12, and the specific setting method has been introduced in detail in the water storage container 300 of any of the above-mentioned embodiments, so it will not be repeated here.

The base station 100 is provided with a water injection head 21 , and the water injection head 21 is used to toggle the switch part 11 and communicate with the water injection port 131 when the toggle switch part 11 is in an open state to the water injection port 131 .

The self-moving device 200 can drive the water storage container 300 to move.

It should be noted that, in this application, the sliding switch is toggled to the state where the water injection port 131 is connected to the water injection head 21. There are three possible implementation situations as follows: (1) The water injection head 21 does not move, and the self-moving device 200 only drives the water storage container 300 moves, so that the switch member 11 is in contact with the water injection head 21 and is moved by the water injection head 21 . (2) The water storage container 300 does not move, or in other words, the water storage container 300 does not move after being moved to a designated position, and the water injection head 21 moves, so that the water injection head 21 actively moves the switch element 11 . (3) The self-moving device 200 drives the water storage container 300 and the water injection head 21 to move toward each other, so that the switch member 11 and the water injection head 21 contact each other to generate a relative displacement.

As can be seen from the above technical solutions, the water injection head 21 of the base station 100 itself is designed to be used for the toggle switch 11, and when the toggle switch 11 to the water injection port 131 is in an open state, the water injection head 21 of the water injection port 131 is connected. . When the water storage container 300 needs to be filled with water, the self-moving device 200 is used to drive the water injection head 21 in the water storage container 300 and/or the base station 100 to move, so that the water injection head 21 toggles the slide switch and communicates with the water injection port 131 . The water injection system constructed by these device structures can realize automatic water injection operation, which solves the problems of increased workload and poor user experience caused by manual water injection.

Further, in order to facilitate the mutual contact between the switch part 11 and the water injection head 21, a first contact protrusion 112 extending upward from the top surface of the water storage container 300 is provided on the top of the switch part 11; A second contact protrusion 211 corresponding to the first contact protrusion 112 is provided.

Further, take the way that the self-moving device 200 drives the water storage container 300 to move when the water storage container 300 needs to be filled with water as an example. When specifically applied to cleaning equipment, the self-moving device 200 can directly be a cleaning robot body, and the water storage container 300 is also a water tank on the cleaning robot, which can be detachably installed on the cleaning robot body, and the cleaning robot body can be a conventional sweeping and dragging All-in-one machines, mopping machines, etc., will not be repeated. In the same way, when the self-moving device 200 is a cleaning robot body, the water storage container 300 can be designed with reference to a conventional cleaning robot water tank or directly improved, such as including the first water tank bottom shell 14, the first water tank upper cover 13. The first water tank upper cover 13 and the first water tank bottom shell 14 are detachably covered, and the corresponding groove 132 can be opened on the top of the first water tank upper cover 13 , which will not be described in detail.

Further, taking the self-moving device 200 as an example of a cleaning robot body, the corresponding base station 100 may specifically include a casing, a machine compartment 24 , a water tank assembly 3 and a water injection head 21 . The shape of the shell can be designed according to actual needs without limitation, for example, it can include a bottom plate 23 and an outer shell 22 installed on the bottom plate 23 , and a corresponding installation chamber is formed between the outer shell 22 and the bottom plate 23 . Machine compartment 24 is installed in the shell, and is provided with the chamber that drives into from moving device 200; On the machine compartment 24, there is no specific limitation.

As far as the structure of the water tank assembly 3 is concerned, it may include a second water tank bottom shell 31 , a second water tank upper cover 35 , a water pump 32 , a water inlet pipe 33 and a water outlet pipe 34 . Wherein, the second water tank upper cover 35 can be detachably installed on the second water tank bottom shell 31; The water outlet communicates with the water injection head 21 through the water outlet pipe 34 . For convenience of lifting and taking out, a handle 36 can be provided on the second water tank loam cake 35, and a water replenishment port and an openable and closable stopper 37 can be set on the second water tank loam cake 35 for convenience of replenishing water. Those skilled in the art can make appropriate transformations according to actual needs, and there is no specific limitation.

Further, as a basic function, the base station 100 also includes a charging module 241 . The charging module 241 is installed in the machine compartment 24 for the function of charging the cleaning robot body; and if the charging module 241 is set, it can also be judged whether the cleaning robot body is Move in place, and then judge whether to inject water.

Taking the self-moving device 200 as the cleaning robot body as an example, the specific water injection process is as follows: the cleaning robot body enters the machine compartment 24 of the base station 100, advances until the switch part 11 contacts the water injection head 21, and is pushed. At this time, the water storage container 300 The water injection port 131 is gradually opened. When the charging piece of the cleaning robot body touches the charging module 241 , the base station 100 determines that the cleaning robot body has moved in place, that is, the water injection head 21 is aligned with the water injection port 131 . The base station 100 drives the water pump 32 to automatically add water to the cleaning robot. The cleaning robot body can judge whether to fill up the specified capacity according to the set water adding algorithm. Of course, a liquid level sensor can also be installed in the water storage container 300. When it is judged that the water has reached the capacity, the feedback information is sent to the base station 100 to stop adding water, or the base station 100 The water addition is monitored synchronously. After the base station 100 stops adding water, the cleaning robot body automatically exits and starts scrubbing the ground.

The water injection system provided by this application can not only be applied to cleaning equipment such as mopping machines, but also can be used for spraying equipment, etc. It can also be used not only for water injection, but also for injection of other materials such as powders and granules. In addition, those skilled in the art can make appropriate transformations and use according to actual needs.

A water storage container and a water injection system provided by the present application have been introduced in detail above. For those of ordinary skill in the art, based on the ideas of the embodiments of the present application, there will be changes in the specific implementation and application range. To sum up, the contents of this specification should not be understood as limiting the application.

Claims

A water storage container, the water storage container is equipped with a slide switch;

The slide switch includes a reset part and a switch part;

The switch part is slidably installed on the water storage container, and is used to open and close the water injection port of the water storage container;

The reset member is connected between the switch member and the container, and is used to provide an active force for the switch member to reset to the state of closing the water injection port.
The water storage container according to claim 1, characterized in that, the top of the switch member is upwardly provided with a first contact protrusion protruding from the top surface of the water storage container.
The water storage container according to claim 1, wherein the water storage container is provided with a groove;

The water injection port is located in the groove;

The switch element is slidably arranged in the groove;

The reset member is arranged along the sliding direction of the switch member, and is connected between the groove and the switch member.
The water storage container according to claim 3, wherein the groove is respectively provided with a first side and a second side in the sliding direction of the switch member;

The second side is a slope surface arranged in a direction away from the first side;

The water injection port is opened on the slope;

The switch member is provided with a cover end surface adapted to the slope surface and used to cover the water injection port;

The reset member is connected between the first side and the switch member.
The water storage container according to claim 4, wherein the reset member is specifically a spring.
The water storage container according to claim 5, characterized in that, the first side is provided with a first limit protrusion for snapping in one end of the spring;

A second limit protrusion for snapping in the other end of the spring is provided on one end surface of the switch member facing the first side.
The water storage container according to claim 4, wherein a limiting guide rail is provided in the groove along the direction from the first side to the second side;

The switch member is provided with a third limiting protrusion located below the limiting guide rail and in sliding contact with the limiting guide rail.
A water injection system comprising:

A water storage container, the water storage container is equipped with a slide switch, and the slide switch includes:

a switch part, the switch part is slidably installed on the water storage container, and is used for opening and closing the water filling port of the water storage container; and

A reset member, the reset member is connected between the switch member and the container, and is used to provide the force for the switch member to reset to the state of closing the water injection port;

The base station is provided with a water injection head, which is used to toggle the switch and communicate with the water injection port when the switch is toggled until the water injection port of the water storage container is in an open state; and

A self-moving device capable of driving the water storage container to move.
The water injection system according to claim 8, characterized in that, the top of the switch member is upwardly provided with a first contact protrusion protruding from the top surface of the water storage container;

A second contact protrusion corresponding to the first contact protrusion is provided on the outer wall of the water injection head.
The water injection system according to claim 9, wherein the water storage container is provided with a groove;

The water injection port is located in the groove;

The switch element is slidably arranged in the groove;

The reset member is arranged along the sliding direction of the switch member, and is connected between the groove and the switch member.
The water injection system according to claim 10, wherein the groove is respectively provided with a first side and a second side in the sliding direction of the switch member;

The second side is a slope surface arranged in a direction away from the first side;

The water injection port is opened on the slope;

The switch member is provided with a cover end surface adapted to the slope surface and used to cover the water injection port;

The reset member is connected between the first side and the switch member.
The water injection system according to claim 11, wherein a limiting guide rail is provided in the groove along the direction from the first side to the second side;

The switch member is provided with a third limiting protrusion located below the limiting guide rail and in sliding contact with the limiting guide rail.
The water injection system according to claim 12, wherein when the water storage container needs to be filled with water, the self-moving device drives the water storage container to move, so that the water injection head toggles the slide switch to The water injection port is in an open state.
The water injection system according to claim 12, wherein when the water storage container needs to be filled with water, the water injection head moves so that the water injection head moves the slide switch until the water injection port is in an open state .
The water injection system according to claim 12, wherein when the water storage container needs to be filled with water, the self-moving device drives the water storage container and the water injection head to move toward each other, so that the water injection head Toggle the slide switch until the water injection port is in an open state.
The water injection system according to claim 12, wherein the reset member is specifically a spring.
The water injection system according to claim 16, wherein the first side is provided with a first limit protrusion for snapping in one end of the spring;

A second limit protrusion for snapping in the other end of the spring is provided on one end surface of the switch member facing the first side.
The water injection system according to claim 17, wherein the self-moving device is a cleaning robot body; and the water storage container is detachably mounted on the cleaning robot body.
The water injection system according to claim 8, wherein the base station includes a housing, a machine compartment, a water tank assembly, and the water injection head; the machine compartment is installed in the housing, and is provided with a The chamber into which the device enters; the water injection head communicates with the water tank assembly and extends into the machine compartment.
The water injection system according to claim 19, wherein the base station further includes a charging module, and the charging module is installed in the machine compartment.