CN114652232B - Cleaning towel recovery device and cleaning robot system - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses a cleaning towel recycling device and a cleaning robot system, wherein the cleaning towel recycling device comprises: the cleaning robot comprises a workbench and an air draft mechanism, wherein the workbench is used for bearing the cleaning robot and comprises a working area, and a recovery groove is formed in the working area; the air suction mechanism is communicated with the recovery groove and is used for sucking the cleaning towel on the cleaning robot into the recovery groove. The cleaning towel recycling device can automatically recycle the cleaning towels on the cleaning robot through the air draft mechanism, saves labor, has higher intelligent degree and has stronger practicability.

Description

Cleaning towel recovery device and cleaning robot system

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a cleaning towel recycling device and a cleaning robot system.

Background

Along with the continuous improvement of the living standard of people, the intelligent household appliances are more and more widely applied, and the intelligent household appliances greatly improve the living comfort and convenience of people. The cleaning robot is one of intelligent household appliances, and can automatically finish floor cleaning work in a room by means of certain artificial intelligence.

At present, a cleaning robot is generally provided with a cleaning towel to wipe the floor, but the cleaning towel becomes dirty in the floor wiping process, the dirty cleaning towel on the cleaning robot needs to be recovered, and the current manual recovery of the dirty cleaning towel is mainly relied on, so that the intelligent degree is low.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the technical problems, the application provides a cleaning towel recycling device and a cleaning robot system. The cleaning towel recycling device is simple in structure, can automatically recycle the cleaning towels on the cleaning robot, and is high in intelligent degree.

In order to solve the technical problems, the application adopts a technical scheme that: provided is a cleaning towel recycling apparatus including: the workbench is used for bearing the cleaning robot and comprises a working area, and a recovery groove is formed in the working area; and the air draft mechanism is communicated with the recovery groove and is used for sucking the cleaning towel on the cleaning robot into the recovery groove.

Further, the working area is further formed with a dodging groove for accommodating a falling fixing frame of the cleaning robot so as to suck the cleaning towel which is not fixed by the fixing frame into the recovery groove.

Further, the avoidance groove is provided around the recovery groove.

Further, the air suction mechanism comprises an air suction pipeline, the air suction pipeline is connected with the recovery tank, and the opening area of one end of the air suction pipeline connected with the recovery tank is larger than that of one end of the air suction pipeline far away from the recovery tank.

Further, the cleaning towel recycling device further comprises a storage box detachably connected to one side, far away from the recycling groove, of the air suction pipeline, and used for storing the cleaning towels drawn out from the air suction pipeline.

Further, a switch plate is provided on the table for opening or closing the recovery tank.

Further, the cleaning towel recycling device further comprises: the conveying mechanism is arranged on the workbench and comprises a conveying opening, and the conveying mechanism is used for conveying the cleaning towel to the cleaning robot on the workbench; the blowing mechanism is arranged on the workbench and comprises a blowing port, the blowing port is positioned below the conveying port, and the blowing direction of the blowing mechanism is the same as the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism.

Further, the workbench comprises a workbench surface and a bottom space, the conveying mechanism is arranged on the workbench surface, and the blowing mechanism, the recovery groove and the air draft mechanism are all located in the bottom space.

In order to solve the technical problems, the application adopts another technical scheme that: there is provided a cleaning robot system including a cleaning robot and the cleaning towel recycling apparatus according to any one of the above embodiments.

Further, the cleaning robot includes a cleaning towel fixing assembly, the cleaning towel fixing assembly including: a lifting mechanism; the fixed plate is connected with the lifting mechanism; the fixed frame is connected with the lifting mechanism and moves relative to the fixed plate under the action of the lifting mechanism; the fixing assembly comprises a first state and a second state, and in the first state, the fixing plate is clamped in the fixing frame, and the cleaning towel is fixed between the fixing plate and the fixing frame; in the second state, the fixed frame and the fixed plate are arranged at intervals, and the fixed cleaning towel is released.

The beneficial effects of the application are as follows: compared with the prior art, the cleaning towel recycling device comprises the workbench and the air draft mechanism, wherein the workbench is used for bearing the cleaning robot, the workbench comprises a working area, a recycling groove is formed in the working area for recycling the cleaning towel on the cleaning robot, the air draft mechanism is communicated with the recycling groove and used for sucking the cleaning towel on the cleaning robot into the recycling groove, automatic recycling of the cleaning towel on the cleaning robot is achieved, labor is saved, and the intelligent degree is high.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are needed in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a cleaning towel recycling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the cleaning towel recycling apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the cleaning towel securement assembly of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the suction duct of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the cleaning towel recycling apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the blower mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the blower mechanism of FIG. 6 from another perspective;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a cleaning robot system provided by the present application.

Detailed Description

In order that the above-recited objects, features and advantages of the present application will be more clearly understood, a more particular description of the application will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings and appended detailed description. It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments of the present application and features in the embodiments may be combined with each other.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application, however, the present application may be practiced in other ways than those described herein, and therefore the scope of the present application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

In order to realize automatic recovery of cleaning towels on a cleaning robot, the application provides a cleaning towel recovery device, referring to fig. 1 and 2, fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of the cleaning towel recovery device provided by the application, and fig. 2 is an exploded schematic view of the cleaning towel recovery device in fig. 1, wherein the cleaning towel recovery device comprises a workbench 1 and an air exhausting mechanism 2.

Specifically, the work table 1 is used for carrying the cleaning robot 6, i.e. when the cleaning robot 6 needs to replace the cleaning towel 64, the cleaning robot 6 is stopped on the work table 1. As shown in fig. 2, the working table 1 includes a working area 11, so that the cleaning towel 64 on the cleaning robot 6 can be recovered in the working area 11, and the cleaning robot 6 is stopped on the working table 1 corresponding to the working area 11. The cleaning robot 6 may be a floor mopping robot, a sweeping and mopping robot, or the like, and the cleaning cloth 64 may be cleaning paper, mop, or the like.

With further reference to fig. 2, a recovery tank 111 is provided in the working area 11, and the suction mechanism 2 communicates with the recovery tank 111, and suction is performed through the recovery tank 111 to suck the cleaning towel 64 on the cleaning robot 6 into the recovery tank 111. The cross-sectional shape of the recovery groove 111 may be circular, rectangular, square, oval, or the like. The cross section of the recovery tank 111 refers to a cross section of the recovery tank 111 perpendicular to the depth direction of the recovery tank 111. The shape of the recovery groove 111 may correspond to the shape of the cleaning cloth 64, such as when the cleaning cloth 64 on the cleaning robot 6 is rectangular, the cross-sectional shape of the recovery groove 111 is also rectangular to facilitate recovery of the cleaning cloth 64 by the recovery groove 111.

The cleaning robot 6 includes a cleaning towel fixing assembly 60, and the cleaning towel fixing assembly 60 is located on a chassis of the cleaning robot 6 for fixing a cleaning towel 64 to perform a cleaning work by the cleaning towel 64. When the cleaning towel 64 on the cleaning robot 6 needs to be recovered, the cleaning robot 6 is stopped on the workbench 1 corresponding to the working area 11, the cleaning towel 64 is arranged corresponding to the recovery groove 111, the cleaning towel fixing assembly 60 loosens the cleaning towel 64, the cleaning towel 64 is in an unfixed state, the air draft mechanism 2 is used for exhausting air through the recovery groove 111 to enable the unfixed cleaning towel 64 to be sucked into the recovery groove 111, the cleaning towel 64 is separated from the cleaning robot 6, and accordingly recovery of the cleaning towel 64 on the cleaning robot 6 is achieved.

Further, as shown in fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of the towel fixing assembly 60 in fig. 2, and the towel fixing assembly 60 may include a lifting mechanism 63, a fixing plate 61 and a fixing frame 62, and both the fixing frame 62 and the fixing plate 61 may be connected to the lifting mechanism 63. The fixing frame 62 is movable relative to the fixing plate 61 by the elevating mechanism 63. The fixing plate 61 may be caught in the fixing frame 62, and the fixing frame 62 may also fall away from the fixing plate 61.

It is understood that the fixed frame 62 may include a first state and a second state. In the first state, the fixing plate 61 is caught in the fixing frame 62, and the cleaning cloth 64 is fixed between the fixing plate 61 and the fixing frame 62. Specifically, when the fixing plate 61 is clamped in the fixing frame 62, the two ends of the cleaning towel 64 are clamped between the fixing frame 62 and the fixing plate 61, so that the cleaning towel 64 is fixed, and the cleaning towel 64 can be effectively fixed in such a way that the cleaning towel 64 is prevented from loosening or falling in the process of mopping. In the second state, the fixing frame 62 is spaced apart from the fixing plate 61 to release the cleaning cloth 64.

The recovery process of the cleaning cloth 64 on the cleaning robot 6 may be: after the cleaning robot 6 is placed on the workbench 1 corresponding to the working area 11, the cleaning towel 64 on the cleaning robot 6 is arranged opposite to the recovery groove 111, when the cleaning towel 64 needs to be recovered, the cleaning robot 6 firstly drops the fixing frame 62 in the cleaning towel fixing assembly 60 to release the cleaning towel 64, and the air suction mechanism 2 performs air suction through the recovery groove 111 to suck the cleaning towel 64 on the cleaning robot 6 into the recovery groove 111, so that the cleaning towel 64 of the cleaning robot 6 is automatically recovered.

In another embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the working area 11 is further formed with a avoiding groove 112 for accommodating the falling fixing frame 62 of the cleaning robot 6, so that the fixing frame 62 is prevented from seizing the cleaning towel 64 when the cleaning towel 64 not fixed by the fixing frame 62 is sucked by the suction mechanism 2.

The escape groove 112 may be provided around the recovery groove 111 so that the fixing frame 62 of the cleaning robot 6 can be lowered to a position below the opening of the recovery groove 111. In this way, the fixed frame 62 can be prevented from affecting the recovery of the cleaning cloth 64.

Further, as shown in fig. 2 and 4, fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the air suction pipe 21 in fig. 2, the air suction mechanism 2 may include the air suction pipe 21, the air suction pipe 21 is communicated with the recovery tank 111, and the air suction pipe 21 is used for sucking the cleaning towel 64 falling into the recovery tank 111, so that the cleaning towel 64 can be sucked out from the air suction pipe 21, and recovery of the cleaning towel 64 is facilitated.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 4, the opening area of the end of the suction duct 21 connected to the recovery tank 111 is larger than the opening area of the end of the suction duct 21 remote from the recovery tank 111, so that the cleaning cloth 64 is sucked into the suction duct 21 from the recovery tank 111, and thus sucked out of the suction duct 21.

The suction mechanism 2 may further comprise a second fan (not shown) connected to the suction duct 21 for sucking the cleaning towel 64 on the cleaning robot 6 through the suction duct 21.

In another embodiment, the towel recycling apparatus may further include a receiving box (not shown) detachably connected to a side of the suction duct 21 remote from the recycling slot 111, for receiving the towels 64 drawn out from the suction duct 21. After the fixed frame 62 falls to the avoidance groove 112, the cleaning towel 64 loses fixation, the second fan draws air through the air suction pipeline 21 to suck the cleaning towel 64 into the recovery groove 111, and the cleaning towel 64 in the recovery groove 111 is drawn out from the air suction pipeline 21 into the storage box, when a certain amount of cleaning towel 64 is stored in the storage box, a user can detach the storage box to process the used cleaning towel 64. In this way, the user can conveniently and intensively process the recovered cleaning cloth 64, and the daily use requirement of the user can be met.

In other embodiments, the mops 64 in the recovery tank 111 can also be collected into a disposal bag via the suction line 21.

Optionally, a switch plate (not shown) may be further provided on the table 1 for opening or closing the recovery tank 111. Specifically, the recovery tank 111 is opened by the switch board, the suction mechanism 2 is operated, suction is applied to the recovery tank 111 by the suction mechanism 2 to suck the cleaning cloth 64 to be cleaned by the cleaning robot 6, and the cleaning cloth 64 is recovered by the recovery tank 111.

When the cleaning towel recycling device does not perform recycling work of the cleaning towel 64, the switch plate can be closed, and the recycling groove 111 can be sealed for dust protection, so that the service life of the cleaning towel recycling device is prolonged.

In one specific embodiment, the cleaning towel recovery apparatus performs the cleaning towel 64 recovery operation as follows: when the cleaning robot 6 needs to recover the cleaning towel 64, the cleaning robot 6 is stopped on the workbench 1 corresponding to the working area 11, and the switch board of the cleaning towel recovery device is turned on to expose the recovery groove 111, so that the cleaning towel 64 of the cleaning robot 6 is arranged opposite to the recovery groove 111. The cleaning robot 6 makes the fixed frame 62 in the cleaning towel 64 fixed assembly fall into the avoiding groove 112 in the working area 11 through the lifting mechanism 63, the fixed frame 62 is positioned below the opening of the recovery groove 111, the cleaning towel 64 on the cleaning robot 6 loses fixation, then the air suction mechanism 2 sucks air in the recovery groove 111 through the air suction pipeline 21, the cleaning towel 64 is sucked into the recovery groove 111, and the cleaning towel 64 can be sucked into the storage box from the air suction pipeline 21, so that the cleaning towel 64 on the cleaning robot is recovered.

The cleaning towel recycling device can automatically recycle the cleaning towel 64 on the cleaning robot 6 through the recycling groove 111 and the air suction mechanism 2, so that the cleaning towel 64 can be automatically recycled, labor is saved, and the degree of automation is high.

In another embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the towel recycling apparatus may further include a transfer mechanism 3 and a blowing mechanism 4. Specifically, both the conveyance mechanism 3 and the blowing mechanism 4 are provided to the table 1, and the cleaning cloth 64 of the cleaning robot 6 is mounted by the conveyance mechanism 3 and the blowing mechanism 4. The workbench 1 may include a workbench 101 and a bottom space (not labeled in the figure), wherein the conveying mechanism 1 may be disposed on the workbench 101, and the blowing mechanism 4, the recovery tank 111 and the air suction mechanism 2 are all located in the bottom space, so that the space of the workbench 1 is reasonably utilized, and the volume of the towel recovery device is reduced.

As shown in fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the cleaning-towel collecting apparatus of fig. 1, the transfer mechanism 3 including a transfer port 31, the transfer mechanism 3 transferring the cleaning towel 64 from the transfer port 31 to the cleaning robot 6 on the table 1. Because the cleaning wipe 64 is generally soft and not suitable for long distance transport, air is blown by the blower mechanism 4 to assist in transporting the cleaning wipe 64.

Further the blowing mechanism 4 comprises a blowing port 41, wherein the blowing port 41 is positioned below the transfer port 31, the blowing mechanism 4 is used for blowing air from the blowing port 41, and the blowing direction of the blowing mechanism 4 is the same as the transfer direction of the transfer mechanism 3 so as to assist the transfer of the cleaning towel 64 from the transfer port 31 to the cleaning robot 6. For example, the transfer mechanism 3 transfers the cleaning cloth 64 from the transfer port 31 in the X direction, and the blowing direction of the blowing mechanism 4 from the blowing port 41 is also in the X direction to assist the transfer of the cleaning cloth 64. In one embodiment, the X direction is parallel to the table 1 face of the table 1 such that the transport direction X of the cleaning wipe 64 is parallel to the cleaning wipe securing assembly 60 on the cleaning robot 6 to facilitate the installation of the cleaning wipe 64. In another embodiment, both the blowing direction and the conveying direction may be horizontal to facilitate the installation of the blowing mechanism 4 and the conveying mechanism 3.

In one particular embodiment, the cleaning wipe 64 is installed by: when the cleaning towel 64 of the cleaning robot 6 needs to be installed, the cleaning robot 6 is stopped on the workbench 1 corresponding to the working area 11, the fixing frame 62 on the cleaning robot 6 falls down and forms a space for accommodating the cleaning towel 64 with the fixing plate 61, the cleaning towel 64 is conveyed to the space through the conveying opening 31 by the conveying mechanism 3, the blowing mechanism 4 uniformly blows air along the conveying direction of the cleaning towel 64 through the blowing opening 41, the unsmooth conveying process of the cleaning towel 64 is prevented, the cleaning towel 64 is conveyed to the fixing frame 62 by the auxiliary conveying mechanism 3 to form a space with the fixing plate 61, after conveying is completed, the fixing frame 62 moves upwards under the action of the lifting mechanism 63, so that the fixing plate 61 is clamped in the fixing frame 62, the cleaning towel 64 is fixed, and the installation of the cleaning towel 64 is completed.

The cleaning towel recovery device can automatically install the cleaning towel 64 to the cleaning robot 6 through the conveying mechanism 3 and the blowing mechanism 4, manual installation is not needed, manpower is saved, the intelligent degree is high, daily demands of people are met, and the cleaning towel recovery device has strong practicability.

Further, in the first direction Y, the width of the transfer port 31 is larger than the width of the cleaning sheet 64 so that the cleaning sheet 64 can be transferred smoothly. Wherein the first direction Y is parallel to the table top 101 of the table 1 and perpendicular to the transport direction of the cleaning towel 64.

In order to enhance the auxiliary conveying effect of the blower mechanism 4, the width of the blower port 41 and the width of the conveying port 31 should be substantially uniform in the first direction Y. Alternatively, the difference between the width of the transfer port 31 and the width of the air blowing port 41 is less than or equal to 10mm, that is, the width of the air blowing port 41 may be equal to the width of the transfer port 31, or the width of the transfer port 31 may be 5mm larger than the width of the air blowing port 41, or the like, in such a manner that the cleaning cloth 64 output from the transfer port 31 can be subjected to the wind blown from the air blowing port 41 substantially, so that the force applied to the cleaning cloth 64 is more uniform, and thus the cleaning cloth 64 can be transferred more smoothly.

Further, in the first direction Y, the middle branching of the air blowing port 41 coincides with the middle branching of the transfer port 31, and by this arrangement, the force applied to the cleaning cloth 64 can be made more uniform.

As shown in fig. 1 and 5, the transfer mechanism 3 may be fixed to one side of the work area 11 to avoid affecting the parking of the cleaning robot 6. The transfer mechanism 3 may include: a transfer carriage 32 and a transfer roller assembly 36.

The conveying bracket 32 is arranged on the workbench 1, and is provided with a containing cavity 33 and a conveying opening 31 communicated with the containing cavity 33, and the cleaning towel 64 can be stored in the containing cavity 33. The towel recovery unit may also include a support bar (not shown) movably disposed on the transfer bracket 32 to which the roll of towels can be mounted to facilitate storage and output of the towels 64.

The transfer carriage 32 may include a carrier portion 34 for carrying the cleaning wipe 64 and a guide plate 35 coupled to the carrier portion 34 for guiding the cleaning wipe 64 into the transfer roll assembly 36. Because the cleaning towel 64 is generally soft and is not beneficial to controlling the conveying direction, the guiding plate 35 is provided to guide the cleaning towel 64 to be conveyed, so that the cleaning towel 64 can enter the conveying roller assembly 36 along the preset direction, and the conveying of the cleaning towel 64 is facilitated. Optionally, the edges of the cleaning wipe 64 that contact the guide plate 35 are rounded to provide smoother delivery of the cleaning wipe 64.

In one embodiment, the guide plate 35 may be provided as a complete plate to facilitate installation and control of the direction of transport of the cleaning wipe 64. In another embodiment, the guide plate 35 may include a plurality of sub-plates arranged at intervals, and a plurality of sub-plates are arranged along a set direction of guiding the cleaning cloth 64, for example, the guide plate 35 may be provided with 2 or 3 sub-plates. This also enables guidance of the cleaning wipe 64 and further saves material costs for the cleaning wipe recovery device.

The transfer roll assembly 36 is rotatably coupled to the transfer bracket 32 and is positionable within the receiving cavity 33, and the transfer roll assembly 36 is configured to transfer the cleaning wipe 64. The transfer roll assembly 36 may include at least one pair of rolls with the cleaning wipe 64 sandwiched therebetween to complete the transfer of the cleaning wipe 64.

The cleaning cloth 64 passes through the guide plate 35 to the transfer roller assembly 36, and the cleaning cloth 64 is transferred to the cleaning robot 6 on the table 1 by the transfer roller assembly 36. Optionally, as shown in fig. 1, the towel recycling apparatus further includes a driving member 38, wherein the driving member 38 is located at one side of the transfer roller assembly 36 and is connected to the transfer roller assembly 36 to drive the transfer roller assembly 36 to rotate, thereby powering the transfer of the towel 64.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the blowing mechanism 4 includes a blowing duct 42, the blowing duct 42 extends into the accommodating chamber 33, and a blowing port 41 formed by the blowing duct 42 is exposed to the transfer port 31. In this way, the cleaning cloth 64 output from the conveyance port 31 can be subjected to the wind blown out from the wind blowing port 41.

In one embodiment, referring again to fig. 6 and 7, the air blowing duct 42 may be divided into a plurality of air blowing sub-ducts 421 spaced apart from each other, and the air blowing opening 41 formed by the air blowing duct 42 is correspondingly divided into a plurality of sub-air blowing openings 411. The plurality of blowing sub-pipelines 421 can be connected in sequence and are integrally formed to improve the overall structural reliability of the blowing mechanism 4 and facilitate installation. In another embodiment, the plurality of blowing sub-pipes 421 may be disposed at predetermined distances, and the predetermined distances may be 1cm, 3cm, 5cm, or the like, by which the structure of the blowing pipe 42 can be simplified and the production cost can be saved. The plurality of sub-air blowing openings 41 are arranged along the first direction Y, and the sizes of the plurality of sub-air blowing openings 41 can be the same, so that the stress of the cleaning towel 64 is more uniform.

In another embodiment, only one air blowing pipe 42 may be provided, which can simplify the structure of the air blowing pipe 42 and simplify the manufacturing process.

In other embodiments, the blowing mechanism 4 may further include a first fan (not shown) connected to the blowing duct 42 and blowing air to the blowing port 41 through the blowing duct 42, where the first fan blows air from a side of the blowing duct 42 away from the blowing port 41 so that each of the blowing sub-ducts 421 can uniformly discharge air, thereby enabling smooth transfer of the cleaning towel 64.

As shown in fig. 5, the transfer bracket 32 may further include a transfer guide 37, the transfer guide 37 extending in a transfer direction of the cleaning towel 64, and as shown in fig. 6, the blowing duct 42 is provided with a transfer plate 43 on a side facing the transfer guide 37, the transfer guide 37 and the transfer plate 43 are disposed in parallel with a space therebetween, and the transfer guide 37 and the transfer plate 43 define the transfer port 31. The cleaning cloth 64 is conveyed to the conveying roller assembly 36 through the guide plate 35, conveyed between the conveying guide plate 37 and the conveying flat plate 43 through the conveying roller assembly 36, and output to the cleaning robot 6 through the conveying port 31. In this manner, the cleaning wipe 64 can be transported straight and free of jamming. In other embodiments, the conveying opening 31 may be defined by the conveying bracket 32, or the conveying bracket 32 and the workbench 1 may be defined by the conveying bracket, and the conveying opening may be selectively arranged according to practical situations.

The cleaning robot 6 is parked on the table 1 and is parked corresponding to the work area 11 on the table 1, and optionally, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, in order to facilitate the cleaning robot 6 to quickly find its parked position on the table 1, the cleaning-towel recycling apparatus may further include: a positioning assembly 5 for positioning the cleaning robot 6 such that the cleaning robot 6 can rest on the table 1 according to the corresponding working area 11 of the positioning assembly 5.

Specifically, the positioning assembly 5 may be disposed on the workbench 1, and the positioning assembly 5 may include a first guardrail (not labeled in the drawing) and a second guardrail (not labeled in the drawing) disposed on two sides of the working area 11, where the first guardrail and the second guardrail are disposed relatively, and by disposing the guardrails, the cleaning robot 6 can accurately find a parking position and park corresponding to the working area 11. In another embodiment, the positioning assembly 5 can be fixed on the conveying support 32, and in this fixing manner, the area of the workbench 1 can be not occupied, so that the structure of the cleaning towel recycling device is simplified.

In other embodiments, the positioning assembly 5 may also be a sensor for sensing in real time whether the cleaning robot 6 is parked in a set position.

The cleaning towel recovery device may close the recovery tank 111 and then operate the blowing mechanism 4 when the cleaning towel 64 is installed. So as to avoid the recovery tank 111 from affecting the air flow of the air blowing, thereby enabling the cleaning cloth 64 to be more smoothly output to the cleaning robot 6.

For example, the cleaning towel 64 of the cleaning robot 6 is installed by: when the cleaning robot 6 needs to install the cleaning towel 64, the cleaning robot 6 can automatically correspond to the working area 11 according to the positioning assembly 5 and park on the workbench 1, the fixing frame 62 of the cleaning robot 6 falls into the avoiding groove 112, the conveying roller assembly 36 of the cleaning towel recycling device starts to work, the cleaning towel 64 is guided by the guide plate 35 and conveyed to the conveying opening 31 through the conveying roller assembly 36, the blowing mechanism 4 blows through the blowing opening 41, the blowing direction is the same as the conveying direction of the cleaning towel 64, so that the cleaning towel 64 is assisted to be conveyed into a space formed by the fixing frame 62 and the fixing plate 61, then the fixing frame 62 moves upwards under the action of the lifting mechanism 63 to clamp the cleaning towel 64 between the fixing frame 62 and the fixing plate 61, and the cleaning towel 64 is fixed, so that the automatic installation of the cleaning towel 64 is completed.

In the above embodiment, the fixing frame 62 falls into the avoidance groove 112, so that the cleaning towel 64 can be transferred straight into the space formed by the fixing frame 62 and the fixing plate 61 without affecting the installation of the cleaning towel 64.

In summary, the cleaning towel collecting device can automatically collect the cleaning towel 64 on the cleaning robot 6 through the collecting tank 111 and the air suction mechanism 2. In addition, through setting up transport mechanism 3 and blowing mechanism 4 in cleaning towel recovery unit, can make cleaning towel 64 steadily carry on the cleaning robot 6 to realize carrying out automatic installation to cleaning towel 64 on the cleaning robot 6, practice thrift the manpower, intelligent degree is higher, has stronger practicality.

The present application also provides a cleaning robot system, please refer to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the cleaning robot system 7 provided by the present application, the cleaning robot system 7 includes a cleaning robot 71 and a cleaning towel recycling apparatus 72 according to any of the above embodiments.

In this embodiment, the cleaning towel collecting device 72 can automatically collect the cleaning towel on the cleaning robot 71 through the collecting tank and the air suction mechanism. And the cleaning towel recycling device 72 is provided with a blowing mechanism and a conveying structure, so that the cleaning towel recycling device 72 can automatically install the cleaning towel on the cleaning robot 71.

For the specific structure of the cleaning towel recycling apparatus 72 and the cleaning robot 71, please refer to the drawings and the related text descriptions of the above embodiments, and the detailed description thereof is omitted.

In the cleaning robot system 7 of the present embodiment, the cleaning towel recovery device 72 can automatically install or recover the cleaning towel of the cleaning robot 71, saving labor and having a high degree of intelligence, unlike the prior art.

In the present application, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance; the term "plurality" means two or more, unless expressly defined otherwise. The terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; "coupled" may be directly coupled or indirectly coupled through intermediaries. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or units referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present application.

In the description of the present specification, the terms "one embodiment," "another embodiment," "a particular embodiment," and the like, mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

The above description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application, but various modifications and variations can be made to the present application by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims (8)

1. A cleaning-towel recycling apparatus, characterized in that the cleaning-towel recycling apparatus comprises:

the workbench is used for bearing the cleaning robot and comprises a working area, a recovery groove and an avoidance groove are arranged in the working area, and the avoidance groove is arranged around the recovery groove and is used for accommodating a fixed frame for the cleaning robot to fall down so as to suck the cleaning towel which is not fixed by the fixed frame into the recovery groove;

and the air draft mechanism is communicated with the recovery groove and used for sucking the cleaning towel on the cleaning robot into the recovery groove.

2. The cleaning-towel recycling device according to claim 1, wherein the air suction mechanism comprises an air suction pipe, the air suction pipe is connected with the recycling tank, and an opening area of one end of the air suction pipe connected with the recycling tank is larger than an opening area of one end of the air suction pipe away from the recycling tank.

3. The towel recycling apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a receiving box detachably connected to a side of the suction duct remote from the recycling tank for receiving the towels drawn out from the suction duct.

4. The towel recycling apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that a switch plate is provided on the table for opening or closing the recycling groove.

5. The cleaning-towel recycling apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that said cleaning-towel recycling apparatus further comprises:

the conveying mechanism is arranged on the workbench and comprises a conveying opening, and the conveying mechanism is used for conveying the cleaning towel to the cleaning robot on the workbench;

the blowing mechanism is arranged on the workbench and comprises a blowing port, the blowing port is positioned below the conveying port, and the blowing direction of the blowing mechanism is the same as the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism.

6. The towel recovery unit of claim 5, wherein the table comprises a table top and a bottom space, the transport mechanism is disposed on the table top, and the blowing mechanism, the recovery tank and the suction mechanism are all disposed in the bottom space.

7. A cleaning robot system, characterized in that the cleaning robot system comprises a cleaning robot and a cleaning towel recycling apparatus according to any one of claims 1-6.

8. The cleaning robot system of claim 7, wherein the cleaning robot comprises a cleaning towel securement assembly comprising:

a lifting mechanism;

the fixed plate is connected with the lifting mechanism;

the fixed frame is connected with the lifting mechanism and moves relative to the fixed plate under the action of the lifting mechanism;

the fixing assembly comprises a first state and a second state, the fixing board is arranged in the fixing frame in the first state, and the cleaning towel is fixed between the fixing board and the fixing frame; in the second state, the fixed frame and the fixed plate are arranged at intervals, and the fixed cleaning towel is released.