SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model aims to provide a cleaning assembly, wherein a cleaning module of the cleaning assembly can lift relative to a machine body of cleaning equipment, so that the adaptability of the cleaning equipment is improved.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning device, wherein the cleaning module can be lifted relative to the body of the cleaning device, so as to improve the adaptability of the cleaning device.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a cleaning assembly comprising:
the cleaning device comprises a rotating shaft and a cleaning module, and the lower end of the rotating shaft is connected with the cleaning module;
the rotating device is in transmission connection with the rotating shaft so as to drive the rotating shaft to rotate, and the rotating shaft can axially lift relative to the rotating device;
the first limiting structure and the second limiting structure are distributed along the axial direction of the rotating shaft, the first limiting structure is connected with the rotating shaft and can lift along with the rotating shaft, and an elastic part is arranged between the first limiting structure and the second limiting structure;
when the rotating shaft rises axially, the first limiting structure rises along with the rotating shaft to be close to or far away from the second limiting structure, and the elastic piece is compressed or stretched by the first limiting structure to store elastic potential energy; the release of the elastic potential energy of the elastic piece acts on the first limiting structure and can promote the falling back of the cleaning device.
Optionally, a gear part is coaxially arranged on the rotating shaft, and the gear part is in transmission connection with the rotating device to drive the rotating shaft to rotate; when the cleaning device is lifted, the gear part moves axially along with the rotating shaft relative to the rotating device; the first limit structure includes the gear part.
Optionally, the rotating means comprises a transmission gear; the transmission gear is meshed with the gear part to drive the rotating shaft to rotate; when the cleaning device is lifted, the gear part moves axially relative to the transmission gear.
Optionally, the first limiting structure is fixedly connected with the rotating shaft or is an integrated structure.
Optionally, a bearing is arranged on the rotating shaft, and the second limiting structure comprises the bearing.
Optionally, the first limit structure is located below the second limit structure, and the upper end of the elastic element is supported on the inner ring of the bearing.
Optionally, the cleaning assembly comprises a housing assembly, and the second limiting structure is disposed on the housing assembly.
Optionally, the elastic member is sleeved outside the rotating shaft.
Optionally, the cleaning assembly further comprises a lifting device, the lifting device acts on the cleaning device, the cleaning device axially ascends relative to the rotating device under the action of the lifting device, and the cleaning device axially descends under the action of the lifting device and the release of the elastic potential energy of the elastic piece.
In order to achieve another object, the utility model provides a cleaning device, which comprises a machine body and the cleaning assembly, wherein the cleaning assembly is arranged on the machine body.
In the embodiment of the utility model, the rotating shaft can axially lift relative to the rotating device, so that the cleaning module connected with the rotating shaft can lift relative to the machine body of the cleaning equipment, and the adaptability of the cleaning equipment can be improved. In addition, borrow by setting up the elastic component between first limit structure and second limit structure, can promote cleaning device's fall back, also be favorable to the setting of elastic component simultaneously, and then guarantee cleaning device's stable lift.
Detailed Description
In order to explain technical contents, structural features, and effects of the present invention in detail, the following detailed description is given with reference to the embodiments and the accompanying drawings.
The utility model discloses a cleaning device which comprises a machine body and a cleaning assembly arranged on the machine body, wherein the cleaning assembly is used for cleaning the ground. The cleaning apparatus may be, but is not limited to, a cleaning robot. The cleaning assembly may be, but is not limited to, a floor mopping assembly (as shown in the figures).
Referring to fig. 1 to 3, a first embodiment of the cleaning assembly of the present invention is disclosed.
The cleaning assembly comprises a cleaning device 1 and a rotating device 4, wherein the cleaning device 1 comprises a rotating shaft 10 and a cleaning module 11, and the lower end of the rotating shaft 10 is connected with the cleaning module 11; the rotating device 4 is in transmission connection with the rotating shaft 10 to drive the rotating shaft 10 to rotate, and the rotating shaft 10 can axially lift relative to the rotating device 4. Since the rotating shaft 10 can be lifted axially relative to the rotating device 4, the cleaning module 11 can be lifted to improve the adaptability of the cleaning device.
In addition, the cleaning assembly further comprises an elastic member 5, the elastic member 5 stores elastic potential energy when the cleaning device 1 is lifted upwards, and the elastic potential energy stored therein can promote the falling back of the cleaning device 1 when being released.
It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the lifting of the cleaning device 1 may be adaptive floating along with the fluctuation of the ground, in which case, the falling of the cleaning device 1 may be promoted by the release of the elastic potential energy of the elastic member 5. For example, when some obstacle is encountered, the cleaning module 11 is pushed by the obstacle to lift the cleaning device 1 as a whole upward to be able to pass over the obstacle, and after the cleaning module 11 passes the obstacle, the cleaning module 11 is quickly restored to contact with the horizontal floor under the combined action of the gravity of the cleaning device 1 and the elastic potential energy released by the elastic member 5. Further, in a normal working state, that is, when the cleaning device 1 cleans a horizontal floor, the elastic member 5 has a certain elastic potential energy, which can increase the contact force of the cleaning module 11 on the floor, on the one hand, and when the cleaning module 11 encounters some depression, on the other hand, the elastic potential energy of the elastic member 5 can be released to assist the cleaning module 11 in contacting the depression.
In addition, in the case that the cleaning assembly further includes a lifting device 6, and the cleaning device 1 can be lifted by the lifting device 6, the lifting of the cleaning device 1 can be realized by the lifting of the lifting device 6 and the falling after the lifting. When the floor cleaning is not needed, the cleaning module 11 can be separated from the floor and kept in a separated state under the lifting of the lifting device 6, so that the cleaning module 11 can be prevented from contacting the floor when the cleaning device travels. When the contact between the cleaning module 11 and the ground needs to be restored, the lifting device 6 can be used for driving the cleaning module; of course, the cleaning device can automatically and rapidly fall back (as shown in the attached drawings) by relying on the self gravity of the cleaning device 1 and the release of the elastic potential energy of the elastic member 5 without depending on or depending on the driving of the lifting device 6 in part of the process; it is not excluded that the elastic element 5 only partly contributes to the fall-back.
In order to improve the adaptability of the cleaning device, the cleaning device 1 as a whole can be both self-adaptive floating and lifted and kept in a lifted state. At this time, it needs to be satisfied that the cooperation of the lifting device 6 and the cleaning device 1 does not affect the self-adaptive floating of the cleaning device 1, for example, when the cleaning device 1 is lifted, the lifting device 6 can lift the cleaning device 1 upwards, and when the lifting device 6 moves reversely, along with the continuous descending of the lifting structure of the lifting device 6, the cleaning device 1 continuously loses position support and automatically falls back under the action of its own gravity and the elastic member 5; of course, the utility model is not limited to this, as long as the overall floating of the cleaning device 1 is not affected, and it is not excluded that the cleaning device 1 is completely driven by the lifting device 6 when falling back from the lifted state or is acted by the self gravity and the elastic member 5 during the falling part.
That is, when the cleaning apparatus 1 has more than one lifting mode (e.g., floating and lifting), the "elastic member 5 can promote the falling back of the cleaning apparatus 1 when releasing the elastic potential energy" may be applied to only one lifting mode, and is not limited to be applied to both lifting modes.
In order to set up elastic component 5, clean subassembly still includes first limit structure and second limit structure, and first limit structure and second limit structure distribute along the axial of rotation axis 10, and first limit structure is connected and goes up and down along with rotation axis 10, is equipped with elastic component 5 between first limit structure and the second limit structure. Thus, when the rotating shaft 10 is axially raised, the first limit structure will be raised along with the rotating shaft 10 to approach or depart from the second limit structure, and accordingly, the elastic element 5 will be compressed or stretched by the first limit structure to store elastic potential energy; the release of the elastic potential energy of the elastic member 5 acts on the first limit structure and can facilitate the fall back of the cleaning apparatus 1. Borrow by setting up first limit structure and second limit structure, be favorable to the setting of elastic component 5, and then be favorable to cleaning device 1's stable lift.
In this embodiment, a gear portion 12 is coaxially disposed on the rotating shaft 10, the gear portion 12 is in transmission connection with the rotating device 4 to drive the rotating shaft 10 to rotate, that is, the rotating device 4 realizes transmission connection with the rotating shaft 10 through transmission connection with the gear portion 12; when the cleaning device 1 is lifted, the gear part 12 moves axially along with the rotating shaft 10 relative to the rotating device 4; the first limit structure includes a gear portion 12. By arranging the gear part 12 capable of lifting along with the axial direction on the rotating shaft 10, on one hand, the rotating shaft 10 is rotated and the axial lifting of the rotating shaft 10 is conveniently realized, and the rotating shaft 10 does not need to be matched with the gear part 12 with high precision to realize the axial lifting of the rotating shaft 10 relative to the gear part 12; on the other hand, the elastic member 5 can be used as a supporting or connecting structure of one end of the elastic member 5, the elastic member 5 can be reasonably and skillfully arranged by using the gear part 12, and a corresponding structure does not need to be specially arranged.
Specifically, the gear portion 12 is not limited to be disposed on the rotating shaft 10, and may be fixedly connected (for example, directly sleeving and fixing the gear on the rotating shaft 10) or may be an integrated structure (that is, the two are actually a single component).
It is understood that even in the case where the gear portion 12 is present, it may not be used as a supporting or connecting structure for the elastic member 5, but rather, another structure or a specially provided structure may be used as the first limit structure, and in this case, the connection manner of the first limit structure and the rotation shaft 10 is not limited, for example, the first limit structure may be a fixed connection, or may be an integral structure (that is, both structures are actually a single component).
Specifically, the rotating device 4 includes a transmission gear 21; the transmission gear 21 and the gear part 12 are engaged to rotate the rotary shaft 10; when the cleaning apparatus 1 is lifted, the gear portion 12 moves axially relative to the transmission gear 21. Of course, it is not limited thereto. As long as it can be meshed with the gear portion 12 to transmit power thereto.
Further, the rotating device 4 further comprises a rotating motor 22 in transmission connection with the transmission gear 21, and under the driving of the rotating motor 22, the transmission gear 21 rotates and drives the gear portion 12 engaged therewith to rotate, so as to rotate the rotating shaft 10 and the cleaning module 11.
It should be noted that the transmission connection of the rotation shaft 10 and the rotation device 4 by means of the transmission of the gear portion 12 and the rotation device 4 is only one of the alternatives. The rotary shaft 10 and the rotating device 4 may be connected in a transmission manner in various other manners as long as the rotary shaft 10 can be rotated. For example, the transmission schemes of the second and third embodiments of the cleaning assembly may be employed.
In this embodiment, the rotating shaft 10 is provided with a bearing 7, and the second limit structure includes the bearing 7. Since the bearing 7 for supporting the rotation of the rotation shaft 10 is reasonably and skillfully used as a structure for restricting the other end of the elastic member 5, it is possible to dispense with a special structure. Of course, the second limiting structure may not include the bearing 7, and other or specially configured structures may be used, for example.
In the case where the first limit structure including the gear portion 12 and the second limit structure including the bearing 7 are satisfied at the same time, it may be unnecessary to provide a structure that is specially engaged with the elastic member 5.
Specifically, the first limit structure is positioned below the second limit structure, the upper end of the elastic element 5 is supported on the inner ring of the bearing 7 to ensure the reliability of the matching, and the lower end of the elastic element 5 is supported on the first limit structure; although not limited thereto. In addition, the "upper end of the elastic member 5 is supported on the inner ring of the bearing 7" is not necessarily limited to the case where the upper end of the elastic member 5 must be supported on the bearing 7 in a normal state (the cleaning module 11 is supported on a horizontal floor), but the elastic member 5 may be in contact with the bearing 7 in a state where it is pushed upward by a distance by the first stopper structure.
In particular, the cleaning device 1 further comprises a housing assembly 8, the bearing 7 being arranged at the housing assembly 8. In addition, when the second limit structure does not include the bearing 7, the second limit structure may be provided to the housing assembly 8. Further, the transmission mechanism of the rotating device 4 is provided at the housing assembly 8.
Specifically, in order to better support the rotation shaft 10 to rotate, the rotation shaft 10 is further provided with a bearing 9.
In this embodiment, the first position-limiting structure is located below the second position-limiting structure, and when the first position-limiting structure moves upward along with the rotating shaft 10, the distance between the first position-limiting structure and the second position-limiting structure decreases, so that the elastic member 5 is compressed to store elastic potential energy. By the technical means, the elastic piece 5 is convenient to arrange, and a special connecting structure is not required to be arranged. Specifically, the elastic member 5 may not be limited to a compression spring.
Specifically, the gear portion 12 is located below the bearing 7.
Specifically, when the cleaning module 11 cleans a horizontal ground, two ends of the elastic member 5 are respectively supported on the first limit structure and the second limit structure; further, the elastic element 5 is in a compressed state at this time, which can enhance the contact force of the cleaning module 11 with the ground; of course, it is not excluded that the upper end of the elastic member 5 is disengaged from the second position-limiting structure or has no contact force.
In other embodiments, the first position-limiting structure may also be located above the second position-limiting structure, in which case, two ends of the elastic element 5 need to be connected to the first position-limiting structure and the second position-limiting structure, when the rotating shaft 10 is lifted upwards, the first position-limiting structure moves upwards and away from the second position-limiting structure, and the elastic element 5 is stretched to store elastic potential energy and can assist the cleaning apparatus 1 to fall back.
In this embodiment, the elastic member 5 is sleeved outside the rotating shaft 10, thereby being beneficial to ensuring the movement reliability of the elastic member 5. Of course, it is not limited thereto.
In this embodiment, the cleaning assembly further comprises a lifting device 6, the lifting device 6 acts on the cleaning device 1, and the cleaning device 1 is axially lifted and lowered relative to the rotating device 4 under the action of the lifting device 6; by means of the lifting device 6, when the floor is not required to be cleaned, the cleaning device 1 can be lifted by the lifting device 6 to keep the cleaning module 11 in a state of being separated from the floor. Specifically, when the cleaning device 1 is lifted, the lifting device 6 needs to be driven, and when the cleaning device 1 falls back, the lifting device 6 may not be driven completely or at least partially, and the lifting device 6 may release the position restriction on the cleaning device 1 to automatically fall back under the action of its own gravity and the elastic member 5, which is also beneficial to the up-and-down floating of the cleaning device 1.
The lifting device 6 may include a lifting motor 60 and a lifting transmission mechanism 70, the lifting transmission mechanism 70 is connected to an output end of the lifting motor 60, and the lifting transmission mechanism 70 is capable of lifting the cleaning device 1 under the driving of the lifting motor 60. In particular, the lift actuator 70 may be provided at the housing assembly 8.
Specifically, the lifting transmission mechanism 70 includes a lifting member 71 engaged with the cleaning device 1, the lifting member 71 can move upward or downward under the driving of the lifting motor 60, the cleaning device 1 can be lifted up when the lifting member 71 moves upward, and the cleaning device 1 falls back under its own weight and the restoring force of the elastic member 5 because of continuous loss of position support when the lifting member 71 moves downward. By the technical means, the lifting device 6 does not influence the up-and-down floating of the cleaning device 1, and the elastic piece 5 can simultaneously assist the falling back of the cleaning device 1 in a lifting state and the falling back after the upward floating.
Preferably, when the cleaning device 1 falls back to contact with a horizontal floor, the lifting piece 71 forms a gap with a corresponding part of the cleaning device 1, so as to avoid friction with the lifting piece 71 when the cleaning device 1 rotates.
As an example, the upper end of the rotating shaft 10 is provided with a burring part 13, the lifting piece 71 is provided with a fork arm part 711 extending below the burring part 13, when the lifting piece 71 moves upward, the fork arm part 711 supports the burring part 13 upward to support the whole cleaning device 1 upward, and when the lifting piece 71 moves downward, the fork arm part 711 loses the positional support of the burring part 13 continuously to make the cleaning device 1 fall back automatically. When the cleaning device 1 falls back to contact with a horizontal ground, the fork arm 711 forms a gap with the edge-turned part 13 to prevent the fork arm 711 from rubbing against the edge-turned part 13 when the cleaning device 1 rotates.
In other examples, a rotation separating seat may be provided on the rotation shaft, and the lifting piece 71 may be provided corresponding to a lower portion of the rotation separating seat to lift the rotation separating seat upward. A bearing may be disposed between the rotation separating base and the rotation shaft. Further, the inner race of the bearing may be fixed with the rotary shaft by a screw.
The form of the rotary separating seat is not limited, and the rotary separating seat can be one part or a combination of more than one part. As long as can with realize between the rotation axis that rotation separation just can drive its lift can.
Of course, it is not excluded that the rotational separator element is or comprises a bearing, for example, the rotational separator element may comprise an outer ring of the above-mentioned bearing.
Specifically, the lifting motor 60 is installed on the fixing seat 72, the lifting transmission mechanism 70 further includes a lead screw 73 in threaded connection with the lifting member 71, one end of the lead screw 73 is in transmission connection with the lifting motor 60, the other end of the lead screw 73 is rotatably connected to the housing assembly 8, and the lead screw 73 drives the lifting member 71 to ascend and descend when rotating. In order to ensure the stable lifting of the lifting piece 71, the lifting device 6 further includes a guide shaft 74 penetrating through the lifting piece 71, and two ends of the guide shaft 74 are respectively connected to the fixing seat 72 and the housing assembly 8 to guide the lifting piece 71.
Referring to fig. 4 to 6, a second embodiment and a third embodiment of the cleaning assembly of the present invention are disclosed, respectively.
The two embodiments differ from the first embodiment mainly in that: the transmission connection mode of the rotating shaft and the rotating device and the first limiting structure are different.
In both embodiments, the rotating device 2 includes a transmission body 23, and a shaft hole 231 is formed on the transmission body 23; the rotary shaft 10 is coaxially inserted into the shaft hole 231 of the transmission body 23 and is connected to the transmission body 23 so as to be fixed in the circumferential direction and movable in the axial direction. In the two embodiments, the rotating shaft 10 is not provided with a gear portion which can drive the rotating shaft to rotate and move along with the rotating shaft in the axial direction. The first limit structure may be integrally connected or fixedly connected to the other structure 19 of the rotating shaft 10.
In the second embodiment, the side wall of the shaft hole 231 is provided with an axial slide groove 232; the rotary shaft 10 is provided with a side convex structure 17 (without limitation, the arrangement mode may be, for example, an integral structure or a fixed connection), and the side convex structure 17 is adapted to the axial sliding groove 232; the side convex structure 17 is axially slidably disposed on the axial sliding groove 232, and the rotating shaft 10 and the transmission body 23 are circumferentially fixed by the cooperation of the side convex structure 17 and the axial sliding groove 232. The engagement between the side protruding structure 17 and the axial sliding groove 232 can fix the rotating shaft 10 and the transmission body 23 in the circumferential direction to transmit the rotating motion, and the side protruding structure 17 can slide in the axial direction along the axial sliding groove 232, so that the rotating shaft 10 and the cleaning device 1 can move in the axial direction relative to the transmission body 23, and the cleaning device 1 can be easily driven to rotate by the rotating device 2, and the cleaning device 1 can be moved in the axial direction.
In the third embodiment, the side wall of the rotary shaft 10 is provided with the axial slide groove 18; a side convex structure 233 matched with the axial sliding groove 18 is arranged at the shaft hole 231; the side convex structures 233 are axially slidably disposed on the axial sliding grooves 18, and the rotating shaft 10 and the transmission body 23 are circumferentially fixed by the cooperation of the side convex structures 233 and the axial sliding grooves 18. The engagement between the side protruding structure 233 and the axial sliding groove 18 can fix the rotating shaft 10 and the transmission body 23 in the circumferential direction to transmit the rotating motion, and the side protruding structure 233 can slide in the axial direction along the axial sliding groove 18, so that the rotating shaft 10 and the cleaning device 1 can move in the axial direction relative to the transmission body 23, and the cleaning device 1 can be easily driven to rotate by the rotating mechanism, and the cleaning device 1 can be moved in the axial direction.
The above disclosure is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, which is convenient for those skilled in the art to understand and implement, and certainly not to limit the scope of the present invention, which is not intended to be covered by the present invention.