CN217885928U

CN217885928U - Maintenance station

Info

Publication number: CN217885928U
Application number: CN202120588716.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 周林林; 李军
Original assignee: Shenzhen Silver Star Intelligent Group Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Silver Star Intelligent Group Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-03-23
Filing date: 2021-03-23
Publication date: 2022-11-25
Anticipated expiration: 2031-03-23

Abstract

The utility model provides a maintain the station, maintain the station and include the base and set up the cleaning member on the base, be provided with mechanical hole on the cleaning member, mechanical hole is used for cleaning machines people to drag and wipes the piece, promptly the utility model provides a maintain the station can cleaning machines people drag and wipe the piece, do not need artifical labour's participation to can improve the efficiency of cleaning and wiping the piece widely.

Description

Maintenance station

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of robot, especially, relate to a maintain station.

Background

Nowadays, with the continuous development of science and technology, the functions of the robot are more and more abundant. For example, some robots are provided with a mop by which the robot can clean the surface of an object.

However, the mop carries dirt after cleaning the surface of the object, and cleaning of the mop is often required to facilitate subsequent cleaning of the object surface by the mop. Currently, the process of cleaning the mop is generally: firstly, the mopping piece is detached, and then the mopping piece is manually washed, so that the cleaning efficiency in the process is low.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

A primary object of the present invention is to provide a maintenance station that aims at solving the problem of the present cleaning mop being relatively low in efficiency.

A first aspect of the present invention provides a maintenance station, including:

a base;

the cleaning piece is arranged on the base, and a mechanical hole is formed in the cleaning piece and used for cleaning a mopping piece of the robot.

In a first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the cleaning member is circumferentially provided with a mechanical hole, or the cleaning member is axially provided with a mechanical hole.

In a second possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the cleaning element includes a contact surface, the hole wall of the mechanical hole includes a special-shaped hole wall, the special-shaped hole wall includes a smooth transition section, and the smooth transition section is connected to the contact surface.

In a third possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the hole wall of the mechanical hole includes a hole wall provided with an extension section.

In a fourth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the maintenance station includes: the feed liquor structure for it is clean the liquid that drags the piece can pass through feed liquor structure flow direction accommodation space, accommodation space does hold in the maintenance station drags the space of piece.

Based on the fourth possible implementation of this application first aspect, in the fifth possible implementation, the mechanical hole includes the through-hole, the feed liquor structure can with the through-hole carries out the intercommunication of surging, is used for the cleanness the liquid of piece of wiping can pass through the feed liquor structure and the through-hole flow direction accommodation space.

In a sixth possible implementation form of the first aspect, a dirt collection chamber is formed above the base, the dirt collection chamber being a space in the maintenance station for collecting dirt.

In a seventh possible implementation form of the first aspect, the maintenance station comprises a guiding structure for guiding the robot into and out of the maintenance station.

In an eighth possible implementation manner, based on the seventh possible implementation manner of the first aspect of the present application, the guide structure comprises a guide surface, and a distance between the guide surface and the cleaning member is greater than 0.

In a ninth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the maintenance station includes: a charging structure for providing power to the robot.

The technical scheme of the utility model in, the maintenance station includes the base and sets up the cleaning member on the base, is provided with mechanical hole on the cleaning member, and mechanical hole is used for mopping of cleaning machines people to wipe the piece, promptly the utility model provides a maintenance station can cleaning machines people drag and wipe the piece, does not need artifical labour's participation to can improve the efficiency of cleaning mopping the piece widely.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the structures shown in the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a maintenance station according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic view of a rectangular hole according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of an arcuate aperture according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a cleaning element according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of a smooth transition section according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a maintenance station according to another embodiment of the present invention;

wherein, in the figures, the respective reference numerals:

1-a maintenance station;

10-a base; 11-a cleaning member; 12-a liquid inlet structure; 13-liquid inlet structure;

110-a mechanical hole; 111-a first support; 112-second support 112;

1101-a circular hole; 1102-rectangular holes; 1103-arc-shaped holes;

11001-smooth transition section; 11002-extension.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a portable electronic device, which can be easily and conveniently operated.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that all the directional indicators (such as upper, lower, left, right, front, and rear … …) in the embodiments of the present invention are only used to explain the relative position relationship between the components, the motion situation, etc. in a specific posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.

In addition, descriptions in the present application as to "first", "second", and the like are for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicit to the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the technical solutions in the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory to each other or cannot be realized, such a combination should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic view of a maintenance station 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the maintenance station 1 is used for a cleaning robot 2, and by way of example and not limitation, the maintenance station 1 can also be used to implement at least one of the following functions: charging the robot 2 and emptying the dust in the dust collecting box of the robot 2.

The utility model provides a maintenance station 1 includes: a base 10 and a cleaning member 11 arranged on the base, wherein the base 10 is a base of the maintenance station 1, and the cleaning member 11 is provided with a mechanical hole 110, and the mechanical hole 110 is used for cleaning a mopping member of the robot 2.

The cleaning element 11 may include a first supporting portion 111, the first supporting portion 111 is used for supporting a wiping element, in order to clean the wiping element, the first supporting portion 111 needs to be in direct contact with the wiping element, the first supporting portion 111 is provided with mechanical holes 110, the number of the mechanical holes 110 is greater than or equal to one, and the mechanical holes 110 may include through holes or/and blind holes. When the hole wall of the mechanical hole 110 and the mopping member contact each other and perform relative motion, the hole wall of the mechanical hole 110 can scrape off dirt on the mopping member, so as to clean the mopping member.

By way of example and not limitation, the case where the hole wall of the mechanical hole 110 and the mop perform relative movement includes any of the following cases: a first case, a second case, and a third case. The first situation is: the hole wall of the mechanical hole 110 is static, and the mopping piece moves; the second situation is: the wall of the mechanical hole 110 moves and the mop is stationary, and the third situation is: the hole wall of the mechanical hole 110 moves simultaneously with the mop, and the moving direction of the hole wall of the mechanical hole 110 is opposite to the moving direction of the mop.

By way of example and not limitation, the shape of the mechanical aperture 110 may include at least one of: circular, rectangular, arcuate, circular hole (circular mechanical hole) 1101 and rectangular hole (rectangular mechanical hole) 1102 may be as shown in fig. 2, and arcuate hole (arcuate mechanical hole) 1103 may be as shown in fig. 3.

Additionally, the type of mop may include, but is not limited to, any of the following: the mop comprises a flat plate type mop and a rolling shaft type mop, wherein the flat plate type mop can be a flat plate mop, the flat plate type mop can be disc-shaped or rectangular, and the rolling shaft type mop can be a roller.

Alternatively, the cleaning member 11 is provided with a mechanical hole 110 in the circumferential direction, or the cleaning member 11 is provided with a mechanical hole 110 in the linear direction.

Wherein, the last circumference of cleaning member 11 is provided with mechanical hole 110 and indicates: a plurality of mechanical holes 110 are provided around a designated position in the cleaning member 11, and thus the cleaning effect of the cleaning member 11 on the disc-shaped flat plate type mop can be optimized.

By way of example and not limitation, as shown in fig. 2, two circular holes 1101 are provided on the cleaning member 11, and for convenience of description, the two circular holes 1101 are named as a circular hole a and a circular hole b, respectively. The designated positions in the cleaning piece 11 include the position of the round hole A and the position of the round hole B, four rectangular holes 1102 are arranged around the position of the round hole A, and four rectangular holes 1102 are arranged around the position of the round hole B.

In addition, the cleaning member 11 is provided with a mechanical hole 110 in the linear direction: the cleaning member 11 is provided with N rows and Q columns of mechanical holes 110, wherein N and Q are positive integers, N and Q may be the same or different, and the product of N and Q is P, i.e. P mechanical holes 110 are distributed on the cleaning member 11 in N rows and Q columns. The cleaning piece 11 is provided with a mechanical hole 110 in the linear direction, so that the cleaning effect of the cleaning piece 11 on the rectangular flat plate type mopping piece and the roller type mopping piece can be optimized.

By way of example and not limitation, assuming N, Q as 2, 5,N multiplied by Q, respectively, as 10, 10 mechanical holes 110 are distributed in 2 rows and 5 columns on the cleaning member 11, as shown in fig. 4.

Optionally, the cleaning members 11 further comprise: and a second supporting portion 112, the second supporting portion 112 supporting the first supporting portion 111.

By way of example and not limitation, referring to fig. 2, the first support portion 111 and the second support portion 112 may both be plate-shaped structures, the second support portion 112 may be disposed around the first support portion 111, and the second support portion 112 may be used to support the first support portion 111 and also to achieve connection between the cleaning member 10 and the base 10.

In some embodiments, the cleaning elements 11 are non-detachably disposed on the base 10, and if the cleaning elements 11 are non-detachably disposed on the base 10, the connection between the cleaning elements 11 and the base 10 is relatively firm.

By way of example and not limitation, the second support part 112 of the cleaning element 11 is adhesively or weld-connected to the base 10, so that a non-detachable connection between the cleaning element 11 and the base 10 is achieved.

In some embodiments, the cleaning elements 11 are removably disposed on the base 10 to facilitate removal of the cleaning elements 11 for cleaning by a user.

By way of example and not limitation, the second support 112 of the cleaning element 11 is snap-fitted or screwed to the base 10, so as to allow a removable connection between the cleaning element 11 and the base 10.

Optionally, the cleaning element 11 includes a contact surface, the hole wall of the mechanical hole 110 includes a special-shaped hole wall, the special-shaped hole wall is a hole wall including a smooth transition section, the smooth transition section 11001 is connected with the contact surface, and the smooth transition section 11001 can realize smooth transition between the contact surface and the special-shaped hole wall, so that mechanical damage to the mopping element caused by the cleaning element can be effectively avoided.

Wherein, the cleaning piece 11 includes a contact surface, which may be specifically: the cleaning element 11 comprises a first supporting part 111, and the first supporting part 111 comprises a contact surface, which is a surface of the first supporting part 111 that is contacted with the mopping element.

By way of example and not limitation, as shown in FIG. 5, the surface of the smooth transition 11001 includes a convex surface.

Optionally, the bore wall of the mechanical bore 110 comprises a bore wall provided with an extension 11002.

Specifically, the aperture wall extends upwardly to form extension 11002, or the aperture wall extends downwardly to form extension 11002. If the hole wall extends upwards to form the extension 11002, the extension formed by the upward extension can increase the friction force of the cleaning piece 11 on the mop, so that the cleaning effect of the cleaning piece 11 on the mop can be improved. If the aperture wall extends downwardly to form the extension 11002, the downwardly extending extension 11002 can compress the mop to clean the mop and reduce moisture on the mop.

By way of example and not limitation, as shown in FIG. 5, the walls of rectangular aperture 1101 extend downward to form extensions 11002.

Optionally, the maintenance station 1 comprises a liquid inlet structure 12, through which liquid for cleaning the mop can flow towards a receiving space, which is the space in the maintenance station 1 in which the mop is received. In this way, the liquid used for cleaning the mop is able to wet the mop, which can be water-washed by the maintenance station 1 with the cleaning elements 11.

By way of example and not limitation, as shown in fig. 6, the liquid inlet structure 12 includes a liquid inlet pipe, and the material of the liquid inlet pipe may be plastic or metal.

In some embodiments, the mechanical aperture 110 comprises a through aperture, the inlet structure 12 being in fluid communication with the through aperture, and fluid for cleaning the mop being able to flow through the inlet structure 12 and through aperture to the receiving space.

By way of example and not limitation, the liquid inlet structure 12 includes a liquid inlet pipe, on which a liquid inlet is provided, where the liquid inlet is: the liquid inlet can be positioned below the through hole and aligned with the through hole, and the liquid for cleaning the mopping piece can flow to the accommodating space through the liquid inlet and the through hole.

Optionally, the maintenance station 1 comprises: a drying arrangement for drying the mop or/and cleaning elements 11.

By way of example and not limitation, the drying structure includes a drive motor and a fan. The driving motor is connected with the fan in an electrified mode and used for driving the fan to rotate, the fan rotates to generate wind, and the wind dries the mopping piece or/and the cleaning piece 11.

Optionally, above the base 10 a dirt collection chamber is formed, which is a space in the maintenance station 1 for collecting dirt, which dirt obtained from the cleaning mop can fall under the influence of gravity through the mechanical hole 110 into the dirt collection chamber.

By way of example and not limitation, the base 10 includes a concave surface above which a dirt collection chamber is formed.

In addition, when the cleaning member 11 includes a contact surface, the contact surface may be parallel to the bottom surface of the base 10, or an angle between the contact surface and the bottom surface of the base 10 may be greater than 0 degrees and less than 180 degrees (the contact surface is not parallel to the bottom surface of the base 10). If the contact surface is not parallel to the bottom surface of the base 10, the resulting dirt from the cleaning mop can fall under the influence of gravity through the mechanical aperture 110 into the dirt collection chamber, or can also enter the dirt collection chamber under the influence of gravity along the contact surface.

Optionally, the maintenance station 1 comprises a dirt discharge structure 13, by means of which dirt obtained by cleaning the mop can be discharged outside the maintenance station 1.

By way of example and not limitation, the drain structure 13 includes a drain pipe, and the drain pipe may be made of metal or plastic. The sewage draining structure can be communicated with the sewage collecting cavity, and sewage obtained by the cleaning mop piece can sequentially pass through the sewage collecting cavity and the sewage draining structure 13 and then be drained out of the maintenance station 1.

Optionally, the maintenance station 1 comprises guiding structures for guiding the robot 2 in and out of the maintenance station 1.

By way of example and not limitation, the guiding structure includes a maintenance station identifier (maintenance station identifier is used to identify the maintenance station 1), which may be: when the robot 2 recognizes the maintenance station identifier, the robot 2 moves according to the maintenance station identifier and enters the maintenance station 1.

Optionally, the guiding structure comprises a guiding surface, the distance between the guiding surface and the cleaning member 11 is larger than 0, i.e. the guiding surface and the cleaning member 11 do not contact each other, and the dirt obtained by the cleaning mop does not fall on the guiding surface, so that contamination of the travelling wheels of the robot 2 and the external environment of the maintenance station by the dirt is avoided.

Wherein, the guide face is for supplying the walking wheel of robot 2 to pass in and out the surface of maintenance station 1, and the contained angle between the bottom surface of guide face and base 10 can be greater than 0 degree, and the guide face can specifically be: a guide surface provided obliquely on the base 10.

Optionally, the maintenance station 1 comprises a charging structure for providing power to the robot 2.

Wherein, the charging structure may include: a contact charging mechanism or/and a non-contact charging mechanism.

In some embodiments, the charging structure comprises a contact charging mechanism. When the contact charging mechanism of the maintenance station 1 comes into contact with the contact power receiving mechanism of the robot 2, the contact charging mechanism supplies electric power to the robot 2 through the contact power receiving mechanism.

By way of example and not limitation, a contact charging mechanism includes charging contacts and a contact powered mechanism includes powered contacts.

In some embodiments, the charging structure includes a non-contact charging mechanism, and electric power can be transmitted between the non-contact charging mechanism of the maintenance station 1 and the non-contact power receiving mechanism of the robot 2.

By way of example and not limitation, the non-contact charging mechanism may include a power transmission coil, and the non-contact power receiving mechanism of the robot 2 includes a power receiving coil, where the power transmission coil is a coil used in the maintenance station 1 for transmitting power, the power receiving coil is a coil used in the robot 2 for receiving power, and power transmission is performed between the power transmission coil and the power receiving coil by an electromagnetic induction principle.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, not so limiting the patent scope of the present invention, all of which are in the utility model discloses a conceive, utilize the equivalent structure transform that the content of the specification and the attached drawings did, or directly/indirectly use all to include in other relevant technical fields the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A maintenance station for cleaning a robot, the maintenance station comprising:

a base;

the cleaning piece is arranged on the base, and a mechanical hole is formed in the cleaning piece and used for cleaning the mopping piece of the robot.

2. The maintenance station according to claim 1, characterized in that said cleaning member is provided with mechanical holes circumferentially or is provided with mechanical holes axially.

3. The maintenance station of claim 1, wherein said cleaning member includes a contact surface, and wherein said bore wall of said machine bore includes a contoured bore wall, said contoured bore wall being a bore wall including a smooth transition section, said smooth transition section being connected to said contact surface.

4. The maintenance station according to claim 1, wherein the bore wall of the machine bore comprises a bore wall provided with an extension.

5. The maintenance station according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises:

the feed liquor structure, it is used for clean the liquid of piece of wiping can pass through feed liquor structure flow direction accommodation space, accommodation space does hold in the maintenance station the space of wiping the piece.

6. The maintenance station according to claim 5, characterized in that said mechanical hole comprises a through hole, said intake structure being capable of being in hydraulic communication with said through hole, liquid for cleaning said mop being capable of flowing towards said containment space through said intake structure and through hole.

7. The maintenance station according to claim 1, wherein a dirt collection chamber is formed above the base, the dirt collection chamber being a space in the maintenance station for collecting dirt.

8. The maintenance station according to claim 1, characterized in that the maintenance station comprises guiding structures for guiding the robot into and out of the maintenance station.

9. The maintenance station according to claim 8, wherein the guide structure comprises a guide surface, and a distance between the guide surface and the cleaning member is greater than 0.

10. The maintenance station according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises:

a charging structure for providing power to the robot.