The present disclosure relates to the field of robot technologies and, in particular, to a cleaning robot.
A cleaning robot is a robot that automatically cleans a certain area to be cleaned without being operated by a user. However, when the cleaning robot is ready to work or completes its work, it often needs to be carried by the user.
The present disclosure provides a cleaning robot that is convenient to carry.
The present disclosure provides a cleaning robot. The cleaning robot includes a robot body, a cleaning device, a collecting device, and a lifting device, wherein the cleaning device is disposed at the bottom of the robot body, and configured to remove, by interfering with a surface to be cleaned, debris from the surface to be cleaned; the collecting device is disposed in the robot body, and includes an inlet through which the debris removed by the cleaning device from the surface to be cleaned enters the collecting device; the lifting device is rotatably disposed on the robot body and configured to lift up the robot body; and the inlet is tilted upwards or is perpendicular to the ground when the cleaning robot is lifted up by the lifting device.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the lifting device is disposed at the top of the robot body.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the lifting device is disposed in front of the collecting device along a forward cleaning direction of the robot body.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the lifting device is configured to rotate by a preset angle relative to the robot body, and the preset angle is an acute angle.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the robot body is provided with a limiting part, and the limiting part is configured to be in limiting contact with the lifting device to limit a rotation angle of the lifting device relative to the robot body.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the lifting device includes a main body part; and a connecting shaft disposed on the main body part and rotatably disposed on the robot body.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the main body part is of an arc-shaped structure, the connecting shafts are provided in pairs, and the two connecting shafts are disposed at two ends of the main body part respectively such that the main body part is rotatably disposed relative to the robot body by the two connecting shafts.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the connecting shaft is disposed on a side of the main body part facing the robot body, the robot body is provided with a clamping groove, and the connecting shaft is rotatably disposed in the clamping groove.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the robot body is provided with a hook and a limiting bulge between which the clamping groove is formed.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the connecting shaft and the main body part are integrally formed.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the main body part includes: a plate body on which the connecting shaft is disposed; and a reinforcing rib disposed on a side of the plate body facing the robot body.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is a plurality of interlaced reinforcing ribs.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the robot body is provided with an accommodating groove, and the lifting device is configured to rotate into the accommodating groove.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the accommodating groove is adapted to mate with the lifting device such that an upper surface of the lifting device is higher than an end port of the accommodating groove when the lifting device is accommodated in the accommodating groove.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the limiting part includes a protrusion or an elastic member.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the robot body (10) is provided with an accommodating groove (11); the lifting device (20) is configured to rotate into the accommodating groove (11); the limiting part includes at least one of a first limiting part and a second limiting part, wherein the first limiting part is configured to limit, by being in contact with a lower end of the lifting device, a rotation angle of the lifting device (20) relative to the robot body (10) outside the accommodating groove; and the second limiting part is configured to limit, by being in contact with an upper end of the lifting device, a rotation angle of the lifting device (20) relative to the robot body (10) inside the accommodating groove.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the cleaning robot further includes a power assembly pneumatically connected to the collecting device and configured to suck the debris removed from the surface to be cleaned into the collecting device.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the power assembly includes a fan.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the cleaning robot further includes a driving mechanism connected to the lifting device in a driving manner and configured to drive the lifting device to rotate relative to the robot body.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the driving mechanism includes a motor, an oil cylinder, or an air cylinder.
In the cleaning robot according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the debris on the surface to be cleaned can be removed by means of the cleaning device and the collecting device that are disposed on the robot body; and the cleaning robot can be lifted up by the lifting device disposed on the robot body, such that it is convenient to carry the cleaning robot.
The accompanying drawings are merely exemplary illustrations of the present disclosure but are not necessarily drawn to scale. In the accompanying drawings, the same reference numbers denote the same or similar parts.
Reference numbers in the drawings are described as below:
Some embodiments that embody the features and advantages of the present disclosure will be described in detail in the following description. It should be understood that the present disclosure can have various variations on different embodiments without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, and the description and drawings therein are for the purpose of illustration only, rather than limiting the present disclosure.
Different exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of the present disclosure and which show, by way of example, different exemplary structures, systems and steps that may implement various aspects of the present disclosure. It should be understood that other specific solutions of components, structures, exemplary devices, systems, and steps are available, and that structural and functional modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Further, although the terms “above”, “between”, “within”, etc. may be used in the description to describe different exemplary features and elements of the present disclosure, these terms are used herein for convenience only, for example, based on the orientations of the examples in the accompanying drawings. Nothing in the present disclosure should be construed as requiring a particular three-dimensional orientation of the structure to fall within the scope of the present disclosure.
An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a cleaning robot. Referring to
The cleaning device 40 is disposed at the bottom of the robot body 10 and is configured to remove, by interfering with a surface to be cleaned, debris from the surface to be cleaned.
The collecting device 30 is disposed in the robot body 10 and includes an inlet 31 through which the debris removed by the cleaning device 40 from the surface to be cleaned enters the collecting device 30.
The lifting device 20 is rotatably disposed on the robot body 10 and is configured to lift up the robot body 10. The inlet 31 is tilted upwards or is perpendicular to the ground in a status in which the cleaning robot is lifted up by the lifting device 20.
In the cleaning robot according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the debris on the surface to be cleaned can be removed by means of the cleaning device 40 and the collecting device 30 that are disposed on the robot body 10. Further, the cleaning robot can be lifted up by the lifting device 20 disposed on the robot body 10, such that it is convenient to carry the cleaning robot.
In an embodiment, as shown in
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In an embodiment, the cleaning device 40 includes at least one of a sweeping member and a mopping member. The cleaning robot may be configured to clean the ground, glass, or other surfaces, which will not be limited herein.
It should be noted that a user lifts up the cleaning robot by grasping the lifting device 20. When lifted up normally, the lifting device 20 is installed in such a way that the inlet 31 is tilted upwards or is perpendicular to the ground, i.e., to ensure that the inlet 31 will not be tilted downwards, thereby preventing the debris from falling out of the collecting device 30.
The inlet 31 being perpendicular to the ground may be that of a plane where the inlet 31 is located is perpendicular to the ground such that, e.g., the inlet 31 will not be tilted.
In some embodiments, the cleaning robot has a center of gravity, and the cleaning robot is divided into two parts by taking the center of gravity as a center. That is, the cleaning robot is divided into two parts along a forward cleaning direction of the cleaning robot. The lifting device 20 may be disposed on a first part or a second part of the cleaning robot. The cleaning robot will be tilted when lifted up by the lifting device 20 and, at this time, upward tilting of the inlet 31 is ensured.
Alternatively, the lifting device 20 may be disposed centrally between the first part and the second part of the cleaning robot, namely, the cleaning robot will not be tilted (in a left-right balanced status) when lifted up by the lifting device 20 and, at this time, the inlet 31 is perpendicular to the ground.
In an embodiment, as shown in
It should be noted that the lifting device 20 may be driven manually to rotate relative to the robot body 10. Alternatively, the cleaning robot may include a driving mechanism, and the driving mechanism is connected to the lifting device 20 in a driving manner so as to drive the lifting device 20 to rotate relative to the robot body 10. The driving mechanism may be a motor that is connected to the lifting device 20 to drive the lifting device 20 to rotate, or the driving mechanism may be an oil cylinder or an air cylinder that drives the lifting device 20 by a telescopic movement of a piston rod. The driving mechanism may be operated by a control unit so as to complete the rotation of the lifting device 20 out of the accommodating groove 11 or into the accommodating groove 11. In other embodiments of the present disclosure, the user may control the lifting device 20 to rotate relative to the robot body 10 by inputting a control instruction on a remote control apparatus. In an embodiment, the accommodating groove 11 is adapted to mate with the lifting device 20 such that an upper surface of the lifting device 20 is higher than an end port of the accommodating groove 11 when the lifting device 20 is accommodated in the accommodating groove 11, providing convenience for the user to apply an external force to the lifting device 20 so as to drive the lifting device 20 to rotate out of the accommodating groove 11.
In an embodiment, the accommodating groove 11 is adapted to mate with the lifting device 20 such that the upper surface of the lifting device 20 is flush with the end port of the accommodating groove 11 or the upper surface of the lifting device 20 is lower than the end port of the accommodating groove 11 when the lifting device 20 is accommodated in the accommodating groove 11. At this time, the lifting device 20 or the accommodating groove 11 may be provided with a notch such that the user may touch the lifting device 20 through the notch and thus apply an external force to the lifting device 20. Alternatively, the lifting device 20 may be provided with a protrusion, providing convenience for the user to apply an external force to the lifting device 20 by the protrusion. The protrusion may be a pull ring and other structures.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the lifting device 20 is configured to rotate by a preset angle relative to the robot body 10. The preset angle may be an acute angle. Therefore, it is convenient for the user to grasp the lifting device 20, and the lifting device 20 may not sway from side to side in the process of grasping.
In an embodiment, the robot body 10 may also be provided with a limiting part, and the limiting part is configured to be in limiting contact with the lifting device 20 to limit a rotation angle of the lifting device 20 relative to the robot body 10, e.g., to ensure that the maximum angle by which the lifting device 20 may rotate relative to the robot body 10 is an acute angle. By providing the limiting part, it can be further ensured that the cleaning robot cannot rotate by a large angle when the user lifts up the cleaning robot by the lifting device 20, such that the inlet 31 of the collecting device 30 of the cleaning robot may not be tilted downwards. Hence, the debris in the collecting device 30 is prevented from falling out from the inlet 31.
It should be noted that the limiting part may be a protrusion, e.g., the lifting device 20 is in limiting contact with the protrusion after rotating by the maximum angle, thereby ensuring that the lifting device 20 may not further rotate. Alternatively, the limiting part may be an elastic member, e.g., the elastic member may be compressed when the lifting device 20 rotates relative to the robot body 10.
In an embodiment, as shown in
In an embodiment, as shown in
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the lifting device 20 is disposed at the top of the robot body 10, e.g., the user lifts up the cleaning robot by the top of the robot body 10.
In some embodiments, the lifting device 20 may be disposed on a side of the robot body 10, so that the cleaning robot can be lifted up conveniently, but it should be ensured that the inlet 31 is tilted upward or perpendicular to the ground when the cleaning robot is lifted up by the lifting device 20.
In an embodiment, an angle is formed between the lifting device 20 and the robot body 10 after the lifting device 20 rotates relative to the robot body 10 by a preset angle. The direction, along which the inlet 31 is away from the collecting device 30 is the same as the direction of an opening of the angle, is such that the debris in the collecting device 30 may not flow out from the inlet 31 when the user obliquely lifts up the robot body 10, e.g., the inlet 31 is tilted upwards.
With reference to
In an embodiment, the collecting device 30 and the cleaning device 40 are arranged sequentially along the forward cleaning direction of the robot body 10, e.g., the lifting device 20 is disposed in front of the collecting device 30 along the forward cleaning direction of the robot body 10.
Optionally, the lifting device 20 is located above the cleaning device 40, e.g., the collecting device 30, the cleaning device 40, and the lifting device 20 are arranged sequentially along the forward cleaning direction of the robot body 10. The cleaning device 40 is located at the lower part of the robot body 10, the cleaning device 40 is located in the middle of the robot body 10, and the lifting device 20 is located at the top of the robot body 10.
Specifically, with reference to
In some embodiments, the lifting device 20 may be at least partially located right above the cleaning device 40.
In an embodiment, as shown in
It should be noted that the main body part 21 may be in the shape of a handle, and the connecting shaft 22 may be a protrusion and other structures as long as rotational connection between the connecting shaft 22 and the robot body 10 can be ensured.
In an embodiment, the main body part 21 may be of an arc-shaped structure, the connecting shafts 22 are provided in pairs, and the two connecting shafts 22 are disposed at two ends of the main body part 21 respectively such that the main body part 21 is rotatably disposed relative to the robot body 10 by the two connecting shafts. Thus, the reliable connection between the lifting device 20 and the robot body 10 can be ensured.
Specifically, with reference to
In an embodiment, as shown in
In an embodiment, as shown in
In some embodiments, the connecting shaft 22 is of a cylindrical structure, the clamping groove 12 is an open groove, and the connecting shaft 22 may be installed in the clamping groove 12 through the opening, as shown in
In an embodiment, as shown in
Further, the connecting shaft 22 may slightly deform. Thus, the connecting shaft 22 may slightly deform in the process of being installed into the clamping groove 12 and may restore to its original shape after being installed into the clamping groove 12. Thus, it may be prevented from being separated from the clamping groove 12. The opening direction of the clamping groove 12 is different from that of the angle formed between the main body part 21 and the robot body 10, such that there is no need to worry that the lifting device 20 may be separated from the clamping groove 12 when lifted up.
In an embodiment, the connecting shaft 22 and the main body part 21 are integrally formed, which achieves not only relatively high molding efficiency, but also high structural strength.
In some embodiments, the connecting shaft 22 and the main body part 21 may be two separate parts that are fixedly connected after being independently molded.
In an embodiment, as shown in
In an embodiment, there is a plurality of interlaced reinforcing ribs 212 to ensure relatively high strength of the main body part 21.
In an embodiment, the cleaning robot may be a sweeping robot, a mopping robot, a window-cleaning robot, a polishing robot, or the like.
Other embodiments of the present disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the description and practice of the present disclosure. The present disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present disclosure following the general principles of the present disclosure and including common knowledge or customary technical means in the art which are not disclosed in the present disclosure. The description and the exemplary embodiments are to be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the present disclosure indicated by the foregoing claims.
It should be appreciated that the present disclosure is not limited to the exact construction that has been described above and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. It is intended that the scope of the present disclosure is only limited by the appended claims.
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202011565416.X | Dec 2020 | CN | national |
This application is a 35 U.S.C. 371 national phase application of International Application No. PCT/CN2021/140557 filed on Dec. 22, 2021, which claims the benefit of and priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202011565416.X, filed on Dec. 25, 2020, both of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties as a part of the present disclosure.
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PCT/CN2021/140557 | 12/22/2021 | WO |