This application claims the benefit of priority from Chinese Patent Applications No. 202211244561.7 and No. 202222678510.7, both filed on Oct. 12, 2022. The content of the aforementioned application, including any intervening amendments thereto, is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
This application relates to cleaning technologies, and more particularly to an underwater cleaning robot.
Regarding the existing underwater cleaning robots, a cylindrical roller brush is generally provided at the front end. The roller brush is in contact with the ground, and can roll the surrounding waste to a suction port of the robot by rotating around its axis. However, the roller brush is fixed at the front end of the robot, with a large size and high cost, which leads to inconvenient maintenance and replacement and high maintenance costs.
In view of this, an object of this application is to provide an underwater cleaning robot, whose roller brush is convenient to repair and replace, allowing for lowered repair and replace costs.
To achieve the above object, this application provides an underwater cleaning robot, comprising:
a main body;
a suction motor; and
a roller brush assembly;
wherein the main body is provided with an accommodating chamber inside; a bottom of the main body is provided with a suction port; and the suction port is communicated with the accommodating chamber;
the suction motor is arranged in the accommodating chamber, and is configured to generate suction force to suck external wastes into the accommodating chamber through the suction port; and
the roller brush assembly comprises a roller brush motor, a connecting part, and a roller brush; the brush assembly is arranged in the accommodating chamber; the connecting part is arranged on the main body, and partially protrudes from the bottom of the main body; the connecting part is connected to the roller brush motor; the roller brush is clamped with an end of the connecting part away from the roller brush motor, and is removable relative to the connecting part; the roller brush is provided near the suction port; the roller brush motor is configured to drive the connecting part to rotate around an axis of the roller brush motor, so as to drive the roller brush to rotate synchronously to push the external wastes to the suction port.
In an embodiment, the roller brush comprises a rotating part and a brush strip; the brush strip is provided on an outer circumference of the rotating part; and the rotating part is clamped with the connecting part, and is removable relative to the connecting part.
In an embodiment, the number of the brush strip is at least two; and at least two brush strips are arranged spaced apart on the outer circumference of the rotating part.
In an embodiment, the rotating part is provided with a first through hole; a first block and a second block are arranged at different heights of an inner wall of the first through hole; an end of the rotating part facing the connecting part is provided with a notch; an outer wall of the connecting part is provided with an annular clamping strip; the annular clamping strip is made of a plastic material; the outer wall of the connecting part is provided with a protrusion; the rotating part is configured to be sleeved on the connecting part; the protrusion is accommodated in the notch; and the annular clamping strip is configured to be clamped between the first block and the second block, so as to enable the rotating part to be clamped with the connecting part.
In an embodiment, the number of the first block is at least two; and the number of the second block is at least two.
In an embodiment, an outer diameter of the annular clamping strip decreases from middle to end.
In an embodiment, the bottom of the main body is provided with a positioning part; the positioning part is provided with a second through hole; the second through hole is communicated with the accommodating chamber; the connecting part comprises a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion connected with each other; an outer diameter of the first connecting portion is smaller than an inner diameter of the second through hole, and an outer diameter of the second connecting portion is larger than the inner diameter of the second through hole; the annular clamping strip is arranged on an outer wall of the first connecting portion; the protrusion is provided on the outer wall of the first connecting portion; a sum of the outer diameter of the first connecting portion and a height of the protrusion along a radial direction of the first connecting portion is larger than the inner diameter of the second through hole; and the positioning part is configured to be clamped between the protrusion and the second connecting part to enable connection between the connecting part and the main body.
In an embodiment, the roller brush motor is connected to a fixing part; and the fixing part is in splined connection with the connecting part, so as to enable connection between the roller brush motor and the connecting part.
In an embodiment, the main body comprises an upper housing and a lower housing; the accommodating chamber is enclosed by the upper housing and the lower housing; the suction port is located at a bottom of the lower housing; the connecting part is provided on the lower housing, and partially protrudes from the bottom of the lower housing; and the suction motor and the roller brush motor are both connected to the upper housing.
In an embodiment, the upper housing and the lower housing are removably connected through a fastener.
The beneficial effects of the present disclosure are described below.
The underwater cleaning robot is placed into a to-be-cleaned pool, and the roller brush motor and the suction motor are turned on. The roller brush motor drives the connecting part to rotate around the axis of the roller brush motor such that the connecting part drives the roller brush to rotate synchronously, so as to push the waste at the bottom of the pool to the suction port. The suction motor generates suction force to suck the waste into the chamber through the suction port, realizing the cleaning of the pool. Since the roller brush is detachably clamped with the connecting part, the roller brush can be directly removed from the connecting part when it needs to be repaired or replaced, simplifying the maintenance and replacement operation.
In order to more clearly describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, presented in the drawings are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. For one of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings provided herein without paying creative effort.
In the drawings, 100, main body; 110, upper housing; 120, lower housing; 121, suction port; 130, accommodating chamber; 140, positioning part; 141, second through hole; 142, second notch; 150, first barrel structure; 160, second barrel structure; 200, suction motor; 300, roller brush assembly; 310, roller brush motor; 320, connecting part; 321, first connecting portion; 3211, annular clamping strip; 3212, protrusion; 322, second connecting portion; 323, inner spline; 330, roller brush; 331, rotating part; 3311, mounting slot; 3312, first through hole; 3313, first block; 3314, second block; 3315, first notch; 332, brush strip; 400, fixing part; 410, outer spline; and 500, rotating wheel.
The technical solutions, functional characteristics, and advantages of this application will be further described below with reference to the embodiments and drawings.
The technical solutions of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings and embodiments of this application. Obviously, described below are only some embodiments of the present application, which are not intended to limit the present application. Based on the embodiments provided herein, other embodiments obtained by one of ordinary skill in the art without paying any creative effort shall fall within the scope of this application.
It should be noted that as used herein, all directional terms (such as up, down, left, right, front, rear, etc.) are only used to explain the relative position relationship and movement situation between components in a particular posture (as shown in the drawings). If the particular posture changes, the directional indication will change accordingly. In addition, the terms “first”, “second”, etc. in this application are only descriptive and can not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or the number of technical features referred to. Therefore, the features defined with “first” and “second” may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, as used herein, the “and/or” includes three solutions, for example, the “A and/or B” includes A, B, and a combination of A and B. In addition, the technical solutions of various embodiments can be combined as long as the combined technical solution can be implemented by those skilled in the art. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be considered that such combination of technical solutions does not exist, and does not fall into the scope of this application defined by the appended claims.
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The underwater cleaning robot is placed into a to-be-cleaned pool, and the roller brush motor 310 and the suction motor 200 are turned on. The roller brush motor 310 drives the connecting part 320 to rotate around the axis of the roller brush motor 310, so as to drive the roller brush 330 to rotate synchronously to push the waste at the bottom of the pool to the suction port 121. The suction motor 200 generates suction force to suck the waste into the accommodating chamber 130 through the suction port 121, thus realizing the cleaning of the waste in the pool. Since the roller brush 330 is clamped with the connecting part 320 and is removable relative to the connecting part 320, the roller brush 330 can be directly pulled off from the connecting part 320 when the roller brush 330 needs to be maintained or replaced, simplifying the maintenance and replacement of the roller brush 330.
In this embodiment, both the suction motor 200 and the roller brush motor 310 are treated with water resistance.
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Specifically, the protrusion 3212 of the connecting part 320 is arranged in the first notch 3315 of the rotating part 331 to avoid rotation of the rotating part 331 relative to the connecting part 320, so that the connecting part 320 can drive the rotating part 331 to rotate simultaneously. The annular clamping strip 3211 of the connecting part 320 can be held between the first block 3313 and the second block 3314 of the rotating part 331, so that the movement of the rotating part 331 relative to the connecting part 320 in an axial direction is limited, ensuring that the rotating part 331 does not get off the connecting part 320. Furthermore, since the annular clamping strip 3211 is made of plastic material, when the roller brush 330 needs to be removed, a large external force is used to pull the rotating part 331 to deform the annular clamping strip 3211, resulting in that the rotating part 331 can be pulled from the connecting part 320. Conversely, when the roller brush 330 needs to be installed, the rotating part 331 is aligned with the connecting part 320 and then pressed with a large force to deform the annular clamping strip 3211 such that the first block 3313 crosses the annular clamping strip 3211 while the second block 3314 fails to cross the annular clamping strip 3211. In this way, the annular clamping strip 3211 can be held between the first block 3313 and the second block 3314, thereby enabling the installation of the rotating part 331 relative to the connecting part 320.
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Further, the upper housing 110 and the lower housing 120 are removably connected through buckles. Specifically, the upper housing 110 and the lower housing 120 are connected through buckles, resulting in an easy disassembly, and thus facilitating inspection and maintenance of components within the main body 100.
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Further, a filter screen is provided between the upper housing 110 and the lower housing 120, and a water outlet is provided on the upper housing 110. Specifically, under the suction action of the suction motor 200, the external waste is sucked into the chamber 130 through the suction port 121 and then filtered through the filter screen. Subsequently, the filtered liquid is discharged through the water outlet, while the waste blocked by the filter screen remains in the chamber between the lower housing 120 and the filter screen.
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Described above are only preferred embodiments of this application, which are not intended to limit the scope of this application. It should be understood that any changes, modifications and replacements made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure should fall within the scope of the present disclosure defined by the appended claims.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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202211244561.7 | Oct 2022 | CN | national |
202222678510.7 | Oct 2022 | CN | national |