CN221616896U

CN221616896U - Cleaning equipment

Info

Publication number: CN221616896U
Application number: CN202322700056.5U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王丹; 王奔; 卫俊
Original assignee: Ecovacs Robotics Suzhou Co Ltd
Current assignee: Ecovacs Robotics Suzhou Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-10-09
Filing date: 2023-10-09
Publication date: 2024-08-30
Anticipated expiration: 2033-10-09

Abstract

The present application provides a cleaning apparatus, wherein the cleaning apparatus comprises: a reservoir assembly configured to store a liquid; a peristaltic pump in communication with the reservoir assembly through a liquid conduit, the peristaltic pump configured to pump liquid from the reservoir assembly; the control assembly is used for controlling the driving circuit to supply power to the peristaltic pump at preset time intervals; a detection assembly disposed downstream of the peristaltic pump, the detection assembly configured to detect the presence or absence of a liquid flow in the liquid conduit. According to the cleaning equipment provided by the application, the control component controls the driving circuit to supply power to the peristaltic pump at intervals of a preset time length, so that more accurate liquid pumping control is realized, the detection component is arranged on the liquid pipeline, and whether liquid exists in the liquid storage component or not is determined by detecting whether the liquid flows through the liquid pipeline, so that the cost of the cleaning equipment is reduced.

Description

Cleaning equipment

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of intelligent household appliances, in particular to cleaning equipment.

Background

With the development of intelligent household appliance technology, the application of intelligent equipment is more and more common. In the current cleaning apparatus, a sensor such as a float ball or a float is generally used to detect the remaining amount of the cleaning liquid in the cleaning liquid tank, and the structure is complex and the cost is high. In addition, the peristaltic pump of the existing cleaning equipment has larger power, the cleaning liquid is not regulated accurately enough, and the cleaning liquid is wasted.

Disclosure of utility model

In view of the above, an embodiment of the present application provides a cleaning apparatus to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art.

According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present application, there is provided a cleaning apparatus comprising:

A reservoir assembly configured to store a liquid;

A peristaltic pump in communication with the reservoir assembly through a liquid conduit, the peristaltic pump configured to pump liquid from the reservoir assembly;

The control assembly is used for controlling the driving circuit to supply power to the peristaltic pump at preset time intervals;

a detection assembly disposed downstream of the peristaltic pump, the detection assembly configured to detect the presence or absence of a liquid flow in the liquid conduit.

In a specific embodiment of the present application, the control component is configured to send a first power supply signal to the driving circuit according to a preset time interval when the cleaning device is in a working state;

The drive circuit is configured to provide a first voltage to the peristaltic pump in accordance with a first power signal.

In a specific embodiment provided by the application, the control component is further configured to send a second power supply signal to the driving circuit before the cleaning device is in an operating state;

The drive circuit is configured to provide a second voltage to the peristaltic pump according to a second power supply signal, wherein the second voltage is higher than the first voltage.

In a specific embodiment provided by the present application, the method further includes:

the peristaltic pump gear component is used for determining the working gear of the peristaltic pump;

The control assembly is further configured to determine a preset time interval based on the operating gear of the peristaltic pump.

the dirt detection component is used for detecting dirt information of the working plane;

The control component is further configured to determine a preset duration interval according to the dirt information.

And the prompting component is used for sending out a liquid default prompt when the cleaning equipment works and the detecting component does not detect that liquid in the liquid pipeline flows through.

The control component is further configured to count the time period when the cleaning equipment works and the detection component does not detect that the liquid in the liquid pipeline flows through, and send a prompt signal to the prompt component when the time period exceeds a preset time period;

the prompting component is further configured to issue a liquid default prompt in accordance with the prompt signal.

In one embodiment of the present application, the liquid conduit is configured to connect to the bottom of the liquid storage assembly.

In one embodiment of the present application, the liquid conduit is configured to communicate with a height on a side wall of the liquid storage assembly corresponding to the liquid replenishment water line.

The cleaning equipment provided by the application comprises a liquid storage component, a detection component, a peristaltic pump and a control component, wherein the control component controls the driving circuit to supply power to the peristaltic pump at intervals of a preset time period, the peristaltic pump pumps liquid out of the liquid storage component according to the power supply of the driving circuit, and meanwhile, the detection component is used for detecting whether the liquid in the liquid pipeline flows through. The control assembly controls the driving circuit to supply power to the peristaltic pump at intervals of preset time intervals, so that the peristaltic pump can be controlled to pump the liquid in the liquid storage assembly a small amount of times, more accurate control is realized, meanwhile, the detection assembly is arranged on the liquid pipeline, and whether the peristaltic pump has liquid flowing through in the working process is detected, so that whether the liquid in the liquid storage assembly is still determined. The peristaltic pump pumps a small number of times to pump out the strategy and the detection component is arranged on the liquid pipeline, so that the cost of the cleaning equipment is reduced.

Secondly, before the cleaning equipment enters into operating condition, send the second voltage that is higher than first voltage to drive circuit by control assembly, can effectually solve the problem that residual liquid takes place the adhesion in the liquid pipeline, break through the adhesion of residual liquid in the liquid pipeline with great operating voltage, guarantee the unobstructed flow of liquid in the liquid pipeline.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

Reference numerals:

110. a liquid storage component;

120. A peristaltic pump;

130. a detection assembly;

140. A driving circuit;

150. And a control assembly.

Detailed Description

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application. The present application may be embodied in many other forms than those herein described, and those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that the present application may be similarly embodied without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, and therefore the present application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

The terminology used in the one or more embodiments of the application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the one or more embodiments of the application. As used in one or more embodiments of the application and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used in one or more embodiments of the present application refers to and encompasses any or all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It should be understood that, although the terms first, second, etc. may be used in one or more embodiments of the application to describe various information, these information should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, a first may also be referred to as a second, and similarly, a second may also be referred to as a first, without departing from the scope of one or more embodiments of the application. The word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "at … …" or "in response to a determination" depending on the context.

In this document, "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", and the like are used merely to indicate relative positional relationships between the relevant portions, and do not limit the absolute positions of the relevant portions.

Herein, "first", "second", etc. are used only for distinguishing one another, and do not denote any order or importance, but rather denote a prerequisite of presence.

Herein, "equal," "same," etc. are not strictly mathematical and/or geometric limitations, but also include deviations that may be appreciated by those skilled in the art and allowed by fabrication or use, etc.

In the present application, a cleaning apparatus is provided, which is described in detail in the following examples one by one.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 1, the cleaning apparatus includes:

a reservoir assembly 110, the reservoir assembly 110 configured to store a liquid;

a peristaltic pump 120, the peristaltic pump 120 in communication with the reservoir assembly through a fluid conduit, the peristaltic pump 120 configured to pump fluid from the reservoir assembly 110;

A control assembly 150, wherein the control assembly 150 is used for controlling the driving circuit 140 to supply power to the peristaltic pump 120 at preset time intervals;

A detection assembly 130 disposed downstream of the peristaltic pump, the detection assembly 130 configured to detect the presence or absence of a liquid flow in the liquid conduit.

In practical application, the cleaning device may be a cleaning machine, a dust collector, a sweeping robot, a window cleaning machine, a dish washing machine, or the like for cleaning floors, walls, carpets, glass, or the like, and the specific type of the cleaning device is not limited in the application, and the practical application is in order.

The cleaning device includes a liquid storage assembly 110, and the liquid storage assembly 110 is filled with a liquid, which may be clear water, cleaning liquid, or a mixture of clear water and cleaning liquid, etc., and the liquid stored in the liquid storage assembly 110 is not limited in the present application. The liquid storage assembly 110 may be provided in a square, conical, cylindrical shape, etc. according to practical situations, and in the present application, the shape of the liquid storage assembly 110 is not limited.

In the cleaning device, a peristaltic pump 120 is further provided, the peristaltic pump 120 is in communication with the liquid storage component 110 through a liquid pipeline, the liquid in the liquid storage component 110 is pumped out through the peristaltic pump 120, in practical application, the peristaltic pump 120 can pump the liquid in the liquid storage component 110 out of the liquid pipeline to a designated position, for example, in the case that the cleaning device is a floor washer, pump the liquid out of the cleaning roller brush, or pump the liquid directly out of the liquid pipeline to the floor.

A detection component 130 is arranged in the cleaning device, the detection component 130 is used for detecting whether liquid flows through the liquid pipeline, and the detection component 130 triggers a liquid signal under the condition that the liquid flows through the liquid pipeline; in the event that no liquid is flowing in the liquid conduit, the detection assembly 130 will trigger a no liquid signal.

In one embodiment of the present application, the peristaltic pump pumps the liquid from the liquid storage component, and the final purpose is to pump the liquid to the target position, in order to improve the accuracy of the detection, the detection component 130 may be disposed downstream of the peristaltic pump 120, that is, the detection component 130 is disposed on the pump-out tube of the peristaltic pump 120, where the peristaltic pump cannot pump the liquid in the liquid storage component, the detection component cannot detect that the liquid in the liquid pipeline flows, so as to determine that the liquid in the liquid storage component is default.

A control assembly 150 is also provided in the cleaning device, the control assembly 150 being understood as a control chip of the cleaning device, the control assembly 150 controlling the drive circuit 140 to supply power to the peristaltic pump 120 according to a preset time interval. In practical applications, the driving circuit 140 may provide an operating voltage for the peristaltic pump 120, and the control module 150 controls the driving circuit 140 to supply power to the peristaltic pump 120 by using a small number of strategies for precisely controlling the peristaltic pump to pump the liquid. For example, the control assembly 150 may control the drive circuit to power the peristaltic pump in accordance with a strategy of "once every 3 seconds, 200 milliseconds of power each time" for a preset time interval; the control component 150 can also control the driving circuit to supply power to the peristaltic pump according to a strategy that the preset time interval is 'once every 1 second, and 200 milliseconds of power supply is performed each time'; the control assembly 150 may also be "200 milliseconds per power up" at preset time intervals. The strategy of pumping out 2 times a second controls the drive circuit to power the peristaltic pump, etc.

In one embodiment provided by the present application, the cleaning apparatus further comprises:

Specifically, the peristaltic pump gear assembly is used for determining the working gear of the peristaltic pump, and in practical application, the peristaltic pump gear assembly can be set to be 1 gear, 2 gear, 3 gear, automatic gear and the like. The control assembly 150 determines a preset duration interval based on the gear information of the peristaltic pump gear assembly and a preset gear duration lookup table. The corresponding relation between the gear information and the preset time interval is prestored in the gear time length comparison table.

For example, when the peristaltic pump gear assembly is in gear 1, the control assembly 150 may determine the preset time interval as "once every 3 seconds, 200 milliseconds of power up" according to a gear time length look-up table; when the peristaltic pump gear assembly is in gear 2, the control assembly 150 may determine the preset time interval as "once every 1 second, 200 milliseconds of power up" according to the gear time length lookup table; when the peristaltic pump gear assembly is in gear 3, the control assembly 150 may determine the preset time interval as "200 milliseconds per power" according to a gear time length look-up table. Pumping out 2 times a second).

In another embodiment provided by the present application, the cleaning apparatus may further include:

The dirt detection component can detect dirt information of the working plane, for example, the dirt degree of the working plane is detected in the working process of the cleaning equipment, and when the dirt degree of the working plane is heavy, a plurality of cleaning liquids are required to be sprayed so as to clean the working plane better; when the working plane is light in dirt degree, the cleaning liquid can be sprayed less, and the waste of the cleaning liquid is avoided.

Based on this, the control assembly is further configured to determine the preset duration interval according to the dirty information, in practical application, when the peristaltic pump gear assembly is located at an automatic gear, the dirty information of the working plane can be detected through the dirty detection assembly, and the control assembly can determine the current preset duration interval according to the dirty information, so that the driving circuit is controlled to supply power to the peristaltic pump according to the preset duration interval, and the pumping quantity of the cleaning liquid can be dynamically adjusted according to the dirty information of the working plane, so that better cleaning effect and balance between the saved cleaning liquid are achieved.

In a specific embodiment provided by the application, the peristaltic pump is powered by the driving circuit, and in the embodiment provided by the application, the driving circuit does not always supply power to the peristaltic pump in the working process of the cleaning equipment, but the control component sends a first power supply signal to the driving circuit according to a preset time interval under the condition that the cleaning equipment is in a working state;

And a driving circuit configured to provide a first voltage to the peristaltic pump according to the first power supply signal.

The peristaltic pump can ensure that liquid in the liquid storage component can be pumped normally under the first voltage, and in practical application, the specific setting of the first voltage can be set according to the viscosity of the liquid in the liquid storage component, and when the viscosity of the liquid in the liquid storage component is higher, the first voltage can be set higher; the first voltage may be set lower when the viscosity of the liquid in the liquid storage assembly is lower.

When the cleaning equipment is in a normal working state, the control component sends a first power supply signal to the driving circuit according to a preset time interval, the first power supply signal specifically means a signal for triggering the driving circuit to provide a first voltage for the peristaltic pump, and the driving circuit provides the first voltage for the peristaltic pump under the condition of receiving the first power supply signal, so that the peristaltic pump pumps liquid in the liquid storage component under the driving of the first voltage.

In practical applications, during operation of the cleaning device, liquid may remain in the liquid pipe, and in the case of a cleaning liquid, the peristaltic pump in the cleaning device pumps less liquid due to higher viscosity of the cleaning liquid, thereby affecting the cleaning effect.

In this regard, in a further specific embodiment provided by the present application, further includes:

The control assembly is further configured to send a second power supply signal to the drive circuit before the cleaning device is in an operational state;

In this embodiment, the control assembly can be before cleaning equipment enters into operating condition, send the second power supply signal to drive circuit, drive circuit provides the second voltage to the peristaltic pump according to the second power supply signal, the second voltage is higher than first voltage, thereby make the peristaltic pump realize powerful pumping before cleaning equipment enters into operating condition, pump the liquid that will remain in the liquid pipeline, break through the sticky of liquid, the peristaltic pump of being convenient for can normally pump the liquid in subsequent operating condition.

Specifically, when the cleaning device is in a working state in the use process, before the cleaning device is started to enter the working state, the control component executes the operation of sending the second power supply signal to the driving circuit, in practical application, the control component can record the time information of the last working state of the cleaning device, count the time difference between the current starting operation and the last working state according to the time information of the starting of the current cleaning device, and execute the operation of sending the second power supply signal to the driving circuit by the control component under the condition that the time difference exceeds the preset time length, so that the situation that the cleaning device is started continuously for many times in a period of time by a user is avoided, and the liquid is wasted is avoided.

Specifically, the prompting component can be arranged on the cleaning device, when the cleaning device is in a working state, and the detecting component can determine that the liquid storage component is in a liquid shortage state under the condition that the detecting component does not detect that liquid in the liquid pipeline flows through, and a user needs to be reminded of adding liquid into the liquid storage component, so that the prompting component can send out a liquid default prompting, and the liquid default prompting can be at least one of a lamplight prompting and a voice prompting.

In another specific embodiment provided by the application, the peristaltic pump works at intervals according to a preset time period to pump the liquid in the liquid storage component, so that even if the cleaning device is in a working state, if the peristaltic pump does not work, the detection device can not detect that the liquid in the liquid pipeline flows through, and in order to avoid false alarm of the prompt component, the cleaning device further comprises:

In this embodiment, the control component counts the time length that the cleaning device is in a working state, and the detection component does not detect that the liquid in the liquid pipeline flows, and clears the time length when the detection component detects that the liquid in the liquid pipeline flows, and reckons; the time period is cleared when the cleaning device is not in operation.

When the time length exceeds the preset time length, the liquid storage component is free of liquid, the liquid storage component is required to be supplemented with liquid, at the moment, a prompt signal is sent to the prompt component, and the prompt component sends a liquid default prompt according to the prompt signal, so that the prompt accuracy is improved, and false alarm is avoided.

In one embodiment of the present application, the liquid conduit is configured to connect to the bottom of the liquid storage assembly. In this embodiment, in order to be convenient for the liquid in the stock solution subassembly can make full use of, can set up the bottom of stock solution subassembly to the bottom that has the slope, set up the liquid pipeline in the bottom of stock solution subassembly to the liquid in the stock solution subassembly of being convenient for can obtain make full use of and can not have to remain.

In another embodiment provided by the application, if the peristaltic pump runs idle due to the total light of the liquid in the liquid storage assembly, damage to the cleaning device may be caused, and the liquid pipeline is configured to communicate with the corresponding height of the liquid supplementing water line on the side wall of the liquid storage assembly. In this embodiment, can set up a virtual fluid replacement water line in the stock solution subassembly, in order to avoid the liquid light in the stock solution subassembly, with the liquid pipeline intercommunication corresponding the height of fluid replacement water line on the stock solution subassembly lateral wall, can guarantee that liquid supplies cleaning equipment to use in the stock solution subassembly in addition under the circumstances of the liquid of need supplementing in the stock solution subassembly to avoid the liquid in the stock solution subassembly to all running out, thereby lead to cleaning equipment to appear unusual.

Example 1

In this embodiment, a cleaning device is taken as an example of a floor scrubber for explanation, the floor scrubber includes a liquid storage component, a cleaning liquid is stored in the liquid storage component, a peristaltic pump is connected with the liquid storage component through a liquid pipeline, and the cleaning liquid in the liquid storage component can be pumped out through the peristaltic pump and sprayed onto a roller head of the floor scrubber, so that the purpose of cleaning the floor is achieved.

The floor washing machine also comprises a control component which can control the driving circuit to supply power to the peristaltic pump according to the preset time interval so that the peristaltic pump pumps the cleaning liquid in the liquid storage component.

The floor washing machine also comprises a liquid flow sensor which is arranged between the peristaltic pump and the rolling head of the floor washing machine and is used for detecting whether liquid flows through the liquid pipeline.

After the user opens the floor cleaning machine, the control assembly sends a second power supply signal to the driving circuit after receiving the starting signal, and the driving current provides a higher second voltage for the peristaltic pump according to the second power supply signal, so that the peristaltic pump can work under the higher voltage, cleaning liquid remained in the liquid pipeline is pumped out, the adhesion of the residual cleaning liquid is broken through, and the follow-up floor cleaning machine can conveniently and normally run.

The user sets the floor washing machine to be 1 gear, wherein the 1 gear is a low-speed gear, and the corresponding preset time interval is 'once every 3 seconds, and 200 milliseconds of power supply is performed each time'. The control component sends a first power supply signal to the driving circuit according to the preset time interval, the driving circuit provides a first voltage for the peristaltic pump according to the first power supply signal, so that the peristaltic pump can spray cleaning liquid in the liquid storage component on the roller head of the floor scrubber for cleaning in a small amount of multiple settings under the driving of the first voltage, the effect of accurately controlling the pumping of the cleaning liquid is achieved, the waste of the cleaning liquid is avoided, the cost is saved, and the use experience of a user is improved.

The foregoing description of the embodiments of the present disclosure has been presented for purposes of illustration and description, and is not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the embodiments disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the various embodiments described. The terminology used herein was chosen in order to best explain the principles of the embodiments, the practical application, or the technical improvements in the marketplace, or to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein. The scope of the present disclosure is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A cleaning apparatus, comprising:

A reservoir assembly configured to store a liquid;

A detection assembly disposed downstream of the peristaltic pump, the detection assembly configured to detect the presence or absence of a liquid flow in the liquid conduit;

2. The cleaning apparatus defined in claim 1, comprising:

The control assembly is configured to send a first power supply signal to the driving circuit according to a preset time interval when the cleaning equipment is in a working state;

3. The cleaning device of claim 2, wherein the control assembly is further configured to send a second power signal to the drive circuit before the cleaning device is in an operational state;

4. The cleaning apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

5. The cleaning apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

6. The cleaning apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

7. The cleaning apparatus defined in claim 1, wherein the liquid conduit is configured to connect with a bottom portion of the liquid storage assembly.

8. The cleaning apparatus defined in claim 1, wherein the liquid conduit is configured to communicate a height on a side wall of the liquid storage assembly corresponding to a refill water line.