Base station and robot cleaner system
The disclosure provides a base station for a robot cleaner to park, the base station including a storage module configured to store a wiping substrate, a collection bin configured to store a dirty wiping substrate, a wiper replacement module configured to convey the dirty wiping substrate to the collection bin, and a drawing module configured to draw out dirt stored in a dust box.
1 . A base station configured to maintain a robot cleaner, wherein the base station comprises:
a shell provided with a mounting space and a parking space for the robot cleaner to park;
a wiper replacement module configured to replace a current wiper for the robot cleaner, the wiper replacement module comprising a collection bin and a storage bin arranged in the mounting space, the collection bin configured to receive a dirty wiper, the storage bin configured to store a new wiper, and the current wiper configured to wipe a working surface where the robot cleaner travels when connected to the robot cleaner;
a liquid adding module configured to add a liquid to the robot cleaner and comprising a liquid tank configured to store a liquid to be added to the robot cleaner; and
a garbage collection module comprising a dust collection bin and a fan arranged in the mounting space, the fan in communication with the dust collection bin to generate a negative pressure in the dust collection bin to draw out garbage stored in the robot cleaner, and the dust collection bin configured to store the garbage, wherein:
the shell has an entrance/exit for at least part of a framework of the robot cleaner to enter or exit the parking space, and with a direction where the entrance/exit is located as a front,
the collection bin and the storage bin are located on a front side or an upper side of the mounting space when the base station is in a non-working state, and
the mounting space comprises a first accommodating space and a second accommodating space, the second accommodating space being arranged above the first accommodating space, whereby the collection bin and the storage bin are arranged in the first accommodating space, and the liquid tank, the dust collection bin, and the fan are arranged in the second accommodating space.
2 . The base station according to claim 1 , wherein the collection bin and the storage bin are located on a front side of the first accommodating space when the base station is in the non-working state.
3 . The base station according to claim 2 , wherein the collection bin and the storage bin are detachably connected to the shell, the front side of the first accommodating space has a first opening, and the collection bin and the storage bin are capable of being demounted from and mounted into the first accommodating space through the first opening.
4 . The base station according to claim 2 , wherein the dust collection bin is detachably arranged in the second accommodating space, a front side or an upper side of the second accommodating space has a second opening, and the dust collection bin is capable of being demounted from and mounted into the second accommodating space from the second opening.
5 . The base station according to claim 1 , wherein the robot cleaner comprises a wiping plate, the current wiper being connected to the wiping plate; and the wiper replacement module comprises a lifting mechanism arranged at least in the parking space and the first accommodating space, the lifting mechanism driving the wiping plate to move between the parking space and the first accommodating space to complete a replacement of the current wiper on the wiping plate.
6 . The base station according to claim 1 , wherein in the non-working state, projections of the collection bin and the storage bin in a vertical direction at least partially overlap.
7 . The base station according to claim 1 , wherein the dust collection bin and the fan are at least partially located at a same height.
8 . The base station according to claim 1 , wherein
the liquid adding module further comprises a liquid supply tube configured to transport the liquid in the liquid tank from the second accommodating space to the parking space;
wherein the garbage collection module further comprises a dust collection tube configured to transport the garbage in the robot cleaner from the parking space to the second accommodating space;
wherein the wiper replacement module further comprises a lifting mechanism configured to convey a wiping plate of the robot cleaner between the parking space and the first accommodating space,
whereby a path of the lifting mechanism for conveying the wiping plate is located closer to a center of the base station than a path of the liquid supply tube for conveying the liquid and a path of the dust collection tube for conveying the garbage.
9 . The base station according to claim 1 , wherein the dust collection bin, the fan and the liquid tank are at least partially located at a same height.
10 . The base station according to claim 9 , wherein the base station further comprises an interactive panel for interacting with a user, the interactive panel located above the second accommodating space.
11 . The base station according to claim 10 , wherein the dust collection bin comprises a dust collection bag; and projections of the dust collection bag and the fan in a vertical direction and a projection of the interactive panel in the vertical direction at least partially overlap.
12 . The base station according to claim 10 , wherein a projection of the liquid tank in a vertical direction and a projection of the interactive panel in the vertical direction do not overlap.
13 . The base station according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid tank is detachably arranged in the second accommodating space, an upper side of the second accommodating space further has a third opening, and the liquid tank is capable of being demounted from and mounted into the second accommodating space from the third opening.
14 . The base station according to claim 1 , wherein the shell comprises a front side wall, a rear side wall, an end cover connected to upper parts of the front side wall and the rear side wall, a bottom wall at least connected to a lower part of the rear side wall, and lateral side walls at least connected to the front side wall, the rear side wall and the end cover to form the mounting space and the parking space; and the base station further comprises a base station infrared sensor configured to be coupled with an infrared sensor on the robot cleaner so as to guide the robot cleaner to park at a maintenance position, the base station maintains the robot cleaner at a parking position, and the base station infrared sensor is arranged in the rear side wall.
15 . The base station to claim 14 , wherein the garbage collection module further comprises a dust collection tube in communication with the dust collection bin and configured to guide the garbage into the dust collection bin, the dust collection tube being at least partially arranged in the rear side wall.
16 . The base station to claim 14 , wherein the liquid adding module further comprises a liquid supply tube in communication with the liquid tank, the liquid supply tube being at least partially arranged in the rear side wall.
17 . The base station to claim 14 , wherein the end cover comprises a flip structure, the flip structure being connected to the shell and the end cover such that the end cover flips with respect to the shell to open or close an upper side of the shell, and a projection of the flip structure on a surface where the bottom wall is located at least partially not overlapping the shell.
18 . A robot cleaner system, comprising a base station according to claim 1 and a robot cleaner maintained by using the base station.