Cleaning robot and cleaning robot system
A cleaning robot includes a housing, a camera rotationally connected to the housing, and power component mounted on the housing. The power component includes a motor and a gear set, and is connected to the camera via the gear set, and the motor is configured to drive the camera to rotate around a rotation axis via the gear set. The present disclosure also provides a cleaning robot system.
1. A cleaning robot, comprising:
a housing;
a camera, rotationally connected to the housing;
a power component mounted on the housing, wherein the power component comprises a motor and a gear set and is connected to the camera via the gear set, wherein the motor is configured to drive the camera to rotate around a rotation axis through a center of the gear set;
a host circuit board, the host circuit board comprising:
a communication module configured to receive, over a wireless link, a control signal from an electronic device, the control signal being generated by the electronic device according to a user input for controlling the a rotation of the camera;
a controller configured to control the camera to rotate around the rotation axis according to the control signal received from the electronic device; and
a bracket rotationally connected to the housing, wherein the camera is fixed onto the bracket, and the gear set is connected to the bracket;
wherein the power component comprises a transmission shaft inserted into the bracket, an axis of the transmission shaft coincides with the rotation axis;
wherein the gear set comprises a first gear connected to an end of the transmission shaft and a second gear engaged with the first gear and connected to the motor, and a gear ratio between the first gear and the second gear is greater than 1.
2. The cleaning robot according to claim 1 , wherein the camera is at least partially accommodated within the housing, and exposed through the housing.
3. The cleaning robot according to claim 2 , wherein the housing defines a through-hole, and the camera is exposed through the through-hole.
4. The cleaning robot according to claim 3 , further comprising a light-transmitting coverplate for covering the through-hole.
5. The cleaning robot according to claim 1 , further comprising a mounting base and a circuit board stacked below the mounting base, the camera being fixed to the bracket through the mounting base.
6. The cleaning robot according to claim 1 , further comprising a motor fixing mechanism fixed on the housing, wherein the motor is fixed on the motor fixing mechanism.
7. The cleaning robot according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is a smartphone associated with a user, and wherein:
the communication module is further configured to receive an instruction to associate the robot cleaner with the smart phone; and
the control module is further configured to associate the robot cleaner with the smart phone to enable the user to control robot cleaner.
8. A cleaning robot system, comprising:
a housing;
a camera, rotationally connected to the housing;
a power component mounted on the housing, wherein the power component comprises a motor and a gear set and is connected to the camera via the gear set, wherein the motor is configured to drive the camera to rotate around a rotation axis through a center of the gear set;
a bracket rotationally connected to the housing, wherein the camera is fixed to the bracket, and the gear set is connected to the bracket; and
a host circuit board, the host circuit board comprising:
a communication module configured to receive, over a wireless link, a control signal from an electronic device, the control signal being generated by the electronic device according to a user input for controlling the a rotation of the camera; and
a controller configured to control the camera to rotate around the rotation axis according to the control signal received from the electronic device;
wherein the power component comprises a transmission shaft inserted into the bracket, an axis of the transmission shaft coincides with the rotation axis;
wherein the gear set comprises a first gear connected to an end of the transmission shaft and a second gear engaged with the first gear and connected to the motor, and a gear ratio between the first gear and the second gear is greater than 1.
9. The cleaning robot system according to claim 8 , wherein the camera is at least partially accommodated within the housing, and exposed through the housing.
10. The cleaning robot system according to claim 9 , wherein the housing defines a through-hole, and the camera is exposed through the through-hole.
11. The cleaning robot system according to claim 10 , further comprising a light-transmitting coverplate for covering the through-hole.
12. The cleaning robot system according to claim 8 , further comprising a mounting base and a circuit board stacked below the mounting base, the camera being fixed to the bracket through the mounting base.
13. The cleaning robot system according to claim 8 , further comprising a motor fixing mechanism fixed on the housing, wherein the motor is fixed on the motor fixing mechanism.
14. The cleaning robot system according to claim 8 , further the electronic device is a smartphone associated with a user, and wherein:
the communication module is further configured to receive an instruction to associate the robot cleaner with the smart phone; and
the control module is further configured to associate the robot cleaner with the smart phone to enable the user to control robot cleaner.