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Granted Patent B2
US 12,311,413 · App. 18/413,847 · Granted May 27, 2025

Base station and cleaning robot system

Inventors: Xing Li (Beijing, CN); Chuanlin Duan (Beijing, CN); Pan Cheng (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING ROBOROCK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
B08B3/024A47L11/4091B08B1/165B08B1/30A47L2201/026A47L2201/028B08B2203/027
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Patent No.
US 12,311,413
App. No.
18/413,847
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the field of smart home technologies, and proposes a base station and a cleaning robot system. The base station is configured to clean a cleaning system of a cleaning robot, and includes a base station body and a cleaning component. The base station body includes a cleaning groove, and the cleaning component is movably disposed on the base station body. The cleaning component includes a liquid outlet device, and cleaning liquid discharged by the liquid outlet device is configured to clean the cleaning system and enter the cleaning groove. After the cleaning component is positioned opposite to the cleaning system, the cleaning component moves, and the liquid outlet device moves along with the cleaning component. Then, the cleaning component can remove debris from the cleaning system. That is, the cleaning robot can realize automatic cleaning on the cleaning component.

Claims (52)

1. A base station for cleaning a cleaning system of a cleaning robot, comprising:

a base station body, comprising a cleaning groove;

a cleaning component, movably disposed on the base station body, and comprising a liquid outlet device, wherein cleaning liquid discharged by the liquid outlet device is configured to clean the cleaning system and enter the cleaning groove; and

a driving part, connected with the base station body and configured to drive the cleaning component to move relative to the cleaning robot,

wherein the cleaning component further comprises a cleaning part, and the cleaning part comprises a first cleaning part and a second cleaning part;

the first cleaning part and the second cleaning part are disposed to be movable synchronously in a same direction;

the first cleaning part comprises a cleaning roller configured to be rotatable while moving horizontally, thereby bringing debris out from a cleaning head of the cleaning system; and

the second cleaning part comprises a cleaning scraper configured to scrape the debris and waste liquid on the cleaning head.

2. The base station according to claim 1 , wherein the cleaning component further comprises:

a cleaning component holder, on which the liquid outlet device is disposed.

3. The base station according to claim 2 , wherein the driving part is further connected with the cleaning component holder and configured to drive the cleaning component holder to move relative to the base station body.

4. The base station according to claim 2 , wherein the base station further comprises:

a liquid delivery channel, wherein one end of the liquid delivery channel is in communication with a liquid supply part, and the other end of the liquid delivery channel is in communication with the liquid outlet device, so that the liquid supply part supplies the cleaning liquid into the liquid outlet device via the liquid delivery channel; and

wherein, at least a part of the liquid delivery channel is movably disposed along with the cleaning component holder.

5. The base station according to claim 2 , wherein

the cleaning part is disposed on the cleaning component holder parallel to the liquid outlet device.

6. The base station according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of liquid outlets are disposed on the liquid outlet device at intervals.

7. The base station according to claim 1 , wherein a liquid outlet is disposed on the liquid outlet device, wherein the liquid outlet is disposed to face at least one of the first cleaning part and the second cleaning part, and the cleaning liquid discharged from the liquid outlet is sprayed to at least one of the first cleaning part and the second cleaning part.

8. The base station according to claim 1 , wherein a liquid outlet is disposed on the liquid outlet device, the liquid outlet is disposed to face the cleaning system, and the cleaning liquid discharged from the liquid outlet is sprayed to the cleaning system.

9. The base station according to claim 1 , further including a liquid delivery channel, wherein

one end of the liquid delivery channel is in communication with a liquid supply part, and the other end of the liquid delivery channel is in communication with the liquid outlet device,

the liquid delivery channel is provided with a pump, and

the cleaning liquid within the liquid supply part is delivered to the liquid outlet device under the action of the pump.

10. A cleaning robot system, comprising:

a base station for cleaning a cleaning system of a cleaning robot; and

a cleaning robot, wherein the base station comprises:

a base station body, comprising a cleaning groove;

a cleaning component, movably disposed on the base station body, and comprising a liquid outlet device, wherein cleaning liquid discharged by the liquid outlet device is configured to clean the cleaning system and enter the cleaning groove; and

a driving part, connected with the base station body and configured to drive the cleaning component to move relative to the cleaning robot,

wherein the cleaning component further comprises a cleaning part, and the cleaning part comprises a first cleaning part and a second cleaning part;

the first cleaning part and the second cleaning part are disposed to be movable synchronously in a same direction;

the first cleaning part comprises a cleaning roller configured to be rotatable while moving horizontally, thereby bringing debris out from a cleaning head of the cleaning system; and

the second cleaning part comprises a cleaning scraper configured to scrape the debris and waste liquid on the cleaning head.

11. A base station for cleaning a cleaning system of a cleaning robot, comprising:

a base station body, comprising a cleaning groove;

a cleaning component, disposed on the base station body approximately horizontally, and comprising a liquid outlet device and a cleaning part; and

a driving part, connected with the base station body and configured to drive the cleaning component to move relative to the cleaning robot,

wherein, cleaning liquid discharged by the liquid outlet device is configured to clean the cleaning system by the cleaning part and enter the cleaning groove,

wherein the cleaning component further comprises a cleaning part, and the cleaning part comprises a first cleaning part and a second cleaning part;

the first cleaning part and the second cleaning part are disposed to be movable synchronously in a same direction;

the first cleaning part comprises a cleaning roller configured to be rotatable while moving horizontally, thereby bringing debris out from a cleaning head of the cleaning system; and

the second cleaning part comprises a cleaning scraper configured to scrape the debris and waste liquid on the cleaning head.

12. The base station according to claim 11 , wherein the cleaning component is movably disposed on the base station body.

13. The base station according to claim 11 , wherein the cleaning component further comprises:

a cleaning component holder, on which the liquid outlet device and the cleaning part are disposed, wherein the liquid outlet device is parallel to the cleaning part.

14. The base station according to claim 13 , wherein the driving part is further connected with the cleaning component holder and configured to drive the cleaning component holder to move relative to the base station body.

15. The base station according to claim 11 , wherein a plurality of liquid outlets is disposed on the liquid outlet device at intervals.

16. The base station according to claim 11 , further comprising:

a first pump, configured to pump the cleaning liquid into the cleaning groove; and

a second pump, configured to pump out the cleaning liquid from the cleaning groove.

17. The base station according to claim 11 , further comprising:

a liquid filling connector, disposed on the base station body, and configured to connect with a liquid filling port of a liquid container of the cleaning robot, to fill liquid into the liquid container of the cleaning robot.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2025
From: DUAN, CHAUNLIN; LI, XING; CHENG, PAN
To: BEIJING ROBOROCK TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD
Reel/Frame 070959/0213 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110805998.2 · Jul 16, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021136173 · Dec 7, 2021
Related Publication 20240149309A1 · May 9, 2024
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