Robotic pool cleaner
This application provides a robotic pool cleaner comprising a cleaning body, a drive and a cleaning roller brush mechanism. The robotic pool cleaner filters liquid and/or contaminants in a pool through the cleaning body. The drive mechanism is connected to the cleaning body. The cleaning body is driven to move in the pool in a working process of the robotic pool cleaner. The drive mechanism comprises a drive wheel with a first outer ring gear, the first outer ring gear is externally engaged with the cleaning roller brush mechanism, so that the cleaning roller brush mechanism is driven by the first outer ring gear to rotate relative to the cleaning body when the drive motor drives the first outer ring gear to rotate. The robotic pool cleaner provided in this application can improve cleaning efficiency and reduce wear of a cleaning roller brush, so that the service life of the cleaning roller brush mechanism is prolonged.
1. A robotic pool cleaner, comprising:
a cleaning body, which includes a water inlet and a water outlet separated from the water inlet;
a drive wheel, which is configured to rotate relative to the cleaning body, and includes a first outer ring gear;
a cleaning roller brush mechanism, which includes a roller brush body and a roller brush gear, the roller brush gear is connected to the roller brush body, and is engaged with the first outer ring gear in the drive wheel,
wherein, when the drive wheel rotates, the roller brush gear is driven by the first outer ring gear, to drive the roller brush body to rotate relative to the cleaning body.
2. The robotic pool cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the robotic pool cleaner further comprises a carrier gear, the carrier gear is externally engaged with the roller brush gear and the first outer ring gear, the roller brush gear is externally engaged with the first outer ring gear through the carrier gear, and when the drive wheel rotates, the carrier gear is driven by the first outer ring gear, to drive the roller brush gear to rotate in the same direction as the drive wheel.
3. The robotic pool cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the first outer ring gear comprises a first tooth segment and a second tooth segment, the first tooth segment and the second tooth segment are sequentially arranged on the side facing the cleaning body along the axial direction of the drive wheel.
4. The robotic pool cleaner according to claim 3 , wherein the cleaning roller brush mechanism further comprises a transmission belt, which is wound on the roller brush gear and the second tooth segment, the transmission belt is configured to drive the roller brush gear to rotate in a same direction as the drive wheel when the drive wheel rotates.
5. The robotic pool cleaner according to claim 3 , wherein the second tooth segment is configured to be rotatable relative to the first tooth segment, the roller brush gear is externally engaged with the second tooth segment, and when the drive wheel rotates, the second tooth segment rotates in a reverse direction relative to the first tooth segment, to drive the roller brush gear to rotate in the same direction as the drive wheel.
6. The robotic pool cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the robotic pool cleaner further comprises a drive motor and a driving gear, the drive motor is connected to the driving gear, the driving gear is externally engaged with the first outer ring gear, and the first outer ring gear is driven by the drive motor to rotate.
7. The robotic pool cleaner according to claim 6 , wherein a first transmission ratio between the driving gear and the first outer ring gear is smaller than a first set value.
8. The robotic pool cleaner according to claim 6 , wherein a second transmission ratio between the driving gear and the cleaning roller brush mechanism is 1:1.
9. The robotic pool cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein a water inlet is an inlet for sucking in liquid and/or contaminants in the pool, in a traveling direction of the robotic pool cleaner, the water inlet is behind the cleaning roller brush mechanism.
10. The robotic pool cleaner according to claim 9 , wherein a rotation direction of the roller brush body is configured to push the liquid and/or contaminants toward the water inlet.
11. The robotic pool cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the robotic pool cleaner further comprises a track and the drive wheel further comprises a second outer ring gear, a diameter of the first outer ring gear is smaller than a diameter of the second outer ring gear, the first outer ring gear and the second outer ring gear are disposed coaxially, the track is wound on the drive wheel and externally engaged with the second outer ring gear.
12. The robotic pool cleaner according to claim 11 , wherein the robotic pool cleaner further comprises an engaged wheel, the engaged wheel and the drive wheel are disposed with a distance on the cleaning body, and are rotatable relative to the cleaning body, and the engaged wheel comprises a third outer ring gear, a plurality of mating teeth are disposed on the inner surface of the track, the track is wound on the drive wheel and the engaged wheel, and the mating teeth are engaged with the second outer ring gear and the third outer ring gear respectively.
13. The robotic pool cleaner according to claim 11 , wherein the second outer ring gear is connected to the first outer ring gear, the second outer ring gear is rotatable relative to the first outer ring gear, a rotational speed adjusting structure is disposed between the first outer ring gear and the second outer ring gear such that rotational speeds of the first outer ring gear and the second outer ring gear are different.
14. A robotic pool cleaner, comprising:
a cleaning body, which includes a water inlet and a water outlet separated from the water inlet;
a drive wheel, which is configured to be rotatable relative to the cleaning body, and a first outer ring gear is disposed around an axis of the drive wheel;
an end of a cleaning roller brush mechanism is externally engaged with the first outer ring gear in the drive wheel, and is driven by the first outer ring gear to rotate relative to the cleaning body when a drive motor drives the first outer ring gear to rotate.
15. The robotic pool cleaner according to claim 14 , wherein the cleaning roller brush mechanism comprises a roller brush gear and a carrier unit, the roller brush gear is externally engaged with a first outer ring gear through a carrier gear, and when the drive wheel rotates, the carrier gear is driven by the first outer ring gear, to drive the roller brush gear to rotate in the same direction as the first outer ring gear.
16. The robotic pool cleaner according to claim 15 , wherein the carrier unit is a carrier gear or a transmission belt, the carrier gear is externally engaged with the roller brush gear and the first outer ring gear respectively, the transmission belt is wound on the roller brush gear and the first outer ring gear, and the inner surface of the transmission belt is externally engaged with the roller brush gear and the first outer ring gear respectively.
17. The robotic pool cleaner according to claim 14 , wherein the robotic pool cleaner further comprises a drive motor and a driving gear, the drive motor is connected to the driving gear, the driving gear is externally engaged with the first outer ring gear, and the first outer ring gear is driven by the drive motor to rotate, so that the cleaning body is synchronously driven to move and the cleaning roller brush mechanism is synchronously driven to rotate.