Cleaning base station and cleaning robot system
View Patent ↗The present disclosure discloses a cleaning base station. The cleaning base station includes a base and a vibration device. The vibration device includes a driving mechanism and a cleaning element. The driving mechanism is fixed to the base. The cleaning element is connected to the driving mechanism. The cleaning element is configured to contact a part-to-be-cleaned of a cleaning robot. The driving mechanism drives the cleaning element to vibrate so as to clean the part-to-be-cleaned of the cleaning robot. The present disclosure also discloses a cleaning robot system using the cleaning base station described above. The present disclosure has the advantages of reducing a user's burden of manual cleaning and avoiding contamination of a floor surface by the part-to-be-cleaned of the cleaning robot.
1. A cleaning base station, comprising a base and a vibration device, wherein the vibration device comprises a driving mechanism and a cleaning element, the driving mechanism is fixed to the base, the cleaning element is connected to the driving mechanism, the cleaning element is configured to contact a part-to-be-cleaned of a cleaning robot, and the driving mechanism is configured to drive the cleaning element to vibrate so as to clean the part-to-be-cleaned of the cleaning robot;
wherein the cleaning element comprises a vibrating member connected to the driving mechanism and a cleaning portion arranged on the vibrating member;
wherein the vibration device further comprises an elastic member connected to the base, wherein the elastic member is spaced apart from the driving mechanism, the vibrating member is connected between the driving mechanism and the elastic member, and the driving mechanism comprises an electromagnetic portion, wherein the electromagnetic portion attracts or repels the vibrating member by means of a magnetic force, so that the vibrating member drives the cleaning portion to vibrate.
2. The cleaning base station according to claim 1 , wherein the cleaning element is provided with at least one nozzle, wherein the at least one nozzle is configured to spray a cleaning medium onto the part-to-be-cleaned of the cleaning robot.
3. The cleaning base station according to claim 1 , wherein the base is provided with a dirt collection groove, wherein the dirt collection groove faces a bottom of the vibration device, and the cleaning base station further comprises a liquid supply system and a dirt discharge system, wherein both the liquid supply system and the dirt discharge system are mounted on the base, the liquid supply system is configured to supply a cleaning medium to a part to-be-cleaned of a self-cleaning robot or/and to the cleaning element, and the dirt discharge system is configured to discharge a liquid, a solid-liquid mixture or a suspension from the dirt collection groove.
4. The cleaning base station according to claim 3 , wherein the cleaning element is provided with at least one nozzle, and the liquid supply system comprises a clean water tank, a first pipe component, and a water pump component, wherein the clean water tank is mounted on the base, the first pipe component has one end communicating with the clean water tank and the other end communicating with the at least one nozzle, and the water pump component is mounted on the first pipe component to deliver a liquid in the clean water tank to the at least one nozzle through the first pipe component.
5. The cleaning base station according to claim 3 , wherein the dirt discharge system comprises a dirty water tank, a dirty water suction pipe, a second pipe component, and a pneumatic component, wherein both the dirty water tank and the dirty water suction pipe are mounted on the base, the dirty water suction pipe communicates with the dirt collection groove, the second pipe component has one end communicating with the dirty water tank and the other end communicating with the dirty water suction pipe, and the pneumatic component is configured to cause a negative pressure in the dirty water tank to suck dirty water from the dirt collection groove into the dirty water tank through the second pipe component.
6. The cleaning base station according to claim 5 , wherein an air suction port communicating with the pneumatic component is provided in an inner side wall of the dirty water tank, the dirt discharge system further comprises a floating ball component located in the dirty water tank, and the floating ball component comprises a floating ball end, a cover plate end arranged opposite to the floating ball end, and a connecting portion located between the floating ball end and the cover plate end, wherein the connecting portion is rotatably connected to the dirty water tank, and the floating ball end floats up, following a liquid level in the dirty water tank, and drives the cover plate end to cover the air suction port, when the dirty water in the dirty water tank reaches a preset volume.
7. The cleaning base station according to claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a platform and a main housing fixedly connected to the platform, wherein the platform is configured to support the cleaning robot, the vibration device is mounted on the platform, and the main housing is provided with charging contacts, wherein the charging contacts are configured to align with corresponding charging contacts of the cleaning robot, to charge the cleaning robot.
8. The cleaning base station according to claim 7 , wherein a direction perpendicular to a plane where the platform is located is represented as a first preset direction, a direction parallel to the plane where the platform is located is represented as a second preset direction, and the main housing is further provided with at least one limiting portion, wherein the at least one limiting portion is configured to restrict shaking of the cleaning robot in the first preset direction or/and in the second preset direction.
9. A cleaning system, comprising the cleaning base station according to claim 1 , and a cleaning robot.
10. The cleaning system according to claim 9 , wherein the cleaning element is provided with at least one nozzle, wherein the at least one nozzle is configured to spray a cleaning medium onto the part-to-be-cleaned of the cleaning robot.
11. The cleaning system according to claim 9 , wherein the base is provided with a dirt collection groove, wherein the dirt collection groove faces a bottom of the vibration device, and the cleaning base station further comprises a liquid supply system and a dirt discharge system, wherein both the liquid supply system and the dirt discharge system are mounted on the base, the liquid supply system is configured to supply a cleaning medium to a part to-be-cleaned of a self-cleaning robot or/and to the cleaning element, and the dirt discharge system is configured to discharge a liquid, a solid-liquid mixture or a suspension from the dirt collection groove.
12. The cleaning system according to claim 11 , wherein the cleaning element is provided with at least one nozzle, and the liquid supply system comprises a clean water tank, a first pipe component, and a water pump component, wherein the clean water tank is mounted on the base, the first pipe component has one end communicating with the clean water tank and the other end communicating with the at least one nozzle, and the water pump component is mounted on the first pipe component to deliver a liquid in the clean water tank to the at least one nozzle through the first pipe component.
13. The cleaning system according to claim 11 , wherein the dirt discharge system comprises a dirty water tank, a dirty water suction pipe, a second pipe component, and a pneumatic component, wherein both the dirty water tank and the dirty water suction pipe are mounted on the base, the dirty water suction pipe communicates with the dirt collection groove, the second pipe component has one end communicating with the dirty water tank and the other end communicating with the dirty water suction pipe, and the pneumatic component is configured to cause a negative pressure in the dirty water tank to suck dirty water from the dirt collection groove into the dirty water tank through the second pipe component.
14. The cleaning system according to claim 13 , wherein an air suction port communicating with the pneumatic component is provided in an inner side wall of the dirty water tank, the dirt discharge system further comprises a floating ball component located in the dirty water tank, and the floating ball component comprises a floating ball end, a cover plate end arranged opposite to the floating ball end, and a connecting portion located between the floating ball end and the cover plate end, wherein the connecting portion is rotatably connected to the dirty water tank, and the floating ball end floats up, following a liquid level in the dirty water tank, and drives the cover plate end to cover the air suction port, when the dirty water in the dirty water tank reaches a preset volume.
15. The cleaning system according to claim 9 , wherein the base comprises a platform and a main housing fixedly connected to the platform, wherein the platform is configured to support the cleaning robot, the vibration device is mounted on the platform, and the main housing is provided with charging contacts, wherein the charging contacts are configured to align with corresponding charging contacts of the cleaning robot, to charge the cleaning robot.
16. The cleaning system according to claim 15 , wherein a direction perpendicular to a plane where the platform is located is represented as a first preset direction, a direction parallel to the plane where the platform is located is represented as a second preset direction, and the main housing is further provided with at least one limiting portion, wherein the at least one limiting portion is configured to restrict shaking of the cleaning robot in the first preset direction or/and in the second preset direction.