274results about "Docking stations/operations" patented technology

In general, the present disclosure is directed to a hand-held surface cleaning device that includes a relatively compact form-factor to allow users to store the same in a nearby location (e.g., in a drawer, in an associated charging dock, on a table top) for easy access to perform relatively small cleaning tasks that would otherwise require retrieving a full-size vacuum from storage. A hand-held surface cleaning device consistent with aspects of the present disclosure includes a body (or body portion) with a motor, power source and dust cup disposed therein. The body portion also functions as a handgrip to allow the hand-held surface cleaning device to be operated by one hand, for example.

Provided are a dust box, a self-moving cleaning device, and a cleaning robot system. The dust box is provided with a debris storage chamber, an air inlet and a dust exhaust port, wherein the air inlet and the dust exhaust port are communicated with the debris storage chamber, a sidewall of the debris storage chamber where the dust exhaust port is located is obliquely arranged with respect to other sidewalls of the debris storage chamber in a circumferential direction; and a flow guide member, arranged in the debris storage chamber and configured for guiding an airflow flowing into the air inlet to the dust exhaust port.

The disclosure provides a self-cleaning method of a cleaning system, wherein the cleaning system includes a main cleaning machine and a base, and the main cleaning machine is detachably arranged on the base; and in a self-cleaning process, when a self-cleaning running condition is not met, the cleaning system stops the self-cleaning, and after the self-cleaning running condition is met, the cleaning system selects to continue to perform the self-cleaning or restart the self-cleaning. Since the self-cleaning process takes a long time, if the cleaning system stops the self-cleaning due to mis-operation in the self-cleaning process, the self-cleaning is able to be continued by means of the method after the self-cleaning condition is met again, instead of restarting self-cleaning, thereby avoiding repeated running, saving energy and improving the user experience. The disclosure is able to be applicable to different self-cleaning modes according to different conditions, thereby being flexible and efficient.

This disclosure provides a dustbin (160), a self-propelled cleaning device (100), and a cleaning robot system. The dustbin (160) is provided with a waste storage chamber (162), and an air intake (163) and a dust discharge port (164) communicating with the waste storage chamber (162). The side wall of the waste storage chamber (162) where the dust discharge port is located is inclined with respect to the other side walls of the waste storage chamber (162) in the circumferential direction. The dustbin further includes a flow guide member (165) provided in the waste storage chamber (162) and used to guide the airflow that flows into the air intake (163) to the dust discharge port (164). This avoids the problem of waste in the dustbin (160) accumulating in the corners of the waste storage chamber (162) and not being collected, and is advantageous in improving the thoroughness of waste collection from the dustbin (160) to the base station (200).

The invention provides a cleaning base station and a control method, and relates to the technical field of cleaning equipment, the cleaning base station comprises a liquid storage tank, the liquid storage tank comprises a first liquid storage cavity and a second liquid storage cavity, the first liquid storage cavity is used for storing cleaning liquid, and the second liquid storage cavity is used for storing deodorant liquid. The liquid storage tank is further provided with a first liquid outlet and a second liquid outlet, and the base station body is provided with a first connector and a second connector. The first connector is connected with the first liquid outlet, and the second connector is connected with the second liquid outlet. The cleaning liquid is conveyed to the wiping and mopping piece through the first liquid outlet and the first connector at a time, and the deodorization liquid is conveyed to the wiping and mopping piece through the second liquid outlet and the second connector in sequence. The first liquid outlet and the second liquid outlet are located in the outer surface of the liquid storage tank. According to the cleaning base station provided by the invention, the removal effect of the cleaning equipment on odor and stains can be effectively improved, and the comprehensive cleaning capacity of the cleaning equipment is improved.

The present application discloses a control method for a cleaning robot, a cleaning robot, a base station, a cleaning system, and a computer storage medium. The cleaning robot comprises a robot body and cleaning members movably mounted on the robot body. The cleaning members each has a preset first position and a preset second position. When in the first position, each cleaning member is farther away from the centerline of the robot body compared to when the cleaning member is in the second position. The control method comprises: each cleaning member executes a first movement from a first position toward a second position; and when the first movement ends and a current position of each cleaning member has not reached the second position, the cleaning member executes a second movement toward the second position. The control method of the present application can effectively enable each cleaning member to return from the first position to the second position. The movement of the cleaning members during retraction is smooth, which can prevent subsequent cleaning operations of the cleaning members from being affected by insufficient retraction of the cleaning members caused by factors such as mounting errors, actuation errors, or obstruction by obstacles.

A control method and apparatus for a self-cleaning maintenance station, and a device and a medium. A self-cleaning maintenance station comprises a clear-water tank (4000), a dirty-water tank (5000), and a cleaning tank (2200). The method comprises : acquiring a self-cleaning maintenance station emptying instruction which is triggered by a user, and stopping injecting clear water into a clear-water tank (4000) (S301); and executing drainage operation instructions within a first preset time range, wherein the drainage operation instructions comprise : pumping clear water from the clear-water tank (4000) to a cleaning tank (2200) by means of a clear-water pump (4100), sucking dirty water from the cleaning tank (2200) to a dirty-water tank (5000) by means of a dirty-water pump (2210), and draining the dirty water from the dirty-water tank (5000) by means of a drainage pump (5100) (S302). Residual water can be automatically drained, such that encasement and transportation requirements are satisfied, thereby improving the user experience.

The invention discloses control equipment for cleaning equipment, a cleaning system, a control method of the cleaning equipment and a computer readable storage medium. The control equipment comprises a main body; the operation part is arranged on the main body and movably connected with the main body, the operation part is configured to have at least one movement direction which moves relative to the main body in a physical coordinate system, and the operation part is configured to receive external operation; wherein the movement direction comprises an axial direction and / or a circumferential direction; the control assembly is arranged on the main body and connected with the operation part, the control assembly is configured to generate a control instruction based on the external operation, and the control instruction is used for controlling working parameters of functional parts of the cleaning equipment. In this way, the control accuracy and control experience of the cleaning equipment can be improved.

This invention discloses a cleaning system, its base station, and a cleaning control method. The base station of the cleaning system includes: a base station body with an upper and lower water level for supplying clean water and / or discharging wastewater to at least two cleaning devices, which can be active or passive cleaning devices; at least one first water supply interface located on the base station body within the area of ​​the upper and lower water level, for connecting to the clean water tank of the cleaning device; and at least one first drainage interface located on the base station body within the area of ​​the upper and lower water level, for connecting to the wastewater tank of the cleaning device. In the technical solution proposed by this invention, the base station body has an upper and lower water level that can supply clean water and / or discharge wastewater to at least two cleaning devices. This eliminates the need for a separate base station for each cleaning device, thereby reducing the space occupied by the cleaning system and lowering costs.

The invention relates to a base station and a cleaning system. The base station comprises a sewage tank; a blow-off pipe; the butt joint is used for being in butt joint with cleaning equipment, and the butt joint is communicated with the sewage tank through the blow-off pipe; the butt joint limiting structure is used for limiting the movement of the butt joint, so that the butt joint moves in the first direction or in the direction opposite to the first direction, and the butt joint is limited to deviate from the first direction or move in the direction opposite to the first direction; wherein the first direction is the direction in which the butt joint points to the cleaning equipment. When the butt joint of the base station is in butt joint with the cleaning equipment, the butt joint precision is high.

A vacuum cleaning system comprising: - a robotic vacuum cleaner unit (30); - one or more docking stations (20) for the robotic vacuum cleaner unit; - one or more suction hoses (2) connected to a central unit (3), each suction hose being storable in a storage space (7) in or adjacent to one of the docking stations and being provided with an end fitting (10) having a first coupling part (14a) that is connectable to a second coupling part on the robotic vacuum cleaner unit. The end fitting is received in a holder (27) in the docking station when the suction hose is in a retracted end position in the storage space. The second coupling part is connectable to and disconnectable from the first coupling part (14a) when the end fitting is received in said holder and the robotic vacuum cleaner unit is positioned in a predefined docking position in the docking station.

The invention relates to the technical field of cleaning, in particular to an expansion device and a cleaning system. The expansion device comprises a shell, the shell is connected with a base station of the self-cleaning equipment, and the shell is provided with at least one accessory groove; and the accessories are detachably arranged in the corresponding accessory grooves, and the accessories are used for replacing a mechanical arm on the self-cleaning equipment so as to achieve different functions. According to the mechanical arm, the accessory grooves are formed in the shell, the accessories are detachably arranged in the corresponding accessory grooves, and the mechanical arm can replace different accessories according to needs, so that multiple cleaning functions are achieved, and the mechanical arm can adapt to different cleaning tasks. Different accessories are replaced through the mechanical arm, the limitation of the single function of a traditional sweeper and simply additionally-installed mechanical arm equipment is broken through, and multiple cleaning modes can be switched through single equipment. The self-cleaning equipment can be flexibly adjusted according to different cleaning requirements and environmental conditions, is suitable for various use scenes, meets individual requirements of different users, and improves the use experience of the users.

A sanitizing station for a robot includes various components, such as a water-tight door, water reservoir, water heater, drain, recirculation pump, water spray nozzles, detergent dispenser, wastewater filter, wastewater pump, wastewater outlet, drying air intake, drying fan, drying air conduits, air outlet conduit, and drying air outlet. The station is designed to sanitize robots by providing a water-tight environment for washing with heated water and detergent, followed by rinsing, filtering wastewater, pumping it out, and using drying fans and air conduits to remove moisture from the robot's surface.

The invention discloses a dirt collecting mechanism and cleaning equipment. The sewage collecting mechanism comprises a main body, a liquid inlet channel, a liquid outlet channel and a sewage pumping channel. The body is provided with a containing cavity. The liquid inlet channel is tangent to and communicates with the peripheral side wall of the containing cavity so that liquid conveyed by the liquid inlet channel can flow along the peripheral side wall face of the containing cavity, and the first communicating position of the liquid inlet channel and the containing cavity is close to the top of the body. The liquid outlet channel is communicated with the bottom of the accommodating cavity; and the sewage pumping channel is communicated with the accommodating cavity. The problems that in the prior art, cleaning of the inner wall face of the sewage tank mainly depends on manual operation of a user, operation is tedious, and the user experience is poor can be solved.

The present invention relates to a floor-sweeping robot base station, comprising: a washing water nozzle for spraying water for washing a cleaning cloth of a floor-sweeping robot; a sewage inlet for sucking water used when washing the cleaning cloth; and a flow path connection module through which the two kinds of water pass. Further, a water supply connection pipe for supplying water from an external water supply source and a water discharge connection pipe for treating the discharged water are included, the water supply connection pipe and the water discharge connection pipe are pivotally coupled to the flow path connection module so as to be able to select a connection position on the left side or the right side of the base station, thereby enabling the installation efficiency of the base station of the sweeping robot to be maximized.

The application discloses a base station for maintaining a sweeping robot, the maintenance tray of the base station has an execution disc body for performing maintenance operations on the parked sweeping robot, wherein the execution disc body can be translated by a lifting mechanism between a first height position and a second height position, the second height position of the execution disc body can be adjacent to the installation position of the wiping module at the bottom of the sweeping robot, therefore, the cleaning mechanism arranged in the execution disc body can implement automatic contact cleaning of the wiping module without affecting fluid injection when the execution disc body contacts the wiping module, and the cleaning mechanism adopts a supply mode in which the fluid sprayed by the spray member is uniformly guided to the wiping module by the flow guide member, which helps to improve the uniformity of cleaning of the wiping module.

A docking station (200) for a mobile cleaning robot (100) can include a base (204), a housing, and a pad cleaning system (226). The base (204) can be configured to receive the mobile cleaning robot (100). The housing can be connected to the base. The pad cleaning system (226) can be connected to the housing and can include a reservoir (234) configured to retain liquid therein. The pad cleaning system can also include an agitator (298) located at least partially within the reservoir (234). The agitator can be engageable with a cleaning pad of the mobile cleaning robot.

The embodiment of the invention provides a control method and device for a stair climbing device, equipment, a storage medium and a cleaning system.The downstairs control method comprises the steps that in the process that a second crawling arm rotates relative to a device body, if the included angle between the second crawling arm and the bottom side of the device body is within a preset range, the second crawling arm is driven to go downstairs; if yes, detecting whether the anti-clamping piece is lifted or not through the second detection assembly; and under the condition that it is detected that the anti-pinch piece is lifted, the stair climbing device is controlled to execute the anti-pinch action. According to the method, anti-pinch detection and control of the stair climbing device are achieved, pinching accidents are avoided, and the safety of the stair climbing device and the experience feeling of a user are improved.

Provided are a driving robot apparatus, a control method of the driving robot apparatus, and a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program to cause the control method to be performed. The control method of the driving robot apparatus includes: obtaining, via a sensor, a load value of a rotary motor as the rotary motor rotates a holder to which a cleaning pad is fixable; identifying water content of a cleaning pad fixed to the holder, based on the load value of the rotary motor; and controlling a cleaning assembly to supply water to the cleaning pad fixed to the holder, based on the load value of the rotary motor.

A parking mechanism includes a parking platform, a limiting plate and an elastic element. The limiting plate has a hinge portion positioned and connected to the parking platform. The limiting plate further includes a first end portion and a second end portion which are disposed oppositely with respect to the hinge portion. The first end portion is connected to the elastic element and the second end portion can protrude upwardly beyond the parking platform. The limiting plate is used to limit a forward movement of a traveling wheel of the cleaning robot. One end of the elastic element is connected to the limiting plate, and another end of the elastic element is connected to a carrier. The present invention also discloses a parking system having the parking mechanism.

The invention relates to a base station, a control method thereof and a cleaning system. The base station comprises a base provided with an accommodating cavity; the first bearing assembly and the second bearing assembly are both located in the containing cavity; the standby rolling brush cylinder is located on the second bearing assembly; wherein a rolling brush replacing area is arranged on the base, and when external cleaning equipment is located in the rolling brush replacing area, the first bearing assembly is used for bearing a used rolling brush cylinder falling off from the cleaning equipment, connecting the used rolling brush cylinder with the second bearing assembly and further connecting the used rolling brush cylinder with a standby rolling brush cylinder on the second bearing assembly; or the second bearing assembly is used for bearing the used rolling brush cylinder falling off from the cleaning equipment and is also used for connecting the standby rolling brush cylinder with the first bearing assembly; the first bearing assembly is further used for driving the standby rolling brush cylinder to the containing cavity so that the standby rolling brush cylinder can be installed. By adopting the method, the automatic rolling brush cylinder of the base station can be replaced.

The invention is suitable for the technical field of communication, and provides a control method, device and equipment of cleaning equipment, a medium and a program product. The method comprises the steps that under the condition that the cleaning equipment is in an automatic pile returning mode, measurement distances corresponding to multiple equipment positions of the cleaning equipment are obtained, and the measurement distances are determined according to signal strength of measurement signals corresponding to the cleaning equipment and phase difference information of multiple carrier signals; according to the measurement distances corresponding to the equipment positions and the equipment positions, a target function corresponding to the cleaning equipment is constructed, and the target function is used for indicating that the target pile is located in a circle with the equipment positions as the circle centers and the measurement distances corresponding to the equipment positions as the radiuses; analyzing a first pile position of the target pile at the first moment according to the target function; and according to the first pile position and the first equipment position, guiding the cleaning equipment to advance towards the target pile. The accuracy and success rate of automatic pile returning of the cleaning equipment can be improved.

Disclosed are a dust-collecting dust bag, a dust-collecting module, a dust-collecting base station and an automatic cleaning system. The dust-collecting dust bag comprises: a dust bag (200) provided with a dust inlet (201); a dust bag fixing plate (300) connected to the dust bag (200), wherein the dust bag fixing plate (300) is provided with a first fastener (310) and a first through hole (301) which is in communication with the dust inlet (201); and a sealing element (400) which is arranged between the dust bag fixing plate (300) and a dust bag bracket. Under the condition that the dust-collecting dust bag is mounted on the dust bag bracket (100), the sealing element (400) is compressed by the dust bag fixing plate (300) and the dust bag bracket, and the first fastener (310) is detachably connected to the dust bag bracket (100).

A base station and a cleaning system. The base station comprises a base station body (110), a driving assembly (120), a transmission assembly (130) and a door (140). When a functional device moves, an accommodating cavity can be opened by means of the door (140), and when the functional device operates or is stored in the accommodating cavity, the accommodating cavity can be closed by means of the door (140), so as to shield devices in the base station, thereby making the base station have a more attractive appearance. Moreover, the external surface of the door (140) can also match the decoration style of a user, and the base station can thus be a better match for the indoor decoration of the user. On this basis, the base station is enabled to have a more attractive appearance, and the probability of other debris or pets entering the base station can be reduced. In addition, the base station can also be embedded into a wall, and the accommodating cavity is then closed by means of the door (140), such that the base station can have a more attractive appearance, and occupies less space, thereby improving the user experience.

A processing device (105) for preparing a floor surface (120) in a household for automatic soil cultivation comprises a detection device (135) for detecting an object (125) on the floor surface (120); a drive device (150) for moving the processing device (105) on the floor surface (120); a collection container (130) for objects (125); and a collecting device for receiving the object (125) into the collection container (130).

The application relates to a cloth changing method of a cleaning robot, which comprises the following steps: receiving an input cloth changing instruction and entering a cloth changing procedure; reading mileage information of a mop, a plurality of the mops being movably arranged on the cleaning robot; judging state information of the mop based on the mileage information of the mop; driving the mop to move to a cloth changing position based on the state information of the mop; and changing the mop and resetting the mileage information of the mop. Through the above technical scheme, the longer the mileage of the mop on the working ground, the dirtier the mop. By comparing the mileage information of the mop, the cleaning robot can judge the state of the mop, so as to determine the timing of changing the mop, realize automatic identification of the state of the mop, and judge whether the mop needs to be changed.

The invention provides a cleaning method of a cleaning robot, a base station and equipment, and the method comprises the steps: executing a preset cleaning process for the cleaning robot after the cleaning robot returns to the base station; after the cleaning process is completed, the mop assembly is controlled to continue to rotate so as to suck water in the cleaning tank; and after the water pump system completes water injection to the cleaning robot, the water pump system is controlled to perform reverse suction so as to recover water in the pipeline. The mop assembly continues to rotate after cleaning is completed, and the water pump conducts reverse pumping after water injection is completed, so that residual water in the cleaning tank is effectively reduced, the risk of residual stains and bacterium breeding in the cleaning tank is reduced, and the cleaning effect is optimized.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a robot vacuum cleaner system characterized by comprising: one or more heterogeneous docking stations which can be arranged within a travel area and are assigned different docking signals according to the type; and a robot cleaner that receives the docking signals from the one or more heterogeneous docking stations and attempts docking, wherein the robot cleaner includes: a driving unit that moves a main body; a battery supplying power to the driving unit; and a sensor unit that receives the docking signal from the one or more docking stations for charging the battery, and when docking is necessary, the robot cleaner docks onto a docking station by determining the type of the docking station from the docking signals sensed by the sensor unit and determining a docking mode according to the type of the docking station. Therefore, when the heterogeneous docking stations are arranged in a single space, the robot cleaner can recognize a specific docking station and perform a docking operation for docking thereon to prevent a docking error. In addition, when the plurality of heterogeneous docking stations are arranged in a single space, the plurality of heterogeneous docking stations transmit different docking signals, and the robot charger can read the corresponding docking signals and travel to a specific docking station to reduce travel loss.

Provided are a dust box (160), a self-moving cleaning device (100), and a cleaning robot system. The dust box (160) is provided with a garbage storage cavity (162), and an air inlet (163) and a dust discharge port (164) that are communicated with the garbage storage cavity (162), the side wall of the garbage storage cavity (162) where the dust discharge port (164) is located and other side walls of the garbage storage cavity (162) in the circumferential direction being obliquely arranged; and a flow guide member (165) provided in the garbage storage cavity (162) and used for guiding an airflow flowing into the air inlet (163) to the dust discharge port (164). Therefore, the problem of garbage in the dust box (160) gathering in the corner of the garbage storage cavity (162) without being collected can be avoided, thereby improving the thoroughness of collecting the garbage in the dust box (160) to a base station (200).

The application provides a cleaning device, a cleaning base station and a control method, and belongs to the technical field of cleaning equipment. The cleaning device comprises a shell, a driving device, a lead screw, a protection switch, a first connecting pipe and a second connecting pipe. The output shaft of the driving device is in transmission connection with the lead screw through a gear box. The lead screw and the second connecting pipe are arranged in the interior of the shell. One end of the first connecting pipe is slidably sleeved with the second connecting pipe to form an extension pipe. The first limiting switch and the second limiting switch are electrically connected with the driving device to limit the first connecting pipe. The lead screw is sleeved with a lead screw nut, and the first connecting pipe is connected with the lead screw nut. The protection switch is arranged on the gear box, and the protection switch is electrically connected with the driving device. There is a space between the lead screw and the protection switch. Through the arrangement of the protection switch, the driving device can be controlled to stop running, so as to form a protection effect on the cleaning device, and the safety and stability of the cleaning device in the use process are improved.