Dust collection base station and cleaning system with same

Abstract

The invention discloses a dust collection base station and a cleaning system with the dust collection base station, the dust collection base station comprises a shell, the shell is provided with a first charging terminal and a dust collection interface, and the first charging terminal and the dust collection interface are both located on the lower portion of the same side of the shell in the first horizontal direction; the dust cup assembly is arranged on the shell, the dust cup assembly is provided with a dust inlet and an air outlet, and the dust inlet is communicated with the dust collection connector; the dust collection motor is arranged on the shell, and the air outlet is communicated with the dust collection motor. According to the dust collection base station, the shell can support the dust cup assembly, matching of the dust collection base station and the sweeping robot is more convenient, the dust cup assembly can store dust, and the dust collection motor can generate negative pressure in the dust cup assembly and at the dust collection connector through the dust collection motor. Dust enters the dust cup assembly from the dust collection connector under the action of negative pressure.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, and in particular to a dust collecting base station and a cleaning system having the same. Background Art

[0002] The rapid development of science and technology has brought many conveniences to people's daily lives. The intelligent home experience has stepped into the track of real life from the previous conceptual and high-end propaganda slogans. When people face the accumulated debris on the ground in the family, they have a more relaxed, simple, efficient, convenient and timely way to deal with it. People can buy a sweeping robot as a helper to clean up the debris. In daily life, the sweeping robot can automatically clean the dust, and can connect with the dust collection base station to transport the dust to the dust collection base station for temporary storage. After the dust collection base station is full of dust, the user can clean the dust collection base station. In related technologies, it is difficult to connect the sweeping robot and the dust collection base station. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the present invention is to propose a dust collection base station and a cleaning system having the same, wherein the dust collection base station can realize the dust collection function, and the connection between the dust collection base station and the sweeping robot is more convenient.

[0004] The present invention also provides a cleaning system having the above-mentioned dust collection base station.

[0005] According to the first aspect of the present invention, the dust collection base station includes: a shell, the shell is provided with a first charging terminal and a dust collection interface, the first charging terminal and the dust collection interface are both located at the lower part of the same side of the shell along the first horizontal direction; a dust cup assembly, the dust cup assembly is arranged on the shell, the dust cup assembly has a dust inlet and an air outlet, the dust inlet is connected to the dust collection interface; a dust collecting motor, the dust collecting motor is arranged on the shell, and the air outlet is connected to the dust collecting motor.

[0006] According to the dust collecting base station of the first aspect of the present invention, by setting up a shell, the shell can realize the assembly of the dust cup assembly on the dust collecting base station, and by the first charging terminal and the dust collecting interface being located at the lower part of the same side of the shell, the connection between the dust collecting base station and the sweeping robot can be made more convenient, and by setting up the dust cup assembly, the dust cup assembly can store dust, and by setting up a dust collecting motor, the dust collecting motor can generate negative pressure in the dust cup assembly and at the dust collecting interface, and the dust enters the dust cup assembly from the dust collecting interface under the action of the negative pressure.

[0007] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the first charging terminal is arranged on the upper side of the dust collection interface, and there are two first charging terminals, namely a first positive terminal and a first negative terminal, and the first positive terminal and the first negative terminal are respectively arranged at the left and right ends of the dust collection interface.

[0008] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the dust inlet and the air outlet are located on the same side of the dust cup assembly, and the air outlet is located on the upper side of the dust inlet.

[0009] According to some embodiments of the present invention, an exhaust outlet is provided on the shell, and the dust collection base station also includes a dust collection duct and an exhaust duct, the two ends of the dust collection duct are respectively connected to the dust collection interface and the dust inlet, the two ends of the exhaust duct are respectively connected to the air outlet and the dust collection motor, and the air outlet of the dust collection motor is connected to the exhaust outlet.

[0010] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the dust collection duct and the dust cup assembly are arranged along the first direction, and the dust cup assembly and the dust collection interface are located on the same side of the shell.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the exhaust air duct and the dust collecting air duct are located on the same side of the dust cup assembly, and the dust collecting motor is located at the lower part of the exhaust air duct.

[0012] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the dust collection air duct and the exhaust air duct are arranged along a horizontal second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

[0013] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the dust inlet is formed at the bottom of the dust cup assembly, the dust collection duct is located at the lower side of the dust cup assembly, and the exhaust duct is located at the rear side of the dust cup assembly.

[0014] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the dust inlet is formed at the bottom of the dust cup assembly, the dust collecting duct is located at the lower side of the dust cup assembly, the air outlet is formed at the top of the dust cup assembly, and the dust collecting motor is arranged at the top of the dust cup assembly.

[0015] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the dust collection duct includes: an inlet section and an extension section, the inlet section extends in a horizontal direction and one end of which is connected to the dust collection interface, one end of the extension section is connected to the other end of the inlet section, and the other end of the extension section extends vertically upward to the dust inlet.

[0016] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the dust collection base station also includes: a power board, which is arranged in the shell and below the dust cup assembly, the power board is electrically connected to the dust collection motor, and the power board is horizontally arranged; a control board, which is arranged in the shell and opposite to the first charging terminal in a horizontal direction, and the power board and the first charging terminal are both electrically connected to the control board.

[0017] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the control board is vertically arranged, the control board and the first charging terminal are opposite to each other in the thickness direction of the control board, and the power board is located between the control board and the dust cup assembly.

[0018] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the shell has a supporting portion, the dust cup assembly is disposed on the supporting portion and is located on the upper side of the supporting portion, and the dust collecting motor is disposed on the lower side of the supporting portion.

[0019] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the shell has a docking portion, at least a portion of the side wall of the dust cup assembly is in contact with the docking portion, the docking portion has a docking surface, and the docking portion is formed with a first docking interface that penetrates the docking surface along the thickness direction of the docking portion; the dust cup assembly and the docking portion are arranged in a horizontal direction, the dust cup assembly includes a dust cup, and the dust cup has a second docking interface, and when the dust cup assembly is set on the supporting portion, the first docking interface is connected to the second docking interface in a direction perpendicular to the docking surface.

[0020] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the first pair of interfaces includes a first dust inlet and a first air outlet arranged at intervals, and the second pair of interfaces includes a second dust inlet and a second air outlet arranged at intervals, and when the dust cup assembly is arranged on the supporting part, the first dust inlet is connected to the second dust inlet, and the first air outlet is connected to the second air outlet.

[0021] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the first dust inlet and the first air outlet are arranged vertically and spaced apart, and the first dust inlet is located at a lower side of the first air outlet.

[0022] According to some embodiments of the present invention, a docking groove is formed on the side of the docking portion facing the dust cup, the bottom wall of the docking groove is formed as the docking surface, a sealing member adapted to the shape of the docking groove is provided in the docking groove, and the sealing member abuts between the docking surface and the outer peripheral surface of the dust cup.

[0023] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the dust cup assembly includes: a dust cup having a cavity, the dust inlet being connected to the cavity; a cyclone separator, the cyclone separator being disposed in the cavity, and the air outlet being connected to the cyclone separator.

[0024] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the cyclone separator includes a separation cone, which is vertically arranged and defines a cyclone chamber on the inner side. The separation cone is formed with an inlet, a gas outlet and a dust outlet connected to the cyclone chamber. The inlet is formed on the peripheral wall of the separation cone, and the center line of the inlet is along the tangent direction of the separation cone. The gas outlet is formed at the top of the separation cone, and the dust outlet is formed at the bottom of the separation cone.

[0025] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the cyclone separator also includes: a separation cover, the top of the separation cone is open and forms the gas outlet, the separation cover is arranged on the top of the separation cone and covers the gas outlet, the separation cover is provided with an outlet pipe extending downward toward the cyclone chamber, the lower end of the outlet pipe extends downward beyond the lower edge of the inlet, and the upper end of the outlet pipe is connected to the gas outlet.

[0026] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the dust cup assembly further includes: a filter element, which is disposed between the cyclone separator and the air outlet; and a coarse filter element, which is disposed between the dust inlet and the cyclone separator.

[0027] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the direction in which the shell is docked with the sweeping robot is set to be the front-to-back direction, and in the left-to-right direction, the ratio of the width of the dust cup assembly to the total width of the dust collecting base station is greater than or equal to 70%.

[0028] According to some embodiments of the present invention, in the up and down directions, the ratio of the height of the dust cup assembly to the total height of the dust collecting base station is greater than or equal to 60%.

[0029] The cleaning system according to the second aspect of the present invention includes: the dust collection base station according to the first aspect of the present invention; a sweeping robot, the sweeping robot having a dust collection outlet and a second charging terminal, the sweeping robot having a mating state with the dust collection base station and a detached state with the dust collection base station, in which the dust collection outlet is connected to the dust collection interface, and / or the second charging terminal is connected to the first charging terminal.

[0030] According to the cleaning system of the second aspect of the present invention, by setting the dust collection base station according to the first aspect of the present invention, the cooperation between the dust collection base station and the sweeping robot can be made more convenient. The dust collection outlet and the dust collection interface are connected, and the dust collection base station can collect dust in the sweeping robot. By connecting the second charging terminal to the first charging terminal, the dust collection base station can charge the sweeping robot.

[0031] According to some embodiments of the present invention, a sealing ring is provided on the dust collection base station, and the sealing ring surrounds the dust collection interface. In the mating state, the sealing ring fits against the outer wall of the sweeping robot to seal the dust collection interface and the dust collection outlet.

[0032] According to some embodiments of the present invention, an opening area of ​​the dust collection interface is larger than an opening area of ​​the dust collection outlet.

[0033] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the height of the first charging terminal in the up-down direction is greater than the height of the second charging terminal in the up-down direction, and the width of the first charging terminal along the circumferential direction of the dust collection base station is greater than the width of the second charging terminal along the circumferential direction of the sweeping robot.

[0034] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the sweeping robot includes an image acquisition device, which is configured to obtain garbage information of the area to be cleaned; the dust collection base station also includes: a controller, which is configured to obtain the garbage information, and when the sweeping robot is docked with the dust collection base station, the controller controls the operating parameters of the dust collection motor at least partially based on the garbage information.

[0035] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the operating parameters of the dust collection motor include dust collection time and / or dust collection suction force.

[0036] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the garbage information includes at least one of garbage type, garbage volume, garbage material and garbage moisture content, and the garbage types include: dry garbage, wet garbage and mixed dry and wet garbage.

[0037] According to some embodiments of the present invention, under the condition that it is confirmed that the garbage in the area to be cleaned includes wet garbage, the controller controls to increase the dust collection suction force of the dust collecting motor.

[0038] According to some embodiments of the present invention, under the condition that it is confirmed that the wet garbage content in the garbage in the area to be cleaned is greater than a preset threshold, the controller controls to increase the dust collection time of the dust collection motor.

[0039] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the controller is configured to obtain the area type of the area to be cleaned, and the area types include: oily area, water-containing area and dusty area. The controller selects a suction curve model corresponding to the area type according to the area type, and controls the dust collection motor to operate with the suction curve model.

[0040] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the image acquisition device includes: a camera device and an analysis and recognition module, the camera device is used to obtain the garbage image of the area to be cleaned, the analysis and recognition module is connected to the camera device, and the analysis and recognition module determines the type of garbage based on the garbage image obtained by the camera device.

[0041] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the analysis and identification module determines the garbage type corresponding to the garbage in the area to be cleaned according to a preset correspondence between the garbage and the garbage type.

[0042] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be given in part in the following description and in part will be obvious from the following description, or will be learned through practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0043] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a cleaning system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0044] Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of a cleaning system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0045] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 An exploded view of a dust collecting station shown in FIG.

[0046] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a dust cup assembly shown in ;

[0047] Figure 5 yes Figure 4 A cross-sectional view of the dust cup assembly shown in ;

[0048] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 The enlarged view of point A in the middle;

[0049] Figure 7 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a dust collection base station shown in ;

[0050] Figure 8 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of another angle of the dust collection base station shown in FIG.

[0051] Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of a dust collection base station according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0052] Fig.10 is a schematic diagram of a dust collection base station according to yet another embodiment of the present invention;

[0053] Fig.11 yes Figure 1 Schematic diagram of another angle of the cleaning system shown in .

[0054] Reference numerals:

[0055] 1000. Cleaning system;

[0056] 100. Dust collection base station;

[0057] 10. Shell; 11. First charging terminal; 11a. First positive terminal; 11b. First negative terminal; 12. Dust collection interface; 13. Dust collection motor; 14. Exhaust port; 15. Seal; 15a. First seal; 15b. Second seal; 16. Power board; 17. Control board; 18. Support part; 181. Boss; 182. Limiting part; 183. Limiting groove; 19. Docking part; 191. Docking surface; 1911. First docking interface; 1911a. First dust inlet; 1911b. First air outlet; 192. Docking groove; 1921. First limiting rib;

[0058] 20. dust cup assembly; 21. dust inlet; 22. air outlet; 23. dust cup; 231. cavity; 24. cyclone separator; 241. separation cone; 2411. cyclone cavity; 2412. inlet; 2413. gas outlet; 2414. dust outlet; 242. separation cover; 2421. outlet pipe; 243. filter element; 244. coarse filter element; 25. protrusion; 251. second limiting rib; 26. second docking interface; 26a. second dust inlet; 26b. second air outlet;

[0059] 30. Dust collecting air duct; 31. Inlet section; 32. Extension section;

[0060] 40. Exhaust duct;

[0061] 50. Sealing ring;

[0062] 200. Cleaning robot; 210. Dust collection outlet; 220. Second charging terminal. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0063] Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to be used to explain the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0064] Reference below Figure 1-Figure 11 The dust collecting base station 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is described.

[0065] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the dust collecting base station 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes: a shell 10, a dust cup assembly 20 and a dust collecting motor 13.

[0066] Specifically, the housing 10 is provided with a first charging terminal 11 and a dust collection interface 12, and the first charging terminal 11 and the dust collection interface 12 are both located on the housing 10 along a first horizontal direction (for example Figure 3The dust cup assembly 20 is arranged on the shell 10 at the lower part of the same side of the front-to-back direction shown in the figure. The dust cup assembly 20 has a dust inlet 21 and an air outlet 22. The dust inlet 21 is connected to the dust collecting interface 12. The dust collecting motor 13 is arranged on the shell 10, and the air outlet 22 is connected to the dust collecting motor 13.

[0067] Among them, the shell 10 can realize the assembly of the dust cup assembly 20 on the dust collection base station 100, the first charging terminal 11 is used to charge the sweeping robot 200, the dust and air in the sweeping robot 200 enter the dust collection base station 100 from the dust collection interface 12, the dust cup assembly 20 separates the dust and air and stores the separated dust, and the dust collection motor 13 can generate the negative pressure required for the dust collection base station 100 to collect dust.

[0068] When the dust collection base station 100 collects dust in the sweeping robot, or the dust collection base station 100 charges the sweeping robot 200, the sweeping robot 200 moves on the ground to a position where it can cooperate with the dust collection base station 100, and the dust collection base station 100 is connected to the sweeping robot 200 through the dust collection interface 12 or the first charging terminal 11. In this embodiment, the first charging terminal 11 and the dust collection interface 12 are located at the lower part of the same side of the housing 10, so that the dust collection base station 100 can be more easily connected to the sweeping robot 200 through the first charging terminal 11 or the dust collection interface 12.

[0069] When the dust collecting station 100 performs dust collecting work, the dust collecting motor 13 generates negative pressure and transmits the negative pressure to the dust cup assembly 20 through the air outlet 22. The dust cup assembly 20 transmits the negative pressure to the dust collecting interface 12 through the dust inlet 21. Under the action of negative pressure, dust is sucked into the dust cup assembly 20 from the dust collecting interface 12, thereby realizing the dust collection function of the dust collecting station.

[0070] According to the dust collecting base station 100 of the first aspect of the present invention, by setting the shell 10, the dust cup assembly 20 can be assembled on the dust collecting base station 100. By the first charging terminal 11 and the dust collecting interface 12 being located at the lower part of the same side of the shell 10, the connection between the dust collecting base station 100 and the sweeping robot 200 can be more convenient. By setting the dust cup assembly 20, the dust cup assembly 20 can store dust. By setting the dust collecting motor 13, the dust collecting motor 13 can generate negative pressure in the dust cup assembly 20 and at the dust collecting interface 12. Dust enters the dust cup assembly 20 from the dust collecting interface 12 under the action of the negative pressure, thereby realizing the dust collection function of the dust collecting base station 100.

[0071] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 3 As shown, the first charging terminal 11 is provided on the upper side of the dust collection interface 12 (eg Figure 3The upper side of the dust collection interface 12 shown in the figure), there are two first charging terminals 11, which are a first positive terminal 11a and a first negative terminal 11b, and the first positive terminal 11a and the first negative terminal 11b are arranged at the left and right ends of the dust collection interface 12 respectively.

[0072] After the dust collection base station 100 finishes collecting dust, dust may exist in the dust collection interface 12. By setting the first electrical terminal on the upper side of the dust collection interface 12, the probability of dust in the dust collection interface 12 falling onto the first charging terminal 11 and affecting the function of the first charging terminal 11 can be reduced, thereby reducing the failure rate during the operation of the dust collection base station 100.

[0073] When the dust collection base station 100 is connected to the sweeping robot 200, the first positive terminal 11a and the first negative terminal 11b can form a current loop between the dust collection station and the sweeping robot 200, thereby realizing charging of the sweeping robot 200. Specifically, the first positive terminal 11a and the first negative terminal 11b arranged at the left and right ends of the dust collection interface 12 are connected to the sweeping robot 200, so that the connection between the first charging terminal 11 and the sweeping robot 200 can be made more stable. At the same time, the first positive terminal 11a and the first negative terminal 11b can provide positioning for the connection process, thereby improving the position accuracy of the dust collection base station 100 and the sweeping robot 200 after the connection, and then improving the position accuracy of the dust collection interface 12 and the sweeping robot 200 after the connection, and ensuring the working effect of the dust collection base station 100.

[0074] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 4 As shown, the dust inlet 21 and the air outlet 22 are located on the same side of the dust cup assembly 20, and the air outlet 22 is located on the upper side of the dust inlet 21. In this way, the distance between the dust inlet 21 and the air outlet 22 is short, and the loss of negative pressure between the dust inlet 21 and the air outlet 22 is small, thereby improving the dust collection efficiency of the dust collection base station 100, and the dust collection duct 30 and the exhaust duct 40 are connected to the same side of the dust cup assembly 20, which can improve the utilization rate of the layout space and make the overall layout of the dust collection base station 100 more compact.

[0075] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 2 and Figure 7As shown, an exhaust port 14 is provided on the shell 10, and the dust collecting base station 100 also includes a dust collecting duct 30 and an exhaust duct 40. The two ends of the dust collecting duct 30 are respectively connected to the dust collecting interface 12 and the dust inlet 21, and the two ends of the exhaust duct 40 are respectively connected to the air outlet 22 and the dust collecting motor 13, and the air outlet of the dust collecting motor 13 is connected to the exhaust port 14. Among them, by setting the exhaust port 14, a avoidance space can be provided for the exhaust duct 40, and the exhaust duct 40 passes through the exhaust port 14 and is connected to the air outlet 22. By setting the dust collecting duct 30, the dust collecting duct 30 can conduct negative pressure, absorb dust, and limit the movement path of dust. By setting the exhaust duct 40, the exhaust duct 40 can conduct the negative pressure generated by the dust collecting motor 13.

[0076] When the dust collecting base station 100 performs dust collecting work, the dust collecting motor 13 generates negative pressure and transmits the negative pressure to the dust cup assembly 20 through the exhaust air duct 40 and the air outlet 22. The dust cup assembly 20 transmits the negative pressure to the dust collecting interface 12 through the dust inlet 21 and the dust collecting air duct 30. Under the action of negative pressure, dust and air enter the dust collecting interface 12 and enter the dust cup assembly 20 through the dust collecting air duct 30 and the dust inlet 21. The dust cup assembly 20 separates the dust and air. The dust is collected in the dust cup assembly 20 and the air flows out from the air outlet 22 and reaches the dust collecting motor 13 through the exhaust air duct 40. Thus, the dust collection work of the dust collecting base station 100 is completed.

[0077] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 7 As shown, the dust collecting air duct 30 and the dust cup assembly 20 are arranged along a first direction (eg Figure 7 In this way, the dust collecting station 100 has a lower height in the vertical direction and a larger projection area in the vertical direction, so that the dust collecting station 100 is more stable when placed on the ground. The dust cup assembly 20 and the dust collecting interface 12 are located on the same side of the housing 10, so that the layout space on the housing 10 can be reasonably utilized, making the structure of the dust collecting station 100 more compact.

[0078] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 7 As shown, the exhaust duct 40 and the dust collecting duct 30 are located on the same side of the dust cup assembly 20, and the dust collecting motor 13 is located at the lower part of the exhaust duct 40. In this way, it is helpful to reduce the space occupied by the dust collecting base station 100 in the first direction, thereby further reducing the size of the dust collecting base station 100, and the dust collecting motor 13 has a large mass, so that the center of gravity of the dust collecting base station 100 is lower, and the stability of the dust collecting base station 100 is improved.

[0079] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 8 As shown, the dust collecting air duct 30 and the exhaust air duct 40 are arranged along a second horizontal direction (eg Figure 8The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. As a result, the exhaust air duct 40 and the dust collecting air duct 30 are arranged more compactly on the dust collecting base station 100, so that the exhaust air duct 40 and the dust collecting air duct 30 occupy a smaller arrangement space on the dust collecting base station 100, thereby reducing the size of the dust collecting base station 100.

[0080] In some embodiments of the present invention, Fig. 9 As shown, the dust inlet 21 is formed at the bottom of the dust cup assembly 20, the dust collecting duct 30 is located at the lower side of the dust cup assembly 20, and the exhaust duct 40 is located at the rear side of the dust cup assembly 20. In this way, one end of the dust collecting duct 30 is connected to the dust collecting interface 12 located at the lower part of the housing 10, and the other end is connected to the dust inlet 21 at the bottom of the dust cup assembly 20. The length of the dust collecting duct 30 is shorter, thereby further improving the dust collection efficiency. At the same time, during use, the user needs to observe the amount of dust in the dust cup assembly 20, so as to clean the dust in time so that the dust collection station can work normally. By setting the exhaust duct 40 at the rear side of the dust cup assembly 20, the front side of the dust cup assembly 20 can be exposed, which is convenient for the user to observe the amount of dust in the dust cup assembly 20.

[0081] In some embodiments of the present invention, Fig.10 As shown, the dust inlet 21 is formed at the bottom of the dust cup assembly 20, the dust collection air duct 30 is located at the lower side of the dust cup assembly 20, the air outlet 22 is formed at the top of the dust cup assembly 20, and the dust collection motor 13 is arranged at the top of the dust cup assembly 20. In other words, the dust collection motor 13 directly generates negative pressure in the dust cup assembly 20, so that the negative pressure generated by the dust collection motor 13 is transmitted to the dust collection interface 12 with less loss, thereby further improving the dust collection efficiency.

[0082] When the dust collecting base station 100 performs dust collecting work, the dust collecting motor 13 generates negative pressure in the dust cup assembly 20, and the dust cup assembly 20 transmits the negative pressure to the dust collecting air duct 30 and the dust collecting interface 12 at the bottom of the shell 10 through the dust inlet 21 at the bottom. Under the action of negative pressure, dust and air enter the dust collecting air duct 30 from the dust collecting interface 12 at the bottom of the shell 10, and enter the dust cup assembly 20 from the dust inlet 21 at the bottom of the dust cup assembly 20 along the dust collecting air duct 30. The dust cup assembly 20 separates dust and air and collects dust, and the air flows from the air outlet 22 to the dust collecting motor 13, thereby completing the dust collection work of the dust collecting base station 100.

[0083] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 7 As shown, the dust collecting air duct 30 includes: an inlet section 31 and an extension section 32. The inlet section 31 extends in a horizontal direction (eg Figure 7The extension section 32 is connected to the dust collection interface 12 at one end, and one end of the extension section 32 is connected to the other end of the inlet section 31, and the other end of the extension section 32 is vertically extended upward to the dust inlet 21. Thus, the dust collection air duct 30 is arranged in the dust collection base station 100. When the dust collection base station 100 performs dust collection, dust and air enter the inlet section 31 from the horizontal direction, and when the air flows along the inlet section 31 and reaches the extension section 32, the air flow changes direction and moves vertically upward, and then flows vertically upward along the extension section 32 and enters the dust cup assembly 20 from the dust inlet 21.

[0084] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 2 As shown, the dust collection base station 100 further includes: a power board 16 and a control board 17. Specifically, the power board 16 is arranged in the housing 10 and below the dust cup assembly 20. The power board 16 is electrically connected to the dust collection motor 13. The power board 16 is arranged horizontally. The control board 17 is arranged in the housing 10 and is opposite to the first charging terminal 11 in the horizontal direction. The power board 16 and the first charging terminal 11 are both electrically connected to the control board 17. By arranging the power board 16, the power board 16 can distribute the current input into the dust collection base station 100 to each power unit in the dust collection base station 100, so that the dust collection base station 100 can be operated. By arranging the control board 17, the control board 17 can control the electrical connection between the power board 16 and the power elements in the dust collection base station 100 and the electrical connection between the first charging terminal 11 and the sweeping robot 200 according to the working mode of the dust collection base station 100, so as to realize the switching of the working mode of the dust collection base station 100.

[0085] Among them, the power board 16 is horizontally arranged below the dust cup assembly 20, which can better utilize the layout space in the housing 10, making the structure of the dust collection base station 100 more compact, thereby further reducing the size of the dust collection base station 100. The control board 17 and the first charging terminal 11 are relatively horizontally, which can make the distance between the control board 17 and the first charging terminal 11 closer, thereby reducing the probability of failure of the electrical connection between the control board 17 and the first charging terminal 11, and improving the reliability of the dust collection base station 100 during operation.

[0086] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 2 As shown, the control board 17 is vertically arranged, and the control board 17 is opposite to the first charging terminal 11 in the thickness direction of the control board 17. In this way, the layout space in the shell 10 can be better utilized, making the structure of the dust collection base station 100 more compact, thereby further reducing the size of the dust collection base station 100.

[0087] The power board 16 is located between the control board 17 and the dust cup assembly 20, which can make the distance between the power board 16 and the control board 17 closer, thereby reducing the probability of electrical connection failure between the power board 16 and the control board 17 and improving the reliability of the dust collection base station 100 during operation.

[0088] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 2 As shown, the axis of the dust cup assembly 20 and the axis of the dust collecting motor 13 both extend in the vertical direction. In this way, in the vertical direction, the dust cup assembly 20 and the dust collecting motor 13 exert a relatively uniform force on the dust collecting base station 100, thereby improving the stability of the dust cup assembly 20 and the dust collecting motor 13 in the dust collecting base station 100, and further improving the stability of the dust collecting base station 100 during operation.

[0089] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 3 As shown, the housing 10 has a support portion 18, the dust cup assembly 20 is arranged on the support portion 18 and is located on the upper side of the support portion 18, and the dust collecting motor 13 is arranged on the lower side of the support portion 18. The dust cup assembly 20 is supported on the support portion 18 to achieve the connection between the dust cup assembly 20 and the housing 10, which can reduce the difficulty of operation during assembly, thereby improving production efficiency. The weight of the dust cup assembly 20 is less than the weight of the dust collecting motor 13, and the dust collecting motor 13 will generate a large rotational torque when working. By arranging the dust cup assembly 20 on the upper side of the support portion 18 and the dust collecting motor 13 on the lower side of the support portion 18, the dust collecting base station 100 can be made more stable.

[0090] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 2-Figure 4 As shown, the shell 10 has a docking portion 19, at least part of the side wall of the dust cup assembly 20 is in contact with the docking portion 19, the docking portion 19 has a docking surface 191, and the docking portion 19 is formed with a first docking port 1911 that passes through the docking surface 191 along the thickness direction of the docking portion 19. The dust cup assembly 20 and the docking portion 19 are arranged in a horizontal direction, the dust cup assembly 20 includes a dust cup 23, and the dust cup 23 has a second docking port 26. When the dust cup assembly 20 is set on the support portion 18, the first docking port 1911 is connected to the second docking port 26 in a direction perpendicular to the docking surface 191.

[0091] At least part of the side wall of the dust cup assembly 20 is in contact with the shell 10, so that the shielding of the dust cup assembly 20 by the shell 10 can be reduced, which is convenient for the user to observe the dust accumulation in the dust cup assembly 20. At the same time, the user can have more points of force when taking the dust cup assembly 20, so that it is convenient for the user to remove the dust cup assembly 20 from the shell 10, thereby further improving the user's experience. In addition, the contact area between the support part 18 and the dust cup assembly 20 is small, which can save the manufacturing material of the support part 18, thereby reducing the production cost, and reducing the mass of the shell 10, thereby improving the lightweight degree of the dust collection base station 100.

[0092] When assembling the dust cup assembly 20 and the shell 10, place the dust cup assembly 20 on the support portion 18 of the shell 10 at a suitable angle, and make the outer wall surface of the dust cup 23 abut against the docking surface 191 of the shell 10, and align the first docking interface 1911 and the second docking interface 26 in a direction perpendicular to the docking surface 191 so that the first docking interface 1911 and the second docking interface 26 are connected, thereby realizing the assembly of the dust cup assembly 20 and the shell 10.

[0093] By fitting at least part of the side wall of the dust cup assembly 20 with the shell 10, the convenience of the user in cleaning the dust cup assembly 20 can be further improved, and it is convenient for the user to observe the dust accumulation in the dust cup assembly 20, thereby further improving the user experience. At the same time, it saves production materials, reduces production costs, and helps the dust collection base station 100 to achieve lightweight.

[0094] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 3 As shown, the first docking port 1911 includes a first dust inlet 1911a and a first air outlet 1911b arranged at intervals, and the second docking port 26 includes a second dust inlet 26a and a second air outlet 26b arranged at intervals. When the dust cup assembly 20 is set on the support part 18, the first dust inlet 1911a is connected to the second dust inlet 26a, and the first air outlet 1911b is connected to the second air outlet 26b.

[0095] When the dust collecting base station 100 is working, the dust collecting component generates negative pressure at the first air outlet 1911b of the shell 10 and transmits the negative pressure to the dust cup assembly 20 through the second air outlet 26b. Under the action of the negative pressure, the air in the dust collecting component carries the dust through the shell 10 from the first dust inlet 1911a to the second dust inlet 26a and then enters the dust cup assembly 20, thereby realizing the dust collection process of the dust collecting base station 100.

[0096] Among them, by setting the first air outlet 1911b and the second air outlet 26b, when the dust collecting base station 100 is working, the dust collecting component can transfer the negative pressure to the dust cup component 20 through the first air outlet 1911b and the second air outlet 26b, and by setting the first dust inlet 1911a and the second dust inlet 26a, when the dust collecting base station 100 is working, the dust in the dust collecting component enters the dust cup component 20 from the first dust inlet 1911a and the second dust inlet 26a under the action of negative pressure.

[0097] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 3As shown, the first dust inlet 1911a and the first air outlet 1911b are arranged at intervals up and down, and the first dust inlet 1911a is located at the lower side of the first air outlet 1911b. In this way, when the dust collecting base station 100 is working, under the action of the negative pressure at the first air outlet 1911b, the air carries the dust from the first dust inlet 1911a into the dust cup 23, and the gravity of the dust will offset part of the upward suction force generated by the negative pressure at the first air outlet 1911b on the dust, thereby reducing the probability of dust being sucked toward the first air outlet 1911b and improving the dust collecting effect.

[0098] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 2-Figure 4 As shown, a docking groove 192 is formed on one side of the docking portion 19 facing the dust cup 23, and the bottom wall of the docking groove 192 is formed as a docking surface 191. A sealing member 15 matching the shape of the docking groove 192 is provided in the docking groove 192, and the sealing member 15 abuts between the docking surface 191 and the outer peripheral surface of the dust cup 23. By providing the sealing member 15, the first docking interface 1911 and the second docking interface 26 can be sealed, thereby ensuring the dust collection effect of the dust collection base station 100. By providing the docking groove 192, the dust cup assembly 20 and the shell 10 can be positioned during assembly, and the displacement of the dust cup assembly 20 relative to the shell 10 can be further limited, making the dust cup assembly 20 more stable on the shell 10. By matching the shape of the sealing member 15 with the docking groove 192, the gap between the dust cup 23 and the docking surface 191 abutted by the sealing member 15 is evenly distributed, thereby improving the assembly accuracy of the dust cup assembly 20 on the shell 10.

[0099] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the seal 15 includes: a first seal 15a and a second seal 15b, and the two side surfaces of the first seal 15a and the second seal 15b in the thickness direction are respectively in contact with the docking surface 191 and the outer peripheral surface of the dust cup assembly 20. Among them, the first seal 15a is arranged around the first dust inlet 1911a and the second dust inlet 26a, so that the first dust inlet 1911a and the second dust inlet 26a can be sealed and connected, thereby preventing dust from escaping from between the dust cup assembly 20 and the docking portion 19. The second seal 15b is arranged between the first air outlet 1912b and the second air outlet 26b, so that the first air outlet 1912b and the second air outlet 26b can be sealed and connected, reducing the negative pressure loss during the dust collection process, thereby ensuring the dust collection effect of the dust collection base station 100.

[0100] In some embodiments of the present invention, the first seal 15a and the second seal 15b are made of flexible materials. Thus, the first seal 15a and the second seal 15b can seal the first dust inlet 1911a and the second dust inlet 26a, and the first air outlet 1912b and the second air outlet 26b, and at the same time, can absorb the vibration between the dust cup assembly 20 and the docking surface 191, so that the dust cup assembly 20 is more stable on the housing 10, and the working process of the dust collecting station 100 is more stable.

[0101] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 3 As shown, a first limiting rib 1921 extending vertically is provided on the opposite side walls of the docking groove 192, and the first limiting rib 1921 is separated from the bottom wall of the docking groove 192. The surface of the dust cup assembly 20 is provided with a protrusion 25 that cooperates with the docking groove 192, and the surface of the protrusion 25 facing the side wall of the docking groove 192 is provided with a second limiting rib 251. The second limiting rib 251 is located on the side of the first limiting rib 1921 facing the docking surface 191 and abuts against the first limiting rib 1921.

[0102] When the dust cup assembly 20 is assembled to the shell 10, the protrusion 25 of the dust cup assembly 20 is gradually extended from the top of the shell 10 into the docking groove 192, and the second limiting rib 251 is located on the side of the first limiting rib 1921 close to the bottom wall of the docking groove 192. When the lower end of the dust cup assembly 20 is supported on the support part 18, the assembly of the dust cup assembly 20 on the shell 10 is completed.

[0103] In the assembly process, the first limiting rib 1921 and the second limiting rib 251 cooperate to guide and position the dust cup assembly 20, thereby reducing the difficulty of operation during the assembly process. When the assembly is completed, the first limiting rib 1921 will abut against the second limiting rib 251 to prevent the dust cup assembly 20 from moving relative to the housing 10, thereby achieving the fixation of the dust cup assembly 20 on the housing 10.

[0104] When the dust cup assembly 20 is removed from the shell 10, the dust cup assembly 20 is moved in the opposite direction of the above-mentioned path to gradually separate from the shell 10. When the dust cup assembly 20 is completely separated from the shell 10, the removal of the dust cup assembly 20 from the shell 10 is completed. During the disassembly process, the first limiting rib 1921 and the second limiting rib 251 cooperate to provide guidance for the movement of the dust cup assembly 20, which can make the disassembly process easier.

[0105] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, the top of the support portion 18 has a boss 181, and the lower surface of the dust cup assembly 20 has a positioning groove that cooperates with the boss 181. When the dust cup assembly 20 is assembled on the housing 10, the boss 181 cooperates with the positioning groove to prevent the relative displacement of the dust cup assembly 20 and the housing 10 in the horizontal direction, thereby making the installation of the dust cup assembly 20 on the housing 10 more stable, further improving the stability of the dust collection base station 100.

[0106] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, the support portion 18 has a limiting portion 182 extending in the circumferential direction of the support portion 18, and both ends of the limiting portion 182 in the circumferential direction are connected to the docking portion 19 to jointly define a limiting groove 183, and the lower end of the dust cup assembly 20 is located in the limiting groove 183. When the dust cup assembly 20 is assembled to the shell 10, the limiting groove 183 can play a positioning role. When the dust cup assembly 20 is supported on the support portion 18, the lower end of the dust cup assembly 20 cooperates with the limiting groove 183 to prevent the displacement between the lower end of the dust cup assembly 20 and the shell 10 in the horizontal direction, thereby improving the stability of the dust cup assembly 20 installed on the shell 10, and further improving the stability of the dust collecting station 100.

[0107] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 5 As shown, the dust cup assembly 20 includes: a dust cup 23 and a cyclone separator 24. The dust cup 23 has a cavity 231. The dust inlet 21 is connected to the cavity 231. The cyclone separator 24 is arranged in the cavity 231. The air outlet 22 is connected to the cyclone separator 24. The dust cup 23 provides a layout space for the components in the dust cup assembly 20 and a storage space for dust. The cyclone separator 24 can separate the dust and air entering the cyclone separator 24. The air after the dust is separated leaves the dust cup assembly 20 from the air outlet 22.

[0108] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 6 As shown, the cyclone separator 24 includes a separation cone 241, which is vertically arranged and defines a cyclone chamber 2411 on the inner side. The separation cone 241 is formed with an inlet 2412, a gas outlet 2413 and a dust outlet 2414 which are connected to the cyclone chamber 2411. The inlet 2412 is formed on the peripheral wall of the separation cone 241, and the center line of the inlet 2412 is along the tangent direction of the separation cone 241. The gas outlet 2413 is formed at the top of the separation cone 241, and the dust outlet 2414 is formed at the bottom of the separation cone 241.

[0109] During the operation of the dust collecting station 100, the air carrying dust enters the dust cup assembly 20 from the dust inlet 21. In the dust cup assembly 20, when the air carrying dust enters the cyclone chamber 2411 from the inlet 2412 of the separation cone 241, the air carrying dust changes from linear motion to circular motion to form a rotating airflow, and most of the rotating airflow flows downward in a spiral along the wall of the separation cone 241, wherein the dust is thrown toward the wall of the separation cone 241 under the action of centrifugal force and loses its inertial force after contacting the wall of the separation cone 241. Under the action of gravity, the dust will slide down along the wall of the separation cone 241 and finally enter the dust cup 23 from the dust outlet 2414. At the same time, the rotating downward rotating airflow continuously flows into the central part of the separation cone 241 during the descent process, thereby forming a rotating upward radial airflow, which flows out from the gas outlet 2413 of the cyclone chamber 2411, thereby completing the separation of dust and air in the separation cone 241.

[0110] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 6 As shown, there are multiple separation cones 241, and the multiple separation cones 241 are arranged in a horizontal plane and connected to each other. For example, the number of separation cones 241 can be two, three or four, so that each separation cone 241 can separate dust and gas from the airflow entering therein, thereby improving the dust and gas separation effect of the cyclone separator 24.

[0111] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 6 As shown, the cyclone separator 24 also includes: a separation cover 242, the top of the separation cone 241 is open and forms a gas outlet 2413, the separation cover 242 is arranged on the top of the separation cone 241 and covers the gas outlet 2413, and the separation cover 242 is provided with an outlet pipe 2421 extending downward toward the cyclone chamber 2411, the lower end of the outlet pipe 2421 extends downward beyond the lower edge of the inlet 2412, and the upper end of the outlet pipe 2421 is connected to the gas outlet 22.

[0112] In this way, the airflow in the separation chamber entering from the inlet 2412 will be blocked by the separation cover 242 when it flows directly to the gas outlet 2413, thereby preventing the air carrying dust entering from the inlet 2412 from directly flowing out from the gas outlet 2413. At the same time, part of the airflow will collide with the outer peripheral wall of the outlet pipe 2421, causing the airflow direction to change sharply. The airflow after the collision flows downward along the axial direction of the outlet pipe 2421, and the dust in the airflow will fall downward under the action of gravity and inertia. The downward-flowing airflow will flow from the outlet pipe 2421 to the gas outlet 22 at the bottom of the outlet pipe 2421 along with the radial airflow.

[0113] Thereby, the dust and gas separation effect of the cyclone separator 24 is further improved, wherein, preferably, the lead-out pipe 2421 and the separation cone 241 are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence.

[0114] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 6 As shown, the dust cup assembly 20 further includes: a filter 243 and a coarse filter 244, wherein the filter 243 is disposed between the cyclone separator 24 and the air outlet 22, and the coarse filter 244 is disposed between the dust inlet 21 and the cyclone separator 24. By providing the filter 243, the filter 243 can filter the air entering the air outlet 22 from the cyclone separator 24, thereby reducing the probability of dust entering the exhaust air duct 40 and the dust collecting motor 13, and improving the dust collecting effect of the dust collecting base station 100. By providing the coarse filter 244, the coarse filter 244 can preliminarily filter the dust and air, and prevent dust with larger particles from entering the cyclone separator 24, thereby improving the separation effect of dust and air, and further improving the dust collecting effect of the dust collecting base station 100.

[0115] In some embodiments of the present invention, the coarse filter 244 is annular and sleeved on the radially outer side of the cyclone separator 24, and the coarse filter 244 at least covers the inlet 2412 of the cyclone separator 24. In this way, the coarse filter 244 can be more firmly attached to the cyclone separator 24, and the coarse filter 244 can filter both dust and air entering the cyclone separator 24, thereby ensuring the effect of the coarse filter 244.

[0116] In some embodiments of the present invention, Fig.11 As shown, the direction in which the housing 10 and the cleaning robot 200 are docked is set to be the front-to-back direction (for example Figure 1 In the left-right direction, the ratio of the width of the dust cup assembly 20 to the total width of the dust collection base station 100 is greater than or equal to 70%. For example, the width of the dust cup assembly 20 can be 70%, 80% or 90% of the total width of the dust collection base station 100.

[0117] Currently, the dust collecting base station 100 on the market uses a dust cup assembly 20 to store dust. The width of the dust cup assembly 20 is approximately 50% of the width of the dust collecting base station 100. This will result in a smaller volume of the dust cup assembly 20. During use, the frequency of users cleaning the dust in the dust cup assembly 20 will increase, thereby reducing the user experience.

[0118] In this embodiment, the width of the dust cup assembly 20 is greater than or equal to 70% of the total width of the dust collecting base station 100. In this way, the dust cup assembly 20 has a larger volume, and the dust cup assembly 20 can store more dust during use, thereby reducing the frequency of the user cleaning the dust cup assembly 20 and improving the user experience.

[0119] In some embodiments of the present invention, in the vertical direction, the ratio of the height of the dust cup assembly 20 to the total height of the dust collecting station 100 is greater than or equal to 60%. For example, the ratio of the height of the dust cup assembly 20 to the total height of the dust collecting station 100 can be 60%, 61% or 70%, thereby ensuring that the dust cup assembly 20 has a sufficient height, thereby further ensuring that the dust cup assembly 20 has a larger volume, so that the dust cup assembly 20 can store more dust, thereby reducing the frequency of cleaning the dust cup assembly 20 during use by the user, thereby improving the user's experience.

[0120] In some embodiments of the present invention, in the horizontal projection plane, both side edges of the dust cup assembly 20 in the left and right directions do not exceed both side edges of the shell 10 in the left and right directions. In this way, in the left and right directions, the shell 10 completely supports the dust cup assembly 20 at the connection between the dust cup assembly 20 and the shell 10, so that the dust cup assembly 20 is more stable on the shell 10.

[0121] In some embodiments of the present invention, in the horizontal projection plane, the ratio of the projection area of ​​the dust cup assembly 20 to the projection area of ​​the dust collecting base station 100 is 50%-60%. For example, the ratio of the projection area of ​​the dust cup assembly 20 to the projection area of ​​the dust collecting base station 100 can be 50%, 55% or 60%, thereby further ensuring that the area of ​​the bottom wall of the dust cup assembly 20 in the up and down directions is large enough, thereby further ensuring that the dust cup assembly 20 has sufficient volume, so that the dust cup assembly 20 can store more dust, thereby reducing the frequency of cleaning the dust cup assembly 20 during use by the user, thereby improving the user's experience. At the same time, in the process of product design, the ratio of the projection area of ​​the dust cup assembly 20 to the projection area of ​​the dust collecting base station 100 can be adjusted according to design needs to meet more product design requirements.

[0122] In some embodiments of the present invention, the docking portion 19 extends along the circumference of the dust cup assembly 20, and the ratio between the length of the docking portion 19 in the circumferential direction of the dust cup assembly 20 and the total outer circumference length of the dust cup assembly 20 is 25%-50%.

[0123] That is, in the circumferential direction of the dust cup assembly 20, the outer periphery of the outer peripheral surface in the range of 90°-180° on the rear side of the dust cup assembly 20 is provided with a docking portion 19. In this way, it can be ensured that the docking portion 19 and the dust cup assembly 20 have sufficient contact area, so that the docking portion 19 supports the dust cup assembly 20 more stably, and it is convenient to achieve the connection between the docking portion 19 and the dust cup assembly 20. At the same time, the dust cup assembly 20 has sufficient exposed area, and during the user's use, it is convenient to observe the amount of dust stored in the dust cup assembly 20, so that the dust in the dust cup assembly 20 can be cleaned out in time to ensure the normal operation of the dust collection base station 100.

[0124] Reference below Figure 1-Figure 11 A cleaning system 1000 according to an embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention is described.

[0125] like Figure 1 As shown, the cleaning system 1000 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes: the dust collection base station 100 and the cleaning robot 200 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0126] Specifically, the sweeping robot 200 has a dust collection outlet 210 and a second charging terminal 220. The sweeping robot 200 has a mating state with the dust collection base station 100 and a separation state with the dust collection base station 100. In the mating state, the dust collection outlet 210 is connected to the dust collection interface 12, and / or the second charging terminal 220 is connected to the first charging terminal 11.

[0127] That is to say, when the sweeping robot 200 and the dust collection base station 100 are in a cooperative state, the dust collection outlet 210 and the dust collection interface 12 can be connected, the second charging terminal 220 can be connected to the first charging terminal 11, or the dust collection outlet 210 and the dust collection interface 12 can be connected and the second charging terminal 220 can be connected to the first charging terminal 11.

[0128] When the sweeping robot 200 and the dust collecting base station 100 are in a separated state, the sweeping robot 200 can clean the ground and collect dust on the ground. When the sweeping robot 200 and the dust collecting base station 100 are in a matched state, the dust collecting outlet 210 is connected with the dust collecting interface 12, and the dust in the sweeping robot 200 can enter the dust collecting base station 100 through the dust collecting outlet 210 and the dust collecting interface 12, so that the dust collecting base station 100 can collect the dust in the sweeping robot 200, and the dust collecting base station 100 can charge the sweeping robot 200 through the second charging terminal 220 connected with the first charging terminal 11, so that the sweeping robot 200 has enough power to work.

[0129] According to the cleaning system 1000 of the second aspect of the present invention, by setting the dust collection base station 100 according to the first aspect of the present invention, the frequency of cleaning the dust cup assembly 20 during use by the user can be reduced, thereby improving the user experience. The dust collection interface 12 of the dust collection base station 100 is connected to the dust collection outlet 210 of the sweeping robot 200. The dust collection base station 100 can suck the dust in the sweeping robot 200 from the dust collection outlet 210 and the dust collection interface 12 into the dust cup assembly 20. The sweeping robot 200 can be charged by connecting the first charging terminal 11 of the dust collection base station 100 and the second charging terminal 220 of the sweeping robot 200.

[0130] In some embodiments of the present invention, Fig.11 As shown, in the left and right directions (e.g. Figure 1In the left-right direction shown in ), the ratio between the width of the dust collection base station 100 and the width of the sweeping robot 200 is 40%-60%. For example, the width of the dust collection base station 100 can be 40%, 50% or 60% of the width of the sweeping robot 200. In this way, the width of the dust collection base station 100 is smaller, and the sweeping robot 200 can move faster to the side of the dust collection base station 100 where the dust collection interface 12 and the first charging terminal 1111 are provided and adjust to a posture that can cooperate with the dust collection base station 100. The user has a shorter waiting time during use, thereby improving the user experience.

[0131] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 1 As shown, a sealing ring 50 is provided on the dust collection base station 100 , and the sealing ring 50 surrounds the dust collection interface 12 . In the mating state, the sealing ring 50 fits with the outer wall of the sweeping robot 200 to seal the dust collection interface 12 and the dust collection outlet 210 .

[0132] In the mating state, the sealing ring 50 fits against the outer wall of the sweeping robot 200 to seal the dust collection interface 12 and the dust collection outlet 210, which can prevent the garbage and dust in the sweeping robot 200 from leaking out from the gap between the dust collection outlet 210 and the dust collection interface 12, avoid repetitive work, and avoid secondary dusting, thereby protecting the indoor air environment.

[0133] Preferably, the sealing ring 50 is a rubber part with a certain elasticity. When the front end of the sweeping robot 200 moves toward the docking direction between the sweeping robot 200 and the dust collection base station 100, the sealing ring 50 can be pressed through the outer wall of the sweeping robot 200 to achieve an interference fit, thereby ensuring that the seal is leak-proof during the dust collection process.

[0134] In some embodiments of the present invention, the opening area of ​​the dust collection interface 12 is larger than the opening area of ​​the dust collection outlet 210. When the cleaning system 1000 is working, negative pressure is generated in the dust collection interface 12 to suck dust out of the dust collection outlet 210. Since the opening area of ​​the dust collection interface 12 is larger than the opening area of ​​the dust collection outlet 210, the dust collection interface 12 can suck dust flowing out of the dust collection outlet 210 to a greater extent, thereby improving the dust collection effect of the dust collection base station 100.

[0135] In some embodiments of the present invention, the height of the first charging terminal 11 in the vertical direction is greater than the height of the second charging terminal 220 in the vertical direction, and the width of the first charging terminal 11 along the circumferential direction of the dust collection base station 100 is greater than the width of the second charging terminal 220 along the circumferential direction of the sweeping robot 200. As a result, the sweeping robot 200 and the dust collection base station 100 can be docked more easily, and a larger docking error can be allowed between the first charging terminal 11 and the second charging terminal 220, so that the dust collection base station 100 can be docked with sweeping robots 200 of different models more easily.

[0136] In some embodiments of the present invention, the sweeping robot 200 includes an image acquisition device, which is configured to obtain garbage information of the area to be cleaned. The dust collection base station 100 also includes: a controller, which is configured to obtain garbage information. When the sweeping robot 200 is docked with the dust collection base station 100, the controller controls the operating parameters of the dust collection motor 13 at least partially based on the garbage information.

[0137] It should be noted that when the cleaning robot 200 is working, the cleaning robot 200 can not only clean the dust on the ground, but also clean the garbage on the ground and collect it into the cleaning robot 200.

[0138] When the sweeping robot 200 is working, the image acquisition device collects garbage information of the cleaning area in real time, wherein the garbage information may be information such as the type of garbage, the amount of garbage, or the size of the individual garbage. The controller determines the collected garbage information and then controls the dust collecting motor 13 to operate with appropriate parameters.

[0139] For example, when the size of each piece of garbage is large or the type of garbage is wet garbage, it is not easy to clean up during sweeping. Lighter garbage or smaller garbage is easier to clean up. When the amount of garbage is large, it takes a longer time to clean up. When the amount of garbage is small, it can be cleaned up faster.

[0140] In some embodiments of the present invention, the operating parameters of the dust collecting motor 13 include dust collecting time and / or dust collecting suction force. That is, the operating parameters of the dust collecting motor 13 may include dust collecting time, or the operating parameters of the dust collecting motor 13 may include dust collecting suction force, or the operating parameters of the dust collecting motor 13 may include dust collecting time and dust collecting suction force.

[0141] When the cleaning system 1000 is working, the controller determines the garbage information collected by the image acquisition device. When the sweeping robot 200 is docked with the dust collection base station 100, the controller controls the dust collection time and / or dust collection suction force of the dust collection motor 13 during operation according to the determination result. For example, when the type of garbage is wet garbage or the size of the garbage monomer is large, the controller determines that the mass of the garbage monomer is large, and the controller can control the dust collection motor 13 to operate with a larger dust collection suction force, so that the dust collection base station 100 can suck the garbage out of the sweeping robot 200; when the volume of the garbage is large, the controller determines that the amount of garbage is large, and the controller can control the dust collection motor 13 to collect dust for a longer time; when the type of garbage is wet garbage and the volume of the garbage is large, the controller determines that the mass of the garbage monomer is large and the amount of garbage is large, and the controller can control the dust collection motor 13 to operate with a larger suction force and the dust collection time of the dust collection motor 13 is longer.

[0142] Therefore, by controlling the dust collection time and / or dust collection suction force and other operating parameters of the dust collection motor 13 through the controller, the dust collection base station 100 can ensure the cleaning effect of the garbage in the sweeping robot 200 in different usage scenarios, thereby improving the user experience.

[0143] In some embodiments of the present invention, the garbage information includes at least one of the garbage type, garbage volume, garbage material and garbage moisture content, that is, the garbage information can be one of them, or the garbage information can include multiple of them, wherein the garbage type includes: dry garbage, wet garbage and dry-wet mixed garbage.

[0144] It is understandable that, in actual use, the environment in which the cleaning system 1000 operates is generally one or several fixed types. For example, in a certain family, the area to be cleaned in the house is fixed, and the environmental conditions of the area to be cleaned and the garbage generated in the area to be cleaned are also relatively fixed. Setting the garbage information to include at least one of the type of garbage, volume of garbage, material of garbage and moisture content of garbage can enable the dust collection base station 100 to obtain sufficient garbage information for dust collection operations according to actual conditions, so that the garbage information can more flexibly and accurately reflect the actual garbage situation, which can simplify the processing of garbage information by the dust collection base station 100 to a certain extent and improve the efficiency of garbage cleaning.

[0145] It should be noted that the dry garbage here can refer to garbage that does not contain water, and dry garbage can also refer to other domestic wastes except hazardous waste, recyclables and wet garbage. The wet garbage here can refer to garbage that contains water, and wet garbage can also refer to perishable biomass waste. When dry garbage is garbage that does not contain water, such as paper scraps, dust, hair and other garbage, it can be cleaned more easily during cleaning. When wet garbage is garbage that contains water, such as fruit peels, wet wipes, fruit cores and other garbage, it is more difficult and troublesome to vacuum clean. For dry and wet mixed garbage, there is another dust collection difficulty. Therefore, classifying garbage can better distinguish the difficulty of garbage dust collection, and then the dust collection motor 13 can adjust the operating parameters accordingly according to the different types of garbage, so that the dust collection base station 100 can effectively and thoroughly vacuum and clean different types of garbage, thereby improving the dust collection effect of the dust collection base station 100 and providing users with a better experience.

[0146] In some embodiments of the present invention, when it is confirmed that the garbage in the area to be cleaned includes wet garbage, the controller controls to increase the dust collection suction of the dust collection motor 13. In this way, the dust collection suction can meet the dust collection needs of wet garbage, so that the dust collection base station 100 can reliably and effectively clean the wet garbage in the sweeping robot 200, and the dust collection effect of the dust collection base station 100 is better.

[0147] In some embodiments of the present invention, when it is confirmed that the wet garbage content in the garbage in the area to be cleaned is greater than a preset threshold, the controller controls to increase the dust collection time of the dust collection motor 13. The preset threshold here refers to the wet garbage content in the garbage when the garbage can be sucked and cleaned from the sweeping robot 200 within the preset dust collection time. By obtaining the wet garbage content in the garbage in the area to be cleaned, the dust collection time is increased when the wet garbage content exceeds the preset threshold, so that the dust collection base station 100 can clean the garbage more reliably and stably.

[0148] In some embodiments of the present invention, the controller is configured to obtain the area type of the area to be cleaned, and the area types include: oily area, water-containing area and dusty area. The controller selects a suction curve model corresponding to the area type according to the area type, and controls the dust collection motor 13 to operate with the suction curve model.

[0149] The suction curve model may refer to a curve model formed by the dust collection suction force and dust collection time of the dust collection motor 13 changing accordingly with the garbage information during the cleaning process.

[0150] In oily areas, water-containing areas, and dusty areas, the types of garbage are different, and the suction curve models of the dust collecting motor 13 are also different when the cleaning system 1000 cleans the above areas. Therefore, when the dust collecting base station 100 cleans the garbage in the sweeping robot 200, it selects the suction curve model corresponding to the area type according to the area type, so that the dust collecting suction of the dust collecting motor 13 can better adapt to the suction requirements required for garbage collection in the corresponding area type, so that the dust collecting base station 100 can efficiently and stably suck and clean the garbage cleaned and stored by the sweeping robot 200 in the areas to be cleaned of different area types, making the dust collecting base station 100 more adaptable and comprehensive, which is conducive to improving the dust collection efficiency and dust collection effect of the dust collecting base station 100, and providing users with a better experience.

[0151] In some embodiments of the present invention, the image acquisition device includes: a camera device and an analysis and recognition module, the camera device is used to obtain garbage images in the area to be cleaned, the analysis and recognition module is connected to the camera device, and the analysis and recognition module determines the type of garbage based on the garbage images obtained by the camera device.

[0152] Therefore, by setting up a camera device, it is relatively easy to obtain real-time garbage images of the area to be cleaned. The analysis and recognition module analyzes and processes the obtained garbage images to obtain the types of garbage in the image, which makes it easier for the controller to adjust the operating parameters of the dust collecting motor 13, so that the dust collecting motor 13 can make more accurate parameter adjustments according to the actual situation of the garbage in the area to be cleaned to achieve the best dust collection effect. At the same time, the camera device is used to obtain the garbage image and the analysis and recognition module is used to analyze the garbage image to obtain the information parameters of the garbage, so that the information parameter collection of the garbage is more accurate and intuitive, and the information collection is simple and convenient. The information collection method of obtaining the image can avoid direct contact between the image acquisition device and the garbage, so that the image acquisition device can operate more stably and reliably, reduce the failure rate, and to a certain extent, can make the user experience better. Optionally, the camera device is an AI (Artificial Intelligence) camera device.

[0153] Furthermore, the analysis and identification module can also determine the area type of the area to be cleaned according to the garbage image, so that the controller can further adjust the operating parameters of the dust collection motor 13 according to different area types, thereby further improving the dust collection effect of the dust collection base station 100.

[0154] In some embodiments of the present invention, the analysis and recognition module determines the type of garbage corresponding to the garbage in the area to be cleaned according to the preset correspondence between the garbage and the type of garbage. Specifically, when dividing the garbage, it can be divided according to the shape, volume, color, etc. of the garbage, so that different types of garbage have obvious differences and characteristics in the image. The analysis and recognition module stores the information of these preset garbage types. When the analysis and recognition module analyzes and determines the type of garbage, the analysis and recognition module compares the acquired garbage image with the stored preset garbage type, so as to obtain and determine the type of garbage to which the garbage belongs. Therefore, by determining the type of garbage corresponding to the garbage through the preset correspondence between the garbage and the type of garbage, the analysis and recognition module can more conveniently and quickly identify the type of garbage corresponding to the garbage.

[0155] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0156] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0157] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or a communication; it can be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0158] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" etc. means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner. In addition, those skilled in the art may combine and combine the different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of the different embodiments or examples, without contradiction.

[0159] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A dust collection base station, characterized in that: include: A housing, wherein a first charging terminal and a dust collection interface are provided on the housing, wherein the first charging terminal and the dust collection interface are both located at a lower portion of the same side of the housing along a first horizontal direction; A dust cup assembly, the dust cup assembly is arranged on the housing, the dust cup assembly has a dust inlet and an air outlet, and the dust inlet is connected to the dust collection interface; A dust collecting motor is arranged on the shell, and the air outlet is communicated with the dust collecting motor.

2. The dust collection base station according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first charging terminal is arranged on the upper side of the dust collection interface. There are two first charging terminals, namely a first positive terminal and a first negative terminal. The first positive terminal and the first negative terminal are respectively arranged at the left and right ends of the dust collection interface.

3. The dust collection base station according to claim 1, characterized in that: The dust inlet and the air outlet are located on the same side of the dust cup assembly, and the air outlet is located on the upper side of the dust inlet.

4. The dust collection base station according to claim 1, characterized in that: An exhaust port is provided on the shell, and the dust collection base station also includes a dust collection duct and an exhaust duct, the two ends of the dust collection duct are respectively connected to the dust collection interface and the dust inlet, the two ends of the exhaust duct are respectively connected to the air outlet and the dust collection motor, and the air outlet of the dust collection motor is connected to the exhaust port.

5. The dust collection base station according to claim 4, characterized in that: The dust collecting air duct and the dust cup assembly are arranged along the first direction, and the dust cup assembly and the dust collecting interface are located on the same side of the shell.

6. The dust collection base station according to claim 5, characterized in that: The exhaust air duct and the dust collecting air duct are located on the same side of the dust cup assembly, and the dust collecting motor is located at the lower part of the exhaust air duct.

7. The dust collection base station according to claim 6, characterized in that: The dust collection air duct and the exhaust air duct are arranged along a horizontal second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

8. The dust collection base station according to claim 4, characterized in that: The dust inlet is formed at the bottom of the dust cup assembly, the dust collecting air duct is located at the lower side of the dust cup assembly, and the exhaust air duct is located at the rear side of the dust cup assembly.

9. The dust collection base station according to claim 4, characterized in that: The dust inlet is formed at the bottom of the dust cup assembly, the dust collecting air duct is located at the lower side of the dust cup assembly, the air outlet is formed at the top of the dust cup assembly, and the dust collecting motor is arranged at the top of the dust cup assembly.

10. The dust collection base station according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that: The dust collecting air duct comprises: an inlet section and an extension section, wherein the inlet section extends in a horizontal direction and one end of the inlet section is connected to the dust collecting interface, one end of the extension section is connected to the other end of the inlet section, and the other end of the extension section extends vertically upward to the dust inlet.

11. The dust collection base station according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: A power board, the power board is arranged in the housing and below the dust cup assembly, the power board is electrically connected to the dust collecting motor, and the power board is arranged horizontally; A control board is disposed in the housing and is horizontally opposite to the first charging terminal, and the power board and the first charging terminal are both electrically connected to the control board.

12. The dust collection base station according to claim 11, characterized in that: The control board is vertically arranged, the control board and the first charging terminal are opposite to each other in the thickness direction of the control board, and the power board is located between the control board and the dust cup assembly.

13. The dust collection base station according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shell has a supporting portion, the dust cup assembly is arranged on the supporting portion and is located on the upper side of the supporting portion, and the dust collecting motor is arranged on the lower side of the supporting portion.

14. The dust collection base station according to claim 13, characterized in that: The shell has a docking portion, at least part of the side wall of the dust cup assembly is in contact with the docking portion, the docking portion has a docking surface, and the docking portion is formed with a first docking port that penetrates the docking surface along the thickness direction of the docking portion; The dust cup assembly and the docking portion are arranged in a horizontal direction, the dust cup assembly includes a dust cup, and the dust cup has a second docking interface. When the dust cup assembly is arranged on the supporting portion, the first docking interface and the second docking interface are connected in a direction perpendicular to the docking surface.

15. The dust collection base station according to claim 14, characterized in that: The first pair of interfaces includes a first dust inlet and a first air outlet arranged at intervals, and the second pair of interfaces includes a second dust inlet and a second air outlet arranged at intervals. When the dust cup assembly is arranged on the supporting part, the first dust inlet is connected to the second dust inlet, and the first air outlet is connected to the second air outlet.

16. The dust collection base station according to claim 15, characterized in that: The first dust inlet and the first air outlet are arranged vertically and spaced apart from each other, and the first dust inlet is located at the lower side of the first air outlet.

17. The dust collection base station according to claim 15, characterized in that: A docking groove is formed on the side of the docking portion facing the dust cup, the bottom wall of the docking groove is formed as the docking surface, a sealing member adapted to the shape of the docking groove is provided in the docking groove, and the sealing member abuts between the docking surface and the outer peripheral surface of the dust cup.

18. The dust collection base station according to claim 1, characterized in that: The dust cup assembly comprises: A dust cup, wherein the dust cup has a cavity, and the dust inlet is connected to the cavity; A cyclone separator is disposed in the cavity, and the air outlet is communicated with the cyclone separator.

19. The dust collection base station according to claim 18, characterized in that: The cyclone separator includes a separation cone, which is vertically arranged and defines a cyclone chamber on the inner side. The separation cone is formed with an inlet, a gas outlet and a dust outlet connected to the cyclone chamber. The inlet is formed on the peripheral wall of the separation cone, and the center line of the inlet is along the tangent direction of the separation cone. The gas outlet is formed at the top of the separation cone, and the dust outlet is formed at the bottom of the separation cone.

20. The dust collection base station according to claim 19, characterized in that: The cyclone separator also includes: a separation cover, the top of the separation cone is open and forms the gas outlet, the separation cover is arranged at the top of the separation cone and covers the gas outlet, the separation cover is provided with an outlet pipe extending downward toward the cyclone chamber, the lower end of the outlet pipe extends downward beyond the lower edge of the inlet, and the upper end of the outlet pipe is connected to the outlet.

21. The dust collection base station according to claim 19, characterized in that: The dust cup assembly also includes: A filter element, the filter element being disposed between the cyclone separator and the air outlet; A coarse filter element is arranged between the dust inlet and the cyclone separator.

22. The dust collection base station according to claim 1, characterized in that: The direction in which the shell and the sweeping robot are docked is set to be the front-to-back direction, and in the left-to-right direction, the ratio of the width of the dust cup assembly to the total width of the dust collecting base station is greater than or equal to 70%.

23. The dust collection base station according to claim 1, characterized in that: In the up and down direction, the ratio of the height of the dust cup assembly to the total height of the dust collecting base station is greater than or equal to 60%.

24. A cleaning system, characterized in that: include: The dust collection base station according to any one of claims 1 to 23; A sweeping robot, the sweeping robot having a dust collection outlet and a second charging terminal, the sweeping robot having a mating state of cooperating with the dust collection base station and a detached state of detaching from the dust collection base station, in which the dust collection outlet is connected to the dust collection interface, and / or the second charging terminal is connected to the first charging terminal.

25. The cleaning system according to claim 24, characterized in that The dust collection base station is provided with a sealing ring, which surrounds the dust collection interface. In the mating state, the sealing ring is fitted with the outer wall of the sweeping robot to seal the dust collection interface and the dust collection outlet.

26. The cleaning system according to claim 25, characterized in that The opening area of ​​the dust collection interface is larger than the opening area of ​​the dust collection outlet.

27. The cleaning system of claim 24, wherein: The height of the first charging terminal in the up-down direction is greater than the height of the second charging terminal in the up-down direction, and the width of the first charging terminal along the circumferential direction of the dust collecting base station is greater than the width of the second charging terminal along the circumferential direction of the sweeping robot.

28. The cleaning system of claim 24, wherein: The cleaning robot comprises an image acquisition device, wherein the image acquisition device is configured to acquire garbage information of the area to be cleaned; The dust collection base station also includes: a controller, which is configured to obtain the garbage information. When the sweeping robot is docked with the dust collection base station, the controller controls the operating parameters of the dust collection motor at least partially based on the garbage information.

29. The cleaning system according to claim 28, characterized in that The operating parameters of the dust collecting motor include dust collecting time and / or dust collecting suction force.

30. The cleaning system of claim 28, wherein: The garbage information includes at least one of garbage type, garbage volume, garbage material and garbage moisture content, and the garbage types include: dry garbage, wet garbage and dry-wet mixed garbage.

31. The cleaning system according to claim 30, characterized in that Under the condition that it is confirmed that the garbage in the area to be cleaned includes wet garbage, the controller controls to increase the dust collection suction force of the dust collection motor.

32. The cleaning system of claim 30, wherein: Under the condition that it is confirmed that the wet garbage content in the garbage in the area to be cleaned is greater than a preset threshold, the controller controls to increase the dust collection time of the dust collection motor.

33. The cleaning system of claim 28, wherein: The controller is configured to obtain the area type of the area to be cleaned, the area type including: an oily area, a water-containing area, and a dusty area. The controller selects a suction curve model corresponding to the area type according to the area type, and controls the dust collecting motor to operate according to the suction curve model.

34. The cleaning system of claim 28, wherein: The image acquisition device includes: a camera device and an analysis and recognition module, the camera device is used to obtain the garbage image of the area to be cleaned, the analysis and recognition module is connected to the camera device, and the analysis and recognition module determines the garbage type of the garbage according to the garbage image obtained by the camera device.

35. The cleaning system of claim 34, wherein: The analysis and identification module determines the garbage type corresponding to the garbage in the to-be-cleaned area according to a preset correspondence between the garbage and the garbage type.

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