Garbage recycling system and garbage recycling method of automatic pool cleaning device

Abstract

The invention provides a garbage recycling device and a garbage recycling method for an automatic pool cleaning device. When the automatic cleaning device for the water pool carries out cleaning operation underwater for a long time, garbage in a garbage basket is more and more, and at the moment, a user needs to manually clean away the garbage in the garbage basket. According to the automatic cleaning device, the garbage recycling device is arranged on the pool wall of the water pool, and when garbage in the garbage basket of the automatic cleaning device is too much and needs to be cleaned, the automatic cleaning device can automatically find the garbage recycling device located beside the pool and is in butt joint with the recycling device, so that garbage recycling is achieved. However, due to the fact that a garbage recycling channel is narrow and complex in structure, when garbage is sucked, static balance of the garbage is prone to occurring, and the garbage rotates in situ or does not move. And even if the suction force is increased, the garbage is difficult to suck into the recovery device from the garbage basket. The dynamic balance of the garbage is broken by controlling the suction action of the suction device, so that the garbage is more easily sucked into the recovery device.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of automatic pool cleaning, and in particular to a garbage recycling system and a garbage recycling method of a pool cleaning robot. Background Art

[0002] When the automatic pool cleaning device is operating underwater for a long time, the garbage in the trash basket will increase, and the user needs to manually clean out the garbage in the trash basket. The present application sets a garbage recovery device on the pool wall. When there is a lot of garbage in the trash basket of the automatic cleaning device that needs to be cleaned out, the automatic cleaning device can automatically find the garbage recovery device located at the edge of the pool and dock with the recovery device to achieve garbage recovery. However, due to the narrow and complex structure of the garbage recovery channel, especially the corners inside the garbage basket, it is difficult to establish a smooth water flow path with the suction channel, resulting in static balance of the garbage when the garbage is sucked, and it spins in place or does not move. Even if the suction force is increased, it is difficult to suck the garbage from the garbage basket into the recovery device. Summary of the invention

[0003] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a garbage recycling system, comprising a garbage collection device, a base station, a suction device and a controller, wherein the garbage collection device comprises a garbage collection box and a suction pipe;

[0004] One end of the suction pipe includes a discharge port, which is connected to the garbage collection box, and the other end includes a water suction port;

[0005] The base station includes a containing part of the automatic pool cleaning device. When the automatic pool cleaning device is located in the containing part, the controller can control the suction device to start operation, so as to suck the garbage in the automatic pool cleaning device into the collection device through the water suction port and the suction pipe;

[0006] According to other embodiments of the present application, the suction device performs the suction action intermittently during operation;

[0007] According to some other embodiments of the present application, the base station is connected to the other end of the suction pipe, and when the automatic pool cleaning device is located in the containing portion, the water suction port is opposite to at least a portion of the automatic pool cleaning device;

[0008] According to some other embodiments of the present application, the automatic pool cleaning device includes a trash basket, and the trash basket includes a sewage suction port. When the automatic pool cleaning device performs a cleaning operation, water flows into the interior of the trash basket through the sewage suction port; when the automatic pool cleaning device is located in the containing portion, the water suction port can be opposite to at least a portion of the sewage suction port;

[0009] According to some other embodiments of the present application, the garbage collection device further comprises a discharge pipe, the discharge pipe being used to discharge the water flowing out of the garbage collection box; the garbage collection box comprises a filter layer;

[0010] According to other embodiments of the present application, the interruption duration of the suction action is 2-6 seconds, during which at least a portion of the garbage inside the automatic pool cleaning device or inside the suction pipe will drift;

[0011] According to some other embodiments of the present application, the duration of the suction action is greater than the interruption duration;

[0012] According to other embodiments of the present application, a detection device is further included, wherein the detection device is capable of detecting a blockage condition of the suction pipe;

[0013] According to other embodiments of the present application, when the detection device detects that the suction pipe is blocked, the controller can control the suction device to perform the suction action uninterruptedly until the blockage is eliminated.

[0014] According to some other embodiments of the present application, the controller is located on the garbage collection device or on the base station; the suction device is provided on the garbage collection device or on the suction pipe;

[0015] According to other embodiments of the present application, the base station can be close to the wall of the pool, and the garbage recycling device can be placed on the bank of the pool;

[0016] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a garbage recycling method for an automatic pool cleaning device is also provided, wherein the method uses the garbage recycling system as described above to achieve garbage recycling.

[0017] The embodiments described in this application have the following beneficial effects:

[0018] A garbage recovery device is provided on the pool wall. When there is a lot of garbage in the garbage basket of the automatic cleaning device that needs to be cleaned up, the automatic cleaning device can automatically find the garbage recovery device located at the side of the pool and dock with the recovery device to achieve garbage recovery. However, due to the narrow garbage recovery channel and the complex structure, when the garbage is sucked out, the garbage is prone to static balance, spinning in place or not moving. Even if the suction force is increased, it is difficult to suck the garbage from the garbage basket into the recovery device. The present application breaks the dynamic balance of the garbage by controlling the suction action of the suction device, making it easier for the garbage to be sucked into the recovery device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for the description of the embodiment. The drawings described below are only exemplary embodiments of the present application.

[0020] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of a garbage collection system according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0021] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of an automatic pool cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of this application clearer, the technical solutions in this application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in this application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0023] It is understandable that the automatic pool cleaning device is capable of cleaning a pool. The pool is, for example, a pool-shaped building. The pool-shaped building may be a swimming pool, a reservoir, a spa pool, a water tank, a water trough, or the like. The automatic pool cleaning device may be a device such as an automatic cleaning device, a pool cleaning robot, or the like, which is capable of cleaning a pool-shaped building. The present application does not limit the specific presentation of the automatic pool cleaning device and the pool-shaped building, as long as the principles of the present application can be implemented. Hereinafter, unless otherwise specified, a robot will be used as an example of the automatic pool cleaning device, and a swimming pool will be used as an example of a pool or a pool-shaped building; the terms "pool bottom", "pool bottom", and "pool bottom" all refer to the bottom surface of a swimming pool.

[0024] The pool cleaning device of the present application is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of a garbage collection system according to an embodiment of the present application. Figure 1 As shown, the garbage collection system of the automatic pool cleaning device 7 includes a garbage collection device 1, a base station 2, a suction device 6 and a controller, wherein the garbage collection device 1 can be placed horizontally on the shore, and includes a garbage collection box 5 and a suction pipe 3. The garbage collection box 5 can be pulled out from the garbage collection device, so that the user can dump the garbage in the collection box 5. The base station 2 can be placed close to the wall of the pool, and the base station 2 is connected to the garbage collection device 1 through the suction pipe 3, or through a separate connection device.

[0025] The automatic pool cleaning device 7 can find the base station 2 through its own sensor, and climb up the base station 2 along the pool wall until it docks with the containing part on the base station 2, and then stops crawling. The containing part may include a snap-fit ​​part or a magnetic part for fixing the automatic pool cleaning device 7.

[0026] The upper end of the suction pipe 3 includes a discharge port, which is connected to the garbage collection box 5, and the lower end includes a water suction port 3'. When the automatic pool cleaning device 7 is located in the containing part, the controller can control the suction device 6 to start and perform suction work, so that the garbage in the garbage basket of the automatic pool cleaning device 7 is sucked into the collection device 5 through the water suction port 3' and the suction pipe 3; wherein the suction device 6 performs the suction action intermittently during operation. The base station is provided with an in-position detection sensor for detecting whether the pool cleaning device is located in the containing part.

[0027] In addition, when the automatic pool cleaning device 7 is located in the containing portion, the water suction port 3 ′ is opposite to at least a portion of the automatic pool cleaning device 7 , so that the garbage in the garbage basket 8 can enter the suction pipe 3 through the water suction port 3 ′.

[0028] In addition, if Figure 2 As shown, the garbage basket 8 of the pool cleaning device 7 includes a sewage suction port. When the automatic pool cleaning device 7 performs the cleaning operation, the water flows into the garbage basket 8 through the sewage suction port, passes through the filter layer of the garbage basket, and is discharged from the drain port of the cleaning device 7; and when the suction device 6 starts working, the water flow direction of the sewage suction port is opposite to the water flow direction during normal cleaning operation, as shown by the arrow in the figure. Due to the large space of the garbage basket, for those areas that are not directly opposite to the sewage suction port, such as area 8', the garbage inside them is easy to form a dynamic balance, and the flow of water can only make the garbage spin in place, and cannot flow out from the sewage suction port. Even if the power of the suction device 6 is increased, the garbage in the area 8' cannot be sucked out. Therefore, when the suction device is started and performs the suction work, the controller controls its intermittent work, that is, the suction action is performed intermittently. The advantage of such operation is that when the garbage forms a dynamic balance due to the suction action of the suction device 6, the suction action is stopped immediately, and the garbage will be in a state of force imbalance, thereby moving or drifting. This movement or drift will make rubbish get rid of the zone of dynamic balance, and when the suction device starts again, these rubbish can be sucked out of the garbage basket.Certainly, except that the rubbish in the garbage basket may produce dynamic balance, this phenomenon may also occur in the rubbish in the suction pipe 3.

[0029] Generally speaking, the intermittent duration of the suction action can be set to 2-6 seconds. During the intermittent period, the suction device 6 stops working or the suction pipe is closed to achieve intermittent suction action. At this time, at least a part of the garbage inside the automatic pool cleaning device 7 or inside the suction pipe 3 will drift. When the suction device 6 starts to perform the suction action again, the garbage will be sucked away and finally discharged into the garbage collection box 5. The duration of the suction action can be greater than the intermittent duration. For example, it lasts for 4-10 seconds.

[0030] In addition, the garbage collection device 5 further comprises a discharge pipe 4, wherein the discharge pipe 4 is used to discharge water flowing out of the garbage collection box 5; the garbage collection box 5 comprises a filter layer, which is used to filter the garbage discharged into the collection box.

[0031] It should be noted that when the garbage collection system is working normally, the base station is preferably at least partially arranged below the waterline to ensure that the water suction port 3' is located underwater, so that the suction device can smoothly suck the garbage in the garbage basket 8 into the collection box 5 through the water flow. If the suction device sucks in air, it will lead to insufficient suction. The suction device includes a water pump, which is located on the garbage collection device 1 or on the suction pipe 3. The controller is located on the garbage collection device 1 or on the base station 5.

[0032] In another embodiment, the garbage recycling system further comprises a detection device, which can detect the blockage of the suction pipe 3. If blockage occurs, the controller can control the suction device 6 to change the suction rule, perform the suction action uninterruptedly until the blockage is eliminated, and then switch back to intermittent suction.

[0033] In addition, the controller also includes a timing device, which controls the operation duration of the suction device 6.

[0034] A solar panel can also be provided on the top of the garbage collection device 1 to power the suction device or the controller. A charging electrode is also provided on the base station 2. When the automatic pool cleaning device enters the storage part, the base station 2 can charge the automatic pool cleaning device.

[0035] The garbage recycling device of the present application is used to perform garbage recycling, and the garbage can be efficiently sucked into the garbage collection device on the shore.

[0036] The embodiments of the present application also propose a control method for implementing any one of the above embodiments and a computer storage medium for implementing the control method, wherein the storage medium stores a computer program, and the computer program is executed by a processor to implement the control method of the above embodiments.

[0037] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capability. In one implementation, the processor may be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capability, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which may be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP), etc. In another implementation, the processor may implement certain functions through the logical relationship of a hardware circuit, and the logical relationship of the above hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable, such as a processor being a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA.

[0038] The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative, wherein the units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the scheme of this embodiment. Ordinary technicians in this field can understand and implement it without paying creative labor.

[0039] Through the description of the above implementation methods, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that each implementation method can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course, it can also be implemented by hardware. Based on this understanding, the above technical solution is essentially or the part that contributes to the prior art can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, such as ROM / RAM, a disk, an optical disk, etc., including a number of instructions for a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in each embodiment or some parts of the embodiments.

[0040] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "for example", "specific example", or "some examples" 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 application. 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 different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of different embodiments or examples, unless they are contradictory.

[0041] The above is only an exemplary embodiment of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can easily think of various changes or substitutions within the technical scope recorded in the present application, which should be included in the protection scope of the present application. The protection scope of the present application shall be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A garbage collection system, comprising a garbage collection device (1), a base station (2), a suction device (6) and a controller, wherein: The garbage collection device (1) comprises a garbage collection box (5) and a suction pipe (3); One end of the suction pipe (3) includes a discharge port, which is connected to the garbage collection box (5), and the other end includes a water suction port (3'); The base station (2) comprises a containing part for the automatic pool cleaning device (7); when the automatic pool cleaning device (7) is located in the containing part, the controller can control the suction device (6) to start operation, thereby sucking the garbage in the automatic pool cleaning device (7) into the collection device (5) through the water suction port (3') and the suction pipe (3); Wherein, the suction device (6) performs the suction action intermittently during operation.

2. The garbage collection system according to claim 1, wherein: The base station (2) is connected to the other end of the suction pipe (3); when the automatic pool cleaning device (7) is located in the containing portion, the water suction port (3') is opposite to at least a portion of the automatic pool cleaning device (7).

3. The garbage collection system according to claim 2, wherein: The automatic pool cleaning device (7) comprises a trash basket, and the trash basket comprises a sewage suction port. When the automatic pool cleaning device (7) is performing a cleaning operation, water flows into the interior of the trash basket through the sewage suction port. When the automatic pool cleaning device (7) is located in the containing portion, the water suction port (3') can be opposite to at least a portion of the sewage suction port.

4. The garbage collection system according to claim 1, wherein: The garbage collection device (5) further comprises a discharge pipe (4), wherein the discharge pipe (4) is used to discharge water flowing out of the garbage collection box (5); the garbage collection box (5) comprises a filter layer.

5. The garbage collection system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: The interruption time of the suction action is 2-6 seconds, during which at least a portion of the garbage inside the automatic pool cleaning device (7) or inside the suction pipe (3) will drift.

6. The garbage collection system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: The duration of the suction action is greater than the interruption duration.

7. The garbage collection system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: It also comprises a detection device, which is capable of detecting the blockage of the suction pipe (3).

8. The garbage collection system according to claim 7, wherein: When the detection device detects that the suction pipeline is blocked, the controller can control the suction device (6) to perform the suction action uninterruptedly until the blockage is eliminated.

9. The garbage collection system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: The controller is located on the garbage collection device (1) or on the base station (5); the suction device is arranged on the garbage collection device (1) or on the suction pipe.

10. The garbage collection system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: The base station (2) can be placed close to the wall of the pool, and the garbage recycling device (1) can be placed on the bank of the pool.

11. A method for recycling garbage in an automatic pool cleaning device, wherein: The method implements garbage collection using the garbage collection system according to any one of claims 1-10.

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