Unmanned sanitation vehicle convenient for cleaning vertical area

By designing an unmanned sanitation vehicle equipped with vertical mobile devices, the problem of difficulty in cleaning vertical walls in traditional sanitation vehicles is solved, and efficient cleaning of the walls and thorough stain removal is achieved.

CN119825157AInactive Publication Date: 2025-04-15SHANGHAI TIANHUA CLOUD APPL TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202510201185.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-24
Publication Date
2025-04-15
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Technical Problem

Traditional unmanned sanitation vehicles are difficult to clean the dirt on vertical walls, and workers need to clean them manually.

Method used

An unmanned sanitation vehicle is designed, equipped with a vertical moving device, including a fixing frame, an adjustment shaft, a first motor, a second motor, a drive shaft, a fan tooth, a tooth frame, a piston box, a water pump, a water supply pipe and a spray head. Through the coordinated work of these components, the brush plate is fitted with the wall, and the wall is cleaned by spraying and brushing removal.

Benefits of technology

It realizes efficient cleaning of vertical walls, reduces workers' labor intensity, ensures cleaning efficiency, and heats water through heating plates, improving the stain softening and cleaning effect.

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Abstract

The invention discloses an unmanned sanitation vehicle facilitating cleaning of a vertical area, and relates to the technical field of sanitation vehicles. The device comprises a base, a fixing frame and a water tank are distributed at the top of the base, moving wheels are installed at the four corners of the bottom of the base, a first motor is installed on the back of the fixing frame, and the output end of the first motor is connected with an adjusting shaft. When bristles on a brush plate need to be replaced after being abraded, a worker rotates a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft rotates to enable an eccentric wheel to rotate, the eccentric wheel rotates to extrude a stress plate, so that a movable rod overcomes the elasticity of a spring to move, and then a limiting rod is separated from a limiting groove; at the moment, a worker can take down the brush plate from the mounting plate, the purpose of replacing the brush plate is achieved, the cleaning effect is guaranteed by replacing the brush plate at any time, and operation is easy and convenient.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of sanitation vehicles, and in particular to an unmanned sanitation vehicle which is convenient for cleaning vertical areas. Background Art

[0002] With the continuous research and development and production of sanitation equipment, more and more automated and intelligent sanitation equipment have been developed and put into urban road sanitation operations. Self-driving road sweepers are one of the more typical new sanitation equipment products.

[0003] At present, most of the unmanned sanitation vehicles on the market have two cleaning devices installed at the front end of the vehicle body. The vehicle body drives the cleaning devices to move continuously on the road surface to achieve the purpose of cleaning the road surface and beautify the city. However, some walls close to the roadside in the city will also be covered with a lot of dust and dirt, while most traditional unmanned sanitation vehicles can only clean the road surface, and the dirt on the vertical walls still needs to be cleaned manually by workers; for this reason, we provide an unmanned sanitation vehicle that is easy to clean in vertical areas to solve the above problems. Summary of the invention

[0004] Based on this, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an unmanned sanitation vehicle that is convenient for cleaning vertical areas, so as to solve the technical problems in the above-mentioned background technology.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: an unmanned sanitation vehicle for cleaning vertical areas, comprising a base, a fixing frame and a water tank are distributed on the top of the base, moving wheels are installed at the four corners of the bottom of the base, a first motor is installed on the back of the fixing frame, an adjusting shaft is connected to the output end of the first motor, and a mounting frame is fixed to the outer surface of the adjusting shaft, a screw rod is fixed inside the mounting frame, a threaded sleeve is sleeved on the outer surface of the screw rod, a mounting seat is sleeved on the outer surface of the threaded sleeve, and the interior of the mounting seat is movably connected to the threaded sleeve through a bearing, a mounting box is fixed on one side of the mounting seat, a piston box is provided inside the mounting box, a piston plate is provided inside the piston box, a gear rack is fixed to one side of the piston plate through a piston rod, and a mounting plate is fixed to one side of the gear rack through a fixing rod, A brush plate is provided on one side of the mounting plate, and limiting grooves are provided on the outer surface and back of the brush plate. A connecting block and a rotating shaft are respectively provided on the bottom of the mounting plate. A movable rod is connected to the inside of the connecting block, and a limiting rod extending to the inside of the limiting groove is provided on the inner side of the movable rod. A force plate is fixed to one end of the movable rod, and one side of the connecting block is fixed to the force plate by a spring. An eccentric wheel is fixed to the outer surface of the rotating shaft. A second motor is installed on the top of the mounting box, and a driving shaft is connected to the output end of the second motor. Fan teeth are provided on the outer surface of the driving shaft, and a driving wheel is fixed to the bottom end of the driving shaft. A driven wheel is provided below the outer surface of the threaded sleeve, and the outer surfaces of the driving wheel and the driven wheel are connected by a transmission belt. A water suction pipe and a water delivery pipe are respectively connected to the piston box, and a nozzle is installed on one side of the water delivery pipe.

[0006] Furthermore, two sets of heating plates are provided at the lower interior of the water tank.

[0007] By adopting the above technical solution, the heating plate can heat the cleaning water in the water tank, and the warm water can soften the stains on the wall, thereby making the stains cleaned more thoroughly and improving the cleaning effect.

[0008] Furthermore, a battery is provided on one side of the base, a control console is provided on one side of the inner top of the water tank, and the heating plate, the battery, the first motor and the second motor are all electrically connected to the control console.

[0009] By adopting the above technical solution, the battery can power the heating plate, the first motor and the second motor, and the control console can control the heating plate, the first motor and the second motor.

[0010] Furthermore, an observation window is provided on one side of the water tank, and a water filling port is provided on the top of the water tank.

[0011] By adopting the above technical solution, the staff can check the water remaining in the water tank at any time through the observation window. When the water level is insufficient, the staff can add cleaning water to the water tank through the water filling port.

[0012] Furthermore, the outer surface and the back of the mounting seat are in contact with the mounting frame, and the mounting seat and the mounting frame are slidably matched.

[0013] By adopting the above technical solution, the mounting frame can limit the mounting seat, so that the mounting seat can only move vertically but cannot rotate.

[0014] Furthermore, the nozzles are provided in a plurality of groups, and the nozzles in the plurality of groups are evenly distributed at equal intervals.

[0015] By adopting the above technical solution, several groups of nozzles can spray the wall comprehensively and effectively, thereby flushing away the stains.

[0016] Furthermore, the water suction pipe is a rubber hose, and one-way valves are installed on the outer surfaces of the water suction pipe and the water delivery pipe.

[0017] By adopting the above technical solution, the rubber hose material makes the water suction pipe ductile, so that the installation box will not be restricted or interfered when moving, and the one-way valve can control the direction of water flow in the water suction pipe and the water delivery pipe.

[0018] Furthermore, a knob is fixed to the bottom end of the rotating shaft.

[0019] By adopting the above technical solution, the staff can make it more convenient to rotate the rotating shaft through the knob.

[0020] Furthermore, the brush plate and the mounting plate are detachable, and the limiting block and the limiting groove are adapted to each other.

[0021] By adopting the above technical solution, when the brush plate needs to be replaced, the staff disengages the limit block from the limit groove, so that the brush plate and the mounting plate can be disassembled, thereby achieving the purpose of replacing the brush plate.

[0022] Furthermore, the diameter of the driving wheel is much smaller than the diameter of the driven wheel.

[0023] By adopting the above technical solution, the active wheel with a smaller diameter drives the driven wheel with a larger diameter to rotate, so that the speed of the driven wheel can be slow, so that it can move slowly during linear motion, thereby ensuring the cleaning effect of each area.

[0024] In summary, the present invention mainly has the following beneficial effects:

[0025] 1. The present invention is provided with a first motor, an adjusting shaft, a second motor, a driving shaft, a fan gear, a gear rack, a piston box, a piston plate, a piston rod, a water pumping pipe, a water delivery pipe, a fixing rod, a screw rod, a threaded sleeve, a driving wheel, a driven wheel and a brush plate. When it is necessary to clean the wall, the first motor rotates to make the adjusting shaft drive the mounting frame to flip, so that the mounting frame is in a vertical state, and then the brush plate is made to fit the wall surface. Then the second motor is started, and the second motor rotates to rotate the driving shaft, and the driving shaft rotates to rotate the fan gear. The rotation of the fan gear can drive the gear rack to reciprocate, and the reciprocating swing of the gear rack can drive the brush plate to reciprocate at high frequency through the fixing rod, so that the brush plate can brush away the stains on the wall surface. , and when the gear rack swings back and forth, the piston rod drives the piston plate to do piston movement in the piston box, the water pumping pipe draws the water inside the water tank into the piston box, and the water delivery pipe sprays the water to the wall through the nozzle, so that the stains on the wall can be sprayed. At the same time, the driving shaft rotates the active wheel, and the active wheel rotates through the transmission belt to drive the active wheel to rotate. The active wheel rotates to rotate the threaded sleeve, and the threaded sleeve cooperates with the screw rod to drive the mounting seat to do linear movement, so that the mounting box can move vertically, and then the brush plate can move vertically on the wall, and then the brush plate can be fully cleaned from top to bottom, which effectively reduces the labor intensity of workers and ensures the cleaning efficiency of the wall;

[0026] 2. The present invention is provided with a limit groove, a limit rod, a movable rod mounting plate, a force plate, an eccentric wheel, a rotating shaft and a spring. When the bristles on the brush plate need to be replaced after being worn, the staff rotates the rotating shaft. The rotation of the rotating shaft causes the eccentric wheel to rotate. The rotation of the eccentric wheel can squeeze the force plate, so that the movable rod overcomes the elasticity of the spring and moves, thereby causing the limit rod to disengage from the limit groove. At this time, the staff can remove the brush plate from the mounting plate, thereby achieving the purpose of replacing the brush plate. By replacing the brush plate at any time, the cleaning effect is guaranteed, and the operation is simple and convenient. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of a water tank of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the mounting frame structure of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the installation box structure of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of the mounting plate and the mounting box of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the installation box of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the gear rack structure of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the mounting seat of the present invention;

[0035] Fig. 9 This is a schematic diagram of the explosion structure of the mounting plate and the brush plate of the present invention;

[0036] Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the movable rod of the present invention.

[0037] In the figure: 1, base; 2, water tank; 3, fixing frame; 4, battery; 5, observation window; 6, water inlet; 7, control console; 8, mounting frame; 9, first motor; 10, moving wheel; 11, screw rod; 12, mounting seat; 13, mounting box; 14, second motor; 15, water extraction pipe; 16, water delivery pipe; 17, heating plate; 18, nozzle; 19, mounting plate; 20, brush plate; 21, threaded sleeve; 22. Driven wheel; 23. Transmission belt; 24. Piston box; 25. Piston plate; 26. Gear rack; 27. Piston rod; 28. Drive shaft; 29. ​​Fan teeth; 30. Fixed rod; 31. Active wheel; 32. Connecting block; 33. Movable rod; 34. Limit rod; 35. Spring; 36. Force plate; 37. Limit groove; 38. Rotating shaft; 39. Eccentric wheel; 40. Knob; 41. Adjusting shaft. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] The following will be combined with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present invention, and cannot be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0039] The following describes an embodiment of the present invention based on its overall structure.

[0040] Embodiment 1: An unmanned sanitation vehicle for cleaning vertical areas, such as Figure 1-Figure 10As shown, it includes a base 1, a fixing frame 3 and a water tank 2 are distributed on the top of the base 1, an observation window 5 is provided on one side of the water tank 2, and a water inlet 6 is provided on the top of the water tank 2. The staff can check the water retention in the water tank 2 at any time through the observation window 5. When the water volume is insufficient, the staff can add cleaning water to the water tank 2 through the water inlet 6. The four corners of the bottom of the base 1 are all equipped with moving wheels 10, and the moving wheels 10 are Mecanum wheels, so that the device can move more flexibly, not only can it move linearly, but also can move horizontally. The back of the fixing frame 3 is equipped with a first motor 9, and the first motor 9 The output end is connected with an adjusting shaft 41, and the outer surface of the adjusting shaft 41 is fixed with a mounting frame 8, a screw rod 11 is fixed inside the mounting frame 8, the outer surface of the screw rod 11 is sleeved with a threaded sleeve 21, the outer surface of the threaded sleeve 21 is sleeved with a mounting seat 12, and the interior of the mounting seat 12 is movably connected with the threaded sleeve 21 through a bearing, a mounting box 13 is fixed on one side of the mounting seat 12, a piston box 24 is provided inside the mounting box 13, a piston plate 25 is provided inside the piston box 24, a gear rack 26 is fixed on one side of the piston plate 25 through a piston rod 27, and a gear rack 26 is fixed on one side of the gear rack 26 through a fixed The fixed rod 30 is fixed with a mounting plate 19, a brush plate 20 is provided on one side of the mounting plate 19, and a limiting groove 37 is provided on the outer surface and the back of the brush plate 20. A connecting block 32 and a rotating shaft 38 are provided at the bottom of the mounting plate 19, and a knob 40 is fixed to the bottom end of the rotating shaft 38. The staff can make it more convenient to rotate the rotating shaft 38 by turning the knob 40. A movable rod 33 is connected to the inside of the connecting block 32, and a limiting rod 34 extending to the inside of the limiting groove 37 is provided on the inner side of the movable rod 33. A force plate 36 is fixed to one end of the movable rod 33, and one side of the connecting block 32 is connected to the spring 35. The force-bearing plates 36 are fixed, an eccentric wheel 39 is fixed on the outer surface of the rotating shaft 38, a second motor 14 is installed on the top of the installation box 13, the output end of the second motor 14 is connected to the driving shaft 28, the outer surface of the driving shaft 28 is provided with fan teeth 29, a driving wheel 31 is fixed to the bottom end of the driving shaft 28, a driven wheel 22 is provided below the outer surface of the threaded sleeve 21, and the outer surfaces of the driving wheel 31 and the driven wheel 22 are connected by a transmission belt 23, a water pumping pipe 15 and a water delivery pipe 16 are respectively connected to the piston box 24, and a nozzle 18 is installed on one side of the water delivery pipe 16.

[0041] See also Figure 1-Figure 2 In the above embodiment, the outer surface and the back of the mounting seat 12 are in contact with the mounting frame 8, and the mounting seat 12 is slidably matched with the mounting frame 8. The mounting frame 8 can limit the mounting seat 12, so that the mounting seat 12 can only move vertically without rotating.

[0042] See also Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 In the above embodiment, the nozzles 18 are provided in a plurality of groups, and the plurality of groups of nozzles 18 are evenly distributed at equal intervals. The plurality of groups of nozzles 18 can spray the wall surface comprehensively and effectively, thereby flushing away the stains.

[0043] See also Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 In the above embodiment, the water suction pipe 15 is a rubber hose, and one-way valves are installed on the outer surfaces of the water suction pipe 15 and the water delivery pipe 16. The rubber hose material makes the water suction pipe 15 ductile, so that the installation box 13 will not be restricted or interfered when moving. The one-way valve can control the direction of water flow in the water suction pipe 15 and the water delivery pipe 16.

[0044] See also Fig. 9 In the above embodiment, the brush plate 20 and the mounting plate 19 are detachably arranged, and the limit block is adapted to the limit groove 37. When the brush plate 20 needs to be replaced, the staff disengages the limit block from the limit groove 37, so that the brush plate 20 and the mounting plate 19 can be disassembled, thereby achieving the purpose of replacing the brush plate 20.

[0045] See also Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 4 , Figure 6 and Figure 8 In the above embodiment, the diameter of the active wheel 31 is much smaller than that of the driven wheel 22. The active wheel 31 with a smaller diameter drives the driven wheel 22 with a larger diameter to rotate, so that the speed of the driven wheel 22 can be slow, so that it can move slowly during linear motion, thereby ensuring the cleaning effect of each area.

[0046] Embodiment 2: In order to improve the cleaning effect and efficiency of stains on the wall, embodiment 2 is improved on the basis of embodiment 1. Figure 2 Two groups of heating plates 17 are provided at the lower part of the water tank 2. The heating plates 17 can heat the cleaning water in the water tank 2. The warm water can soften the stains on the wall, thereby making the stains cleaned more thoroughly and improving the cleaning effect.

[0047] See also Figure 1-Figure 2In the above embodiment, a battery 4 is provided on one side of the base 1, a control console 7 is provided on one side of the inner top of the water tank 2, and the heating plate 17, the battery 4, the first motor 9 and the second motor 14 are all electrically connected to the control console 7, the battery 4 can supply power to the heating plate 17, the first motor 9 and the second motor 14, and the control console 7 can control the heating plate 17, the first motor 9 and the second motor 14.

[0048] The implementation principle of the present invention is as follows: when it is necessary to clean the wall, the staff remotely starts the first motor 9, and the first motor 9 rotates to make the adjustment shaft 41 drive the mounting frame 8 to flip, so that the mounting frame 8 is in a vertical state, and then the brush plate 20 is made to fit the wall surface, and then the second motor 14 is started, and the second motor 14 rotates to make the driving shaft 28 rotate, and the driving shaft 28 rotates to make the fan gear 29 rotate, and the rotation of the fan gear 29 can drive the gear rack 26 to reciprocate, and the reciprocating swing of the gear rack 26 can drive the brush plate 20 to reciprocate at high frequency through the fixed rod 30, so that the brush plate 20 can brush the stains on the wall surface, and when the gear rack 26 reciprocates, the piston rod 27 drives the piston plate 25 to do piston movement in the piston box 24, and the water pump 15 draws the water inside the water tank 2 into the piston box 24, and the water delivery pipe 16 sprays the water to the wall surface through the nozzle 18, so that the stains on the wall surface can be cleaned. The driving wheel 31 is driven to rotate through the transmission belt 23, and the rotation of the driving wheel 31 causes the threaded sleeve 21 to rotate. The threaded sleeve 21 cooperates with the screw rod 11 to drive the mounting seat 12 to make a linear motion, so that the mounting box 13 can move vertically, thereby allowing the brush plate 20 to move vertically on the wall, thereby allowing the brush plate 20 to be fully cleaned from top to bottom. When the bristles on the brush plate 20 are worn and need to be replaced, the staff rotates the rotating shaft 38, and the rotation of the rotating shaft 38 causes the eccentric wheel 39 to rotate. The rotation of the eccentric wheel 39 can squeeze the force-bearing plate 36, so that the movable rod 33 overcomes the elasticity of the spring 35 and moves, thereby causing the limiting rod 34 to disengage from the limiting groove 37. At this time, the staff can remove the brush plate 20 from the mounting plate 19, thereby achieving the purpose of replacing the brush plate 20.

[0049] Although an embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described, this specific embodiment is only an explanation of the present invention and is not a limitation of the invention. The specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in a suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. After reading this specification, those skilled in the art may make modifications, substitutions and variations to the embodiments without creative contribution as needed without departing from the principles and purpose of the present invention. However, as long as they are within the scope of the claims of the present invention, they are protected by patent law.

Claims

1. An unmanned sanitation vehicle for cleaning vertical areas, comprising a base (1), characterized in that: A fixing frame (3) and a water tank (2) are arranged on the top of the base (1); moving wheels (10) are installed at the four corners of the bottom of the base (1); a first motor (9) is installed on the back of the fixing frame (3); an adjusting shaft (41) is connected to the output end of the first motor (9); a mounting frame (8) is fixed to the outer surface of the adjusting shaft (41); a screw rod (11) is fixed inside the mounting frame (8); a threaded sleeve (21) is sleeved on the outer surface of the screw rod (11); a mounting seat (12) is sleeved on the outer surface of the threaded sleeve (21); and the mounting seat (12) is sleeved on the outer surface of the mounting seat (12). 2) is movably connected to the threaded sleeve (21) through a bearing, a mounting box (13) is fixed on one side of the mounting seat (12), a piston box (24) is arranged inside the mounting box (13), a piston plate (25) is arranged inside the piston box (24), a gear rack (26) is fixed on one side of the piston plate (25) through a piston rod (27), a mounting plate (19) is fixed on one side of the gear rack (26) through a fixing rod (30), a brush plate (20) is arranged on one side of the mounting plate (19), and a limited opening is provided on the outer surface and the back of the brush plate (20) The bottom of the mounting plate (19) is respectively provided with a connecting block (32) and a rotating shaft (38); the interior of the connecting block (32) is connected with a movable rod (33); the inner side of the movable rod (33) is provided with a limiting rod (34) extending into the interior of the limiting groove (37); one end of the movable rod (33) is fixed with a force plate (36), and one side of the connecting block (32) is fixed to the force plate (36) by a spring (35); an eccentric wheel (39) is fixed to the outer surface of the rotating shaft (38); a second electric The invention relates to a machine (14), wherein the output end of the second motor (14) is connected to a driving shaft (28), the outer surface of the driving shaft (28) is provided with fan teeth (29), the bottom end of the driving shaft (28) is fixed with a driving wheel (31), a driven wheel (22) is provided below the outer surface of the threaded sleeve (21), and the outer surfaces of the driving wheel (31) and the driven wheel (22) are connected by a transmission belt (23), and the piston box (24) is respectively connected to a water pumping pipe (15) and a water delivery pipe (16), and a nozzle (18) is installed on one side of the water delivery pipe (16).

2. The unmanned sanitation vehicle for facilitating vertical area cleaning according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two groups of heating plates (17) are arranged at the lower part of the water tank (2).

3. The unmanned sanitation vehicle for cleaning vertical areas according to claim 2, characterized in that: A storage battery (4) is provided on one side of the base (1), a control console (7) is provided on one side of the inner top of the water tank (2), and the heating plate (17), the storage battery (4), the first motor (9) and the second motor (14) are all electrically connected to the control console (7).

4. The unmanned sanitation vehicle for cleaning vertical areas according to claim 1, characterized in that: An observation window (5) is provided on one side of the water tank (2), and a water inlet (6) is provided on the top of the water tank (2).

5. The unmanned sanitation vehicle for cleaning vertical areas according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer surface and the back of the mounting seat (12) are in contact with the mounting frame (8), and the mounting seat (12) and the mounting frame (8) are slidably matched.

6. The unmanned sanitation vehicle for facilitating vertical area cleaning according to claim 1, characterized in that: The nozzles (18) are provided in a plurality of groups, and the plurality of groups of nozzles (18) are evenly distributed at equal distances.

7. The unmanned sanitation vehicle for facilitating vertical area cleaning according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water extraction pipe (15) is a rubber hose, and the outer surfaces of the water extraction pipe (15) and the water delivery pipe (16) are both installed with one-way valves.

8. The unmanned sanitation vehicle for facilitating vertical area cleaning according to claim 1, characterized in that: A knob (40) is fixed to the bottom end of the rotating shaft (38).

9. The unmanned sanitation vehicle for facilitating vertical area cleaning according to claim 1, characterized in that: The brush plate (20) and the mounting plate (19) are detachable, and the limiting block is matched with the limiting groove (37).

10. The unmanned sanitation vehicle for facilitating vertical area cleaning according to claim 1, characterized in that: The diameter of the driving rotating wheel (31) is much smaller than the diameter of the driven rotating wheel (22).