Pollution discharge control method of ground cleaning equipment, electronic equipment and ground cleaning equipment

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of cleaning equipment, in particular to a pollution discharge control method of ground cleaning equipment, electronic equipment and the ground cleaning equipment. The ground cleaning equipment comprises a base station and a cleaning device, a drain outlet of a sewage tank in the cleaning device is provided with a blow-down valve and a sliding block, and the sliding block is provided with a standby position, a first position for opening the blow-down valve and a second position for closing the blow-down valve; the pollution discharge control method comprises the steps that before pollution discharge, a sliding block is controlled to move to a first position from a standby position so as to open a pollution discharge valve, and after the pollution discharge valve is opened, the sliding block is controlled to move to the standby position from the first position; and after pollution discharge, the sliding block is controlled to move to the second position so as to close the pollution discharge valve. When the blow-down valve is opened or closed, the sliding block is adjusted to the first position or the second position from the standby position, so that the problem that follow-up use is affected due to the fact that the sliding block and the blow-down valve cannot be correctly coupled after the blow-down valve is powered off or manually closed is solved, and the use experience feeling of a user is effectively improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of cleaning equipment, and in particular to a sewage discharge control method for floor cleaning equipment, an electronic device and floor cleaning equipment. Background Art

[0002] As people's quality of life continues to improve, more and more users are beginning to use floor cleaning equipment such as floor scrubbers to achieve automatic cleaning of their living or residential environments.

[0003] The floor scrubber mainly includes floor brush, sewage tank, clean water tank, motor battery and other components. Among them, the floor brush includes roller brush, water spray assembly, wiper, suction port channel, roller brush motor, water pump and other components. The water spray assembly extracts the water in the clean water tank and sprays it onto the roller brush, wets the roller brush, and the roller brush rolls on the floor to achieve the effect of washing and mopping the floor. The wiper scrapes off the sewage, attached dust, and other garbage on the roller brush. The scraped sewage, dust and other garbage fall near the suction port channel and are sucked into the sewage tank through the suction port channel. After the floor scrubber is used, it is necessary to maintain and clean the floor scrubber and discharge the sewage in the sewage tank in time to avoid odor in the sewage tank after a long time. The sewage tank is generally discharged by the user manually or automatically by the base station. Among them, the use of the base station does not require manual operation, which is more convenient.

[0004] When the sewage tank is discharging sewage, the sewage motor provided in the sewage tank is generally used to drive the sewage discharge mechanism (such as a push block, etc.) to open the sewage valve. After the sewage tank is discharged, the sewage motor is used to drive the sewage valve to close. However, the sewage valve in the existing sewage tank has only two states: open and closed. In the specific use process, when the sewage valve is in the open state, if there is a power outage or the sewage tank is manually removed, the sewage valve is manually closed, and the sewage tank is installed in the floor scrubber again, there will be problems such as the sewage discharge mechanism and the sewage valve cannot be properly coupled, resulting in the sewage motor being stuck, which affects the user's correct use, resulting in a poor user experience. Summary of the invention

[0005] In view of this, the present invention provides a sewage control method, electronic device and floor cleaning equipment for floor cleaning equipment to solve the problem that when the sewage valve is closed due to power failure or other means in the existing floor scrubber, the sewage mechanism and the sewage valve cannot be properly coupled, thereby reducing the user experience.

[0006] A first aspect of an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for controlling sewage discharge of a floor cleaning device, wherein the floor cleaning device comprises a base station and a cleaning device adapted to be connected, wherein the cleaning device comprises a sewage tank, wherein a sewage discharge port of the sewage tank is provided with a sewage discharge valve and a slider, wherein the slider is located at a standby position, a first position for opening the sewage discharge valve, and a second position for closing the sewage discharge valve, wherein the sewage discharge control method comprises:

[0007] Before sewage discharge, the slider is controlled to move from the standby position to the first position to open the sewage discharge valve, wherein after the sewage discharge valve is opened, the slider is controlled to move from the first position to the standby position;

[0008] as well as,

[0009] After draining, the slider is controlled to move to the second position to close the drain valve.

[0010] In some embodiments, controlling the slider to move to the second position includes:

[0011] The slider is controlled to move from the standby position to the second position.

[0012] In some embodiments, after the step of controlling the slider to move from the standby position to the second position, the sewage discharge control method further includes:

[0013] After closing the drain valve, controlling the slider to move from the second position to the standby position.

[0014] In some embodiments, the first position and the second position are located on both sides of the standby position;

[0015] The cleaning device further includes a sewage discharge motor, and the sewage discharge motor is used to drive the slider to move between the first position, the standby position and the second position;

[0016] The step of controlling the slider to move from the standby position to the first position to open the drain valve comprises:

[0017] The sewage discharge motor is controlled to rotate in a forward direction to push the sliding block to move from the standby position to the first position.

[0018] In some embodiments, controlling the slider to move from the first position to the standby position includes:

[0019] The sewage discharge motor is controlled to rotate in the reverse direction to push the slider to move from the first position to the standby position, and the sewage discharge motor is controlled to stop.

[0020] In some embodiments, after draining, controlling the slider to move to the second position to close the drain valve comprises:

[0021] The sewage discharge motor is controlled to rotate in the reverse direction to push the slider to move from the standby position to the second position to close the sewage discharge valve.

[0022] In some embodiments, after closing the drain valve, controlling the slider to move from the second position to the standby position includes:

[0023] The sewage discharge motor is controlled to rotate in the forward direction to push the sliding block to move from the second position to the standby position.

[0024] In some embodiments, after the step of pushing the slider to move from the second position to the standby position, the pollution discharge control method further includes:

[0025] Controlling the cleaning device and the cleaning device also includes a detection unit;

[0026] The first position, the standby position and the second position are all provided with the detection unit, and the detection unit is used to detect whether the slider is located at the corresponding position;

[0027] The pollution control method also includes:

[0028] In the process of controlling the movement of the slider, whether the slider moves to the target position is determined according to whether the detection unit of the target position among the first position, the standby position and the second position detects the slider.

[0029] In some embodiments, the pollution control method further comprises:

[0030] In response to the execution of a sewage discharge instruction, the slider is controlled to move from the standby position to the first position to open the sewage discharge valve. The sewage discharge instruction corresponds to the occurrence of any of the following situations: the cleaning device is docked or separated from the base station, the cleaning device starts a sewage discharge program, and the cleaning device starts a self-cleaning program.

[0031] In some embodiments, before the step of controlling the slider to move from the standby position to the first position to open the sewage valve before sewage discharge, the sewage discharge control method further includes:

[0032] Determining whether the cleaning device is docked with the base station;

[0033] When the cleaning device is docked with the base station, the cleaning device and the base station are controlled to be in a locked state.

[0034] A second aspect of an embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device, the electronic device comprising:

[0035] a memory for storing one or more computer executable instructions;

[0036] A processor is used to call and execute computer executable instructions in the memory, so as to implement the method as described in the first aspect.

[0037] A third aspect of the embodiments of the present invention provides a floor cleaning device, which is controlled by the method described in the first aspect, or has the electronic device described in the second aspect.

[0038] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are mainly:

[0039] In the sewage discharge control method, electronic device and floor cleaning device of the present invention, the floor cleaning device includes an adaptably connected base station and a cleaning device, the cleaning device includes a sewage tank, and a sewage discharge port of the sewage tank is provided with a sewage discharge valve and a slider, wherein the position of the slider includes a standby position, a first position for opening the sewage discharge valve and a second position for closing the sewage discharge valve. In the sewage discharge control method, before the sewage tank discharges sewage, the slider is controlled to move from the standby position to the first position to open the sewage discharge valve, and, after the sewage discharge valve is opened, the slider is controlled to move from the first position to the standby position, and, after the sewage tank discharges sewage, the slider is controlled to move to the second position to close the sewage discharge valve. In the present invention, after the drain valve in the sewage tank is opened, or before the drain valve is closed, the slider is adjusted from the standby position to the corresponding first position or second position, and after the drain valve is opened, the slider is adjusted to move from the first position to the standby position to facilitate the next movement of the slider. Based on this, the problem of the slider being unable to properly couple with the drain valve and affecting subsequent use in special circumstances such as power outages or manual closing of the drain valve can be effectively avoided, thereby effectively improving the user experience of the floor cleaning equipment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0040] In order to more clearly illustrate the implementation of the present invention or the technical solution in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for the implementation or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only exemplary, and for ordinary technicians in this field, other implementation drawings can be derived from the provided drawings without creative work.

[0041] The structures, proportions, sizes, etc. illustrated in this specification are only used to match the contents disclosed in the specification so as to facilitate understanding and reading by persons familiar with the technology. They are not used to limit the conditions under which the present invention can be implemented, and therefore have no substantial technical significance. Any structural modification, change in proportion or adjustment of size shall still fall within the scope of the technical contents disclosed in the present invention without affecting the effects and purposes that can be achieved by the present invention.

[0042] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the position of a slider in a floor cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0043] Figure 2 is a flowchart of steps of a method for controlling the discharge of pollutants from a floor cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0044] Figure 3 is a flowchart of steps of another method for controlling the discharge of pollutants from a floor cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0045] Figure 4 is a flowchart of steps of another method for controlling the discharge of pollutants from a floor cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0046] Figure 5 is a flowchart of steps of another method for controlling the discharge of pollutants from a floor cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0047] Figure 6 The present invention is a logic judgment flow chart of another method for controlling the discharge of pollutants from a floor cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0048] The following is a description of the implementation of the present invention by specific embodiments. People familiar with the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the contents disclosed in this specification. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0049] The terms used in the embodiments of the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular forms "a", "said" and "the" used in the embodiments of the present invention and the appended claims are also intended to include plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates other meanings, and "multiple" generally includes at least two, but does not exclude the inclusion of at least one.

[0050] It should be understood that the term "and / or" used in this article is only a description of the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in this article generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0051] It should also be noted that the terms "include", "comprises" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a product or system including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such a product or system. In the absence of more restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprises a ..." do not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the product or system including the elements.

[0052] Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below. Examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to be used to explain the present invention, but should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0053] As mentioned in the background technology, when the sewage tank in the existing floor scrubber on the market is draining, the sewage motor provided in the sewage tank is generally used to drive the sewage discharge mechanism such as a push block to open the sewage valve. After the sewage tank is drained, the sewage discharge motor is used to drive the sewage discharge mechanism to close the sewage valve.

[0054] However, the drain valve has only two states: open and closed. During specific use, when the drain valve is in the open state, if there is a power outage or the sewage tank is taken out manually, the drain valve is manually closed, and the sewage tank is installed in the floor scrubber again, there may be problems such as the sewage motor getting stuck due to the failure of the sewage mechanism and the drain valve to properly couple, which will affect the user's correct use and result in a poor user experience.

[0055] Based on the technical problems in the above background technology, an exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a method for controlling the discharge of pollutants from a floor cleaning device, wherein the floor cleaning device includes a base station and a cleaning device adapted to be connected to the base station.

[0056] The cleaning device may include but is not limited to a floor scrubber adapted to be connected to the base station. The floor scrubber may be a semi-automatic floor scrubber, a fully automatic floor scrubber, or a hand-push floor scrubber, a rear-station floor scrubber, or a ride-on floor scrubber, or the like. Alternatively, the floor scrubber may be an intelligent floor scrubber with a self-cleaning function or a high-temperature sterilization function.

[0057] The base station in this example is a floor scrubber base station, where the base station can use laser or infrared technology to locate the floor scrubber. Through communication between the floor scrubber and the base station, the spatial position information of the floor scrubber can be accurately calculated, and the real-time monitoring and remote operation of the floor scrubber can be achieved through the positioning function.

[0058] When the floor scrubber is placed in a workplace, the base station can quickly plan the floor scrubbing route of the floor scrubber, and plan an optimal route for the floor scrubber according to the conditions and defects of the floor, thereby greatly improving the floor scrubbing efficiency of the floor scrubber. The workplace can be the floor of the user's home, or the floor of an office area, shopping mall, etc.

[0059] In addition, the base station can sense the surrounding environment and control the scrubber to avoid obstacles. When the scrubber encounters obstacles, such as people or other objects, the base station can control the scrubber to stop or bypass the obstacles, thereby ensuring the safety of people and the scrubber.

[0060] On the other hand, the base station can also charge the floor scrubber, provide a location for the floor scrubber, and process the garbage or sewage generated by the floor scrubber during operation. It should be noted that the garbage mentioned here can be solid garbage or non-solid garbage.

[0061] The cleaning device mainly includes floor brush, sewage tank, clean water tank, motor battery and other components. Among them, the floor brush includes roller brush, water spray assembly, wiper, suction port channel, roller brush motor, water pump and other components. The water spray assembly draws water from the clean water tank and sprays it onto the roller brush, wets the roller brush, and the roller brush rolls on the floor to achieve the effect of washing and mopping the floor. The wiper scrapes off the sewage, attached dust, and other garbage on the roller brush. The scraped sewage, dust and other garbage falls near the suction port channel and is sucked into the sewage tank through the suction port channel.

[0062] like Figure 1 As shown, a sewage discharge port of the sewage tank is provided with a sewage discharge valve and a slider. A slide cover is provided on the sewage discharge valve, and the slide cover can be pushed or controlled by the slider to open or close the sewage discharge valve. Among them, the positions of the slider include a standby position 0#, a first position 1#, and a second position 2#. The first position 1# and the second position 2# are respectively located on both sides of the standby position 0#.

[0063] When the slider is in the first position 1#, the slide cover on the sewage discharge valve is in an open state to open the sewage discharge valve, thereby completing the sewage discharge process of the sewage tank.

[0064] When the slider is in the second position 2#, the sliding cover on the sewage discharge valve is in a closed state, so that after the sewage discharge is completed, the sewage discharge valve is closed, and then the sewage discharge port of the sewage tank is closed.

[0065] When the slider is in standby position 0#, the slider is in standby state and has no substantial control effect on the drain valve. However, it should be noted that in this example, the slider that can open or close the drain valve is set to standby position 0#, and the slider needs to be moved to standby position 0# before each movement of the slider and after completing the corresponding action of opening or closing the drain valve.

[0066] For example, before the slider is used to open the drain valve, the slider is in the standby position 0#. After the control module of the floor scrubber obtains the action instruction to open the drain valve, the slider is controlled to move from the standby position 0# to the first position 1#, thereby opening the drain valve. After the slider opens the drain valve, during the drain process, the slider is controlled to move from the first position 1# to the standby position 0#, so as to perform the next action.

[0067] After detecting that the sewage tank has finished draining, the control slider moves from the standby position 0# to the second position 2#, thereby closing the drain valve. After the drain valve is closed, the control slider moves from the second position 2# to the standby position 0#.

[0068] In this example, by setting the slider to standby position 0#, and after the slider performs the corresponding control action, the slider needs to be adjusted to standby position 0#, thereby effectively avoiding the problem that in special circumstances such as sudden power outages or the user manually closing the drain valve, the slider cannot be properly coupled with the drain valve, affecting subsequent use, thereby effectively improving the user experience.

[0069] In a specific example, the movement of the slider can be controlled by a sewage discharge motor provided in the cleaning device. That is, a sewage discharge motor is provided at a corresponding position of the floor scrubber, and the output end of the sewage discharge motor completes the mutual movement of the slider between the standby position 0#, the first position 1# and the second position 2# through a pushing mechanism.

[0070] It should be noted that the pushing mechanism can adopt a mechanism of the prior art, as long as it can push the slider, and no specific limitation is made here.

[0071] Among them, the process of controlling the slider by the sewage discharge motor is:

[0072] After the floor scrubber receives the drain command to open the drain valve, the control system of the floor scrubber controls the drain motor to rotate forward to push the slider from the standby position 0# to the first position 1#, thereby using the slider to open the drain valve.

[0073] After the drain valve is opened, the control system controls the drain motor to rotate in the opposite direction to push the slider to move from the first position 1# to the standby position 0#. Since the slider in the standby position 0# has no substantial control effect on the drain valve, the drain valve is still in the open state at this time, and the sewage tank is draining sewage.

[0074] After the slider is moved to the standby position 0#, the sewage discharge motor stops rotating.

[0075] After detecting that the sewage tank is drained, the floor scrubber receives a drain command to close the drain valve, and the control system of the floor scrubber controls the drain motor to rotate in the opposite direction to push the slider from the standby position 0# to the second position 2#, thereby closing the drain valve with the slider.

[0076] After the sewage valve is closed, the control system controls the sewage motor to rotate forward to push the slider to move from the second position 2# to the standby position 0#.

[0077] It should be noted that the control system of the floor scrubber can adopt the control system in the prior art, as long as the control system can control various startup functions of the floor scrubber, and the specific structure type and specific control strategy of the control system will not be repeated here.

[0078] Among them, in order to ensure the normal sewage discharge of the floor scrubber and prevent the user from accidentally picking up the floor scrubber during the sewage discharge process, causing sewage to be dumped onto the ground and preventing the sewage from being discharged from the sewage pipe of the base station, a locking mechanism is provided between the floor scrubber and the base station.

[0079] In one example, the locking mechanism can be achieved by energizing the electromagnetic lock to lock the floor scrubber and the base station. It should be noted that the locking structure of the electromagnetic lock after energization can adopt the existing technology, which will not be described in detail here.

[0080] That is to say, when the floor scrubber receives the sewage discharge command to open the sewage valve, the control system controls the floor scrubber to dock with the base station, and then controls the locking mechanism to complete the locking between the floor scrubber and the base station, and then controls the sewage discharge motor to make corresponding adjustments to the position of the slider.

[0081] When the sewage discharge is completed, and the control system controls the slider to complete the closing of the sewage valve, and the slider is moved to the standby position 0#, the control system controls the locking mechanism to perform the corresponding unlocking action to complete the unlocking between the floor scrubber and the base station.

[0082] In some embodiments, in order to improve the accuracy of the movement of the slider in the standby position 0#, the first position 1# and the second position 2#, a detection unit is further provided in the cleaning device, i.e., the floor scrubber.

[0083] The detection unit is used to detect whether the slider is located at a corresponding position, that is, to detect whether the slider is at the standby position 0#, the first position 1# or the second position 2#.

[0084] At least one detection unit is provided on each of the standby position 0#, the first position 1# and the second position 2#, wherein the detection unit may include but is not limited to a Hall sensor, a photoelectric switch, a reed switch, an acoustic-photoelectric sensor or a micro switch sensor, etc.

[0085] In a specific example, taking the detection unit as a Hall sensor, when the control system pushes the slider to move to the first position 1#, the Hall sensor set at the first position 1# is covered by the slider. At this time, the lock of the sewage valve will be pushed open by the slider, thereby opening the sewage outlet.

[0086] When the slider moves from the first position 1# to the standby position 0#, the Hall sensor arranged at the standby position 0# is covered by the slider, indicating that the slider has moved into position.

[0087] Correspondingly, when the control system controls the slider to move from the standby position 0# to the second position 2#, the Hall sensor at the second position 2# is covered by the slider. At this time, the lock of the drain valve will be pushed back by the slider, and the lock will jam the drain port, thereby closing the drain valve.

[0088] like Figure 2 Combined with Figure 6 As shown, the sewage discharge control method of the floor cleaning equipment includes the following steps:

[0089] Step S100: before sewage discharge, the control slider moves from the standby position to the first position to open the sewage discharge valve, wherein after the sewage discharge valve is opened, the control slider moves from the first position to the standby position.

[0090] Step S200: After draining, the control slider moves to the second position to close the drain valve.

[0091] In step S100, after the floor scrubber receives a sewage discharge instruction to open a sewage discharge valve, the control system controls the floor scrubber to dock with the base station, and then controls the locking mechanism to complete the locking between the floor scrubber and the base station.

[0092] The control system controls the slider to move from the standby position 0# to the first position 1#, thereby opening the sewage valve, and the sewage outlet of the sewage tank discharges sewage through the sewage pipe of the base station.

[0093] During the sewage tank discharge process, the control machine system controls the slider to move from the first position 1# to the standby position 0# to avoid the relative position of the drain valve and the slider being unable to be correctly coupled due to emergency power outage or manual closing of the drain valve by the user, resulting in corresponding problems in the subsequent use of the floor scrubber, such as causing the sewage motor to get stuck, etc., affecting the user's correct use.

[0094] In one example, the slider can be controlled by a sewage discharge motor provided in the floor scrubber to move between the standby position 0# and the first position 1#.

[0095] For example, after the floor scrubber receives a sewage discharge instruction to open the sewage valve, the control system controls the floor scrubber to dock with the base station, and then controls the locking mechanism to complete the locking between the floor scrubber and the base station.

[0096] The control system controls the sewage discharge motor to rotate forward to push the slider from the standby position 0# to the first position 1#, thereby opening the sewage discharge valve, and the sewage discharge port of the sewage tank discharges sewage through the sewage discharge pipe of the base station.

[0097] During the sewage tank discharge process, the control system controls the sewage discharge motor to rotate in the reverse direction to push the slider to move from the first position 1# to the standby position 0#.

[0098] In step S200, after the sewage tank is discharged, the control system controls the slider to move from the standby position 0# to the second position 2# to close the sewage valve.

[0099] In one example, the slider can be controlled by a sewage discharge motor provided in the floor scrubber to move between the standby position 0# and the second position 2#.

[0100] For example, after the floor scrubber receives a drain command to close the drain valve, the control system of the floor scrubber controls the drain motor to rotate in the opposite direction to push the slider from the standby position 0# to the second position 2#, thereby closing the drain valve with the slider.

[0101] In this example, after the drain valve in the sewage tank is opened, or before the drain valve is closed, the slider is adjusted from the standby position 0# to the corresponding first position 1# or second position 2#, and after opening the drain valve, the slider is adjusted from the first position 1# to the standby position 0# to facilitate the next movement of the slider. Based on this, the problem of the slider being unable to properly couple with the drain valve and affecting subsequent use in special circumstances such as power outages or manual closing of the drain valve can be effectively avoided, thereby effectively improving the user experience of the floor cleaning equipment.

[0102] like Figure 3 Combined with Figure 6As shown, in some embodiments, after the slider moves to the second position 2#, the sewage discharge control method of the floor cleaning device further includes the following steps:

[0103] Step S300: After closing the drain valve, the control slider moves from the second position to the standby position.

[0104] Among them, in step S300, in order to avoid the problem that the slider may not be properly coupled with the drain valve after the drain valve is closed, thus affecting subsequent use, after the slider controls the drain valve to close, the control system controls the slider to move from the second position 2# to the standby position 0#.

[0105] In one example, the control system of the floor scrubber can be used to control the sewage discharge motor to rotate in the forward direction, so as to push the slider to move from the second position 2# to the standby position 0#.

[0106] like Figure 4 Combined with Figure 6 As shown, in some embodiments, after the slider moves from the second position 2# to the standby position 0#, the sewage discharge control method of the floor cleaning device further includes the following steps:

[0107] Step S400: Control the cleaning device and the base station to be in an unlocked state.

[0108] In step S400, after the control system controls the slider to move from the second position 2# to the standby position 0#, when the subsequent cleaning device, i.e., the floor scrubber, is in use, since the drain valve is in a closed state, problems such as abnormal drainage of the sewage tank will not occur due to misoperation, and the user can manually perform other operations on the floor scrubber, such as disinfecting or cleaning the sewage tank. At this time, the control system can control the cleaning device and the base station to be unlocked, so that the cleaning device and the base station are in an unlocked state.

[0109] In some embodiments, when the control system controls the sewage discharge motor to control the movement of the slider, it can detect whether the slider has moved into place through the detection units at the standby position 0#, the first position 1# and the second position 2#.

[0110] That is, when the control system controls the sewage discharge motor to move the slider, it determines whether the slider moves to the target position based on whether the detection unit of the target position in the first position 1#, the standby position 0# and the second position 2# detects the slider.

[0111] That is, when the slider moves to the standby position 0#, the detection unit set on the standby position 0# detects the slider, indicating that the slider has moved into position, that is, the slider is already at the designated position of the standby position 0#.

[0112] Likewise, when the slider moves to the first position 1# or the second position 2#, it can also be determined by the detection unit whether the slider has been detected, indicating whether the slider has moved to the position.

[0113] In one example, the detection unit may include but is not limited to a Hall sensor, a photoelectric switch, a reed switch, an acoustic-photoelectric sensor, or a micro switch sensor.

[0114] Among them, taking the detection unit as a Hall sensor as an example, when the control system pushes the slider to move to the first position 1#, the Hall sensor set at the first position 1# is covered by the slider. At this time, the lock of the sewage valve will be pushed open by the slider, thereby opening the sewage outlet.

[0115] When the slider moves from the first position 1# to the standby position 0#, the Hall sensor arranged at the standby position 0# is covered by the slider, indicating that the slider has moved into position.

[0116] Correspondingly, when the control system controls the slider to move from the standby position 0# to the second position 2#, the Hall sensor at the second position 2# is covered by the slider. At this time, the lock of the drain valve will be pushed back by the slider, and the lock will jam the drain port, thereby closing the drain valve.

[0117] In some embodiments, after the floor scrubber responds to any of the following sewage discharge instructions, the control slider moves from the standby position 0# to the first position 1# to open the sewage discharge valve:

[0118] The cleaning device is docked with the base station, for example, the floor scrubber is placed back on the base station;

[0119] The cleaning device is separated from the base station, for example, a floor scrubber is taken out from the base station;

[0120] The cleaning device starts the sewage discharge procedure;

[0121] The cleaning device starts the self-cleaning program;

[0122] The self-cleaning program requires sewage discharge, etc. Among them, the self-cleaning program includes starting the sewage discharge function.

[0123] like Figure 5 Combined with Figure 6 As shown, in some embodiments, before the sewage is discharged, before the step of controlling the slider to move from the standby position 0# to the first position 1# to open the sewage valve, the sewage discharge control method further includes the following steps:

[0124] Step S10: Determine whether the cleaning device is docked with the base station.

[0125] Step S11: When the cleaning device is docked with the base station, the cleaning device and the base station are controlled to be in a locked state.

[0126] In step S10, after the sewage discharge program is executed, the control system determines whether the cleaning device, ie, the floor scrubber, is docked with the base station.

[0127] When the floor scrubber is not connected to the base station, the sewage discharge procedure is terminated directly to ensure that the sewage discharge valve of the floor scrubber is in a closed state during use, thereby preventing the floor scrubber from directly discharging sewage onto the ground.

[0128] In step S20, the control system determines that the floor scrubber has been docked with the base station, wherein the floor scrubber and the base station are identified by the base station starting to charge the floor scrubber after the floor scrubber is put back into the base station. That is, after the floor scrubber and the base station are docked, the locking mechanism is controlled to lock the floor scrubber and the base station, and then the automatic drainage of the sewage tank of the floor scrubber can be realized through the control system, or the automatic drainage function of the sewage tank can be manually started.

[0129] like Figure 6 As shown, in a specific example, the sewage discharge control method of the floor cleaning equipment includes the following process:

[0130] When the control system determines that the sewage tank needs to be drained, or the user determines that the sewage tank needs to be drained, the control system automatically starts the drainage program, or the user manually starts the drainage program of the sewage tank.

[0131] The control system determines whether the floor scrubber is docked with the base station. When the floor scrubber is not docked with the base station, the control system directly ends the sewage discharge program to ensure that the sewage discharge valve of the floor scrubber is in a closed state during use to prevent the floor scrubber from directly discharging sewage onto the ground.

[0132] When the control system determines that the floor scrubber is docked with the base station, the locking mechanism is controlled to complete the locking between the floor scrubber and the base station.

[0133] Then, the control system controls the sewage discharge motor to rotate forward, so as to use the sewage discharge motor to push the slider from the standby position 0# to the first position 1#, open the sewage discharge valve at the sewage discharge port of the sewage tank, and discharge sewage from the sewage tank. Whether the slider is at the first position 1# can be detected by the detection unit at the first position 1#. For example, if the Hall sensor set at the first position 1# is covered by the slider, the lock of the sewage discharge valve will be pushed open by the slider, thereby opening the sewage discharge port. The garbage or sewage in the sewage tank is discharged through the sewage discharge pipe in the base station.

[0134] After the sewage valve is opened, the control system controls the sewage motor to rotate in the opposite direction, so as to utilize the sewage motor to push the slider to move from the first position 1# to the standby position 0#. Similarly, whether the slider is in the standby position 0# can be detected by the detection unit on the standby position 0#. For example, the Hall sensor set at the standby position 0# is covered by the slider, indicating that the slider has moved into position.

[0135] When it is determined that the slider is in the standby position 0#, the control system controls the sewage discharge motor to stop running. After a period of time, the control system confirms whether the sewage discharge valve needs to be closed. It should be noted that the period of time in this example can be flexibly set by the control system after monitoring the sewage status in the sewage tank, for example, by weight detection or water level detection in the sewage tank.

[0136] When it is determined that the drain valve needs to be closed, the control system controls the drain motor to rotate in the opposite direction, so as to use the drain motor to push the slider from the standby position 0# to the second position 2#, so as to close the drain valve through the slider. Similarly, whether the slider is in the second position 2# can be detected by the detection unit at the second position 2#. For example, if the Hall sensor at the second position 2# is covered by the slider, the lock of the drain valve will be pushed back by the slider, and the lock will clamp the drain port, thereby closing the drain valve.

[0137] After the sewage valve is closed, the control system controls the sewage motor to rotate forward, so as to use the sewage motor to push the slider to move from the second position 2# to the standby position 0#. Whether the slider is in the standby position 0# can be detected by the detection unit on the standby position 0#. For example, if the Hall sensor set at the standby position 0# is covered by the slider, it indicates that the slider has moved to the position.

[0138] Finally, the control system controls the cleaning device and the base station to unlock, so that the cleaning device and the base station are in an unlocked state, and the sewage discharge procedure ends.

[0139] In this example, the control system can control the fully automated operation between the base station and the floor scrubber. By setting multiple intelligent detection modules, such as detection units, at different positions in the direction of movement of the slider, it can automatically detect whether the slider is in place and independently decide the rotation direction of the sewage motor, thereby realizing the self-cleaning process of the floor scrubber without the need for human intervention. At the same time, by setting the standby position 0#, it can effectively avoid the problem that when the sewage valve is manually closed due to power failure, the slider cannot be properly coupled with the sewage valve, which affects subsequent use, effectively improving the user experience of the floor cleaning equipment.

[0140] An exemplary embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic device, which includes a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory is used to store one or more computer executable instructions. The computer executable instructions can be called by the processor to execute the sewage discharge control method of the floor cleaning device in the above embodiment.

[0141] An exemplary embodiment of the present invention further provides a floor cleaning device. The floor cleaning device is controlled by using the sewage discharge control method of the floor cleaning device in any of the above embodiments; or, the floor cleaning device has an electronic device in the above embodiments.

[0142] In the above example, the cleaning device includes a sewage tank, and a sewage valve and a slider are provided at the sewage outlet of the sewage tank, wherein the slider is located at a standby position 0#, a first position 1# for opening the sewage valve, and a second position 2# for closing the sewage valve. In the sewage discharge control method, before the sewage tank discharges sewage, the slider is controlled to move from the standby position 0# to the first position 1# to open the sewage valve, and, after the sewage valve is opened, the slider is controlled to move from the first position 1# to the standby position 0#, and, after the sewage tank discharges sewage, the slider is controlled to move to the second position 2# to close the sewage valve. In the present invention, after the drain valve in the sewage tank is opened, or before the drain valve is closed, the slider is adjusted from the standby position 0# to the corresponding first position 1# or second position 2#, and after the drain valve is opened, the slider is adjusted to move from the first position 1# to the standby position 0# to facilitate the next movement of the slider. Based on this, the problem of the slider being unable to properly couple with the drain valve and affecting subsequent use in special circumstances such as power outages or manual closing of the drain valve can be effectively avoided, thereby effectively improving the user experience of the floor cleaning equipment.

[0143] Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate other embodiments of the present invention after considering the specification and practicing the embodiments disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present invention that follow the general principles of the present invention and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art that are not disclosed by the present invention. The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of the present invention are indicated by the following claims.

[0144] It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the exact construction that has been described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method for controlling sewage discharge of a floor cleaning device, the floor cleaning device comprising a base station and a cleaning device adapted to be connected, the cleaning device comprising a sewage tank, the sewage tank having a sewage discharge port provided with a sewage discharge valve and a slider, the slider having a standby position, a first position for opening the sewage discharge valve, and a second position for closing the sewage discharge valve, characterized in that: The pollution control method comprises: Before sewage discharge, the slider is controlled to move from the standby position to the first position to open the sewage discharge valve, wherein after the sewage discharge valve is opened, the slider is controlled to move from the first position to the standby position; as well as, After draining, the slider is controlled to move to the second position to close the drain valve.

2. The method for controlling the discharge of pollutants from a floor cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The controlling the slider to move to the second position includes: The slider is controlled to move from the standby position to the second position.

3. The method for controlling the discharge of pollutants from a floor cleaning device according to claim 2, characterized in that: After the step of controlling the slider to move from the standby position to the second position, the sewage discharge control method further includes: After closing the drain valve, controlling the slider to move from the second position to the standby position.

4. The method for controlling the discharge of pollutants from a floor cleaning device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first position and the second position are located on both sides of the standby position; The cleaning device further includes a sewage discharge motor, and the sewage discharge motor is used to drive the slider to move between the first position, the standby position and the second position; The step of controlling the slider to move from the standby position to the first position to open the drain valve comprises: The sewage discharge motor is controlled to rotate in a forward direction to push the sliding block to move from the standby position to the first position.

5. The method for controlling the discharge of pollutants from a floor cleaning device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The controlling the slider to move from the first position to the standby position includes: The sewage discharge motor is controlled to rotate in the reverse direction to push the slider to move from the first position to the standby position, and the sewage discharge motor is controlled to stop.

6. The method for controlling the discharge of pollutants from a floor cleaning device according to claim 4, characterized in that: After draining, controlling the slider to move to the second position to close the drain valve comprises: The sewage discharge motor is controlled to rotate in the reverse direction to push the slider to move from the standby position to the second position to close the sewage discharge valve.

7. The method for controlling the discharge of pollutants from a floor cleaning device according to claim 3, characterized in that: After closing the drain valve, controlling the slider to move from the second position to the standby position comprises: The sewage discharge motor is controlled to rotate in the forward direction to push the sliding block to move from the second position to the standby position.

8. The method for controlling the discharge of pollutants from a floor cleaning device according to claim 7, characterized in that: After the step of pushing the slider to move from the second position to the standby position, the sewage discharge control method further includes: The cleaning device and the base station are controlled to be in an unlocked state.

9. The method for controlling the discharge of pollutants from a floor cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaning device also includes a detection unit; The first position, the standby position and the second position are all provided with the detection unit, and the detection unit is used to detect whether the slider is located at the corresponding position; The pollution control method also includes: In the process of controlling the movement of the slider, whether the slider moves to the target position is determined according to whether the detection unit of the target position among the first position, the standby position and the second position detects the slider.

10. The method for controlling the discharge of pollutants from a floor cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pollution control method also includes: In response to the execution of a sewage discharge instruction, the slider is controlled to move from the standby position to the first position to open the sewage discharge valve. The sewage discharge instruction corresponds to the occurrence of any of the following situations: the cleaning device is docked or separated from the base station, the cleaning device starts a sewage discharge program, and the cleaning device starts a self-cleaning program.

11. The method for controlling the discharge of pollutants from a floor cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that: Before the step of controlling the slider to move from the standby position to the first position to open the sewage discharge valve before sewage discharge, the sewage discharge control method further includes: Determining whether the cleaning device is docked with the base station; When the cleaning device is docked with the base station, the cleaning device and the base station are controlled to be in a locked state.

12. An electronic device, characterized in that: The electronic device comprises: a memory for storing one or more computer executable instructions; A processor, configured to call and execute computer executable instructions in the memory, thereby implementing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

13. A floor cleaning device, characterized in that: The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11 is used for control, or the electronic device according to claim 12 is provided.

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