Solar panel cleaning robot

Abstract

The utility model discloses a solar panel cleaning robot, relates to the technical field of solar panel cleaning equipment, and is mainly used for solving the problem that proper equipment for cleaning a solar panel of a solar street lamp is lacked at present. According to the main structure, the device comprises a carrying trolley and a cleaning unmanned aerial vehicle, a parking platform used for parking the cleaning unmanned aerial vehicle is horizontally arranged at the top of the carrying trolley, and the bottom of the cleaning unmanned aerial vehicle is connected with a cleaning mechanism through a connecting mechanism. The utility model provides a solar panel cleaning robot which can replace manual work to complete cleaning work on a solar panel located at a high position, and the problems that the cleaning efficiency and the safety are low due to manual cleaning are solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of solar panel cleaning equipment, in particular to a solar panel cleaning robot. Background Art

[0002] Solar street lights are lighting equipment that uses solar energy to generate electricity and can provide lighting at night. Compared with traditional street lights, solar street lights have the advantages of energy saving and environmental protection, no need for external power supply, and easy installation. Therefore, they have been widely used in urban roads, rural roads and other places.

[0003] Solar panels are the core components of solar street lights. Due to their outdoor installation characteristics, solar panels are easily blocked by dust, bird droppings, scale, oil stains and other stains, which will greatly reduce their power generation efficiency and even produce photovoltaic hot spots, damage solar panels and cause economic losses. Therefore, cleaning of solar panels is essential.

[0004] However, since the solar panels on solar street lights are installed at a relatively high position, manual cleaning is not only costly, but also has low cleaning efficiency and safety.

[0005] Therefore, a new solar panel cleaning device for solar street lamps is currently needed. Utility Model Content

[0006] The utility model aims to provide a solar panel cleaning robot, which can replace manual work to complete the cleaning work of solar panels located at high places, avoiding the problems of low cleaning efficiency and safety caused by manual cleaning.

[0007] The utility model solves the above technical problems through a technical solution: a solar panel cleaning robot, comprising a transport trolley and a cleaning drone, wherein a parking platform for parking the cleaning drone is horizontally provided on the top of the transport trolley, and the bottom of the cleaning drone is connected to the cleaning mechanism through a connecting mechanism.

[0008] As a further improvement of the utility model, the cleaning mechanism comprises a rectangular bottom plate, a fixed clamp block extending downward is fixedly provided on one long side of the bottom plate, a movable clamp block extending downward and movable toward one side of the fixed clamp block is provided on the other long side, and a positioning block extending downward is fixedly provided on one short side of the bottom plate;

[0009] A water pipe with a nozzle is laid on the lower surface of the bottom plate, a cleaning strip extending in the same direction as the long side of the bottom plate and capable of reciprocating along the moving direction of the movable clamping block is provided below the water pipe, and a water tank and a battery are provided on the upper surface of the bottom plate.

[0010] As a further improvement of the utility model, a skateboard guide rail arranged along the moving direction of the movable clamping block is provided on the upper surface of the base plate, a sliding plate parallel to the base plate is slidably installed on the skateboard guide rail, the movable clamping block is fixedly connected to the sliding plate, and a skateboard driving telescopic rod arranged along the moving direction of the movable clamping block is also provided on the upper surface of the base plate, and the power output end of the skateboard driving telescopic rod is transmission connected to the sliding plate.

[0011] As a further improvement of the utility model, a linear slide module is provided on the lower surface of the base plate and is arranged along the moving direction of the cleaning wipe strip. The slide of the linear slide module is fixedly connected to one end of the cleaning wipe strip. A wipe strip guide rail is also provided on the lower surface of the base plate and is arranged along the moving direction of the cleaning wipe strip. The other end of the cleaning wipe strip is slidably mounted on the wipe strip guide rail.

[0012] As a further improvement of the utility model, the linear slide module is provided with a position sensor capable of sensing the resetting of the wiper guide rail, and the wiper guide rail is provided with a baffle that cooperates with the position sensor.

[0013] As a further improvement of the utility model, the connecting mechanism includes an upper connecting plate and a lower connecting plate, the upper connecting plate is connected to the cleaning drone, and the lower connecting plate is connected to the cleaning mechanism; a universal joint is provided between the upper connecting plate and the lower connecting plate, with both ends respectively connected to the two, and a plurality of lower plate driving telescopic rods are arranged around the universal joint, and the two ends of the lower plate driving telescopic rod are respectively hinged to the upper connecting plate and the lower connecting plate.

[0014] As a further improvement of the present invention, the cleaning drone includes a drone body, a plurality of wing fixing seats are arranged around the drone body, a wing connecting rod is arranged between the drone body and each wing fixing seat, and the two ends are respectively connected to the two, and a spiral wing is also arranged on the top of the wing fixing seat.

[0015] As a further improvement of the present invention, an onboard controller for controlling the operation of the connecting mechanism and the cleaning mechanism is provided in the drone body, and an onboard camera is also provided at the bottom of the drone body.

[0016] As a further improvement of the utility model, the transport trolley is provided with a vehicle-mounted camera, a laser radar and walking wheels, and the transport trolley is also provided with two multi-axis robotic arms.

[0017] As a further improvement of the utility model, one of the multi-axis robotic arms is provided with a water supply connector for replenishing water for the cleaning drone, and the other multi-axis robotic arm is provided with a charging connector for charging the cleaning drone. The transport vehicle is also provided with an on-board controller for controlling the operation of the on-board camera, laser radar, walking wheels and multi-axis robotic arms.

[0018] Beneficial Effects

[0019] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of the solar panel cleaning robot of the utility model are:

[0020] 1. The device utilizes the cleaning mechanism on the cleaning drone to replace manual cleaning of the solar panels on the solar street lights. Compared with the existing manual cleaning of the solar panels on the solar street lights, the cleaning drone has the advantages of being easy to use and saving manpower, and solves the problems of low cleaning efficiency and insufficient safety caused by manual cleaning of the solar panels. At the same time, since the device is also designed with a special transport vehicle to carry the drone, the drone can be carried by the transport vehicle to the vicinity of the solar street lights that need to be cleaned, without the need for manual transport of the drone, and also avoids the energy consumption of the cleaning drone's long-distance flight, thereby reducing the burden on users and the energy consumption of the cleaning drone.

[0021] The present invention will become more clear through the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which are used to explain the embodiments of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0023] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the transport trolley in the utility model;

[0025] Figure 3 It is a three-dimensional diagram of a cleaning drone equipped with a cleaning mechanism in the utility model;

[0026] Figure 4 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the cleaning drone in the utility model;

[0027] Figure 5 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the connecting mechanism in the utility model;

[0028] Figure 6 It is one of the three-dimensional diagrams of the cleaning mechanism in the utility model;

[0029] Figure 7 This is the second stereoscopic diagram of the cleaning mechanism in the utility model.

[0030] Among them: 1-carrying trolley; 11-parking platform; 12-multi-axis mechanical arm; 121-water supply connector; 122-charging connector; 13-walking wheel; 14-on-board camera; 15-lidar; 2-UAV body; 21-wing connecting rod; 22-wing fixing seat; 23-helical wing; 24-on-board camera; 3-bottom plate; 31-fixed clamp block; 32-movable clamp block; 321-sliding plate; 322-skateboard guide rail; 323-skateboard drive telescopic rod; 33-water tank; 331-water pipe; 34-linear slide module; 341-position sensor; 35-cleaning wiper; 351-block; 36-wiping strip guide rail; 37-battery; 38-positioning block; 4-upper connecting plate; 5-lower connecting plate; 6-universal joint; 7-lower plate drive telescopic rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the utility model more clear, the utility model is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0032] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installation", "connection" and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; of course, it can also be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; in addition, it can also be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0033] Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0034] Example

[0035] The specific implementation of the utility model is as follows Figure 1As shown, a solar panel cleaning robot includes a carrier 1 and a cleaning drone. A parking platform 11 for parking the cleaning drone is horizontally provided on the top of the carrier 1, and the bottom of the cleaning drone is connected to the cleaning mechanism through a connecting mechanism. When in use, the carrier 1 is first controlled by the control system of the carrier 1 to approach the solar street light that needs to be cleaned, and the cleaning drone is started; then, the cleaning drone is controlled to fly and hover above the solar panel, and the solar panel is cleaned by the cleaning mechanism at the bottom of the cleaning drone; finally, after the cleaning mechanism completes the cleaning of the solar panel, the cleaning drone will automatically land back on the parking platform 11 of the carrier 1, and be carried by the carrier 1 to the vicinity of the next solar street light that needs to be cleaned, and the cleaning work is repeated.

[0036] The device utilizes the cleaning mechanism on the cleaning drone to replace manual labor to clean the solar panels on the solar street lights. Compared with the existing manual cleaning of the solar panels on the solar street lights, the cleaning drone has the advantages of being easy to use and saving manpower, and solves the problems of low cleaning efficiency and insufficient safety caused by manual cleaning of solar panels. At the same time, since the device is also designed with a special transport vehicle 1 to carry the cleaning drone, the cleaning drone can be carried to the vicinity of the solar street lights that need to be cleaned by the transport vehicle 1, without the need for manual handling of the drone and also avoiding the energy consumption of the cleaning drone flying over long distances, thereby reducing the burden on users and the energy consumption of the cleaning drone.

[0037] like Figure 6-7 As shown, in the cleaning drone, the cleaning mechanism includes a rectangular bottom plate 3, a fixed clamp block 31 extending downward is fixedly provided on one long side of the bottom plate 3, and a movable clamp block 32 extending downward and movable toward the fixed clamp block 31 is provided on the other long side. A positioning block 38 extending downward is fixedly provided on a short side of the bottom plate 3. When the cleaning drone flies and hovers above the solar panel with a rectangular structure, it first hangs and cooperates with the two adjacent edges of the solar panel respectively through the positioning block 38 and the fixed clamp block 31; then, the solar panel is further clamped by moving the movable clamp block 32 relative to the side of the fixed clamp block 31, so that the cleaning mechanism is fixed on the solar panel. At this time, due to the fixing effect of the fixed clamp block 31, the movable clamp block 32 and the positioning block 38, the cleaning drone can be stably fixed on the solar panel, ensuring the cleaning effect while stopping the rotation of the wings, thereby reducing the energy consumption of the cleaning drone.

[0038] At the same time, regarding how to clean the solar panel, a water pipe 331 with a nozzle is laid on the lower surface of the bottom plate 3. A cleaning strip 35 extending in the same direction as the long side of the bottom plate 3 and capable of reciprocating along the moving direction of the movable clamp 32 is provided below the water pipe 331. Clean water can be sprayed onto the solar panel through the water pipe 331, and the cleaning strip 35 reciprocatingly moves to clean the solar panel, so that the solar panel can be cleaned. In this embodiment, a water tank 33 and a battery 37 are provided on the upper surface of the bottom plate 3.

[0039] In order to realize the installation of the movable clamping block 32, a slide plate guide rail 322 arranged along the moving direction of the movable clamping block 32 is provided on the upper plate surface of the bottom plate 3, a sliding plate 321 parallel to the bottom plate 3 is slidably installed on the slide plate guide rail 322, and the movable clamping block 32 is fixedly connected to the sliding plate 321. At the same time, in order to drive the movable clamping block 32, a slide plate driving telescopic rod 323 arranged along the moving direction of the movable clamping block 32 is also provided on the upper plate surface of the bottom plate 3, and the power output end of the slide plate driving telescopic rod 323 is transmission-connected with the sliding plate 321. In this embodiment, the slide plate driving telescopic rod 323 is an electric telescopic rod, which is powered and driven by a battery 37.

[0040] In order to drive the cleaning wiper 35, a linear slide module 34 is arranged along the moving direction of the cleaning wiper 35 on the lower surface of the bottom plate 3. The slide of the linear slide module 34 is fixedly connected to one end of the cleaning wiper 35, and a wiper guide rail 36 is also arranged along the moving direction of the cleaning wiper 35 on the lower surface of the bottom plate 3. The other end of the cleaning wiper 35 is slidably mounted on the wiper guide rail 36. The linear slide module 34 is also powered by a battery 37. Through the driving of the linear slide module 34 and the guiding effect of the wiper guide rail 36, the cleaning wiper 35 can be stably reciprocated, thereby realizing the wiping of the solar panel.

[0041] In this embodiment, the linear slide module 34 is provided with a position sensor 341 that can sense the reset of the wiper guide rail 36, and the wiper guide rail 36 is provided with a baffle 351 that cooperates with the position sensor 341. Through the cooperation between the position sensor 341 and the baffle 351, it can be determined whether the wiper guide rail 36 is reset, thereby determining whether it is operating normally.

[0042] like Figure 3 and 5As shown, in the cleaning drone, the connecting mechanism includes an upper connecting plate 4 and a lower connecting plate 5. Among them, the upper connecting plate 4 is connected to the cleaning drone, and the lower connecting plate 5 is connected to the cleaning mechanism. A universal joint 6 is provided between the upper connecting plate 4 and the lower connecting plate 5, and its two ends are respectively connected to the two. The universal joint 6 is also surrounded by a plurality of lower plate driving telescopic rods 7 arranged around it, and the two ends of the lower plate driving telescopic rod 7 are respectively hinged to the upper connecting plate 4 and the lower connecting plate 5. In this embodiment, the lower plate driving telescopic rod 7 is an electric telescopic rod, which is also powered by a battery 37. When in use, each lower plate driving telescopic rod 7 can be independently extended and retracted under the control of the controller, so that the lower connecting plate 5 can be controlled to tilt and remain parallel to the solar panel, thereby facilitating the cleaning mechanism to be positioned and fixed to the solar panel.

[0043] In addition, if Figure 4 As shown, the cleaning drone includes a drone body 2, and a plurality of wing fixing seats 22 are arranged around the drone body 2. A wing connecting rod 21 with two ends connected to the drone body 2 and each wing fixing seat 22 is provided between the drone body 2 and each wing fixing seat 22. A spiral wing 23 is also provided on the top of the wing fixing seat 22. In this embodiment, an airborne controller for controlling the operation of the connecting mechanism and the cleaning mechanism is provided in the drone body 2, and an airborne camera 24 is also provided at the bottom of the drone body 2. Through the airborne camera 24, the cleaning drone can quickly locate the position where the solar panel needs to be cleaned, so as to cooperate with the controller to locate and land the cleaning drone on the solar panel and complete the fixation.

[0044] It should be noted that:

[0045] like Figure 2 As shown, the transport trolley 1 is provided with a vehicle-mounted camera 14, a laser radar 15 and a running wheel 13. The transport trolley 1 is also provided with a vehicle-mounted controller for controlling the operation of the vehicle-mounted camera 14, the laser radar 15 and the running wheel 13. Through the vehicle-mounted camera 14 and the laser radar 15, the solar street lights and obstacles can be identified, so as to control the transport trolley 1 to approach the solar street lights or avoid obstacles, thereby improving its intelligence. In this embodiment, the running wheel 13 uses a Mecanum wheel, which is more convenient to turn.

[0046] At the same time, the transport vehicle 1 is also provided with two multi-axis mechanical arms 12. One of the multi-axis mechanical arms 12 is provided with a water supply connector 121 for replenishing water for the cleaning drone, and the other multi-axis mechanical arm 12 is provided with a charging connector 122 for charging the cleaning drone. The on-board controller also controls the operation of the multi-axis mechanical arms 12. Through the multi-axis mechanical arms 12, the cleaning drone can be replenished with water and charged when it is parked on the parking platform 11, thereby improving its endurance.

[0047] The present invention is described above in conjunction with the best embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed above, but should cover various modifications and equivalent combinations based on the essence of the present invention.

Claims

1. A solar panel cleaning robot, characterized in that: It comprises a transport trolley (1) and a cleaning drone, wherein a parking platform (11) for parking the cleaning drone is horizontally provided on the top of the transport trolley (1), and the bottom of the cleaning drone is connected to a cleaning mechanism via a connecting mechanism.

2. The solar panel cleaning robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaning mechanism comprises a rectangular bottom plate (3), a fixed clamping block (31) extending downward is fixedly provided on one long side of the bottom plate (3), a movable clamping block (32) extending downward and movable toward one side of the fixed clamping block (31) is provided on the other long side, and a positioning block (38) extending downward is fixedly provided on one short side of the bottom plate (3); A water pipe (331) with a nozzle is laid on the lower surface of the bottom plate (3), and a cleaning strip (35) extending in the same direction as the long side of the bottom plate (3) and capable of reciprocating along the moving direction of the movable clamping block (32) is provided below the water pipe (331). A water tank (33) and a battery (37) are provided on the upper surface of the bottom plate (3).

3. The solar panel cleaning robot according to claim 2, characterized in that: The upper surface of the base plate (3) is provided with a slide plate guide rail (322) arranged along the moving direction of the movable clamping block (32); a sliding plate (321) parallel to the base plate (3) is slidably mounted on the slide plate guide rail (322); the movable clamping block (32) is fixedly connected to the sliding plate (321); the upper surface of the base plate (3) is also provided with a slide plate driving telescopic rod (323) arranged along the moving direction of the movable clamping block (32); a power output end of the slide plate driving telescopic rod (323) is drivingly connected to the sliding plate (321).

4. The solar panel cleaning robot according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: A linear slide module (34) is provided on the lower surface of the base plate (3) and is arranged along the moving direction of the cleaning wipe strip (35). The slide of the linear slide module (34) is fixedly connected to one end of the cleaning wipe strip (35). A wipe strip guide rail (36) is also provided on the lower surface of the base plate (3) and is arranged along the moving direction of the cleaning wipe strip (35). The other end of the cleaning wipe strip (35) is slidably mounted on the wipe strip guide rail (36).

5. The solar panel cleaning robot according to claim 4, characterized in that: The linear slide module (34) is provided with a position sensor (341) capable of sensing the resetting of the wiper guide rail (36), and the wiper guide rail (36) is provided with a baffle (351) sensingly cooperating with the position sensor (341).

6. The solar panel cleaning robot according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The connecting mechanism comprises an upper connecting plate (4) and a lower connecting plate (5), wherein the upper connecting plate (4) is connected to the cleaning drone, and the lower connecting plate (5) is connected to the cleaning mechanism; a universal joint (6) is provided between the upper connecting plate (4) and the lower connecting plate (5), and the two ends are respectively connected to the two; the universal joint (6) is also surrounded by a plurality of lower plate driving telescopic rods (7) arranged around the universal joint; the two ends of the lower plate driving telescopic rods (7) are respectively hinged to the upper connecting plate (4) and the lower connecting plate (5).

7. The solar panel cleaning robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaning drone comprises a drone body (2), a plurality of wing fixing seats (22) are arranged around the drone body (2), a wing connecting rod (21) is arranged between the drone body (2) and each wing fixing seat (22), and the two ends are respectively connected to the two, and a spiral wing (23) is also arranged on the top of the wing fixing seat (22).

8. The solar panel cleaning robot according to claim 7, characterized in that: An onboard controller for controlling the operation of a connecting mechanism and a cleaning mechanism is provided inside the drone body (2), and an onboard camera (24) is also provided at the bottom of the drone body (2).

9. The solar panel cleaning robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transport trolley (1) is provided with an on-board camera (14), a laser radar (15) and running wheels (13), and the transport trolley (1) is also provided with two multi-axis mechanical arms (12).

10. The solar panel cleaning robot according to claim 9, characterized in that: One of the multi-axis mechanical arms (12) is provided with a water supply connector (121) for supplying water to the cleaning drone, and the other multi-axis mechanical arm (12) is provided with a charging connector (122) for charging the cleaning drone. The transport vehicle (1) is also provided with an onboard controller for controlling the operation of the onboard camera (14), the laser radar (15), the running wheels (13) and the multi-axis mechanical arm (12).

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