A new floating cleaning device

By designing a new floating cleaning device that uses multiple compression springs and non-integrated rotary body and cleaning disk structure, the problem that the ship underwater cleaning robot in the prior art cannot adapt to the ship wall surface and cannot adjust the cleaning target distance and cleaning angle is solved, and a larger cleaning area, more efficient cleaning effect and better cleaning efficiency are achieved.

CN222742895UInactive Publication Date: 2025-04-11SHENZHEN XINGZHIXING ROBOT TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202420877492.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-04-25
Publication Date
2025-04-11
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Technical Problem

Existing ship underwater cleaning robots cannot adapt to the concave and convex changes in the ship's wall surface, cannot adjust the cleaning target distance and cleaning angle, and have a small cleaning area, poor cleaning effect and low cleaning efficiency.

Method used

A new type of floating cleaning device is designed, adopting multiple compression springs and non-integrated rotary body and cleaning disk structures to realize the adaptability and multi-directional adjustment of the floating cleaning disk. The device is equipped with four cavitation nozzles, which can adjust the cleaning target distance and cleaning angle, and a number of floating cleaning disk mechanisms are provided, which can automatically adapt to changes in the ship wall surface.

Benefits of technology

The barrier-blocking and transitional capabilities of the cleaning device are improved, the phenomenon of jamming is avoided, the cleaning area and cleaning efficiency are increased, and the cleaning effect is achieved.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a novel floating cleaning device, comprising an upper cover plate of a cleaning disk and a lower cover plate of a cleaning disk, wherein the upper cover plate of the cleaning disk and the lower cover plate of the cleaning disk are connected via a plurality of guide rods, the lower ends of the guide rods sequentially pass through compression springs and buffer pads and are connected to the lower cover plate of the cleaning disk, the upper ends of the guide rods pass through the upper cover plate of the cleaning disk and are fixed via a first nut, and relate to the technical field of ship cleaning, wherein a plurality of compression springs are adopted, and a rotating body and a cleaning disk are non-integrated structures, so that the compression springs can float up and down, and have good obstacle crossing ability and high transition ability, and avoid jamming. Meanwhile, four cavitation nozzles are adopted, and the cleaning target distance and cleaning angle can be adjusted, so that the cavitation jet nozzle and the wall surface to be cleaned maintain an optimal distance and an optimal angle, thereby improving the cleaning efficiency and the cleaning effect.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of ship cleaning, in particular to a novel floating cleaning device. Background Art

[0002] As the main means of transportation for cargo transportation, it is increasingly important to clean, rust and paint the bottom, sides, top, bottom slope, side ribs and outer wall of the ship. Ships sail in seawater for a long time, and there are large areas of erosion and corrosion caused by seawater and sea breeze, rust and paint loss, and the growth of marine organisms such as oysters on the surface, making it difficult to remove marine microorganisms, algae and shells attached to the surface of the hull. As the working time of ships and cargo ships increases, there will be more and more marine microorganisms, algae and shells on the surface of the hull, which not only affects the beauty of the cargo hold of the ship, but also reduces the speed of the ship, increases fuel consumption, and increases the transportation cost of the ship. Therefore, the cleaning of marine microorganisms on the wall of the ship is very important, which can greatly improve the transportation cost and service life of the ship.

[0003] At present, the main methods of ship cleaning are manual operation and robots. Generally, most people use handheld high-pressure water guns or carry cleaning brushes to clean the walls of ships. Operators dive into deep water with a certain lack of oxygen and high pressure, attach to the wall of the ship, and manually clean the marine life on the wall of the ship from top to bottom. There are problems such as low cleaning efficiency, low cleaning effect, long cleaning cycle, high risk factor, low safety, long time consumption, high labor intensity, and high labor cost. Some wall-climbing robots with fixed cleaning structures are used, but they cannot automatically adapt to the wall of the ship according to the growth of marine organisms, cannot adjust the cleaning target distance and cleaning angle, and cannot set multiple floating cleaning disc mechanisms on the underwater cleaning robot of the ship, resulting in a small cleaning area, poor cleaning effect, and low cleaning efficiency.

[0004] The patent "A Ship Underwater Cleaning Robot with Adjustable Center of Gravity" (patent number: CN 116691947A) discloses a ship underwater cleaning robot with adjustable center of gravity, including a cleaning mechanism, a propulsion mechanism, a center of gravity adjustment mechanism, a sensor system, and a main frame module. The floating cleaning mechanism can keep the cavitation jet rotating tool holder and the wall to be cleaned at the optimal distance. The propulsion mechanism can realize the movement of each degree of freedom of the robot and the preset fixed-course and fixed-depth cleaning functions while using fewer propellers. At the same time, a simple directional wheel structure is used to solve the problem of the robot shaking due to the influence of the jet during the cleaning operation. The center of gravity adjustment mechanism is used to adjust the center of gravity of the robot so that the center of gravity of the robot is always kept directly below the center of buoyancy, thereby maintaining the stability of the robot. However, the cleaning area is small, the cleaning effect is poor, and the cleaning efficiency is low.

[0005] The patent "An adsorption-type underwater cleaning robot" (patent number: CN 112027015 A) discloses an adsorption-type underwater cleaning robot, which adopts cavitation jet cleaning method. The robot frame is equipped with a propeller propeller, a cavitation jet nozzle, a sprocket support frame, a camera, a searchlight, and a buoyancy material. The sprocket support frame is equipped with a stepper motor, a driving sprocket, a driven sprocket, a spring connection seat, a chain, and a crawler. The permanent magnet installed on the crawler generates magnetic force to adsorb on the surface of the ship. However, the cleaning area is small, the cleaning effect is poor, and the cleaning efficiency is low.

[0006] The patent "An Underwater Cleaning Robot" (patent number: CN 101695832 A) discloses an underwater cleaning robot, including a main body and a walking part arranged on the main body, the walking part includes a left wheel group and a right wheel group that can rotate independently, the left wheel group includes a left front wheel and a left rear wheel, the right wheel group includes a right rear wheel and a right front wheel, and the robot is provided with a transmission part of the left wheel group and a transmission part of the right wheel group that are independent of each other. However, the cleaning area is small, the cleaning effect is poor, and the cleaning efficiency is low.

[0007] The three cleaning devices with similar structures listed above have problems such as being unable to adapt to the wall of the ship, unable to transition between concave and convex walls with a certain inclination angle, unable to transition between multiple walls, unable to adjust the cleaning target distance and cleaning angle, and unable to set multiple floating cleaning disc mechanisms on the ship's underwater cleaning robot due to many reasons, resulting in poor obstacle crossing ability, weak transition ability, low wall adaptability, inflexible floating of the cleaning disc, small cleaning area, poor cleaning effect, and low cleaning efficiency.

[0008] Therefore, it has become an urgent problem to design a new floating cleaning device that can adapt to the ship wall, transition between concave and convex wall surfaces, transition between multiple wall surfaces, adjust the cleaning target distance and cleaning angle, set multiple floating cleaning disc mechanisms on the ship underwater cleaning robot, have a large cleaning area, good cleaning effect, and high cleaning efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0009] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a novel floating cleaning device to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0010] The technical solution adopted by the utility model is as follows:

[0011] A novel floating cleaning device comprises an upper cover plate of a cleaning disk and a lower cover plate of a cleaning disk, wherein the upper cover plate of the cleaning disk and the lower cover plate of the cleaning disk are connected by a plurality of guide rods, wherein the lower ends of the guide rods sequentially pass through compression springs and buffer pads to be connected to the lower cover plate of the cleaning disk, and the upper ends of the guide rods pass through the upper cover plate of the cleaning disk and are fixed by a first nut;

[0012] A rotating body mounting plate is provided between the upper cover plate of the cleaning disc and the lower cover plate of the cleaning disc, the rotating body mounting plate and the lower cover plate of the cleaning disc are connected by a plurality of rotating body fixing rods and fixed by a second nut, a rotating body is inserted at the center of the rotating body mounting plate, and a rotating body clamp is provided at the connection, a high-pressure pipe connecting piece is provided at the upper end of the rotating body, a water inlet of the high-pressure pipe connecting piece is connected to a water source, a connecting piece and a double nozzle angle adjusting piece are connected in sequence at the lower end of the rotating body, and a nozzle is connected on the double nozzle angle adjusting piece through a nozzle target distance adjusting piece.

[0013] Preferably, a plurality of connecting members are provided in an annular array at the lower end of the rotating body, the dual-nozzle angle adjustment member is provided at one end of the connecting member away from the rotating body, and two nozzle target distance adjustment members are symmetrically provided at the bottom of the dual-nozzle angle adjustment member.

[0014] Preferably, the plurality of rotating body fixing rods are distributed in a circular array.

[0015] Preferably, an anti-fouling accordion cover is provided on the outer side of the guide rod and the compression spring for protection against dirt and rust.

[0016] Preferably, a plurality of cleaning disc mounting clips are provided on the outer side of the cleaning disc upper cover plate for fixing the entire floating cleaning device on the robot body.

[0017] Preferably, caster fixing seats are provided on both sides of the lower cover plate of the cleaning tray, and the bottom of the caster fixing seat is arranged on the caster through a caster bracket.

[0018] Preferably, a water outlet is provided on the nozzle.

[0019] In summary, due to the adoption of the above technical solution, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0020] In the utility model, multiple compression springs are used, and the rotating body and the cleaning disk are non-integrated structures, so that the compression spring can float up and down, with good obstacle-crossing ability and high transition ability, avoiding the phenomenon of jamming. At the same time, four cavitation nozzles are used, and the cleaning target distance and cleaning angle can be adjusted to keep the cavitation jet nozzle and the wall surface to be cleaned at the optimal distance and optimal angle, thereby improving the cleaning efficiency and cleaning effect. Moreover, four floating cleaning disk mechanisms can be arranged on the ship's underwater cleaning robot, which can automatically adapt to the ship's wall surface according to the growth of marine organisms, and at the same time stick to two surfaces such as the bottom and side of the ship, thereby improving the cleaning area and cleaning efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the first perspective of the present utility model;

[0022] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the second viewing angle of the present utility model;

[0023] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the third viewing angle of the present utility model;

[0024] In the figure: 1. floating cleaning device; 1-1. upper cover plate of cleaning plate; 1-2. lower cover plate of cleaning plate; 1-3. guide rod; 1-4. compression spring; 1-5. buffer pad; 1-6. first nut; 1-7. anti-fouling accordion cover; 1-8. cleaning plate mounting clamp; 1-9. rotating body; 1-10. rotating body mounting plate; 1-11. rotating body fixing rod; 1-12. second nut; 1-13. rotating body clamp; 1-14. high-pressure pipe connector; 1-15. water inlet; 1-16. nozzle; 1-17. nozzle target distance adjustment member; 1-18. double nozzle angle adjustment member; 1-19. connector; 1-20. water outlet; 1-21. caster; 1-22. caster bracket; 1-23. caster fixing seat. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] 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 and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the utility model and are not used to limit the utility model.

[0026] Example:

[0027] A new type of floating cleaning device, such as Figure 1-3 As shown, it includes a cleaning disc upper cover plate 1-1 and a cleaning disc lower cover plate 1-2, the cleaning disc upper cover plate 1-1 and the cleaning disc lower cover plate 1-2 are connected by a plurality of guide rods 1-3, the lower ends of the guide rods 1-3 pass through compression springs 1-4 and buffer pads 1-5 in sequence to be connected to the cleaning disc lower cover plate 1-2, the upper ends of the guide rods 1-3 pass through the cleaning disc upper cover plate 1-1, and are fixed by a first nut 1-6;

[0028] A rotating body mounting plate 1-10 is provided between the upper cover plate 1-1 of the cleaning disk and the lower cover plate 1-2 of the cleaning disk. The rotating body mounting plate 1-10 is connected to the lower cover plate 1-2 of the cleaning disk by a plurality of rotating body fixing rods 1-11 and fixed by a second nut 1-12. A rotating body 1-9 is inserted at the center of the rotating body mounting plate 1-10, and a rotating body clamp 1-13 is provided at the connection. A high-pressure pipe connector 1-14 is provided at the upper end of the rotating body 1-9, and a water inlet 1-15 of the high-pressure pipe connector 1-14 is connected to a water source. A connector 1-19 and a double nozzle angle adjustment member 1-18 are connected in sequence at the lower end of the rotating body 1-9. A nozzle 1-16 is connected to the double nozzle angle adjustment member 1-18 through a nozzle target distance adjustment member 1-17.

[0029] In a possible embodiment, a plurality of connecting members 1-19 are provided in a circular array at the lower end of the rotating body 1-9, a dual nozzle angle adjustment member 1-18 is provided at one end of the connecting member 1-19 away from the rotating body 1-9, and two nozzle target distance adjustment members 1-17 are symmetrically provided at the bottom of the dual nozzle angle adjustment member 1-18.

[0030] In a possible implementation, a plurality of rotating body fixing rods 1 - 11 are distributed in a circular array.

[0031] In a possible implementation, an anti-fouling accordion cover 1-7 is provided on the outside of the guide rod 1-3 and the compression spring 1-4 for protection against dirt and rust.

[0032] In a possible implementation, a plurality of cleaning disc mounting clamps 1-8 are provided on the outer side of the cleaning disc upper cover plate 1-1, which are used to fix the entire floating cleaning device 1 on the robot body.

[0033] In a possible implementation, caster fixing seats 1-23 are provided on both sides of the lower cover plate 1-2 of the cleaning tray, and the bottom of the caster fixing seat 1-23 is provided on the caster 1-21 through the caster bracket 1-22.

[0034] In a possible implementation manner, a water outlet 1-20 is provided on the nozzle 1-16.

[0035] In a possible implementation, the guide rod 1-3 and the rotating body fixing rod 1-11 are made of SUS630, one end of which is threaded and the other end is non-threaded, and play a role in fixing and limiting the floating cleaning disc mechanism.

[0036] In a possible implementation, the compression springs 1-4 are made of stainless steel, which are compressed when floating upward and stretched when floating downward, and play the role of being stretched or compressed. Adaptive cleaning of the ship wall can be achieved, and the floatability and flexibility are greatly improved without the phenomenon of getting stuck.

[0037] In a possible implementation, the nozzles 1-16 are cavitation nozzles, which can adjust the cleaning target distance and cleaning angle, thereby improving the cleaning efficiency and cleaning effect, and achieving efficient cleaning of the ship wall.

[0038] By adopting the above technical solution:

[0039] The lower cover plate 1-2 of the cleaning disk fixes the lower end of the floating cleaning device 1, and is used to support and fix the entire upper structure. The upper cover plate 1-1 of the cleaning disk is connected and installed on the upper end of the lower cover plate 1-2 of the cleaning disk through the guide rod 1-3 to form the structural frame of the cleaning disk. The threaded end of the guide rod 1-3 is installed on the lower cover plate of the cleaning disk at 1-2, and the non-threaded end passes through the upper cover plate of the cleaning disk 1-1 and is fixed with the first nut 1-6. The buffer pad 1-5 and the compression spring 1-4 are sequentially sleeved on the guide rod 1-3, the buffer pad 1-5 is close to the threaded end side, and the compression spring 1-4 is far away from the threaded end side. The compression spring 1-4 plays a role in allowing the cleaning disk to float up and down, and the buffer pad 1-5 plays a role in buffering the force. The anti-fouling accordion cover 1-7 is sleeved on the outside of the guide rod 1-3 and the compression spring 1-4 to play a protective, anti-fouling and anti-rust role. The cleaning disk mounting clamp 1-8 is installed on the upper end of the upper cover plate 1-1 of the cleaning disk, and is used to fix the entire floating cleaning device 1 on the robot body. Two caster fixing seats 1-23 are installed on the upper end of the lower cover plate 1-2 of the cleaning disk, the caster bracket 1-22 is installed on the lower end of the caster fixing seat 1-23, and the caster 1-21 is installed on the caster bracket 1-22, which plays a steering and supporting role. The rotating body mounting plate 1-10 is installed on the upper cover plate 1-1 of the cleaning disk through the rotating body fixing rod 1-11, which is used to install the rotating body assembly. The threaded end of the rotating body fixing rod 1-11 is installed on the upper cover plate 1-1 of the cleaning disk, and the non-threaded end passes through the rotating body mounting plate 1-10 and is fixed with the second nut 1-12. The rotating body 1-9 passes through the center hole of the rotating body mounting plate 1-10 and is fixedly installed on the rotating body mounting plate 1-10 with a rotating body clamp 1-13. The high-pressure pipe connector 1-14 is installed on the upper end of the rotating body 1-9 and is used to connect an external high-pressure pipe. The water inlet 1-15 is opened in the high-pressure pipe connector 1-14 to provide a channel for high-pressure water. The four nozzles 1-16 are all installed on the nozzle target distance adjustment member 1-17 to clean the bottom of the ship. The nozzle target distance adjustment member 1-17 is installed on the double nozzle angle adjustment member 1-18, which can adjust the distance between the nozzle 1-16 and the cleaning working surface of the bottom of the ship. The two double nozzle angle adjustment members 1-18 are installed on both sides of the rotating body 1-9 through the connecting member 1-19 to adjust the cleaning angle of the nozzle 1-16. The water outlet 1-20 is opened on the nozzle 1-16 to provide a channel for the cleaning jet water.

[0040] In summary:

[0041] Reference Figure 1-3The purpose of this application is to overcome the problems that the existing cleaning disc mechanism cannot automatically adapt to the ship wall according to the growth of marine organisms, cannot adjust the cleaning target distance and cleaning angle, and cannot set multiple floating cleaning disc mechanisms on the ship underwater cleaning robot, and provide a new floating cleaning device that can automatically adapt to the ship wall according to the growth of marine organisms, can adjust the cleaning target distance and cleaning angle, can set multiple floating cleaning disc mechanisms on the ship underwater cleaning robot, has a large cleaning area, good cleaning effect, and high cleaning efficiency.

[0042] The design concept of this application is to adopt a simple modular design as a whole, and each device can be disassembled separately for easy maintenance. For the core components, in-depth analysis is conducted from the perspective of use and function, and an optimization method combining structure and material is adopted to improve the surface fit of the floating cleaning device from the perspective of structural size. The cleaning efficiency and cleaning effect of the floating cleaning device are improved by combining material selection and structural combination; the stability and reliability of the floating cleaning device are optimized from the perspective of structural size, processing requirements and assembly process to meet the requirements of the use conditions and increase the service life of key components.

[0043] The beneficial effects of the present application are: multiple compression springs are used, and the rotating body and the cleaning disc are non-integrated structures, so that the compression spring can float up and down, with good obstacle-crossing ability and high transition ability, avoiding the phenomenon of jamming. Four cavitation nozzles are used, and the cleaning target distance and cleaning angle can be adjusted to keep the cavitation jet nozzle and the wall to be cleaned at the optimal distance and optimal angle, thereby improving the cleaning efficiency and cleaning effect. Four floating cleaning disc mechanisms can be set on the ship's underwater cleaning robot, which can automatically adapt to the ship's wall according to the growth of marine organisms, and at the same time stick to the bottom and side of the ship, thereby improving the cleaning area and cleaning efficiency.

[0044] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A new type of floating cleaning device, characterized by: The cleaning disk comprises an upper cover plate (1-1) and a lower cover plate (1-2) of the cleaning disk, wherein the upper cover plate (1-1) and the lower cover plate (1-2) of the cleaning disk are connected via a plurality of guide rods (1-3), the lower ends of the guide rods (1-3) sequentially pass through compression springs (1-4) and buffer pads (1-5) to be connected to the lower cover plate (1-2) of the cleaning disk, and the upper ends of the guide rods (1-3) pass through the upper cover plate (1-1) of the cleaning disk and are fixed via a first nut (1-6); A rotating body mounting plate (1-10) is provided between the upper cover plate (1-1) of the cleaning disk and the lower cover plate (1-2) of the cleaning disk. The rotating body mounting plate (1-10) and the lower cover plate (1-2) of the cleaning disk are connected via a plurality of rotating body fixing rods (1-11) and fixed via a second nut (1-12). A rotating body (1-9) is inserted at the center of the rotating body mounting plate (1-10), and a rotating body clamp (1-13) is provided at the connection. A high-pressure pipe connecting piece (1-14) is provided at the upper end of the rotating body (1-9), and a water inlet (1-15) of the high-pressure pipe connecting piece (1-14) is connected to a water source. A connecting piece (1-19) and a double nozzle angle adjusting piece (1-18) are connected in sequence at the lower end of the rotating body (1-9). A nozzle (1-16) is connected to the double nozzle angle adjusting piece (1-18) via a nozzle target distance adjusting piece (1-17).

2. A novel floating cleaning device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of connecting members (1-19) are provided in a circular array at the lower end of the rotating body (1-9); the dual nozzle angle adjusting member (1-18) is provided at one end of the connecting member (1-19) away from the rotating body (1-9); and two nozzle target distance adjusting members (1-17) are symmetrically provided at the bottom of the dual nozzle angle adjusting member (1-18).

3. A novel floating cleaning device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The plurality of rotating body fixing rods (1-11) are distributed in a ring array.

4. A novel floating cleaning device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The guide rod (1-3) and the compression spring (1-4) are covered with an anti-fouling accordion cover (1-7) on the outside for protecting against dirt and rust.

5. A novel floating cleaning device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of cleaning disc mounting clamps (1-8) are arranged on the outside of the cleaning disc upper cover plate (1-1) and are used to fix the entire floating cleaning device (1) on the robot body.

6. A novel floating cleaning device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: Caster fixing seats (1-23) are provided on both sides of the lower cover plate (1-2) of the cleaning tray, and the bottom of the caster fixing seat (1-23) is arranged on the caster (1-21) through the caster bracket (1-22).

7. A novel floating cleaning device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The nozzle (1-16) is provided with a water outlet (1-20).

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