Cleaning device

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a cleaning apparatus. The cleaning device comprises a machine body, a storage container and a locking device. The storage container is used for storing cleaning fluid or recycled dirty fluid. The locking device is configured to lock the storage container to releasably secure the storage container to the fuselage. The cleaning equipment further comprises a battery bin and a battery, and the battery bin is arranged in the machine body and accommodates the battery. The locking device is also configured to support the battery compartment. According to the cleaning equipment provided by the invention, the locking device can play a role in fixing the storage container on the machine body in a releasable manner, and can also realize a role in supporting the battery bin, so that the number of components of the cleaning equipment is reduced, and the complexity of the cleaning equipment is reduced.

Description

[0001] This application is a divisional application. The application number of the original application is 202420166158.5, and the application date of the original application is January 23, 2024. The entire content of the original application is incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0002] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of cleaning and dust removal, and particularly to a cleaning device. Background Art

[0003] With the continuous improvement of living standards, people have higher and higher requirements for living and working environments. In order to ensure a good cleaning level of the environment, cleaning devices for cleaning various places and various objects have emerged. The use of cleaning devices not only reduces the labor cost of cleaning work but also improves the efficiency of cleaning work, which makes cleaning devices widely used. However, the components of conventional cleaning devices are numerous and the structure is relatively complex. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of this, the present disclosure provides a cleaning device, aiming to reduce the number of components of the cleaning device and the complexity of the cleaning device.

[0005] A cleaning device provided by the present disclosure includes a body, a storage container, and a locking device. The storage container is used to store cleaning fluid or recovered dirty fluid. The locking device is configured to lock the storage container to releasably fix the storage container to the body. The cleaning device further includes a battery compartment and a battery, the battery compartment is provided in the body and houses the battery. The locking device is further configured to support the battery compartment.

[0006] In a possible implementation, the storage container is provided with a locking recess, and the locking device includes a locking member and a support member. The locking member is configured to partially extend into the locking recess to lock the storage container. The support member is fixed to the body and is provided with a receiving hole, and the locking member is telescopically provided in the receiving hole. The support member at least partially extends below the battery compartment to support the battery compartment.

[0007] In a possible implementation, the locking device further includes an elastic member, the elastic member is received in the receiving hole and is located on the inner end side of the locking member. When the locking member retracts, the elastic member is compressed, so that the elastic restoring force of the elastic member drives the locking member to extend out again.

[0008] In a possible implementation, the cleaning device includes two storage containers and two locking devices. The two locking devices are configured to lock the two storage containers respectively to releasably fix the two storage containers to the body, and both of the two locking devices are configured to support the battery compartment.

[0009] In a possible implementation, the two storage containers are respectively located on opposite sides of the battery compartment.

[0010] In one possible implementation, one of the two storage containers is used to store the clean fluid and the other is used to store the recovered dirty fluid.

[0011] In a possible implementation, the body is provided with a battery inlet and outlet, and the battery is loaded into or unloaded from the battery compartment through the battery inlet and outlet.

[0012] In one possible implementation, a compartment wall of the battery compartment is provided with heat dissipation holes for heat dissipation airflow to pass through.

[0013] In a possible implementation, the compartment wall includes a side wall located on a side of the battery facing away from the battery inlet and outlet, and the heat dissipation hole is at least partially defined by the side wall.

[0014] In a possible implementation, the compartment wall further includes a bottom wall located below the battery, and the heat dissipation holes are defined by the side walls and the bottom wall.

[0015] According to the cleaning device provided by the present disclosure, the locking device can not only releasably fix the storage container to the body, but also support the battery compartment, which helps to reduce the number of components of the cleaning device and reduce the complexity of the cleaning device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] It should be understood that the following drawings are only certain embodiments of the present disclosure and should not be considered as limiting the scope.

[0017] It should be understood that the same or similar reference numerals are used in the drawings to indicate the same or similar elements.

[0018] It should be understood that the drawings are merely schematic and that the sizes and proportions of elements in the drawings are not necessarily accurate.

[0019] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of a cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Exploded diagram of the cleaning equipment in the.

[0021] Figure 3 It is along Figure 1 Schematic cross-sectional view taken along line AA.

[0022] Figure 4 It is along Figure 3 Schematic partial enlargement of part C.

[0023] Figure 5 Schematically shows Figure 1 A portion of the body and cover of the cleaning device.

[0024] Figure 6 Schematically shows Figure 1 a part of the battery compartment wall of the cleaning device in

[0025] Figure 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the Figure 1 line B-B in Detailed implementation manners

[0026] The embodiments of the present disclosure will be described exemplarily below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that there can be multiple implementation manners of the present disclosure, and it should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described herein. The embodiments described herein are only for a more thorough and clear understanding of the present disclosure.

[0027] Referring to Figure 1 , the present disclosure provides a cleaning device 100. For example, the cleaning device 100 provided by the present disclosure can be a vacuum cleaner, and in particular, can be a wet / dry vacuum cleaner. Of course, the cleaning device 100 provided by the present disclosure is not limited to a vacuum cleaner. Generally speaking, the cleaning device 100 provided by the present disclosure can be any type of cleaning device as long as it cleans the surface to be cleaned or the object to be cleaned through a suction flow.

[0028] Exemplarily, as Figure 1 shown, the cleaning device 100 can include a body 10, a tube 20, and a cleaning tool 30. One end of the tube 20 can be connected to the body 10, and the other end of the tube 20 can be connected to the cleaning tool 30. For example, the cleaning tool 30 can have a suction nozzle and can be configured to be held by a user, so that the user can hold the cleaning tool 30 and use the suction flow to pick up dirt from the suction nozzle into the cleaning device 100.

[0029] As an example, continuing to refer to Figure 1 , the cleaning device 100 can further include two storage containers 40. One of the two storage containers 40 can be a supply container for storing cleaning fluid, and the other can be a recovery container for storing the recovered dirty fluid. The cleaning device 100 can apply the cleaning fluid in the supply container to the surface to be cleaned or the object to be cleaned, and suck the dirty fluid into the recovery container to achieve the cleaning purpose.

[0030] It should be noted that, for the convenience of understanding and reference, hereinafter, the storage container 40a will be taken as the supply container and the storage container 40b will be taken as the recovery container for illustration. It can be understood that in other examples of the present disclosure, their corresponding relationships can be interchanged.

[0031] Referring to Figure 2 and Figure 3, the cleaning device 100 may further include a battery 50 and a suction source housed within the body 10. A suction inlet 11, a suction outlet 12, and a suction channel extending from the suction inlet 11 to the suction outlet 12 may be provided on the body 10. The suction source may be used to generate a suction flow flowing along the suction channel to suck dirt. In Figure 3 it, the suction flow is shown by a plurality of arrows connected end to end in sequence. For example, the suction flow may be an air flow or a mixture of an air flow and a liquid flow. For example, the cleaning device 100 may further be provided with a gas-liquid separator on the upstream side of the suction source to separate the liquid therefrom before the suction flow reaches the suction source.

[0032] Continuing to refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 , a heat dissipation inlet, a heat dissipation outlet 14, and a heat dissipation channel extending from the heat dissipation inlet to the heat dissipation outlet 14 may also be provided on the body 10. The suction source may be used to generate a heat dissipation air flow flowing along the heat dissipation channel. In Figure 3 it, the heat dissipation air flow is also shown by a plurality of arrows connected end to end in sequence. The body 10 may further be provided with a battery inlet / outlet 15 through which the battery 50 is loaded into the body 10 or unloaded from the body 10. The heat dissipation inlet is at least partially formed by the battery inlet / outlet 15.

[0033] Since the battery 50 is located on the heat dissipation channel independent of the suction channel, the heat of the battery 50 will be carried away by the heat dissipation air flow, and the battery 50 will be protected from being damaged by the residual impurities or water vapor in the suction flow, which is beneficial to dissipating the heat of the battery 50 more efficiently and safely. In addition, since the heat dissipation inlet is at least partially formed by the battery inlet / outlet 15, there is no need or less need to open an additional hole on the body 10 as the heat dissipation inlet, which is beneficial to reducing the manufacturing cost and improving the strength of the body 10. Additionally, since the heat dissipation inlet is at least partially formed by the battery inlet / outlet 15, the relatively low-temperature heat dissipation air flow entering the body 10 will first flow through the battery 50, so that the heat dissipation air flow can carry away relatively more heat from the battery 50, which is beneficial to improving the heat dissipation efficiency of the battery 50.

[0034] Referring to Figures 1 to 4 , as an implementation, the cleaning device 100 may further include a cover plate 60 for openably closing the battery inlet / outlet 15. For example, the cover plate 60 may be operated to open the battery inlet / outlet 15. In Figure 3 it, the position of the cover plate 60 when the battery inlet / outlet 15 is opened is shown by a dashed line. The heat dissipation inlet may be a gap G between the cover plate 60 and the body edge 16 defining the battery inlet / outlet 15. The gap G is preferably shown in Figure 4 it.

[0035] By closing the cover plate 60 of the battery inlet / outlet 15, the battery 50 can be prevented from being directly exposed to the outside, which is beneficial to protecting the battery 50 and improving the aesthetic appearance of the cleaning device 100. The heat dissipation inlet realized as the gap G between the cover plate 60 and the body edge 16 can ensure the smooth inflow of the heat dissipation air flow into the body 10 when the battery inlet / outlet 15 is closed by the cover plate 60.

[0036] Combined with Figure 4 and Figure 5 , the body edge 16 can be provided with an inwardly recessed notch portion 161, and the notch portion 161 can cooperate with the cover plate 60 to form the gap G. Through the notch portion 161 of the body edge 16, the cover plate 60 closing the battery inlet / outlet 15 and the body edge 16 will form a gap G with a sufficient flow area, which helps to ensure that the heat dissipation air flow entering through the gap G has a sufficient flow rate.

[0037] Still referring to Figure 4 and Figure 5 , the cover plate 60 can be provided with an outwardly expanding portion 61 at a position corresponding to the notch portion 161, and the outwardly expanding portion 61 can be configured to gradually extend outwardly approaching the cover plate edge 62. In the current example, as Figure 4 shown, the outwardly expanding portion 61 can be specifically configured to gradually extend outwardly as it goes downward. The outwardly expanding portion 61 having such a configuration can help to guide the heat dissipation air flow to the heat dissipation inlet. In addition, the outwardly expanding portion 61 having such a configuration can be used as a part for the operator to hold, so as to facilitate the operator to operate the cover plate 60 to open or close the battery inlet / outlet 15.

[0038] It should be noted that in the drawings of the present disclosure, the arrow Z+ can be used to indicate the upper side in the up-down direction, and the arrow Z- can be used to indicate the lower side in the up-down direction; the arrow X+ can be used to indicate one side of the first direction orthogonal to the up-down direction, and the arrow X- can be used to indicate the other side of the first direction; the arrow Y+ can be used to indicate one side of the second direction orthogonal to both the up-down direction and the first direction, and the arrow Y- can be used to indicate the other side of the second direction. In the above example, the outer side can refer to the X- side.

[0039] It can be understood that some contents of the present disclosure use orientation concepts such as "upper", "lower", "inner" and "outer", and these orientation concepts are relative rather than absolute. When the cleaning device 100 is in the habitual use posture or in the posture shown in the figure, these orientation concepts may be applicable.

[0040] It will be appreciated that while the heat dissipation inlet is implemented as a gap between the cover plate 60 and the edge 16 of the body in the aforementioned examples, in other examples of the present disclosure, the heat dissipation inlet may be implemented in other ways. For example, in some examples, the cleaning device 100 may not have the cover plate 60, and the battery access port 15 may remain open under normal conditions. In this case, the entire battery access port 15 serves as the heat dissipation inlet. For another example, in some examples, the cover plate 60 may only cover a portion of the battery access port 15, and the uncovered portion of the battery access port 15 may serve as the heat dissipation inlet.

[0041] refer to Figure 3 The cleaning device 100 may also include a battery compartment 17 located within the body 10. The battery compartment 17 may be used to accommodate the battery 50. The compartment wall of the battery compartment 17 may be provided with heat dissipation holes 171 for heat dissipation airflow. In this manner, heat dissipation airflow can enter the battery compartment 17 from the battery inlet and outlet 15 and exit the battery compartment 17 through the heat dissipation holes 171. During this process, the heat dissipation airflow removes heat from the battery 50, thereby achieving the purpose of cooling the battery 50.

[0042] Continue to refer Figure 3 The battery compartment 17 may include a sidewall 172 located on a side of the battery 50 facing away from the battery inlet / outlet 15, and the heat dissipation holes 171 may be at least partially defined by the sidewall 172. In this implementation, the heat dissipation airflow from the heat dissipation inlet to the heat dissipation holes 171 will flow from one side of the battery 50 to the opposite side of the battery 50, allowing the heat dissipation airflow to contact a larger proportion of the outer surface of the battery 50, thereby removing more heat from the battery 50.

[0043] Combine Figure 3 and Figure 6 The battery compartment 17 wall may further include a bottom wall 173 located below the battery 50, and the heat dissipation hole 171 may be jointly defined by the side walls 172 and the bottom wall 173. The heat dissipation hole 171 jointly defined by the side walls 172 and the bottom wall 173 allows for a larger flow area, and a larger flow area helps reduce flow resistance. In addition, in the example where the suction source is located on the lower side of the battery compartment 17, a portion of the heat dissipation airflow can flow directly downward through the portion of the heat dissipation hole 171 defined by the bottom wall 173, which helps to reduce the distance of the heat dissipation airflow from the battery compartment 17 to the suction source, thereby further reducing flow resistance.

[0044] refer to Figure 3, the suction source may include a motor 71 and a first impeller 72 and a second impeller 73 driven by the motor 71. The first impeller 72 and the second impeller 73 may be respectively used to form a cooling air flow and a suction flow. A first chamber 181, a second chamber 182 and a motor chamber 183 may also be provided in the body 10. The first chamber 181 may be located above the second chamber 182 and isolated from the second chamber 182. The motor chamber 183 may extend in the vertical direction and house the motor 71. The first impeller 72 and the second impeller 73 may be respectively located on the upper end side and the lower end side of the motor 71. The cooling air outlet 14 and the suction outlet 12 may respectively communicate the first chamber 181 and the second chamber 182 with the outside. The cooling air flow may flow through the first impeller 72 and the first chamber 181 in sequence to the cooling air outlet 14, while the suction flow may flow through the second impeller 73 and the second chamber 182 in sequence to the suction outlet 12.

[0045] According to this implementation, the suction flow and the cooling air flow passing through the suction source will respectively enter the mutually isolated first chamber 181 and second chamber 182, and then flow to the outside. In this way, although the two air flows are generated by the same suction source, they will not or will less likely mix, which helps to avoid the cooling air flow being contaminated by the suction flow and helps to reduce the risk of damage to the battery 50.

[0046] Regarding Figure 3 the cooling air flow shown in, it should be explained that the suction inlet 11 may be connected to the pipe 20 to receive the suction flow entering from the suction nozzle of the cleaning tool 30. After entering the suction inlet 11, the suction flow may first reach the transition chamber 111 located below the second impeller 73, and then flow upward from the transition chamber 111 to the second impeller 73. Since the flow path from the suction inlet 11 to the transition chamber 111 is blocked from the perspective of Figure 3 , the representation of this part of the air flow is omitted in Figure 3 .

[0047] Referring to Figure 2 , the storage container 40 may be detachably mounted on the body 10. Combining Figure 7 , the cleaning device 100 may further include a locking device 90. The battery compartment 17 may be detachably mounted in the body 10. The locking device 90 may be configured to lock the storage container 40 to releasably fix the storage container 40 to the body 10. When the storage container 40 is locked by the locking device 90, the user cannot directly remove the storage container 40 from the body 10. When the storage container 40 is released by the locking device 90, the user can directly remove the storage container 40 from the body 10. The locking device 90 may also be configured to support the battery compartment 17.

[0048] In this implementation, the locking device 90 can not only releasably fix the storage container 40 to the body 10, but also support the battery compartment 17, which helps to reduce the number of components of the cleaning device 100, reduce the complexity of the cleaning device 100, and thus helps to reduce the manufacturing cost and improve the reliability.

[0049] Reference Figure 7 , as an implementation, the storage container 40 can be provided with a locking recess 41, and the locking device 90 can include a support member 91 and a locking member 92. The locking member 92 is configured to partially extend into the locking recess 41 to lock the storage container 40. The support member 91 is fixed to the body 10 and is provided with a receiving hole 911, and the locking member 92 is telescopically disposed in the receiving hole 911. The support member 91 can at least partially extend below the battery compartment 17 to support the battery compartment 17.

[0050] In this implementation, the support member 91 not only provides support for the battery compartment 17, but also provides support and movement space for the locking member 92. When the storage container 40 is in the locked state, the locking member 92 extends more out of the receiving hole 911 defined by the support member 91 to partially extend into the locking recess 41 of the storage container 40. When the storage container 40 is in the released state, the locking member 92 completely or mostly retracts into the receiving hole 911. In this way, the locking device 90 has the above two functions.

[0051] Furthermore, the locking device 90 can further include an elastic member 93, and the elastic member 93 can be received in the receiving hole 911 and located on the inner end side of the locking member 92. When the locking member 92 retracts, the elastic member 93 is compressed, so that the elastic restoring force of the elastic member 93 will drive the locking member 92 to extend out again. For example, the elastic member 93 can be implemented as a compression spring.

[0052] Furthermore, the cleaning device 100 can include two locking devices 90. The two storage containers 40 can be respectively disposed on opposite sides of the battery compartment 17. One locking device 90 can be used to support the battery compartment 17 and to releasably lock one storage container 40, and the other locking device 90 can be used to support the battery compartment 17 and to releasably lock the other storage container 40.

[0053] It can be understood that there are various ways of the locking device 90, which are not limited to the above examples. For example, in some examples, the elastic member 93 can be replaced by a pair of magnetic attracting members with opposite magnetic poles. One magnetic member is fixed to the locking member 92 and the other magnetic member is fixed to the support member 91. Also, in some examples, it can be that the storage container 40 provides the receiving hole 911, while the support member 91 provides the locking recess 41.

[0054] It should be noted that the various elements described in the above specific embodiments can be combined in any suitable manner without contradiction. To avoid unnecessary repetition, the present disclosure will not separately describe various possible combination methods.

[0055] It should be understood that multiple components and / or parts can be provided by a single integrated component or part. Alternatively, a single integrated component or part can be divided into multiple separate components and / or parts. The disclosure of "a" or "an" used to describe a component or part does not exclude other components or parts.

[0056] It should be understood that although terms such as "first" or "second" may be used in the present disclosure to describe various elements (such as a first chamber and a second chamber), these elements are not defined by these terms, and these terms are only used to distinguish one element from another.

[0057] The above is only the specific embodiment of the present disclosure, but the protection scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed by the present disclosure can easily think of changes or substitutions, which should be covered by the protection scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A cleaning device comprising a body, a storage container, and a locking device, wherein the storage container is used to store clean fluid or recovered dirty fluid, and the locking device is configured to lock the storage container to releasably secure the storage container to the body, characterized in that: The cleaning device further comprises a battery compartment and a battery. The battery compartment is arranged in the body and accommodates the battery. The locking device is further configured to support the battery compartment.

2. The cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The storage container is provided with a locking recess, and the locking device comprises: a locking member configured to partially extend into the locking recess to lock the storage container; and A support member is fixed to the body and is provided with a receiving hole, wherein the locking member is telescopically provided in the receiving hole, and the support member at least partially extends to the bottom of the battery compartment to support the battery compartment.

3. The cleaning device according to claim 2, wherein The locking device further comprises an elastic member received in the receiving hole and located at an inner end side of the locking member, wherein when the locking member is retracted, the elastic member is compressed, so that the elastic restoring force of the elastic member drives the locking member to extend again.

4. The cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that The cleaning device includes two storage containers and two locking devices, wherein the two locking devices respectively lock the two storage containers to releasably fix the two storage containers to the body, and the two locking devices both support the battery compartment.

5. The cleaning device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The two storage containers are respectively located on opposite sides of the battery compartment.

6. The cleaning device according to claim 4, wherein, One of the two storage containers is used to store clean fluid, and the other is used to store recovered dirty fluid.

7. The cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that The body is provided with a battery inlet and outlet, and the battery is loaded into or unloaded from the battery compartment through the battery inlet and outlet.

8. The cleaning device according to claim 7, characterized in that, The battery compartment wall is provided with heat dissipation holes for heat dissipation airflow to pass through.

9. The cleaning device according to claim 8, wherein, The compartment wall includes a side wall located on a side of the battery away from the battery inlet and outlet, and the heat dissipation through hole is at least partially defined by the side wall.

10. The cleaning device according to claim 9, wherein The storage wall further includes a bottom wall located below the battery, and the heat dissipation through-hole is defined by the side wall and the bottom wall.

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