Underwater cleaning robot convenient to use
By optimizing the cable plug-in structure and setting up front and rear cleaning devices for the underwater cleaning robot, the problem of inconvenient cable fixing has been solved, enabling users to install and disassemble the robot themselves and improving cleaning efficiency.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423132930.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-18
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-21
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-18
AI Technical Summary
The existing cable fixing structure of underwater cleaning robots is inconvenient for users to install or disassemble themselves, resulting in high maintenance costs and inconvenience in use.
The design incorporates a cable plug structure that facilitates easy plugging and unplugging. The combination of the plug-in structure and the sealing ring enables detachable cable connections. Cleaning devices are installed at the front and rear ends of the machine body to improve cleaning efficiency.
Users can install or remove cables themselves, reducing maintenance costs and improving the convenience and cleaning efficiency of the underwater cleaning robot.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The application relates to the technical field of underwater cleaning, and in particular to a convenient-to-use underwater cleaning robot. BACKGROUND
[0002] The underwater cleaning robot is an automatic device specially designed and applied to perform cleaning tasks in underwater environments, and is usually applied to the surface cleaning of oceans, lakes, reservoirs and other water areas, as well as ship bodies, bridge pillars, dams, oil platforms and other underwater structures.
[0003] The underwater cleaning robot is generally powered by a battery or obtains power from a mother ship or other fixed facilities through a cable. The existing robot is usually fixedly connected with the cable, and the user cannot detach the cable from the robot by himself / herself. When the cable needs to be replaced, the robot needs to be maintained or the robot needs to be moved, it is relatively inconvenient, and the maintenance cost is relatively high. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL
[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the application is to optimize the existing cable fixing structure, so that the user can install or detach the cable by himself / herself, and improve the convenience of using the underwater cleaning robot.
[0005] In order to solve the above problems, the application provides a convenient-to-use underwater cleaning robot, which comprises a robot main body, a front cleaning device and a rear cleaning device, the front cleaning device is arranged at the front end of the robot main body in the forward direction, and the rear cleaning device is arranged at the rear end of the robot main body in the forward direction; a plug structure is arranged on the robot main body, a cable plug is detachably connected to the plug structure, a wiring port for connecting the cable plug is arranged at the top of the plug structure, a plug groove is arranged on the side of the plug structure, and a first sealing ring for abutting against the cable plug is arranged on the inner side wall of the plug groove.
[0006] Preferably, the first sealing ring is provided with a plurality of first sealing rings, the plurality of first sealing rings are arranged at equal intervals, and a first groove is arranged between the adjacent two first sealing rings; a plurality of second sealing rings are arranged on the side wall of the cable plug and correspond to the first grooves, and a second groove matched with the first sealing ring is arranged between the adjacent two second sealing rings.
[0007] Preferably, at least one group of moving driving members is arranged on each side of the robot main body in the forward direction, and a plurality of groups of adhering driving members are arranged on the robot main body in the direction of adhering to the cleaning surface.
[0008] Preferably, two groups of moving driving members are arranged on each side of the robot main body in the forward direction.
[0009] Preferably, the rear cleaning device can swing in the forward direction of the robot main body.
[0010] Preferably, the rear cleaning device comprises a rotating jet disc and a mounting frame, the mounting frame is fixed to the machine body, and the rotating jet disc is swingably mounted to the mounting frame along the advancing direction of the machine body.
[0011] Preferably, the rotating jet disc is provided with a first connecting seat and a second connecting seat along the advancing direction of the machine body, and the mounting frame is correspondingly provided with a first connecting part and a second connecting part, the first connecting part is rotationally connected to the first connecting seat, and the second connecting part is rotationally connected to the second connecting seat.
[0012] Preferably, a plurality of limiting wheels are arranged at intervals on the periphery of the rotating jet disc.
[0013] Preferably, the front cleaning device comprises a first driving assembly and a cleaning assembly, the cleaning assembly is detachably connected to the driving assembly; the driving assembly comprises a warehouse body, and a first driving member and a transmission member arranged in the warehouse body; the first driving member is electrically connected with the plug-in structure, and the two ends of the first driving member are respectively connected with a group of transmission members and can drive the transmission members to rotate in opposite directions; the cleaning assembly comprises two adjacent rotating discs, each transmission member penetrates through the warehouse body and is detachably connected with the rotating disc, and is used to drive the two rotating discs to rotate in opposite directions.
[0014] Preferably, the top of the machine body is detachably provided with a top cover, and the top cover comprises a plurality of cover bodies which are spliced with each other.
[0015] Compared with the prior art, the present application has at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:
[0016] When the underwater cleaning robot is used, the user can select a suitable cable according to actual needs, and insert the cable plug at the end of the cable into the wiring port of the plug-in structure, the peripheral wall of the cable plug is inserted and fixed in the plug-in slot, and the power supply device supplies power to the underwater cleaning robot through the cable. At this time, the first sealing ring abuts against the peripheral wall of the cable plug to prevent water from the external environment from entering the plug-in structure. The existing cable fixing structure of the underwater cleaning robot is optimized, the plug-in structure for plug-in cable plug is designed, so that the user can install or disassemble the cable, thereby improving the convenience of using the underwater cleaning robot. In addition, by arranging the front cleaning device at the front end of the machine body and the rear cleaning device at the rear end, the cleaning strength and efficiency of the cleaning surface can be improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without any creative effort.
[0018] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the underwater cleaning robot in the embodiment of the present application.
[0019] Figure 2 It is an assembly schematic diagram of the cable plug and the underwater cleaning robot in the embodiment of the present application.
[0020] Figure 3 It is Figure 2 It is an enlarged view of part A.
[0021] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cable and the cable plug in the embodiment of the present application.
[0022] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the underwater cleaning robot from another perspective in the embodiment of the present application.
[0023] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the rotating jet disc in the embodiment of the present application.
[0024] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the front cleaning device in the embodiment of the present application.
[0025] Legend: 1, robot main body; 11, moving driving part; 12, attaching driving part; 13, second driving assembly; 131, second driving part; 132, driving wheel; 133, first driven wheel; 134, second driven wheel; 14, track; 15, top cover; 2, front cleaning device; 21, first driving assembly; 211, warehouse body; 212, first driving part; 213, transmission part; 214, worm; 215, worm gear; 216, rotating shaft; 22, rotating disc; 221, brush; 3, rear cleaning device; 31, rotating jet disc; 311, first connecting seat; 312, second connecting seat; 313, jet gun head; 314, limiting wheel; 32, mounting rack; 321, first connecting part; 322, second connecting part; 4, plug-in structure; 41, wiring port; 42, plug-in slot; 43, first sealing ring; 44, first groove; 45, screw; 5, cable plug; 51, second sealing ring; 52, second groove; 6, cable. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0026] With reference to the drawings of the embodiments of the present application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described. Obviously, the described embodiments are some of the embodiments of the present application, but not all of the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments of the present application, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present application.
[0027] It should be understood that the terms "comprising" and "including" as used in the specification and the appended claims indicate the presence of the described features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and / or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and / or groups thereof.
[0028] It should also be understood that the terms used in the present application specification are only for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and are not intended to limit the present application. As used in the present application specification and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
[0029] It should be further understood that the term "and / or" used in the present application specification and the appended claims means any combination of one or more of the associated listed items and all possible combinations thereof, and includes these combinations.
[0030] Please refer to Figures 1 to 7 The underwater cleaning robot provided by the embodiments of the present application is convenient to use, can replace manual work, and can be applied to surface cleaning of ship bodies, bridge pillars, dams, oil platforms and other underwater structures.
[0031] Specifically, the underwater cleaning robot comprises a robot main body 1, a front cleaning device 2 and a rear cleaning device 3. The front cleaning device 2 is arranged at the front end of the robot main body 1 in the forward direction, and the rear cleaning device 3 is arranged at the rear end of the robot main body 1 in the forward direction. A plug structure 4 is arranged on the robot main body 1, and a cable plug 5 is detachably connected to the plug structure 4, so that the underwater cleaning robot is connected to a power supply device through a cable 6. A wiring port 41 for connecting the cable plug 5 is arranged at the top of the plug structure 4, the plug structure 4 has a plug groove 42 on the side, and the inner side wall of the plug groove 42 is provided with a first sealing ring 43 for abutting against the side wall of the cable plug 5.
[0032] When the underwater cleaning robot is used, a user can select a suitable cable 6 according to actual needs, plug the cable plug 5 at the end of the cable 6 into the wiring port 41 of the plug structure 4, plug and fix the peripheral side wall of the cable plug 5 in the plug slot 42, and power supply equipment supplies power to the underwater cleaning robot through the cable 6. At this time, the first sealing ring 43 abuts against the peripheral side wall of the cable plug 5 to prevent water in the external environment from entering the plug structure 4. The embodiment optimizes the existing cable fixing structure of the underwater cleaning robot, designs the plug structure 4 convenient for plugging and unplugging the cable plug 5, so that the user can install or disassemble the cable 6 by himself, thereby improving the convenience of using the underwater cleaning robot. In addition, by arranging the front cleaning device 2 at the front end of the robot body 1 and the rear cleaning device 3 at the rear end, the cleaning strength and cleaning efficiency of the cleaning surface can be improved.
[0033] Please refer to Figures 2 to 4 In a specific embodiment, the first sealing ring 43 is provided with a plurality of first sealing rings 43, and the plurality of first sealing rings 43 are arranged at equal intervals on the peripheral side wall of the plug slot 42, and the first recess 44 is arranged between the adjacent two first sealing rings 43. The peripheral side wall of the cable plug 5 is arranged with a plurality of second sealing rings 51 at equal intervals, and the second recess 52 is arranged between the adjacent two second sealing rings 51. When the cable plug 5 is plugged and fixed in the plug structure 4 and the plug slot 42, the first sealing ring 43 is correspondingly accommodated in the second recess 52, and the second sealing ring 51 is correspondingly accommodated in the first recess 44. In this way, the first sealing ring 43 cooperates with the second recess 52, and the second sealing ring 51 cooperates with the first recess 44, thereby improving the waterproofness of the plug structure 4.
[0034] Further, the four corners of the peripheral side of the cable plug 5 are respectively provided with fixing holes. After the cable plug 5 is plugged and fixed in the plug structure 4 and the plug slot 42, the screws 45 are penetrated through the fixing holes and are threadedly connected around the plug structure 4, which can improve the stability of the connection between the cable plug 5 and the plug structure 4, so that the cable plug 5 is not easy to be separated from the plug structure 4, thereby improving the stability of the underwater cleaning robot working underwater.
[0035] In a specific embodiment, the robot body 1 is provided with a plurality of groups of moving driving members 11 on both sides along the advancing direction, and is provided with a plurality of groups of adhering driving members 12 along the direction perpendicular to the cleaning surface. In this embodiment, the moving driving member 11 and the adhering driving member 12 are both propellers.
[0036] In one aspect, in the embodiment, two groups of the moving driving members 11 are arranged on both sides of the machine body 1 along the advancing direction. Compared with the conventional one group of the moving driving members 11 arranged on one side, the two groups of the moving driving members 11 can improve the advancing power of the underwater cleaning robot and reduce the resistance. In other embodiments, according to the actual situation, three groups, four groups or five groups of the moving driving members 11 can be arranged on both sides of the machine body 1 along the advancing direction.
[0037] On the other hand, in the embodiment, the four groups of the attaching driving members 12 are arranged in an array on the machine body 1, and the attaching driving members 12 penetrate the top of the machine body 1. In other embodiments, the attaching driving members 12 can also be arranged as one group, two groups or three groups.
[0038] Please refer to Figure 5 and Figure 6 In one specific embodiment, the rear cleaning device 3 is arranged to swing back and forth along the advancing direction of the machine body 1. The rear cleaning device 3 includes a rotating jet flow disc 31 and a mounting bracket 32. The mounting bracket 32 is fixed to the rear end of the machine body 1 along the advancing direction, and the rotating jet flow disc 31 is swingably connected to the mounting bracket 32 along the advancing direction of the machine body 1.
[0039] Specifically, the rotating jet flow disc 31 is provided with a first connecting seat 311 and a second connecting seat 312 side by side along the advancing direction of the machine body 1. The mounting bracket 32 is provided with a first connecting part 321 and a second connecting part 322 on the top corresponding to the first connecting seat 311 and the second connecting seat 312. The first connecting part 321 is rotatably connected to the first connecting seat 311, and the second connecting part 322 is rotatably connected to the second connecting seat 312, so that the rotating jet flow disc 31 can swing back and forth along the advancing direction of the machine body 1, which is convenient for cleaning the curved surface.
[0040] In one specific embodiment, the rotating jet flow disc 31 has two cleaning discs arranged side by side, and three jet flow gun heads 313 are rotatably arranged in each cleaning disc. A plurality of limiting wheels 314 are arranged at equal intervals on the periphery of each cleaning disc. The limiting wheels 314 are used to abut against the cleaning surface, and the limiting wheels 314 can roll on the cleaning surface with the movement of the underwater cleaning robot, so as to prevent the jet flow gun heads 313 from colliding with and scratching the cleaning surface when rotating. In the embodiment, the limiting wheels 314 are cow eye wheels.
[0041] Please refer to Figure 7In an embodiment, the front cleaning device 2 comprises a first driving assembly 21 and a cleaning assembly detachably connected to the first driving assembly 21. The first driving assembly 21 comprises a housing 211, a first driving member 212 and a transmission member 213 arranged in the housing 211. The first driving member 212 is electrically connected to the plug-in structure 4. The first driving member 212 is connected to and drives a set of transmission members 213 to rotate in opposite directions.
[0042] In an embodiment, each transmission member 213 comprises a worm 214, a worm wheel 215 and a rotating shaft 216. The first driving member 212 is connected to a worm 214 at each end thereof. The worm 214 is engaged with the worm wheel 215. The rotating shaft 216 penetrates the housing 211 and is fixedly connected to the worm wheel 215 and a rotating disc 22 at each end thereof. The first driving member 212 drives the two worms 214 to rotate. The two worms 214 are engaged with the two worm wheels 215, respectively, so that the two worm wheels 215 drive the two rotating discs 22 to rotate in opposite directions, respectively.
[0043] The rotating disc 22 is provided with a plurality of groups of brush hairs 221 around the circumference thereof away from the housing 211. Each group of brush hairs 221 comprises a plurality of brush hairs 221 arranged along a radius. The brush hairs 221 are inclined from the root to the head towards the outer diameter. Further, the head of the brush hair 221 is in the shape of a flat sheet, and the length of the contact surface is greater than the width of the root. The head of the brush hair 221 is in the shape of a strip, and the cleaning width of the strip-shaped contact surface is greater than the circular cross section of the root, and the cleaning efficiency is higher.
[0044] Please refer to Figure 5 In an embodiment, the machine body 1 is provided with a second driving assembly 13 and a track 14 on each side thereof along the advancing direction. The track 14 is rotatably connected to the output end of the second driving assembly 13. The front end of the track 14 is inclined along the advancing direction of the machine body 1. The inclined front end of the track 14 improves the climbing ability of the underwater cleaning robot, so as to adapt to various complex cleaning surfaces.
[0045] The second driving assembly 13 comprises a second driving member 131, a driving wheel 132, a first driven wheel 133 and a plurality of second driven wheels 134. In the embodiment, the second driving member 131 is a motor, the second driving member 131 is fixed in the machine body 1, the first driven wheel 133 and the driving wheel 132 are fixed on one side of the machine body 1 in front and back respectively, and the output end of the second driving member 131 is fixedly connected with the driving wheel 132, and the caterpillar track 14 is rotatably connected with the first driven wheel 133 and the driving wheel 132. In the embodiment, three second driven wheels 134 are arranged, the three second driven wheels 134 are arranged on one side of the machine body 1 at intervals, and the three second driven wheels 134 are rotatably connected with the caterpillar track 14 respectively.
[0046] To this end, the second driving member 131 drives the driving wheel 132 to rotate, and then drives the caterpillar track 14 to rotate, and drives the first driven wheel 133 and the three second driven wheels 134 to rotate through the caterpillar track 14, so as to realize the walking of the underwater cleaning robot. By adding the three second driven wheels 134, the smoothness of the rotation of the caterpillar track 14 can be improved, so as to improve the smoothness of the walking of the underwater cleaning robot, and make the use of the underwater cleaning robot more convenient.
[0047] In a specific embodiment, the top of the machine body 1 is detachably provided with a top cover 15, and the top cover 15 comprises a plurality of cover bodies which are spliced with each other. Compared with the one-piece top cover 15, the top cover 15 which is formed by splicing a plurality of cover bodies with each other is convenient to replace the damaged or aged cover bodies, and the whole top cover 15 does not need to be replaced, so as to reduce the use cost of the underwater cleaning robot.
[0048] The above is only a specific embodiment of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any skilled person in the art can easily think of various equivalent modifications or replacements within the technical range disclosed in the present application, and these modifications or replacements should be covered in the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.
Claims
1. A user-friendly underwater cleaning robot, characterized in that: It includes a machine body, a front cleaning device and a rear cleaning device, wherein the front cleaning device is located at the front end of the machine body along the forward direction and the rear cleaning device is located at the rear end of the machine body along the forward direction. The machine body is provided with a plug-in structure, and the cable plug is detachably connected to the plug-in structure. The top of the plug-in structure has a wiring port for connecting the cable plug, and the periphery of the plug-in structure has a plug groove. The inner side wall of the plug groove has a first sealing ring for abutting the cable plug.
2. The easy-to-use underwater cleaning robot according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first sealing ring is provided in a plurality of them, and the plurality of first sealing rings are arranged at equal intervals, and a first groove is provided between two adjacent first sealing rings; the peripheral sidewall of the cable plug is provided with a plurality of second sealing rings corresponding to the first grooves, and a second groove for assembly with the first sealing ring is provided between two adjacent second sealing rings.
3. The easy-to-use underwater cleaning robot according to claim 1, characterized in that, The machine body has at least one set of moving drive components on each side along the forward direction, and the machine body has several sets of attaching drive components along the direction of attaching to the cleaning surface.
4. The easy-to-use underwater cleaning robot according to claim 3, characterized in that, The machine body has two sets of moving drive components on each side along the forward direction.
5. The easy-to-use underwater cleaning robot according to claim 1, characterized in that, The post-cleaning device can swing along the forward direction of the machine body.
6. The easy-to-use underwater cleaning robot according to claim 5, characterized in that, The post-cleaning device includes a rotating jet disk and a mounting frame. The mounting frame is fixed to the machine body, and the rotating jet disk is swayably mounted on the mounting frame along the forward direction of the machine body.
7. The easy-to-use underwater cleaning robot according to claim 6, characterized in that, The rotating jet disk is provided with a first connecting seat and a second connecting seat along the forward direction of the machine body. The mounting bracket is provided with a first connecting part and a second connecting part. The first connecting part is rotatably connected to the first connecting seat, and the second connecting part is rotatably connected to the second connecting seat.
8. The easy-to-use underwater cleaning robot according to claim 6, characterized in that, The rotating jet disk is provided with multiple limit wheels at intervals around its periphery.
9. The easy-to-use underwater cleaning robot according to claim 1, characterized in that, The pre-cleaning device includes a first drive assembly and a cleaning assembly, the cleaning assembly being detachably connected to the drive assembly; the drive assembly includes a chamber, and a first drive member and a transmission member disposed within the chamber. The first driving member is electrically connected to the plug-in structure, and each end of the first driving member is connected to a set of transmission members and can drive the transmission members to rotate in opposite directions; the cleaning assembly includes two adjacent turntables, each of the transmission members passing through the chamber and detachably connected to the turntable, and is used to drive the two turntables to rotate in opposite directions.
10. The easy-to-use underwater cleaning robot according to claim 1, characterized in that, The top of the machine body is detachably equipped with a top cover, which consists of multiple interlocking cover pieces.