Cleaning disc device

By introducing water quality detectors and controllers into the cleaning pan device, the problems of incomplete or excessive cleaning are solved, enabling real-time monitoring of the cleaning areas of the ship's hull and saving water resources.

CN223672763UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-16WUHAN UNIV OF TECH
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Application Number
CN202520308438.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-25
Publication Date
2025-12-16
Estimated Expiration
2035-02-25

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Technical Problem

Existing cleaning discs cannot detect whether the parts of the hull being cleaned are clean, resulting in incomplete or excessive cleaning and wasting water resources.

Method used

A cleaning disc device was designed, comprising a flexible disc and a spray head, equipped with a water quality detector and a controller. The spray head is controlled by detecting the water quality in the cleaning chamber, ensuring cleaning effect and saving water resources.

Benefits of technology

It enables monitoring of the cleanliness of the parts of the ship being cleaned, allowing for timely cessation of water spraying, avoiding water waste, and ensuring the ship is thoroughly cleaned.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a cleaning disc device, relates to ship cleaning equipment technical field, including cleaning subassembly and control subassembly, cleaning subassembly includes flexible disc and sprinkler head mutually connected, flexible disc can be attached with the cleaning surface of hull and form cleaning chamber, sprinkler head can spray water to the cleaning chamber. The control assembly comprises a controller and a water quality detector, the controller is connected with the water quality detector and the water spraying head, the water quality detector is arranged on the flexible disc and can detect the water quality of the cleaning cavity, and when the water quality detected by the water quality detector is qualified, the controller controls the water spraying head to stop spraying water, so that waste of water resources is avoided. When the water quality is not qualified, the water spraying head continuously sprays water to the cleaning cavity, and the cleaning cleanliness of the ship body can be guaranteed.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to ship cleaning equipment technical field, concretely relates to a cleaning disc device. BACKGROUND

[0002] The harm of the fouling (marine attachment) of the ship body is great. The organisms in seawater such as barnacles, oysters, lime worms, bryozoans and algae etc. attached on the ship will cause the navigation speed of the ship to slow down, the ship body attached with marine organisms is easy to produce oxygen concentration difference battery and cause pitting corrosion. At the same time, in addition to the excretion of marine organisms promoting corrosion, with the accumulation, it will also invade the coating film of the ship bottom and accelerate the corrosion of the ship body below the waterline, thereby damaging the coating film and causing serious consequences. When the ship body is attached with organisms, the ship speed will be reduced and the fuel consumption will be increased. Therefore, the surface of the ship body needs to be cleaned regularly to avoid the above problems.

[0003] The prior art with the publication number CN117104435A discloses a flexible cleaning disc, which comprises a disc body, a connecting frame, a wheel set and a flexible corrugated sleeve, a spray head in communication with a water pipe is arranged in the disc body; a connecting frame is fixedly connected to the middle part of the outer side of the disc body in a ring shape, a flexible corrugated sleeve is fixedly arranged below the connecting frame, the flexible corrugated sleeve is arranged around the outer side of the disc body and the lower end of the flexible corrugated sleeve protrudes from the lower end of the disc body; a plurality of spherical cavities with an open lower end and larger than a hemisphere are arranged below the connecting frame, the connecting frame and the wheel set are rotationally connected through the cooperation of the spherical cavities and the spherical body parts at the upper end of the wheel set, the diameter of the spherical body part is smaller than the diameter of the spherical cavity and larger than the size of the open lower end of the spherical cavity, and wheels for movement are arranged at the lower end of the wheel set.

[0004] However, the existing cleaning disc still has defects, for example, it cannot detect whether the cleaned part of the ship body is cleaned, cannot control the cleanliness, and causes the ship body to be not cleaned or over-cleaned, resulting in waste of water resources. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model aims at overcoming the above technical defects, and provides a cleaning disc device to solve the technical problem that the existing cleaning disc cannot detect whether the cleaned part of the ship body is cleaned, cannot control the cleanliness, and causes the ship body to be not cleaned or over-cleaned, resulting in waste of water resources.

[0006] To achieve the above technical purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0007] The utility model provides a cleaning disc device, which comprises:

[0008] A cleaning assembly, which comprises a flexible disc and a water spray head connected with each other, the flexible disc can be attached to the cleaning surface of the object to be cleaned and form a cleaning cavity, and the water spray head can spray water into the cleaning cavity; and

[0009] The control assembly comprises a water quality detector arranged on the flexible disc and capable of detecting the water quality in the cleaning cavity.

[0010] In some embodiments, the control assembly further comprises a controller connected to the water quality detector and the water jet head, and the controller controls the water jet head to stop spraying when the water quality detected by the water quality detector is qualified.

[0011] In some embodiments, the flexible disc comprises a flexible body and a plurality of support rods, the flexible body is laid on the plurality of support rods, the plurality of support rods are arranged in a circumferential direction, and the plurality of support rods are capable of relative movement, and the edge of the flexible body is capable of being attached to the cleaning surface of the object to be cleaned to form the cleaning cavity.

[0012] In some embodiments, the flexible disc further comprises a connecting ring, and the plurality of support rods are rotationally connected to the connecting ring and arranged around the periphery of the connecting ring.

[0013] In some embodiments, the connecting ring is formed with a drain port, and the cleaning assembly further comprises a water pump connected to the drain port and used for pumping water in the cleaning cavity.

[0014] In some embodiments, the flexible disc further comprises a waterproof rubber ring connected around the peripheral edge of the flexible body and connected to the plurality of support rods.

[0015] In some embodiments, the flexible disc further comprises a plurality of magnetic pieces, and the plurality of magnetic pieces are arranged at intervals in the waterproof rubber ring, the magnetic pieces are embedded in the waterproof rubber ring, and the surfaces of the magnetic pieces and the waterproof rubber ring are flush.

[0016] In some embodiments, the water jet head and the water quality detector are both multiple, and the plurality of water jet heads and the plurality of water quality detectors are both arranged along the periphery of the flexible disc.

[0017] In some embodiments, the cleaning disc device further comprises a moving trolley, the moving trolley comprises a frame and universal wheels arranged at the bottom of the frame, and the cleaning assembly and the control assembly are arranged on the frame.

[0018] In some embodiments, the moving trolley further comprises a bottom plate, the frame is arranged on the bottom plate and is spaced apart to form a mounting space, a through hole is formed in the center of the frame, and the flexible disc is located in the mounting space and passes through the through hole.

[0019] In some embodiments, the bottom plate has a shock-absorbing spring, and the universal wheels are connected to the bottom plate through the shock-absorbing spring.

[0020] Compared with the prior art, the flexible disc of the cleaning disc device can be attached to the cleaning surface of the ship body to be cleaned, the cleaning cavity is formed between the flexible disc and the cleaning surface, and the water spraying head can spray water on the cleaning cavity to clean the cleaning surface. During the cleaning process, the cleaning cavity is filled with water, the water quality detector can detect the water in the cleaning cavity in real time, when the water quality is qualified, the controller controls the water spraying head to stop spraying water, so as to avoid wasting water resources. When the water quality is unqualified, the water spraying head continues to spray water on the cleaning cavity, so as to ensure the cleanliness of the ship body cleaning. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 is a structure schematic view of the cleaning disc device provided by the embodiment of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 2 is a structure schematic view of the cleaning assembly provided by the embodiment of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the utility model more clear and obvious, the utility model is further described in detail below by combining with the drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the utility model, and are not used to limit the utility model.

[0024] In order to solve the technical problems that the cleaning disc in the prior art cannot detect whether the cleaned part of the ship body is cleaned, cannot control the cleanliness, leads to that the ship body is not cleaned or overcleaned, and causes water resource waste, the utility model provides a cleaning disc device, which can realize monitoring the cleanliness of the cleaning part of the ship body, can stop spraying water in time when the cleaning is qualified, saves water resources, and can also ensure that the ship body can be cleaned.

[0025] It should be noted that the cleaning disc device described in the utility model is used for but not limited to cleaning the ship body, in order to facilitate the description, in the utility model, only the cleaning disc device applied to cleaning the ship body is taken as an example for description, and the principle of the cleaning disc device applied to other types of equipment is substantially the same as that applied to cleaning the ship body, which is not described here.

[0026] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 1The utility model discloses a structure schematic drawing of the cleaning disc device in one embodiment, and the cleaning disc device includes cleaning assembly 1 and control assembly 2, and cleaning assembly 1 includes the flexible disc 11 and the water jet head 12 of connection, and the flexible disc 11 can be attached with the cleaning surface of the ship body and form the cleaning cavity, and the water jet head 12 can spray water to the cleaning cavity.Control assembly 2 includes controller 21 and water quality detector 22, and controller 21 is connected with water quality detector 22 and water jet head 12, and water quality detector 22 is arranged on the flexible disc 11 and can detect the water quality of the cleaning cavity, when the water quality detected by water quality detector is qualified, controller 21 controls water jet head 12 to stop spraying water.In this embodiment, the flexible disc 11 is mainly used to attach to the part to be cleaned of the ship body and form the cleaning cavity with the part to be cleaned, and then the water jet head 12 is used to spray water to the cleaning cavity to clean the surface of the ship body.The flexible disc 11 has strong deformation ability and can be attached to the special-shaped surface of the ship body, and is suitable for cleaning various irregular surfaces of the ship body.In the process of cleaning, with the continuous spraying of water jet head 12 to the cleaning cavity, the water of the cleaning cavity gradually fills, and the water can contact water quality detector 22 in the cleaning cavity to make water quality detector 22 detect the water quality of the cleaning cavity.When the water quality is qualified, it represents that the part of the ship body is cleaned, and at this time, water quality detector 22 sends sensing signal to controller 21 to make controller 21 control water jet head 12 to stop spraying water to save water resources.When the water quality is unqualified, water quality detector 22 does not send sensing signal to controller 21, and controller 21 does not control water jet head 12, and water jet head 12 continues to spray water to the cleaning cavity to clean the ship body to ensure that the ship body can be cleaned thoroughly.The connection relationship between water quality detector 22, controller 21 and water jet head 12 and the control principle belong to the known technology, and the specific model and circuit schematic diagram are not described here.

[0027] The water quality detector 22 detects the turbidity of water mainly by measuring the scattering and absorption degree of light by suspended particulate matter in water. These suspended particulate matter can include silt, algae, microorganisms, organic matter, inorganic salts, etc. Specifically, the water quality detector 22 usually uses optical principles, emits light of a specific wavelength, and when the light passes through the water sample, it is scattered or absorbed by the suspended particulate matter. By measuring the intensity change of the scattered light or transmitted light, the turbidity of the water is calculated.

[0028] In other embodiments, the controller 21 can also not be provided, and the water quality detector 22 of the present embodiment has a display screen, which can be used to display the turbidity of the water detected by the water quality detector 22. The user can observe the display screen while cleaning, and when the turbidity displayed on the display screen is lower than the preset value, it indicates that the part of the ship body has been cleaned, and the user can manually turn off the water jet head 12 to achieve the purpose of saving water resources.

[0029] Figure 2The water spraying head 12 of the embodiment shown has a plurality of nozzles 121 and a fan-shaped water outlet. The water spraying head 12 can spray water through the plurality of nozzles 121 when spraying water. The water spraying head 12 has a large spraying area, which is beneficial to improve the cleaning efficiency.

[0030] In one embodiment, please refer to Figure 2 The flexible disc 11 comprises a flexible body 111 and a plurality of supporting rods 112. The flexible body 111 is laid on the plurality of supporting rods 112. The plurality of supporting rods 112 are arranged in the circumferential direction and can move relative to each other. In this embodiment, the flexible body 111 is made of rubber or silicone material, so that the flexible body 111 has good deformation ability and can adaptively deform according to the complexity of the part of the ship body to be cleaned, so as to completely cover the part to be cleaned and clean the part to be cleaned. In addition, the flexible body 111 made of flexible material usually has a large friction with the surface of the ship body and is not easy to slide relative to the surface of the ship body, which is beneficial to enhance the sealing performance of the flexible body 111 and the surface of the ship body. The supporting rods 112 are used to support the flexible body 111. The plurality of supporting rods 112 are used to support the flexible body 111, so that the flexible body 111 and the surface of the ship body form a larger cleaning cavity space, which can accommodate more water, and is beneficial to improve the cleaning efficiency.

[0031] In one embodiment, please refer to Figure 2 The flexible disc 11 further comprises a connecting ring 113. The plurality of supporting rods 112 are rotatably connected to the connecting ring 113 and are arranged around the periphery of the connecting ring 113. In this embodiment, the supporting rods 112 are connected to the connecting ring 113 by rotating and sleeving, so that the supporting rods 112 can slide along the periphery of the connecting ring 113 and can also rotate up and down relative to the connecting ring 113. This is beneficial to the flexible body 111 arranged on the supporting rods 112 to have a larger range of motion and to cover the surface of the ship body with more complex structure.

[0032] In one embodiment, please refer to Figure 2The connecting ring 113 is formed with a drain 114, and the cleaning assembly 1 further comprises a water pump 13 connected to the drain 114 and used to pump water in the cleaning cavity. In the embodiment, the drain 114 is communicated with the cleaning cavity, and the water pump 13 can be inserted into the cleaning cavity through the drain 114 to pump the sewage in the cleaning cavity. With the water jet head 12 continuously jetting water and the water pump 13 continuously pumping water, the water circulation formed can continuously clean the surface of the ship body and timely discharge the sewage after cleaning from the cleaning cavity, which is beneficial to improve the cleaning efficiency of the surface of the ship body. In the process of water circulation, the water quality detector 22 detects the water quality in the cleaning cavity in real time. With the elapse of the cleaning time, the water quality in the cleaning cavity gradually improves. The water pump 13 is also connected to the controller 21. When the water quality detected by the water quality detector 22 is qualified, the water quality detector 22 sends a sensing signal to the controller 21, and the controller 21 controls the water pump 13 to work for a short time and then stop working. The short time is used to pump out the remaining water in the cleaning cavity, so as to move the flexible disc 11 to the next position to be cleaned on the surface of the ship body. The short time can be self-set. The water pump 13 can be tested for multiple times to obtain the time required to pump out the water in the cleaning cavity, which is generally about two minutes.

[0033] In one of the embodiments, please refer to Figure 2 The flexible disc 11 further comprises a waterproof rubber ring 115 connected around the peripheral side edge of the flexible body 111 and connected to the plurality of supporting rods 112. In the embodiment, the waterproof rubber ring 115 prevents the water in the cleaning cavity from leaking out during cleaning, thereby ensuring the cleaning effect on the surface of the ship body and saving water resources.

[0034] In one of the embodiments, please refer to Figure 2 The flexible disc 11 further comprises a plurality of magnetic pieces 116 arranged at intervals on the waterproof rubber ring 115, and the magnetic pieces 116 are embedded in the waterproof rubber ring 115 and have flush surfaces with the waterproof rubber ring 115. In the embodiment, the surface of the ship body is usually made of metal, and the magnetic pieces 116 are used to be attracted to the surface to be cleaned on the ship body by magnetic force, thereby ensuring the stability of the connection between the flexible disc 11 and the surface to be cleaned during cleaning. In this way, the flexible disc 11 can be more stably attached to the surface to be cleaned, avoiding loosening or displacement of the flexible disc during cleaning and affecting the cleaning effect.

[0035] In one of the embodiments, please refer to Figure 2The plurality of water spraying heads 12 and the plurality of water quality detectors 22 are arranged along the circumferential side of the flexible disc 11. In the embodiment, the plurality of water spraying heads 12 can cover a larger cleaning area and improve the cleaning efficiency; the plurality of water quality detectors 22 can monitor the water quality in the cleaning cavity in real time at multiple positions of the cleaning cavity, and ensure the accuracy of water quality detection. When the water quality detector 22 detects that the water quality is qualified, the water spraying head 12 can be controlled to stop spraying water in time, so as to avoid excessive cleaning and save water resources.

[0036] In one of the embodiments, referring to Figure 1 The cleaning disc device further comprises a moving trolley 3, the moving trolley 3 comprises a trolley frame 31 and universal wheels 32 arranged at the bottom of the trolley frame 31, and the cleaning assembly 1 and the control assembly 2 are arranged on the trolley frame 31. In the embodiment, the universal wheels 32 of the moving trolley 3 are used to roll on the surface of the ship body, so that the whole cleaning disc device can be conveniently moved, and the cleaning disc device can quickly move on the surface of the ship body, thereby improving the cleaning efficiency of the ship body. The universal wheels 32 are arranged at the bottom of the trolley frame 31, which can be directly connected to the bottom of the trolley frame 31, or indirectly connected to the bottom of the trolley frame 31 through other components.

[0037] In one of the embodiments, referring to Figure 1 The moving trolley 3 further comprises a bottom plate 33, the trolley frame 31 is arranged on the bottom plate 33 and spaced apart to form a mounting space 34, the flexible disc 11 is arranged in the mounting space 34, a through hole (not shown in the figure) is arranged in the center of the trolley frame 31, the top of the flexible disc 11 is arranged on the trolley frame 31 and passes through the through hole, and the bottom of the flexible disc 11 is attached to the surface of the ship body. In the embodiment, the mounting space 34 formed between the trolley frame 31 and the bottom plate 33 can be used to accommodate the flexible disc 11, so as to provide a mounting position for the flexible disc 11, and the flexible disc 11 can pass through the through hole and be attached to the surface of the ship body, so that when the moving trolley 3 is moved, the moving trolley 3 can accurately drive the flexible disc 11 to the position to be cleaned on the ship body.

[0038] In one of the embodiments, the bottom plate 33 is provided with shock-absorbing springs (not shown in the figure), and the universal wheels 32 are connected to the bottom plate 33 through the shock-absorbing springs. In the embodiment, the shock-absorbing springs are arranged on the bottom plate 33, so that the cleaning disc device can effectively buffer vibration during movement. By increasing the shock-absorbing springs, damage to the surface of the ship body during movement of the cleaning disc device can be reduced, and the cleaning disc device can also be buffered, thereby improving cleaning stability and cleaning effect.

[0039] In order to better understand the present application, the following will be described in detail in combination with Figures 1 to 2 The technical scheme of the present application will be described in detail:

[0040] The flexible disc 11 of the cleaning disc device can be attached to the cleaning surface of the ship body to be cleaned, a cleaning cavity is formed between the flexible disc 11 and the cleaning surface, and the water spraying head 12 can spray water on the cleaning cavity to clean the cleaning surface. In the cleaning process, the cleaning cavity is full of water, the water quality detector 22 can detect the water in the cleaning cavity in real time, when the water quality is qualified, the controller 21 controls the water spraying head 12 to stop spraying water, so as to avoid wasting water resources. When the water quality is unqualified, the water spraying head 12 continuously sprays water on the cleaning cavity, so that the cleanliness of the ship body cleaning can be ensured.

[0041] The specific implementation manner of the utility model described above does not constitute a limitation on the protection scope of the utility model. Any various other corresponding changes and modifications made according to the technical concept of the utility model should be included in the protection scope of the utility model claim.

Claims

1. A dishwashing apparatus, characterized in that, The utility model relates to a cleaning device, which comprises a cleaning assembly and a control assembly. The cleaning assembly comprises a flexible disc and a water spraying head, the flexible disc can be attached to the surface of the object to be cleaned and form a cleaning cavity, and the water spraying head can spray water into the cleaning cavity. The control assembly comprises a water quality detector, which is arranged on the flexible disc and can detect the water quality in the cleaning cavity. The control assembly further comprises a controller, which is connected to the water quality detector and the water spraying head, and the controller can control the water spraying head to stop spraying when the water quality detected by the water quality detector is qualified.

2. The dishwashing apparatus of claim 1, wherein The flexible disc comprises a flexible body and a plurality of support rods, the flexible body is laid on the support rods, the support rods are arranged in the circumferential direction, and the support rods can move relative to each other, and the edge of the flexible body can be attached to the surface of the object to be cleaned to form the cleaning cavity.

3. The dishwashing apparatus of claim 1, wherein The flexible disc further comprises a connecting ring, and the support rods are rotatably connected to the connecting ring and arranged around the periphery of the connecting ring.

4. The dishwashing apparatus of claim 3, wherein The connecting ring is provided with a drain port, and the cleaning assembly further comprises a water pump connected to the drain port and used for pumping water in the cleaning cavity.

5. The dishwashing apparatus of claim 4, wherein, The flexible disc further comprises a waterproof rubber ring, which is arranged around the periphery of the flexible body and connected to the support rods.

6. The dishwashing apparatus of claim 3, wherein The flexible disc further comprises a plurality of magnetic pieces, which are arranged at intervals in the waterproof rubber ring, the magnetic pieces are embedded in the waterproof rubber ring, and the surfaces of the magnetic pieces and the waterproof rubber ring are flush.

7. The dishwashing apparatus of claim 6, wherein The cleaning disc device further comprises a moving trolley, which comprises a frame and universal wheels arranged at the bottom of the frame, and the cleaning assembly and the control assembly are arranged on the frame.

8. The dishwashing apparatus of claim 1, wherein The moving trolley further comprises a bottom plate, the frame is arranged on the bottom plate and spaced apart to form a mounting space, a through hole is formed in the center of the frame, the flexible disc is located in the mounting space and passes through the through hole.

9. The dishwashing apparatus of claim 8, wherein, The bottom plate is provided with shock-absorbing springs, and the universal wheels are connected to the bottom plate through the shock-absorbing springs.

10. The dishwashing apparatus of claim 9, wherein, ​

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  • Flexible cleaning disc

    CN117104435A