Garbage collection device and cleaning robot

Abstract

A garbage collection device and a cleaning robot, the garbage collection device comprises a garbage basket, a flip cover and a first rotating shaft, the garbage basket is provided with a containing cavity used for containing garbage, the top of the garbage basket is provided with an opening, the flip cover is movably arranged at the opening of the garbage basket, and the flip cover is used for opening or closing the opening; one end of the first rotating shaft penetrates through the side wall of the garbage basket, the other end of the first rotating shaft penetrates through the side wall of the turning cover, and at least part of the first rotating shaft can stretch out and draw back in the axial direction so that the axial length of the first rotating shaft can be changed. According to the garbage collecting device, at least part of the first rotating shaft can stretch out and draw back in the axial direction of the first rotating shaft, the installation difficulty of the turning cover can be effectively lowered, and the installation time of the turning cover can be effectively shortened. According to the cleaning robot, due to the fact that the garbage collecting device is adopted, the cleaning robot has the advantages that the installation difficulty of the turning cover can be effectively reduced, and the installation time of the turning cover can be shortened.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of robotics, and more particularly to a waste collection device and a cleaning robot. Background Technology

[0002] The waste collection device of a cleaning robot (such as a pool cleaning robot) consists of a waste bin and a flip cover. The flip cover is connected to the waste bin via a rotating shaft and a shaft hole. In existing technology, the waste bin has rotating shaft mounting holes on both sides, and the rotating shaft needs to be pre-inserted or fixed into these holes. The flip cover has shaft holes or slots on both sides that match the rotating shaft. During installation, the rotating shaft must first be fixed to the waste bin, then the shaft hole of the flip cover is aligned with the rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft is pushed in or rotated through the shaft hole of the flip cover to complete the installation of the flip cover. The installation process is relatively complicated, increasing the assembly steps and time. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of this, the present invention proposes a garbage collection device and a cleaning robot.

[0004] The waste collection device proposed in the first aspect of this utility model includes:

[0005] A trash can, configured with a cavity for holding trash, the top of the trash can having an opening;

[0006] A flip-top is movably disposed at the opening of the trash can for opening or closing the opening;

[0007] A first rotating shaft, one end of which passes through the side wall of the trash can and the other end of which passes through the side wall of the flap, is at least partially extendable and retractable along its axial direction so that the axial length of the first rotating shaft is variable.

[0008] The cleaning robot proposed in the second aspect of this utility model includes:

[0009] Robot body;

[0010] A walking assembly, mounted on the robot body, is used to drive the robot body to walk;

[0011] A cleaning component, installed on the robot body, is used to clean up trash in the area to be cleaned;

[0012] The aforementioned waste collection device is installed on the robot body and is used to collect the waste swept up by the cleaning components.

[0013] From the above technical scheme can be seen, the utility model discloses a garbage collection device first aspect proposed, through setting up the first pivot's at least partial telescopic along its axial direction, in the process of installing the flap to the garbage basket, first press the first pivot's telescopic part to compress the telescopic part to the contracted state, then the mounting part of flap and the mounting part of garbage basket are aligned, then loosen the first pivot makes the telescopic part be provided in the axle hole of garbage basket or flap, can complete the installation of first pivot, thus can see, through setting up the first pivot's at least partial telescopic along its axial direction, can effectively reduce the installation difficulty of flap and shorten the installation time of flap. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0014] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme of the embodiments of the utility model, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment description will be briefly introduced as follows. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the utility model, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained without creative labor.

[0015] Figure 1 It is the structural schematic diagram of the garbage collection device of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 It is the structural schematic diagram of the garbage basket of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 3 It is the structural schematic diagram of the flap of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 4 It is the local enlarged schematic diagram of the cooperation of the garbage basket and the flap of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 5 It is the structural schematic diagram of the first pivot of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 6 It is the sectional view schematic diagram of the first pivot of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 7 It is the structural schematic diagram of the bottom view of the garbage basket of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0022] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0023] 100, garbage collection device;

[0024] 10, garbage basket; 20, flap; 30, first pivot; 40, second pivot;

[0025] 11, accommodating cavity; 12, opening; 13, assembly groove; 14, sewage suction port; 15, inductive piece;

[0026] 21, mounting portion; 22, step portion;

[0027] 131, first side wall; 132, second side wall; 1311, first shaft hole; 1321, second shaft hole;

[0028] 211, third side wall; 212, fourth side wall;

[0029] 31, first shaft section; 32, second shaft section; 33, elastic piece; 321, first limiting portion; 322, abutting portion; 311, second limiting portion. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0031] As shown in the drawings, the embodiments of the present application propose a garbage collection device 100, which can be but is not limited to being applied to a cleaning robot to collect garbage swept by the cleaning robot. Figures 1 to 4

[0032] In some embodiments, the garbage collection device 100 includes a garbage basket 10, a flip cover 20 and a first rotating shaft 30, the garbage basket 10 is configured with a containing cavity 11 for accommodating garbage, the top of the garbage basket 10 has an opening 12, the flip cover 20 is movably arranged at the opening 12 of the garbage basket 10 through the first rotating shaft 30, the flip cover 20 is used to open or close the opening 12, one end of the first rotating shaft 30 is arranged in the side wall of the garbage basket 10, the other end of the first rotating shaft 30 is arranged in the side wall of the flip cover 20, the first rotating shaft 30 is at least partially telescopic along its axial direction, so that the axial length of the first rotating shaft 30 is variable.

[0033] ​The garbage collecting device 100 provided in the embodiment is characterized in that at least a part of the first rotating shaft 30 is arranged to be retractable along the axial direction thereof. In the process of mounting the cover 20 to the garbage basket 10, the retractable part of the first rotating shaft 30 is first compressed to a retracted state, then the mounting part of the cover 20 is aligned with the mounting part of the garbage basket 10, and then the retractable part of the first rotating shaft 30 is inserted into the shaft hole of the garbage basket 10 or the cover 20, so that the mounting of the first rotating shaft 30 is completed. Therefore, the mounting difficulty of the cover 20 is effectively reduced and the mounting time of the cover 20 is shortened by arranging the retractable part of the first rotating shaft 30.

[0034] As shown in Figures 2 to 4 some embodiments, the top of the garbage basket 10 is provided with an assembly groove 13, the assembly groove 13 includes a first side wall 131 and a second side wall 132 opposite to the first side wall 131, the edge of the cover 20 is provided with a mounting part 21, the mounting part 21 includes a third side wall 211 and a fourth side wall 212 opposite to the third side wall 211, when the cover 20 is mounted to the garbage basket 10, the mounting part 21 is embedded in the assembly groove 13, the third side wall 211 of the mounting part 21 is opposite to the first side wall 131 of the assembly groove 13, and the fourth side wall 212 of the mounting part 21 is opposite to the second side wall 132 of the assembly groove 13, the first rotating shaft 30 includes a first end and a second end, the first end of the first rotating shaft 30 is inserted into the third side wall 211 of the mounting part 21, and the second end of the first rotating shaft 30 is inserted into the first side wall 131 of the assembly groove 13.

[0035] In some embodiments, the first side wall 131 of the assembly groove 13 is provided with a first shaft hole 1311, the first end of the first rotating shaft 30 is fixedly connected with the mounting part 21, and the second end of the first rotating shaft 30 is retractable. In the process of mounting the cover 20 to the garbage basket 10, the second end of the first rotating shaft 30 is first compressed to a retracted state, then the mounting part 21 of the cover 20 is embedded in the assembly groove 13 of the garbage basket 10, and then the second end of the first rotating shaft 30 is embedded in the first shaft hole 1311, so that the mounting of the first rotating shaft 30 is completed.

[0036] Of course, not limited to the above embodiment, the first end of the first rotating shaft 30 is fixedly connected with the mounting portion 21, for example, in other embodiments, the third side wall 211 of the mounting portion 21 is provided with a first shaft hole 1311, the second end of the first rotating shaft 30 is fixedly connected with the garbage basket 10, the first end of the first rotating shaft 30 is retractable, in the process of mounting the flip cover 20 to the garbage basket 10, the first end of the first rotating shaft 30 is first pressed to compress the first end to a retracted state, then the mounting portion 21 of the flip cover 20 is embedded into the assembly groove 13 of the garbage basket 10, then the first end of the first rotating shaft 30 is released to embed the second end into the first shaft hole 1311, and the mounting of the first rotating shaft 30 is completed.

[0037] It should be further noted that, not limited to the above embodiment, the assembly groove 13 is arranged on the garbage basket 10, and the mounting portion 21 is arranged on the flip cover 20, for example, in other embodiments, the mounting portion 21 can also be arranged on the top of the garbage basket 10, and the assembly groove 13 can be arranged on the edge of the flip cover 20, which can be determined according to actual design needs.

[0038] As shown in FIG. 1, in some embodiments, the first shaft hole 1311 penetrates the first side wall 131 of the assembly groove 13. With this embodiment, the flip cover 20 is convenient to disassemble, specifically, when the flip cover 20 needs to be disassembled, the second end of the first rotating shaft 30 can be pressed from the other side of the first shaft hole 1311 by using a tool, so that the second end of the first rotating shaft 30 is withdrawn from the first shaft hole 1311, and the flip cover 20 can be disassembled. Figure 4

[0039] In some embodiments, the first rotating shaft 30 includes two, one end of the two first rotating shafts 30 is respectively arranged on the two sides of the flip cover 20, and the other end of the two first rotating shafts 30 is respectively arranged on the two sides of the garbage basket 10. That is, in this embodiment, the length of the two rotating shafts used to realize the rotating connection between the flip cover 20 and the garbage basket 10 is variable.

[0040] In some embodiments, the first side wall 131 of the assembly groove 13 is provided with the first shaft hole 1311, the second side wall 132 of the assembly groove 13 is provided with the second shaft hole 1321, the first end of the two first rotating shafts 30 is fixedly connected with the flip cover 20, the second end of the two first rotating shafts 30 is retractable, in the process of mounting the flip cover 20 to the garbage basket 10, the second end of the two first rotating shafts 30 is first pressed to compress the second end to a retracted state, then the mounting portion 21 of the flip cover 20 is embedded into the assembly groove 13 of the garbage basket 10, then the second end of the two first rotating shafts 30 is released to embed the second end of one of the first rotating shafts 30 into the first shaft hole 1311 and the second end of the other first rotating shaft 30 into the second shaft hole 1321, and the mounting of the flip cover 20 is completed.

[0041] ​It should be noted that the above embodiment of setting two first shafts 30 is not limited, for example, in some other embodiments, as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4 The garbage collecting device 100 further comprises a second shaft 40, which is located on the two sides of the flip cover 20 respectively with the first shaft 30, and the axial length of the second shaft 40 is fixed. That is, in this embodiment, the two shafts for realizing the rotating connection of the square flip cover 20 and the garbage basket 10, one of which has a variable length, and the other of which has a fixed length.

[0042] As shown in Figure 4 In some embodiments, the first side wall 131 of the assembly groove 13 is provided with a first shaft hole 1311, the second side wall 132 of the assembly groove 13 is provided with a second shaft hole 1321, the first end of the first shaft 30 is fixedly connected with the flip cover 20, and the second end of the first shaft 30 is telescopic. During the installation of the flip cover 20 on the garbage basket 10, first, the second shaft 40 is inserted into the second shaft hole 1321, then the second end of the first shaft 30 is pressed to be compressed to a contracted state, then the mounting part 21 of the flip cover 20 is inserted into the assembly groove 13 of the garbage basket 10, and then the second end of the first shaft 30 is released to be inserted into the first shaft hole 1311, that is, the installation of the flip cover 20 is completed.

[0043] In some embodiments, the second shaft 40 is integrally formed with the flip cover 20. In this embodiment, the manufacturing difficulty of the second shaft 40 can be reduced, and the production efficiency can be improved. Of course, the second shaft 40 and the flip cover 20 are not limited to be integrally formed, for example, in some other embodiments, the second shaft 40 and the flip cover 20 can also be separately arranged, and the second shaft 40 and the flip cover 20 can also be assembled together by mechanical coupling, which can be determined according to actual design needs.

[0044] As shown in Figure 5 In some embodiments, the first shaft 30 comprises a first shaft section 31 and a second shaft section 32 coaxially arranged, the first shaft section 31 is sleeved in the second shaft section 32 and is telescopic relative to the second shaft section 32, so that the axial length of the first shaft 30 is variable.

[0045] It should be noted that the above embodiment is not limited, for example, in some other embodiments, mounting holes can be arranged on the flip cover 20 or the garbage basket 10, and the first shaft 30 is telescopic and mounted in the mounting hole, that is, in this embodiment, the first shaft 30 is an integrally formed shaft, and the first shaft section 31 and the second shaft section 32 are not arranged separately, which can be determined according to actual design needs.

[0046] As shown in Figure 6As shown in some embodiments, the inner cavity of the second shaft segment 32 is provided with an elastic member 33, one end of the elastic member 33 is in abutment with the cavity wall of the inner cavity, and the other end of the elastic member 33 is in abutment with the first shaft segment 31. The elastic member 33 can be, but is not limited to, a coil spring.

[0047] As Figure 6 shown, in some embodiments, the inner side wall of the second shaft segment 32 is provided with a first limiting portion 321, and the first limiting portion 321 is located at one end of the second shaft segment 32 close to the first shaft segment 31. The outer side wall of the first shaft segment 31 is provided with a second limiting portion 311 for abutting and cooperating with the first limiting portion 321. In this embodiment, the mutual cooperation between the first limiting portion 321 and the second limiting portion 311 can limit the first shaft segment 31 from falling off the second shaft segment 32.

[0048] As Figure 4 and Figure 6 shown, in some embodiments, the outer side wall of the second shaft segment 32 is provided with an abutting portion 322, and the side wall of the flip cover 20 is configured with a stepped portion 22, and the abutting portion 322 is embedded in the stepped portion 22. In this embodiment, the positioning and installation of the second shaft segment 32 can be achieved. Of course, in other embodiments, the outer side wall of the second shaft segment 32 does not need to be provided with the abutting portion 322, which can be determined according to actual design needs.

[0049] As Figure 7 shown, in some embodiments, the bottom of the garbage basket 10 is provided with a suction port 14, and a movable baffle is arranged at the suction port 14, which is used to open or close the suction port 14.

[0050] As Figure 7 shown, in some embodiments, the bottom of the garbage basket 10 is provided with a sensing member 15, which is used to cooperate with a sensor arranged on the cleaning robot to detect the in-place of the garbage basket 10. In this way, the situation that the cleaning robot cannot successfully clean the garbage due to missing the garbage basket 10 can be avoided.

[0051] In some embodiments, the sensing member 15 is a magnet, which is used to cooperate with a Hall sensor arranged on the cleaning robot to detect the in-place of the garbage basket 10. Specifically, when the garbage basket 10 is installed on the cleaning robot, the Hall sensor can detect the magnetic induction lines of the magnet and generate a detection signal representing the in-place of the garbage basket 10.

[0052] Of course, the cooperation between the inductive piece 15 and the sensor is not limited to the cooperation of the magnet and the Hall sensor, for example, in some other embodiments, the inductive piece 15 comprises a trigger part configured to cooperate with a micro switch arranged on the cleaning robot to perform in-place detection on the garbage basket 10.

[0053] The embodiment of the utility model discloses a cleaning robot, the cleaning robot includes robot main body, walking subassembly, cleaning subassembly and above-mentioned garbage collection device 100, walking subassembly installs in robot main body, and walking subassembly is used to drive robot main body to walk, and cleaning subassembly installs in robot main body, and cleaning subassembly is used to sweep the garbage of the area to be cleaned, and garbage collection device 100 installs in robot main body, and garbage collection device 100 is used to collect the garbage that cleaning subassembly sweeps. The cleaning robot of the embodiment proposed, because the garbage collection device 100 is used, can effectively reduce the installation difficulty of the cover 20 and shorten the installation time of the cover 20.

[0054] In some embodiments, the cleaning robot is a pool cleaning robot for cleaning a pool.

[0055] The structure, connection relationship, expansion description and beneficial effects of other components of the cleaning robot proposed in the embodiment can be referred to the above-mentioned embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0056] The above is only a specific embodiment of the utility model, but the protection scope of the utility model is not limited to this, any skilled person in the art can easily think of various equivalent modifications or replacements within the technical range disclosed by the utility model, which should be covered in the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A refuse collection apparatus, characterised in that, The garbage collection device comprises: a garbage basket configured with a containing cavity for containing garbage, the top of the garbage basket being provided with an opening; a flip cover movably arranged at the opening of the garbage basket for opening or closing the opening; a first rotating shaft, one end of the first rotating shaft being arranged through the side wall of the garbage basket, the other end of the first rotating shaft being arranged through the side wall of the flip cover, the first rotating shaft being at least partially telescopic along its axial direction so that the axial length of the first rotating shaft is variable.

2. The refuse collection apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The first rotating shaft comprises coaxially arranged first and second shaft segments, the first shaft segment being sleeved in the second shaft segment and being telescopic relative to the second shaft segment so that the axial length of the first rotating shaft is variable.

3. The refuse collection apparatus of claim 2, wherein, The inner cavity of the second shaft segment is provided with an elastic member, one end of the elastic member abutting against the cavity wall of the inner cavity, the other end of the elastic member abutting against the first shaft segment.

4. The waste collection device of claim 2 or 3, wherein, The inner side wall of the second shaft segment is provided with a first limiting portion, the first limiting portion being located at one end of the second shaft segment close to the first shaft segment, the outer side wall of the first shaft segment being provided with a second limiting portion for abutting and cooperating with the first limiting portion.

5. The waste collection device of claim 2 or 3, wherein, The outer side wall of the second shaft segment is provided with an abutting portion, the side wall of the flip cover being configured with a stepped portion, the abutting portion being embedded in the stepped portion.

6. The waste collection device of claim 1, wherein, The first rotating shaft comprises two first rotating shafts, one end of each of the two first rotating shafts being arranged through the two sides of the flip cover, the other end of each of the two first rotating shafts being arranged through the two sides of the garbage basket.

7. The waste collection device of claim 1, wherein, The garbage collection device further comprises a second rotating shaft, the second rotating shaft being arranged at the two sides of the flip cover respectively with the first rotating shaft, the axial length of the second rotating shaft being fixed.

8. The waste collection device of claim 1, wherein, The bottom of the garbage basket is provided with a sewage suction port, the sewage suction port being provided with a movable baffle for opening or closing the sewage suction port.

9. The waste collection device of claim 1, wherein, The bottom of the garbage basket is provided with a sensing member for cooperating with a sensor arranged on a cleaning robot to detect the in-situ position of the garbage basket.

10. A cleaning robot, characterized in that, The garbage collection device comprises: a robot body; a walking assembly installed on the robot body for driving the robot body to walk; a cleaning assembly installed on the robot body for cleaning garbage in a to-be-cleaned area; the garbage collection device according to any one of claims 1 to 9 is installed on the robot body, and the garbage collection device is used for collecting garbage cleaned by the cleaning assembly.

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