A beach cleaning robot

Abstract

This utility model discloses a beach cleaning robot, relating to the field of robot manufacturing. It includes a robot body equipped with a cleaning device, a moving component, and a driving component. The cleaning device includes a picking component, a conveying component, and a screening component. The trash picked up by the picking component is conveyed to the screening component via the conveying component. The screening component is used to screen the picked-up trash. The driving component drives the cleaning device and the moving component. In practical use, this invention can clean up trash left on the beach, quickly covering the sand, improving cleaning efficiency, and reducing manual intervention and time costs. It solves the problem that existing beach cleaning methods often rely on large equipment, which is incomplete in complex environments and easily damages the beach's surface ecosystem. It also avoids the difficulty of traditional beach cleaning methods handling various terrains.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of robot manufacturing, specifically to a beach cleaning robot. Background Technology

[0002] Robots, as a product of human intelligence, are continuously driving social progress and development. They are not only an extension of productivity but also important partners for humanity in exploring the unknown world and improving the quality of life. The rapid development of intelligent technology has endowed robots with stronger learning capabilities and adaptability, enabling them to accurately execute complex tasks, optimize production efficiency, and even replace humans in dangerous operations in extreme environments, creating a more efficient, convenient, and safer living environment for humanity. With the increasing awareness of environmental protection, people are also paying more attention to marine environmental protection. The surface of beaches is the habitat of many organisms. Marine life may mistakenly take beach trash for food. Microplastics on beaches accumulate through marine life and enter the human diet, affecting the health of both marine life and humans. Trash left on beaches can cause serious damage to the beach's ecosystem and marine life.

[0003] However, in existing technologies, beach cleaning methods mainly rely on large-scale machinery and equipment. These large-scale machines are complex to operate and costly, and are difficult to adapt to complex terrains. They can only clean up surface debris, resulting in low recycling efficiency, especially when dealing with small pieces of trash. This can easily damage the surface ecosystem of the beach and affect its natural state. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the problems in the related technologies, this utility model proposes a beach cleaning robot to overcome the above-mentioned technical problems existing in the existing related technologies.

[0005] Therefore, the specific technical solution adopted by this utility model is as follows:

[0006] A beach cleaning robot includes a robot body with a cleaning device, a moving component, and a driving component mounted on it. The cleaning device includes a picking component, a conveying component, and a screening component. The trash picked up by the picking component is conveyed to the screening component via the conveying component. The screening component is used to screen the picked-up trash. The driving component drives the cleaning device and the moving component. This beach cleaning robot has a compact and lightweight structure, can flexibly adapt to various beach terrains, easily cleans up residual trash on the beach, improves trash removal efficiency, and completes beach cleaning tasks.

[0007] Furthermore, the conveying assembly includes an inclined push plate and a conveyor belt mounted on the chassis of the beach cleaning robot. The inclined push plate is positioned close to the pickup assembly and tilted downwards to contact the ground. The conveyor belt is adjacent to the inclined push plate and the screening assembly. The rear end of the inclined push plate is higher than or level with the front end of the conveyor belt. During its movement, the beach cleaning robot transfers trash from the beach to the inclined push plate. The inclined push plate is adjacent to the conveyor belt, and the trash is transported to the conveyor belt. The conveyor belt is mounted on the chassis and is tilted, with its rear end higher than the screening assembly.

[0008] Furthermore, a drive shaft is installed between the two sides of the vehicle frame, and the conveyor belt is installed between the two sides of the vehicle frame via the drive shaft. The other end is suspended above the screening component. Waste is transported to the screening component via the conveyor belt. The conveyor belt improves the waste cleaning efficiency, and the screening component ensures that sand is backfilled on the beach, reducing environmental disturbance.

[0009] Furthermore, the roller brush has a spiral structure and is installed at the front end of the moving component. The roller brush is coaxially set with the drive shaft. The roller brush expands the cleaning range, removes garbage obstacles in front of the track wheels, and avoids shaking during the operation of the robot body.

[0010] Furthermore, the screening assembly includes a support frame, an inner box, and an eccentric motor. The support frame is fixedly connected to the vehicle frame, and the inner box is installed on the support frame to ensure stable installation and prevent the inner box from falling off during the screening process. The inner box is used to store the sorted waste for subsequent recycling. The eccentric motor is fixedly connected to the inner box and drives the inner box to vibrate continuously to ensure that sand is backfilled on the beach. The top of the inner box is open, and the sides and bottom are machined with holes so that sand flows out from the holes during vibration.

[0011] Furthermore, the pickup component is a cylindrical brush head, which is used to penetrate deep into the sand to pick up trash and clean up deep-seated debris on the beach.

[0012] Furthermore, the mobile component includes several tracked wheels, each driven independently, which can ensure the robot body remains stable during operation through differential turning.

[0013] Furthermore, it also includes a power system, which consists of battery panels located inside the vehicle frame to power the drive components. The battery panels are removable and provide long-term range.

[0014] Furthermore, it also includes a camera, several radars and a processor. The camera and radar are electrically connected to the processor. The camera is fixedly mounted on the front of the vehicle frame and is used for image recognition. The radar is a lidar, which is installed behind the camera and is used for environmental perception and obstacle detection and supports autonomous navigation.

[0015] Furthermore, the drive component also features remote control functionality. Users can start the robot via a mobile app, select the cleaning mode and area, and the app displays the cleaning progress, waste collection status, and robot status in real time. Users can also remotely control the robot to stop or adjust the cleaning path.

[0016] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:

[0017] 1. This beach cleaning robot can adapt to various beach terrains and types of trash, efficiently separate sand from trash, perform excellently when handling small trash, significantly improve cleaning efficiency, and reduce damage to the beach surface ecosystem.

[0018] 2. This beach cleaning robot can autonomously and accurately construct an environmental map and plan a cleaning path, avoiding obstacles on the beach, and comprehensively and quickly covering the beach to ensure the completion of the beach cleaning task. It can also identify and accurately classify garbage in real time, improving garbage recycling efficiency and reducing subsequent processing costs.

[0019] 3. This beach cleaning robot has a long battery life and can operate stably in different terrains and environments, ensuring that the robot can work continuously for several hours. The structure of this beach cleaning robot is compact and lightweight, making it easy to transport and store over long distances.

[0020] 4. Through an external mobile application, users can remotely start the beach cleaning robot, monitor the cleaning progress in real time, view the garbage collection situation, and remotely control it, improving user experience and ease of operation. Attached Figure Description

[0021] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the main structure of a beach cleaning robot according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0023] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the cleaning device structure of a beach cleaning robot according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0024] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the conveying component structure of a beach cleaning robot according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0025] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the screening component structure of a beach cleaning robot according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0026] In the picture:

[0027] 1. Robot body 1; 2. Cleaning device 11; 3. Pick-up component 111; 4. Conveying component 112;

[0028] 5. Inclined push plate 1121; 6. Conveyor belt 1122; 7. Screening assembly 113; 8. Support frame 1131; 9. Inner box 1132; 10. Eccentric motor 1133; 11. Moving assembly 12; 12. Track wheel 121; 13. Frame 13; 14. Drive shaft 131; 15. Roller brush 132; 16. Camera 14; 17. Radar 15. Detailed Implementation

[0029] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0030] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a beach cleaning robot is provided, such as... Figure 1-3 As shown, the robot includes a robot body 1, on which a cleaning device 11, a moving component 12, and a driving component are installed. The cleaning device 11 includes a picking component 111, a conveying component 112, and a screening component 113. The garbage picked up by the picking component 111 is conveyed to the screening component 113 through the conveying component 112. The screening component 113 is used to screen the picked-up garbage. The driving component is used to drive the cleaning device 11 and the moving component 12.

[0031] The conveying assembly 112 includes a sloping push plate 1121 and a conveyor belt 1122 mounted on the frame of the beach cleaning robot. The sloping push plate 1121 is positioned close to the pickup assembly 111 and tilts downwards to contact the ground. The pickup assembly 111 is a cylindrical brush head used to penetrate deep into the sand to pick up trash, improving cleaning efficiency. The rear end of the sloping push plate 1121 is higher than or level with the front end of the conveyor belt 1122, facilitating the transport of trash cleaned by the beach cleaning robot to the conveyor belt 1122. A drive shaft 131 is installed between the two sides of the frame 13. The conveyor belt 1122 is mounted between the two sides of the frame 13 via the drive shaft 131. The conveyor belt 1122 is adjacent to the sloping push plate 1121 and the screening assembly 113. The conveyor belt 1122 is tilted, and its rear end is suspended above the screening assembly 113. The conveyor belt 1122 transports trash to the screening assembly 113, improving trash cleaning efficiency. The roller brush 132 has a spiral structure and is installed at the front end of the moving component 12. The moving component 12 includes several tracked wheels 121, which are driven independently. Through multi-wheel system debugging and optimization, the robot can adapt to various beach terrains. The roller brush 132 is coaxially set with the drive shaft 131. The roller brush 132 removes garbage obstacles in front of the tracked wheels 121 to prevent the robot body 1 from shaking during operation.

[0032] like Figure 4 As shown, the screening component 113 includes a support 1131, an inner box 1132, and an eccentric motor 1133. The support 1131 is fixedly connected to the frame 13. The inner box 1132 is installed on the support 1131. The eccentric motor 1133 is fixedly connected to the inner box 1132. The top of the inner box 1132 is open, and holes are machined on the sides and bottom. The eccentric motor 1133 drives the inner box 1132 to vibrate, effectively separating the sand and fine garbage in the inner box 1132. This ensures that the sand in the inner box 1132 is returned to the beach, reducing the disturbance to the beach ecosystem and protecting the natural environment.

[0033] This beach cleaning robot also includes a power system, cameras 14, several radars 15, and a processor. The power system is a battery panel housed inside the frame 13. The battery panel uses a 24V 15Ah removable battery, providing long-term battery life and ensuring the robot can work continuously for several hours, reducing operating costs. Cameras 14 and radars 15 are electrically connected to the processor. Camera 14 is fixedly mounted on the front of the frame 13. Using the camera and YOLO-NAS image recognition algorithm, the robot can identify and classify waste such as plastic, metal, and paper in real time, improving waste recycling efficiency and reducing subsequent processing costs. The radars 15 are lidar, installed behind cameras 14. Based on the autonomous navigation system of LiDAR and SLAM algorithms, the robot can accurately construct environmental maps and plan cleaning paths, avoiding obstacles and adapting to complex terrain, ensuring comprehensive coverage of cleaning tasks.

[0034] The drive component also has the function of remote control of the drive component operation. Through the mobile application, users can remotely start the robot, monitor the cleaning progress in real time, view the garbage collection status, and perform remote control, improving the user experience and ease of operation.

[0035] Through the above technical solutions, this beach cleaning robot has a highly efficient mechanical design, such as a cylindrical brush head, conveyor belt, and vibrating screen. This efficient mechanical design enables the robot to quickly cover a large area of ​​beach, significantly improving cleaning efficiency and reducing manual intervention and time costs.

[0036] In summary, by utilizing the above-described technical solution of this utility model, in practical use, this utility model, through its beach cleaning robot, solves the problem that existing technologies often rely on large-scale mechanical equipment for beach cleaning. Large-scale mechanical equipment causes significant damage to the terrain, impacts the surface ecosystem of the beach, cannot effectively handle small pieces of trash, and struggles to accurately assess the location of beach trash, effectively distinguish different types of trash, resulting in low recycling efficiency and affecting the efficiency and environmental friendliness of beach cleaning work.

[0037] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A sand cleaning robot, characterized by, Including the robot body (1), The robot body (1) is equipped with a cleaning device (11), a moving component (12), and a drive component. The cleaning device (11) includes a pickup assembly (111), a conveying assembly (112), and a screening assembly (113). The garbage picked up by the picking component (111) is conveyed to the screening component (113) via the conveying component (112). The screening component (113) is used to screen the picked-up garbage. The driving component is used to drive the cleaning device (11) and the moving component (12). The conveying assembly (112) includes a sloping push plate (1121) and a conveyor belt (1122) mounted on the frame of the beach cleaning robot. The sloping push plate (1121) is positioned close to the picking assembly (111) and tilted downwards to contact the ground. The conveyor belt (1122) is adjacent to the sloping push plate (1121) and the screening assembly (113). The rear end of the sloping push plate (1121) is higher than or level with the front end of the conveyor belt (1122). The conveyor belt (1122) is mounted on the frame (13) and is tilted. The rear end of the conveyor belt (1122) is higher than the screening assembly (113). A drive shaft (131) is installed between the two sides of the frame (13), and a conveyor belt (1122) is installed between the two sides of the frame (13) through the drive shaft (131), with the other end suspended above the screening assembly (113); The roller brush (132) is installed at the front end of the moving component (12) and is coaxially arranged with the drive shaft (131); The screening assembly (113) includes a bracket (1131), an inner box (1132), and an eccentric motor (1133). The bracket (1131) is fixedly connected to the frame (13). The inner box (1132) is mounted on the bracket (1131). The eccentric motor (1133) is fixedly connected to the inner box (1132). The inner box (1132) has an opening at the top and holes on the sides and bottom. The picking component (111) is a cylindrical brush head, which is used to pick up trash deep into the sand layer; The moving component (12) includes several track wheels (121), which are driven independently.

2. The sand beach cleaning robot of any one of claims 1, wherein, It also includes a power system, which is a battery panel located inside the frame (13) to power the drive components.

3. The sand beach cleaning robot of claim 2, wherein, It also includes a camera (14), several radars (15) and a processor. The camera (14) and radars (15) are electrically connected to the processor. The camera (14) is fixedly installed on the front of the vehicle frame (13). The radar (15) is a lidar, which is installed behind the camera (14) for environmental perception and obstacle detection.

4. The sand beach cleaning robot of claim 2, wherein, The driver component also has the function of remotely controlling the operation of the driver component.

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