Recovery Tanks and Cleaning Equipment
The recovery tank with a filter unit and wastewater inlet channel above the filter outlet enhances solid-liquid separation, addressing the issue of solid waste adherence and clogging in cleaning devices, ensuring efficient and reliable disposal of both media types.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2023577738
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2021-06-15
- Filing Date
- 2021-10-28
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-26
- Estimated Expiration
- 2041-10-28
AI Technical Summary
Current cleaning devices, such as handheld floor sweepers, entrain solid waste in wastewater, causing solids to adhere to the inner casing of the collection tank and potentially clog drainage pipes, leading to improper disposal and reduced cleaning efficiency.
A recovery tank with a filter unit and wastewater inlet channel that allows for solid-liquid separation by positioning the channel outlet above the filter unit, facilitating detachment of the filter unit for easy disposal of solids and reducing the risk of clogging.
The solution effectively separates solids from liquids, preventing adherence to the tank interior and clogging, thereby improving cleanliness and efficiency of the recovery tank and ensuring reliable disposal of both media types.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical Field]
[0001] (Related Applications) This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202110662275.1, filed on June 15, 2021, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference as part of this application.
[0002] TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to the field of cleaning technology, and in particular to recovery tanks and cleaning devices. [Background technology]
[0003] Current cleaning devices, such as handheld floor sweepers, entrain some solid waste in the wastewater they suck up, and when the wastewater is disposed of, the solids in the solid-liquid mixed wastewater adhere to and are adsorbed on the inner casing of the collection tank, making it impossible to properly dispose of the solid waste, and there is a potential risk that the disposed solid waste will clog the drainage pipe. Summary of the Invention
[0004] A series of concepts in simplified form have been described in the Summary of the Invention, which will be further described in detail in the specific embodiments. The Summary of the Invention of the present invention is not intended to limit the main features and essential technical features of the claimed technical solutions, nor to determine the protection scope of the claimed technical solutions.
[0005] According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a recovery tank including an upper cover, a filter unit detachably connected to the upper cover, the filter unit having a plurality of filter holes and forming a filtering space between the upper cover and the filter unit, and a wastewater inlet channel perforating the filter unit, the wastewater inlet channel having a channel outlet positioned within the filtering space, the channel outlet being positioned above the filter unit.
[0006] In some embodiments, the recovery tank further includes a tank body, the tank body including an outer shell and an inner case surrounding the storage cavity, the outer shell being detachably connected to the upper cover, a wastewater inlet channel being formed in the inner case, and the filtration unit being located within the storage cavity, wherein the channel outlet is in communication with the storage cavity, and the wastewater inlet channel further includes a channel inlet located outside the storage cavity.
[0007] In some embodiments, the upper cover includes a cover body, which is detachably connected to the outer shell, and the cover body is provided with a suction port communicating with the storage cavity, and the suction port, under the action of a fluid, sucks the medium to be cleaned through the flow path inlet to the flow path outlet and causes it to flow through the filtration section.
[0008] In some embodiments, the upper cover further includes a bracket, the bracket being located on the side of the cover body facing the flow path outlet, on the side closer to the outer shell of the flow path outlet, and detachably connected to the filtration section.
[0009] In some embodiments, a restriction is provided on one of the upper cover and the filtering section, and a positioning section that fits the restriction is provided on the other, and contact or separation of the restriction and the positioning section is suitable for connecting or separating the filtering section and the upper cover.
[0010] In some embodiments, the limiting portion includes a magnetic member and the positioning portion includes a magnetically attractive member, and / or the limiting portion includes an engaging hook and the positioning portion includes an engaging slot.
[0011] In some embodiments, the filtration section includes a bottom plate having a mounting hole through which the wastewater inlet flow path is drilled, and a side plate connected to the bottom plate, wherein the flow path outlet is located above the side plate and the filtration hole is provided in at least the bottom plate.
[0012] In some embodiments, the side panels have connecting portions that protrude away from the bottom panel, the connecting portions being comprised of engaging hooks, and the top cover has mounting portions that protrude toward the bottom panel for attaching the connecting portions.
[0013] In some embodiments, the mounting portion includes a mounting groove, the upper cover is provided with an engagement groove that drills a bottom of the mounting groove, the mounting portion further includes a bottom wall close to the bottom plate, and the connection portion further includes an abutment portion located on a side of the engagement hook closer to the bottom plate, wherein the abutment portion is suitable for contacting the bottom wall to position the engagement hook within the engagement groove.
[0014] According to an embodiment of a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cleaning device, comprising a device body and a recovery tank according to the first aspect, the recovery tank being detachably connected to the device body.
[0015] According to the recovery tank and cleaning device provided by an embodiment of the present invention, the recovery tank includes an upper cover, a filter unit, and a wastewater inlet channel. The filter unit is provided with a plurality of filter holes for solid-liquid separation of the medium to be treated and is detachably connected to the upper cover via the filter unit. The wastewater inlet channel is perforated with the filter unit and has a channel outlet located between the upper cover and the filter unit. After the medium to be treated on the surface to be cleaned is filtered through the filter holes in the filter unit via the channel outlet of the wastewater inlet channel, the solid medium is positioned on the side of the filter unit facing the upper cover, and the liquid medium is positioned on the side of the filter unit away from the upper cover, further achieving solid-liquid separation of the medium to be cleaned. By storing the solid-liquid mixture in the recovery tank without separation, the possibility of solid waste in the solid-liquid mixture being adsorbed or attached to the inner casing of the recovery tank and being unable to be properly disposed of is reduced. At the same time, the possibility of solid waste in the disposed solid-liquid mixture clogging the drainage pipe is reduced, which is beneficial to improving the cleanliness of the recovery tank itself and ensuring the subsequent treatment of the liquid and solid media.
[0016] The following accompanying drawings of the present invention are used herein as part of the embodiments of the present invention to understand the present invention, in which the embodiments of the present invention and their explanations are shown and are used to understand the principles of the present invention. [Brief explanation of the drawings]
[0017] [Figure 1] 1 is a structural schematic diagram of a recovery tank according to some embodiments of the present invention; [Figure 2] 1 is a structural schematic diagram of an upper cover and a filtering unit according to some embodiments of the present invention; [Figure 3] 3 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 at a certain viewing angle. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged schematic view of part A of the embodiment shown in FIG. [Figure 5] 1 is a structural schematic diagram of a cleaning device according to some embodiments of the present invention; [Explanation of symbols]
[0018] 110 Upper cover 111 Cover body 112 Suction port 113 Bracket 114 Filtration Screen 115 Mounting part 116 Engagement groove 117 Bottom Wall 120 Filtration section 121 Filter hole 122 Bottom plate 123 Side Panel 124 Connection 125 Engagement hook 126 Contact part 127 Mounting hole 130 Tank body 131 Sewage inlet channel 132 Channel outlet 133 Channel inlet 134 Inner case 135 Outer Shell 140 Recovery Tank 150 Surface running section 160 Upright part DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0019] In the following description, numerous specific details are provided to provide a more complete understanding of the technical solution provided by the present invention. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the technical solution provided by the present invention may be implemented without one or more of these details.
[0020] It should be noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to the present disclosure. As used herein, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Furthermore, it should also be understood that the terms "comprises" and / or "comprises" as used herein mean the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and / or components, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and / or combinations thereof.
[0021]
[0023] Exemplary embodiments according to the present disclosure will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, these exemplary embodiments may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limitations on the embodiments described herein. It should be understood that these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept to those skilled in the art.
[0022] Some embodiments of the first aspect of the present invention provide a collection tank 140, and some embodiments of the second aspect of the present invention provide a cleaning device. Specifically, the cleaning device includes a handheld cleaning device or a self-mobile cleaning device, which includes a device main body and a collection tank 140 detachably connected to the device main body. When the cleaning device operates, the collection tank 140 is attached to the device main body and used to collect media to be treated, such as wastewater and solid debris, on the surface to be cleaned. After the cleaning device completes its cleaning operation, the collection tank 140 can be detached from the device main body and the media to be treated can be disposed of. Specifically, the handheld cleaning device may be a handheld floor scrubber, a handheld ground scrubbing robot, a handheld weeding robot, or other cleaning devices that meet the requirements, and the self-mobile cleaning device may be a combined sweeping and mopping machine or other cleaning devices that meet the requirements. For ease of explanation, this embodiment uses a handheld floor scrubber as an example to describe the technical solutions of the present disclosure.
[0023] Further, taking the example of a handheld floor scrubber as the cleaning device, as shown in FIG. 6 , the cleaning device includes a surface traveling unit 150, an upright unit 160, and a recovery tank 140. The surface traveling unit 150 contacts the surface to be cleaned and cleans the to-be-treated medium remaining on the surface to be cleaned. The upright unit 160 is connected to the surface traveling unit 150, and the recovery tank 140 is detachably attached to the upright unit 160. When the surface traveling unit 150 operates, the upright unit 160 is used to move the surface traveling unit 150, clean the surface to be cleaned, and collect the to-be-treated medium in the recovery tank 140. After cleaning is completed, the recovery tank 140 is detached from the upright unit 160, and the collected to-be-treated medium is disposed of. Specifically, the cleaning target of the cleaning device includes a surface object having a flat surface that can be washed with water, such as ceramic tiles, floors, cement floors, and glass surfaces.
[0024] 1, the recovery tank 140 includes an upper cover 110, a filter section 120, and a wastewater inlet channel 131. The wastewater inlet channel 131 communicates with the surface to be cleaned, and media to be treated on the surface to be cleaned is received in the recovery tank 140 via the wastewater inlet channel 131. The media to be treated include liquids and solids, for example, the liquid is wastewater and the solids are hair, flakes, sticks, or large dust particles.
[0025] The filtration unit 120 is provided with a plurality of filtration holes 121 for solid-liquid separation of the medium to be treated, and the filtration unit 120 is detachably connected to the upper cover 110, forming a filtration space between the filtration unit 120 and the upper cover 110. A sewage inlet channel 131 is drilled through the filtration unit 120 and has a channel outlet 132 located within the filtration space. After the medium to be treated on the surface to be cleaned is filtered from the channel outlet 132 of the sewage inlet channel 131 through the filtration holes 121 of the filtration unit 120, the solid medium is located on the side of the filtration unit 120 facing the upper cover 110, and the liquid medium is located on the side of the filtration unit 120 away from the upper cover 110, thereby further realizing solid-liquid separation of the medium to be cleaned. Since the solid-liquid mixture is simultaneously stored in the collection tank 140 without being separated, the possibility that the solid waste in the solid-liquid mixture will adhere or be adsorbed to the inner wall of the collection tank and prevent clean disposal is reduced. At the same time, the possibility that the solid waste in the disposed solid-liquid mixture will block the drainage pipe is also reduced, which is advantageous for improving the cleanliness of the collection tank 140 itself, provides assurance for the subsequent treatment of the liquid medium and solid medium, and further improves cleaning efficiency.
[0026] In some embodiments, the channel outlet 132 of the wastewater inlet channel 131 is located above the filtration unit 120, thereby increasing the volume of the filtration space between the upper cover 110 and the filtration unit 120. A small volume of the filtration space is unfavorable for the flow of the solid-liquid mixture; a larger filtration space is favorable for the flow of a larger amount of the solid-liquid mixture, which is advantageous for further improving filtration efficiency. Furthermore, because the channel outlet 132 is located above the filtration unit 120, the distance between the channel outlet 132 and the filtration unit 120 is increased. This increases the flow distance the solid-liquid mixture must travel from the channel outlet 132 to the filtration unit 120. This increases the impact force on the filtration unit 120 of the solid-liquid mixture that flows out of the channel outlet 132 and falls into the filtration unit 120, promoting the flow of the liquid and displacing solid media on the filtration unit 120 that clog the filter holes 121, thereby improving filtration efficiency. This can avoid the problem that the solid medium blocks the filtration holes 121, reducing the impact force that the solid-liquid mixture that falls into the filtration section 120 exerts on the filtration section 120, thereby reducing the filtration efficiency. In other words, when the flow path outlet 132 is located above the filtration section 120, the filtration efficiency can be further improved, and user satisfaction with the use can be improved.
[0027] At the same time, the solid-liquid mixture in the wastewater inlet channel 131 flows out of the channel outlet 132 under the suction action of the gas, and because the channel outlet 132 is located above the filtration unit 120, the distance between the channel outlet 132 and the bottom of the upper cover 110 is relatively short. With this arrangement, the solid-liquid mixture may collide with the bottom of the upper cover 110 after flowing out of the channel outlet 132 of the wastewater inlet channel 131 but before falling, thereby further improving the gas-liquid separation efficiency. This avoids the problem of a high liquid content in the gas damaging other components of the cleaning device, making it easier to reduce the failure rate of the cleaning device and improve the reliability of the cleaning device. As can be seen, if the size of the filtration unit 120 is the same, the flow path outlet 132 can be located above the filtration unit 120 and the flow path outlet 132 can be arranged as close to the upper cover 110 as possible, thereby increasing the height of the filtration unit 120 within the collection tank and ensuring that the level of the wastewater does not exceed the filtration unit 120 when the collection tank is full of liquid, thereby further ensuring the filtration reliability of the filtration unit 120 and improving user satisfaction.
[0028] In some embodiments, the filtration unit 120 is detachably connected to the upper cover 110, and the solid media is accommodated on the side of the filtration unit 120 facing the upper cover 110. Therefore, when the filtration unit 120 accommodates a large amount of solid media, the filtration unit 120 can be removed from the upper cover 110 to dispose of the solid media, and then a relatively clean filtration unit 120 can be attached to the upper cover 110. This simplifies operation, is convenient to use, and improves the processing speed of the solid media. At the same time, the filtration unit 120 is detachably connected to the upper cover 110, making it easy to clean and maintain the filtration unit 120 and improving user satisfaction.
[0029] As can be seen, the above-described filtration unit 120 can achieve solid-liquid separation of the medium to be treated. Specifically, the solid-liquid mixture of the medium to be treated flows through the multiple filter holes 121 of the filtration unit 120 to achieve solid-liquid separation. Here, the solid medium after separation is the larger-sized solid medium, while the smaller-sized solid medium flows with the liquid away from the upper cover 110 of the filtration unit 120. That is, solid-liquid separation is the separation of the larger-sized solid medium from the smaller-sized solid medium and the liquid. That is, the liquid after separation contains the smaller-sized solid medium. Specifically, the larger-sized solid medium refers to any fragments with a diameter or length of 0.5 mm to 6 mm or more, preferably 3 mm, while the smaller-sized solid medium refers to any fragments with a diameter or length of less than 0.5 mm, for example, 0.3 mm. Furthermore, by rationally setting the diameter or length of the filter holes 121, the larger-sized solid medium of different sizes can be separated from the smaller-sized solid medium and the liquid. Here, having multiple filter holes 121 is beneficial to improving the filtration efficiency of the filtration unit 120.
[0030] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the recovery tank 140 further includes a tank body 130, which includes an inner case 134 and an outer shell 135 that surround the storage cavity, a sewage inlet channel 131 provided in the inner case 134, a channel outlet 132 of the sewage inlet channel 131 that communicates with the storage cavity, and the sewage inlet channel 131 further includes a channel inlet 133 located outside the storage cavity, i.e., the medium to be treated on the surface to be cleaned is received into the storage cavity by the sewage inlet channel 131 through the channel inlet 133, the sewage inlet channel 131, and the channel outlet 132.
[0031] The outer shell 135 is detachably connected to the upper cover 110, the filtration unit 120 is located within the receiving cavity, and the channel outlet 132 is located between the filtration unit 120 and the upper cover 110. Therefore, the solid-liquid mixed medium to be treated flows from the channel outlet 132 of the wastewater inlet channel 131 through a plurality of filtration ports, and then the liquid medium flows between the filtration unit 120 and the tank body 130, while the solid medium is received between the filtration unit 120 and the upper cover 110, thereby achieving solid-liquid separation of the medium to be treated. Because the upper cover 110 is detachably connected to the tank body 130, the liquid medium in the tank body 130 can be disposed of after the upper cover 110 and the tank body 130 are separated. Because the liquid medium in the tank body 130 is the liquid medium after solid-liquid separation, the possibility of solid waste adhering to or adsorbing to the inner wall of the tank body 130 and preventing clean disposal is reduced. This avoids the problem of solid waste blocking the drainage pipe when the solid-liquid mixed medium to be treated is simultaneously poured in, greatly improving cleaning efficiency. As can be seen, when treating solid media, the filtering unit 120 is removed from the upper cover 110 to dispose of the solid waste, making it easy to operate and clean. Here, the direction indicated by the dotted arrow in Figure 1 is the flow direction of the media to be treated.
[0032] In some embodiments, a channel inlet 133 of the sewage inlet channel 131 is formed at an end of the inner case 134 of the tank body 130 away from the top cover 110, a channel outlet 132 of the sewage inlet channel 131 is formed at an end of the inner case 134 of the tank body 130 closer to the top cover 110, and the inner case 134 extends from the channel inlet 133 toward the channel outlet 132, forming the sewage inlet channel 131 communicating between the channel inlet 133 and the channel outlet 132. An outer shell 135 surrounds the outside of the inner case 134 and is sealingly connected to the inner case 134 on the outer periphery of the channel inlet 133 to form the tank body 130 having a storage cavity.
[0033] 2 and 3 , in some embodiments of the present invention, the upper cover 110 includes a cover body 111, which is detachably connected to the outer shell 135. The cover body 111 is provided with a suction port 112 communicating with the receiving cavity. The suction port 112, under the action of a fluid, sucks the cleaning medium through the channel inlet 133 to the channel outlet 132, and then into the filtering unit 120. As can be understood, the cleaning device further includes a suction fan, which communicates with the suction port 112 and operates to form a suction airflow. Under the action of the suction airflow, the cleaning medium on the surface to be cleaned is sucked from the channel inlet 133 to the channel outlet 132, and then passes through the multiple filter holes 121 of the filtering unit 120 to achieve solid-liquid separation.
[0034] In some embodiments, the suction port 112 is also provided with a filter screen 114, which is connected to the cover body 111 and filters the fluid flowing through the suction port 112, for example, to separate the fluid from solids, to prevent the solid media in the recovery tank 140 from being carried out of the suction port 112 along with the suction airflow and causing malfunctions in other components of the cleaning device. The installation of the filter screen 114 ensures that all the media to be treated sucked in by the suction airflow is collected in the recovery tank 140, further improving the thoroughness and effectiveness of the collection of the media to be treated by the recovery tank 140, and improving the cleanliness and reliability of the cleaning device.
[0035] In some embodiments, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, the upper cover 110 further includes a bracket 113, which is provided on the side of the cover body 111 facing the flow path outlet 132 and is located on the side of the flow path outlet 132 closer to the outer shell 135. The bracket 113 is detachably connected to the filtration unit 120. In this way, the flow path outlet 132 of the sewage inlet flow path 131 is located above the filtration unit 120, i.e., the filtration unit 120 is fitted to the outside of the sewage inlet flow path 131, and a certain flow space exists between the flow path outlet 132 and the filtration unit 120. After the medium to be treated is discharged from the flow path outlet 132 of the sewage inlet flow path 131, it flows through the filter holes 121 of the filtration unit 120 under the action of gravity to achieve solid-liquid separation. That is, by rationally setting the positions of the bracket 113 and the channel outlet 132 of the sewage inlet channel 131, the filtering space between the upper cover 110 and the filtering unit 120 is relatively large, which further ensures that the filtering unit 120 achieves good filtering effect and high filtering efficiency, provides guarantees for the subsequent treatment of liquid and solid media, and improves user satisfaction.
[0036] In the above embodiment, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, a restricting portion is provided on one of the upper cover 110 and the filtering portion 120, and a positioning portion that fits the restricting portion is provided on the other. By contacting or separating the restricting portion and the positioning portion, the filtering portion 120 can be attached to the upper cover 110 and connected to the upper cover 110, or separated from the upper cover 110 and removed from the upper cover 110. In other words, the provision of the restricting portion and the positioning portion makes it easy to attach and remove the filtering portion 120, and can meet the different functional requirements of the filtering portion 120, such as solid-liquid separation or disposal of solid media, thereby making it convenient for users to use.
[0037] In some embodiments, one of the restriction portion and the positioning portion is provided on the bracket 113 of the upper cover 110 to increase the volume of the filtering space. Specifically, the restriction portion is provided on the bracket 113 and the positioning portion is provided on the filtering portion 120, or the restriction portion is provided on the filtering portion 120 and the positioning portion is provided on the bracket 113. By differentiating the installation positions of the restriction portion and the positioning portion, different structural requirements for the restriction portion and the positioning portion can be met, and the application range of the product can be expanded.
[0038] In this embodiment, the restricting portion includes a magnetic member, and the positioning portion includes a magnetic attraction member. When it is necessary to attach the filtering portion 120 to the bracket 113 of the upper cover 110, the filtering portion 120 is moved toward the bracket 113, and the mutual attraction between the magnetic member and the magnetic attraction member secures the filtering portion 120 to the bracket 113, thereby attaching the filtering portion 120 to the bracket 113. When it is necessary to separate the filtering portion 120 from the bracket 113 of the upper cover 110 for cleaning, maintenance, or disposal of the solid medium, the filtering portion 120 is moved away from the bracket 113, and the magnetic member and the magnetic attraction member overcome the magnetic attraction and separate, allowing the filtering portion 120 to be removed from the bracket 113. The provision of the magnetic member and the magnetic attraction member facilitates the attachment and removal of the filtering portion 120, facilitating operation and providing manufacturing advantages. Specifically, the magnetic member may be a magnet, magnetic steel, or other magnetic member that meets the requirements, and the magnetic attraction member may be a metal member or other material member that meets the requirements, for example, the magnetic attraction member may be a metal sheet.
[0039] On the other hand, the limiting portion includes an engaging hook and the positioning portion includes an engaging slot, so that when it is necessary to attach the filtration unit 120 to the bracket 113 of the upper cover 110, the filtration unit 120 can be attached to the bracket 113 by moving the filtration unit 120 toward the bracket 113 and fixing the filtration unit 120 to the bracket 113 by a contact clamp between the engaging hook and the engaging groove. When it is necessary to separate the filtration unit 120 from the bracket 113 of the upper cover 110 for cleaning, maintenance, or disposal of the solid medium, the filtration unit 120 can be removed from the bracket 113 by separating the engaging hook from the engaging groove and then moving the filtration unit 120 away from the bracket 113. The provision of the engaging hook and the engaging groove makes the attachment and removal of the filtration unit 120 easy, the operation is simple, and the processing of the engaging hook and the engaging groove is easy and low cost.
[0040] On the other hand, the limiting portion includes a magnetic member and an engaging hook 125, and the positioning portion includes a magnetic attraction member and an engaging groove 116. When it is necessary to attach the filter unit 120 to the bracket 113 of the upper cover 110, the filter unit 120 is moved toward the bracket 113, and the filter unit 120 is fixed to the bracket 113 through a double connection consisting of the contact clamping between the engaging hook 125 and the engaging groove 116 and the mutual attraction between the magnetic member and the magnetic attraction member. This greatly improves the connection reliability between the filter unit 120 and the bracket 113, reducing the possibility of the filter unit 120 separating and falling off the bracket 113 while the cleaning device is moving, further improving the reliability of the cleaning device. When it is necessary to separate the filtration unit 120 from the bracket 113 of the upper cover 110 for cleaning, maintenance, or disposal of the solid medium, the engagement hook 125 is separated from the engagement groove 116, and then the filtration unit 120 is moved in a direction away from the bracket 113. When the magnetic member and the magnetic attraction member overcome the magnetic attraction force and separate, the filtration unit 120 can be removed from the bracket 113, which is a simple operation.
[0041] As can be understood, the restricting portion and the positioning portion may be other structures that meet the requirements, as long as they can achieve connection and separation between the filtering portion 120 and the bracket 113, and the present invention does not list them exhaustively.
[0042] In some embodiments provided by the present invention, the filtering unit 120 includes a bottom plate 122 and a side plate 123, the bottom plate 122 is provided with a mounting hole 127, the wastewater inlet channel 131 is provided with the mounting hole 127, and the side plate 123 is connected to the bottom plate 122, i.e., the side plate 123 is connected to the bottom plate 122 and defines a filtering space together with the wastewater inlet channel 131, the bracket 113, and the cover body 111. Here, one of the limiting portion and the positioning portion is provided on the side plate 123 and is detachably connected to the bracket 113 of the upper cover 110. The channel outlet 132 is located within the filtering space formed by the bottom plate 122, the side plate 123, and the upper cover 110. Because the channel outlet 132 is located above the side plate 123, the distance the medium to be treated flows out of the channel outlet 132 falls to the bottom plate 122 is increased, and the impact force of the solid-liquid mixture flowing out of the channel outlet 132 on the bottom plate 122 is increased. This increased impact force is beneficial for increasing the liquid flow rate, removing solid medium blocking the filter holes 121, and more thoroughly filtering the liquid flowing through the filtering unit 120. That is, the large filtering space is also beneficial for medium flow, and because the channel outlet is located above the side plate 123, most or all of the medium to be treated flowing out of the channel outlet 132 flows through the filtering unit 120, ensuring good solid-liquid separation in the filtering unit 120. This is beneficial for improving filtering efficiency and ensuring good filtering results, and can improve user satisfaction.
[0043] The filter holes 121 are provided at least in the bottom plate 122. That is, the filter holes 121 may be provided in the bottom plate 122, or the filter holes 121 may be provided simultaneously in the bottom plate 122 and the side plate 123. The provision of the filter holes 121 isolates the solid medium within the filtering space and filters the liquid medium out of the filtering space, thereby further achieving solid-liquid separation. Different locations for the filter holes 121 can meet different filtering efficiency requirements. For example, providing the filter holes 121 simultaneously in the bottom plate 122 and the side plate 123 increases the flow rate of the liquid medium, further improving filtering efficiency and favoring improved cleaning efficiency of the cleaning device. It should be understood that the filter holes 121 may be multiple, and the shapes and sizes of the multiple filter holes 121 may be the same or different, and are not specifically limited by the present invention.
[0044] 3 and 4 , the connecting portion 124 is provided on the protruding portion of the side plate 123 that protrudes in a direction away from the bottom plate 122, i.e., the connecting portion 124 protrudes from the side plate 123 in a direction away from the bottom plate 122, and the mounting portion 115 for mounting the connecting portion 124 is provided on the protruding portion of the bracket 113 that protrudes in a direction facing the bottom plate 122, i.e., the mounting portion 115 protrudes from the bracket 113 in a direction closer to the bottom plate 122, and the connecting portion 124 includes an engaging hook 125, for example, the limiting portion is the engaging hook 125 provided on the filtering portion. The connection to the mounting portion 115 via the engaging hook 125 enables detachable connection between the filtering portion 120 and the upper cover 110, and the protruding connecting portion 124 and mounting portion 115 are advantageous in increasing the volume of the filtering space, further improving the filtering efficiency and filtering effect of the filtering portion 120 and increasing user satisfaction.
[0045] In some embodiments, when the cleaning device is operating, the flow path inlet 133 of the wastewater inlet flow path 131 is located below the flow path outlet 132, and the bottom plate 122 of the filtering section 120 is located below the flow path outlet 132, i.e., the connecting portion 124 is protruding from above the side plate 123, and the mounting portion 115 is protruding from below the bracket 113, so that the distance between the bottom plate 122 and the cover body 111 in the vertical direction increases, i.e., the size of the filtering space in the vertical direction increases, and the volume of the filtering space further increases.
[0046] In some embodiments, the mounting portion 115 includes a mounting groove, and the top cover 110 is provided with an engagement groove 116 drilled into the bottom of the mounting groove, whereby the engagement hook 125 is clamped via the engagement groove 116, allowing the filtration portion 120 and the top cover 110 to be quickly attached and detached. Furthermore, during the process of attaching and detaching the filtration portion 120, the assembler can visually and intuitively determine through the bottom of the mounting groove whether the engagement hook 125 is clamped in the engagement groove 116 or whether the engagement hook 125 is separated from the engagement groove 116. That is, the assembler can intuitively determine whether the filtration portion 120 is attached in place or detached from the top cover 110, which is beneficial to improving the efficiency of attaching and detaching the filtration portion 120 and increasing user satisfaction.
[0047] In some embodiments, the engagement hook 125 is an elastic member, and the elastic force of the elastic member makes it easy for the engagement hook 125 to contact and clamp with the engagement groove 116, or for the engagement hook 125 to separate from the engagement groove 116. After the engagement hook 125 is contact and clamped with the engagement groove 116, the elastic force of the elastic member ensures that the filter part 120 is securely and firmly attached to the bracket 113 of the upper cover 110, thereby improving the connection reliability between the filter part 120 and the bracket 113 of the upper cover 110.
[0048] In some embodiments, the mounting portion 115 further includes a bottom wall 117 adjacent to the bottom plate 122, and the connecting portion 124 further includes an abutting portion 126 located on the side of the engaging hook 125 adjacent to the bottom plate 122, the abutting portion 126 being adapted to contact the bottom wall 117 and position the engaging hook 125 within the engaging groove 116. That is, during the process of attaching the filtering portion 120 to the bracket 113 of the upper cover 110, the abutting portion 126 of the connecting portion 124 is biased against the bottom wall 117 of the mounting portion 115, thereby realizing the pre-positioning of the engaging hook 125 and the engaging groove 116, and further clamping the engaging hook 125 and the engaging groove 116 to complete the connection between the filtering portion 120 and the bracket 113 of the upper cover 110, thereby further improving assembly efficiency.
[0049] In some embodiments provided by the present invention, the recovery tank 140 further includes a liquid level detection device disposed in the tank body 130 and used to detect the level of the liquid in the receiving cavity. As can be understood, the liquid level detection device is connected to the controller of the cleaning apparatus, and when the detection result of the liquid level detection device reaches a predetermined height, i.e., when the level of the liquid medium in the tank body 130 reaches the predetermined height, the controller controls the suction fan to stop operating. This prevents the liquid level in the tank body 130 from exceeding the predetermined height due to continuous operation of the suction fan, which could cause overflow or malfunction of other components of the cleaning apparatus. This further improves the cleanliness and reliability of the cleaning apparatus and improves user satisfaction.
[0050] In some embodiments, the cleaning device further includes a fluid supply unit and a cleaning unit, and the fluid supply unit is configured to supply cleaning fluid to the surface to be cleaned, for example, supplying cleaning liquid to the surface to be cleaned, and then the cleaning unit cleans the surface to be cleaned. Next, the suction fan operates, and the suction airflow sucks the solid-liquid mixed medium to be treated on the surface to be cleaned from the channel inlet 133 and channel outlet 132 of the wastewater inlet channel 131 and flows through the filter, where the solid medium is contained on the side facing the upper cover 110 of the filter, and the liquid medium flows into the inside of the tank body 130 under the action of gravity, thereby achieving solid-liquid separation.
[0051] Although the present invention has been described through the above embodiments, the above embodiments are used for illustrative and explanatory purposes only and do not limit the present invention to the scope of the described embodiments. In addition, those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and that many variations and modifications can be made according to the teachings of the present invention, and all of these variations and modifications are included in the scope of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. An upper cover; a filtering section detachably connected to the upper cover, having a plurality of filtering holes formed therein, and forming a filtering space between the upper cover and the filtering section; A sewage inlet flow path through which the filtration section is drilled, The wastewater inlet channel has a channel outlet located within the filtration space, The filtration unit includes a bottom plate and a side plate connected to the bottom plate, the flow path outlet protrudes into a space within the upper cover above the side plate, the side plates each include a connecting portion that protrudes in a direction away from the bottom plate; the upper cover includes a mounting portion that protrudes toward the bottom plate for mounting the connecting portion; The recovery tank, wherein the connection portion includes an engagement hook for engaging with the mounting portion.
2. The recovery tank further includes a tank body; The tank body includes an outer shell and an inner case surrounding a receiving cavity, the outer shell being detachably connected to the upper cover, the inner case having the wastewater inlet passage, and the filter unit being located within the receiving cavity.
2. The recovery tank of claim 1, wherein the channel outlet communicates with the receiving cavity, and the wastewater inlet channel further comprises a channel inlet located outside the receiving cavity.
3. the upper cover includes a cover body; 3. The recovery tank according to claim 2, wherein the cover body is detachably connected to the outer shell, and the cover body is provided with a suction port communicating with the accommodating cavity, and the suction port, under the action of a fluid, sucks the medium to be cleaned through the flow path inlet to the flow path outlet and causes it to flow through the filtering section.
4. the top cover further includes a bracket; The recovery tank according to claim 3 , wherein the bracket is located on a side of the cover body facing the flow path outlet and on a side of the flow path outlet closer to the outer shell, and the bracket is detachably connected to the filtration section.
5. 2. The recovery tank according to claim 1, wherein a restriction portion is provided on one of the upper cover and the filtering portion, and a positioning portion that fits the restriction portion is provided on the other, and contact or separation of the restriction portion and the positioning portion is suitable for connecting or separating the filtering portion and the upper cover.
6. The limiting portion includes a magnetic member, and the positioning portion includes a magnetically attractive member; and / or The recovery tank of claim 5 , wherein the restricting portion includes an engagement hook and the locating portion includes an engagement slot.
7. The bottom plate is provided with a mounting hole through which the sewage inlet flow path is drilled, The recovery tank according to claim 1 , wherein the flow channel outlet is located above the side plate, and the filter hole is provided in at least the bottom plate.
8. The mounting portion includes a mounting groove, and the upper cover is provided with an engagement groove that forms a bottom portion of the mounting groove; the mounting portion further includes a bottom wall adjacent to the bottom plate; 2. The recovery tank according to claim 1, wherein the connection portion further includes an abutment portion located on a side of the engagement hook closer to the bottom plate, the abutment portion being suitable for contacting the bottom wall to position the engagement hook within the engagement groove.
9. The recovery tank of claim 7 , wherein the filter holes are further provided in the side panel.
10. The recovery tank according to claim 5 , wherein one of the limiting portion and the positioning portion is provided on the side plate and is detachably connected to a bracket on the top cover.
11. The recovery tank of claim 2 , further comprising a liquid level detection device provided on the tank body, the liquid level detection device being used to detect the liquid level in the receiving cavity.
12. 12. The recovery tank of claim 11, wherein the controller of the cleaning device controls the suction fan to stop operating when the liquid level detection device detects that the liquid level in the tank body has reached a predetermined height.
13. A device body, The recovery tank according to any one of claims 1 to 12, The recovery tank is detachably connected to the main body of the cleaning device.
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