Base station, robot cleaning system

Abstract

The present invention provides a base station for rectifying a robot vacuum cleaner, wherein the robot vacuum cleaner includes a cleaning plate, and a flexible cleaning member is replaceably attached to the cleaning plate to form a cleaning surface for cleaning a work surface on which the robot vacuum cleaner has traveled, and the robot vacuum cleaner further includes a dust box for collecting debris on the work surface on which the robot vacuum cleaner has traveled, and the base station includes a storage module for storing a continuous cleaning material; a retrieval box for storing the cleaning member; a cleaning member replacement module for transferring the cleaning member to the retrieval box, cutting the cleaning material into a cleaning member, and mounting it on the cleaning plate; and a debris recovery module for sucking up debris stored in the dust box. The present invention further provides a robot cleaning system comprising a robot vacuum cleaner and a base station. The present invention can automatically clean the dust box and replace the cleaning member for the robot vacuum cleaner.

Description

Technology Field

[0001] The present disclosure claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the Chinese Patent Office on February 10, 2021, application number 202110182763.2, with the invention title "Base station, robot cleaning system," all of which are incorporated herein by reference.

[0002] The present invention relates to a base station and a robot cleaning system, and in particular to a robot cleaning system capable of automatically replacing cleaning components and maintaining a dust box. Background Technology

[0003] With the advancement of science and technology and the continuous pursuit of a higher quality of life, household robot vacuums such as floor sweeping robots, floor mopping robots, and window cleaning robots are becoming increasingly popular among users as they can help free people from heavy household chores.

[0004] Robot vacuum cleaners generally perform suction operations using a suction device while simultaneously carrying out cleaning tasks using cleaning materials (e.g., tissues, non-woven fabrics, woven fabrics, etc.). As the robot vacuum moves along a set path, it collects dirt and debris, particularly solid waste, from the work surface and moves the cleaning materials across the surface (e.g., floors, tile floors, etc.) to execute the cleaning task. As the cleaning time increases, it is inevitable that the cleaning effectiveness will decrease as the dust box of the suction device gradually fills with debris and stains attached to the cleaning materials increase. To address this, the dust box must be manually removed to clear away the debris, and the dirty cleaning materials must be removed and replaced with clean ones.

[0005] Conventional robotic vacuums generally adopt a method of manually cleaning the dust box and replacing cleaning components, requiring users to continuously pay attention to the suction and cleaning process to manually clean the dust box and replace contaminated components in a timely manner. This method requires manual intervention, and because users easily get their hands dirty during the process of cleaning and replacing components, the user experience is poor.

[0006] Currently, the market features base stations for robotic vacuums that automatically clean or replace cleaning components and automatically collect dust. However, since users still have to manually perform maintenance on each functional module within the base station, the layout of these modules must be designed to be more convenient for user operation. On the other hand, the base stations currently on the market are large, unsightly, and occupy a significant amount of space. The problem to be solved

[0007] To overcome the shortcomings of existing technology, the problem that the present invention aims to solve is to provide a base station that automatically collects dust and replaces cleaning components for a robot vacuum cleaner without user intervention during normal operation. means of solving the problem

[0008] The present invention is a technical solution adopted to solve existing technical problems,

[0009] A base station for maintaining a robot vacuum cleaner comprises: a case having a mounting space and a rectification space formed therein for rectifying the robot vacuum cleaner; a cleaning member replacement module for the robot vacuum cleaner, comprising a recovery box for storing a dirty cleaning member installed in the mounting space and a storage box for storing a new cleaning member, wherein the cleaning member is used to wipe a work surface traveled by the robot vacuum cleaner when connected to the robot vacuum cleaner; and a dust collection box and a blower installed in the mounting space, wherein the blower is in communication with the dust collection box to generate negative pressure in the dust collection box and suck up waste stored in the robot vacuum cleaner, and the dust collection box includes a waste recovery module used for storing waste.

[0010] The mounting space is equipped with a functional module that implements various functions of the base station, and the rectification space is used to rectify the robot vacuum cleaner, thereby enabling the base station to maintain the robot vacuum cleaner. The base station can reduce manual maintenance by providing cleaning component replacement and waste collection services to the robot vacuum cleaner.

[0011] In one embodiment, the case is provided with an entrance through which at least a part of the body of the robot vacuum cleaner can enter or exit the stationary space, the direction in which the entrance is located is forward, and the retrieval box and the storage box are located on the front or upper side of the mounting space in the non-operational state of the base station.

[0012] In one embodiment, the mounting space includes a first receiving space and a second receiving space, the second receiving space is installed above the first receiving space, the recovery box and the storage box are installed within the first receiving space, and the dust collector and the blower are installed within the second receiving space.

[0013] In one embodiment, the retrieval box and the storage box are located at the front of the first receiving space when the base station is in a non-operational state.

[0014] In one embodiment, the retrieval box and the storage box are detachably connected to the case, and a first opening is provided on the front side of the first receiving space, and the retrieval box and the storage box can be detachably connected to the first receiving space through the first opening.

[0015] In one embodiment, the dust collector is detachably installed in the second receiving space and has a second opening on the front or upper side of the second receiving space, and the dust collector can be detachably installed in the second receiving space from the second opening.

[0016] In one embodiment, the robot vacuum cleaner includes a cleaning plate, and the cleaning member is connected to the cleaning plate. The cleaning member replacement module includes a lifting means installed in at least the rectification space and the first receiving space, and the lifting means enables the cleaning plate to move between the rectification space and the first receiving space to enable the replacement of the cleaning member with respect to the cleaning plate.

[0017] In one embodiment, in a non-operational state, the projection in the vertical direction of the retrieval box and the storage box overlaps at least partially.

[0018] In one embodiment, at least a portion of the dust collector and the blower are located at the same height.

[0019] In one embodiment, the base station further includes a liquid supply module for replenishing liquid to the robot vacuum cleaner; the liquid supply module includes a liquid tank for storing liquid to be added to the robot vacuum cleaner, and the liquid tank is installed within the second receiving space.

[0020] In one embodiment, at least a portion of the dust collector, the blower, and the liquid tank are located at the same height.

[0021] In one embodiment, the liquid tank is detachably installed in the second receiving space, and a third opening is further provided on the upper side of the second receiving space, and the liquid tank can be detachably installed in the second receiving space from the third opening.

[0022] In one embodiment, the base station further includes an interaction panel that interacts with a user, and the interaction panel is located above the second receiving space.

[0023] In one embodiment, the dust collector includes a dust collection bag; and the projection of the dust collection bag and the blower in the vertical direction overlaps at least partially with the projection of the interaction panel in the vertical direction.

[0024] In one embodiment, the projection of the liquid tank in the vertical direction does not overlap with the projection of the interaction panel in the vertical direction.

[0025] In one embodiment, the case includes a front wall and a rear wall, and an end cover connected above the front wall and the rear wall is connected to at least the bottom wall below the rear wall and is connected to at least the front wall, the rear wall and the end cover to form the side walls of the mounting space and the rectification space, and the base station further includes a base station infrared sensor for docking with the infrared sensor of the robot vacuum cleaner to guide the robot vacuum cleaner to rectify at the maintenance location, the base station maintains the robot vacuum cleaner at the rectification location, and the base station infrared sensor is installed on the rear wall.

[0026] In one embodiment, the waste recovery module further includes a dust collection pipe communicating with a dust collection box to guide waste to a dust collection box, and at least a portion of the dust collection pipe is installed on the rear wall.

[0027] In one embodiment, the waste recovery module further includes a docking port communicating with the dust collection pipe, the docking port docking with the robot vacuum cleaner to suck up waste stored in the robot vacuum cleaner, and the docking port is installed in the middle area of ​​the floor wall.

[0028] In one embodiment, the liquid supply module further includes a liquid supply pipe communicating with the liquid tank, and at least a portion of the liquid supply pipe is installed on the rear side wall.

[0029] In one embodiment, the liquid supply module further includes a liquid outlet connected to the drain end of the liquid supply pipe, the liquid outlet is docked with the robot vacuum cleaner to replenish liquid to the robot vacuum cleaner, and the liquid outlet is installed on the outer surface of the rear wall and can move on the outer surface of the rear wall.

[0030] In one embodiment, the base station includes a base station charging electrode sheet that docks with the charging electrode sheet of the robot vacuum cleaner to charge the robot vacuum cleaner, and the base station charging electrode sheet is installed on the outer surface of the rear side wall.

[0031] In one embodiment, the end cover includes a flipping structure, and the flipping structure is connected to the case and the end cover so that the end cover is flipped relative to the case to open and close the upper side of the case, and the projection on the surface where the bottom wall of the flipping structure is located does not overlap with the case at least partially.

[0032] The present invention is another adopted technical solution for solving existing technical problems,

[0033] A robot cleaning system includes any one of the base stations described above and a robot cleaner that is maintained using the base station described above.

[0034] The present invention is another adopted technical solution for solving existing technical problems,

[0035] In a base station for rectifying a robot vacuum cleaner, the robot vacuum cleaner includes a cleaning plate, and a flexible cleaning member is replaceably attached to the cleaning plate to form a cleaning surface for cleaning a work surface on which the robot vacuum cleaner has traveled. The robot vacuum cleaner further includes a dust box for collecting debris on the work surface on which the robot vacuum cleaner has traveled. The base station includes a storage module for storing a continuous cleaning material; a retrieval box for storing the cleaning member; a cleaning member replacement module for transferring the cleaning member to the retrieval box, cutting the cleaning material into a cleaning member, and mounting it on the cleaning plate; and a debris recovery module for sucking up debris stored in the dust box.

[0036] In one embodiment, the base station further includes a charging module for charging the robot vacuum cleaner.

[0037] In one embodiment, the base station further includes a case for accommodating or partially accommodating the clean member exchange module and the waste collection module, and the lower front part of the case is provided with an entrance through which at least a part of the body of the robot vacuum cleaner enters the inside of the case.

[0038] In one embodiment, the cleaning member exchange module includes a vertical transmission module for transmitting the cleaning plate in an approximate vertical direction, a horizontal transmission module for transmitting the cleaning plate in an approximate horizontal direction, a acquisition module for acquiring and rotating the cleaning plate, and a mounting module for mounting the cleaning member on the cleaning plate.

[0039] In one embodiment, the cleaning member exchange module includes a feed module for transferring the free end of the cleaning material to a mounting module and mounting the cleaning member at a mounting position on a cleaning plate.

[0040] In one embodiment, the waste recovery module includes a docking port docked to a dust outlet of a dust box, an intake pipe connected to the docking port, a waste container connected to the intake pipe, an exhaust pipe connected to the waste container, and a blower connected to the exhaust pipe that generates negative pressure to suck up waste inside the dust box.

[0041] In one embodiment, the intake conduit includes a horizontal intake conduit connected to a docking port and installed in an approximately horizontal direction, and a vertical intake conduit connected to the horizontal intake conduit and installed in an approximately vertical direction.

[0042] In one embodiment, the horizontal intake pipe is detachably connected to the vertical intake pipe.

[0043] In one embodiment, a blocking structure is detachably connected to the upper end of the vertical intake pipe.

[0044] In one embodiment, the base station further includes a water tank for providing at least one of clean water or cleaning solution to the water tank of the robot vacuum cleaner.

[0045] In one embodiment, the cleaning member replacement module includes a cleaning plate maintenance position for leaving the cleaning plate, and the waste collection module includes a docking port for docking with the dust discharge port of the dust box, and the docking port and the cleaning plate maintenance position are installed at the front and back inside the case, and the docking port is closer to the entrance of the base station than the cleaning plate maintenance position.

[0046] The present invention is another adopted technical solution for solving existing technical problems,

[0047] A robot cleaning system comprises a robot vacuum cleaner and a base station to which the robot vacuum cleaner operates. The robot vacuum cleaner comprises: a main body; a movement module mounted on the main body to enable the robot vacuum cleaner to move on a work surface; a cleaning plate mounted on the main body to form a cleaning surface to which a flexible cleaning material is detachably attached to clean the work surface; the cleaning plate includes a loading section for mounting the cleaning surface to the main body; and a dust box for collecting debris from the work surface on which the robot vacuum cleaner has traveled. The base station comprises: a storage module for storing a continuous cleaning material; a recovery box for storing the cleaning material; a cleaning material replacement module for transferring the cleaning material to the recovery box, cutting the cleaning material into a cleaning material, and mounting it on the cleaning plate; and a debris recovery module for sucking up debris stored in the dust box.

[0048] In one embodiment, the base station further includes a charging module for charging the robot vacuum cleaner.

[0049] In one embodiment, the base station further includes a case for accommodating or partially accommodating the clean member exchange module and the waste collection module, and the lower front part of the case is provided with an entrance through which at least a part of the body of the robot vacuum cleaner enters the inside of the case.

[0050] In one embodiment, the cleaning member replacement module includes a cleaning plate maintenance position for leaving the cleaning plate, and the waste collection module includes a docking port for docking with the dust discharge port of the dust box, and the docking port and the cleaning plate maintenance position are installed at the front and back inside the case.

[0051] In one embodiment, the retrieval box is installed at the front of the case, and the retrieval box is installed above the entrance.

[0052] In one embodiment, the waste recovery module further includes a docking port that docks with the dust discharge port of the dust box and a blower that generates negative pressure to discharge waste inside the dust box. Effects of the invention

[0053] Compared to existing technology, the beneficial effect of the present invention is that the base station continuously discharges cleaning material, thereby transmitting the cleaning material to the cleaning material replacement module to retrieve the cleaning material from the cleaning plate, and by dividing the cleaning material into cleaning materials and mounting them on the cleaning plate, the robot vacuum cleaner enables the replacement of cleaning materials completely automatically within the base station; and the waste collection module sucks up waste stored in the dust box of the robot vacuum cleaner, thereby enabling the robot vacuum cleaner to clean the dust box completely automatically within the base station. The method integrates floor mopping maintenance and floor sweeping maintenance into a single base station, and avoids the problems of excessive site area and excessive cost that arise when using a robot vacuum cleaner and a base station that implement the two functions separately. Brief explanation of the drawing

[0054] The objectives, technical methods, and beneficial effects of the present invention described above can be realized by the following drawings. FIG. 1 is an internal structural diagram of a base station according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a waste collection module of a base station according to a first embodiment of the present invention at one viewpoint. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a detachable intake duct of a base station according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a waste collection module as shown in FIG. 2 at one viewpoint. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a base station according to a first embodiment of the present invention when the upper end cover is open. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a collection box in a detachable state according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is an external schematic diagram of a robot cleaning system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the bottom part of a robot vacuum cleaner according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is an internal structural diagram of a base station according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a base station according to a second embodiment of the present invention when the upper end cover is open. FIG. 11 is an embodiment of the present invention FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the right side of a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the left side of a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14 is a plan view of a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention when the end cover is open. FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention when the front cover is closed. FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention when the front cover is open. FIG. 17 is a front view of a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram of a liquid tank of a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 19 is a partial cross-sectional view of a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention when docking with a robot vacuum cleaner. FIG. 20 is a bottom view of a robot vacuum cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 21 is a side view and a partial cross-sectional view of a robot vacuum cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention. Specific details for implementing the invention

[0055] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for the purpose of explaining the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0056] As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 6, a base station (100) according to a first embodiment of the present invention is used to rectify a robot vacuum cleaner (200), the robot vacuum cleaner (200) comprises a main body (20) and a moving module (25), the moving module (25) is mounted on the main body (20) to move the robot vacuum cleaner (200) to a work surface; the robot vacuum cleaner (200) comprises a cleaning plate (24), a flexible cleaning member is replaceably attached to the cleaning plate (24) to clean the work surface on which the robot vacuum cleaner (200) has traveled to form a cleaning surface, the cleaning plate (24) is detachably mounted on the bottom surface of the main body (20), and the cleaning plate (24) further comprises a loading portion for mounting the cleaning plate (24) to the main body (20); In one embodiment, the loading portion is installed as a magnetic member, and the bottom surface of the robot vacuum cleaner (200) is provided with a magnetic adsorbent corresponding to the magnetic member, and the magnetic member and the magnetic adsorbent adsorb to each other to mount the cleaning plate (24) to the main body (20). Of course, in another embodiment, the loading portion may be installed as other members that can detachably assemble the cleaning member to the cleaning plate (24); the robot vacuum cleaner (200) further includes a dust box capable of collecting and later discharging waste from the work surface on which the robot vacuum cleaner (200) has traveled, and the dust box includes a dust inlet and a dust outlet (22), and the dust outlet (22) is in a closed state while the robot vacuum cleaner (200) is working. During the operation of the robot vacuum cleaner (200), in the direction in which the robot vacuum cleaner (200) moves, the dust suction port (21) of the robot vacuum cleaner (200) is in front and the cleaning plate (24) is behind, the side brush and rolling brush are in front and the cleaning plate (24) is behind, and the dust discharge port (22) is installed between them, and when rectifying at the base station, one side of the cleaning plate (24) is close to the rear of the base station.

[0057] In one embodiment, the robot vacuum cleaner (200) includes a removal means for removing and dropping the cleaning plate (24) from the main body (20).

[0058] In another embodiment, the robot vacuum cleaner (200) may have a single floor wiping function or a single floor suction function, or may have both a floor wiping function and a floor sweeping function simultaneously.

[0059] The base station (100) includes a case (10), a storage module, a retrieval box (11), a cleaning component replacement module, and a waste collection module, and the case (10) is used to accommodate or partially accommodate the storage module, the retrieval box (11), the cleaning component replacement module, and the waste collection module, and an entrance is installed in the lower front part of the case (10) through which at least part of the body of the robot vacuum cleaner (200) enters the case (10).

[0060] The storage module is used to store a continuous cleaning material (30), and one end of the cleaning material (30) is fixed to a rotating shaft, and the cleaning material (30) is wound around the rotating shaft starting from this end, and the free end of the cleaning material (30) is divided with the cleaning material (30) powder to form a pulverized member. The storage module as shown in FIG. 5 includes a mounting frame (17) that is mounted inside a case (10), and the mounting frame (17) matches the rotating shaft around which the cleaning material (30) is wound so that the rotating shaft can be mounted on the mounting frame (17).

[0061] The recovery box (11) is used as a dirty recovery box for storing clean parts, particularly replaced clean parts, and optionally, as shown in FIG. 6, the recovery box (11) is installed in the front part inside the case (10) and installed above the entrance, and can be taken out from inside the case (10) so that the clean parts of the recovery box (11) are organized intensively at the base station (100); optionally, on one side of the case (10) of the recovery box (11) that is exposed, there is a door structure that can be opened by a user, and the user can open the door structure so that the clean parts of the recovery box (11) are organized intensively at the base station (100).

[0062] The cleaning member replacement module is used to transfer the cleaning member to the recovery unit (11), cuts the cleaning member (30) into a cleaning member, mounts it on the cleaning plate (24), and includes a horizontal transmission module (72), a vertical transmission module (71), a acquisition module (73), and a mounting module (74).

[0063] One side of the robot vacuum cleaner (200) equipped with a cleaning plate (24) first enters the base station (100) and is stationary at the cleaning plate maintenance location, and the cleaning plate (24) containing the cleaning material is removed from the main body (20) through a removal means and dropped onto the vertical transmission module (71), at least part of the robot vacuum cleaner is removed from the base station (100) and space is made for the vertical transmission module (71), the cleaning plate (24) containing the cleaning material is left at the cleaning material maintenance location, the vertical transmission module (71) moves the cleaning plate (24) up in an approximately vertical direction to a position approximately parallel to the retrieval unit (11), the acquisition module (73) acquires the cleaning plate (24) containing the cleaning material and rotates the cleaning plate (24) toward the retrieval unit (11), the horizontal transmission module (72) moves the acquisition module (73) and the cleaning plate (24) toward the retrieval unit (11) in an approximately horizontal direction, leaving the cleaning material in the retrieval unit (11), and horizontal The transmission module (72) moves the acquisition module (73) and the cleaning plate (24) without a cleaning member in an approximately horizontal direction toward the free end of the cleaning material (30), and the acquisition module (73) rotates the cleaning plate (24) toward the cleaning material (30); in one embodiment, the base station (100) includes a feed module (75) that transmits the free end of the cleaning material (30) to a mounting position; the mounting module (74) is used to mount the cleaning member divided by the cleaning material (30) onto the cleaning plate (24); the horizontal transmission module (72) returns the cleaning plate (24) with the acquisition module (73) and the new cleaning member to the cleaning plate maintenance position, the vertical transmission module (71) returns the cleaning plate (24) with the new cleaning member to the cleaning plate maintenance position, and the robot vacuum cleaner (200) returns the cleaning plate (24) to the cleaning plate maintenance position and picks up the cleaning plate (24).

[0064] In one embodiment, the cleaning material (30) is connected by a plurality of standard length cleaning members, and the connection strength between the cleaning members is small, for example, by installing a plurality of break points between the cleaning members, so that there are connection points between the cleaning members with weak connection strength, and when both sides of the weak connection points are subjected to force and tension, the cleaning members can be divided from the cleaning material (30).

[0065] In one embodiment, the feed module (75) transmits the free end of the cleaning material (30) to the mounting position and fixes it at one side of the weak connection point of the cleaning material (30); during the process of mounting the cleaning material (30) to the cleaning plate (24), a tensile force is generated between the free end of the cleaning material (30) and the main body of the cleaning material (30), thereby causing the main body of the cleaning material at one side of the weak connection point of the cleaning material (30) to be separated from the free end of the cleaning material at the other side to form a cleaning member. Optionally, after the free end of the cleaning material (30) reaches the mounting position, the mounting module (74) mounts the free end of the cleaning material (30) to the cleaning plate (24), the feed module (75) is inverted, and the free end of the cleaning material (30) is separated from the cleaning material (30) at the weak connection point by being tensioned along the cleaning plate (24) with the main body of the cleaning material (30).

[0066] The waste collection module is used to suck up waste stored in the dust box of the robot vacuum cleaner (200). In one embodiment, the waste collection module includes a docking port (411) docked to the dust discharge port (22) of the dust box, an intake pipe (41) connected to the docking port (411), a waste container (14) connected to the intake pipe (41), an exhaust pipe (42) connected to the waste container (14), and a blower (4) connected to the exhaust pipe (42) to generate negative pressure and discharge waste from the dust box. Preferably, an exhaust hole (16) is installed in the air discharge port corresponding to the blower (4) of the case (100), and a disposable dust bag is installed in the waste container (14). For example, it may be a non-woven fabric bag with a filtration function, and of course, it may be installed as a removable dust box with a filtration function and is used to filter dust. When the robot vacuum cleaner (200) returns to the base station (100), the side of the robot vacuum cleaner (200) where the cleaning plate (24) is installed first enters the base station (100) and is rectified at the suction position. At this time, the dust discharge port (22) of the dust box is docked with the docking port (411) on the bottom of the base station (100), and the blower (4) starts working to suck up the trash inside the dust box. The dust discharge port (22) is in an open state under the action of negative pressure, and the trash enters the disposable dust bag installed in the trash container (14) through the suction pipe (41) and is left in the disposable dust bag.

[0067] Accordingly, the robot vacuum cleaner (200) is provided with at least two stationary positions corresponding to the base station (100), namely a clean plate maintenance position and a suction position, and when the robot vacuum cleaner (200) is stationary at the clean plate maintenance position, the clean plate (24) is docked to the vertical transmission module (71) to complete the docking of the clean plate (24) between the robot vacuum cleaner (200) and the vertical transmission module (71); when the robot vacuum cleaner (200) is stationary at the suction position, the dust discharge port (22) of the dust box is docked to the docking port (411) on the bottom of the base station (100) to implement suction and dust collection. Preferably, the robot vacuum cleaner (200) is stationary at the same position to implement the detachment of the clean plate (24) and the suction of waste inside the dust box; Furthermore, the robot vacuum cleaner (200) implements the ability to rectify at the same location to detach the cleaning plate (24), suck up the trash inside the dust box, charge, and automatically inject water from the base station's water tank into the water tank inside the robot vacuum cleaner (200).

[0068] In one embodiment, the intake conduit (41) comprises a horizontal intake conduit (415) and a vertical intake conduit (414), one end of the horizontal intake conduit (415) is connected to a docking port and laid in an approximately horizontal direction, the other end is connected to a vertical intake conduit (414) laid in an approximately vertical direction, and the other end of the vertical intake conduit (414) is connected to a trash bin (14), preferably the vertical intake conduit (414) is installed attached to the left wall or right wall inside the case (10), or the left wall or right wall of the case (10) has a certain thickness and the vertical intake conduit (414) is embedded in the left wall or right wall, preferably as shown in FIG. 3, the horizontal intake conduit (415) is detachably connected to the vertical intake conduit (414), and the horizontal intake conduit (415) and / or the docking port (411) of the case (10) The intake conduit (41) can be detached from the inside, and the other end of the vertical intake conduit (414) is connected to the trash container (14) and is detachably connected to the blocking structure (413). The blocking structure (413) can be detached from the case (10). The detachment direction includes the left-right direction and the front-back direction, but is not limited thereto. The detachment direction may not be limited to the horizontal direction. For example, the intake conduit (41) is installed in a detachable structure such as being detached in a roughly vertical upward direction inside the case (10) or being detached in a rotating manner inside the base station. This makes cleaning easy and prevents blockage. When each structure of the intake conduit (41) is connected, the entire intake conduit (41) is in a sealed state, preventing trash from leaking out from the connection.

[0069] In one embodiment, the base station (100) further includes a water tank, a water pump, and a water pipe, and the water tank includes a cleaning agent tank (13) and a clean water tank (12), and is used to inject clean water or a cleaning agent into the water tank of the robot vacuum cleaner (200) through the water pump and the water pipe, and of course, the water tank may be installed as a single water tank that stores only a cleaning agent or only clean water.

[0070] In one embodiment, the top of the case (10) is provided with an open end cover (15) that can be opened upward, and a cleaning material, a water tank, and a trash container (14) can be taken out and loaded through the aforementioned opening, and a sealing (151) corresponding to the top opening of the trash container (14) is provided on the inner surface of the end cover (15) to seal the trash container (14).

[0071] In one embodiment, the cleaning plate maintenance positions left on the docking port (411) and the cleaning plate (24) are installed sequentially in the front-rear direction inside the case (10), specifically with the entrance facing forward, and as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 4, the water tank and the trash container (14) are installed on the recovery container (11), the water tank is approximately L-shaped, the blower (4) is installed at the notch position of the L-shaped water tank, and the exhaust pipe (42) is installed at the rear of the water tank in an approximately horizontal direction, and the water tank, blower (4), and trash container (14) overlap at least partially in the front-rear, left-right, and vertical directions. Preferably, the water tank, blower (4), and trash container (14) are installed at the same height, overlap in the front-rear direction, and installed side-by-side in the left-right direction; The vertical suction pipe (415) is installed along the vertical edge, and as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the storage module is installed behind the trash bin (14) and water tank, and the cleaning member replacement module is installed below the storage module. This installation allows for maximum utilization of the internal space of the case (10), makes the internal structure of the case (10) more compact, and makes the base station (100) smaller.

[0072] In one embodiment, the base station (100) further includes a charging module for charging the robot vacuum cleaner (200).

[0073] By continuously discharging the cleaning material (30) from the base station (100), the cleaning material replacement module transmits the cleaning material of the cleaning plate (24) to the recovery unit (11), and divides the cleaning material (30) into cleaning components and mounts them on the cleaning plate (24), thereby enabling the robot vacuum cleaner (200) to completely automatically replace the cleaning components at the base station (100); and the waste collection module sucks up the waste stored in the dust box of the robot vacuum cleaner (200), thereby enabling the robot vacuum cleaner (200) to completely automatically clean the dust box within the base station (100). The separation method integrates floor cleaning maintenance and floor sweeping maintenance into a single base station (100) for the robot vacuum cleaner (200), and avoids the problem of the site area being too large and the cost being too high when using a robot vacuum cleaner (200) and a base station (100) that implement the two functions separately.

[0074] Based on the principle that a conventional robot vacuum automatically returns to the base station (100) to charge, the robot vacuum (200) automatically returns to the base station (100) to replace the cleaning material and clean the dust box. Compared to a conventional robot vacuum, the robot vacuum (200) not only does not require the user to replace the cleaning material and clean the dust box after vacuuming and wiping the surface, but also does not require much user intervention with the base station (100) and the robot vacuum (200).

[0075] A robot cleaning system as illustrated in FIG. 7 comprises a robot cleaner (200) and a base station (100) to which the robot cleaner (200) is rectified, and in one embodiment, at least a part of the body of the robot cleaner (200) enters the base station (100); the manner in which the robot cleaner (200) enters the base station (100) is such that the cleaning plate (24) of the robot cleaner (200) is in front and the dust suction port (21) is behind, the cleaning plate (24) is removed from the main body (20) and left in a cleaning plate maintenance position where the acquisition module (73) can acquire it, and the dust suction port (22) of the dust box docks with the docking port (411); In one embodiment, the cleaning plate (24) of the robot vacuum cleaner (200) is left at the cleaning plate maintenance position while the dust suction port (22) of the dust box is docked with the docking port (411), and in another embodiment, when the cleaning plate (24) of the robot vacuum cleaner (200) is left at the cleaning plate maintenance position, the dust suction port (22) of the dust box is not docked with the docking port (411).

[0076] In another embodiment, the robot vacuum cleaner (200) may have a single floor cleaning function or a single floor suction function, or may have both a floor cleaning function and a floor suction function simultaneously, and the base station (100) may separately implement a function to automatically replace a cleaning member in the robot vacuum cleaner (200), separately implement a function to automatically clean a dust box in the robot vacuum cleaner (200), or simultaneously implement the replacement of a cleaning member and the cleaning of a dust box.

[0077] As illustrated in FIGS. 9 and 10, the base station (100) according to the second embodiment of the present invention is used for rectifying a robot vacuum cleaner (200), and the cleaning member of the robot vacuum cleaner (200) is replaceably attached to a cleaning plate (24), and the cleaning member can be washed, and other structures of the robot vacuum cleaner (200) are generally the same as those of the robot vacuum cleaner in the first embodiment described above and are not described further here.

[0078] The base station (100) includes a case (10), a cleaning module, and a waste collection module, and the case (10) is used to accommodate or partially accommodate the cleaning module and the waste collection module, and an entrance is installed at the bottom front part of the case (10) through which at least part of the body of the robot vacuum cleaner (200) enters the base station (100).

[0079] The cleaning module is used to clean the cleaning member of the cleaning plate (24), and as shown in FIG. 9, in one embodiment the cleaning module includes a cleaning tank (55), a water purification tank (51), a water supply pump (52), a cleaning unit, a sewage tank (53), and a water pump (54). The cleaning tank (55) is used to rectify the cleaning plate (24) having the cleaning member, and the water supply pump (52) is connected to the water purification tank (51) to inject clean water from the water purification tank (51) into the cleaning tank (55) to clean the cleaning member. In one embodiment, the cleaning unit includes a scraper (61) and a scraper drive motor (62), and the scraper (61) moves horizontally according to the drive of the scraper drive motor (62) and acts on a cleaning plate (24) on which a cleaning material is left in a cleaning tank (55) to scrape off dirt from the cleaning material, and a water pump (54) is connected to a sewage tank (53) to suck the sewage from the cleaning tank (55) into the sewage tank (53).

[0080] The waste recovery module is used to suck up waste stored in the dust box of the robot vacuum cleaner (200), and in one embodiment as shown in FIG. 9, the waste recovery module includes a docking port (411) docked to the dust discharge port (22) of the dust box, an intake pipe (41) connected to the docking port (411), a waste container (14) connected to the intake pipe (41), an exhaust pipe (42) connected to the waste container (14), and a blower (4) connected to the exhaust pipe (42) to generate negative pressure and discharge waste from the dust box. Preferably, an exhaust hole (16) (not shown) is installed in the air outlet corresponding to the blower (4) of the case (100), and a disposable dust bag for filtering and collecting dust is installed in the trash container (14), and when the blower (4) starts working and sucks up the trash in the dust box, the dust outlet (22) is open, and the trash enters the disposable dust bag installed in the trash container (14) through the intake pipe (41) and is left in the disposable dust bag, and the air flow (412) of the trash recovery module is as shown in FIG. 9.

[0081] In one embodiment, the intake conduit (41) comprises a horizontal intake conduit and a vertical intake conduit, one end of the horizontal intake conduit is connected to a docking port and laid approximately horizontally, the other end is connected to a vertical intake conduit laid approximately vertically, the other end of the vertical intake conduit is connected to a trash bin (14), and preferably the vertical intake conduit is installed attached to the left wall or right wall inside the case (10), or the left wall or right wall of the case (10) has a certain thickness and the vertical intake conduit is embedded in the left wall or right wall, and preferably, as shown in FIG. 3, the horizontal intake conduit (415) is detachably connected to the vertical intake conduit (414), and the horizontal intake conduit (415) and / or the docking port (411) can be detachably connected inside the case (10), and the other end of the vertical intake conduit (414) is each connected to a trash bin (14) and blocked The structure (413) is detachably connected to the closed structure (413), and the closed structure (413) can be detached from the case (10). The detachment direction includes the left-right direction and the front-back direction, but is not limited thereto. The detachment direction may not be limited to the horizontal direction, for example, by detaching it approximately vertically upward inside the case (10) or by detaching it in a rotational manner inside the base station. The intake conduit (41) is installed as a detachable structure to facilitate cleaning and prevent blockage. When each structure of the intake conduit (41) is connected, the entire intake conduit (41) is in a sealed state to prevent waste from leaking out from the connection.

[0082] In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the top of the case (10) has an opening and is equipped with an end-end cover (15) that can be opened upward, and the cleaning material, water tank and trash container (14) can be taken out and loaded through the opening described above, and a sealing (151) corresponding to the top opening of the trash container (14) is installed on the inner surface of the end-end cover (15) to seal the trash container (14).

[0083] In one embodiment, the docking port (411) and the washing tank (55) are installed sequentially in the front-rear direction inside the case (10), specifically with the entrance facing forward, and as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the water purification tank (51) and the sewage tank (53) are installed above the clean water tank and located in the rear part inside the case (10), the blower (4) and the trash bin (14) are installed above the docking port (411) and located in the front part inside the case (10), and the vertical intake pipe is installed along the vertical edge inside the case (10).

[0084] In one embodiment, the base station (100) further includes a charging module for charging the robot vacuum cleaner (200).

[0085] The base station (100) cleans the cleaning components of the cleaning plate (24) through a cleaning module, and the waste collection module sucks up the waste stored in the dust box of the robot vacuum cleaner (200), thereby enabling the robot vacuum cleaner (200) to completely automatically clean the dust box within the base station (100). The invention integrates floor cleaning maintenance and floor sweeping maintenance into a single base station (100) for the robot vacuum cleaner (200), and avoids the problem of having too large a site area and too high a cost when using a robot vacuum cleaner and a base station that implement the two functions separately.

[0086] Based on the principle that a conventional robot vacuum automatically returns to the base station to charge, the robot vacuum (200) automatically returns to the base station (100) to replace the cleaning material and clean the dust box. Compared to a conventional robot vacuum, the robot vacuum (200) not only does not require the user to replace the cleaning material and clean the dust box after vacuuming and wiping the surface, but also requires minimal user intervention with the base station (100) and the robot vacuum (200).

[0087] The robot cleaning system comprises the robot cleaner (200) and the base station (100) to which the robot cleaner (200) is stationary, and in one embodiment, at least a part of the body of the robot cleaner (200) enters the base station (100), and the robot cleaner (200) enters the base station (100) such that the cleaning plate (24) of the robot cleaner (200) is in front and the dust suction port (21) is behind, and the robot cleaner (200) is provided with at least two stationary positions corresponding to the base station (100), namely a cleaning plate maintenance position and a suction position, and when the robot cleaner is stationary at the cleaning plate maintenance position, the cleaning plate (24) is positioned approximately above the washing tank (55), and when the robot cleaner is stationary at the suction position, the dust discharge port (22) of the dust box is docked with the docking port (411); In one embodiment, the cleaning plate maintenance position and the suction position of the robot vacuum cleaner are the same position, that is, the cleaning plate (24) of the robot vacuum cleaner (200) is left in the washing tank (55) and the dust discharge port (22) of the dust box is docked with the docking port (411); in another embodiment, when the cleaning plate (24) of the robot vacuum cleaner (200) is left in the washing tank (55), the dust discharge port (22) of the dust box is not docked with the docking port (411).

[0088] In another embodiment, the robot vacuum cleaner (200) may be equipped with a single floor wiping function or a single floor suction function, and the base station (100) may separately implement a function to automatically replace a cleaning member in the robot vacuum cleaner (200) or a function to automatically clean a dust box in the robot vacuum cleaner (200).

[0089] A robot cleaning system comprises a robot vacuum cleaner (200) and a base station (100) for maintaining the robot vacuum cleaner (200); the robot vacuum cleaner (200) comprises a floor sweeping module and a floor wiping module, wherein the floor sweeping module is used to clean dust, particulate matter, and other debris on a work surface on which the robot vacuum cleaner (200) has traveled, and further comprises a dust box for collecting the aforementioned debris; the floor wiping module comprises a cleaning plate (24), and a replaceable flexible cleaning member is attached to the cleaning plate (24) to form a cleaning surface for wiping the work surface on which the robot vacuum cleaner (200) has traveled; the base station (100) is used for rectification and maintenance of the robot vacuum cleaner (200); and the base station (100) comprises a debris recovery module, a cleaning member replacement module, a recovery box (11), and a charging module; The waste recovery module includes a suction unit that sucks up waste stored in a dust box and stores it in a waste bin (14).

[0090] The storage unit of the clean component replacement module stores a clean material made by continuously winding a clean component.

[0091] The cleaning component replacement module separates the cleaning component used from the cleaning plate (24) and collects it in the recovery container (11).

[0092] The cleaning material replacement module transfers the cleaning material to the rag replacement unit, divides the cleaning material into cleaning materials, and mounts them on the cleaning plate (24).

[0093] The charging module charges the robot vacuum cleaner (200).

[0094] The base station (100) includes an automatic water supply device that automatically replenishes clean water to the robot vacuum cleaner (200).

[0095] The automatic water supply device includes a pump, a water tank, and a water pipe.

[0096] The cleaning plate (24) can be separated from or combined with the main body.

[0097] The base station (100) includes a case (10) that accommodates or partially accommodates a cleaning component replacement module and a waste collection module, and the case (10) has a fixed box and a fixed position in which a robot vacuum cleaner (200) is fixed, and the box has an entrance and is located at the bottom of the case (10), and at least a part of the body of the robot vacuum cleaner (200) can enter the case (10) on its own from the entrance.

[0098] The robot vacuum cleaner (200) is rectified at least two rectification positions, a cleaning plate maintenance position and a suction position; the cleaning plate maintenance position and the suction position are the same position.

[0099] The cleaning component replacement module includes a cleaning plate maintenance position for leaving the cleaning plate (24) and a suction position for sucking up waste inside the dust box, and the waste recovery module includes a docking port (411) for docking to the dust discharge port of the dust box, and the docking port (411) and the cleaning plate maintenance position are installed at the front and back inside the case (10).

[0100] The recovery box (11) is left above the entrance; the recovery box (11) can be separated from the case (10).

[0101] The water tank and trash can (14) are left on top of the recovery container (11).

[0102] The water tank and trash can (14) overlap at least partially in the height direction of the base station (100).

[0103] The water tank and trash can (14) overlap at least partially in the left and right directions of the base station (100).

[0104] The water tank and trash can (14) overlap at least partially in the forward and backward directions of the base station (100).

[0105] The water tank, blower (4) and trash bin (14) overlap at least partially in the height direction of the base station (100).

[0106] The water tank, blower (4) and trash bin (14) overlap at least partially in the left and right directions of the base station (100).

[0107] The water tank, blower (4) and trash bin (14) overlap at least partially in the front-rear direction of the base station (100).

[0108] The storage unit of the clean component replacement module overlaps at least partially with one of the water tank and trash bin (14) and the base station (100) in the left-right and / or front-back and / or up-down directions.

[0109] The base station (100) is provided with an upper opening, and the water tank and trash container (14) can be separated from the base station (100) at the upper opening; and the cleaning material can be loaded with the base station (100) at the upper opening.

[0110] The case (10) further includes a bottom section and a side wall, and the docking port (411) is located in the bottom section; the waste recovery module includes a blower (4) and an airflow channel, and the blower (4) generates negative pressure to suck up waste inside the dust box and collects waste in the waste container (14) through the docking port (411) and the airflow channel of the waste container (14).

[0111] The airflow channel includes an intake duct that extends through the bottom section to the left or right wall.

[0112] The robot vacuum cleaner (200) has at least two stationary positions corresponding to the base station (100), namely a cleaning plate maintenance position and a suction position, and when the robot vacuum cleaner is stationary at the cleaning plate maintenance position, it maintains the cleaning plate (24) and / or cleaning member; when the robot vacuum cleaner (200) is stationary at the suction position, the dust discharge port (22) of the dust box is docked with the docking port (411) of the base station (100); and the cleaning plate maintenance position and the suction position are the same position.

[0113] The robot vacuum cleaner (200) is stationary at the same location as the base station (100) to maintain the cleaning material, suck up the trash in the dust box, and automatically inject water from the water tank of the base station (100) into the water tank inside the robot vacuum cleaner (200).

[0114] A robot cleaning system includes a robot cleaner (200) and a base station (100) for maintaining the robot cleaner (200); its work process includes replacing a cleaning member, which includes separating a cleaning plate (24), replacing a cleaning member of the cleaning plate (24), recovering a cleaning member, and mounting a cleaning member on the cleaning plate (24); recovering waste inside the robot cleaner (200); injecting water from a water tank inside the base station (100) into the water tank of the robot cleaner (200); and filling.

[0115] In a robot cleaning system, when the robot vacuum cleaner (200) completes a designated task, the base station (100) automatically performs a corresponding task, and when the floor sweeping task is completed, it returns to the base station (100) to collect trash, specifically by suctioning the trash; when the floor wiping task is completed, it returns to the base station (100) to maintain the cleaning material, specifically by replacing the cleaning material or washing the cleaning material; when the floor sweeping task and the floor wiping task are completed, it returns to the base station (100) to collect trash and maintain the cleaning material; and trash collection and cleaning material maintenance can be performed simultaneously.

[0116] In one embodiment, with reference to FIGS. 11 to 14, a base station (100) for maintaining a robot vacuum cleaner is provided, and the base station (100) includes a case forming a mounting space (S1) and a rectification space (S2) in which the robot vacuum cleaner (200) can rectify; a cleaning member replacement module for replacing the cleaning member in the robot vacuum cleaner, comprising a collection box (702) for storing a dirty cleaning member installed in the mounting space (S1) and a storage box (701) for storing a new cleaning member; and a waste recovery module that is connected to the robot vacuum cleaner and is used to wipe the work surface on which the robot vacuum cleaner has traveled; and a dust collection box (402) for storing waste installed in the mounting space (S1) and a blower (4) that communicates with the dust collection box (402) to generate negative pressure in the dust collection box (402) and sucks up the waste stored in the robot vacuum cleaner. The above base station (100) can reduce manual maintenance by providing cleaning component replacement and waste collection services to the robot vacuum cleaner (200).

[0117] In one embodiment, with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12, the case is provided with an entrance (106) through which at least a part of the body of the robot vacuum cleaner (200) can enter or exit the rectification space (S2); the direction in which the entrance (S106) is located is forward, and the retrieval box (702) and storage box (701) are located on the front or upper side of the mounting space (S1) in a non-working state. It can be understood that the non-operational state of the retrieval box (702) and storage box (701) means that the base station (100) does not perform maintenance of replacing the cleaning material of the robot vacuum cleaner (200), and the retrieval box (702) and storage box (701) are positioned in a stationary state corresponding to the base station (100), and the retrieval box (702) and storage box (701) are installed on the front or upper side to make it easy for the user to operate the retrieval box (702) and storage box (701) to clean the dirty cleaning material inside the retrieval box (702) and provide a new cleaning material to the storage box (701). Generally, since the base station is mounted in a position close to the wall, the rear wall of the base station approaches the wall, making it inconvenient for the user to operate the rear side of the base station, and the user can block the retrieval box or storage box by mounting other furniture on the left or right side of the base station, and an entrance for a robot vacuum cleaner to enter is installed on the front side of the base station, and generally, other furniture or interfering objects are not mounted or left on the upper side of the base station, and since the front or upper side of the base station is generally not blocked, the retrieval box and storage box are installed on the front or upper side of the mounting space (S1), making it easy for the user to operate the retrieval box, while not causing waste of space near the base station.

[0118] In one embodiment, with reference to FIGS. 12 to 13 and FIGS. 15 to 16, the mounting space (S1) includes a first receiving space (S11) and a second receiving space (S12), the second receiving space (S12) is installed above the first receiving space (S11); the recovery box (702) and storage box (701) are installed within the first receiving space (S11), and the dust collector and blower are installed within the second receiving space (S12). It is understandable that installing the second receiving space (S12) above the first receiving space (S11) means installing the plane containing the dust collector (402) and the plane containing the blower (4) above the plane containing the recovery container (702) and the plane containing the storage container (701). Of course, the dust collector (402) and the blower (4) can be installed directly above the recovery container (702) and the storage container (701), or they can be installed on the upper side. By rationally arranging the blower (4) and the dust collector (402) on the upper side of the mounting space (S1) and installing them on the recovery container (702) and the storage container (701), the base station (100) is made more compact in the width and depth directions, the site area is smaller, and the appearance is more beautiful. At the same time, the dust collector (402) is installed on the upper side to make it easier for the user to operate the dust collector (402), thereby cleaning the trash inside the dust collector (402).

[0119] Furthermore, the robot vacuum cleaner includes a cleaning plate, and a cleaning member is connected to the cleaning plate. The cleaning member replacement module includes a lifting means installed in at least the rectification space (S2) and the first receiving space (S11). The lifting means enables the cleaning plate to move between the rectification space (S2) and the first receiving space (S11), thereby enabling the replacement of the cleaning member with respect to the cleaning plate. Since the lifting means must enable the cleaning plate to move between the rectification space (S2) and the first receiving space (S11), there must be no interference or blockage of other parts in the operating trajectory. Therefore, the dust collection box (402) and the blower (4) are installed above the first receiving space (S11) so as not to affect the operation of the lifting means, and the layout is more rational.

[0120] Furthermore, with reference to FIGS. 12, 15, and 16, the retrieval box (702) and storage box (701) are located at the front side of the first receiving space (S11) when the base station is in a non-operational state. The retrieval box (702) and storage box are detachably connected to a case, and a first opening (S111) is provided at the front side of the first receiving space (S11), and the retrieval box (702) and storage box (701) can be detachably connected to the first receiving space (S11) through the first opening (S111). The retrieval box (702) and storage box (701) can be attached and detached from the front side of the first opening (S111), further making user operation convenient. The user can attach and detach the retrieval box (702) and storage box (701) to the base station (100) to discard the dirty cleaning material and fill it with a new cleaning material, thereby preventing hands from getting dirty when directly taking out the dirty cleaning material from the retrieval box (702) and making it more flexible when filling with a new cleaning material.

[0121] Furthermore, with reference to FIGS. 12 to 13 and FIGS. 15 to 16, the dust collector (402) is detachably installed in the second receiving space (S12), and there is a second opening (S121) on the front or upper side of the second receiving space (S12), and the dust collector can be detached from the second opening (S121) and loaded into the second opening (S121). To facilitate user operation, the user can detach the dust collector (402) from the second opening (S121) at the base station (100) and dispose of waste. Specifically, the dust collection box (402) includes a dust collection box that can be used multiple times or a dust collection bag that can be used once or multiple times, and the dust collection bag or dust collection box is mounted in a mounting space (S1) and is used to store waste in the dust collection bag or dust collection box while preventing dust from leaking out and contaminating parts of the base station (100) or the external environment.

[0122] In one embodiment, with reference to FIG. 11, the base station (100) has a height direction (H), a width direction (W), and a depth direction (D).

[0123] Preferably, in a non-operational state, the vertical projections of the retrieval box (702) and the storage box (701) have at least partial overlap. Furthermore, the vertical projections of the retrieval box (702) and the storage box (701) completely overlap. With this installation, at least some or all of the retrieval box (702) and the storage box (701) are located at the same depth and same width within the base station (100). The mounting space (S1) avoids waste in the depth direction (D) and width direction (W) of the base station (100), reduces the width and depth of the base station (100), and enables the miniaturization of the base station (100).

[0124] Preferably, with reference to FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, at least a portion of the dust collector (402) and the blower (4) are located at the same height. By restricting the positions of the dust collector (402) and the blower (4) to be located on the same height plane, the mounting space (S1) is prevented from being wasted in the height direction (H), the height of the base station (100) is reduced, and the base station (100) is made more compact. Specifically, the dust collector (402) is located at the same height as the upper surface of the blower (4).

[0125] More preferably, the dust collection box (402) includes a dust collection box that can be used multiple times or a dust collection bag that can be used once or multiple times, the dust entry port of the dust collection bag or dust collection box is installed on the side, and the dust collection bag or dust collection box is placed horizontally, reducing the mounting space (S1) occupied in the height direction (H) and further reducing the height of the base station (100). It can be understood that the dust collection bag or dust collection box has a height, width, and length corresponding to the height direction (H), width direction (W), and depth direction (D) of the base station, and the height is smallest compared to the width and length when the dust collection bag or dust collection box is placed horizontally.

[0126] In one embodiment, with reference to FIG. 12, the base station (100) further includes a liquid supply module for replenishing liquid to the robot vacuum cleaner; the liquid supply module includes a liquid tank for storing liquid to be supplied to the robot vacuum cleaner, and the liquid tank is installed within a second receiving space (S12). It is understandable that installing the liquid tank within the second receiving space (S12) means installing the liquid tank (601) on the plane containing the recovery box (702) and the plane containing the storage box (701). Of course, the liquid tank (601) can be installed directly above the recovery box (702) and the storage box (701), or it can be installed on the upper side. By reasonably positioning the liquid tank (601) on the upper side of the mounting space (S1) and installing it above the recovery box (702) and the storage box (701), the base station (100) is made more compact in the width and depth directions, the site area is smaller, and the appearance is made more aesthetically pleasing. At the same time, the liquid tank (601) is installed on the upper side to make it easier for the user to operate the liquid tank (601), thereby replenishing the liquid tank (601).

[0127] Preferably, with reference to FIG. 15, the liquid tank is detachably installed in the second receiving space (S12), and a third opening (S122) is located above the second receiving space (S12), and the liquid tank can be detachably loaded into the second receiving space (S12) from the third opening (S122). The liquid tank (601) can be detachably loaded from the third opening (S122) to facilitate user operation, and the user can replenish the liquid by detaching the liquid tank (601) from the base station (100). It can be understood that the liquid tank (601) may be water, a detergent, or a mixture of a detergent and water.

[0128] Preferably, with reference to FIGS. 12, 13, and 14, at least a portion of the dust collector (402), the blower (4), and the liquid tank (601) are located at the same height. By restricting the positions of the dust collector (402), the blower (4), and the liquid tank (601) to be located on the same height plane, the mounting space (S1) is prevented from being wasted in the height direction (H), the height of the base station (100) is reduced, and the base station (100) is made more compact. Furthermore, there is at least partial overlap between the projection of the liquid tank (601) and the dust collector (402) onto the surface where the side wall (103) is located. The liquid tank (601) and the dust collector (402) are located at least partially at the same depth of the base station (100). The overlap between the liquid tank (601) and the dust collector (402) in the depth direction (D) prevents waste in the mounting space (S1) in the depth direction (D) of the base station (100) and reduces the depth of the base station (100). Furthermore, there is at least partial overlap in the projection on the surface where the rear wall (102) of the liquid tank (601) and the blower (4) are located. The liquid tank (601) and the blower (4) are located at least partially within the same width of the base station (100). The overlap between the liquid tank (601) and the blower (4) in the width direction (W) prevents waste in the mounting space (S1) in the width direction (W) of the base station (100) and reduces the width of the base station (100).

[0129] Furthermore, with reference to FIG. 18, the liquid tank (601) is set in an irregular structure to fit the remaining mounting space (S1) after the cleaning member replacement module and the waste recovery module are installed. This reduces waste in the mounting space (S1) and reduces the base station (100).

[0130] In one embodiment, with reference to FIG. 15, the base station (100) further includes an interaction panel (1041) that interacts with a user located above the second receiving space (S12). The plane on which the interaction panel (1041) is located is above the plane on which the liquid tank (601) is located, the plane on which the dust collector (402) is located, and the plane on which the blower (4) is located. The interaction panel (1041) at least partially exposes the outer surface of the case to display information of the base station (100) and / or the robot vacuum cleaner (200) and to allow the user to operate it. The interaction panel (1041) is installed on the upper side to facilitate observation and operation by the user.

[0131] Furthermore, the dust collection box (402) includes a dust collection bag, and the projection in the vertical direction of the dust collection bag and the blower (4) and the projection in the vertical direction of the interaction panel (1041) overlap at least partially. At least partially of the blower (4) and the interaction panel (1041) are located at the same depth of the base station (100), and at least partially of the dust collection bag and the interaction panel (1041) are located at the same depth. The overlap of the blower (4) and the interaction panel (1041) and the dust collection bag and the interaction panel (1041) in the depth direction (D) prevents waste of the mounting space (S1) in the depth direction (D) of the base station (100), reduces the depth of the base station (100), and further enables the miniaturization of the base station (100).

[0132] Furthermore, the projection of the liquid tank (601) in the vertical direction does not overlap with the projection of the interaction panel (1041) in the vertical direction. When a user refills the liquid tank (601), the liquid tank must be removed from the upper side of the base station (100), and to avoid interference with the interaction panel (1041), the liquid tank (601) and the interaction panel (1041) must not overlap in the width direction (W) and the depth direction (D).

[0133] In one embodiment, with reference to FIGS. 11 to 13, the case includes a front wall (101) and a rear wall (102), and an end-end cover (104) connected to the top of the front wall (101) and the rear wall (102) is connected to a bottom wall (105) at least below the rear wall (102), and is connected to at least the front wall (101), the rear wall (102), and the end-end cover (104) to form a side wall (103) of a mounting space (S1) and a rectification space (S2). Furthermore, the bottom wall (105) is connected to the bottom of the rear wall (102) and the side wall (103), and the side wall (103) is connected to the front wall (101), the rear wall (102), the end-end cover (104), and the bottom wall (105). The side wall (103) connects the front wall (101), rear wall (102), end cover (104), and bottom wall (105) to form a mounting space (S1), and the support effect is better and the base station (100) is more stable.

[0134] Referring to FIG. 17, the base station (100) further includes a base station infrared sensor (801) for docking with the infrared sensor of the robot vacuum cleaner (200) to guide the robot vacuum cleaner (200) to a maintenance location, and the base station (100) maintains the robot vacuum cleaner (200) at the maintenance location, and the base station infrared sensor (801) is installed on the rear wall (102). The base station infrared sensor (801) is installed on the rear wall (102) to facilitate docking with the infrared sensor of the robot vacuum cleaner (200).

[0135] Referring to FIG. 13, the waste collection module further includes a dust collection pipe (401) connected to a dust collection box (402), and at least a portion of the dust collection pipe (401) is set at the rear side of the mounting space (S1). The dust collection pipe (401) is used to guide dust to the dust collection box (402). Furthermore, at least a portion of the dust collection pipe (401) is installed inside the rear wall (102). Since the base station infrared sensor (801) is installed inside the rear wall (102) and the base station infrared sensor (801) has a certain depth, the rear wall (102) likewise has a certain thickness by being installed inside the rear wall (102). By installing the dust collection pipe (401) in the rear wall (102), the dust collection pipe (401) is prevented from occupying additional mounting space (S1), thereby reducing wasted space in the base station (100) and allowing the base station (100) to be miniaturized.

[0136] Referring further to FIG. 13, the waste recovery module further includes a docking port (403) communicating with a dust collection pipe (401), the docking port (403) docks with the robot vacuum cleaner (200) to suck up waste stored in the robot vacuum cleaner (200), and the docking port (403) is installed in the middle area of ​​the floor wall (105). The robot vacuum cleaner (200) includes a dust box for collecting waste from the work surface on which the robot vacuum cleaner (200) has traveled, and the dust box includes a dust discharge port. The dust discharge port is installed in the middle area of ​​the body of the robot vacuum cleaner (200). Specifically, when the base station (100) performs suction, dust collection, and maintenance on the robot vacuum cleaner (200), the dust discharge port of the gutter box is docked to the docking port (403), and the blower (4) generates negative pressure in the dust collection pipe (401) and the dust collection container (402) to suck the waste inside the dust box into the dust collection container (402). The docking port (403) and the dust discharge port are combined and installed in the middle area of ​​the base station (100) and the middle area of ​​the robot vacuum cleaner (200) body, respectively. The docking port (403) is combined with the dust discharge port installed in the middle area of ​​the robot vacuum cleaner (200) body and installed in the middle area of ​​the floor wall (105) of the base station (100), so that the rectification space (S2) is conveniently sized to fit the size of the robot vacuum cleaner (200) body, and the size of the rectification space (S2) can be effectively controlled to enable the miniaturization of the base station (100).

[0137] Furthermore, the air outlet at the connection point between the blower (4) and the dust collection box (402) is located far from the dust suction port at the connection point between the dust collection pipe (401) and the dust collection box (402). The dust suction port is installed on the side of the dust collection bag or dust collection box and approaches the rear side wall (102), and the air outlet is installed on the side of the dust collection bag or dust collection box and approaches the front side wall (101). By installing them in this way, the dust suction port is not blocked, allowing the waste to be stored in the dust collection bag or dust collection box. Furthermore, the projections on the surface where the side walls (103) of the blower (4) and the dust collection box (402) are located overlap at least partially. Referring to FIGS. 12 and 13, at least a portion of the blower (4) and the dust collection box (402) are located at the same depth of the base station (100). The overlap of the blower (4) and the dust collector (402) in the depth direction (D) prevents waste of the mounting space (S1) in the depth direction (D) of the base station (100), reduces the depth of the base station (100), and further enables the miniaturization of the base station (100).

[0138] Referring to FIG. 12, the liquid supply module further includes a liquid supply pipe (602) communicating with a liquid tank (601), and at least a portion of the liquid supply pipe (602) is set at the rear side of the mounting space (S1). Furthermore, at least a portion of the liquid supply pipe (602) is installed inside the rear wall (102). Likewise, by installing the liquid supply pipe (602) in the rear wall (102), the liquid supply pipe (602) is prevented from occupying additional mounting space (S1), thereby reducing wasted space within the base station (100) and allowing the base station (100) to be miniaturized.

[0139] The liquid supply module further includes a liquid outlet (603) connected to the drain end of the liquid supply pipe (602), the liquid outlet (603) docks with the robot vacuum cleaner (200) to replenish liquid to the robot vacuum cleaner (200), and the liquid outlet (603) is installed on the rear side of the mounting space (S1). The robot vacuum cleaner (200) includes a water tank for wetting the cleaning material, and the water tank includes a water supply port. The water supply port is installed on the side of the body. Specifically, the liquid outlet (603) is installed on the rear wall (102) and can move within a certain range corresponding to the rear wall (102) to accurately dock to the water supply port. The layout of the liquid outlet (603) is more rational because the liquid outlet (603) is installed on the rear wall (102) in conjunction with the water supply port installed on the side of the body.

[0140] In one embodiment, the base station (100) further includes a circuit board (902), the circuit board (902) is equipped with electronic components for implementing various functions of the base station (100), and the circuit board (902) is installed inside the rear wall (102). Likewise, by installing the circuit board (902) on the rear wall (102) having a certain thickness, it is prevented from occupying an additional mounting space (S1), and at the same time, the safety of the base station (100) can be effectively guaranteed by not exposing the circuit board (902) to the outside.

[0141] In one embodiment, with reference to FIG. 17, the base station (100) includes a base station charging electrode sheet that docks with the charging electrode sheet of the robot vacuum cleaner (200) to charge the robot vacuum cleaner (200), and the base station charging electrode sheet (901) is installed on the rear side wall (102). The charging electrode sheet of the robot vacuum cleaner (200) is installed on the side of the body. The layout is more rational by installing the base station charging electrode sheet (901) on the rear side wall (102) in combination with the robot vacuum cleaner charging electrode sheet installed on the side of the body.

[0142] In one embodiment, with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16, the end cover (104) includes an inversion structure (1043), and the inversion structure (1043) is connected to the case and the end cover (104) so ​​that the end cover (104) is inverted to correspond to the case to open and close the upper side of the case, and the projection on the surface where the bottom wall (105) of the inversion structure (1043) is located does not overlap with the case at least partially. A part of the inversion structure (1043) is installed in addition to the rear wall (102), and when the end cover (104) is inverted and fully opened, the projection on the surface where the bottom wall (105) of the end cover (104) is located does not overlap with the case. By such installation, it is possible to prevent the inversion structure (1043) and the end cover (104) from occupying more mounting space (S1) in the depth direction (D).

[0143] In one embodiment, the end cover (104) can be opened and closed in correspondence with the base station (100), and when the end cover (104) is opened, the dust collection bag or dust collection box can be attached to and detached from the second receiving space (S12) from the upper side, and when the end cover (104) is closed, the dust collection bag or dust collection box is hidden inside the base station (100) to avoid exposure and to prevent dust from contaminating the external environment of the base station (100) while making the base station (100) more aesthetically pleasing overall. Furthermore, when the end cover (104) is opened, the liquid tank (601) can be detached from the upper side or loaded into the second receiving space (S12), and when the end cover (104) is closed, the liquid tank (601) is hidden inside the base station (100) to avoid exposure and to make the base station (100) more aesthetically pleasing overall.

[0144] Furthermore, the front side wall (101) includes a front cover (1011) that can be opened and closed in correspondence with the base station (100). When the front cover (1011) is opened with reference to FIG. 16, the retrieval box (702) and the storage box (701) can be attached to and attached to the first receiving space (S11) from the front side, and when the front cover (1011) is closed with reference to FIG. 15, the retrieval box (702) and the storage box (701) are hidden inside the base station (100) to avoid exposure and to make the base station (100) look more aesthetically pleasing overall.

[0145] In one embodiment, with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16, the base station (100) includes a fragrance structure for purifying air, and the fragrance structure is set up above a blower (4). Specifically, the fragrance structure includes a fragrance box (1042). The fragrance box (1042) fits into the remaining mounting space (S1) after the blower (4) is installed. This setup can not only reduce waste of the mounting space (S1) but also purify the environment. Specifically, the smell inside the fragrance box (1042) volatilizes out of the base station (100) through the airflow generated inside and outside the base station (100) by the blower (4).

[0146] Referring to FIGS. 19, 20 and 21, the present invention further provides a system comprising a base station (100) according to any one embodiment and a robot vacuum cleaner (200) that maintains the base station (100). The robot vacuum cleaner (200) comprises a body (2001); a cleaning plate (2003) installed on the bottom of the body (2001); a flexible cleaning member formed by being replaceably attached to the cleaning plate (2003) to clean a work surface on which the robot vacuum cleaner (200) has traveled, thereby forming a cleaning surface; and a dust box (2004) for collecting debris on a work surface on which the robot vacuum cleaner (200) has traveled.

[0147] The dust box (2004) includes a dust discharge port (2002), and the base station (100) includes a docking port (403), and the dust discharge port (2002) docks with the docking port (403) so that the base station (100) can suck up the waste from the dust box (2004). Referring to FIGS. 19, 20 and 21, the dust discharge port (2002) is installed in the middle area of ​​the body (2001), and the docking port (403) is installed in the middle area of ​​the floor wall (105). The docking port (403) is installed in the middle area of ​​the base station (100) by mixing with the dust discharge port (2002) installed in the middle area of ​​the body (2001) and the floor wall (105) of the base station (100) so that the rectification space (S2) is conveniently sized to fit the size of the robot vacuum cleaner (200) body, and the size of the rectification space (S2) can be effectively controlled to enable the miniaturization of the base station (100).

[0148] The robot vacuum cleaner (200) includes a water tank for wetting a cleaning member, the water tank includes a water supply port, the base station (100) includes a liquid supply module, and the liquid discharge port (603) of the liquid supply module is docked with the water supply port so that the base station (100) can replenish the liquid in the water tank; the water supply port is installed on the side of the body (2001) and the liquid discharge port (603) is close to the cleaning plate (2003), and the liquid discharge port (603) is installed on the rear wall (102) and can protrude or contract into the inner surface of the rear wall (102). The layout of the liquid discharge port (603) is more rational by being installed on the rear wall (102) in combination with the water supply port installed on the side of the body (2001).

[0149] The robot vacuum cleaner (200) includes a robot vacuum cleaner charging electrode sheet (2005), and the base station (100) includes a base station charging electrode sheet (901). The robot vacuum cleaner charging electrode sheet (2005) is installed on the side of the body (2001) and close to the cleaning plate (2003), and the base station charging electrode sheet (901) is installed on the rear wall (102). The layout is more reasonable as the base station charging electrode sheet (901) is installed on the rear wall (102) in combination with the robot vacuum cleaner charging electrode sheet (2005) installed on the side of the body (2001).

[0150] Referring to FIGS. 12 and 13, when a robot vacuum cleaner (200) enters a base station (100) to perform maintenance, the cleaning plate (2003) first approaches the rectification space (S2) corresponding to the dust box (2004), and the floor wall (105) has a cleaning plate maintenance position (703) installed, and the robot vacuum cleaner (200) attaches and detaches the cleaning plate (2003) to the cleaning plate maintenance position (703) and reinstalls the cleaning plate (2003) at the cleaning plate maintenance position (703); corresponding to the front wall (101) and the rear wall (102), the cleaning plate maintenance position (703) is close to the rear wall (102). The marching direction of the robot vacuum cleaner (200) is forward, and the dust box (2004) and the cleaning plate (2003) are distributed back and forth relative to the main body (2001). Corresponding to the direction of travel of the robot vacuum cleaner (200), the robot vacuum cleaner (200) retreats and enters the base station (100) to perform maintenance.

[0151] The infrared sensor of the robot vacuum cleaner (200) is installed on the rear side of the robot vacuum cleaner (200) and docked with the base station infrared sensor (801). The robot vacuum cleaner (200) is guided to enter the base station (100) and accurately stationed at the maintenance location.

[0152] The base station (100) can replace the cleaning components for the robot vacuum cleaner (200), collect waste, and replenish and charge the liquid. When the base station (100) replaces the cleaning components of the robot vacuum cleaner (200), collects waste, and replenishes and charges the liquid, the robot vacuum cleaner (200) is stationary at the same maintenance location of the base station (100). Through this installation, the docking structure between the base station (100) and the robot vacuum cleaner (200) is simpler, and the docking control is also simplified. The above embodiments represent only embodiments of the present invention, and while the description is more specific and detailed, it is not to be understood as a limitation on the scope of the patent of the present invention. It should be noted that modifications and improvements may be made by a person of knowledge in the art without departing from the concept of the present invention, and all of these fall within the scope of protection of the present invention. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

Claim 1 A base station for maintaining a robot vacuum cleaner comprises: a case having a mounting space and a rectification space formed therein for the robot vacuum cleaner to rectify; a cleaning member replacement module for the robot vacuum cleaner, comprising a recovery box for storing a dirty cleaning member installed in the mounting space and a storage box for storing a new cleaning member, and used to wipe a work surface traveled by the robot vacuum cleaner when the cleaning member is connected to the robot vacuum cleaner; a dust collection box and a blower installed in the mounting space, wherein the blower communicates with the dust collection box to generate negative pressure in the dust collection box and suck up waste stored in the robot vacuum cleaner, and the dust collection box is used to store waste, wherein the case has an entrance / exit opening through which at least a part of the body of the robot vacuum cleaner can enter or exit the rectification space, and the direction in which the entrance / exit opening is located is forward, and the recovery box and the storage box are a waste recovery module located on the front or upper side of the mounting space in a non-working state of the base station; wherein the mounting space comprises a first receiving space and a second A base station comprising a receiving space, wherein the recovery box and the storage box are installed within the first receiving space, the dust collector and the blower are installed within the second receiving space, and the second receiving space in which the dust collector and the blower are installed is installed above the first receiving space in which the recovery box and the storage box are installed. Claim 2 A base station according to claim 1, characterized in that the recovery box and the storage box are located at the front of the first receiving space when the base station is in a non-operational state. Claim 3 A base station according to claim 2, wherein the retrieval box and the storage box are detachably connected to the case, and the front side of the first receiving space is provided with a first opening, and the retrieval box and the storage box can be detachably connected to the first receiving space through the first opening. Claim 4 A base station according to claim 2, wherein the dust collector is detachably installed in the second receiving space and has a second opening on the front or upper side of the second receiving space, and the dust collector can be detachably installed in the second receiving space from the second opening. Claim 5 A base station according to claim 1, wherein the robot vacuum cleaner includes a cleaning plate, the cleaning member is connected to the cleaning plate, and the cleaning member replacement module includes a lifting means installed in at least the rectification space and the first receiving space, and the lifting means enables the cleaning plate to move between the rectification space and the first receiving space to implement the replacement of the cleaning member with respect to the cleaning plate. Claim 6 A base station characterized in that, in a non-operational state, the projection in the vertical direction of the recovery box and the storage box overlaps at least partially. Claim 7 A base station according to claim 1, characterized in that at least a portion of the dust collector and the blower are located at the same height. Claim 8 The base station according to claim 1 further comprises a liquid supply module for replenishing liquid to a robot vacuum cleaner; the liquid supply module comprises a liquid tank for storing liquid to be added to the robot vacuum cleaner, wherein the liquid tank is installed within the second receiving space. Claim 9 In claim 8, the liquid supply module further includes a liquid supply pipe that transports liquid in a liquid tank from a second receiving space to a rectification space; the waste recovery module further includes a dust collection pipe that transports waste in a robot vacuum cleaner from a rectification space to a second receiving space; the cleaning member replacement module includes a lifting means that transports a cleaning plate of the robot vacuum cleaner between the rectification space and the first receiving space; and the path through which the lifting means transports the cleaning member is closer to the center of the base station than the path through which the liquid supply pipe transports liquid and the path through which the dust collection pipe transports waste. Claim 10 A base station according to claim 8, characterized in that at least a portion of the dust collector, the blower, and the liquid tank are located at the same height. Claim 11 A base station according to claim 8, wherein the liquid tank is detachably installed in the second receiving space, a third opening is further provided on the upper side of the second receiving space, and the liquid tank can be detachably installed in the second receiving space from the third opening. Claim 12 In claim 10, the base station further comprises an interaction panel that interacts with a user, and the interaction panel is characterized by being located above the second receiving space. Claim 13 A base station according to claim 12, wherein the dust collection box includes a dust collection bag; the projection in the vertical direction of the dust collection bag and the blower overlaps at least partially with the projection in the vertical direction of the interaction panel, and the projection in the vertical direction is a planar projection when looking down from the top surface to the bottom of the base station along the height direction. Claim 14 A base station according to claim 12, wherein the projection in the vertical direction of the liquid tank does not overlap with the projection in the vertical direction of the interaction panel, and the projection in the vertical direction is a planar projection when looking down from the upper surface to the lower surface along the height direction of the base station. Claim 15 In claim 8, the case comprises a front wall and a rear wall, and an end cover connected above the front wall and the rear wall is connected to at least a floor wall below the rear wall and forms a side wall of the mounting space and the rectification space by connecting to at least the front wall, the rear wall and the end cover, and the base station further comprises a base station infrared sensor for docking with the infrared sensor of the robot vacuum cleaner to guide the robot vacuum cleaner to rectify at a maintenance location, the base station maintains the robot vacuum cleaner in the rectification space, and the base station infrared sensor is installed on the rear wall. Claim 16 In claim 15, the waste recovery module further comprises a dust collection pipe communicating with a dust collection container to guide waste to a dust collection container, wherein at least a portion of the dust collection pipe is installed on the rear wall. Claim 17 A base station according to claim 16, wherein the waste recovery module further includes a docking port communicating with the dust collection pipe, the docking port docks with the robot vacuum cleaner to suck up waste stored in the robot vacuum cleaner, and the docking port is installed in the middle area of ​​the floor wall. Claim 18 In claim 15, the base station is characterized in that the liquid supply module further includes a liquid supply pipe communicating with the liquid tank, and at least a portion of the liquid supply pipe is installed on the rear side wall. Claim 19 A base station according to claim 18, wherein the liquid supply module further includes a liquid outlet connected to the drain end of the liquid supply pipe, the liquid outlet is docked with the robot vacuum cleaner to replenish liquid to the robot vacuum cleaner, and the liquid outlet is installed on the outer surface of the rear wall and is movable relative to the outer surface of the rear wall. Claim 20 In claim 15, the base station comprises a base station charging electrode sheet that docks with the charging electrode sheet of the robot vacuum cleaner to charge the robot vacuum cleaner, and the base station charging electrode sheet is installed on the outer surface of the rear wall. Claim 21 A base station according to claim 15, wherein the end cover includes an inversion structure, and the inversion structure is connected to the case and the end cover so that the end cover is inverted relative to the case to open and close the upper side of the case, and the projection of the inversion structure onto the surface having the bottom wall does not overlap at least a portion with the case. Claim 22 A robot cleaning system comprising a base station according to any one of claims 1 to 21 and a robot vacuum cleaner that performs maintenance using said base station. Claim 23 delete

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