Cleaning robot and sweeper

Abstract

Provided in the present disclosure are a cleaning robot and a sweeper. The cleaning robot comprises a robot body and a water storage box, wherein a water storage box mounting cavity is provided in the robot body, and the water storage box is detachably mounted in the water storage box mounting cavity. The cleaning robot further comprises: a first detection component, which is provided with a first conductive portion; a second detection component, which is provided with a second conductive portion, the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion being arranged spaced apart; and a first electrode component, which is configured in such a way that when the water storage box is mounted in place in the water storage box mounting cavity, the first electrode component is in contact with each of the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion, such that the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion are in conductive communication by means of the first electrode component, and thus according to the conduction states of the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion, it is possible to judge whether the water storage box is mounted in place. The present disclosure solves the problem, in the related art, whereby a water storage box cannot be correctly mounted due to a cleaning robot and a sweeper being prone to sensing failure when the water storage box is in place.

Description

Cleaning robots and sweepers

[0001] This disclosure claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the China Patent Office on September 14, 2023, with application number 202311193860.7 and invention name “Cleaning Robot and Sweeping Machine”, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference into this disclosure. Technical Field

[0002] The present disclosure relates to the field of household appliances, and in particular to a cleaning robot and a sweeping machine. Background Art

[0003] Currently, cleaning robots with real-time self-cleaning mops are gradually appearing on the market. They clean the mop by continuously scraping and washing it, and the wastewater from scraping and washing is recycled into the wastewater tank on the robot body in real time. Therefore, the good operation of the wastewater tank is an important condition for the robot to perform its cleaning work properly.

[0004] To ensure the robot can properly recycle wastewater during operation, the wastewater box must be properly installed. Existing robot products use a magnet assembly inside the wastewater box and incorporate a Hall effect sensor into the robot to detect the presence of the wastewater box. However, these existing wastewater box detection solutions are costly and prone to rust and demagnetization of the magnet, which can lead to sensing failure.

[0005] Summary of the Invention

[0006] The main purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a cleaning robot and a sweeper to solve the problem in the related art that the cleaning robot of the sweeper is prone to failure in sensing the presence of the water box, resulting in an inability to determine whether the water box is installed in place.

[0007] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, according to one aspect of the present disclosure, a cleaning robot is provided, including a robot body and a water storage box, a water storage box installation cavity is provided on the robot body, and the water storage box is detachably installed in the water storage box installation cavity, and the cleaning robot also includes: a first detection component, the first detection component is installed on the robot body, and the first detection component has a first conductive part; a second detection component, the second detection component is installed on the robot body, and the second detection component has a second conductive part, and the first conductive part and the second conductive part are arranged at intervals; a first electrode component, the first electrode component is arranged on the water storage box, and when the water storage box is installed in place in the water storage box installation cavity, the first electrode component contacts the first conductive part and the second conductive part respectively, so that the first conductive part and the second conductive part are conductively connected through the first electrode component, and then whether the water storage box is installed in place is judged according to the conduction state of the first conductive part and the second conductive part.

[0008] In some embodiments, at least a portion of the first conductive portion extends into the water storage box installation cavity; and / or, at least a portion of the second conductive portion extends into the water storage box installation cavity; and / or, at least a portion of the first electrode component is located on the outer wall of the water storage box; and / or, the first detection component and the second detection component are both spring structures, so that when the first electrode component contacts the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion respectively, buffering is performed through the elastic action of the first detection component and the second detection component.

[0009] In some embodiments, at least a portion of the first conductive portion is located above the bottom surface of the water storage box installation cavity, at least a portion of the second conductive portion is located above the bottom surface of the water storage box installation cavity, and the first electrode component is disposed on the bottom surface of the water storage box; and / or, the first electrode component is a conductive block, which is embedded in the bottom of the water storage box body.

[0010] In some embodiments, the robot body includes a mounting plate, which encloses a water storage box mounting cavity; wherein: the first detection component is a strip-shaped spring clip structure, the first detection component includes a first mounting portion and a first transition portion, the two ends of the first transition portion are respectively connected to the first mounting portion and the first conductive portion, and the first mounting portion, the first transition portion and the first conductive portion are arranged in sequence along the extension direction of the first detection component; a first avoidance hole is provided on the mounting plate, the first mounting portion is located on the side of the mounting plate away from the water storage box mounting cavity, and the first conductive portion extends into the water storage box mounting cavity through the first avoidance hole; and / or, the second detection component is a strip-shaped spring clip structure, the second detection component includes a second mounting portion and a second transition portion, the two ends of the second transition portion are respectively connected to the second mounting portion and the second conductive portion, the second mounting portion, the second transition portion and the second conductive portion are arranged in sequence along the extension direction of the second detection component; a second avoidance hole is provided on the mounting plate, the second mounting portion is located on the side of the mounting plate away from the water storage box mounting cavity, and the second conductive portion extends into the water storage box mounting cavity through the second avoidance hole.

[0011] In some embodiments, the cleaning robot further includes: a third detection component, which is mounted on the robot body and has a third conductive part; a second electrode component, which is arranged on the water box, and when the water box is installed in place in the water box installation cavity, the second electrode component contacts the third conductive part; wherein, after the liquid in the water box reaches a predetermined liquid level, the second electrode component and the first electrode component are connected through the liquid in the water box, so that the first conductive part, the second conductive part and the third conductive part are all conductively connected, and then whether the liquid in the water box reaches the predetermined liquid level is judged according to the conduction state between the first conductive part, the second conductive part and the third conductive part.

[0012] In some embodiments, at least a portion of the third conductive portion extends into the water storage box installation cavity; and / or, the first electrode component and the second electrode component both pass through the bottom of the box body of the water storage box, the bottom surface of the first electrode component is located on the inner side of the bottom surface of the bottom of the box body of the water storage box, and the bottom surface of the second electrode component is located on the inner side of the bottom surface of the bottom of the box body of the water storage box; and / or, the first electrode component and the second electrode component are both embedded in the box body of the water storage box; and / or, the first electrode component and the second electrode component are both injection molded as one piece with the box body of the water storage box.

[0013] In some embodiments, at least a portion of the third conductive portion is located above the bottom surface of the water storage box installation cavity; the second electrode component is a conductive column, and the bottom end of the conductive column passes through the bottom of the box body of the water storage box to contact the third conductive portion; wherein, an insulating column is provided in the cavity of the water storage box, the insulating column has a penetration cavity, the conductive column is penetrated in the penetration cavity, the top end of the conductive column passes through the top of the penetration cavity and is located in the cavity of the water storage box, so that the column body of the conductive column located in the penetration cavity is insulated and isolated by the insulating column.

[0014] In some embodiments, the robot body includes a mounting plate, which forms a water box mounting cavity; the third detection component is a strip-shaped spring structure, and the third detection component includes a third mounting portion and a third transition portion, and the two ends of the third transition portion are respectively connected to the third mounting portion and the third conductive portion, and the third mounting portion, the third transition portion and the third conductive portion are arranged in sequence along the extension direction of the third detection component; wherein, a third avoidance hole is provided on the mounting plate, and the third mounting portion is located on the side of the mounting plate away from the water box mounting cavity, and the third conductive portion extends into the water box mounting cavity through the third avoidance hole.

[0015] In some embodiments, a third mounting bracket is provided on the bottom surface of the mounting plate, and the third mounting bracket includes a third mounting column and a third positioning protrusion. The third mounting portion is provided with a third mounting hole corresponding to the third mounting column and a third positioning hole corresponding to the third positioning protrusion, so as to achieve the installation of the third detection component by inserting a third fixing member into the third mounting hole and the third mounting column, and inserting the third positioning protrusion into the third positioning hole.

[0016] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a sweeping machine is provided, comprising the above-mentioned cleaning robot; and a base station, the base station cooperating with the cleaning robot.

[0017] Using the technical solution of the present disclosure, a cleaning robot includes a robot body, a water storage box, a first detection component, a second detection component, and a first electrode component. The robot body is provided with a water storage box mounting cavity. The first detection component is mounted on the robot body and has a first conductive portion. The second detection component is mounted on the robot body and has a second conductive portion. The first electrode component is mounted on the water storage box. When the water storage box is not properly installed in the water storage box mounting cavity, the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion are not electrically connected. When the water storage box is properly installed in the water storage box mounting cavity, the first electrode component contacts the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion, respectively, so that the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion are electrically connected through the first electrode component. At this point, a controller recognizes that the water storage box is properly installed. The present disclosure uses the first electrode component, the first detection component, and the second detection component to detect the presence of the water storage box, preventing rust and failure of the magnet assembly that could cause detection failure, thereby ensuring the correct installation of the water storage box. This solves the problem in related art where cleaning robots such as sweepers are often unable to determine whether the water storage box is properly installed due to a failure in the water storage box presence sensing. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The accompanying drawings, which constitute part of the present disclosure, are intended to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure. The exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and their descriptions are intended to explain the present disclosure and do not constitute an improper limitation of the present disclosure. In the accompanying drawings:

[0019] FIG1 shows a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a cleaning robot according to the present disclosure;

[0020] FIG2 is a schematic structural diagram showing an angle of a water storage box of a cleaning robot according to the present disclosure;

[0021] FIG3 is a partial enlarged schematic diagram of point A of the cleaning robot in FIG2 ;

[0022] FIG4 shows a schematic structural diagram of the water storage box of the cleaning robot according to another angle;

[0023] FIG5 shows an angled schematic diagram of a mounting plate of a cleaning robot according to the present disclosure;

[0024] FIG6 shows a schematic structural diagram of a first detection component of a cleaning robot according to the present disclosure;

[0025] FIG7 shows a schematic structural diagram of a second detection component of a cleaning robot according to the present disclosure;

[0026] FIG8 shows a schematic structural diagram of a third detection component of the cleaning robot according to the present disclosure;

[0027] FIG9 shows another perspective view of the mounting plate of the cleaning robot according to the present disclosure.

[0028] The above drawings include the following reference numerals:

[0029] 10. Robot body; 11. Water tank mounting cavity; 13. Mounting plate; 131. First avoidance hole; 132. Second avoidance hole; 133. Third avoidance hole; 135. Third mounting bracket; 136. Third mounting post; 137. Third positioning protrusion; 138. Third mounting hole; 139. Third positioning hole; 141. First mounting bracket; 142. First positioning protrusion; 143. First mounting post; 151. Second mounting bracket; 152. Second positioning protrusion; 153. Second mounting column; 20. Water storage box; 21. Bottom surface; 22. Insulating column; 30. First detection component; 31. First conductive portion; 32. First mounting portion; 321. First mounting hole; 322. First positioning hole; 33. First transition portion; 40. Second detection component; 41. Second mounting portion; 411. Second mounting hole; 412. Second positioning hole; 42. Second transition portion; 44. Second conductive portion; 50. First electrode component; 60. Third detection component; 61. Third conductive portion; 62. Third mounting portion; 63. Third transition portion; 70. Second electrode component. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present disclosure may be combined with each other. The present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with the embodiments.

[0031] It should be noted that the following detailed descriptions are exemplary and intended to provide further explanation of the present disclosure. Unless otherwise specified, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure belongs.

[0032] It should be noted that the terms used herein are only for describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to the present disclosure. As used herein, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular form is intended to include the plural form. In addition, it should be understood that when the terms "comprise" and / or "include" are used in this specification, they indicate the presence of features, steps, operations, devices, components and / or combinations thereof.

[0033] The present disclosure provides a cleaning robot, please refer to Figures 1 to 9, including a robot body 10 and a water storage box 20, the robot body 10 is provided with a water storage box installation cavity 11, and the water storage box 20 is detachably installed in the water storage box installation cavity 11, the cleaning robot also includes: a first detection component 30, the first detection component 30 is installed on the robot body 10, the first detection component 30 has a first conductive part 31; a second detection component 40, the second detection component 40 is installed on the robot body 10, the second detection component 40 has a second conductive part 44, the first conductive part 31 and the second conductive part 44 are arranged at intervals; a first electrode component 50, the first electrode component 50 is provided on the water storage box 20, when the water storage box 20 is installed in place in the water storage box installation cavity 11, the first electrode component 50 contacts the first conductive part 31 and the second conductive part 44 respectively, so that the first conductive part 31 and the second conductive part 44 are electrically connected through the first electrode component 50, and then whether the water storage box 20 is installed in place is judged according to the conductive state of the first conductive part 31 and the second conductive part 44.

[0034] The cleaning robot disclosed herein includes a robot body 10, a water storage box 20, a first detection component 30, a second detection component 40, and a first electrode component 50. The robot body 10 is provided with a water storage box installation cavity 11. The first detection component 30 is mounted on the robot body 10 and has a first conductive portion 31. The second detection component 40 is mounted on the robot body 10 and has a second conductive portion 44. The first electrode component 50 is disposed on the water storage box 20. When the water storage box 20 is not properly installed in the water storage box installation cavity 11, the first conductive portion 31 and the second conductive portion 44 are not electrically conductive. When the water storage box 20 is properly installed in the water storage box installation cavity 11, the first electrode component 50 contacts the first conductive portion 31 and the second conductive portion 44, respectively, so that the first conductive portion 31 and the second conductive portion 44 are electrically conductively connected through the first electrode component 50. At this time, a controller recognizes that the water storage box 20 is properly installed. The present invention completes the detection of the presence of the water box through the first electrode component 50, the first detection component 30 and the second detection component 40, thereby avoiding the failure of the magnet component to rust and cause the detection failure, thereby ensuring the correct installation of the water box, thereby solving the problem in the related art that the cleaning robot of the sweeper is prone to failure in sensing the presence of the water box, resulting in the inability to determine whether the water box is installed in place.

[0035] Specifically, the first detection component 30 and the second detection component 40 are connected to the controller via wires, so that the controller performs logical processing on the signals transmitted by the two detection components to determine whether the water storage box 20 is in place.

[0036] In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 1, at least a portion of the first conductive portion 31 extends into the water storage box installation cavity 11; and / or, at least a portion of the second conductive portion 44 extends into the water storage box installation cavity 11; and / or, at least a portion of the first electrode component 50 is located on the outer wall of the water storage box 20; and / or, the first detection component 30 and the second detection component 40 are both spring-type structures, so that when the first electrode component 50 contacts the first conductive portion 31 and the second conductive portion 44 respectively, buffering is performed through the elastic action of the first detection component 30 and the second detection component 40.

[0037] Specifically, at least a portion of the first conductive portion 31 extends into the water storage box installation cavity 11, ensuring that the first conductive portion 31 is in full contact with the first electrode component 50, thereby ensuring that the first conductive portion 31 and the second conductive portion 44 are conductively connected through the first electrode component 50, thereby ensuring accurate detection of the water storage box's presence.

[0038] Specifically, at least a portion of the second conductive portion 44 extends into the water storage box installation cavity 11, ensuring that the second conductive portion 44 is in full contact with the first electrode component 50, thereby ensuring that the first conductive portion 31 and the second conductive portion 44 are conductively connected through the first electrode component 50, thereby ensuring accurate detection of the water storage box's presence.

[0039] Specifically, at least a portion of the first electrode component 50 is located on the outer wall of the water storage box 20, ensuring that the first electrode component 50 can fully contact the first conductive part 31 and the second conductive part 44, thereby ensuring that the first conductive part 31 and the second conductive part 44 are conductively connected through the first electrode component 50, thereby ensuring accurate detection of the presence of the water storage box.

[0040] Specifically, the first detection component 30 and the second detection component 40 are both spring-type structures, which ensures that when the first electrode component 50 contacts the first conductive part 31 and the second conductive part 44 respectively, the spring-type structure can play a buffering role to avoid collision and damage between the first electrode component 50, the first detection component 30 and the second detection component 40.

[0041] In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 1, at least a portion of the first conductive portion 31 is located above the bottom surface of the water storage box installation cavity 11, at least a portion of the second conductive portion 44 is located above the bottom surface of the water storage box installation cavity 11, and the first electrode component 50 is disposed on the bottom surface of the water storage box 20; and / or, the first electrode component 50 is a conductive block, which is embedded in the bottom of the water storage box 20.

[0042] In order to achieve repeated contact between the first electrode component 50 and the first conductive part 31 and the second conductive part 44 respectively, as shown in Figure 1, at least a portion of the first conductive part 31 is located above the bottom surface of the water storage box installation cavity 11, and at least a portion of the second conductive part 44 is located above the bottom surface of the water storage box installation cavity 11. The first electrode component 50 is arranged on the bottom surface of the water storage box 20, further ensuring that the first electrode component 50 can fully contact the first conductive part 31 and the second conductive part 44, and further ensuring the conductivity reliability between the first electrode component 50 and the first conductive part 31 and the second conductive part 44.

[0043] Specifically, the first electrode component 50 is a conductive block, which is embedded in the bottom of the water storage box 20. This arrangement ensures that when the first electrode component 50 contacts the first conductive part 31 and the second conductive part 44, the first conductive part 31 and the second conductive part 44 are conductively connected, thereby ensuring the accuracy of detection of the water storage box's in-place status.

[0044] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG5 , the robot body 10 includes a mounting plate 13, and the mounting plate 13 encloses a water storage box mounting cavity 11; wherein: the first detection component 30 is a strip-shaped spring structure, and the first detection component 30 includes a first mounting portion 32 and a first transition portion 33, and the two ends of the first transition portion 33 are respectively connected to the first mounting portion 32 and the first conductive portion 31, and the first mounting portion 32, the first transition portion 33 and the first conductive portion 31 are sequentially arranged along the extension direction of the first detection component 30; a first avoidance hole 131 is provided on the mounting plate 13, and the first mounting portion 32 is located on the side of the mounting plate 13 away from the water storage box mounting cavity 11, and the first conductive portion 31 It extends into the water box mounting cavity 11 through the first avoidance hole 131; and / or, the second detection component 40 is a strip-shaped spring structure, and the second detection component 40 includes a second mounting portion 41 and a second transition portion 42, and the two ends of the second transition portion 42 are respectively connected to the second mounting portion 41 and the second conductive portion 44, and the second mounting portion 41, the second transition portion 42 and the second conductive portion 44 are arranged in sequence along the extension direction of the second detection component 40; a second avoidance hole 132 is provided on the mounting plate 13, and the second mounting portion 41 is located on the side of the mounting plate 13 away from the water box mounting cavity 11, and the second conductive portion 44 extends into the water box mounting cavity 11 through the second avoidance hole 132.

[0045] Specifically, the first mounting portion 32 is configured to connect the first detection component 30 and the mounting plate 13, the first transition portion 33 is configured to connect the first mounting portion 32 and the first conductive portion 31, and the first avoidance hole 131 is configured to avoid the first conductive portion 31, thereby ensuring that at least part of the first conductive portion 31 extends into the water storage box mounting cavity 11, thereby ensuring that the first conductive portion 31 is in full contact with the first electrode component 50.

[0046] Specifically, the second mounting portion 41 is configured to connect the second detection component 40 and the mounting plate 13, the second transition portion 42 is configured to connect the second mounting portion 41 and the second conductive portion 44, and the second avoidance hole 132 is configured to avoid the second conductive portion 44, thereby ensuring that at least part of the second conductive portion 44 extends into the water storage box mounting cavity 11, thereby ensuring that the second conductive portion 44 is in full contact with the first electrode component 50.

[0047] Specifically, as shown in Figures 5 and 6, a first mounting bracket 141 is provided on the bottom surface of the mounting plate 13, and the first mounting bracket 141 includes a first mounting column 143 and a first positioning protrusion 142. The first mounting portion 32 is provided with a first mounting hole 321 corresponding to the first mounting column 143 and a first positioning hole 322 corresponding to the first positioning protrusion 142, so as to realize the installation of the first detection component 30 by inserting the first fixing member into the first mounting hole 321 and the first mounting column 143, and inserting the first positioning protrusion 142 into the first positioning hole 322.

[0048] Specifically, as shown in Figures 5 and 7, a second mounting bracket 151 is provided on the bottom surface of the mounting plate 13, and the second mounting bracket 151 includes a second mounting column 153 and a second positioning protrusion 152. The second mounting portion 41 is provided with a second mounting hole 411 corresponding to the second mounting column 153 and a second positioning hole 412 corresponding to the second positioning protrusion 152, so as to realize the installation of the second detection component 40 by inserting a second fixing member into the second mounting hole 411 and the second mounting column 153, and inserting the second positioning protrusion 152 into the second positioning hole 412.

[0049] In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 1, the cleaning robot also includes: a third detection component 60, the third detection component 60 is installed on the robot body 10, and the third detection component 60 has a third conductive part 61; a second electrode component 70, the second electrode component 70 is arranged on the water storage box 20, and when the water storage box 20 is installed in place in the water storage box installation cavity 11, the second electrode component 70 contacts the third conductive part 61; wherein, after the liquid in the water storage box 20 reaches a predetermined liquid level, the second electrode component 70 and the first electrode component 50 are connected through the liquid in the water storage box 20, so that the first conductive part 31, the second conductive part 44 and the third conductive part 61 are all conductively connected, and then whether the liquid in the water storage box 20 reaches the predetermined liquid level is judged according to the conduction state between the first conductive part 31, the second conductive part 44 and the third conductive part 61.

[0050] Specifically, water storage box 20 is a sewage box. Due to its limited capacity, the robot must sense when the sewage box reaches its upper limit and issue a command to return to the base station for drainage. Existing industry solutions use floats and capacitive sensors to sense the water level. Floats are not suitable for sewage. Particles in the sewage can easily cause the float to become stuck, rendering the detection ineffective and leading to backflow from the sewage box due to overfilling, damaging components. Furthermore, the float is large, occupying the sewage box's capacity. Capacitive sensors are susceptible to electromagnetic interference and can cause false alarms, such as when the robot's battery is charging. Capacitive sensors are also unsuitable for sewage because, after long-term use, dirt and scale easily form on the sensor's surface, causing the sensor to consistently detect a full state.

[0051] In specific implementations, after the water storage box 20 is properly installed within the water storage box installation cavity 11, the second electrode component 70 contacts the third conductive portion 61. After the liquid in the water storage box 20 reaches a predetermined level, the second electrode component 70 and the first electrode component 50 are electrically connected through the liquid in the water storage box 20, so that the first conductive portion 31, the second conductive portion 44, and the third conductive portion 61 are all electrically connected. The controller then recognizes that the liquid in the water storage box 20 has reached the predetermined level. The present disclosure utilizes the third detection component 60, the second electrode component 70, the first electrode component 50, the first detection component 30, and the second detection component 40 to detect when the liquid in the water storage box 20 has reached the predetermined level. This facilitates sensitive detection of the liquid level in the water storage box 20 and avoids the insensitivity of floats and capacitive sensors to liquid level sensing, which can lead to overfilling and backflow of liquid from the water storage box 20.

[0052] Specifically, the first detection component 30, the third detection component 60 and the second detection component 40 are connected to the controller through wires, so that the controller performs logical processing on the signals transmitted by the three detection components to determine whether the liquid level in the water storage box 20 reaches the preset liquid level; the third detection component 60, the second electrode component 70, the first electrode component 50, the first detection component 30 and the second detection component 40 can be conductors of any material, and the water storage box 20 can be any container.

[0053] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4 , at least a portion of the third conductive portion 61 extends into the water storage box installation cavity 11 .

[0054] In order to avoid interference between the first electrode component 50 and the second electrode component 70 and the inner wall of the water storage box installation cavity 11, as shown in Figure 4, the first electrode component 50 and the second electrode component 70 both pass through the bottom of the box body of the water storage box 20, and the bottom surface of the first electrode component 50 is located on the inner side of the bottom surface 21 of the bottom of the box body of the water storage box 20, and the bottom surface of the second electrode component 70 is located on the inner side of the bottom surface 21 of the bottom of the box body of the water storage box 20.

[0055] To facilitate the arrangement of the first electrode component 50 and the second electrode component 70, the first electrode component 50 and the second electrode component 70 are both embedded in the box body of the water storage box 20. Specifically, the first electrode component 50 and the second electrode component 70 are both integrally formed with the box body of the water storage box 20 by injection molding.

[0056] Specifically, at least a portion of the third conductive part 61 extends into the water storage box installation cavity 11, ensuring that the third conductive part 61 is in full contact with the second electrode component 70, thereby ensuring that after the liquid in the water storage box 20 reaches a predetermined liquid level, the first conductive part 31, the second conductive part 44 and the third conductive part 61 are all conductively connected, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the liquid level detection in the water storage box 20.

[0057] Specifically, the first electrode component 50 and the second electrode component 70 both pass through the bottom of the water storage box 20. The bottom surface of the first electrode component 50 is located on the inner side of the bottom surface 21 of the bottom of the water storage box 20. The bottom surface of the second electrode component 70 is located on the inner side of the bottom surface 21 of the bottom of the water storage box 20. This arrangement ensures that the second electrode component 70 and the first electrode component 50 are fully in contact with the liquid in the water storage box 20 and then conduct electricity, thereby ensuring that the first conductive part 31, the second conductive part 44 and the third conductive part 61 are all conductively connected, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the liquid level detection in the water storage box 20.

[0058] In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 1, at least a portion of the third conductive portion 61 is located above the bottom surface of the water storage box installation cavity 11; the second electrode component 70 is a conductive column, and the bottom end of the conductive column passes through the bottom of the box body of the water storage box 20 to contact the third conductive portion 61; wherein, an insulating column 22 is provided in the cavity of the water storage box 20, and the insulating column 22 has a penetration cavity, and the conductive column is penetrated in the penetration cavity, and the top end of the conductive column passes through the top of the penetration cavity and is located in the cavity of the water storage box 20, so that the column body of the conductive column located in the penetration cavity is insulated and isolated by the insulating column 22.

[0059] Specifically, at least a portion of the third conductive part 61 is located above the bottom surface of the water storage box installation cavity 11, and the second electrode component 70 is a conductive column. The bottom end of the conductive column passes through the bottom of the box body of the water storage box 20 to contact the third conductive part 61, ensuring that the third conductive part 61 is in full contact with the second electrode component 70, thereby ensuring that after the liquid in the water storage box 20 reaches a predetermined liquid level, the first conductive part 31, the second conductive part 44 and the third conductive part 61 are all conductively connected, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the liquid level detection in the water storage box 20.

[0060] Specifically, the top end of the conductive post extends through the top of the penetration cavity and is located within the cavity of the water storage box 20. The body of the conductive post within the penetration cavity is insulated by the insulating post 22 to prevent the liquid from causing conduction between the second electrode component 70 and the first electrode component 50 when the liquid level in the water storage box 20 does not reach a predetermined level, thereby preventing errors in liquid level detection within the water storage box 20. The insulating post 22 is made of plastic.

[0061] Specifically, the top of the conductive column passes through the top of the penetration cavity and is located in the cavity of the water storage box 20. The top and bottom ends of the conductive column are exposed for a length of about 1 mm and are respectively set to contact the liquid and the third conductive part 61. The remaining parts are insulated and isolated by the insulating column 22.

[0062] In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 5, the robot body 10 includes a mounting plate 13, which encloses a water storage box mounting cavity 11; the third detection component 60 is a strip-shaped spring structure, and the third detection component 60 includes a third mounting portion 62 and a third transition portion 63, and the two ends of the third transition portion 63 are respectively connected to the third mounting portion 62 and the third conductive portion 61, and the third mounting portion 62, the third transition portion 63 and the third conductive portion 61 are arranged in sequence along the extension direction of the third detection component 60; wherein, a third avoidance hole 133 is provided on the mounting plate 13, and the third mounting portion 62 is located on the side of the mounting plate 13 away from the water storage box mounting cavity 11, and the third conductive portion 61 extends into the water storage box mounting cavity 11 through the third avoidance hole 133.

[0063] Specifically, the third mounting portion 62 is configured to connect the mounting plate 13 and the third detection component 60, the third transition portion 63 is configured to connect the third mounting portion 62 and the third conductive portion 61, and the third avoidance hole 133 is configured to avoid the third conductive portion 61, so that the third conductive portion 61 extends into the water storage box mounting cavity 11 through the third avoidance hole 133, ensuring that the third conductive portion 61 is in full contact with the second electrode component 70, thereby ensuring that after the liquid in the water storage box 20 reaches a predetermined liquid level, the first conductive portion 31, the second conductive portion 44 and the third conductive portion 61 are all conductively connected.

[0064] In this embodiment, as shown in Figures 5 and 8, a third mounting bracket 135 is provided on the bottom surface of the mounting plate 13, and the third mounting bracket 135 includes a third mounting column 136 and a third positioning protrusion 137. The third mounting portion 62 is provided with a third mounting hole 138 corresponding to the third mounting column 136 and a third positioning hole 139 corresponding to the third positioning protrusion 137, so as to realize the installation of the third detection component 60 by inserting a third fixing member into the third mounting hole 138 and the third mounting column 136, and inserting the third positioning protrusion 137 into the third positioning hole 139.

[0065] Specifically, by inserting a third fixing member into the third mounting hole 138 and the third mounting column 136, the third mounting hole 138 and the third mounting column 136 are connected, so that the mounting plate 13 and the third mounting portion 62 are connected, thereby ensuring the connection reliability of the mounting plate 13 and the third detection component 60, wherein the third fixing member can be a bolt.

[0066] Specifically, by inserting the third positioning protrusion 137 into the third positioning hole 139 , the connection reliability between the mounting plate 13 and the third mounting portion 62 is further ensured, thereby ensuring the connection reliability between the mounting plate 13 and the third detection component 60 .

[0067] The present disclosure also provides a sweeping machine, comprising: the cleaning robot in the above embodiment; and a base station, the base station cooperating with the cleaning robot.

[0068] The sweeping robot of the present disclosure includes the cleaning robot and a base station described in the above-described embodiment. The base station is compatible with the cleaning robot. The cleaning robot includes a robot body 10, a water storage box 20, a first detection component 30, a second detection component 40, and a first electrode component 50. The robot body 10 is provided with a water storage box mounting cavity 11. The first detection component 30 is mounted on the robot body 10 and has a first conductive portion 31. The second detection component 40 is mounted on the robot body 10 and has a second conductive portion 44. The first electrode component 50 is mounted on the water storage box 20. When the water storage box 20 is not properly installed in the water storage box mounting cavity 11, the first conductive portion 31 and the second conductive portion 44 are not electrically conductive. When the water storage box 20 is properly installed in the water storage box mounting cavity 11, the first electrode component 50 contacts the first conductive portion 31 and the second conductive portion 44, respectively, so that the first conductive portion 31 and the second conductive portion 44 are electrically conductively connected via the first electrode component 50. At this point, a controller recognizes that the water storage box 20 is properly installed. The present invention completes the detection of the presence of the water box through the first electrode component 50, the first detection component 30 and the second detection component 40, thereby avoiding the failure of the magnet component to rust and cause the detection failure, thereby ensuring the correct installation of the water box, thereby solving the problem in the related art that the cleaning robot of the sweeper is prone to failure in sensing the presence of the water box, resulting in the inability to determine whether the water box is installed in place.

[0069] From the above description, it can be seen that the above embodiments of the present disclosure achieve the following technical effects:

[0070] The cleaning robot disclosed herein includes a robot body 10, a water storage box 20, a first detection component 30, a second detection component 40, and a first electrode component 50. The robot body 10 is provided with a water storage box installation cavity 11. The first detection component 30 is mounted on the robot body 10 and has a first conductive portion 31. The second detection component 40 is mounted on the robot body 10 and has a second conductive portion 44. The first electrode component 50 is disposed on the water storage box 20. When the water storage box 20 is not properly installed in the water storage box installation cavity 11, the first conductive portion 31 and the second conductive portion 44 are not electrically conductive. When the water storage box 20 is properly installed in the water storage box installation cavity 11, the first electrode component 50 contacts the first conductive portion 31 and the second conductive portion 44, respectively, so that the first conductive portion 31 and the second conductive portion 44 are electrically conductively connected through the first electrode component 50. At this time, a controller recognizes that the water storage box 20 is properly installed. The present invention completes the detection of the presence of the water box through the first electrode component 50, the first detection component 30 and the second detection component 40, thereby avoiding the failure of the magnet component to rust and cause the detection failure, thereby ensuring the correct installation of the water box, thereby solving the problem in the related art that the cleaning robot of the sweeper is prone to failure in sensing the presence of the water box, resulting in the inability to determine whether the water box is installed in place.

[0071] The cleaning robot disclosed herein detects the presence of the water box through the first electrode component 50, the first detection component 30 and the second detection component 40, avoiding the use of a magnet assembly and a Hall sensor, thereby improving the reliability of the presence detection of the water box 20 and reducing the detection cost; the liquid level in the water box 20 is detected through the third detection component 60, the second electrode component 70, the first electrode component 50, the first detection component 30 and the second detection component 40, thereby improving the accuracy and sensitivity of the liquid level detection and reducing the detection cost; by arranging the second electrode component 70 and the first electrode component 50 in the water box 20, the liquid level sensing and the presence sensing of the water box 20 are simultaneously realized through the induction logic of the circuit, which has the advantages of high sensitivity, high reliability and low cost.

[0072] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present disclosure and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchangeable where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present disclosure described herein can, for example, be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions, for example, a process, method, system, product or device that includes a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units clearly listed, but may include other steps or units that are not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices.

[0073] For ease of description, spatially relative terms such as "above", "above", "on the upper surface of", "above", etc. may be used herein to describe the spatial positional relationship of a device or feature to other devices or features as shown in the figures. It should be understood that spatially relative terms are intended to include different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation described in the figures. For example, if the device in the drawings is inverted, the device described as "above other devices or structures" or "above other devices or structures" will be positioned as "below other devices or structures" or "below other devices or structures". Thus, the exemplary term "above" can include both "above" and "below". The device can also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatially relative descriptions used here are interpreted accordingly.

[0074] The foregoing description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure and is not intended to limit the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that various modifications and variations are possible. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, or improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present disclosure shall be included within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A cleaning robot, comprising a robot body (10) and a water storage box (20), wherein the robot body (10) is provided with a water storage box installation cavity (11), and the water storage box (20) is detachably installed in the water storage box installation cavity (11), and the cleaning robot further comprises: A first detection component (30), the first detection component (30) being mounted on the robot body (10), the first detection component (30) having a first conductive portion (31); a second detection component (40), the second detection component (40) being mounted on the robot body (10), the second detection component (40) having a second conductive portion (44), the first conductive portion (31) and the second conductive portion (44) being arranged at a distance from each other; A first electrode component (50), the first electrode component (50) being arranged on the water storage box (20), and when the water storage box (20) is installed in place in the water storage box installation cavity (11), the first electrode component (50) is in contact with the first conductive part (31) and the second conductive part (44) respectively, so that the first conductive part (31) and the second conductive part (44) are electrically connected through the first electrode component (50), and then judging whether the water storage box (20) is installed in place according to the conductive state of the first conductive part (31) and the second conductive part (44).

2. The cleaning robot according to claim 1, wherein: At least a portion of the first conductive portion (31) extends into the water storage box installation cavity (11).

3. The cleaning robot according to claim 1, wherein: At least a portion of the second conductive portion (44) extends into the water storage box installation cavity (11).

4. The cleaning robot according to claim 1, wherein: At least a portion of the first electrode component (50) is located on the outer wall of the water storage box (20).

5. The cleaning robot according to claim 1, wherein: The first detection component (30) and the second detection component (40) are both spring-type structures, so that when the first electrode component (50) contacts the first conductive part (31) and the second conductive part (44) respectively, buffering is performed through the elastic action of the first detection component (30) and the second detection component (40).

6. The cleaning robot according to claim 1, wherein: At least a portion of the first conductive portion (31) is located above the bottom surface of the water storage box installation cavity (11), at least a portion of the second conductive portion (44) is located above the bottom surface of the water storage box installation cavity (11), and the first electrode component (50) is arranged on the bottom surface of the water storage box (20).

7. The cleaning robot according to claim 1, wherein: The first electrode component (50) is a conductive block, and the conductive block is embedded on the bottom of the box body of the water storage box (20).

8. The cleaning robot according to claim 1, wherein: The robot body (10) comprises a mounting plate (13), and the mounting plate (13) encloses the water storage box mounting cavity (11); wherein: The first detection component (30) is a strip-shaped spring structure, and the first detection component (30) comprises a first mounting portion (32) and a first transition portion (33), and the two ends of the first transition portion (33) are respectively connected to the first mounting portion (32) and the first conductive portion (31), and the first mounting portion (32), the first transition portion (33) and the first conductive portion (31) are sequentially arranged along the extension direction of the first detection component (30); a first avoidance hole (131) is arranged on the mounting plate (13), and the first mounting portion (32) is located on a side of the mounting plate (13) away from the water storage box mounting cavity (11), and the first conductive portion (31) extends into the water storage box mounting cavity (11) through the first avoidance hole (131).

9. The cleaning robot according to claim 1, wherein: The robot body (10) comprises a mounting plate (13), and the mounting plate (13) encloses the water storage box mounting cavity (11); wherein: The second detection component (40) is a strip-shaped spring structure. The second detection component (40) comprises a second mounting portion (41) and a second transition portion (42). The two ends of the second transition portion (42) are respectively connected to the second mounting portion (41) and the second conductive portion (44). The second mounting portion (41), the second transition portion (42) and the second conductive portion (44) are sequentially arranged along the extension direction of the second detection component (40). A second avoidance hole (132) is arranged on the mounting plate (13). The second mounting portion (41) is located on a side of the mounting plate (13) away from the water storage box mounting cavity (11). The second conductive portion (44) extends into the water storage box mounting cavity (11) through the second avoidance hole (132).

10. The cleaning robot according to claim 1, wherein: The cleaning robot also includes: A third detection component (60), the third detection component (60) being mounted on the robot body (10), the third detection component (60) having a third conductive portion (61); A second electrode component (70), wherein the second electrode component (70) is arranged on the water storage box (20), and when the water storage box (20) is installed in place in the water storage box installation cavity (11), the second electrode component (70) contacts the third conductive part (61); wherein, after the liquid in the water storage box (20) reaches a predetermined liquid level, the second electrode component (70) and the first electrode component (50) are connected through the liquid in the water storage box (20), so that the first conductive part (31), the second conductive part (44) and the third conductive part (61) are all conductively connected, and then, according to the conductive state between the first conductive part (31), the second conductive part (44) and the third conductive part (61), it is judged whether the liquid in the water storage box (20) has reached the predetermined liquid level.

11. The cleaning robot according to claim 10, wherein: At least a portion of the third conductive portion (61) extends into the water storage box installation cavity (11).

12. The cleaning robot according to claim 10, wherein: The first electrode component (50) and the second electrode component (70) both penetrate the bottom of the water storage box (20), and the bottom surface of the first electrode component (50) is located on the bottom surface (21) of the bottom of the water storage box (20). The bottom surface of the second electrode component (70) is located on the inner side of the bottom surface (21) of the bottom of the water storage box (20).

13. The cleaning robot according to claim 10, wherein: The first electrode component (50) and the second electrode component (70) are both embedded in the box body of the water storage box (20).

14. The cleaning robot according to claim 10, wherein: The first electrode component (50) and the second electrode component (70) are both integrally formed with the box body of the water storage box (20) by injection molding.

15. The cleaning robot according to claim 10, wherein: At least part of the third conductive part (61) is located above the bottom surface of the water storage box installation cavity (11); the second electrode component (70) is a conductive column, the bottom end of which passes through the bottom of the water storage box (20) to contact the third conductive part (61); An insulating column (22) is arranged in the cavity of the water storage box (20), and the insulating column (22) has a penetration cavity, and the conductive column is penetrated in the penetration cavity. The top end of the conductive column passes through the top of the penetration cavity and is located in the cavity of the water storage box (20), so that the column body of the conductive column located in the penetration cavity is insulated and isolated by the insulating column (22).

16. The cleaning robot according to claim 10, wherein: The robot body (10) comprises a mounting plate (13), and the mounting plate (13) encloses the water storage box mounting cavity (11); the third detection component (60) is a strip-shaped spring sheet structure, and the third detection component (60) comprises a third mounting portion (62) and a third transition portion (63), and the two ends of the third transition portion (63) are respectively connected to the third mounting portion (62) and the third conductive portion (61), and the third mounting portion (62), the third transition portion (63) and the third conductive portion (61) are sequentially arranged along the extension direction of the third detection component (60); Wherein, a third avoidance hole (133) is provided on the mounting plate (13), the third mounting portion (62) is located on a side of the mounting plate (13) away from the water storage box mounting cavity (11), and the third conductive portion (61) extends into the water storage box mounting cavity (11) through the third avoidance hole (133).

17. The cleaning robot according to claim 16, wherein: A third mounting frame (135) is arranged on the bottom surface of the mounting plate (13), and the third mounting frame (135) includes a third mounting column (136) and a third positioning protrusion (137). The third mounting portion (62) is provided with a third mounting hole (138) corresponding to the third mounting column (136) and a third positioning hole (139) corresponding to the third positioning protrusion (137), so as to install the third detection component (60) by inserting a third fixing member into the third mounting hole (138) and the third mounting column (136), and inserting the third positioning protrusion (137) into the third positioning hole (139).

18. A sweeping machine, comprising: The cleaning robot according to any one of claims 1 to 17; A base station cooperates with the cleaning robot.

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