Base station and cleaning robot system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cleaning robots with mopping capabilities require manual intervention for mop cleaning and maintenance, leading to ineffective cleaning due to delayed washing or changing of the mop, and inadequate relative motion between the mop and the floor.
Innovation Solution
A base station is introduced that includes a mop member cleaning device to automatically clean the mop, featuring a protruding structure, scraping and blocking member, guiding structure, and drying device, allowing the cleaning robot to autonomously maintain its mop without user intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If the mop member is directly inserted into the cleaning device without scraping, then the cleaning process is simple and fast, but rubbish on the mop member may be scattered or splashed during cleaning
Solution Approach 1:
The scraping member performs preliminary action by scraping rubbish off the mop member before the mop member enters the cleaning device. This preliminary cleaning step prevents rubbish from being scattered or splashed during the subsequent cleaning process, resolving the technical contradiction by eliminating harmful factors before they can cause problems.
Solution Approach 2:
The scraping member acts as an intermediary component between the mop member and the cleaning device. It intercepts and removes rubbish from the mop member before the mop member contacts the cleaning device, thereby preventing rubbish scattering and cleaning fluid splashing without requiring complex modifications to the main cleaning mechanism.
2Area of stationary object
If the base station integrates both docking and mop member cleaning functions, then space utilization is improved, but the base station structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The base station merges the docking function and mop member cleaning function into a single integrated structure. The cleaning device is positioned on the base station body such that the mop member can be cleaned while docked, combining two functions into one station without requiring separate dedicated spaces for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The base station is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as a docking station for recharging and as a cleaning station for maintaining the mop member. This universal design allows the base station to perform multiple functions simultaneously, improving space utilization while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure through functional integration.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to the field of cleaning robot technology, and in particular to a cleaning robot system. The cleaning robot system includes the base station and a cleaning robot. The base station is independent to the cleaning robot of the cleaning robot system. The base station includes a base station body and a mop member cleaning device arranged on the base station body. The mop member cleaning device is configured to clean a mop member of the cleaning robot. The base station further includes a scraping and blocking member, the scraping and blocking member is configured to scrape rubbish off the mop member before the mop member gets in the mop member cleaning device, and/or, the scraping and blocking member is configured to prevent cleaning fluid from splashing during the process of the mop member cleaning device cleaning the mop member.