Automatic Cleaning Robot With Integrated Sweeping and Mopping Modules
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cleaning robots are limited to either sweeping or mopping, requiring two separate devices that occupy double the space for simultaneous sweeping and mopping tasks.
Innovation Solution
An automatic cleaning apparatus with a mobile platform equipped with both a dry cleaning module and a wet cleaning module, including a reciprocating cleaning head driven by a unique driving unit, allowing for simultaneous sweeping and mopping capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a single cleaning device is used for both sweeping and mopping, then space requirements are reduced and cleaning efficiency is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines sweeping and mopping functions into a single cleaning device. The mobile platform integrates both a dry cleaning module (sweeping) and a wet cleaning module (mopping), allowing the device to perform both functions simultaneously or sequentially, thereby reducing the need for separate cleaning devices and saving space.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning device is designed with multi-functionality to perform both dry sweeping and wet mopping operations. The mobile platform can switch between different cleaning modes by activating either the dry cleaning module or the wet cleaning module, making it a universal cleaning solution that replaces multiple specialized devices.
2Reliability
If a wet cleaning module with reciprocating motion is added, then cleaning effectiveness is enhanced, but the device complexity and structural complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The wet cleaning module employs a reciprocating cleaning head that moves back and forth in a reciprocating motion pattern. This mechanical vibration and reciprocating action enhance the cleaning effectiveness by providing dynamic contact between the cleaning cloth and the floor surface, improving stain removal and overall cleaning performance compared to static mopping.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning head in the wet cleaning module is designed to move dynamically with reciprocating motion rather than remaining static. The driving unit activates the cleaning head to oscillate back and forth, creating dynamic cleaning action that enhances effectiveness while the supporting platform provides detachable connection for maintenance flexibility.
3Ease of repair
If detachable supporting platform is used for the cleaning head, then ease of repair and maintenance is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wet cleaning module is segmented into separate components: the driving platform, supporting platform, and cleaning head. The supporting platform is detachably connected to the driving platform, allowing the cleaning head to be easily removed and replaced for maintenance or cleaning purposes, thereby improving ease of repair while maintaining manageable device complexity through modular design.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables comprehensive cleaning by integrating sweeping and mopping functions in a single device, improving efficiency and reducing space requirements while enhancing cleaning effectiveness through high-frequency reciprocating motion.
Implementation Method 1
a motor 4211 disposed on the side of the driving platform 421 close to the mobile platform 100 and outputting power by a motor output shaft
Implementation Method 2
a driving wheel 4212 connected to the motor output shaft and being of an asymmetrical structure
Implementation Method 3
a vibrator 4213 disposed on the side of the driving platform 421 opposite to the motor 4211, connected to the driving wheel 4212 and substantially reciprocating under the asymmetrical rotation of the driving wheel 4212
Implementation Method 4
a cleaning head 410 configured to clean the operation surface... drive the cleaning head 410 to substantially reciprocate along a target surface
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides an automatic cleaning device with a mobile platform configured to automatically move on an operation surface; and a cleaning module.