Cleaning Robot Water Tank Assembly for Horizontal Rear Loading
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing autonomous cleaning robots with mopping functions require users to turn the device upside down to install or disassemble the water tank, risking damage to sensors and potential leaks that can harm internal components.
Innovation Solution
The autonomous cleaning robot features a removable first cleaning subassembly with a guiding member, allowing for horizontal loading and unloading, secured via a connecting member and support member that rotates for easy access, eliminating the need to invert the device and reducing the risk of leaks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the water tank is connected to the robot at the bottom, then the water source is provided, but the robot must be turned upside down for installation or disassembly, risking damage to sensors and potential leaks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the traditional bottom-mounted water tank design by positioning the water tank at the rear end of the robot body. This allows users to install or disassemble the water tank without turning the robot upside down, thereby avoiding damage to sensors located on the top surface and preventing water leakage into internal components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the spatial dimension of water tank installation from vertical (bottom-mounted requiring upside-down access) to horizontal (rear-mounted accessible from the back). The water tank is connected to the rear end of the robot body, allowing front-to-back insertion and removal without affecting the top surface where sensors are located.
2Ease of operation
If the water tank is installed at the bottom, then water supply is achieved, but water leakage can flow into the robot through gaps and damage internal circuits
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the water tank from its traditional bottom-mounted position and relocates it to the rear end of the robot body. This separation isolates the water storage function from the internal circuit components, eliminating the risk of water leakage damaging internal circuits while maintaining easy accessibility for user operation.
Solution Approach 2:
By inverting the water tank position from bottom to rear, the patent creates a spatial separation that prevents water from flowing into the robot's internal components. The rear-mounted configuration ensures that even if leakage occurs, water cannot reach the front-located electronic components and circuits.
3Ease of repair
If the cleaning subassembly is removed from the main body, then maintenance is facilitated, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the cleaning robot into separable modules: the cleaning subassembly (including water tank, mop, and related components) and the main body. This segmentation allows users to remove the entire cleaning subassembly as one unit for maintenance or replacement, simplifying the repair process while using a standardized mounting mechanism that does not significantly increase overall structural complexity.
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AI summary
The present application provides an autonomous cleaning robot. The autonomous cleaning robot may include a main body and a cleaning assembly mounted on the main body. The cleaning assembly may include a first cleaning subassembly. The first cleaning subassembly is removable mounted on the main body. The first cleaning subassembly can be loaded into or unloaded from the main body in a forward and backward direction. The first cleaning subassembly of the autonomous cleaning robot is easy to be assembled.