CN-122004695-A - Sweeping robot base station

CN122004695ACN 122004695 ACN122004695 ACN 122004695ACN-122004695-A

Abstract

The invention relates to a base station of a sweeping robot, which comprises a washing water pipe nozzle, a sewage inflow port and a flow path connecting module, wherein the washing water pipe nozzle is used for spraying water for washing rags of the sweeping robot, the sewage inflow port is used for sucking water used for washing the rags, and the flow path connecting module is used for allowing the two water to pass through. Further, a water supply connection pipe to supply water from an external water supply source and a drain connection pipe to treat the discharged water are included, which are pivotably coupled to the flow path connection module to enable selection of a connection position at the left or right side of the base station, thereby enabling maximization of installation efficiency of the base station of the floor sweeping robot.

Inventors

LI GUOXING
LIU TINGWAN
JIN CHENGJUN

Assignees

LG电子株式会社

Dates

Publication Date: 20260512
Application Date: 20251105
Priority Date: 20241112

Claims (10)

1. A base station for a sweeping robot, comprising: a cover body comprising a pair of opposing outer walls; a cleaning cloth washing part arranged on the cover body for washing the cleaning cloth of the sweeping robot, and A joint part arranged on the side surface of the cover body; the rag washing part comprises: a wash water nozzle for discharging water for washing the cloth, and A sewage inflow port for sucking water used for washing the rag; the joint part is connected with the washing water pipe nozzle and the sewage inflow port.
2. The base station of a sweeping robot of claim 1, wherein, The outer walls include a left outer wall and a right outer wall, if the direction in which the robot is introduced is taken as a front direction, the left outer wall is disposed at a left side and the right outer wall is disposed at a right side when the front direction is seen from the inside of the base station of the robot, The joint portion is formed with one at each of the left side outer wall and the right side outer wall, The wash water nozzle and the sewage inflow port are selectively connected to either one of the pair of joint portions.
3. The base station of a sweeping robot of claim 2, comprising: a flow path connection module through which water supplied to the wash water nozzle and water sucked into the sewage inflow port pass, respectively; a water supply connection pipe for supplying water flowing from an external water supply source to the flow path connection module, and A drain connection pipe through which water discharged from the flow path connection module passes; The water supply connection pipe and the water discharge connection pipe are pivotably coupled to the flow path connection module.
4. The base station of a sweeping robot according to claim 3, The water supply connection pipe and the water discharge connection pipe are detachably coupled to either one of the pair of joint portions.
5. The base station of a sweeping robot according to claim 3, The rag washing part comprises an elbow joint which has a bending shape and changes the flowing direction of internal fluid, One end of the elbow joint is pivotally combined with the flow path connecting module, and the other end of the elbow joint is configured to face to the left outer wall or the right outer wall of the cover body.
6. A base station for a sweeping robot according to claim 3, comprising: a power supply terminal disposed in the housing and coupled to the robot for supplying power, and A power supply line for supplying power to the power supply terminal from the outside; The power cord is detachably coupled to one of the pair of joint portions.
7. The base station of the sweeping robot of claim 6, wherein, Each of the pair of joint parts includes a water supply connection pipe coupling part coupled to the water supply connection pipe, a water discharge connection pipe coupling part coupled to the water discharge connection pipe, and a power supply coupling part connected to the power supply line.
8. The base station of a sweeping robot of claim 2, wherein, Comprises a drawer which is led out from the cover body and is provided with a combining part for the floor sweeping robot to be arranged, The drawer is coupled to a pair of the joint portions.
9. A base station for a sweeping robot according to claim 3, wherein The flow path connection module includes: A first space through which water supplied to the wash water nozzle passes, and A second space separated from the first space, through which water sucked into the sewage inflow port passes; The second space is larger than the first space.
10. A base station for a sweeping robot according to claim 3, comprising: A housing space disposed in the housing for housing at least a part of the robot, and An air discharge unit for discharging air from the accommodation space; the air discharge portion includes: An air suction inlet communicating with the accommodation space, and An air outlet duct that discharges air sucked from the air suction port; The air outlet duct branches to the left and right and is coupled to the pair of joints, respectively.

Description

Sweeping robot base station Technical Field The present invention relates to a base station of a floor sweeping robot, and more particularly, to a base station of a floor sweeping robot which is built-in to collect dust in a dust tub of the floor sweeping robot, wash rags of the floor sweeping robot, and dry the rags if the floor sweeping robot is combined. Background In recent years, with the development of industrial technology, a sweeping robot that automatically travels in an area to be swept without requiring a user operation and sweeps is being developed. Such a floor sweeping robot has a sensor capable of recognizing a space to be cleaned, an agitator capable of cleaning the floor, a cloth capable of wiping the floor, and the like, sucks dust on the floor in the space recognized by the sensor, and travels while wiping the floor with the cloth. Among the floor sweeping robots are a dry floor sweeping robot capable of removing foreign matters scattered on the floor by suction and a wet floor sweeping robot capable of effectively removing foreign matters attached to the floor by wiping the floor with a cloth containing moisture. The dry type floor sweeping robot has a dust tub, and sucks foreign materials on the floor by suction force of a suction motor. The wet type floor sweeping robot has a water bucket configured to effectively remove foreign matter adhering to the floor by supplying water accommodated in the water bucket to the cloth and wiping the cloth to the floor in a state of containing water. In addition, there are also sweeping robots having both the form of agitators and the form of wipes. The charging seat of the sweeping robot is a device for docking the sweeping robot for completing sweeping and supplying power to a battery arranged on the sweeping robot to charge the battery. The inside of charging seat is provided with power module. The charging seat is provided with a charging terminal connected with the power supply module, and the sweeping robot is provided with a corresponding terminal. In the case where the charging terminal is in contact with the counterpart terminal, charging is performed by supplying power to the battery. On the other hand, when the robot cleaner is disposed in a room of a building, a certain range of the indoor space is occupied. In this case, the indoor space efficiency may be deteriorated. In addition, when the user or the pet passes by, problems may occur in that the user or the pet is injured due to collision with the robot cleaner, and the robot cleaner is damaged. In addition, in the case of a base station to which a dust collecting function of the floor sweeping robot is added, there is a limit in that interior decoration may be damaged as the occupied volume becomes large. On the other hand, CN218922468U discloses a base station for a cleaner located at the lower side of the washing machine, after the sweeping robot is combined with the base station, charging and dust-collecting the sweeping robot, and washing wet wipes of the sweeping robot. However, in the above-mentioned base station for a cleaner, an open space into which the robot for cleaning floor can enter is formed at the lower side of the washing machine, a detergent and water supply device for washing wet cloth are provided at the upper vertical side of the space into which the robot for cleaning floor enters, and a dust bag is disposed at the side of the space into which the robot for cleaning floor enters. In such an arrangement, the overall height of the cleaner base station is increased, and there is a limitation in that installation cannot be performed using a lower space of furniture including the washing tub. In addition, since the above-described cleaner base station needs to be provided at the lower side of the washing machine, it is necessary to have a space for providing the washing machine, and there is a limitation in that it is necessary to provide a space for providing a space exceeding the height of the washing machine itself in consideration of the height of the cleaner base station. On the other hand, chinese patent application No. CN219846382U discloses a base station for a cleaner that incorporates a sweeping robot at the underside of a washing machine to charge, collect dust, and wash wet wipes of the sweeping robot. The cleaner base station comprises a water storage tank for washing the cleaning cloth and a detergent tank. The water storage tank and the detergent tank are detachably constituted. The cleaner base station has a limitation in that it needs to be periodically replaced in case that the contents of the water storage tank and the detergent tank are entirely consumed. Disclosure of Invention Problems to be solved by the invention The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the conventional floor sweeping robot base station, and an object of the present invention is to provide a floor sweeping robot base station which can be buil