US-20260123811-A1 - CLEANING APPARATUS, CLEANING DEVICE AND CLEANING SYSTEM

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Abstract

A cleaning apparatus includes a housing, a plurality of cleaning members and a driving mechanism. The plurality of cleaning members is installed in the housing. The driving mechanism is in direct or transmission connection with the plurality of cleaning members and is configured to drive the plurality of cleaning members to perform a motion relative to the housing, at least one driving member is disposed on the housing, and the number of the at least one driving member is smaller than the number of the cleaning members.

Inventors

Zhiwei Zhou
Bainian ZHAO

Assignees

BEIJING ROBOROCK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260507
Application Date: 20251230
Priority Date: 20240628

Claims (20)

1 . A cleaning apparatus, comprising: a housing; a plurality of cleaning members installed in the housing; and a driving mechanism in direct or transmission connection with the plurality of cleaning members, wherein the driving mechanism is configured to drive the plurality of cleaning members to perform a motion relative to the housing, and comprises at least one driving member, wherein the driving member is disposed on the housing, and the number of the at least one driving member is smaller than the number of the cleaning members.
2 . The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the driving mechanism comprises at least one transmission member, the driving member is installed on the housing, and the transmission member is correspondingly connected to the cleaning member; and wherein the transmission member drives a corresponding cleaning member to perform a motion under driving of the driving member; wherein the driving mechanism further comprises a linkage member connected to at least two transmission members; and wherein an output shaft of the driving member is connected to the linkage member and/or the at least one transmission member; wherein the at least one transmission member comprises two transmission members, and the two transmission members are disposed on two opposite sides of the housing; wherein one end of the linkage member is connected to one of the transmission members and the other end of the linkage member is connected to the other one of the transmission members; or, wherein the at least one transmission member comprises a first transmission member, the first transmission member comprises a first input wheel and two first output wheels, wherein the first input wheel is connected to a driving shaft of the driving member, one of the first output wheels is connected to the corresponding cleaning member, and the other one of the first output wheels is connected to the linkage member; wherein the first input wheel is coupled to at least one of the first output wheels, and the first output wheel is coupled to the first input wheel and/or the other one of the first output wheels.
3 . The cleaning apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the transmission member comprises an input wheel and an output wheel, wherein the output wheel is connected to an output shaft of the driving mechanism, the input wheel is coupled to the output wheel, and an end surface of the output wheel is provided with an embedding groove; and wherein the cleaning member is provided with a supporting member detachably connected into the embedding groove; wherein output wheels connected to the different cleaning members have the same rotating speed; wherein an output shaft of the driving mechanism is disposed along a direction of a rotating axis of the cleaning member.
4 . The cleaning apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein a plurality of transmission members are disposed at ends of the housing respectively; wherein installation grooves for the transmission members are formed at the ends of the housing; or, wherein at least two cleaning members are provided; and wherein a fixed end of one of the cleaning members is connected onto the housing and an extending direction from the fixed end of the cleaning member to a free end of the cleaning member points to the other cleaning member.
5 . The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the cleaning apparatus further comprises: a support rotatable relative to the housing, wherein the cleaning member rotates relative to the housing under action of the driving member, and the cleaning member is installed on the support; and wherein the support is rotatable between a first position and a second position, the cleaning member is connected to a driving shaft of the driving member when the support is at the first position, and the cleaning member is separated from the driving shaft of the driving member when the support rotates to the second position, and the cleaning member is separable from the support when the support is at the second position.
6 . The cleaning apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the housing is provided with an accommodating groove for the cleaning members, and the support rotates in a direction from inside of the accommodating groove to outside of the accommodating groove; wherein: one of the support and the housing is provided with a movable shaft, and the other one of the support and the housing is provided with a matching groove; and the movable shaft moves inside the matching groove so that the support switches between the first position and the second position; wherein the matching groove extends along a direction of a rotating axis of the cleaning member.
7 . The cleaning apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the housing is provided with a positioning groove, the support is provided with a positioning part, and the positioning part is at least partially located in the positioning groove when the support is at the first position; wherein the positioning groove is provided with a first guide surface, and the support is slidable out of the positioning groove through the first guide surface; wherein the cleaning apparatus further comprises a cover body covering at least part of the positioning groove; wherein the cleaning apparatus further comprises a supporting member, wherein the driving member is provided with an embedding groove, a matching hole is provided inside the cleaning member, and one end of the supporting member penetrates through the matching hole, and the other end of the supporting member is detachably connected into the embedding groove; wherein the support is provided with a connecting part, the connecting part sleeves outside of the supporting member and the supporting member is rotatable relative to the connecting part; wherein at least two cleaning members are disposed, a fixed end of one of the cleaning members is connected onto the housing through the support, and a free end of the cleaning member extends towards another cleaning member.
8 . The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the cleaning member is a detachable cleaning member, and the detachable cleaning member comprises: a free end and a fixed end, wherein the fixed end is detachably connected to the driving mechanism, and the cleaning member is rotatable under action of the driving mechanism; wherein a matching hole is provided inside the cleaning member, and the driving mechanism at least partially penetrates through the matching hole, wherein at least one matching protrusion is disposed in the matching hole, and the matching protrusion is separably connected to the driving mechanism.
9 . The cleaning apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the cleaning member is movable between a first position and a second position relative to the driving mechanism; wherein the cleaning member is connected to the driving mechanism when the cleaning member is at the first position, and the cleaning member is separable from the driving mechanism when the cleaning member is at the second position; wherein the cleaning member is movable between the first position and the second position relative to the driving mechanism along an axial direction of the cleaning member; wherein at least two matching protrusions are disposed, and the matching protrusions are disposed at the same position in an axial direction of the cleaning member.
10 . The cleaning apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein in an axial direction of the cleaning member, two opposite sides of the matching protrusion form a first matching surface and a second matching surface, and the first matching surface and the second matching surface are suitable for fixing the driving mechanism.
11 . The cleaning apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the first matching surface and/or the second matching surface are/is perpendicular to an inner wall of the matching hole.
12 . The cleaning apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the driving mechanism comprises a driving member and a supporting member, the supporting member is connected to a driving shaft of the driving member and is disposed in the matching hole; wherein the first matching surface is disposed at an end of the matching protrusion away from the driving member, a stop member is disposed at an end of the supporting member away from the driving member, and a first stop surface that fits the first matching surface is formed on the stop member.
13 . The cleaning apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the first stop surface is provided with a detachment guide surface, the detachment guide surface is configured to cooperatively slide relative to the first matching surface when the cleaning member is detached.
14 . The cleaning apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the second matching surface is disposed at an end of the matching protrusion close to the driving member, and a second stop surface that fits the second matching surface is formed on the supporting member.
15 . The cleaning apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein a rebound space for the stop member is formed on the supporting member.
16 . The cleaning apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein two stop members are disposed, and a rebound space is formed between the stop members on two opposite sides.
17 . The cleaning apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein a minimum distance between an inner wall of the rebound space and the driving member is less than a distance between the first matching surface and the driving member.
18 . The cleaning apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the supporting member is provided with a limiting part, the limiting part is disposed among a plurality of stop members, and gaps are formed between the limiting part and the stop members.
19 . The cleaning apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein at least two stop members are disposed, and the stop members are distributed in a circumferential direction of the supporting member.
20 . The cleaning apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein a size of the supporting member in a length direction of the cleaning member is greater than or equal to half of the length of the cleaning member.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) The present application is a continuation of PCT application No. PCT/CN2024/108570 filed on Jul. 30, 2024, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202410867273.X, Chinese Patent Application No. 202421524604.1, Chinese Patent Application No. 202410868427.7, Chinese Patent Application No. 202421526220.3, Chinese Patent Application No. 202410868465.2 and Chinese Patent Application No. 202421530255.4, filed on Jun. 28, 2024, all of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties as a part of the present application. TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of cleaning devices and in particular relates to a cleaning apparatus, a cleaning device and a cleaning system. BACKGROUND ART Cleaning apparatuses usually perform cleaning operations through the rotation of cleaning members. However, if a plurality of cleaning members are disposed, a plurality of driving mechanisms need to be disposed correspondingly to drive different cleaning members to operate respectively, resulting in a too large volume of the entire cleaning apparatus. In addition, since the cleaning apparatuses usually perform cleaning operations through the rotation of cleaning members, during operation of the cleaning members, impurities such as hair are prone to wind the cleaning members, and thus it is difficult to clean or replace the cleaning members. SUMMARY Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a cleaning apparatus. The cleaning apparatus includes: a housing;a plurality of cleaning members all installed in the housing; anda driving mechanism in direct or transmission connection with the cleaning members, wherein the driving mechanism is configured to drive the plurality of cleaning members to perform a motion relative to the housing, and includes at least one driving member, wherein the driving member is disposed on the housing, and the number of the at least one driving member is smaller than the number of the cleaning members. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In order to describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure more clearly, the following briefly introduces the accompanying drawings required for describing the embodiments. Apparently, the accompanying drawings in the following description show some embodiments of the present disclosure, and those of ordinary skill in the art may also derive other drawings from these accompanying drawings without creative efforts. FIG. 1 shows a stereoscopic structural schematic diagram of a cleaning apparatus when a cleaning member is in a detachment state according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 2 shows a stereoscopic structural schematic diagram of a cleaning apparatus when the cleaning member is in a working state according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 3 shows an exploded view of a support and a housing of a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 4 shows an enlarged view of the portion B in FIG. 3; FIG. 5 shows a schematic diagram of an internal structure of a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 6 shows a stereoscopic structural schematic diagram of a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 7 shows an enlarged view of the portion C in FIG. 6; FIG. 8 shows an enlarged view of the portion A in FIG. 1; FIG. 9 shows an exploded view of a cover body and the housing of a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 10 shows a schematic diagram of an assembly relationship of a driving member and a transmission member of a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 11 shows a stereoscopic structural schematic diagram of a supporting member of a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 12 shows a sectional view of a cleaning member, the supporting member and the support of a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 13 shows another stereoscopic structural schematic diagram of the supporting member of a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 14 shows a schematic diagram of an assembly relationship of the supporting member and the support of a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 15 shows another stereoscopic structural schematic diagrams of a cleaning apparatus when a cleaning member is in the detachment state according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 16 shows another stereoscopic structural schematic diagram of a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 17 shows a schematic diagram of an internal structure of a first transmission member of a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 18 shows an enlarged view