US20250204740A1
ECCENTRIC ROTATING DEVICE, CLEANING FLOOR BRUSH AND CLEANING APPARATUS
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Applicants
JIANGSU MIDEA CLEANING APPLIANCES CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
Inventors
Xiaoshun ZHANG, Yixin XIE, Junjie JI, Yakun WANG, Gang CAO
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an eccentric rotating device, a cleaning floor brush, and a cleaning apparatus, which belongs to the field of cleaning technologies. The eccentric rotating device is applied in the cleaning apparatus. The eccentric rotating device includes a first rotating assembly, an actuator, a second rotating assembly, and a follower. The first rotating assembly has a first rotation centerline. The first rotating assembly is rotatable about the first rotation centerline. The actuator is disposed at the first rotating assembly. The second rotating assembly has a second rotation centerline spaced apart from the first rotation centerline. The second rotating assembly is rotatable about the second rotation centerline. The follower is disposed at the second rotating assembly. The actuator is configured to abut with the follower to enable the first rotating assembly to drive the second rotating assembly to rotate.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001]This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/CN2023/111588, filed on Aug. 7, 2023, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202211105026.3, filed on Sep. 9, 2022, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
FIELD
[0002]The present disclosure relates to the field of cleaning technologies, and more particularly, to an eccentric rotating device, a cleaning floor brush, and a cleaning apparatus.
BACKGROUND
[0003]Cleaning apparatuses may be used to clean an object to be cleaned, for example, the object to be cleaned may be a floor. In the related art, an eccentric rotating device of the cleaning apparatus is not easy to install.
SUMMARY
[0004]Based on this, embodiments of the present disclosure aim to provide an eccentric rotating device, a cleaning floor brush, and a cleaning apparatus, to facilitate a convenient installation of the eccentric rotating device.
[0005]To achieve the above-mentioned object, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an eccentric rotating device, applied in a cleaning apparatus. The eccentric rotating device includes a first rotating assembly, an actuator, a second rotating assembly, and a follower. The first rotating assembly has a first rotation centerline. The first rotating assembly is rotatable about the first rotation centerline. The actuator is disposed at the first rotating assembly. The second rotating assembly has a second rotation centerline spaced apart from the first rotation centerline. The second rotating assembly is rotatable about the second rotation centerline. The follower is disposed at the second rotating assembly. The actuator is configured to abut with the follower to enable the first rotating assembly to drive the second rotating assembly to rotate.
[0006]An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a cleaning floor brush. The cleaning floor brush includes a floor brush body, a driver, and the above-mentioned eccentric rotating device. The driver is mounted at the brush body. The eccentric rotating device is rotatably connected to the floor brush body.
[0007]An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a cleaning apparatus. The cleaning apparatus includes an apparatus body and the above-mentioned cleaning floor brush. The cleaning floor brush is mounted at the apparatus body.
[0008]In the eccentric rotating device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, since the actuator is disposed at the first rotating assembly and the follower is disposed at the second rotating assembly, in an assembling process, the first rotating assembly and the second rotating assembly are rotated relative to each other by a predetermined angle to enable the actuator and the follower to be offset by a predetermined distance, and the first rotating assembly and the second rotating assembly are brought close to each other and then rotated relative to each other by a predetermined angle, so that the actuator and abuts against the follower offset from the actuator. As a result, power of the first rotating assembly can be transmitted to the follower through the actuator, and the second rotating assembly is driven to rotate by the follower. In the assembling process, the first rotating assembly and the second rotating assembly rotate with each other and move as a whole, achieving the abutment of the actuator against the follower, to transmit power between the first rotating assembly and the second rotating assembly. As a result, an assembling operation of the eccentric rotating device is simplified, and the convenient installation of the eccentric rotating device can be facilitated.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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[0023]Description of reference numerals: first rotating assembly 1; first rotation centerline 11; actuator 12; cleaning portion 13; transmission component 14; wheel body 141; rotary shaft 142; roller brush component 16; converter 2; conversion surface 21; support assembly 22; bearing 23; second rotating assembly 3; second rotation centerline 31; follower 32; operation surface 33; operation hole 331; follower disk 34; outer sleeve 36; floor brush body 200; driver 300; power member 301; drive wheel 302; transmission belt 303; linkage mechanism 400; first bar 401; second bar 402; connection member 403.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0024]It should be noted that embodiments of the present disclosure and features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without any conflict, and detailed description in specific implementations should be construed as an explanation of a purpose of the present disclosure and should not be regarded as an improper restriction on the present disclosure.
[0025]As part of the creative concept of the present disclosure, it is necessary to analyze a reason why a convenient installation of an eccentric rotating device of a cleaning apparatus is not easy in the related art before describing the embodiments of the present disclosure, and to obtain technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure through the reasonable analysis.
[0026]In the related art, referring to
[0027]In view of this, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a cleaning apparatus. The cleaning apparatus includes an apparatus body and a cleaning floor brush mounted at the apparatus body. The cleaning floor brush mounted at the apparatus body is configured to clean the object to be cleaned.
[0028]In one embodiment, the object to be cleaned may be a floor.
[0029]In one embodiment, the cleaning apparatus may be a floor sweeper.
[0030]It can be understood that the object to be cleaned is not limited to the floor, the cleaning apparatus is not limited to the floor sweeper, and no specific restrictions are imposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0031]The cleaning floor brush of the embodiment of the present disclosure includes a floor brush body 200, a driver 300, and an eccentric rotating device. The driver 300 is mounted at the floor brush body 200, and the eccentric rotating device is rotatably connected to the floor brush body 200.
[0032]In one embodiment, the driver 300 provides power for the eccentric rotating device, and the eccentric rotating device is driven by the driver 300 to rotate, so that the floor is cleaned.
[0033]In one embodiment, the driver 300 is mounted in the floor brush body 200.
[0034]In one embodiment, referring to
[0035]In one embodiment, the transmission belt 303 may be a synchronous belt.
[0036]In one embodiment, the power member 301 may be a motor.
[0037]Referring to
[0038]It should be noted that the first rotation centerline 11 and the second rotation centerline 31 are spaced apart from each other, which can be construed as the first rotation centerline 11 and the second rotation centerline 31 are roughly parallel to each other and basically do not cross each other, and the first rotation centerline 11 and the second rotation centerline 31 are not coaxial.
[0039]In one embodiment, the first rotating assembly 1 is rotatable about the first rotation centerline 11, the second rotating assembly 3 is rotatable about the second rotation centerline 31, and the first rotation centerline 11 and the second rotation centerline 31 are spaced by a predetermined distance.
[0040]In one embodiment, referring to
[0041]In one embodiment, referring to
[0042]In one embodiment, referring to
[0043]In one embodiment, referring to
[0044]In one embodiment, referring to
[0045]In one embodiment, the first rotating assembly 1 is rotatably connected to the floor brush body 200.
[0046]In one embodiment, the first rotating assembly 1 is rotatably supported at the floor brush body 200.
[0047]In one embodiment, the second rotating assembly 3 is rotatably connected to the floor brush body 200.
[0048]In one embodiment, the second rotating assembly 3 is rotatably supported at the floor brush body 200.
[0049]In one embodiment, referring to
[0050]In one embodiment, referring to
[0051]It can be understood that the actuator 12 and the follower 32 may always be in the abutted state, but the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to the actuator 12 and the follower 32 always being in the abutted state. For example, the actuator 12 may abut with the follower 32 during operation of the eccentric rotating device, and the actuator 12 may be separated from the follower 32 when the eccentric rotating device stops its operation. For example, the first rotating assembly 1 drives the actuator 12 to rotate a predetermined angle about the first rotation centerline 11 to enable the actuator 12 to abut with the follower 32, and the first rotating assembly 1 drives the actuator 12 to rotate in the opposite direction about the first rotation centerline 11 by a predetermined angle to enable the actuator 12 to be separated from the follower 32.
[0052]It can be understood that since the actuator 12 drives the follower 32 to move, the first rotating assembly 1 rotatable about the first rotation centerline 11 can drive the second rotating assembly 3 rotatable about the second rotation centerline 31 to rotate, and the first rotating assembly 1 and the second rotating assembly 3 can rotate together by driving the first rotating assembly 1 to rotate, eliminating a need to separately provide a structure for driving the first rotating assembly 1 and a structure for driving the second rotating assembly 3. As a result, the overall structure of the eccentric rotating device is more compact. In this way, miniaturization of the eccentric rotating device is facilitated.
[0053]It can be understood that the actuator 12 is kept in abutment with the follower 32 for the power transmission, and an angle of the actuator 12 rotating about the first rotation centerline 11 is almost equal to an angle of the follower 32 rotating about the second rotation centerline 31. The floor brush body 200 is used to maintain the relative position between the first rotation centerline 11 and the second rotation centerline 31. The first rotating assembly 1 is abutted against the follower 32 disposed at the second rotating assembly 3 through the actuator 12 to drive the second rotating assembly 3 to rotate. As a result, an angular velocity of the first rotating assembly 1 rotating about the first rotation centerline 11 is roughly equal to an angular velocity of the second rotating assembly 3 rotating about the second rotation centerline 31. Thus, it is ensured that the first rotating assembly 1 can be partially movable into or out of the second rotating assembly 3.
[0054]In one embodiment, referring to
[0055]In one embodiment, referring to
[0056]It should be noted that the “plurality of” means two or more than two. Exemplarily, the eccentric rotating device may include 2, 5, 7, or 10 actuators, but which is not limited thereto.
[0057]It should be noted that the actuators 12 and the followers 32 are in one-to-one correspondence, and equally provided. Exemplarily, referring to
[0058]Exemplarily, referring to
[0059]In one embodiment, referring to
[0060]It should be noted that a center angle of two adjacent actuators 12 of the plurality of actuators 12, with the first rotation centerline 11 as a center, is a first angle. The plurality of actuators 12 is uniformly arranged in the circumferential direction of the first rotation centerline 11, which means that any two first angles are equal, and a sum of the first angles is 360°. Exemplarily, the eccentric rotating device includes 7 actuators 12, and 7 first angles are formed by the 7 actuators 12 and the first rotation centerline 11. Each of the 7 first angles is 360°/7, and a sum of the 7 first angles is 360°.
[0061]It should be noted that a central angle of two adjacent followers 32 of the plurality of followers 32, with the second rotation centerline 31 as a center, is a second angle. The plurality of followers 32 is uniformly arranged in the circumferential direction of the second rotation centerline 31, which means that any two second angles are equal, and a sum of the second angles is 360°. Exemplarily, the eccentric rotating device includes 7 followers 32, and 7 second angles are formed by the 7 followers 32 and the second rotation centerline 31. Each of the 7 second angles is 360°/7, and a sum of the 7 second angles is 360°.
[0062]In one embodiment, referring to
[0063]In one embodiment, the actuator 12 has an outer surface partially abutting with an inner surface of the follower 32.
[0064]In one embodiment, the actuator 12 has an inner surface abutting with an outer surface of the follower 32.
[0065]In one embodiment, referring to
[0066]Exemplarily, referring to
[0067]Exemplarily, referring to
[0068]In one embodiment, referring to
[0069]In one embodiment, referring to
[0070]Exemplarily, referring to
[0071]In one embodiment, referring to
[0072]For example, referring to
[0073]In one embodiment, the diameter of the actuator 12 may be equal to, greater than, or smaller than the diameter of the follower 32.
[0074]It can be understood that the relation between the diameter of the actuator 12 and the diameter of the follower 32 may be selected as desired.
[0075]In one embodiment, the actuator 12 is a first gear, and the follower 32 is a second gear externally meshed with the corresponding first gear. The first rotating assembly 1 and the second rotating assembly 3 can transmit motion satisfactorily with the first gear externally meshed with the second gear, which facilitates an improvement in transmission efficiency.
[0076]In one embodiment, the sum of a diameter of a dedendum circle of the first gear and a diameter of a dedendum circle of the second gear is smaller than or equal to twice the predetermined distance, and greater than or equal to 1.7 times the predetermined distance.
[0077]It can be understood that the diameter of the dedendum circle of the first gear may be greater than, smaller than, or equal to the diameter of the dedendum circle of the second gear.
[0078]In one embodiment, referring to
[0079]In one embodiment, referring to
[0080]In one embodiment, referring to
[0081]It can be understood that the angle velocity of the first rotating assembly 1 rotating about the first rotation centerline 11 is roughly equal to the angular velocity of the second rotating assembly 3 rotating about the second rotation centerline 31, which can ensure as much as possible that the cleaning portion 13 in the brush shape at the first rotating assembly 1 is not offset from the operation hole 331 at the second rotating assembly 3, and the cleaning portion 13 can move into or out of the operation hole 331 relatively smoothly.
[0082]In one embodiment, referring to
[0083]In one embodiment, the converter 2 is rotatably arranged around the transmission component 14.
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[0090]In one embodiment, referring to
[0091]In one embodiment, the converter 2 is rotatably arranged around the rotary shaft 142.
[0092]In one embodiment, the wheel body 141 and the rotary shaft 142 may be integrally formed. In one embodiment, the wheel body 141 and the rotary shaft 142 may be two independently manufactured parts, and the wheel body 141 is arranged around the rotary shaft 142
[0093]In one embodiment, referring to
[0094]In one embodiment, the wheel body 141 may be fixedly connected to the actuator 12.
[0095]It should be noted that the wheel body 141 and the actuator 12 may be two independent components to be fixedly connected to each other.
[0096]It can be understood that since the wheel body 141 and the actuator 12 are two independent components to be fixedly connected to each other, wear of the actuator 12 mainly occurs at a contact between the actuator 12 and the follower 32 and does not cause wear of an entire outer surface of the actuator 12. Therefore, the wear of the actuator 12 and the wheel body 141 is relatively small.
[0097]In one embodiment, the wheel body 141 may be embedded into the actuator 12.
[0098]It should be noted that the actuator 12 embedded into the wheel body 141 forms a tight fit with the wheel body 141 and cannot move relative to the wheel body 141, and the wheel body 141 is thus fixedly connected to the actuator 12. In this way, a reduction in the wear of the actuator 12 and the wheel body 141 is facilitated.
[0099]In one embodiment, the actuator 12 is pressed into the wheel body 141 to enable the actuator 12 to be embedded into the wheel body 141.
[0100]In one embodiment, the actuator 12 has a transition fit or an interference fit with the wheel body 141 to enable the actuator 12 and the wheel body 141 to be tightly fitted, and the actuator 12 has a nominal size slightly larger than a nominal size of the hole configured for the convenient installation of the actuator 12 and defined at the wheel body 141 to enable the actuator 12 and the wheel body 141 to be tightly fitted.
[0101]In one embodiment, the wheel body 141 and the actuator 12 are integrally formed. As such, the actuator 12 cannot move relative to the wheel body 141, and the wheel body 141 is thus fixedly connected to the actuator 12. In this way, the reduction in the wear of the actuator 12 and the wheel body 141 is facilitated. Furthermore, with the wheel body 141 and the actuator 12 integrally formed, the number of parts is reduced and unnecessary disassembling and assembling between the wheel body 141 and the actuator 12 are avoided. In one embodiment, referring to
[0102]In one embodiment, referring to
[0103]In one embodiment, the follower 32 is fixedly connected to the follower disk 34.
[0104]It can be understood that since the follower 32 is fixedly connected to the follower disk 34, and there is no relative movement between the follower 32 and the follower disk 34, there is no wear caused by mutual friction between the follower 32 and the follower disk 34. The wear of the follower 32 mainly occurs at the contact between the follower 32 and the actuator 12, and not cause the wear of the entire outer surface of the follower 32. Therefore, the wear of the follower 32 and the follower disk 34 is relatively small. Furthermore, due to the small wear and the follower disk 34 being hardly affected by a centrifugal load of the connection member 403 in the related art, material requirements for the follower disk 34 may be appropriately lowered to select a lower-cost material while meeting strength requirements of the product, facilitating the reduction in the costs.
[0105]In one embodiment, a material of the follower disk 34 may be POM (polyformaldehyde).
[0106]In one embodiment, the follower 32 may be embedded into the follower disk 34.
[0107]It should be noted that the follower 32 embedded into the follower disk 34 forms a tight fit with the follower disk 34, and cannot move relative to the follower disk 34, and the follower disk 34 is thus fixedly connected to the follower 32. In this way, a reduction in the wear of the follower 32 and the follower disk 34 is facilitated.
[0108]In one embodiment, the follower 32 is pressed into the follower disk 34 to enable the follower 32 to be embedded into the follower disk 34.
[0109]In one embodiment, the follower 32 has a transition fit with or an interference fit with the follower disk 34 to enable the follower 32 and the follower disk 34 to be tightly fitted, and the follower 32 has a nominal size slightly larger than a nominal size of the hole configured for the convenient installation of the follower 32 and defined at the follower disk 34 to enable the follower 32 and the follower disk to be tightly fitted.
[0110]In one embodiment, the follower 32 and the follower disk 34 are integrally formed. As such, the follower 32 cannot move relative to the follower disk 34, and the follower disk 34 is thus fixedly connected to the follower 32. In this way, the reduction in the wear of the follower 32 and the follower disk 34 is facilitated. Furthermore, with the follower 32 and the follower disk 34 integrally formed, the number of parts is reduced and unnecessary disassembling and assembling between the follower disk 34 and the follower 32 are avoided.
[0111]In one embodiment, referring to
[0112]In one embodiment, referring to
[0113]In one embodiment, referring to
[0114]In one embodiment, an angular velocity of the roller brush component 16 rotating about the first rotation centerline 11 is equal to an angular velocity of the outer sleeve 36 rotating around the second rotation centerline 31. As such, the cleaning portion 13 in the brush shape of the roller brush component 16 can avoid that the operation hole 331 is offset from the outer sleeve 36 as much as possible, and the cleaning portion 13 can smoothly move into or out of the outer sleeve 36 through the operation hole 331.
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[0119]The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure and is not intended to limit the present disclosure. For technicians in this field, the present disclosure may have various changes and variations. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present disclosure are to be encompassed by the scope of the claims of the present disclosure.
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. An eccentric rotating device, applied in a cleaning apparatus, the eccentric rotating device comprising:
a first rotating assembly having a first rotation centerline, the first rotating assembly being rotatable about the first rotation centerline;
a plurality of actuators uniformly arranged in a circumferential direction of the first rotation centerline and disposed at the first rotating assembly;
a second rotating assembly having a second rotation centerline spaced apart from the first rotation centerline, the second rotating assembly being rotatable about the second rotation centerline; and
a plurality of the followers uniformly arranged in a circumferential direction of the second rotation centerline, in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of actuators and disposed at the second rotating assembly, the actuator being configured to abut with the follower to enable the first rotating assembly to drive the second rotating assembly to rotate.
2. The eccentric rotating device according to
a transmission component rotatable about the first rotation centerline, the actuator being disposed at the transmission component; and
a roller brush component drivingly connected to the transmission component to rotate with the transmission component, wherein the roller brush component comprises a cleaning portion in a brush shape, the cleaning portion being partially movable into or out of the second rotating assembly to enable an entanglement on the cleaning portion to be separated from the cleaning portion.
3. The eccentric rotating device according to
a wheel body rotatable about the first rotation centerline, the actuator being disposed at the wheel body; and
a rotary shaft having an axis coinciding with the first rotation centerline, wherein the rotary shaft has an end drivingly connected to the wheel body to enable the wheel body to drive the rotary shaft to rotate, and another end drivingly connected to the roller brush component to enable the rotary shaft to drive the roller brush component to rotate.
4. The eccentric rotating device according to
the wheel body and the actuator are integrally formed; or
the actuator is embedded into the wheel body.
5. The eccentric rotating device according to
the first rotating assembly comprises a cleaning portion in a brush shape; and
the second rotating assembly comprises:
a follower disk rotatable about the second rotation centerline, the follower being disposed at the follower disk;
an outer sleeve drivingly connected to the follower disk to rotate with the follower disk, the outer sleeve having an axis coinciding with the second rotational centerline, and the cleaning portion being partially movable into or out of the outer sleeve to enable an entanglement on the cleaning portion to be separated from the cleaning portion.
6. The eccentric rotating device according to
the follower and the follower disk are integrally formed; or
the follower is embedded into the follower disk.
7. A cleaning floor brush, comprising:
a floor brush body;
a driver mounted at the brush body; and
an eccentric rotating device rotatably connected to the floor brush body, wherein the eccentric rotating device comprises:
a first rotating assembly having a first rotation centerline, the first rotating assembly being rotatable about the first rotation centerline;
a plurality of actuators uniformly arranged in a circumferential direction of the first rotation centerline and disposed at the first rotating assembly;
a second rotating assembly having a second rotation centerline spaced apart from the first rotation centerline, the second rotating assembly being rotatable about the second rotation centerline; and
a plurality of the followers uniformly arranged in a circumferential direction of the second rotation centerline, in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of actuators and disposed at the second rotating assembly, the actuator being configured to abut with the follower to enable the first rotating assembly to drive the second rotating assembly to rotate.
8. The cleaning floor brush according to
a transmission component rotatable about the first rotation centerline, the actuator being disposed at the transmission component; and
a roller brush component drivingly connected to the transmission component to rotate with the transmission component, wherein the roller brush component comprises a cleaning portion in a brush shape, the cleaning portion being partially movable into or out of the second rotating assembly to enable an entanglement on the cleaning portion to be separated from the cleaning portion.
9. The cleaning floor brush according to
a wheel body rotatable about the first rotation centerline, the actuator being disposed at the wheel body; and
a rotary shaft having an axis coinciding with the first rotation centerline, wherein the rotary shaft has an end drivingly connected to the wheel body to enable the wheel body to drive the rotary shaft to rotate, and another end drivingly connected to the roller brush component to enable the rotary shaft to drive the roller brush component to rotate.
10. The cleaning floor brush according to
the wheel body and the actuator are integrally formed; or
the actuator is embedded into the wheel body.
11. The cleaning floor brush according to
the first rotating assembly comprises a cleaning portion in a brush shape; and
the second rotating assembly comprises:
a follower disk rotatable about the second rotation centerline, the follower being disposed at the follower disk;
an outer sleeve drivingly connected to the follower disk to rotate with the follower disk, the outer sleeve having an axis coinciding with the second rotational centerline, and the cleaning portion being partially movable into or out of the outer sleeve to enable an entanglement on the cleaning portion to be separated from the cleaning portion.
12. The cleaning floor brush according to
the follower and the follower disk are integrally formed; or
the follower is embedded into the follower disk.
13. A cleaning apparatus, comprising:
an apparatus body; and
the cleaning floor brush according to