Cleaning Device and Dust Box

Abstract

The present application discloses a cleaning device and a dust box. The cleaning device may comprise a cleaning apparatus and a switching assembly. The cleaning apparatus may be connected to a base station to form a suction channel with the base station. The base station may suction waste inside the cleaning apparatus via the suction channel. The switching assembly may be provided in the cleaning apparatus to intermittently block the suction channel to change the pressure of the suction channel, so that the waste inside the cleaning device can be suctioned out of the cleaning device.

1 . A cleaning system comprising:
 a cleaning apparatus, wherein the cleaning apparatus comprises a switching assembly; and   a base station connected to the cleaning apparatus, wherein:
 a suction channel is formed between the base station and the cleaning apparatus, 
 the base station is configured to suction waste in the cleaning apparatus through the suction channel, and 
 the switching assembly is configured to intermittently block the suction channel. 
   
     
     
         2 . The cleaning system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the cleaning apparatus comprises a main body and a dust box,   the base station comprises a first airflow passage,   a second airflow passage is provided between the main body and the dust box,   the suction channel is formed by the first and second airflow passages, and   the switching assembly is provided in the main body or the dust box.   
     
     
         3 . The cleaning system of  claim 2 , wherein the switching assembly is configured to intermittently block at least one of an inlet and an outlet of the second airflow passage. 
     
     
         4 . The cleaning systemdevice according to  claim 3 , wherein:
 the main body is comprises a dust suction port and an air exhaust port,   the dust box is comprises a holding cavity that stores waste, a dust inlet and an air outlet, each of the dust inlet and the air outlet being connected to the holding cavity,   the dust box is comprises a filter between the dust inlet and the air outlet,   the dust inlet is connected to the dust suction port,   the air outlet is connected to the air exhaust port,   at least one of the dust inlet and the air exhaust port is used as an inlet of the second airflow passage, and   the dust box is comprises a dust outlet connected to the holding cavity, the dust outlet being used as an outlet of the second airflow passage.   
     
     
         5 . The cleaning system of  claim 4 , wherein: 
 the dust box is provided with a passage cavity,   the dust box is formed with a connecting hole connected the holding cavity and the passage cavity, and the air outlet is connected to the passage cavity,   the air exhaust port is the inlet of the second airflow passage, and   the filter is provided in the connecting hole.   
     
     
         6 . The cleaning system of  claim 5 , wherein:
 the air outlet comprises two air outlets;   the air exhaust port comprises two air exhaust ports, each of the two air exhaust port corresponding to a respective one of the two air outlets; and   the main body comprises two fans located between the two air exhaust ports and the two air outlets .   
     
     
         7 . The cleaning system of  claim 6 , wherein the two air outlets are opened on opposite sides of the dust box. 
     
     
         8 . The cleaning system of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the switching assembly comprises a drive member and a blocking member movably connected to the drive member, and   the drive member is configured to drive the blocking member in an intermittent action to enable the blocking member to intermittently block the second airflow passage  . 
     
     
         9 . The cleaning system of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the switching assembly comprises a drive member and a blocking member connected to the drive member,   the blocking member is provided within the second airflow passage, and   the drive member is configured to drive the blocking member to intermittently stretch or contract to intermittently block the second airflow passage.   
     
     
         10 . A cleaning device, wherein comprising:
 a main body;   a dust box connected to the main body to form an airflow passage within the main body; and   a switching assembly provided in the dust box, wherein the switching assembly is configured to intermittently block the airflow passage so that the pressure of the airflow passage changes intermittently.   
     
     
         11 . The cleaning system of  claim 1 , wherein the switching assembly is configured to intermittently block the suction channel to change a pressure of the cleaning apparatus. 
     
     
         12 . The cleaning device of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a base station connected to the main body, wherein the base station comprises a second airflow passage connected to the airflow passage.   
     
     
         13 . The cleaning device of  claim 12 , wherein a suction channel is formed by the airflow passage and the second airflow passage. 
     
     
         14 . The cleaning device of  claim 10 , wherein the switching assembly is configured to intermittently block at least one of a dust inlet and an air outlet of the airflow passage. 
     
     
         15 . The cleaning device of  claim 14 , wherein the dust box comprises a filter between the dust inlet and the air outlet of the airflow passage. 
     
     
         16 . The cleaning device of  claim 10 , wherein the switching assembly comprises a drive member and a blocking member movably connected to the drive member, and the drive member is configured to drive the blocking member in an intermittent action to enable the blocking member to intermittently block the airflow passage. 
     
     
         17 . A cleaning system comprising:
 a base station; and   a cleaning apparatus, the cleaning apparatus being removably couplable to the base station and comprising a self-propulsion system;   a switching assembly, the switching assembly being located on one of the base station and the cleaning apparatus; and   a dust communication channel extending between base station and the cleaning apparatus enabling waste from the cleaning apparatus to travel to the base station when the cleaning apparatus is coupled to the base station,   wherein the switching assembly is configured to intermittently block at least a portion of the dust communication channel.   
     
     
         18 . The dust box of  claim 17 , wherein the switching assembly is configured to intermittently block the at least the portion of the dust communication channel in response to the cleaning apparatus being coupled to the base station. 
     
     
         19 . The dust box of  claim 17 , wherein the switching assembly comprises a drive member and a blocking member movably connected to the drive member, and the drive member is configured to drive the blocking member in an intermittent action to enable the blocking member to intermittently block the at least the portion of the dust communication channel. 
     
     
         20 . The dust box of  claim 17 , wherein the dust communication channel is formed by a first airflow passage in the base station and a second airflow passage in the cleaning apparatus.