Maintenance base station and cleaning system

Abstract

A maintenance base station includes a housing, a dirt collection component, a recharging assembly and a suction device. The housing defines an internal space and includes a dirt entry pipe. The internal space includes a first and a second sub-mounting cavities. The dirt entry pipe spans the first sub-mounting cavity and the second sub-mounting cavity. A dirt inlet end of the dirt entry pipe is exposed on a surface of the housing. The dirt collection component is positioned in the first sub-mounting cavity and communicated with a dirt outlet end of the dirt entry pipe. The suction device is positioned in the second sub-mounting cavity. An air inlet end of the suction device is communicated with the dirt collection component. An air outlet end of the suction device is communicated with an external environment. The recharging assembly and the suction device are arranged side by side in a horizontal direction.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A maintenance base station for maintaining a cleaning robot, the maintenance base station comprising a housing, a dirt collection component, a recharging assembly and a suction device, wherein,
 the housing defines an internal space and comprises a dirt entry pipe, the internal space comprises a first sub-mounting cavity and a second sub-mounting cavity, the dirt entry pipe spans the first sub-mounting cavity and the second sub-mounting cavity, and a dirt inlet end of the dirt entry pipe is exposed on a surface of the housing for connecting with a dust discharging opening of the cleaning robot;   the dirt collection component is positioned in the first sub-mounting cavity, and the dirt collection component is in communication with a dirt outlet end of the dirt entry pipe; and   the suction device is positioned in the second sub-mounting cavity, an air inlet end of the suction device is pneumatically communicated with the dirt collection component, an air outlet end of the suction device is communicated with an external environment, the recharging assembly and the suction device are arranged side by side in a horizontal direction, and the recharging assembly is configured to charge the cleaning robot.   
     
     
         2 . The maintenance base station of  claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a partition board, the partition board is positioned in the internal space and divides the internal space into the first sub-mounting cavity and the second sub-mounting cavity, and the first sub-mounting cavity and the second sub-mounting cavity are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction or a vertical direction; and
 the partition board comprises a ventilated portion, and the air inlet end of the suction device is pneumatically communicated with the dirt collection component through the ventilated portion.   
     
     
         3 . The maintenance base station of  claim 2 , wherein the first sub-mounting cavity and the second sub-mounting cavity are arranged side by side in the vertical direction, and the second sub-mounting cavity is positioned below the first sub-mounting cavity. 
     
     
         4 . The maintenance base station of  claim 2 , wherein the suction device comprises a shell and a fan, an end of the shell is fixedly connected to a side of the partition board facing back from the first sub-mounting cavity, the shell defines an accommodating cavity, the fan is positioned in the accommodating cavity, a rotation axis of the fan is arranged perpendicular to the partition board, the end of the shell defines an air inlet vent communicated with the ventilating portion, the shell comprises a circumferential sidewall surrounding the fan, the circumferential sidewall defines an air outlet vent, and a sidewall of the second sub-mounting cavity defines an air exhaust opening communicated with the air outlet vent. 
     
     
         5 . The maintenance base station of  claim 4 , comprising a first vibration damping pad, the first vibration damping pad positioned between the shell and the partition board, the first vibration damping pad surrounding the ventilating portion, and the first vibration damping pad configured to cushion vibration and/or seal the gap between the shell and the partition board; and/or
 the maintenance base station further comprising a second vibration damping pad, and the second vibration damping pad positioned between a lower end of the fan and a bottom wall of the accommodating cavity.   
     
     
         6 . The maintenance base station of  claim 5 , wherein the bottom wall of the accommodating cavity defines a groove, and the second vibration damping pad is fixedly positioned in the groove. 
     
     
         7 . The maintenance base station of  claim 4 , wherein the shell defines an air outlet channel communicated with the accommodating cavity and the air exhaust opening, the suction device further comprises a noise reduction board, the noise reduction board is positioned at a connection between the air outlet channel and the accommodating cavity, the noise reduction board comprises an array of noise reduction holes, and the air outlet channel is in communication with the accommodating cavity through the array of noise reduction holes. 
     
     
         8 . The maintenance base station of  claim 7 , wherein the array of noise reduction holes on the noise reduction board forms the air outlet vent. 
     
     
         9 . The maintenance base station of  claim 7 , wherein the suction device further comprises a first noise reduction cotton and a second noise reduction cotton, the first noise reduction cotton is positioned in the accommodating cavity and surrounds the fan, and the second noise reduction cotton is filled in the air outlet channel. 
     
     
         10 . The maintenance base station of  claim 4 , wherein the shell is hollow cylindrical in shape, and the air outlet vent is defined on the circumferential sidewall of the shell and faces the air exhaust opening. 
     
     
         11 . The maintenance base station of  claim 2 , wherein the partition board defines an avoidance hole therethrough, the dirt entry pipe comprises a first pipe and a second pipe, an end of the first pipe is communicated with the dirt collection component, and another end of the first pipe extends to the avoidance hole; and
 the housing comprises a base board positioned below the partition board, the base board is detachable, the second pipe is positioned on the base board, an end of the second pipe is exposed on the surface of the housing and configured to connect with the dust discharging opening of the cleaning robot, and another end of the second pipe extends to the avoidance hole and connects with the end of the first pipe adjacent to the avoidance hole.   
     
     
         12 . The maintenance base station of  claim 11 , wherein the second pipe partially passes through a surface of the base board facing back from the partition board to form a maintenance window, the maintenance base station further comprises a cover board, and the cover board is detachably connected to the base board and configured to cover the maintenance window. 
     
     
         13 . The maintenance base station of  claim 11 , wherein the housing comprises a side board detachably connected to the base board, the side board defines an avoidance notch on a side of the side board adjacent to the base board, the maintenance base station further comprises a sealing sleeve, the sealing sleeve is sleeved over an end of the second pipe away from the first pipe, the sealing sleeve is inserted in the avoidance notch, and the sealing sleeve is configured to hermetically resist again an end surface of the dust discharging opening of the cleaning robot when the cleaning robot contacts the sealing sleeve. 
     
     
         14 . The maintenance base station of  claim 2 , wherein the housing comprises an upper housing and a lower housing, the upper housing and the lower housing cooperatively define the internal space, the partition board is positioned between the upper housing and the lower housing, the upper housing and the partition board cooperatively define the first sub-mounting cavity, and the lower housing and the partition board cooperatively define the second sub-mounting cavity. 
     
     
         15 . The maintenance base station of  claim 1 , wherein a surface of the dirt inlet end of the dirt entry pipe exposed on the surface of the housing is a concave curved surface. 
     
     
         16 . The maintenance base station of  claim 1 , wherein the surface of the housing is partially concavely provided with a recess, and the dirt entry pipe is partially exposed on the surface of the housing in the recess. 
     
     
         17 . The maintenance base station of  claim 1 , wherein the recharging assembly comprises a recharging sensor and two electrodes, the two electrodes are electrically connected to the recharging sensor, the recharging sensor is mounted in the second sub-mounting cavity, the two electrodes are mounted in the second sub-mounting cavity, and the two electrodes are at least partially exposed to the surface of the housing and configured to charge the cleaning robot. 
     
     
         18 . A maintenance base station for maintaining a cleaning robot, the maintenance base station comprising a housing, a dirt collection component, a recharging assembly and a suction device, wherein,
 the housing defines an internal space and comprises a dirt entry pipe, the dirt entry pipe is received in the internal space, a dirt inlet end of the dirt entry pipe is exposed on a surface of the housing for connecting with a dust discharging opening of the cleaning robot, the internal space comprises a first sub-mounting cavity and a second sub-mounting cavity, and the second sub-mounting cavity is positioned below the first sub-mounting cavity;   the dirt collection component is positioned in the first sub-mounting cavity, and the dirt collection component is in communication with a dirt outlet end of the dirt entry pipe; and   the recharging assembly and the suction device are both positioned in the second sub-mounting cavity, an air inlet end of the suction device is pneumatically communicated with the dirt collection component, an air outlet end of the suction device is communicated with an external environment, and the recharging assembly and the suction device are arranged side by side in a horizontal direction.   
     
     
         19 . The maintenance base station of  claim 18 , wherein the housing comprises a base board, the base board is detachably mounted on a bottom portion of the housing;
 the dirt entry pipe comprises a first pipe and a second pipe, an end of the first pipe is communicated with the dirt collection component, the second pipe is positioned on the base board, an end of the second pipe is exposed on the surface of the housing and configured to connect with the dust discharging opening of the cleaning robot, and another end of the second pipe detachably connects with another end of the first pipe.   
     
     
         20 . A cleaning system, comprising the maintenance base station of  claim 1  and a cleaning robot, the cleaning robot comprising a dust discharging opening, and the dirt inlet end of the maintenance base station configured to connect with the dust discharging opening of the cleaning robot.