Cleaning device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10821482-B2
Application number	US-201816128889-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 12, 2018
Priority date	Nov 15, 2017
Publication date	Nov 3, 2020
Grant date	Nov 3, 2020

Abstract

The cleaning device provided in the present disclosure includes a housing, the housing includes at least two housing units formed by sectioning the housing, and two adjacent housing units are detachably connected with each other. The housing is provided with a storage device, a recovery device, and a liquid-supplying device; an opening is arranged on the housing and a guide head is provided in the opening. The storage device stores a cleaning cloth, which is drawn out of the storage device and extends out of the housing via the opening, and which extends into the housing via the opening after going around the guide head and is then connected to the recovery device. The recovery device is configured to draw the cleaning cloth to the recovery device to recover the cleaning cloth.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cleaning device, comprising a housing, wherein the housing comprises at least two housing units formed by sectioning the housing, the at least two housing units which are adjacent are detachably connected with each other, the housing is provided with a storage device a recovery device, a liquid-supplying device and a first control switch, an opening is arranged on the housing and a guide head is arranged in the opening,
the storage device stores a cleaning cloth, which is drawn out of the storage device and extends out of the housing via the opening, and which extends into the housing via the opening after going around the guide head and is connected to the recovery device;
the recovery device is configured to draw the cleaning cloth to the recovery device to recover the cleaning cloth;
the liquid-supplying device is configured to supply cleaning liquid to the cleaning cloth wound around the guide head, wherein the liquid-supplying device comprises:
a liquid storage container that stores a cleaning liquid, wherein a side wall of the liquid storage container is made of an elastic material, and the housing is provided with a through-hole, the through-hole is arranged correspondingly to the side wall of the liquid storage container; and
a liquid-supplying pipe, one end of which is connected to the liquid storage container and the other end of which is located in a gap between two adjacent rollers, wherein the liquid-supplying pipe is a capillary;
the first control switch comprises a switch body, wherein the switch body is provided in the through-hole, and one end of the switch body located in the housing comes into contact with the side wall of the liquid storage container; such that when one end of the switch body located outside the housing is subjected to a pressing force, the switch body can move toward the housing to squeeze the liquid storage container.

2. The cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the storage device comprises a storage chamber fixed in the housing and a first reel disposed in the storage chamber, the cleaning cloth is stored in the storage chamber and is wound around the first reel; and a discharge notch is arranged on a side wall of the storage chamber, such that the cleaning cloth is drawn out of the storage chamber via the discharge notch.

3. The cleaning device according to claim 2 , wherein a first steering rod is further arranged in the storage chamber, and the first steering rod is parallel to the first reel; and the first steering rod is arranged correspondingly to the discharge notch, such that the cleaning cloth wound around the first reel goes around the first steering rod and is then drawn out of the discharge notch.

4. The cleaning device according to claim 3 , wherein the recovery device comprises a recovery chamber, a second reel, and a rotation driver,
the recovery chamber is fixed in the housing, the second reel is rotationally hinged in the recovery chamber, the rotation driver is configured to drive the second reel to rotate around itself; and a side wall of the recovery chamber is provided with a feed notch, such that a cleaning cloth entering the housing via the opening passes through the feed notch and is then wound around the second reel.

5. The cleaning device according to claim 4 , wherein a second steering rod is further arranged in the recovery chamber, and the second steering rod is parallel to the second reel; and the second steering rod is arranged correspondingly to the feed notch, such that the cleaning cloth passing through the feed notch goes around the second steering rod and is then wound around the second reel.

6. The cleaning device according to claim 4 , wherein the recovery chamber comprises a first side wall and a second side wall, the at least two housing units comprise a first housing unit constituting the first side wall of the recovery chamber and a second housing unit constituting the second side wall of the recovery chamber;
one end of the second reel is connected to the first housing unit and other end of the second reel is connected to the second housing unit; and
when the first housing unit and the second housing unit are detached from each other, at least one end of the second reel can be separated from the corresponding housing unit.

7. The cleaning device according to claim 6 , wherein a groove is disposed on a side wall of the second reel, a clamping part is detachably connected in the groove, and one end of the cleaning cloth is clamped between an inner wall of the groove and the clamping part.

8. The cleaning device according to claim 7 , wherein one end of the clamping part in the second reel is sleeved with a fastening cap, and the other end of the clamping part in the second reel limit a position by cooperation between a position-limiting shaft and a position-limiting hole.

9. The cleaning device according to claim 2 , wherein the storage chamber comprises a first side wall and a second side wall which are arranged correspondingly to each other, such that the at least two housing units comprise a first housing unit constituting the first side wall of the storage chamber and a second housing unit constituting the second side wall of the storage chamber;
one end of the first reel is connected to the first housing unit and the other end of the first reel is connected to the second housing unit; and
when the first housing unit and the second housing unit are detached from each other, at least one end of the first reel can be separated from the corresponding housing unit.

10. The cleaning device according to claim 9 , wherein the first reel comprises a shaft core and a shaft sleeve, one end of the shaft core is connected to the first housing unit, and the other end of the shaft core is connected to the second housing unit, the shaft sleeve is sleeved at the shaft core and can be drawn out of an end of the shaft core, and the cleaning cloth is wound around the shaft sleeve.

11. The cleaning device according to claim 10 , wherein a position-limiting structure is disposed between the shaft sleeve and the shaft core, and the position-limiting structure is configured to prevent the shaft sleeve from rotating relative to the shaft core.

12. The cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the housing is provided with a first isolation channel located between the storage device and the opening and a second isolation channel located between the opening and the recovery device,
such that the cleaning cloth drawn out of the storage device passes through the first isolation channel and then extends out of the housing via the opening; and the cleaning cloth going around the guide head and extending into the housing passes through the second isolation channel and is then connected to the recovery device.

13. The cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the guide head is a roller rotationally hinged to the opening, and the cleaning cloth is wound around a side wall of the roller.

14. The cleaning device according to claim 13 , wherein a plurality of the rollers are provided and they are evenly disposed at the opening in interval, rotating axes of the plurality of rollers are collinear, and the cleaning cloth is wound around side walls of the plurality of rollers.

15. The cleaning device according to claim 1 , further comprising a second control switch exposed out of the housing, wherein the second control switch is configured to control to initiate the recovery device.

16. The cleaning device according to claim 1 , further comprising a cover, wherein the cover is detachably connected to a position

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd
• Hefei Boe Optoelectronics Tech

Inventors

• Wang Yong
• An Yusheng
• Jiang Shengchao
• Meng Qingyong

Classifications

• B08B1/143 Primary

  Wipes · CPC title

• B65H37/007 Primary

  Applicators for applying coatings, e.g. correction, colour or adhesive coatings · CPC title

• G02B27/0006

  with means to keep optical surfaces clean, e.g. by preventing or removing dirt, stains, contamination, condensation (G02B1/18 takes precedence; cleaning in general B08B) · CPC title

• B65H18/103

  Reel-to-reel type web winding and unwinding mechanisms · CPC title

• B08B13/00

  Accessories or details of general applicability for machines or apparatus for cleaning · CPC title