US 12,278,595 B2
Cleaning robot and cleaning method
Xiangbo Shen, Suzhou (CN); Xiangming Dun, Suzhou (CN); Wujun Chen, Suzhou (CN); Zhongliang Jing, Suzhou (CN); Xiangyong Dun, Suzhou (CN); Lei Shan, Suzhou (CN); Xincheng Lu, Suzhou (CN); Jiageng Chen, Suzhou (CN); Ying Gao, Suzhou (CN); Sihai Zhou, Suzhou (CN); Hongbo Zhou, Suzhou (CN); and Zhixiong Hu, Suzhou (CN)
Assigned to SUZHOU IFBOT INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Suzhou (CN)
Appl. No. 17/629,355
Filed by SUZHOU IFBOT INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Suzhou (CN)
PCT Filed Jun. 17, 2021, PCT No. PCT/CN2021/100591
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 21, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/057346, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 24, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 202010969174.4 (CN), filed on Sep. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0360212 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. H02S 40/10 (2014.01); B08B 1/12 (2024.01); B08B 1/30 (2024.01); B08B 1/32 (2024.01)
CPC H02S 40/10 (2014.12) [B08B 1/12 (2024.01); B08B 1/30 (2024.01); B08B 1/32 (2024.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cleaning robot for cleaning photovoltaic panels, characterized in that it comprises the following components:
a supporting mechanism for supporting the cleaning robot;
a cleaning mechanism, which includes two cleaning units that are symmetrically arranged at both ends of the supporting mechanism and used to clean a surface of the photovoltaic panel; and
a walking mechanism, which is arranged in a middle of the supporting mechanism, and used to fix the cleaning robot on the surface of the photovoltaic panel and drive a cleaning robot to move on the surface of the photovoltaic panel;
wherein the supporting mechanism comprises a bracket having two support rods; and a first driving mechanism, the first driving mechanism being arranged on the bracket and connected with the cleaning mechanism, the cleaning mechanism having a first cleaning range and a second cleaning range, the first cleaning range and the second cleaning range being concentric circles, the two cleaning units rotatably cleaning within the first cleaning range and the second cleaning range sequentially; and
wherein the first driving mechanism comprises: a guide rail and a first driving member, the first driving member being connected to the cleaning mechanism and having an output end connected to the guide rail, the first driving member driving the cleaning mechanism to move along the guide rail from a first position to a second position, the first position corresponding to the first cleaning range, and the second position corresponding to the second cleaning range.