Cleaning apparatus and cleaning system
AssigneesJiangsu Midea Cleaning Appliances Co., Ltd., Midea Group Co., Ltd.
InventorsZhigang LIU, Xiuchao CAO, Qi WANG, Timin NI
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Abstract
A cleaning apparatus includes a dust collection chamber, a cover, a first lock device, and a second lock device. The dust collection chamber has a dust discharge port. The cover is rotatably arranged at the dust discharge port. The first lock device is at least partially movably fastened at the cover to limit a position of the cover. The first lock device is configured to release the limitation on the cover prior to docking with the base station, or abut against the base station to release the limitation on the cover subsequent to docking with the base station. The second lock device is configured to lock the cover, and unlock the cover when the base station is in operation.
Claims20
A cleaning apparatus comprising:
- a dust collection chamber having a dust discharge port;
- a cover arranged at the dust discharge port;
- a first lock device at least partially movably fastened at the cover to limit a position of the cover, the first lock device being configured to:
- release limitation on the cover before the cleaning apparatus docks with a base station, or
- abut against the base station to release the limitation on the cover after the cleaning apparatus docks with the base station;
- and
- a second lock device configured to:
- lock the cover, and
- unlock the cover in response to the base station being in operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.