Cleaning Apparatus and Cleaning Method

• US 20200130020A1
• Filed: 06/09/2017
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Ordos Yuansheng Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. (BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Ordos Yuansheng Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. (BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: YANG, Le, LI, Fashun
• Granted Patent: US 10,882,077 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/02 designed to produce a jet, spray, or other discharge of particular shape or nature, e.g. in single drops, or having an outlet of particular shapeB05B1/26, B05B1/28, B05B1/34 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/20 Arrangements of several outlets along elongated bodies, e.g. perforated pipes or troughs, e.g. spray booms spray booms for agricultural uses A01M7/0071; spray bars for treating roads E01C19/176; Outlet elements therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 12/006 Pressure or flow rate sensors
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 1/143 Wipes
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 3/02 Cleaning by the force of jets or sprays
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 3/024 Cleaning by means of spray elements moving over the surface to be cleaned
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 3/08 the liquid having chemical or dissolving effect substances used, see the relevant classes
• CPC Class Codes: B41F 35/00 Cleaning arrangements or devices in manifolding apparatus or the like B41L41/00

Abstract

The present application provides a cleaning apparatus and a cleaning method. The cleaning apparatus includes two wiping parts opposite to each other, a connection part and a cleanliness detection device. The two wiping parts defines a space therebetween to accommodate a part to be cleaned. The two wiping parts are connected through the connection part. The cleanliness detection device is configured to detect cleanliness of the part to be cleaned. The connection part is configured to control a distance between the two wiping parts based on the detected cleanliness.

Claims

1. A cleaning apparatus, comprising two wiping parts opposite to each other, a connection part and a cleanliness detection device, the two wiping parts defining a space therebetween to accommodate a part to be cleaned, and the two wiping parts being connected through the connection part,

wherein the cleanliness detection device is configured to detect cleanliness of the part to be cleaned;

and

the connection part is configured to control a distance between the two wiping parts based on the detected cleanliness.

2. The cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wiping part is of a plate shape, and the cleaning apparatus further comprises a driving part configured to control the wiping part to move in a plane where the wiping part is located, and

wherein a pressure sensor is provided on the wiping part as the cleanliness detection device, connected with the driving part, and configured to sense a pressure in a wiping process;

in a case where the pressure for a position sensed by the pressure sensor is larger than a predetermined threshold value, the driving part is configured to control the wiping part to wipe the sensed position; and

in a case where the pressure for a position sensed by the pressure sensor is smaller than or equal to the predetermined threshold value, the driving part is configured to control the wiping parts to move away from each other.

3. The cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least a part of an inner wall of the connection part is provided with a spray unit configured to spray a cleanser towards opposite surfaces of the two wiping parts, respectively.

4. The cleaning apparatus of claim 3, further comprising a cleaning cloth provided on each of the opposite surfaces of the two wiping parts.

5. The cleaning apparatus of claim 3, wherein the spray unit comprises a plurality of nozzles spaced apart from each other, and spraying zones of adjacent ones of the plurality of nozzles have an overlapped region.

6. The cleaning apparatus of claim 5, wherein the spraying zone of the nozzle is of a circular shape, and spaces between the nozzles are set such that a half of an area of a spraying zone of one of the plurality nozzles is overlapped with a half of an area of a spraying zone of an adjacent one of the plurality nozzles.

7. A cleaning method using a cleaning apparatus, wherein the cleaning apparatus is t cleaning apparatus of claim 1, and the method comprises steps of:

placing a part to be cleaned in a space defined between the two wiping parts;

driving, through the connection part, the two wiping parts to move towards each other to be in contact with the part to be cleaned;

detecting, through the cleanliness detection device, cleanliness of the part to be cleaned; and

controlling the wiping parts to move based on the detected cleanliness, thereby wiping the part to be cleaned.

8. The cleaning method of claim 7, wherein at least a part of an inner wall of the connection part is provided with a spray unit, and the cleaning method further comprises a step of spraying, by using the spray unit, a cleanser towards opposite surfaces of the two wiping parts, respectively.

9. The cleaning method of claim 8, wherein the cleaning apparatus further comprises a cleaning cloth provided on each of the opposite surfaces of the two wiping parts;

and

the cleaning method further comprises steps of;

pre-wiping the part to be cleaned by using the cleaning cloth before the cleanser is sprayed towards the opposite surfaces of the two wiping parts by using the spray unit; and

wiping the part to be cleaned by using the cleaning cloth after the cleanser is sprayed towards the opposite surfaces of the two wiping parts by using the spray unit.

10. The cleaning method of claim 8, wherein the cleaning apparatus further comprises a cleaning cloth provided on each of the opposite surfaces of the two wiping parts;

and

the cleaning method further comprises a step of;

spraying a cleanser towards the opposite surfaces of the two wiping parts by using the spray unit, while wiping the part to be cleaned by using the cleaning cloth.

11. The cleaning method of claim 8, wherein the spray unit comprises a plurality of nozzles spaced apart from each other, and spraying zones of adjacent ones of the plurality of nozzles have an overlapped region.

12. The cleaning method of claim 7, wherein the wiping part is of a plate shape and the cleaning apparatus further comprises a driving part;

and

the method further comprises a step of controlling, through the driving part, the wiping part to move in a plane where the wiping part is located.

13. The cleaning method of claim 12, wherein a pressure sensor is provided on the wiping part as the cleanliness detection device, connected with the driving part, and configured to sense a pressure in a wiping process;

and

the cleaning method further comprises steps of;

sensing, by using the pressure sensor, a pressure in the wiping process;

in a case where the pressure for a position sensed by the pressure sensor is larger than a predetermined threshold value, controlling, through the driving part, the wiping part to wipe the sensed position; and

in a case where the pressure for a position sensed by the pressure sensor is smaller than or equal to the predetermined threshold value, controlling, through the driving part, the wiping parts to move away from each other.

14. The cleaning method of claim 7, further comprising a step of causing the two wiping parts to move away from each other so as to be separated from the part to be cleaned.