CN115104966B - Cleaning apparatus and control method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a cleaning device and a control method, wherein the control method comprises the following steps: identifying a cleaning brushroll type mounted on the cleaning device and generating a brushroll signal corresponding to the cleaning brushroll type; based on the brushroll signal, a control mode is selected from a plurality of control modes that matches the current cleaning brushroll type to control the cleaning device. The invention discloses a cleaning device, comprising: the cleaning brush comprises a base, a plurality of cleaning brush rollers of different types, and a plurality of devices for realizing the control method, wherein the cleaning brush rollers can be used for being assembled on the base by a user. According to the cleaning equipment and the control method, the cleaning brush roll currently installed on the equipment is identified, so that the control part of the equipment can control the equipment to work according to the optimal control mode of the cleaning brush roll, and the cleaning brush roll can exert optimal efficiency during work.
Description
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of cleaning equipment, and particularly relates to cleaning equipment for cleaning surfaces and a control method.
Background
Cleaning devices carrying rotatable cleaning brush rolls are widely used for surface cleaning, such as equipment on floor mops, floor cleaning robots, and the like; in order to realize different cleaning floors and exert different effects, a plurality of cleaning brush rollers of different types are arranged in a plurality of cleaning devices, and a user can alternatively assemble the cleaning device for use when using the cleaning device; in the prior art, when the cleaning brush rollers of different types are assembled on equipment for use, the equipment is controlled by using the same set of control modes, and the performance of the cleaning brush rollers of different types cannot be exerted to the maximum extent, so that the overall cleaning effect of the equipment is affected.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a control method of a cleaning apparatus capable of satisfying excellent working performance of different types of cleaning brush rolls assembled into the apparatus, and a cleaning apparatus.
In order to achieve the above object, an aspect of the present invention provides a control method of a cleaning apparatus, comprising the steps of: identifying a cleaning brushroll type mounted on the cleaning device and generating a brushroll signal corresponding to the cleaning brushroll type; based on the brushroll signal, a control mode is selected from a plurality of control modes that matches the current cleaning brushroll type to control the cleaning device.
According to the control scheme, the cleaning brush roller currently installed on the equipment is identified, so that the control part of the equipment can control the equipment to work according to the optimal control mode meeting the cleaning brush roller, and the cleaning brush roller can exert optimal efficiency in work.
In one possible implementation, the types of the cleaning brush roller are classified by the material of the cleaning brush roller and/or the surface friction coefficient of the cleaning brush roller.
In one possible implementation, the identifying a cleaning brush roll type mounted on the cleaning device includes: the type of the cleaning brush roller is identified using a technology of detecting an electronic tag previously arranged on the cleaning brush roller.
In one possible implementation, the identifying a cleaning brush roll type mounted on the cleaning device includes: the type of the cleaning brush roller is identified using a technique that detects a change in a signal responsive to an electronic component of the cleaning brush roller.
In one possible implementation, the electronic component includes at least one of an infrared sensing component, a reed switch sensor, and a hall effect sensor.
In one possible implementation, the plurality of control modes includes a low rotational speed control mode that controls rotation of the respective cleaning brush roller at a first rotational speed; and a high rotational speed control mode for controlling the corresponding cleaning brush roller to rotate at a second rotational speed greater than the first rotational speed. The rotation speed control mode can adapt to a low rotation speed mode for the cleaning brush roller with small roller surface friction coefficient or adapt to a high rotation speed mode for the cleaning brush roller with large roller surface friction coefficient, so that the cleaning brush rollers with different roller surface friction coefficients can work at proper rotation speeds.
In one possible implementation, the plurality of control modes includes a small flow control mode that controls the supply of cleaning liquid to the respective cleaning brush roller at a first flow; and a large flow rate control mode for controlling the supply of the cleaning liquid to the respective cleaning brush rollers at a second flow rate larger than the first flow rate. The flow control mode can adapt a small flow mode to a cleaning brush roller made of a material with general liquid absorbing capability or adapt a high rotating speed mode to a cleaning brush roller made of a material with excellent liquid absorbing capability, so that the cleaning brush roller made of a material with no performance can work under a proper cleaning liquid flow.
Another aspect of the present invention provides a cleaning apparatus comprising: the cleaning device comprises a base, a plurality of cleaning brush rollers of different types, a recognition device and a control device, wherein the cleaning brush rollers can be arbitrarily selected by a user to be assembled on the base for use, the recognition device is used for recognizing the types of the cleaning brush rollers, the control device is used for controlling the cleaning device to work, a plurality of different control modes are prestored in the control device, the control device is connected with the recognition device in a phase mode, and the control device is configured to: a control mode matching the type of the cleaning brush roller currently mounted on the base can be selected from the plurality of different control modes based on the feedback result of the recognition means to control the cleaning apparatus.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects: the cleaning equipment provided by the invention can automatically identify the type of the cleaning brush roller currently assembled on the base of the cleaning equipment, automatically adjust the cleaning equipment to a working mode capable of enabling the current cleaning brush roller to exert the optimal cleaning efficiency, and improve the user experience.
In one possible implementation, the plurality of different types of cleaning brush rolls include a sponge brush roll and a nap brush roll. Different cleaning brush rolls can be suitable for different working environments to achieve good cleaning effects.
In one possible implementation, the identification device includes an electronic tag disposed on the plurality of different types of cleaning brush rolls and an identifier disposed on the base and capable of reading the electronic tag.
In one possible implementation, the identification means comprise a number of infrared detectors, or a number of reed switch sensors, or a number of hall effect sensors.
In one possible implementation, the method further includes: the driving device is used for driving the cleaning brush roller assembled on the base to rotate; the driving device is in signal connection with the control system, and the plurality of different control modes comprise a plurality of control modes for driving the cleaning brush roller to rotate at different rotating speeds.
In one possible implementation, the driving device includes a motor controlled by the driving device; the plurality of different control modes include a low rotational speed control mode and a high rotational speed control mode; when the control device selects the low-rotation speed control mode, the motor drives the corresponding cleaning brush roller to rotate at a first rotation speed; when the control device selects the high-rotation speed control mode, the motor drives the corresponding cleaning brush roller to rotate at a second rotation speed which is larger than the first rotation speed. According to the type of the currently assembled cleaning brush roller, the cleaning device can adapt to a low rotating speed mode for the cleaning brush roller with small roller surface friction coefficient or adapt to a high rotating speed mode for the cleaning brush roller with large roller surface friction coefficient, so that the cleaning brush rollers with different roller surface friction coefficients can work at proper rotating speeds.
In one possible implementation, the method further includes: and the liquid supply device is used for supplying cleaning liquid to the cleaning brush roller, and the plurality of different control modes comprise a plurality of control modes for controlling the cleaning liquid to be supplied to the cleaning brush roller at different flow rates.
In a possible implementation, the liquid supply device comprises a cleaning liquid tank for storing the cleaning liquid and a liquid pump controlled by the control device; the plurality of different control modes include a small flow control mode and a large flow control mode; the control device is capable of outputting liquid at a first flow rate when the small flow rate control mode is selected; the control means is operable to output liquid at a second flow rate greater than the first flow rate when the high flow rate control mode is selected. According to the type of the cleaning brush roller assembled at present, the cleaning device can adapt a small flow rate mode to the cleaning brush roller made of materials with general liquid absorption capability or adapt a high rotating speed mode to the cleaning brush roller made of materials with good liquid absorption capability, so that the cleaning brush roller made of materials with incapacity can work under the proper cleaning liquid flow rate. .
In one possible implementation, the method further includes: the energy supply device is used for outputting electric energy to the energy consumption component of the cleaning equipment, the functional device is in signal connection with the control system, and the plurality of different control modes comprise a low-voltage working mode for controlling the energy supply unit to output electric energy outwards at a first voltage and a high-voltage working mode for controlling the energy supply unit to output electric energy outwards at a second voltage which is larger than the first voltage. So that the cleaning device can adapt to the corresponding working voltage of the cleaning device according to the type of the cleaning brush roller assembled at present so as to improve the energy utilization rate of the cleaning device.
In one possible implementation, the device further comprises a rechargeable battery pack and a power supply circuit for controlling the rechargeable battery pack to externally supply power.
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FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method of controlling a cleaning apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a cleaning apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the structure of the housing of the cleaning device shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a cleaning brush roll assembled to the cleaning apparatus shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of another cleaning brush roll assembled to the cleaning apparatus shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of an identification means of the cleaning apparatus shown in FIG. 2;
fig. 7 is a schematic view of a control device of the cleaning apparatus shown in fig. 2.
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For a detailed description of the technical content, constructional features, objects and effects of the invention, reference will now be made in detail to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some, but not all, embodiments of the invention.
It is to be understood that portions of the present invention may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof. In the embodiments described below, the various steps or methods may be implemented in software or firmware stored in a memory and executed by a suitable instruction execution system. For example, if implemented in hardware, as in another embodiment, may be implemented using any one or combination of the following techniques, as is well known in the art: discrete logic circuits having logic gates for implementing logic functions on data signals, application specific integrated circuits having suitable combinational logic gates, programmable Gate Arrays (PGAs), field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), and the like.
In addition, in the description of the present invention, the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc., are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of description and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "plurality" means at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless specifically defined otherwise.
In the present invention, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.
In the description of the present specification, a description referring to terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms are not necessarily directed to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of the different embodiments or examples may be combined and combined by those skilled in the art without contradiction.
A control method of a cleaning apparatus and a cleaning apparatus capable of implementing the control method according to embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a flowchart of a control method of a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1, the control method of the cleaning apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention may include the steps of:
s1, identifying the type of a cleaning brush roller assembled on the cleaning equipment, and generating a brush roller signal corresponding to the type of the cleaning brush roller.
The type of the cleaning brush roller is divided by the material of the cleaning brush roller and/or the surface friction coefficient of the cleaning brush roller; such as: a brush roll coated with a sponge layer on the surface, a brush roll coated with a fluff layer, etc.
The type of the cleaning brush roller may be identified using a technique of detecting electronic tags previously arranged on various types of cleaning brush rollers; such as different electronic tags built into different types of cleaning brush rolls, and by identifying these electronic tags, the type of cleaning brush roll mounted on the device is identified.
The type of cleaning brush roller may also be identified using techniques that detect changes in signals responsive to the electronic components of the cleaning brush roller; for example, the electronic components may be infrared sensing components, reed switch sensors, or hall effect sensors.
S2, selecting a control mode matched with the current cleaning brush roller type from a plurality of control modes based on the brush roller signal obtained in the step S1 so as to control the cleaning equipment to work.
For example, the plurality of control modes may include a low rotational speed control mode that controls the respective cleaning brush roller to rotate at a first rotational speed; and a high rotational speed control mode for controlling the corresponding cleaning brush roller to rotate at a second rotational speed greater than the first rotational speed; a small flow control mode for controlling the supply of the cleaning liquid to the corresponding cleaning brush roller at a first flow rate and a large flow control mode for controlling the supply of the cleaning liquid to the corresponding cleaning brush roller at a second flow rate greater than the first flow rate may also be included.
Specifically, in the normal operation of the cleaning apparatus, when the type of surface to be cleaned is a hard surface having a small friction coefficient such as a tile and a wooden floor, it is possible to select a cleaning brush roller having a small roll surface friction coefficient and to select a low rotation speed control mode to control the operation of the cleaning apparatus; when the type of the surface to be cleaned is a hard surface with a large friction coefficient, the cleaning brush roller with a large friction coefficient of the roller surface can be selected and used, and a high rotating speed control mode is selected to control the operation of the cleaning equipment; it is also possible, for example: when the roller surface of the cleaning brush roller is made of a material with general liquid absorption capacity, the small flow control mode can be matched and selected to control the operation of the cleaning equipment; and when the roller surface of the cleaning brush roller is made of a material with excellent liquid absorbing capacity, the operation of the cleaning device can be controlled by matching and selecting a large flow control mode.
Therefore, in the embodiment of the invention, the cleaning brush roller type is identified, and the control mode matched with the current cleaning brush roller type is selected from a plurality of control modes of the cleaning device according to the brush roller signal so as to control the cleaning device to work, so that the cleaning brush roller can exert better cleaning performance, the energy utilization rate of the device can be improved, or the liquid amount remained on the cleaning surface after the cleaning device works can be reduced, and the cleaning surface can achieve quick-drying effect and the like.
Fig. 2 to 7 show a cleaning apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, including a base 1, a pair of first and second cleaning brush rollers 21 and 22 of different types for a user to arbitrarily select one to be assembled to the base 1, a recognition device 3 for recognizing the types of the first and second cleaning brush rollers 21 and 22, an upstanding body 5, and a control device 4 for controlling the operation of the cleaning apparatus.
As shown in fig. 3, the base 1 includes a housing 10, the housing 10 including oppositely disposed first and second side portions 101 and 102, a lower side portion 103, an upper side portion 105, and a removable top cover 104.
The inside front of the housing 10 defines a brush cavity 12 with an opening 11, the opening 11 being on the underside portion 103 of the housing 10. The brush chamber 12 is a partially closed chamber surrounded by the front portion of the first side surface portion 101, the front portion of the second side surface portion 102, the top cover 104, and the front portion of the lower side surface portion 103. A cleaning brush roller 21 or 22 is rotatably installed in the brush chamber 12, and lower portions of the cleaning brush rollers 21 and 22 are exposed downward from the opening 11 and contact the surface to be cleaned. At the same time, the first cleaning brush roller 21 and the second cleaning brush roller 22 are configured to be removable from within the brush cavity 12.
The rear part of the housing 10 is further provided with a liquid distribution line 16 which can be connected to a liquid supply and a suction line 17 which can be connected to a vacuum suction source. A liquid distribution line 16 extends into the brush chamber 12 to distribute liquid to the cleaning brush roll 21 or 22 located within the brush chamber 12. The liquid distribution line 16 may be partially disposed within the upper cover 104. The suction line 17 is in fluid communication with the brush chamber 12 for diverting fluid in the brush chamber 12 out by suction.
The driving device 14 is used for driving the cleaning brush roller assembled on the base to rotate, the driving device 14 is installed in the shell 10, the driving device 14 is in transmission connection with the first cleaning brush roller 21 or the second cleaning brush roller 22, namely, the driving device 14 is used for providing rotation power for the first cleaning brush roller 21 and the second cleaning brush roller 22. The drive means 14 may comprise a motor (not shown in the figures) controlled by the drive means 4.
As shown in fig. 2, the upright body 5 is provided at the top with a handle 51, and at the middle with a cleaning liquid tank 52, a dirty liquid recovery tank 53, a suction motor 54, and an energy supply device 55.
The cleaning liquid tank 52, liquid pump (not shown), and liquid distribution line 16 are in fluid communication in sequence to constitute a liquid supply device that effects the supply of cleaning liquid to the respective cleaning brush rolls. In this case, the liquid pump in the liquid supply device is a component that can be controlled by the control device 4, for example, under the control of the control device 4, cleaning liquid can be supplied to the respective cleaning brush rolls at different flows.
The suction line 17, the contaminated fluid recovery tank 53, and the suction motor 54 are sequentially in fluid communication to constitute a contaminated fluid recovery passage for recovering contaminated fluid. The cleaning brush roller is capable of carrying the dirty liquid on the surface to be cleaned into the dirty liquid recovery path.
The power supply means 55 is used for outputting electric power to the energy consuming parts of the cleaning device 100. In this example, the energy supply device 55 includes a rechargeable battery pack (not shown in the figure) and a power supply circuit (not shown in the figure) for controlling the rechargeable battery pack to supply power to the outside; the power supply device 55 is controlled by the control device 4. Under the control of the control device 4, the energy supply device 4 can output electric energy to the outside at different voltages.
As shown in fig. 4, the first cleaning brush roller 21 is a short pile brush roller having a first end 211, a second end 212, a cylindrical brush body 213 located between the first end 211 and the second end 212, and a pile layer 210 overlying the brush body 213. When the first cleaning brush roller 21 is in operation, part of the fluff layer 210 of the first cleaning brush roller 21 will protrude from the opening 11 and be in pressing contact with the surface to be cleaned. The first end 211 and the second end 212 of the first cleaning brush roller 21 are each engaged with a corresponding part of the base 1.
As shown in fig. 5, the second cleaning brush roll 22 is a sponge brush roll having a first end 221, a second end 222, a cylindrical brush body 223 between the first end 221 and the second end 222, and a sponge layer 220 covering the brush body 223. In operation, a portion of the sponge layer 220 of the second cleaning brush roll 22 will protrude from the opening 11 and be in pressing contact with the surface to be cleaned. The first 221 and second 222 ends of the second cleaning brush roll 22 are each engaged with a corresponding component of the chassis 1.
The identification means 3 having the first cleaning brush roller 21 whose roller surface is a fluff layer or the second cleaning brush roller 22 whose roller surface is a sponge layer, when a user mounts different types of cleaning brush rollers on the base 1, the cleaning apparatus 100 can identify the type of cleaning brush roller mounted on the base 1 at this time by the identification means. After recognizing the type of the cleaning brush roll, the recognition device 3 sends a brush roll signal to the control device 4, wherein the cleaning brush roll types are different, and the corresponding brush roll signals are also different.
In one embodiment of the identification means, the type of the cleaning brush roller may be identified using a technique of detecting an electronic tag previously arranged on each cleaning brush roller; as shown in fig. 6, taking the second cleaning brush roller 22 as an example, the recognition device 3 includes an electronic tag 32 provided on the second cleaning brush roller 22 and a recognizer 30 provided on the base 1 and capable of reading these electronic tags. The cleaning apparatus 100 recognizes the type of the current brush roller by reading the electronic tag 32 in the cleaning brush roller mounted on the base 1 through the identifier 30; because the electronic tag and the identifier are a non-contact radio frequency identification technology, the electronic tag and the identifier belong to common identification technologies and are not described in detail herein.
In another embodiment of the identification means, a technique of detecting a signal change in response to an electronic component of the cleaning brush roller is used to identify the type of cleaning brush roller. The identification means comprises, for example, a magnet provided in each cleaning brush roll and a hall effect sensor provided on the base, the hall effect sensor being adapted to signal the control means to the brush roll when the cleaning brush roll is mounted on the base; in other embodiments, the hall effect sensor may also be replaced by several infrared detectors, or several reed switch sensors; these infrared detectors or reed switch sensors are mounted to the base at different cleaning brush rolls, the signals of which are transformed to identify the type of cleaning brush roll currently mounted to the base.
The control device 4 is pre-stored with a plurality of different control modes, the control device 4 is in signal connection with the identification device 3, and the control device 4 is configured to: the control mode matched to the first cleaning brush roller 21 or the second cleaning brush roller 22 currently mounted on the base 1 can be selected from a plurality of different control modes based on the identification information of the identification means 3 to control the cleaning apparatus 100.
Referring to fig. 7, in this example, the control device 4 implements different control modes by different control units provided on itself, wherein the control units include a rotation speed control unit 401 for selecting a high rotation speed mode or a low rotation speed mode, a flow control unit 402 for selecting a small flow rate mode or a large flow rate mode, a voltage control unit 403 for selecting a high voltage mode or a low voltage mode, and the like. The rotating speed control unit 401 is in signal connection with the driving device 14, and when the rotating speed control unit 401 selects a low rotating speed mode, a motor of the driving device 14 drives the corresponding cleaning brush roller to rotate at a first rotating speed; when the rotation speed control unit 401 selects the high rotation speed mode, the motor of the driving device drives the corresponding cleaning brush roller to rotate at a second rotation speed which is greater than the first rotation speed. The flow control unit 402 is in signal connection with the liquid pump, and when the flow control unit 402 selects the small flow control mode, the liquid pump can output liquid at a first flow rate; when the flow control unit 403 selects the small flow control mode, the liquid pump can output liquid at a second flow rate that is greater than the first flow rate. Similarly, the voltage control unit 403 is in signal connection with the control power supply device 55, and is configured to select a low-voltage operation mode in which the functional device 55 outputs electric energy to the outside at a first voltage or a high-voltage operation mode in which the functional device outputs electric energy to the outside at a second voltage greater than the first voltage.
By means of a plurality of control units provided on the control device 4, the cleaning apparatus 100 can select a motor speed, a cleaning liquid flow rate, a supply voltage, etc. suitable for the first cleaning brush roller 21 or the second cleaning brush roller 22 so that the first cleaning brush roller 21 or the second cleaning brush roller 22 is in an optimal working condition. In other embodiments, the cleaning device may also be configured with more than two different types of cleaning roller brushes to provide a more personalized and diversified cleaning solution for the user. It should be noted that, in other embodiments, the high-low rotation speed mode, the large-small flow mode, the high-low voltage mode and the like may be set to be selected uniformly by the control device body, and the specific signal connection and the structural design of the control device do not form a limitation on the protection scope of the present application on the premise that the control device can select different rotation speeds, flow rates, voltages and the like according to different cleaning brush roller signals.
According to the cleaning equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention, the type of the cleaning brush roller assembled in the current cleaning equipment is detected through the identification device, and a brush roller signal is generated; the control device can select a control mode matched with the type of the cleaning brush roller currently assembled on the base from a plurality of pre-stored different control modes based on the feedback result of the identification device so as to control the cleaning equipment to work. Therefore, according to the brush roll type, the control mode is adjusted, the problem that the working efficiency of part of the cleaning brush rolls is low due to the fact that a plurality of cleaning brush rolls share one set of control mode can be avoided, the energy utilization rate of a rechargeable battery pack of the equipment can be improved, the ground cleaning effect is improved, and/or the use experience of a user is improved.
The above embodiments are provided to illustrate the technical concept and features of the present invention and are intended to enable those skilled in the art to understand the content of the present invention and implement the same, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. All equivalent changes or modifications made in accordance with the spirit of the present invention should be construed to be included in the scope of the present invention.
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1. A cleaning device (100) comprising a base (1) having a brush chamber (12), a fluff brush roll (21) and a sponge brush roll (22) for a user to choose one to fit at the brush chamber (12), identification means (3) for identifying the fluff brush roll (21) and the sponge brush roll (22), liquid supply means for supplying cleaning liquid to the fluff brush roll (21) or the sponge brush roll (22), a dirty liquid recovery path for recovering dirty liquid, driving means (14) for driving the fluff brush roll (21) or the sponge brush roll (22) to rotate, and control means (4) for controlling the operation of the cleaning device, the dirty liquid recovery path being formed by a suction line (17), a dirty liquid recovery tank (53) and a suction motor (54) in sequence, the liquid supply means comprising a cleaning liquid tank (52), a liquid pump and a liquid distribution line (16), the liquid distribution line (16) extending into the brush chamber (12) for distributing the liquid to the fluff brush roll (21) or the sponge brush roll (22); the suction line (17) is in fluid communication with the brush chamber (12) so as to transfer fluid in the brush chamber (12) to the suction line (17) by suction force, the driving device comprises a motor, the suction motor (54), the liquid pump and the motor are controlled by the control device, a plurality of different control modes are prestored in the control device (4), the control device (4) is connected with the phase of the identification device (3), and the control device (4) is configured to: -being able to select, based on the feedback result of the recognition means (3), a control mode from the plurality of different control modes that matches the control mode of the nap brush roller (21) or the sponge brush roller (22) currently fitted on the base (1) to control the cleaning device (100); wherein, in the control mode matched with the fluff brush roller (21), the control device (4) controls the motor to drive the fluff brush roller (21) to rotate at a first rotation speed and controls the liquid pump to output liquid to the fluff brush roller (21) at a first flow rate; in the control mode matched with the sponge brush roller (22), the control device (4) controls the motor to drive the sponge brush roller (22) to rotate at a second rotating speed smaller than the first rotating speed, and controls the liquid pump to output liquid to the sponge brush roller (22) at a second flow larger than the first flow.
2. A cleaning device (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that said identification means (3) comprise electronic labels (32) arranged on said plurality of different types of cleaning brush rolls (21, 22) and an identifier (30) arranged on said base and capable of reading said electronic labels.
3. A cleaning device (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that the identification means (3) comprise several infrared detectors, or several reed pipe sensors, or several hall effect sensors.
4. The cleaning apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising: the energy supply device (55) is used for outputting electric energy to the energy consumption component of the cleaning equipment (100), and the plurality of different control modes comprise a low-voltage operation mode for controlling the energy supply device (55) to output electric energy to the outside at a first voltage and a high-voltage operation mode for controlling the energy supply device to output electric energy to the outside at a second voltage which is larger than the first voltage.
5. The cleaning apparatus (100) of claim 4, comprising a rechargeable battery pack and a power supply circuit for controlling the external power of the rechargeable battery pack.
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