Cleaner washing apparatus

Abstract

A washing apparatus washes a cleaner having a mop unit formed at a lower portion thereof. The washing apparatus includes a tray configured to form a space to receive the cleaner and washing water. A washing unit is disposed at a lower portion of the inside of the tray in contact with the mop unit. The washing unit includes a first spinning mop protrusion line configured to protrude upwardly, an upper end of the first spinning mop protrusion line being inclined downwardly in a first direction.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A washing apparatus configured to wash a cleaner having a mop unit formed at a lower portion thereof, the washing apparatus comprising:
 a tray configured to form a space to receive the cleaner and washing water; and   a washing unit disposed at a lower portion of the inside of the tray so as to contact the mop unit,   wherein the washing unit comprises a first spinning mop protrusion line configured to protrude upwardly, an upper end of the first spinning mop protrusion line being inclined downwardly in a first direction.   
     
     
         2 . The washing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the washing unit further comprises an auxiliary protrusion line configured to protrude upwardly and extend while traversing the first spinning mop protrusion line. 
     
     
         3 . The washing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the washing unit further comprises one or more protrusions configured to extend in a circumferential direction centering on a virtual axis passing through an intersection between the first spinning mop protrusion line and the auxiliary protrusion line. 
     
     
         4 . The washing apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the one or more protrusions comprise a plurality of protrusions respectively formed on a plurality of concentric circles centering on the virtual axis. 
     
     
         5 . The washing apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein a protruding height of the one or more protrusions is lower than heights of the first spinning mop protrusion line and the auxiliary protrusion line. 
     
     
         6 . The washing apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein ends of the one or more protrusions are spaced apart from the first spinning mop protrusion line and the auxiliary protrusion line. 
     
     
         7 . The washing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the washing unit further comprises a second spinning mop protrusion line configured to protrude upwardly, an upper end of the second spinning mop protrusion line being inclined downwardly in a second direction differing from the first direction. 
     
     
         8 . The washing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the washing unit further comprises:
 a first spinning mop washing unit having the first spinning mop protrusion;   a second spinning mop washing unit aligned with the first spinning mop washing unit in leftward and rightward directions and having one or more protrusion lines; and   a rolling mop washing unit disposed at the rear of the first spinning mop washing unit and the second spinning mop washing unit and having a plurality of protrusion lines configured to protrude upwardly and extend in parallel in the leftward and rightward directions.   
     
     
         9 . The washing apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein the rolling mop washing unit has a groove dented downwardly and extending in the leftward and rightward directions,
 wherein the protrusion lines comprise:   two protrusion lines disposed in front of the groove, among them, a height of one protrusion line disposed at the front being higher than a height of the other protrusion line disposed at the rear; and   two protrusion lines disposed at the rear of the groove, among them, a height of one protrusion line disposed at the rear being higher than a height of the other protrusion line disposed at the front.   
     
     
         10 . The washing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein a surface of the washing unit located at a position corresponding to the mop unit is inclined downwardly in a direction from a center to an edge thereof. 
     
     
         11 . A washing apparatus configured to wash a cleaner having at least one mop unit formed at a lower portion thereof to be rotated, the washing apparatus comprising:
 a tray configured to form a space to receive the cleaner and washing water; and   a washing unit disposed at a lower portion of the inside of the tray so as to contact the at least one mop unit,   wherein:   the washing unit comprises at least one protrusion line configured to protrude upwardly and extend while traversing a moving direction of a lower surface of the at least one mop unit when the at least one mop unit is rotated;   the at least one mop unit comprises a first mop unit, a lower surface of the first mop unit being inclined downwardly in a first direction; and   the at least one protrusion line comprises a first spinning mop protrusion line, a part of the first spinning mop protrusion line contacting the first mop unit being inclined downwardly in the first direction.   
     
     
         12 . The washing apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein an inclined direction of the first mop unit and an extending direction of the first spinning mop protrusion line are parallel to each other, as seen from above. 
     
     
         13 . The washing apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein:
 the at least one mop unit further comprises a second mop unit, a lower surface of the second mop unit being inclined downwardly in a second direction differing from the first direction; and   the at least one protrusion line further comprises a second spinning mop protrusion line, a part of the second spinning mop protrusion line contacting the second mop unit being inclined downwardly in the second direction.   
     
     
         14 . The washing apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein the at least one mop unit comprises a spinning mop unit rotated around a spinning rotation axis being parallel to the vertical direction or forming an acute angle of less than 45 degrees with the vertical direction, and a rolling mop unit rotated around a rolling rotation axis extending in leftward and rightward directions,
 wherein the washing unit comprises:   a spinning mop washing unit provided at a position corresponding to the spinning mop unit and having protrusion lines formed radially from the spinning rotation axis; and   a rolling mop washing unit having protrusion lines extending in a direction parallel to the rolling rotation axis.   
     
     
         15 . A control method of a washing control apparatus which comprises a cleaner having at least one mop unit formed at a lower portion thereof to be rotated, and a washing apparatus comprising a tray configured to form a space to receive the cleaner and washing water and a washing unit disposed at a lower portion of the inside of the tray so as to contact the at least one mop unit, the control method comprising:
 performing a washing operation configured to rotate the at least one mop unit under the condition that the cleaner and the washing water are received in a tray; and   performing a spin-drying operation configured to rotate the at least one mop unit under the condition that the washing water in the tray is drained.   
     
     
         16 . The control method according to  claim 15 , wherein, in the performing the washing operation and the performing the spin-drying operation, a rotation motion of the at least one mop unit under the condition that the cleaner is disposed in the tray is controlled to be different according to traveling information of the cleaner. 
     
     
         17 . The control method according to  claim 15 , wherein, in the performing the washing operation and the performing the spin-drying operation, a rotational speed of the at least one mop unit in the performing the washing operation and a rotational speed of the at least one mop unit in the performing the spin-drying operation are controlled to be different. 
     
     
         18 . The control method according to  claim 15 , wherein the at least one mop unit in the performing the spin-drying operation is rotated at a higher rotational speed than a rotational speed of the at least one mop unit in the performing the washing operation. 
     
     
         19 . The control method according to  claim 18 , wherein the performing the washing operation comprises:
 supplying washing water in which a detergent is dissolved to the inside of the tray and rotating the at least one mop unit; and   draining the washing water in which the detergent is dissolved in the tray, supplying washing water in which no detergent is dissolved and rotating the at least one mop unit.   
     
     
         20 . The control method according to  claim 18 , wherein the rotational speeds of the at least one mop unit in the performing the washing operation and the performing the rinsing operation are controlled to be different from a rotational speed of the at least one mop unit when performing a cleaning function.