Button structure, liquid storage tank, and automatic cleaning apparatus

Abstract

A button structure is assembled on a liquid storage tank and includes: a button body; a pressing portion, located at one end of the button body and configured to disassemble the liquid storage tank from an automatic cleaning apparatus while subjected to a downward acting force; and a boss, located at another end of the button body opposite to the pressing portion, when the button structure is assembled on the liquid storage tank, the pressing portion is higher than the boss, and the boss moves in a direction opposite to a movement direction of the pressing portion, so that the liquid storage tank is detachably assembled on the automatic cleaning apparatus.

1 . A button structure, assembled on a liquid storage tank and configured to allow the liquid storage tank to be detachably assembled on an automatic cleaning apparatus, the button structure comprising:
 a button body;   a pressing portion, located at one end of the button body and configured to unlock the liquid storage tank from the automatic cleaning apparatus in response to a downward acting force; and   a boss, located at another end of the button body opposite to the pressing portion,   wherein when the button structure is assembled on the liquid storage tank, the pressing portion is higher than the boss, and the boss moves in a direction opposite to a movement direction of the pressing portion.   
     
     
         2 . The button structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the boss comprises:
 a first surface, formed as a curved surface extending upward along an upper surface of the button body;   a second surface, formed as a curved surface in smooth connection with the first surface and configured to be abutted with and clamped with a tab of the automatic cleaning apparatus; and   a third surface, formed as a plane in smooth connection with the second surface and configured to extend in a substantially vertical direction.   
     
     
         3 . The button structure according to  claim 2 , wherein a connecting portion between the first surface and the second surface is higher than a connecting portion between the second surface and the third surface. 
     
     
         4 . The button structure according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 lugs, symmetrically disposed on both sides of the button body; and   a rotating shaft, configured to connect the lugs and the liquid storage tank, thereby enabling the button structure to be rotatable around the rotating shaft.   
     
     
         5 . The button structure according to  claim 1 , further comprising: a first elastic member, disposed on a lower surface of the pressing portion and configured to provide a restoring force for the pressing portion in response to releasing of the downward acting force applied to the pressing portion. 
     
     
         6 . The button structure according to  claim 1 , wherein an upper surface of the pressing portion is higher than an upper surface of the button body, and a lower surface of the pressing portion is higher than a lower surface of the button body. 
     
     
         7 . The button structure according to  claim 6 , wherein the lower surface of the pressing portion is provided with a plurality of reinforcing ribs, or, the lower surface of the button body is provided with a plurality of reinforcing ribs. 
     
     
         8 . A liquid storage tank, comprising the button structure according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         9 . The liquid storage tank according to  claim 8 , further comprising a first assembling portion, located at an approximately central position of the liquid storage tank and configured for assembly of the button structure. 
     
     
         10 . The liquid storage tank according to  claim 9 , wherein the first assembling portion comprises a groove configured to accommodate the button structure in response to the assembly of the button structure on the liquid storage tank. 
     
     
         11 . The liquid storage tank according to  claim 9 , wherein the first assembling portion further comprises a light transmission port, located above the button structure and positionally matches a return pile lamp on the automatic cleaning apparatus. 
     
     
         12 . The liquid storage tank according to  claim 8 , further comprising a second assembling portion, located at an approximately central position of the liquid storage tank and configured to fill a cleaning liquid to the liquid storage tank after being connected with a base station. 
     
     
         13 . The liquid storage tank according to  claim 12 , wherein the second assembling portion comprises a liquid replenishing port, located at an approximately central position of the second assembling portion and configured to fill the cleaning liquid to the liquid storage. 
     
     
         14 . An automatic cleaning apparatus, comprising the liquid storage tank according to  claim 8 . 
     
     
         15 . The automatic cleaning apparatus according to  claim 14 , further comprising an assembling structure; wherein the liquid storage tank comprises a notch portion matching the assembling structure and the assembling structure is configured to be assembled in the notch portion in response to assembly of the liquid storage tank on the automatic cleaning apparatus. 
     
     
         16 . The automatic cleaning apparatus according to  claim 15 , wherein the assembling structure comprises a tab configured to be abutted with and clamped with the boss. 
     
     
         17 . The automatic cleaning apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein the tab comprises an inclined surface configured to be clamped with the boss in response to the tab being abutted with the boss. 
     
     
         18 . The automatic cleaning apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein the assembling structure further comprises a second elastic member configured to allow the tab to move telescopically in a vertical direction. 
     
     
         19 . The automatic cleaning apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein the liquid storage tank further comprises a groove configured to be clamped with the tab in response to the assembly of the liquid storage tank on the automatic cleaning apparatus. 
     
     
         20 . The automatic cleaning apparatus according to  claim 19 , wherein the tab further comprises a vertical surface configured to be clamped with an inside surface of the groove in response to the assembly of the liquid storage tank on the automatic cleaning apparatus.