CN103512180B - Drainage device and dehumidifier with same - Google Patents
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The invention provides a drainage device and a dehumidifier with the same, wherein the drainage device comprises: the water receiving tray is provided with a first water discharging groove and a second water discharging groove communicated with the first water discharging groove; the first drainage joint is internally provided with a first drainage channel communicated with the first drainage groove; the second drainage joint is internally provided with a second drainage channel; the interior of the first water tank is communicated with the first drainage groove through a first drainage channel; the interior of the second water tank is communicated with the second drainage groove; a water inlet of the water pump is communicated with the inside of the second water tank, and a water outlet of the water pump is connected with the second drainage connector and communicated with the second drainage channel; a sealing member for selectively blocking the first drainage passage; and the external drain pipe is communicated with the first drain channel, or is communicated with the second drain channel when the sealing element blocks the first drain channel. The drainage device has three drainage modes, and is simple to operate when the manual drainage is changed into the automatic drainage.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to household electrical appliance technical field, in particular to a kind of drainage arrangement and the dehumidifier with it.
Background technology
Along with the continuous progress of raising and the electrical appliance industry technology day by day of people's living standard, consumer requires more and more stronger to the hommization in use of household appliances product, and product hommization degree often becomes the principal element that consumer selects product.
Dehumidifier of the prior art, in use procedure, condensed water is first pooled in water tank, after cistern water level reaches Protection capacity, could be continued to run by machine after the water discharge in water tank by manual method.Drainage procedure is complicated, and consumes certain muscle power and time, very inconvenience.And there is the dehumidifier complex structure of automatic drainage function, in addition, realizing complicated operation required when manual drainage becomes Auto-drainage conversion, make troubles to user.Solve the problem in the urgent need to new technological invention.
Summary of the invention
The present invention aims to provide and a kind ofly to realize when manual drainage becomes Auto-drainage conversion drainage arrangement simple to operate and have its dehumidifier.
To achieve these goals, according to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of drainage arrangement, comprising: drip tray, the second drain groove that drip tray has the first drain groove and is communicated with the first drain groove, the bottom land position of the second drain groove is higher than the bottom land position of the first drain groove; First row water swivel, is connected in the first drain groove, and the inside of first row water swivel has the first row aquaporin be communicated with the first drain groove; Second row water swivel, the inside of second row water swivel has second row aquaporin; First water tank, is positioned at below drip tray, and the first water tank inside is communicated with by first row aquaporin with between the first drain groove; Second water tank, its inside is communicated with the second drain groove; Water pump, its water inlet is communicated with the inside of the second water tank, and the delivery port of water pump is connected with second row water swivel and is communicated with second row aquaporin; Seal, selectively shutoff first row aquaporin; External connection row water pipe, is communicated with first row aquaporin, or external connection row water pipe is communicated with second row aquaporin when seal shutoff first row aquaporin.
Further, first row water swivel and second row water swivel composition composite, water-drain joint, second row water swivel is arranged on the inside of first row water swivel, and the mezzanine space between first row water swivel and second row water swivel forms first row aquaporin.
Further, the outer wall of first row water swivel has connecting thread, first row water swivel inside has the bracing frame supporting second row water swivel.
Further, the connector that second row water swivel comprises interior tube body and is connected with interior tube body, second row water swivel is screwed onto in the first drain groove by connector.
Further, composite, water-drain joint is connected to the first end of the first drain groove, and the second drain groove is positioned at the second end of the first drain groove.
Further, pump drain pipe is connected with between the delivery port of water pump and second row water swivel.
Further, the water inlet of water pump is connected with pump water inlet, and the water inlet end of pump water inlet is positioned at the bottom of the second water tank and is connected with filtration members.
Further, the first ball cock device is provided with in the first water tank; The second ball cock device is provided with in second water tank.
Further, external connection row water pipe comprises the first external connection row water pipe and the second external connection row water pipe, first external connection row water pipe is communicated with first row aquaporin, and the second external connection row water pipe is communicated with second row aquaporin, has the limiting section of position limiting sealed part in the second external connection row water pipe.
Further, the shutoff plug that the sidewall bottom it of the first water tank is provided with breach and matches with breach.
According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of dehumidifier, comprise drainage arrangement, drainage arrangement is above-mentioned drainage arrangement.
Apply technical scheme of the present invention, make drainage arrangement can realize and switch following three kinds of drainage patterns:
(1) condensed water can be discharged to manually formula draining again in the first water tank by the first drain groove and first row aquaporin when not connecting external connection row water pipe;
(2) can realize to the position draining lower than drainage arrangement by connecting at first row water swivel place the external connection row water pipe be communicated with first row aquaporin, similar to the drainage pattern of (1), namely by the first drain groove and first row aquaporin condensed water drained in external connection row water pipe and discharge again;
(3) seal shutoff first row aquaporin can be utilized, and realize to the position draining higher than drainage arrangement by connecting at second row water swivel place with the external connection row water pipe be only communicated with second row aquaporin, above-mentioned drainage pattern is Auto-drainage mode, by seal shutoff first row aquaporin, the condensed water in the first drain groove is gathered and flow into the second water tank by the second drain groove, then from the second water tank, water is extracted out by water pump and condensed water is drained in external connection row water pipe by second row aquaporin and discharge again.
Two water tanks (the first water tank and the second water tank) of drainage arrangement of the present invention can be separate work, and switch to (2) or (3) drainage pattern from (1) drainage pattern and only need connect external connection row water pipe at first row water swivel, or utilize seal shutoff first row aquaporin and connect drainpipe at second row water swivel place, switch simple, drastically increase Consumer's Experience.
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The Figure of description forming a application's part is used to provide a further understanding of the present invention, and schematic description and description of the present invention, for explaining the present invention, does not form inappropriate limitation of the present invention.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 shows the perspective view of the embodiment according to drainage arrangement of the present invention, and Fig. 1 shows the first drainage pattern of drainage arrangement;
Fig. 2 shows the A place enlarged diagram of the drainage arrangement of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 shows the perspective view of another angle of the drainage arrangement of Fig. 1, originally there is shown the state before the drainage joint assembling of drainage arrangement;
Fig. 4 shows the second drainage pattern schematic diagram of the drainage arrangement of Fig. 1; And
Fig. 5 shows the third drainage pattern schematic diagram of the drainage arrangement of Fig. 1.
Detailed description of the invention
It should be noted that, when not conflicting, the embodiment in the application and the feature in embodiment can combine mutually.Below with reference to the accompanying drawings and describe the present invention in detail in conjunction with the embodiments.
In conjunction with see Fig. 1 to Fig. 5, the drainage arrangement of the present embodiment comprises: drip tray 10, first row water swivel 21, first water tank 30.Wherein, drip tray 10 there is the first drain groove 11 and the bottom land position of the second drain groove 12, second drain groove 12 that is communicated with the first drain groove 11 higher than the bottom land position of the first drain groove 11; First row water swivel 21 is connected on drip tray 10, and the inside of first row water swivel 21 has the first row aquaporin be communicated with the first drain groove 11; First water tank 30, is positioned at below drip tray 10, and the first water tank 30 inside is communicated with by first row aquaporin with between the first drain groove 11.
Said structure makes drainage arrangement can carry out draining by the first drainage pattern as shown in Figure 1.Particularly, the condensed water of drip tray 10 inner accumulated is introduced in the first drain groove 11, condensed water enters in the first water tank 30 by the first row aquaporin of first row water swivel 21 inside, needs manually drainage pattern to be discharged by condensed water when the water in the first water tank 30 reach a certain height.
Preferably, the first ball cock device (not shown) is provided with in the first water tank 30.First ball cock device comprises float and protection switch, after water level reaches setting height, float drive protection switch protect, control drainage arrangement shut down, and send report to the police carry out manual draining operation with reminding user.
The present embodiment also comprises the first external connection row water pipe 61, and this first external connection row water pipe 61 is communicated with first row aquaporin.The drainage arrangement of the present embodiment can carry out draining by the second drainage pattern as shown in Figure 4.Particularly, one end of the first external connection row water pipe 61 is received on first row water swivel 21, the other end guides drainage position into, condensed water is entered in the first external connection row water pipe 61 by first row aquaporin and flows out, thus can realize naturally to position (as places such as the sewers) draining lower than drainage arrangement.Without the need to consuming any extra electric power in said process.
The present embodiment also comprises second row water swivel 22, second water tank 40, water pump 50, seal and the second external connection row water pipe 62.Wherein, second row water swivel 22 inside has second row aquaporin, and second row water swivel 22 is preferably connected on drip tray 10; The inside of the second water tank 40 is communicated with the second drain groove 12; The water inlet of water pump 50 is communicated with the inside of the second water tank 40, and the delivery port of water pump 50 is connected with second row water swivel 22 and is communicated with second row aquaporin; Seal is shutoff drainage channel selectively; Second external connection row water pipe 62 is communicated with second row aquaporin when seal shutoff first row aquaporin.The drainage arrangement of the present embodiment can carry out draining by the third drainage pattern as shown in Figure 5.
Particularly, receive on second row water swivel 22 by an end of the second external connection row water pipe 62, the other end guides to the drainage position higher than drainage arrangement, then uses seal shutoff first row aquaporin.Along with the generation of condensed water, because first row aquaporin is by shutoff, condensed water in first drain groove 11 cannot flow in the first water tank 30 by first row aquaporin, and condensed water can pass through the second drain groove 12(as shown in Figure 2 after the first drain groove 11 inner accumulated to certain altitude) flow in the second water tank 40.After the water level of the second water tank 40 reach a certain height, water pump 50 runs, and condensed water enters the second row aquaporin of second row water swivel 22 after being drawn water by water pump 50, and then is discharged by the second external connection row water pipe 62 again.This kind of pattern is Auto-drainage pattern, and condensed water can by the place of the pressure of water pump 50 discharged to higher than drainage arrangement position (if basement is to the draining of outdoor ground eminence).Preferably, there is in the second external connection row water pipe the limiting section of position limiting sealed part.
Preferably, the second ball cock device is provided with in the second water tank 40.Second ball cock device comprises a high water level float and a low water level float, when the water level of the second water tank 40 reaches the first predetermined altitude (high water level), high water level float drives water pump 50 operation to carry out draining, when the water level of the second water tank 40 reaches youngster's predetermined altitude (low water level), low water level float drives water pump 50 out of service.
In the present embodiment, first row water swivel 21 and second row water swivel 22 form composite, water-drain joint 20, second row water swivel 22 is arranged on the inside of first row water swivel 21, and the mezzanine space between first row water swivel 21 and second row water swivel 22 forms first row aquaporin.Above-mentioned composite, water-drain joint 20 makes the drainage arrangement of the present embodiment compacter.In unshowned in the drawings embodiment, first row water swivel 21 and second row water swivel 22 are separate settings.
It should be noted that, external connection row water pipe comprises the first external connection row water pipe 61 and the second external connection row water pipe 62 in the present embodiment, in other figs. in unshowned embodiment, external connection row water pipe also can be one, now, it is spacing that seal then needs other structures to carry out, and external connection row water pipe can be communicated with first row aquaporin, or external connection row water pipe is communicated with second row aquaporin when seal shutoff first row aquaporin.
The drainage arrangement structure of the present embodiment is simple, and can realize and switch following three kinds of drainage patterns:
(1) condensed water can be discharged to manually formula draining again in the first water tank 30 when not connecting external connection row water pipe;
(2) can realize to the position draining lower than drainage arrangement by connecting at first row water swivel 21 place the first external connection row water pipe 61 be communicated with first row aquaporin;
(3) seal shutoff first row aquaporin can be utilized, and realize to the position draining higher than drainage arrangement with the second external connection row water pipe 62 be only communicated with second row aquaporin by connecting at second row water swivel 22 place.
As shown in Figure 2, for the ease of connecting external connection row water pipe, the outer wall of first row water swivel 21 has connecting thread, for the ease of the support of second row water swivel 22, first row water swivel 21 inside has the bracing frame supporting second row water swivel 22.
As shown in Figure 2, conveniently second row water swivel 22 is fixing, and the connector that second row water swivel 22 comprises interior tube body and is connected with interior tube body, second row water swivel 22 is screwed onto in the first drain groove 11 by connector.
As shown in Figure 2, composite, water-drain joint 20 is connected to the first end of the first drain groove 11, and the second drain groove 12 is positioned at the second end of the first drain groove 11.
As shown in Figure 2, be connected with pump drain pipe 51 between the delivery port of water pump 50 and second row water swivel 22, pump drain pipe 51 all needs to be tightly connected with water pump 50 and second row water swivel 22.
As shown in Figure 5, the water inlet of water pump 50 is connected with pump water inlet 52, and the water inlet end of pump water inlet 52 is positioned at the bottom of the second water tank 40 and is connected with filtration members 70.Filtration members 70, for filter freezing water, prevents foreign matter from entering water pump 50.Preferably, the shutoff plug 71 that the sidewall bottom it of the first water tank 30 is provided with breach and matches with breach, when the first water tank 30 needs cleaning, can open shutoff plug 71 and be discharged by water, convenient cleaning; Or can directly from then on breach the water in the first water tank 30 is arranged outward.
Present invention also offers a kind of dehumidifier, comprise above-mentioned drainage arrangement according to the embodiment of dehumidifier of the present invention, the dehumidifier of the present embodiment can realize three kinds of draining control models, and the switching of three kinds of draining control models is simple, easy to operate.
The foregoing is only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, be not limited to the present invention, for a person skilled in the art, the present invention can have various modifications and variations.Within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any amendment done, equivalent replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.
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1. a drainage arrangement, is characterized in that, comprising:
Drip tray (10), the second drain groove (12) that described drip tray (10) has the first drain groove (11) and is communicated with described first drain groove (11), the bottom land position of described second drain groove (12) is higher than the bottom land position of described first drain groove (11);
First row water swivel (21), is connected on described first drain groove (11), and the inside of described first row water swivel (21) has the first row aquaporin be communicated with described first drain groove (11);
Second row water swivel (22), the inside of described second row water swivel (22) has second row aquaporin;
First water tank (30), is positioned at described drip tray (10) below, and described first water tank (30) inside is communicated with by described first row aquaporin with between described first drain groove (11);
Second water tank (40), its inside is communicated with described second drain groove (12);
Water pump (50), its water inlet is communicated with the inside of described second water tank (40), and the delivery port of described water pump (50) is connected with described second row water swivel (22) and is communicated with described second row aquaporin;
Seal, selectively first row aquaporin described in shutoff;
External connection row water pipe, is communicated with described first row aquaporin, or when described in described seal shutoff during first row aquaporin described external connection row water pipe be communicated with described second row aquaporin.
2. drainage arrangement according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described first row water swivel (21) and second row water swivel (22) composition composite, water-drain joint (20), described second row water swivel (22) is arranged on the inside of described first row water swivel (21), and the mezzanine space between described first row water swivel (21) and second row water swivel (22) forms described first row aquaporin.
3. drainage arrangement according to claim 2, is characterized in that, the outer wall of described first row water swivel (21) has connecting thread, and described first row water swivel (21) inside has the bracing frame supporting described second row water swivel (22).
4. drainage arrangement according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, the connector that described second row water swivel (22) comprises interior tube body and is connected with described interior tube body, described second row water swivel (22) is screwed onto in described first drain groove (11) by described connector.
5. the drainage arrangement according to any one of claim 2 to 4, it is characterized in that, described composite, water-drain joint (20) is connected to the first end of described first drain groove (11), and described second drain groove (12) is positioned at the second end of described first drain groove (11).
6. drainage arrangement according to claim 1, is characterized in that, is connected with pump drain pipe (51) between the delivery port of described water pump (50) and described second row water swivel (22).
7. drainage arrangement according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, the water inlet of described water pump (50) is connected with pump water inlet (52), and the water inlet end of described pump water inlet (52) is positioned at the bottom of described second water tank (40) and is connected with filtration members (70).
8. drainage arrangement according to claim 1, is characterized in that, is provided with the first ball cock device in described first water tank (30); The second ball cock device is provided with in described second water tank (40).
9. drainage arrangement according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described external connection row water pipe comprises the first external connection row water pipe (61) and the second external connection row water pipe (62), described first external connection row water pipe (61) is communicated with described first row aquaporin, described second external connection row water pipe (62) is communicated with described second row aquaporin, has the limiting section of spacing described seal in described second external connection row water pipe (62).
10. drainage arrangement according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the shutoff plug (71) that the sidewall bottom it of described first water tank (30) is provided with breach and matches with described breach.
11. 1 kinds of dehumidifiers, comprise drainage arrangement, it is characterized in that, the drainage arrangement of described drainage arrangement according to any one of claim 1 to 10.
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