CN106052056B

CN106052056B - Water tank assembly and humidifier with same

Info

Publication number: CN106052056B
Application number: CN201610544081.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 胡亚波; 曾琦; 林振华; 杨一琬; 胡晓波; 侯剑飞; 王威; 林志荣; 霍顺天; 郑博文; 张建华
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2016-07-08
Filing date: 2016-07-08
Publication date: 2022-02-08
Anticipated expiration: 2036-07-08
Also published as: CN106052056A

Abstract

The invention provides a water tank assembly and a humidifier with the same. Wherein, the water tank set spare includes: a water tank (20); and the heat insulation plate (50) is connected above the water tank (20), an exhaust port (51) for exhausting water vapor is arranged on the heat insulation plate (50), and a handheld space is formed between the heat insulation plate (50) and the water tank (20). By applying the technical scheme of the invention, the problem of high production cost of the water tank assembly in the prior art can be solved.

Description

Water tank assembly and humidifier with same

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of small household appliances, in particular to a water tank assembly and a humidifier with the same.

Background

Humidifier water tank on the market generally all is heavier, for the convenience of user picks up the water tank, can set up the water tank handle on the heat insulating board usually. However, the tank handle and the heat insulation board are independent parts, and the structure has the following two disadvantages: firstly, above-mentioned constructional part is too much for the installation is troublesome, has reduced workman's installation effectiveness. Secondly, above-mentioned structure makes and needs to open a set of mould more when processing production, has increased manufacturing cost.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide a water tank assembly and a humidifier with the same, and aims to solve the problem that the production cost of the water tank assembly in the prior art is high.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a water tank assembly including: a water tank; the heat insulation plate is connected above the water tank, an exhaust port for exhausting water vapor is formed in the heat insulation plate, and a handheld space is formed between the heat insulation plate and the water tank.

Further, the heat insulation plate has a predetermined distance from the top surface of the water tank to form a hand-held space.

Furthermore, the water tank is provided with an avoiding channel penetrating through the top surface and the bottom surface of the water tank, and the upper port of the avoiding channel corresponds to the air outlet.

Further, a guide cylinder is arranged at the air outlet of the heat insulation plate.

Further, the water tank and the heat insulation plate are connected together through a fastener.

Furthermore, a connecting column extending upwards is arranged on the top surface of the water tank, a connecting hole corresponding to the connecting column is formed in the heat insulation plate, and a fastener is arranged in the connecting hole and the connecting column in a penetrating mode so that the water tank is connected with the heat insulation plate.

Furthermore, the connecting columns and the connecting holes are multiple, and the connecting columns and the connecting holes are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence mode.

Furthermore, the top surface of the heat insulation plate is of an inclined structure, and the exhaust port is located at the lowest position of the inclined structure.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a humidifier including: the base and set up the water tank set spare on the base, the water tank set spare is foretell water tank set spare.

Furthermore, a water tank, a channel structure and a heating part are arranged in the base, the water tank is communicated with the water tank, the channel structure is arranged between the water tank and an exhaust port of the water tank assembly, and the heating part is used for heating water in the water tank to generate steam.

By applying the technical scheme of the invention, the water tank assembly comprises the water tank and the heat insulation plate connected above the water tank, the heat insulation plate is provided with an exhaust port for exhausting water vapor, and a handheld space is formed between the heat insulation plate and the water tank. When a user needs to take up the water tank, the user can put a hand into the handheld space and apply upward force to the water tank, and the water tank can be lifted upwards. The structure makes the handle not needed to be produced independently when the water tank assembly is produced, so that the number of produced parts is reduced, the installation steps are simplified, and the installation efficiency of workers is improved. On the other hand, because the handle does not need to be produced independently, a set of dies is reduced, and the production cost is reduced, thereby solving the problem of high production cost of the water tank assembly in the prior art.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 illustrates an exploded view of a water tank assembly according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 illustrates an exploded view at another angle of the water tank assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 illustrates a partial structural schematic view of the water tank assembly of FIG. 2;

fig. 4 shows a schematic perspective view of a humidifier according to the present invention; and

fig. 5 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the humidifier of fig. 4.

Wherein the figures include the following reference numerals:

10. a base; 20. a water tank; 21. a water tank housing; 22. sealing the cover; 211. avoiding the channel; 212. connecting columns; 213. an installation part; 30. a water tank; 40. a heating section; 50. a heat insulation plate; 51. an exhaust port; 52. a guide cylinder; 53. connecting holes; 60. a fog outlet cover; 61. a mist outlet; 70. a channel structure; 80. a fastener.

Detailed Description

It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present application may be combined with each other without conflict. The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments with reference to the attached drawings.

It should be noted that the following detailed description is exemplary and is intended to provide further explanation of the disclosure. Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs.

It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, and it should be understood that when the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of this application and in the drawings described above are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application described herein are, for example, capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein.

Furthermore, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed, but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

Spatially relative terms, such as "above … …," "above … …," "above … …," "above," and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one device or feature's spatial relationship to another device or feature as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures.

For example, if a device in the figures is turned over, devices described as "above" or "on" other devices or configurations would then be oriented "below" or "under" the other devices or configurations. Thus, the exemplary term "above … …" can include both an orientation of "above … …" and "below … …". The device may be otherwise variously oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the water tank assembly of the present embodiment includes a water tank 20 and an insulation plate 50. Wherein, a heat insulation plate 50 is connected above the water tank 20, the heat insulation plate 50 has an exhaust port 51 for exhausting water vapor, and a hand-held space is formed between the heat insulation plate 50 and the water tank 20.

According to the present embodiment, the water tank assembly includes a water tank 20 and a heat insulation plate 50 connected above the water tank 20, the heat insulation plate 50 has a vent 51 for venting water vapor, and a hand-held space is formed between the heat insulation plate 50 and the water tank 20. When the user needs to pick up the water tank, the water tank 20 can be lifted up by inserting a hand into the holding space and applying an upward force to the water tank 20. The structure makes it unnecessary to produce the handle separately when producing the water tank 20, so that the number of parts to be produced is reduced, the installation steps are simplified, and the installation efficiency of workers is improved. On the other hand, because the handle does not need to be produced independently, a set of dies is reduced, and the production cost is reduced, thereby solving the problem of high production cost of the water tank assembly in the prior art.

In addition, because the water tank component has large capacity and is heavy when filled with water, the hand-held space enables a user to take up the water tank component more conveniently without holding the water tank component by hands, and therefore the use feeling of the user is improved.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in the present embodiment, the insulation board 50 has a predetermined distance from the top surface of the tank 20 to form a hand-held space. The structure is simple and easy to realize. Specifically, when the user needs to pick up the water tank, the user is required to put the palm of the hand upward and extend into the hand holding space, the palm of the hand is attached to the lower surface of the heat insulation plate 50, and an upward force is applied to the lower surface of the heat insulation plate 50. Thus, the water tank 20 can be lifted. It should be noted that the predetermined distance cannot be too large or too small. If the predetermined distance is too small, the user's hand will not extend into the hand holding space, and therefore the predetermined distance is at least greater than the thickness of the average user's hand. If the predetermined distance is too large, it reduces the strength of the water tank 20 on the one hand, and increases the volume of the water tank on the other hand, thereby making the appearance unattractive. Of course, those skilled in the art should understand that the formation of the holding space is not limited thereto, and a button may be provided at the position where the water tank 20 is engaged with the heat insulation board, and a user's hand is inserted into the button, and fingers are engaged with the lower surface of the heat insulation board and apply upward force to the water tank, so that the water tank 20 can be lifted.

Since the density of the hot air is small and the density of the cold air is large, the water vapor having heat moves upward. In order to make the water vapor be able to smoothly blow out from the air outlet 51, as shown in fig. 5, in the present embodiment, the water tank 20 has an escape passage 211 penetrating the top surface and the bottom surface of the water tank 20, and an upper end of the escape passage 211 corresponds to the air outlet 51. Specifically, the water vapor enters the escape passage 211 from the lower port of the escape passage 211, the water vapor having heat rises and is blown out from the upper port of the escape passage 211, and the water vapor blown out from the upper port continues to move upward and is blown out from the exhaust port 51.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, in the present embodiment, a guide cylinder 52 is provided at the exhaust port 51 of the heat shield 50. The above structure provides a guiding function for the water vapor so that as much water vapor as possible is discharged from the exhaust port 51. Specifically, the water vapor with heat rises and is blown out from the upper end port of the escape passage 211, and the water vapor blown out from the upper end port will continue to move upward along the inner wall of the guide cylinder 52 and be blown out from the exhaust port 51.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, in the present embodiment, the water tank 20 and the insulation board 50 are coupled together by a fastener 80. The structure is simple and easy to assemble.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, in the present embodiment, the top surface of the water tank 20 has an upwardly extending connecting column 212, the heat shield 50 has a connecting hole 53 corresponding to the connecting column 212, and the fastener 80 is inserted into the connecting hole 53 and the connecting column 212 to connect the water tank 20 and the heat shield 50 together. Preferably, the fasteners 80 are screws. When the screw is installed, the connection post 212 of the water tank 20 is aligned with the connection hole 53 of the insulation plate 50 and ensures that the guide cylinder 52 of the insulation plate 50 can be protruded into the upper port of the escape passage 211.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, in the present embodiment, the connecting posts 212 and the connecting holes 53 are both multiple, and the connecting posts 212 and the connecting holes 53 are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence. The structure enables the water tank 20 and the heat insulation plate 50 to be fixed more firmly, increases the reliability of the water tank, avoids the problem that the water tank 20 and the heat insulation plate 50 are easy to separate due to the fact that the connecting column 212 is too few, and ensures the service life of the water tank. Preferably, there are two connecting posts 212 and connecting holes 53.

The water vapor having a certain amount of heat is condensed into water droplets on the heat-insulating plate 50 when it meets the cooler heat-insulating plate 50. In order to make these water droplets recyclable, as shown in fig. 4, in the present embodiment, the top surface of the heat insulating plate 50 is in an inclined configuration, and the air outlet 51 is at the lowest of the inclined configuration. When the water droplets are generated on the top surface of the insulation board 50, they flow toward the lowest portion of the inclined structure due to their own weight, and are finally discharged from the exhaust port 51.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in the present embodiment, the water tank 20 includes a water tank housing 21 and a cover 22, the water tank housing 21 has a water outlet on a bottom surface thereof, the water outlet is provided with a mounting portion 213 extending downward, and the cover 22 is engaged with the mounting portion 213. When a user needs to fill water into the water tank 20, the water tank housing 21 needs to be turned upside down with the water outlet of the water tank housing 21 facing upward, and then the cover 22 is removed from the mounting portion 213 to fill water into the water outlet. After the water is filled, the cover 22 is fitted to the mounting portion 213 to hold the tank case 21 upright, so that the water does not leak from the cover 22. Preferably, as shown in fig. 2, in the present embodiment, the mounting portion 213 is screwed with the cover 22. The structure is simple and easy to install.

In the present application, there is also provided a humidifier, which includes a base 10 and a water tank assembly disposed on the base 10 (as shown in fig. 4 and 5). Wherein, the water tank subassembly is above-mentioned water tank subassembly. The humidifier with the water tank assembly has the advantages due to the advantages of low production cost and the like.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, in the present embodiment, a water tank 30, a passage structure 70 and a heating part 40 are provided in the base 10, the water tank 30 is communicated with the water tank 20, the passage structure 70 is provided between the water tank 30 and the exhaust port 51 of the water tank assembly, and the heating part 40 is used for heating water in the water tank 30 to generate steam. Specifically, the channel structure 70 is disposed through the escape channel 211. Preferably, the heating part 40 is a heating plate.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, in the present embodiment, the humidifier further includes a mist outlet cover 60 covering the heat insulation board 50, the mist outlet cover 60 is provided with a mist outlet 61, and the water vapor discharged from the air outlet is blown out from the mist outlet 61. The mist outlet cover 60 can cover the hand-held space between the heat insulating plate 50 and the water tank 20, so that the entire humidifier has a better appearance.

It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the water tank filled with water is heavy, and when a user needs to take up the water tank, the user needs to first take the mist outlet cover 60 off the water tank, and then the user puts the palm of the hand upward and extends into the hand holding space, and applies an upward force to the lower surface of the heat insulation board 50, so that the water tank 20 can be lifted. The structure enables the handle not to be produced independently when the humidifier is produced, and enables the handle to be integrated with the heat insulation plate 50, so that on one hand, the number of produced parts is reduced, the installation steps are simplified, and the installation efficiency of workers is improved. On the other hand, because the handle does not need to be produced independently, a set of dies is reduced, and the production cost is reduced, thereby solving the problem of high production cost of the humidifier in the prior art.

It should be noted that, since the size of the water tank 30 in the horizontal plane is larger than that of the passage structure 70 in the horizontal plane, the bypass passage 211 is configured to have a cylindrical structure, which inevitably occupies a large volume, and thus the water volume of the water tank 20 is reduced. In order to solve the above problem, in the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the avoidance channel 211 includes an upper avoidance channel and a lower avoidance channel. The lower avoidance channel is of a circular truncated cone structure (the upper portion is small in size, the lower portion is large in size, and the size of the whole structure is gradually increased from the upper portion to the lower portion), and the upper avoidance channel is of a cylindrical structure. The upper avoidance channel and the lower avoidance channel are bonded together through glue. The volume of water tank can be made as big as possible to above-mentioned structure to reduced the number of times that the user added water in to water tank 20 to a certain extent, improved user experience. In addition, since water in the water tank is heated by the heating plate to generate high-temperature steam, there is a high possibility that the high-temperature steam transfers its own heat to water and air in the water tank. Once the temperature of the air in the tank increases, it causes the pressure of the air to increase, which causes the air in the tank to push the water in the tank down, causing excess water to enter the basin 30. If the water in the reservoir 30 exceeds the volume of the reservoir 30, an overflow phenomenon may occur. Therefore, the inner wall of the escape passage 211 needs to have a predetermined distance from the outer wall of the passage structure 70. The above structure allows the heat of the water vapor to be transferred to the water and air in the water tank as little as possible.

It should be noted that, when the humidifier is in normal operation, water vapor (i.e. mist) generated by heating and boiling in the water tank 30 enters the mist outlet cover 60 through the channel structure 70, and at this time, the temperature of the channel structure 70 and the mist outlet cover 60 is also raised due to the entering of high-temperature mist (about 65 ℃), and if the heat insulation plate 50 is not present, the heat in the mist outlet cover 60 is transferred to the water tank 20, so that the air in the water tank 20 is heated and expanded, and thus the water in the water tank 20 is pressed into the water tank 30, and if the capacity in the water tank 30 is insufficient, an overflow may be caused. The addition of the heat insulating plate 50 between the mist outlet cover 60 and the water tank 20 prevents excessive heat in the mist outlet cover 60 from being transferred to the water tank 20, thereby preventing an overflow phenomenon.

The use and operation of the humidifier are described in detail below:

first, the user needs to unscrew the cap 22 at the bottom of the water tank 20 from the mounting portion 213, and the user fills water into the water tank 20 from the water outlet. When the user fills the water tank 20, the cover 22 is screwed on the mounting portion 213, and then the water tank 20 is seated on the base 10. The cover 22 is provided with a spring structure which is pushed open by the structure on the base 10 when the water tank 20 is seated on the base 10, and water in the water tank 20 starts to be poured into the water tank 30. Since the spring structure has an opening through which air can enter, air enters the water tank 20 from the opening of the spring structure while the water tank 30 is being filled with water. When the opening of the spring structure is completely submerged by water, air can no longer enter the water tank 20 and the water tank 20 no longer fills the water tank 30. The user turns on the humidifier switch and the heater plate begins to heat the water in the water tank 30. The water in the hot water tank 30, upon heating, will produce water vapor which moves upwardly along the channel structure 70. When the water vapor moves to the outlet end, the water vapor will continue to move upward along the guide cylinder 52 until it moves to the exhaust port 51. After the steam is exhausted from the exhaust port 51, most of the steam is exhausted from the mist outlet 61 of the mist outlet cover 60, another part of the steam is condensed on the inner wall of the mist outlet cover 60 or the upper surface of the heat insulation plate 50 when encountering cold, and small water droplets after condensation flow along the upper surface of the heat insulation plate 50 into the exhaust port 51 and return to the water tank 30 along the channel structure 70, thereby reducing the waste of water. When the water level drops as the water in the water tank 30 evaporates due to heating, the opening of the spring structure is exposed. Once air is exposed at the opening of the spring structure and allowed to enter the water reservoir 20, the water reservoir 20 can be filled with water into the water reservoir 30 until the water in the water reservoir 20 is empty.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A water tank assembly, comprising:

a water tank (20);

the heat insulation plate (50) is connected above the water tank (20), an exhaust port (51) for exhausting water vapor is formed in the heat insulation plate (50), and a handheld space is formed between the heat insulation plate (50) and the water tank (20).

2. The water tank assembly of claim 1, wherein said insulation panel (50) is spaced a predetermined distance from a top surface of said water tank (20) to form said hand-held space.

3. The water tank assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the water tank (20) has an escape passage (211) passing through top and bottom surfaces of the water tank (20), an upper port of the escape passage (211) corresponding to the air outlet (51).

4. The water tank assembly as recited in claim 1, characterized in that a guide cylinder (52) is provided at the exhaust opening (51) of the heat shield (50).

5. The water tank assembly of claim 1 wherein said water tank (20) and said insulation panel (50) are connected together by fasteners (80).

6. The water tank assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein the water tank (20) has a connecting column (212) extending upward on a top surface thereof, the heat insulation plate (50) is provided with a connecting hole (53) corresponding to the connecting column (212), and the fastener (80) is inserted into the connecting hole (53) and the connecting column (212) to connect the water tank (20) and the heat insulation plate (50) together.

7. The water tank assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein the connecting column (212) and the connecting hole (53) are both provided in plural, and the connecting columns (212) and the connecting holes (53) are arranged in one-to-one correspondence.

8. The water tank assembly of claim 1, wherein the top surface of the heat shield (50) is of a slanted configuration, the air outlet (51) being lowermost in the slanted configuration.

9. A humidifier, comprising: base (10) and a water tank assembly arranged on said base (10), characterized in that said water tank assembly is a water tank assembly according to any of the claims 1 to 8.

10. The humidifier according to claim 9, wherein a water tank (30), a passage structure (70) and a heating part (40) are arranged in the base (10), the water tank (30) is communicated with the water tank (20), the passage structure (70) is arranged between the water tank (30) and an exhaust port (51) of the water tank assembly, and the heating part (40) is used for heating water in the water tank (30) to generate water vapor.