CN106938263B

CN106938263B - Steam cleaning device

Info

Publication number: CN106938263B
Application number: CN201710271271.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张辉; 彭小康
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Guangdong Midea White Goods Technology Innovation Center Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-04-24
Filing date: 2017-04-24
Publication date: 2020-03-03
Anticipated expiration: 2037-04-24
Also published as: CN106938263A

Abstract

The invention discloses a steam cleaning device. Comprises a body and a sealing ring. The steam generator comprises a body and a steam cavity, wherein the body comprises a bottom and a top, the steam cavity penetrating through the bottom and the top is arranged on the body, and an opening communicated with the steam cavity is arranged at the bottom and used for releasing steam. The sealing ring encircles the bottom, the sealing ring includes roof and a plurality of sealed tooth that the interval set up, two adjacent sealed tooth with a steam expansion chamber is formed jointly to the roof. According to the steam cleaning device, the labyrinth sealing structure is additionally arranged on the periphery of the body, so that when the steam cleaning device is in contact with the surface to be cleaned, the sealing performance is better, the overflow of steam is reduced, and the temperature of the steam acting on the surface to be cleaned is improved. The setting of steam cavity also makes steam evenly spread in the cavity for treat that clean surface temperature distributes evenly, improved effective heating area, promote clean effect, promote user experience.

Description

Steam cleaning device

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of household cleaning appliances, in particular to a steam cleaning device.

Background

The steam cleaner is a device for household sanitation and cleaning by utilizing generated high-temperature steam, and when the steam reaches the surface to be cleaned through a steam conveying channel in the steam cleaner after the steam is generated, the temperature of the steam is not high enough, so that the cleaning effect is reduced, and the user experience is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

Embodiments of the present invention provide a steam cleaning device.

A steam cleaning device of an embodiment of the present invention includes:

the steam generator comprises a body, a steam generator body and a steam generator, wherein the body comprises a bottom part and a top part, the body is provided with a steam cavity penetrating through the bottom part and the top part, and the bottom part is provided with an opening communicated with the steam cavity for releasing steam; and

the sealing ring surrounds the bottom, the sealing ring includes roof and a plurality of sealed tooth that the interval set up, adjacent two sealed tooth with the roof forms a steam expansion chamber jointly.

In some embodiments, the lower surface of the seal tooth is coplanar with the base.

In certain embodiments, the seal teeth have a thickness of less than 2mm and the spacing between the seal teeth is greater than 2 mm.

In certain embodiments, the height of the vapor expansion chamber is greater than 4 mm.

In some embodiments, the number of seal teeth layers is 2 or more.

In certain embodiments, the steam cleaning device further comprises a steam conduit extending from the top, the steam conduit comprising an outlet in communication with the steam cavity to deliver steam to the steam cavity.

In certain embodiments, the steam conduit is sealingly connected to the steam cavity.

In certain embodiments, the steam cleaning device further comprises a housing disposed around a top wall of the gasket, the housing covering the body, the steam conduit passing through the housing, the top wall, the body, and the steam conduit collectively forming an insulating cavity.

In certain embodiments, the insulating cavity is filled with a gas and/or an insulating foam.

In some embodiments, the material of the body comprises polycarbonate or polyimide;

and/or the material of the sealing ring comprises polycarbonate or polyimide.

According to the steam cleaning device provided by the embodiment of the invention, the labyrinth sealing structure is additionally arranged on the periphery of the body, so that when the steam cleaning device is contacted with the surface to be cleaned, the sealing performance is better, the overflow of steam is reduced, and the temperature of the steam acting on the surface to be cleaned is increased. The setting of steam cavity also makes steam evenly spread in the cavity for treat that clean surface temperature distributes evenly, improved effective heating area, promote clean effect, promote user experience.

Additional aspects and advantages of embodiments of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of embodiments of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of embodiments of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a steam cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a steam cleaning apparatus provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a partial schematic view of a steam cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the main element symbols:

the steam cleaner 10, the body 12, the bottom 122, the opening 1222, the top 124, the steam chamber 126, the gasket 14, the top wall 142, the seal teeth 144, the steam expansion chamber 146, the steam conduit 16, the outlet 162, the housing 18, the insulating chamber 182, and the side wall 184.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise" indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used merely for convenience of description and for simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated, and thus should not be considered as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different features of the invention. To simplify the disclosure of the present invention, the components and arrangements of specific examples are described below. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, such repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed. In addition, the present invention provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or uses of other materials.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a steam cleaning device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a body 12 and a sealing ring 14. The body 12 includes a bottom portion 122 and a top portion 124, the body 12 defines a steam cavity 126 passing through the bottom portion 122 and the top portion 124, and the bottom portion 122 defines an opening 1222 communicating with the steam cavity 126 for releasing steam. The seal ring 14 surrounds the bottom portion 122, and the seal ring 14 includes a top wall 142 and a plurality of spaced apart seal teeth 144 extending from the seal ring 14 away from the top portion 124, with adjacent seal teeth 144 and the top wall 142 together forming an annular vapor expansion chamber 146.

The seal teeth 144 are disposed around the body 12. The top wall 142 is disposed over the seal teeth 144. Referring to FIG. 3, as shown by the arrows in FIG. 3, the steam enters the steam chamber 126 from the top 124, spreads in the steam chamber 126, and reaches the surface to be cleaned, and a portion of the steam overflows from the periphery of the steam chamber 126 to the steam expansion chamber 146 surrounding the steam chamber 126 and reaches the surface to be cleaned.

According to the steam cleaning device 10 provided by the embodiment of the invention, the labyrinth sealing structure is additionally arranged on the periphery of the body 12, so that when the steam cleaning device 10 is contacted with the surface to be cleaned, the sealing performance is better, the overflow of steam is reduced, and the temperature of the steam acting on the surface to be cleaned is increased. The setting of steam cavity 126 also makes steam evenly diffuse in the cavity for treat that clean surface temperature distributes evenly, improved effective heating area, promote clean effect, promote user experience.

Further, the plurality of layers of steam expansion cavities 146 surrounding the body 12 form a labyrinth structure, and the gas flows in the labyrinth structure and forms a sealing structure through the sealing ring 14, so that the traditional towel or brush is replaced, accessories such as towels do not need to be additionally cleaned, the accessories do not need to be replaced, and the use convenience is improved.

In one embodiment, the steam cleaner 10 includes a body 12 and a gasket 14. The body 12 includes a bottom portion 122 and a top portion 124, the body 12 defines a steam cavity 126 passing through the bottom portion 122 and the top portion 124, and the bottom portion 122 defines an opening 1222 communicating with the steam cavity 126 for releasing steam. The seal ring 14 surrounds the bottom portion 122, and the seal ring 14 includes a top wall 142 and a plurality of spaced apart seal teeth 144, with adjacent seal teeth 144 and the top wall 142 defining a vapor expansion chamber 146.

The lower surface of the seal tooth 144 is coplanar with the base 122. That is, the lower surface of the seal tooth 144 is flush with the bottom 122.

Thus, when the steam cleaning device 10 acts on the surface to be cleaned, the sealing ring 14 can be well combined with the surface to be cleaned, thereby effectively reducing the overflow of steam, improving the sealing performance of the steam cleaning device 10 and further improving the cleaning effect.

The thickness of the seal teeth 144 is less than 2mm and the spacing between the seal teeth 144 is greater than 2 mm. For example, the thickness of the seal teeth 144 may be 1mm, 1.1mm, 1.3mm, 1.4mm, or 1.8mm, and the spacing between the seal teeth 144 may be 2.1mm, 2.4mm, 2.6mm, or 2.7 mm.

Thus, the bottom area of the steam expansion cavity 146 is increased by limiting the thickness of the sealing teeth 144 and the distance between the sealing teeth 144, so that the cleaning area is increased, and the cleaning efficiency is improved. Further, the volume of the steam expansion cavity 146 is increased, so that more steam can be accommodated in the steam expansion cavity 146, the overflow of the steam is reduced, and the sealing effect is improved.

The thickness of the seal teeth 144 is less than 2mm and the spacing between the seal teeth 144 is greater than 2 mm.

The height of the vapor expansion chamber 146 is greater than 4 mm. For example, the height of vapor expansion chamber 146 may be 4.1mm, 4.2mm, 4.6mm, or 5 mm.

So, the thickness of seal tooth 144 is less than 2mm, and the interval between the seal tooth 144 is greater than 2mm, and when steam expansion chamber 146 was highly greater than 4mm, guaranteed that steam expansion chamber 146's volume was enough to hold a certain amount of steam, also made steam can produce throttling effect and reach leak protection, sealing action in steam expansion chamber 146, reduced the excessive rate of steam, improved the thermal utilization ratio of steam.

The number of the seal teeth 144 is 2 or more. That is, the number of vapor expansion chambers 146 is at least 2. For example, the number of layers of seal teeth 144 may be 2, 3, 4, or 5, and correspondingly, the number of steam expansion cavities 146 is 2, 3, 4, or 5. In this embodiment, the number of the seal teeth 144 is 2, and the number of the steam expansion chambers 146 is 2, but in other embodiments, the number of the seal teeth 144 is not limited to 2, and may be designed according to actual circumstances, and is not limited thereto.

Thus, when the number of the seal teeth 144 is 2 or more, the sealing effect is better. Further reducing the overflow rate of the steam and improving the utilization rate of the steam heat.

Further, the number of the steam expansion cavities 146 is increased, so that the steam cleaning device 10 can accommodate more steam, the effective heating area is also increased, the cleaning efficiency is improved, and the user experience is improved.

The steam cleaner 10 further includes a steam conduit 16 extending from the top 124, the steam conduit 16 including an outlet 162, the outlet 162 communicating with the steam cavity 126 to deliver steam to the steam cavity 126.

In this manner, the steam line 16 delivers steam into the steam cavity 126 to provide a source of steam for the steam cleaner 10 to clean a surface to be cleaned.

The steam conduit 16 is sealingly connected to the steam cavity 126. Specifically, the steam conduit 16 is integrally formed with the body 12. Of course, in other embodiments, the steam conduit 16 and the body 12 need not be integrally formed, and only a certain method is used to prevent steam from leaking from the steam conduit 16 into the steam cavity 126.

Therefore, the steam pipeline 16 and the steam cavity 126 are hermetically connected, so that the loss of steam in the transportation process can be reduced, the sealing performance of the steam cleaning device 10 is improved, the heat loss is reduced, the cleaning effect is improved, and the user experience is improved.

The steam conduit 16 is sealingly connected to the steam cavity 126.

The steam cleaner 10 further includes a housing 18, the housing 18 is disposed around the top wall 142 of the gasket 14, the housing 18 covers the body 12, the steam conduit 16 extends through the housing 18, and the housing 18, the top wall 142, the body 12, and the steam conduit 16 together form an insulated chamber 182. In this embodiment, the side wall 184 of the housing 18 is flush with the outermost seal ring 14, i.e., the side wall 184 of the housing 18 of the steam cleaner 10 is integral with the outermost seal ring 14 as a whole. Of course, in other embodiments, the side wall 184 of the housing 18 may extend beyond the outermost layer of the sealing ring 14, or may be within the outermost layer of the sealing ring 14, and may be designed according to specific situations, and is not limited herein.

So, body 12 is established to shell 18 cover, and steam conduit 16 passes shell 18, and shell 18, roof 142, body 12 and steam conduit 16 form thermal-insulated chamber 182 jointly, avoid the main part direct with the air contact, when steam in the steam heating intracavity, reduce the heat exchange of body 12 and outside air to reduce the calorific loss in the steam cavity 126, improve the steam utilization ratio, make the steam temperature who reachs treating clean surface higher, clean effect is better.

The steam conduit 16 is sealingly connected to the steam cavity 126.

The steam cleaner 10 further includes a housing 18, the housing 18 is disposed around the top wall 142 of the gasket 14, the housing 18 covers the body 12, the steam conduit 16 extends through the housing 18, and the housing 18, the top wall 142, the body 12, and the steam conduit 16 together form an insulated chamber 182.

The insulating cavity 182 is filled with a gas and/or an insulating foam.

Thus, the thermal conductivity of the gas and/or the thermal insulation foam is low, and the heat exchange between the body 12 and the outside air can be further reduced, so that the heat loss in the steam cavity 126 is reduced, the steam utilization rate is improved, the temperature of the steam reaching the surface to be cleaned is higher, and the cleaning effect is better.

Of course, in other embodiments, the insulating cavity 182 is not limited to being filled with gas and/or insulating foam, and in practical applications, the insulating cavity may be filled with a suitable medium according to practical situations.

The material of the body 12 comprises polycarbonate or polyimide;

and/or the material of the sealing ring 14 comprises polycarbonate or polyimide.

So, polycarbonate and polyimide heat conductivity coefficient are low, high temperature resistant, and mechanical strength is good, adopt polycarbonate and/or polyimide to make body 12 and/or sealing washer 14 for steam cleaning device 10's thermal insulation performance is good, non-deformable, and life is longer, and it is higher to reach the steam temperature of treating clean surface, and clean effectual.

Furthermore, the polycarbonate and the polyimide are light in weight, so that the use is convenient for users, and the user experience is improved.

And furthermore, the price of the polycarbonate and polyimide raw materials is lower, the molding process is mature, and the production cost is reduced.

Of course, in other embodiments, the material of the body 12 and/or the sealing ring 14 is not limited to polycarbonate and/or polyimide, and in practical applications, the material may be selected according to practical situations.

In the description of the specification, reference to the terms "certain embodiments," "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "illustrative embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples" means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiments or examples is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer 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 terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, unless specifically limited otherwise.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and those skilled in the art can make changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations to the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention, which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A steam cleaning device, characterized in that it comprises:

the steam generator comprises a body, a steam generator body and a steam generator, wherein the body comprises a bottom part and a top part, the body is provided with a steam cavity penetrating through the bottom part and the top part, the body also comprises a body side wall connecting the top part and the bottom part, and the bottom part is provided with an opening communicated with the steam cavity for releasing steam; and

the sealing washer, the sealing washer encircles the bottom, the sealing washer includes the sealed tooth that roof and a plurality of interval set up, the roof certainly the lateral surface of body lateral wall extends and encircles the lateral surface, it is a plurality of sealed tooth certainly the roof extends, every the extending direction of sealed tooth with the extending direction of body lateral wall is unanimous, adjacent two sealed tooth with the roof forms an annular steam expansion chamber jointly, steam expansion chamber encircles the steam cavity, the lower surface of sealed tooth with the bottom flushes.

2. The steam cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the seal teeth are less than 2mm thick and the spacing between the seal teeth is greater than 2 mm.

3. The steam cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the height of the steam expansion chamber is greater than 4 mm.

4. The steam cleaning device of claim 1, wherein the number of layers of the sealing teeth is 2 or more.

5. The steam cleaning device of claim 1, further comprising a steam conduit extending from the top, the steam conduit including an outlet in communication with the steam chamber to deliver steam to the steam chamber.

6. The steam cleaning device of claim 5, wherein the steam conduit is sealingly connected to the steam chamber.

7. The steam cleaner of claim 6, further comprising a housing disposed around a top wall of the gasket, the housing covering the body, the steam line extending through the housing, the top wall, the body, and the steam line collectively forming an insulated chamber.

8. Steam cleaning device according to claim 7, characterized in that the insulating cavity is filled with gas and/or insulating foam.

9. The steam cleaner of claim 1, wherein the body comprises a material selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate and polyimide;

and/or the material of the sealing ring comprises polycarbonate or polyimide.