CN107702415B - Water receiving box and refrigerator - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a water receiving box and a refrigerator comprising the same, wherein the water receiving box comprises a shell, the shell is provided with an inner cavity, a water inlet and a water outlet, the water inlet and the water outlet are communicated with the inner cavity, the water inlet is used for being connected with a drain pipe, the shell is also provided with a water storing groove for forming a water seal, and a multi-stage buffer structure for slowing down water flow shaking at the water outlet. The water receiving box can not only prevent airflow from reversely flowing into the drain pipe, but also reduce or avoid the phenomenon of splashing of water in the water receiving box due to movement or shaking.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of refrigerators, in particular to an improved structure of a water receiving box in a refrigerator.
Background
The arrangement of the drain pipe and the water receiving box in the existing horizontal refrigerator is that the drain pipe directly extends into the open type water receiving box. When the water level in the water receiving box is low, the hot air flow blown from the side of the compressor is very easy to reversely fill the cabinet body from the bottom of the drain pipe due to the open structure of the water receiving box, and the frosting problem in the cabinet body is easily caused when the cold air flow and the hot air flow are intersected. In addition, when the water receiving box moves along with the horizontal refrigerator, water in the water receiving box is easy to splash along with the movement of the refrigerator body due to the open structure of the water receiving box.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a water receiving box, which not only can prevent airflow from reversely flowing into a drain pipe, but also can reduce or avoid the phenomenon of splashing of water in the water receiving box due to movement or shaking.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme to realize the purpose:
the utility model provides a water receiving box, includes the casing, the casing is equipped with inner chamber and intercommunication the water inlet, the delivery port of inner chamber, the water inlet is used for connecting drain pipe, the casing still is equipped with the basin of depositing that is used for forming the water seal and is used for slowing down the multistage buffer structure that delivery port department rivers rocked.
Furthermore, a transition pipe is inserted into the water inlet, and the bottom of the transition pipe extends into the water storage tank.
Furthermore, the transition pipe comprises a pipe body and a plurality of insertion plates positioned on the outer side of the pipe body, the insertion plates are inserted into and matched with the notches in the side wall of the water inlet, and the top of the pipe body is provided with an annular slot which is inserted into and assembled with the drain pipe.
Furthermore, the shell is provided with an inner pipe extending inwards along the water inlet, and the bottom of the inner pipe extends into the water storage tank.
Furthermore, the multistage buffering structure comprises a plurality of protruding parts protruding inwards from the top of the shell, and when the protruding parts are in a strip shape, the length direction of each protruding part and a connecting line between the water inlet and the water outlet form a set included angle; when the bulge is annular, it is a plurality of the bulge encircles in proper order the delivery port.
Furthermore, the multistage buffering structure further comprises a boss protruding inwards from the bottom of the shell, and a set gap is reserved between the boss and the protruding part.
Further, the water inlet is higher than the water outlet.
Further, the water outlet is provided with an outer pipe extending outwards.
Based on the structural design of the water receiving box, the invention also provides a refrigerator which comprises a compressor, a fan and the water receiving box.
Furthermore, the water outlet is provided with a wind shielding structure for preventing the air flow formed by the fan from being poured into the water outlet.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the advantages and beneficial effects that:
compared with the existing open type water receiving box, the water receiving box provided by the invention forms a shell with an inner cavity, a water inlet and a water outlet which are communicated with the inner cavity, the water inlet is used for connecting a drain pipe in a drainage system, such as a drain pipe in a refrigerator, and correspondingly, the water outlet plays a role in draining water. When the refrigerator frosting prevention device is applied to the refrigerator, the water seal formed by the water storage tank thoroughly avoids the phenomenon that external airflow passes through the inner cavity from the water outlet and enters the drain pipe, so that the problem of frosting of the refrigerator caused by reverse filling of the airflow into the drain pipe can be well solved. The realization of water seal has different schemes according to the structure of the water storage tank, and can be realized by referring to the prior water seal technology. When the water receiving box moves or shakes under the action of external force, the designed multi-stage buffer structure can enable water in the inner cavity to be subjected to continuous resistance before flowing to the water outlet, and therefore the problem of splashing of water in the inner cavity is reduced or avoided.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a water-receiving box according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic illustration of a transition duct in an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of an assembled water collector, transition pipe, and drain pipe in an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator in an embodiment of the invention.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1 and 3, an embodiment of the water receiving box of the present invention includes a housing 10, and unlike the existing open structure, the embodiment forms an inner cavity, a water inlet 11 and a water outlet 12 communicating with the inner cavity on the housing 10, and the structural shape of the housing 10 can be designed to be adapted according to the space where the housing is assembled, and can be specifically formed by an injection molding process. In the case of a refrigerator, the water inlet 11 is used to connect to a drain 20 in the refrigerator, and the water outlet 12 is used for evaporation of water or for drainage of water when the water receptacle is filled with water. In order to prevent the reverse flow of air from the outlet 12 through the inner cavity from the bottom of the drain pipe 20, a water reservoir 13 for forming a water seal is further provided on the housing 10. When the water receiving box is moved or shaken by external force, in order to reduce or prevent water in the water receiving box from splashing out through the water outlet 12, a multi-stage buffer structure for slowing down the water flow shaking at the water outlet 12 is further formed on the casing 10.
In order to form a water seal, the water storage tank 13 of the present invention can be designed in various schemes, for example, in some embodiments, the water storage tank 13 can be a trap with a U-shaped, V-shaped, W-shaped, etc. section in the inner cavity, and the water seal is directly formed by the trap; or the water storage tank 13 is an upper partition plate extending inwards along the top of the shell 10 and a lower partition plate extending inwards along the bottom of the shell 10, a small water passing gap is reserved between the upper partition plate and the bottom of the shell 10, and a water seal is formed between the upper partition plate and the lower partition plate; or a water seal structure in the existing floor drain is adopted; or in order to simplify the structure of the shell 10, a small water storage tank 13 positioned at one corner of the inner cavity can be formed below the water inlet 11 in the shell 10, and the bottom of the water discharge pipe 20 extends into the water storage tank 13 to form a water seal while the water discharge pipe 20 is inserted and matched with the water inlet 11.
And current drain pipe 20 is mostly the hose, and the pipe shaft of drain pipe 20 is difficult for forming reliably sealedly with water inlet 11 and inserts the assembly, for this reason, has transition pipe 30 at water inlet 11 cartridge in this embodiment to stretch into transition pipe 30's bottom to water storage tank 13 in order to form the water seal, for guaranteeing the water seal effect, leave less water clearance between transition pipe 30's bottom and the water storage tank 13. As shown in fig. 2, the transition pipe 30 includes a pipe body 31, an annular slot 32 is formed at the top of the pipe body 31 for inserting and assembling with the drain pipe 20, and in order to ensure the sealing property of the connection between the transition pipe 30 and the drain pipe 20, the drain pipe 20 is preferably in interference fit with the inner ring wall or the outer ring wall of the annular slot 32. To achieve the positioning and insertion with the water inlet 11, the transition pipe 30 further includes a plurality of insertion plates 33 located outside the pipe body 31, and a recess is formed on a side wall of the water inlet 11 to be inserted and fitted with the insertion plates 33. In order to discharge water only along the water outlet 12 after the water receiving box is filled with water, when the insertion plate 33 is inserted and assembled with the notch, the transition pipe 30 is preferably in interference fit with the side wall of the water inlet 11; or in other embodiments of the present invention, the water inlet 11 is designed to be higher than the water outlet 12, and the requirement for the cooperation between the water inlet 11 and the transition pipe 30 or the water discharge pipe 20 is low, so that the present invention has the advantage of reducing the difficulty of assembly. In this embodiment, the insertion fit between the insertion plate 33 and the notch also provides a positioning effect, ensuring that the predetermined water passage gap is maintained when the bottom of the transition pipe 30 is accurately inserted into the water storage tank 13.
On the basis that a small water storage tank 13 is formed below the water inlet 11, in other embodiments of the present invention, an inner pipe extending inward along the water inlet 11 may be directly formed on the housing 10, and the bottom of the inner pipe may also form a water seal by extending into the water storage tank 13, and in this scheme, the arrangement of the transition pipe 30 may be omitted, and only the bottom of the water discharge pipe 20 is hermetically connected to the water inlet 11.
For the multi-stage buffer structure in the invention, in some embodiments, the purpose of slowing down the water flow shaking at the water outlet 12 can be achieved by arranging a plurality of water blocking nets, water blocking grids or water blocking strips and other components in the inner cavity. Specifically, an assembly opening may be formed in the housing 10, and the above components may be inserted into the inner cavity through the assembly opening and simultaneously seal the assembly opening, specifically, the assembly may be implemented by a seal ring; the housing 10 may be designed as a split structure, for example, the housing 10 includes an upper cover and a lower cover, the above components are formed on the upper cover or the lower cover, and the upper cover and the lower cover are sealed and fastened, which can be realized by hot-melt connection, sealing adhesive adhesion, and other technologies. In addition, when a plurality of upper and lower partitions are provided and sequentially spaced, a multi-stage buffer structure can be formed.
In order to simplify the manufacturing process, the housing 10 is an integrally formed structure in this embodiment, and the multi-stage buffer structure is formed on the housing 10, specifically, the multi-stage buffer structure includes a plurality of protrusions 14 protruding inwards from the top of the housing 10, and the protrusions 14 are in the shape of a bar, and preferably, the plurality of protrusions 14 are arranged at equal intervals. The water in the inner cavity is subjected to resistance when flowing to each protruding portion 14, and in order to gradually slow down the shaking of the water flow flowing from the water inlet 11 to the water outlet 12, the length direction of the protruding portions 14 and a connecting line between the water inlet 11 and the water outlet 12 are designed to form a set included angle, and the preferred range of the set included angle is 45-90 degrees. Certainly, the protruding portions 14 are not limited to be strip-shaped, and in other embodiments of the present invention, when the protruding portions 14 are ring-shaped, the protruding portions 14 sequentially surround the water outlet 12 and are in a water wave diffusion shape, and each protruding portion 14 will have a blocking effect on the water flow to be flowed to the water outlet 12 under this scheme, so as to gradually slow down the water flow shaking at the water outlet 12.
In order to increase the blocking force to the water flow, the multi-stage buffer structure of the embodiment further includes a boss 15 protruding inward from the bottom of the housing 10, and a set gap is left between the boss 15 and the boss 14, and is preferably set to be 1-2 mm. In addition, the present embodiment is formed with an outer tube 16 extending outward at the water outlet 12, and the outer tube 16 having a certain height can further prevent water from splashing out.
Based on the above various water receiving boxes, the present embodiment further provides a refrigerator, as shown in fig. 4, including a compressor 40, a fan 50, and the above water receiving box. In order to prevent the air flow generated by the fan 50 (heated while passing through the compressor 40) from being introduced into the water outlet 12, the present embodiment further forms a wind shielding structure at the water outlet 12 to prevent the air flow generated by the fan 50 from being introduced. Specifically, the wind shielding structure may be a one-way diaphragm formed on the water outlet 12; or the wind shielding structure is a wind shielding plate facing to the airflow direction; when the outer pipe 16 is formed at the water outlet 12, the upper part of the outer pipe 16 is bent back to the airflow direction, and the bent part of the upper part of the outer pipe 16 forms a wind shielding structure; or an n-shaped bent portion is formed at an upper portion of the outer tube 16 as a wind shielding structure.
The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention in any way, so that any person skilled in the art can make modifications or changes in the technical content disclosed above. However, any simple modification, equivalent change and modification of the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the present invention are within the protection scope of the technical solution of the present invention.
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1. The utility model provides a water receiving box, includes the casing, its characterized in that, the casing is equipped with inner chamber and intercommunication the water inlet, the delivery port of inner chamber, the water inlet is used for connecting drain pipe, the casing still is equipped with the basin of depositing that is used for forming the water seal and is used for slowing down go out the multistage buffer structure that water outlet department rivers rocked, the water inlet cartridge has the transition pipe, the bottom of transition pipe stretch into to in the basin, the transition pipe includes the body and is located a plurality of plugboard in the body outside, the plugboard with notch cartridge cooperation on the water inlet lateral wall, the top of body be equipped with the annular slot that the assembly of drain pipe used together.
2. A water collector as claimed in claim 1 wherein the housing is provided with an inner tube extending inwardly along the water inlet, the bottom of the inner tube projecting into the water reservoir.
3. The water tray of claim 1 wherein the multi-stage baffle structure includes a plurality of projections projecting inwardly from a top of the housing,
when the protruding part is in a strip shape, the length direction of the protruding part and a connecting line between the water inlet and the water outlet form a set included angle;
when the bulge is annular, it is a plurality of the bulge encircles in proper order the delivery port.
4. The water receiving box according to claim 3, wherein the multi-stage buffer structure further comprises a boss protruding inwards from the bottom of the shell, and a set gap is left between the boss and the protruding part.
5. A water trap according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the water inlet is located higher than the water outlet.
6. A water collector as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4 wherein the outlet is provided with an outwardly extending outer tube.
7. A refrigerator comprises a compressor, a fan and a water receiving box, and is characterized in that the water receiving box is the water receiving box in any one of claims 1 to 6.
8. The refrigerator of claim 7 wherein the water outlet is provided with a wind shield structure to prevent air flow created by the fan from entering.
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