CN114305136A

CN114305136A - Water tank structure and waterway system of kitchen appliance

Info

Publication number: CN114305136A
Application number: CN202111657583.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郭杰; 刘继征; 萧展锋; 潘叶江
Original assignee: Vatti Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vatti Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-31
Filing date: 2021-12-31
Publication date: 2022-04-12

Abstract

The invention discloses a water tank structure and a waterway system of kitchen appliances, wherein the water tank structure comprises: the shell is provided with a water through port and a water passing port; the box body is detachably arranged in the shell; the cover plate is arranged on the box body in a covering mode and supplies water in the box body; the partition plate is arranged in the box body to divide the inner space of the box body into a water using cavity and a water returning cavity, the water using cavity is provided with a water outlet communicated with the water passing opening, the water returning cavity is provided with a water returning opening communicated with the water passing opening, and the partition plate is provided with a communicating opening for connecting the water using cavity and the water returning cavity; the water retaining component is movably arranged at the position of the communicating opening and drives the water retaining component to move through external force so as to switch the on-off state of the water using cavity and the water return cavity. Its simple structure, the operation of being convenient for is so that two kinds of functions in an organic whole are retrieved to make the water tank structure collect culinary art water and surplus water through the break-make state that switches over water cavity and return water chamber.

Description

Water tank structure and waterway system of kitchen appliance

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of kitchen electricity, in particular to a water tank structure and a waterway system of a kitchen appliance.

Background

Among the correlation technique, most of hidden steam generator is after long-time the use, and steam generator inside can be tied up a large amount of incrustations, because steam generator is hidden, can't effectually clean the inside incrustations of steam generator, uses this product influence culinary art food taste and user experience for a long time to feel. In order to solve the problems, a residual water recovery port is designed on the hidden evaporator, so that residual water recovery and evaporator cleaning can be performed, but the residual water recovery and evaporator cleaning of the existing product respectively adopt a double-water-box design, and the requirement on the occupied space of product devices is high.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to solve at least one of the problems in the prior related art to a certain extent, and therefore the invention provides a water tank structure which is simple in structure and convenient to operate and integrates two functions of cooking water and residual water recovery into a whole by switching the on-off state of a water using cavity and a water returning cavity.

In addition, this embodiment still provides a waterway system of kitchen appliance, and its reasonable in design can save the whole shared space of water tank structure greatly.

The first object is achieved by the following technical scheme:

a water tank structure comprising:

the shell is provided with a water through port and a water passing port;

the box body is detachably arranged in the shell;

the cover plate is covered on the box body and supplies water in the box body;

the partition plate is arranged in the box body to divide the inner space of the box body into a water using cavity and a water returning cavity, the water using cavity is provided with a water outlet communicated with the water passing port, the water returning cavity is provided with a water returning port communicated with the water passing port, and the partition plate is provided with a communicating port for communicating the water using cavity with the water returning cavity;

and the water retaining component is movably arranged at the position of the communication port and is driven by external force to move so as to switch the on-off state of the water using cavity and the water return cavity.

In some embodiments, the water blocking assembly comprises a pull arm and a water blocking plate, wherein slide rails are respectively arranged on two sides of the communication port along the vertical direction, the pull arm is movably arranged in the slide rails, the water blocking plate is movably arranged at the position of the communication port, the upper end of the water blocking plate is connected with the pull arm, and the water blocking plate is driven by the pull arm to lift up and down under the action of external force so as to switch the on-off state of the water using cavity and the water return cavity.

In some embodiments, a limiting part is arranged on the slide rail, a positioning part is arranged on the pull arm, and the lifting motion of the pull arm is limited by the cooperation action of the positioning part and the limiting part.

In some embodiments, the number of the limiting parts is two, and the two limiting parts are arranged at intervals along the vertical direction of the slide rail so that the pull arm can perform lifting motion between the two limiting parts.

In some embodiments, the limiting rod is arranged on the pull arm, and the limiting rod is in fit connection with the upper end of the sliding rail to limit the descending motion of the pull arm.

In some embodiments, the lifting device further comprises a connecting rod, wherein the connecting rod is arranged on the pull arm, and the pull arm is driven to perform lifting movement through the action of the connecting rod.

In some embodiments, the water baffle further comprises a sealing sleeve, and the sealing sleeve is sleeved at the circumferential edge of the water baffle.

In some embodiments, the water return port opens on the cover plate, and the water return port is located at a position below the water passing port when the tank is mounted in the housing.

In some embodiments, the water supply device further comprises a water outlet pipe, one end of the water outlet pipe is communicated with the water outlet, and the other end of the water outlet pipe extends towards the water using cavity.

The second objective is achieved by the following technical scheme:

a waterway system of a kitchen appliance comprises a casing and an inner container arranged in the casing, and further comprises a water tank structure, a steam generator, a water supply pump and a water return pump which are all arranged in the casing, wherein the casing is arranged in the casing, the water inlet is communicated with the water inlet end of the steam generator through the water supply pump, the water outlet is communicated with the water outlet of the steam generator through the water return pump, and the air outlet end of the steam generator is communicated with the inner container.

Compared with the prior art, the invention at least comprises the following beneficial effects:

1. the water tank structure is simple in structure and convenient to operate, and integrates cooking water and residual water recovery functions by switching the on-off state of the water using cavity and the water returning cavity.

2. The waterway system of the kitchen appliance has reasonable design and can greatly save the space occupied by the whole water tank structure.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a water tank structure in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the water tank structure in the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a case in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the case in an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a kitchen appliance in an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure: 1-shell, 11-water inlet, 12-water outlet, 2-box, 3-cover plate, 4-baffle, 41-connecting port, 42-slide rail, 5-water cavity, 51-water outlet, 52-water outlet pipe, 6-water return cavity, 61-water return port, 7-water retaining component, 71-draw arm, 72-water retaining plate, 73-positioning part, 74-limiting rod, 75-connecting rod, 76-seal sleeve, 8-shell, 81-inner container, 82-steam generator, 83-water supply pump, 84-water return pump.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages 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 embodiments of the present invention. The components of embodiments of the present invention may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.

Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, presented in the figures, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without any inventive step based on the embodiments of the present invention, belong to the technical scope of the present invention as claimed.

Example (b):

as shown in fig. 1 to 4, the present embodiment provides a water tank structure including:

a shell 1, wherein the shell 1 is provided with a water passing port 11 and a water passing port 12;

the box body 2 is detachably arranged in the shell 1;

the cover plate 3 is arranged on the box body 2 in a covering manner, and water is supplied into the box body 2;

the partition plate 4 is arranged in the box body 2 to divide the inner space of the box body 2 into a water using cavity 5 and a water returning cavity 6, the water using cavity 5 is provided with a water outlet 51 communicated with the water passing port 11, the water returning cavity 6 is provided with a water returning port 61 communicated with the water passing port 12, and the partition plate 4 is provided with a communicating port 41 to communicate the water using cavity 5 and the water returning cavity 6;

the water blocking component 7 is movably arranged at the position of the communication port 41, and the water blocking component 7 is driven by external force to move so as to switch the on-off state of the water cavity 5 and the water return cavity 6.

In the embodiment, a water through port 11 and a water through port 12 are formed on a housing 1, the upper end of a box body 2 is an open end, a cover plate 3 is arranged on the open end of the box body 2 in a covering manner, a partition plate 4 is arranged in the box body 2 to divide the internal space of the box body 2 into a water using cavity 5 and a water return cavity 6 which are mutually independent, a user opens the cover plate 3 to supply water in the water using cavity 5, the cover plate 3 covers the open end of the box body 2 after the water supply operation is finished, after the box body 2 is pushed into the housing 1 by external force, a water outlet 51 is communicated with the water through port 11 to output purified water in the water using cavity 5 outwards through the water through port 11, a water return port 61 is communicated with the water through port 12 to pump residual water on an external pipeline into the water return cavity 6 through the water port 12, a water blocking component 7 is movably arranged at the position of a communication port 41, the water blocking component 7 is driven by the external force to move to switch the on-off state of the water using cavity 5 and the water return cavity 6, its simple structure collects water use function and surplus water recovery function in an organic whole through making box 2 to prevent that sewage and water purification from mixing together, save the whole shared space of product simultaneously.

As shown in fig. 3, the water blocking assembly 7 includes a pull arm 71 and a water blocking plate 72, wherein slide rails 42 are respectively disposed on two sides of the communication port 41 along the vertical direction, the pull arm 71 is movably disposed in the slide rails 42, the water blocking plate 72 is movably disposed at the communication port 41, the upper end of the water blocking plate 72 is connected to the pull arm 71, and the pull arm 71 drives the water blocking plate 72 to move up and down to switch the on-off state of the water chamber 5 and the water return chamber 6 under the action of external force.

Here a specific construction of the water deflector assembly 7. The partition plate 4 is provided with slide rails 42 on the left side and the right side of the communication port 41 along the vertical direction, the two sides of the pull arm 71 and the two sides of the water baffle 72 are respectively connected with the slide rails 42 in a sliding manner, the lower end of the pull arm 71 is connected with the upper end of the water baffle 72, the water baffle 72 is driven to lift up and down along the slide rails 42 through the action of the pull arm 71, so that the water baffle 72 is movably arranged at the position of the communication port 41, and under the action of external force, an operator pushes and pulls the pull arm 71 to drive the water baffle 72 to lift up and down along the slide rails 42, so that the on-off state of the water using cavity 5 and the water return cavity 6 is switched.

As shown in fig. 3, the slide rail 42 is provided with a stopper, the arm 71 is provided with a positioning portion 73, and the positioning portion 73 cooperates with the stopper to restrict the lifting movement of the arm 71.

In one embodiment, in order to facilitate limiting the lifting movement of the pull arm 71, grooves are respectively formed in the two slide rails 42 to form limiting portions, protrusions are respectively formed on the left side and the right side of the pull arm 71 to form positioning portions 73, and the lifting movement of the pull arm 71 is limited by the cooperation between the positioning portions 73 and the limiting portions during the lifting movement of the pull arm 71.

As shown in fig. 3, the number of the limiting portions is two, and the two limiting portions are arranged at intervals along the vertical direction of the slide rail 42 so that the pull arm 71 can move up and down between the two limiting portions.

Here, a specific structure of the stopper portion. The number of the limiting parts is preferably two, but is not limited to two, and other more suitable numbers can be selected according to actual requirements, and the number of the limiting parts in this embodiment is described by two examples, and other details are not described again. When the quantity of spacing portion is two, two spacing portions set up along slide rail 42's vertical direction interval respectively, thereby make the spacing portion that is located slide rail 42 top position department prescribe a limit to the ascending motion of single arm-drag 71, and open intercommunication mouth 41 in order to switch on the water route between water cavity 5 and the return water chamber 6, the spacing portion that is located slide rail 42 below position department simultaneously prescribes a limit to the descending motion of single arm-drag 71, and close intercommunication mouth 41 with the water route between disconnection water cavity 5 and the return water chamber 6, thereby make single arm-drag 71 carry out elevating movement between two spacing portions and can realize switching water cavity 5 and the purpose of return water chamber 6 on-off state.

As shown in fig. 3, a limiting rod 74 is further included, the limiting rod 74 is disposed on the pull arm 71, and the limiting rod 74 is cooperatively connected with the upper end of the slide rail 42 to limit the descending movement of the pull arm 71.

Here a specific configuration of the limiting rod 74. In order to further limit the descending movement of the pull arm 71, a limiting rod 74 is convexly arranged on the pull arm 71, the limiting rod 74 is located above the positioning portion 73, when the pull arm 71 descends downwards, the bottom wall of the limiting rod 74 abuts against the top walls of the two slide rails 42 until the positioning portion 73 is clamped with the limiting portion, and therefore the displacement of the pull arm 71 is limited doubly, the sealing effect of the water baffle plate 72 for blocking the communication port 41 is effectively improved, and the ascending and descending movement of the pull arm 71 is limited.

As shown in fig. 3, the lifting device further includes a connecting rod 75, the connecting rod 75 is disposed on the pull arm 71, and the pull arm 71 is driven to move up and down by the action of the connecting rod 75.

Here is one specific configuration of the connecting rod 75. In order to facilitate the lifting movement of the operator for controlling the pull arm 71, a connecting rod 75 is arranged between the two pull arms 71, the user can control the lifting movement of the pull arm 71 by pushing and pulling the connecting rod 75, and more preferably, a push-pull part in an arch structure is arranged on the connecting rod 75, so that the push-pull part can be matched with the fingers of the human body to facilitate the control of the operator, and the use experience of the user is further improved. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the pull arm 71, the connecting rod 75 and the positioning portion 73 are made of elastic materials, so as to facilitate the lifting movement thereof in the two slide rails 42.

As shown in fig. 3, a sealing sleeve 76 is further included, and the sealing sleeve 76 is sleeved at the circumferential edge of the water baffle 72.

Here a specific configuration of the sealing sleeve 76. In order to effectively improve the sealing effect of the water baffle 72 for plugging the communication port 41, the sealing sleeve 76 is wrapped at the circumferential edge of the water baffle 72, and the sealing sleeve 76 is tightly attached to the outer wall of the partition plate 4, so that the water baffle 72 can better plug the communication port 41, and of course, the sealing sleeve 76 and the water baffle 72 are integrally formed, so that the sealing performance of the water baffle 72 is further improved. More preferably, the sealing sleeve 76 is made of a silica gel material, but is not limited to the silica gel material, and other more suitable materials can be selected according to actual requirements, and the sealing sleeve 76 is made of the silica gel material for example in this embodiment, and other materials are not described again.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the water return port 61 is opened in the cover plate 3, and the water return port 61 is located at a position below the water passing port 12 when the case 2 is mounted in the housing 1.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the water supply device further comprises a water outlet pipe 52, wherein one end of the water outlet pipe 52 is communicated with the water outlet 51, and the other end of the water outlet pipe 52 extends into the water cavity 5.

In one embodiment, the water passage opening 11 is provided on a side wall of the housing 1, the water passing opening 12 is provided on a top wall of the housing 1, similarly, the water outlet 51 is opened on a side wall of the case 2 and the water outlet 51 communicates with the water using chamber 5, the water returning opening 61 is opened on the cover plate 3 and the water returning opening 61 communicates with the water returning chamber 6, when the operator pushes the case 2 to move from outside to inside to install it in the housing 1, the water outlet 51 establishes a connection relationship with the water passage opening 11 to communicate the water outlet 51 with the water passage opening 11, and the water returning opening 61 is located at a lower position of the water passing opening 12 to communicate the water returning opening 61 with the water passing opening 12. In addition, one end of the water outlet pipe 52 is communicated with the water outlet 51, and the other end of the water outlet pipe 52 extends into the water using cavity 5 so that the end part of the water outlet pipe 52 is arranged at a distance from the bottom wall of the water using cavity 5. In addition, still be provided with in box 2 and keep off the class board to prevent that box 2 from filling up the pull water box 2 in-process under the water state, the water in the box 2 is because of rocking and outwards spilling over.

In addition, as shown in fig. 5, the present embodiment further provides a waterway system of a kitchen appliance, which includes a housing 8 and an inner container 81 disposed in the housing 8, and further includes the water tank structure, the steam generator 82, the water supply pump 83 and the water return pump 84 as described above, wherein the housing 1 is disposed in the housing 8, the water inlet 11 is communicated with the water inlet end of the steam generator 82 through the water supply pump 83, the water outlet 12 is communicated with the water outlet end of the steam generator 82 through the water return pump 84, and the air outlet end of the steam generator 82 is communicated with the inner container 81.

In this embodiment, the kitchen appliance is preferably a steam box, an oven, a steam oven, a micro-steam box, a micro-steam oven, a steaming and baking all-in-one machine, or a dishwasher, but is not limited to the above devices, and may also be selected from other kitchen appliances according to actual requirements.

In one embodiment, the inside of the box body 2 is divided into an independent water using cavity 5 and a water returning cavity 6, a communication port 41 is arranged at the communication part of the water using cavity 5 and the water returning cavity 6, in addition, the shell 1 of the water tank structure is fixedly arranged in the shell 8 of the steam box, and the water passage port 11 is communicated with the water inlet end of the steam generator 82 through the water supply pump 83, the water passing port 12 is communicated with the water discharge end of the steam generator 82 through the water return pump 84, and the air outlet end of the steam generator 82 is communicated with the inner container 81, the on-off state of the water using cavity 5 and the water return cavity 6 is switched by the action of the water retaining component 7, thereby the steam box has a waterway cleaning mode and a cooking mode, and simultaneously, as the water tank structure integrates the functions of cooking water and residual water recovery, the whole occupied space of the water tank structure is saved, and the problem that the waterway is not completely cleaned due to the combination of sewage and clean water can be solved.

When the steam box is in a waterway cleaning mode, an operator presses the water baffle plate 72 to move downwards so that the water baffle plate 72 closes the communication port 41, namely, a waterway between the water using cavity 5 and the water return cavity 6 is disconnected, then the box body 2 is pushed into the shell body 1, so that the water outlet 51 is connected with the water through port 11, the water return port 61 is communicated with the water through port 12, the steam box controller controls the water supply pump 83 to convey water supplied in the water using cavity 5 to the steam generator 82, and then controls the water return pump 84 to pump sewage on the steam generator 82 into the water return cavity 6, so that the quality of the water supplied in the water using cavity 5 is prevented from being polluted in a cleaning process, and the steam generator 82 and a waterway system are cleaned more thoroughly; when the steam box is in the cooking mode, an operator pulls the water baffle 72 to move upwards so that the water baffle 72 opens the communication port 41, namely, a water path between the general water cavity 5 and the water return cavity 6 is guided, then the box body 2 is pushed to enter the shell 1, so that the connection relation between the water outlet 51 and the water through port 11 is established, the water return port 61 and the water through port 12 are communicated with each other, the steam box controller controls the water supply pump 83 to convey water in the water cavity 5 and the water return cavity 6 to the steam generator 82 for heating work, so that high-temperature steam is conveyed to the inner container 81 inside, so that more water is conveyed from the water tank structure to the steam generator 82, and the long-time cooking requirement of the user is met.

What has been described above are merely some embodiments of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the inventive concept thereof, and these changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A water tank structure, comprising:

the water purifier comprises a shell (1), wherein the shell (1) is provided with a water passing port (11) and a water passing port (12);

the box body (2), the box body (2) is detachably arranged in the shell (1);

the cover plate (3) is covered on the box body (2) and supplies water to the inside of the box body (2);

the partition plate (4) is arranged in the box body (2) to divide the inner space of the box body (2) into a water using cavity (5) and a water return cavity (6), the water using cavity (5) is provided with a water outlet (51) communicated with the water passing port (11), the water return cavity (6) is provided with a water return port (61) communicated with the water passing port (12), and the partition plate (4) is provided with a communication port (41) to communicate the water using cavity (5) and the water return cavity (6);

the water retaining component (7) is movably arranged at the position of the communication port (41), and the water retaining component (7) is driven by external force to move so as to switch the on-off state of the water using cavity (5) and the water return cavity (6).

2. The water tank structure according to claim 1, wherein the water blocking component (7) comprises a pull arm (71) and a water blocking plate (72), wherein slide rails (42) are respectively arranged on two sides of the communication port (41) along a vertical direction, the pull arm (71) is movably arranged in the slide rails (42), the water blocking plate (72) is movably arranged at the position of the communication port (41), the upper end of the water blocking plate (72) is connected with the pull arm (71), and the water blocking plate (72) is driven by the pull arm (71) to lift up and down under the action of external force so as to switch the on-off state of the water using cavity (5) and the water return cavity (6).

3. The water tank structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein a limiting part is arranged on the slide rail (42), a positioning part (73) is arranged on the pull arm (71), and the positioning part (73) and the limiting part cooperate to limit the lifting movement of the pull arm (71).

4. A water tank structure as claimed in claim 3, wherein the number of the limiting parts is two, and the two limiting parts are arranged at intervals along the vertical direction of the slide rail (42) so that the pull arm (71) can move up and down between the two limiting parts.

5. A water tank structure as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a limiting rod (74), wherein the limiting rod (74) is arranged on the pull arm (71), and the limiting rod (74) is matched and connected with the upper end of the sliding rail (42) to limit the descending movement of the pull arm (71).

6. The water tank structure as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a connecting rod (75), wherein the connecting rod (75) is arranged on a pull arm (71), and the pull arm (71) is driven to perform lifting movement by the action of the connecting rod (75).

7. The water tank structure as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a sealing sleeve (76), wherein the sealing sleeve (76) is sleeved at the circumferential edge of the water baffle (72).

8. A water tank arrangement according to claim 1, characterised in that the water return opening (61) opens into the cover plate (3), the water return opening (61) being located at a position below the water drainage opening (12) when the tank (2) is mounted in the housing (1).

9. A water tank structure according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a water outlet pipe (52), wherein one end of the water outlet pipe (52) is communicated with the water outlet (51), and the other end of the water outlet pipe extends into the water using cavity (5).

10. A waterway system of a kitchen appliance, comprising a cabinet (8) and an inner container (81) disposed in the cabinet (8), and further comprising the water tank structure of any one of claims 1 to 9, a steam generator (82), a water supply pump (83) and a water return pump (84), wherein the housing (1) is disposed in the cabinet (8), the water inlet (11) is communicated with a water inlet end of the steam generator (82) through the water supply pump (83), the water outlet (12) is communicated with a water outlet end of the steam generator (82) through the water return pump (84), and an air outlet end of the steam generator (82) is communicated with the inner container (81).