Summary of the invention
According to the utility model, a kind of sealing device is provided, described sealing device is used for peripheral sealing with parts to utensil, sealing device has the first relative sealing surfaces and the second sealing surfaces, the first sealing surfaces comprises the circumference fin-shaped section that at least one radially extends, and the second sealing surfaces is essentially smooth and comprise at least one circumference flank, and described at least one circumference flank is used for the local sealing load that increases the flank zone.
The second sealing surfaces is arranged to seal against the parts of heating container.
Alternatively, the second sealing surfaces is arranged to against described parts sealing.
Alternatively, the second sealing surfaces is arranged on extending axially on the part of seal.
Alternatively, the second sealing surfaces is arranged on the heating container.
Alternatively, the second sealing surfaces is arranged on the described parts.
At least one flank is towards the axial end portion location of sealing device.
The circumference fin-shaped section that at least one radially extends and at least one circumference flank are axially aligned, in order to increase the pressure that is applied to this.
At least one circumference fin-shaped section of radially extending is extending manyly than at least one circumference flank basically in the radial direction.
The cross section of at least one flank is circular.
Alternatively, the cross section of at least one flank is leg-of-mutton.
The size of at least one flank forms tightness or the local increase by 6% to 12% of sealing that makes sealing device.
Described sealing device is basically symmetrical about the axial centre face.
Alternatively, described sealing device is basically asymmetric about the axial centre face.
Described parts comprise wireless electric connector.
Wireless electric connector is the waterproof wireless electric connector.
According on the other hand of the present utility model, a kind of seal for the waterproof cordless connector is provided, this waterproof cordless connector comprises for the device of optimizing the transmission of light radiation or other electromagnetic radiation by seal.
According on the other hand of the present utility model, provide a kind of for the peripheral sealing of the parts sealing device to utensil, the sealing device has the first relative sealing surfaces and the second sealing surfaces and than the wider axial end portion of part in the middle of being positioned at respect to axial end portion of sealing device.
The first sealing surfaces comprises the circumference fin-shaped section that at least one radially extends, and at least one fin-shaped section is positioned such that axial end portion can not disturb the sealing function of at least one fin-shaped section.
At least one fin-shaped section is positioned such that axial end portion can not disturb the sealing function of at least one fin-shaped section when fin-shaped section bending during away from axial end portion.
Axial end portion smaller extends diametrically than at least one fin-shaped section, so that axial end portion does not in use have sealing function basically.
Described sealing device is basically symmetrical about the axial centre face.
Alternatively, described sealing device is basically asymmetric about the axial centre face.
Described parts comprise wireless electric connector.
Wireless electric connector is the waterproof wireless electric connector.
According on the other hand of the present utility model, a kind of seal for the waterproof cordless connector is provided, wherein additional circumference flank is arranged on the inboard of wider axial end portion.
Described parts and/or can be wireless electric connector with sealed parts.Wireless electric connector can be the waterproof wireless electric connector.
According to another aspect of the present utility model, provide a kind of foregoing for the peripheral sealing of the parts sealing device to utensil.
At least one circumference flank is arranged on the inboard of axial end portion.
Described sealing device is basically symmetrical about the axial centre face.
Alternatively, described sealing device is basically asymmetric about the axial centre face.
Described parts comprise wireless electric connector.
Wireless electric connector is the waterproof wireless electric connector.
According to other one side of the present utility model, provide a kind of wireless electric connector that comprises aforementioned sealing device.
Wireless electric connector has wall, and sealing device seals against described wall, and described wall has one or more circumference flanks and/or the recess that contacts with the sealing device sealing.
According on the other hand of the present utility model, a kind of utensil is provided, described utensil has by described sealing device and is sealed in aforementioned wireless electric connector in the utensil.
Wider end there is no compressed between utensil and wireless electric connector.
Wider end provides the optical coupling of sealing device to optics, and optics is for the optical communication of passing wireless electric connector.
Two axial end portions of sealing device are wider than the mid portion of sealing device, with the optical coupling between the optics that axial end portion is provided.
The optics off-axis is to the extension.
Embodiment
At least some embodiment are improvement that patent application applicant's previous application and/or simultaneous is carried out, and in this case, can provide the suitable patent No. with reference to concrete condition.The relevant feature of the patent application of reference here merges thus by reference.
In the following description, functionally similar parts have identical Reference numeral between different embodiment.Being intended that schematically of accompanying drawing unless otherwise indicated, can not accurately be determined size and angle according to these accompanying drawings.
At least some embodiment can by with reference to the Reference numeral among the figure 1 based on or the feature of presentation graphs 1.
In summary of the invention, execution mode and claim, unless otherwise mentioned, term liquid means to have identical implication with water.
In summary of the invention, execution mode and claim, unless otherwise mentioned, term kettle, utensil, container and reservoir can have identical implication.
In summary of the invention, execution mode and claim, unless otherwise mentioned, terms part means to have identical implication with part.
In summary of the invention, execution mode and claim, unless otherwise mentioned, when describing electrical connection, discrete contact, contact site and the contact zone of term means to have identical implication.
In summary of the invention, execution mode and claim, unless otherwise mentioned, kettle, utensil and container can be used as reservoir, and need to be such as the independent reservoir that filters or distribute reservoir.
In summary of the invention, execution mode and claim, unless otherwise mentioned, the orientation of direction indication container when container uprightly is placed on the horizontal surface up and down.The axis main, common perpendicular that axially represents container.Radially expression is substantially perpendicular to the direction of axial direction, but whether must mean that container is columniform.
Fig. 1 has schematically shown the band handle kettle (jug kettle) with mechanical actuator, as the example of the liquid heater that can use embodiment of the present utility model.In this example, this kettle is wireless kettle, it comprises container body 1 and power source base 2, container body 1 and power source base 2 have main body cordless connector 3 and pedestal cordless connector 4 separately, cordless connector 3 and 4 for example be the described type described in the patent public publication WO94/06285 that has of applicant 360 ° of cordless connectors and/or by Otter Controls Ltd. sell for example based on 360 ° of cordless connectors of CS4/CS7 series (power source base socket) and A1, CP7 or CP8 (appliance plug) standard.Power source base 2 can be connected to supply socket (electrical power outlet, not shown) by power line 13.In container 1 and/or pedestal 2 and/or cordless connector 3 and/or the cordless connector 4 each can be provided with reflector and/or detector 31, annular seal 21, and described annular seal can be the ring 41 of optical transmission and/or ring-type optical transmission.
Described band handle kettle can comprise electromechanical controller 60, and for example integrated 360 ° of controllers of all A1 series of applicant perhaps comprise electronic controller 15.Electromechanical controller 60 can comprise integrated steam cock 73 or can for example in the handle 9 discrete steam cock 73a be set alternatively.Utensil can be provided with switch actuator 305 or 305a, and this switch actuator and controller 60 for example interact by the known center trip lever mechanism (not shown at Fig. 1) of crossing, to trigger between the mode of operation of utensil.Alternatively, electronic controller 15 can use optional user interface 11.In electronic controller 15 and/or the user interface 11 any one or both can be among in container 1 and/or the pedestal 2 one or both.
Container body 1 comprises be used to the reservoir 5 that holds liquid to be heated, lid 8, kettle mouth 7, handle 9 and has the base portion 6 of sub-base portion 19, and sub-base portion 19 forms the bottom surface of container bodies 1.The kettle mouth can provide main ventilation equilibrium and/or isostasy.Lid 8 can operate to open and close by user's actuator, and can be fastened to described container by hinge, breech lock or other device.Lid can be sealed to container fastenedly, so that the lid maintenance in position, and in the situation that the utensil overturning can leakage liquid.
Steam pipe 70 and steam cover 101 can be set.Steam pipe is from the regional connectivity of water level 225 tops to steam switching device shifter 73 or 73a.Steam pipe can for example form the part of handle 9 or liquid storage wall 5 or be formed as shown and be independent pipe.In the situation that steam pipe passes element, suitable seal 584 and additional steam guiding piece 599 can be set.Container body 1 can be any shape and for example can be formed by plastics, metal, glass or pottery.Container body can comprise single wall as shown in the figure, or comprises alternatively double-walled, so that for example container can be insulated better to prevent thermal loss or make the wall cooling in order to can touch.
Liquid is by element board 12 heating, and element board 12 can form the pedestal of reservoir 5.The reservoir 5 of utensil 1 can be provided with other parts of the state of watermark and/or notation implement 1.Element board 12 comprises heater and connects to receive electric power by connector 3.Heater can comprise the element that sheath is arranged 39 as shown in the figure, maybe can comprise thick film element and/or die casting component structure.Heat-transfer arrangement 410 can be set, and element board 12 can be made of stainless steel and/or other suitable substrate.As shown in the figure, can utilize the Easifix described in the WO-A-99/17645 (RTM) sealing device that element board 12 is sealed in the container body 1, perhaps can use alternative sealing means, for example, bonding, welding or clamping.
At least some embodiment of the present utility model can be applicable to heating vessel, and described heating vessel has the heating element that is immersed in the water, rather than the element on the downside of container.
At least some embodiment of the present utility model can be applicable to heating vessel, and described heating vessel can directly connect by power line, rather than connect by cordless connector.
At least some embodiment in the utility model can be applicable to: kettle or heat tracing bottle and tank, blender, flatiron, water boiling device, coffee and espresso maker, juice extractor, Sorbet maker, pan, boil soup device, baste maker, steamer, tea cooking machine, chocolate fountain, cheese chafing dish, soup clay pot, vacuum kettle, milk frother, cable hank, refrigerator, water cooler, water dispenser and/or need the utensil of hot water.Should understand above-mentioned tabulation is not limit.
At least some embodiment in the utility model can be applicable to be used to the non-electric device of liquid that holds heat, but for example pot and microwave container.
At least some embodiment of the present utility model can be applicable to outdoor utility or utmost point wet area.
The improved optical transmission hermetically-sealed construction that is used for water-proof connector
As shown in Figure 2 with as described in applicant's the public publication WO-A-2011/101642, the sealing device 21 of water-proof connector 3 can have at least two different functions:
1) main body 22 with water-proof connector 3 is sealed in the utensil subbase seat 19; With
2) transmit light signal between the transmitter/detector 31 in being positioned at utensil 1 and pedestal 2.
Elastic sealing element 21 has two sealing surfaces.The first sealing surfaces comprises fin-shaped section 23, and this fin-shaped section is out of shape to have the shape with sealed surface, and smooth the second sealing surfaces side relative with fin-shaped section 23 of being arranged on seal 21 basically.The diameter of seal 21 is roughly than a little little with sealed central module, in the situation that the second sealing surfaces cooperates with central module, seal 21 seals at the second basically smooth sealing surfaces according to the specific degrees that the tensile pressures of seal 21 reaches.
As everyone knows, the problem of the sealing that the rest element plate carries out, for example assembly distortion and surface smoothing can appear can not running in the sealing of carrying out against the senior engineering polymers that can make cordless connector.In addition, compare the looks of more having difficult labour with element board for the amount of the required sealing load of connector, wherein said connector is generally 30 to the 40mm diameter, and described element board is generally 130 to the 150mm diameter.
Have been found that around water-proof connector, to stretch the optical transmission seal to such an extent that too tightly may limit transparency, and may make upper end and bottom distortion.Can be for seal increase additive, improving the transmitance energy of seal, but this will increase the cost of seal; Therefore, inventor of the present utility model has developed a kind of device, with shape and the form of modification seal, thereby makes the transmission performance maximization in the situation that do not damage sealing property.
Advantageously, optical launcher or detector 31 or relevant penetrating apparatus 41 contact with seal, so that the signal maximization.Yet, be not reflector or detector 31 can be navigated to narrow seal directly over or under; Therefore, advantageously guarantee seal in the upper end and/or the bottom wide as much as possible.
The following description book has illustrated sealing device, and the sealing device makes the optical transmission maximizing performance by shape and the form that changes seal in the situation that do not damage sealing property.
Fig. 3 and 4 illustrates the first sealing device, this first sealing device has fin-shaped section 23 at the sealing station place, wherein the width of the upper end of seal 21 and bottom 28 is substantially equal to the width in the gap that produces between the cooperation wall of the lateral wall 29 of connector 3 and subbase seat 19, and described width is labeled as Dim A at Fig. 4.
The characteristic such as material type, hardness, fin-shaped minister's degree etc. by seal 21 pre-determines width D im A, and makes and have the relation that makes upper end/bottom 28 can not damage or hinder the globality of seal 21 between fin-shaped section 23 and the upper end/bottom 28.
The internal diameter of seal 21 can be the diameter a little less than the diameter of cordless connector, in this case, the transmission width of seal is not in the situation that upper end/bottom has excessive deformation to maximize, and still has enough active forces and be used in assembling process seal 21 being remained on appropriate location on the cordless connector 3.
What can see is that in such an embodiment, the wall 29 of cordless connector 3 prevents that emitter/receiver 31 is centrally located on seal 21 tops; Yet the wider upper end/bottom 28 of seal 21 has overcome this problem, and emitter/receiver 31 still can contact with wider upper end/bottom 28 tangents of seal 21.
The compactness that reduces seal 21 28 places in upper end/bottom may be damaged seal in the integrality of each end, but realizing that the required compactness of sealing and seal are stretched to appoint between too many and so have enough amplitudes, in order to seal is out of shape.
For example, have at cordless connector 3 in the situation of external diameter of 34mm, have been found that the seal of 32mm diameter provides about 6% ' stretching ' in the situation of the globality that there is no infringement light transmission quality.
As previously mentioned, be circumference material or the flank 27 that between upper end/bottom 28, provides additional for a kind of mode of further improving the globality of seal 21, this can provide in the following advantage part or all:
1) any active force that crosses seal 21 that produces by fin-shaped section 23 between erecting stage all will be conducted through circumference flank (with the surface opposite of crossing smooth seal), therefore increase partly the sealing load in the zone of flank 28.
2) circumference flank 28 increases the part compactness of the seal in the zone of flank 28.For example, in the situation of the connector of above-mentioned 34mm, the flank of 1mm is increased to 12% with described stretching from 6% in the zone of flank, and the flank of 2mm is increased to 18% with described stretching from 6%.
3) increasing partially sealed pressure can make seal that any defective in the surface of connector 3 is more tolerated.
4) increasing partially sealed pressure will be in order to prevent or to hinder capillarity.
In Fig. 3,4 and 9, socket wall 29 trends towards smoothly.
Shown in Fig. 5 to 7, flank 27 can be towards location, the end of seal 21, or alternatively and/or in addition, flank can be towards centralized positioning.
Fig. 5 illustrates flank 27 and is positioned at the upright position identical with fin-shaped section 23, and can expect the additonal pressure that will produce against flank 28 by fin-shaped section 23 in assembling process.
Shown in Fig. 6 to 7, flank 28 can be circular or the leg-of-mutton form (not shown) that maybe can have finlet shape section.
Shown in Fig. 5 to 7, seal 21 is symmetrical about vertical centre, and has sufficient space at the either side of each fin-shaped section 23, to prevent disturbing upper end/bottom 28, so that seal can be assembled in either direction.
Fig. 8 illustrates a kind of optional embodiment, wherein seal 21 is shortened to improve optical transmission property, yet below bottom fin-shaped section 23, do not have enough seals along the space that twocouese inserts, and this embodiment is only to assemble along the indicated direction of arrow.
Fig. 9 shows the schematic cross-section of the seal that is installed to the optional embodiment in the instrument assemblies.Circumference flank 27 than around seal 21 stretch manyly, and the sealing force that therefore increases in the region generating of flank 27, this improves the sealing of carrying out against level and smooth matching surface.In addition, the pressure of less sealing surfaces and increase can make seal more can bear depression and the defective that may be presented on the matching surface.
That circumference flank and/or recess 30 are arranged in the surface of wall 29 or on the surface in order to the other method of improving the globality between seal 21 and the socket wall 29.Alternatively or in addition, similar flank and/or recess can be arranged in the wall 19.
Figure 10 shows a kind of embodiment with wall 29, wall 29 comprises one or more circumferential recess 30, so that be stretched when being inserted in the pedestal 19 above connector wall 29 and described assembly when seal 21, the elastic sealing element 21 of the first alternative embodiment is advanced in the recess 30.
Advantageously, seal 21 interface of being connected with recess connects the sealing device in the zone of improving recess 30.
In another embodiment, can use the seal 21 with opposite circumference flank 27, so flank 27 can be assembled to directly in the recess 30.In such an embodiment, the additional force of flank 27 can improve sealing device.Flank 27 can be more bigger than corresponding recess 30, in order to improve sealing load wherein.
Figure 11 illustrates another embodiment, and its mesospore 29 comprises one or more circumference flanks 30, and these one or more circumference flanks 30 are for increasing the seal 21 in the zone of flank 30 and the pressure between the wall 29.As previously mentioned, the every increase of flank 1mm will make ' stretching ' in the flank zone to increase about 6%.
Another embodiment can comprise the distortion of the embodiment of explanation; For example, fin-shaped section 23 can extend internally, and flank 27 can stretch out.
Other embodiment
Clearly: the four corner of embodiment and combination have widely scope; Yet, concerning the those skilled in the art that understood description wherein, can between described embodiment, carry out the particular problem that scheme conversion is satisfied each utensil in the scope of the present utility model.