CN210624806U

CN210624806U - Water tank and humidifier

Info

Publication number: CN210624806U
Application number: CN201921200321.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 伍勋焕; 别致
Original assignee: Shenzhen Ranvoo Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Ranvoo Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-07-26
Filing date: 2019-07-26
Publication date: 2020-05-26
Anticipated expiration: 2029-07-26

Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of electronic products, and discloses a water tank and a humidifier, which comprises an inner shell provided with a holding cavity, a floater, a transparent part, a light source device and a floating guide structure arranged on the inner wall of the inner shell, wherein the inner shell is provided with the holding cavity which is used for storing water; the floating guide structure is arranged on the inner surface of the side wall, the floating guide structure and the through hole are positioned on the same side wall, the floater is movably arranged in the floating guide structure, and when the water level in the accommodating cavity changes, the floating guide structure is used for guiding the floater to float along the guide direction of the floating guide structure; the light source device is disposed within the inner housing for illuminating within the inner housing such that the position of the float is viewable through the transparent member. So that the user can view the water level condition of the humidifier at night.

Description

Water tank and humidifier

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an electronic product field, concretely relates to water tank and humidifier.

Background

Along with the development of science and technology, the living standard of people is improved day by day, the requirement of people on living environment is improved gradually, the air humidity is one of the important factors influencing the comfort level, particularly in northern areas of China and places using air conditioners for a long time, the environment is very dry, corresponding equipment is needed to increase the humidity of air, and a comfortable living environment is regulated, so that the humidifier becomes an electronic product which is favored by people.

At present, people can't follow the inside liquid level of humidifier outside direct observation mostly, perhaps, the water gauge that the humidifier set up externally, people pass through the liquid level of water gauge observation humidifier, but, this kind of humidifier needs the user carefully to observe just can observe the liquid level, also can't look over the liquid level at night to, can't bring the enjoyment of vision for the user at night, so, synthesize, present humidifier has the liquid level to look over inconvenient and user's vision to experience the problem of hang down.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of the above problem, the utility model provides a water tank and humidifier has solved present humidifier liquid level and has looked over inconvenient and user's visual experience low problem.

According to an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a water tank applied to a humidifier, the water tank including an inner shell, a float, a light source device, and a floating guide structure disposed on an inner wall of the inner shell;

the inner shell is provided with an accommodating cavity, the side wall of the inner shell is provided with a transparent part, the transparent part is used for observing the liquid level in the accommodating cavity, and the side wall of the inner shell is provided with a through hole communicated with the accommodating cavity;

the floating guide structure is arranged on the inner surface of the side wall, the floating guide structure and the through hole are positioned on the same side wall, the floater is movably arranged in the floating guide structure, and when the liquid level in the accommodating cavity changes, the floating guide structure is used for guiding the floater to float along the guide direction of the floating guide structure;

the light source device is disposed within the inner housing for illuminating within the inner housing such that the position of the float is viewable through the transparent portion.

In an optional mode, the floating guide structure is a guide rail, the guide rail is formed by extending the inner surface of the side wall towards the accommodating cavity and is arranged on the inner surface of the side wall along the vertical direction, and when the liquid level in the accommodating cavity changes, the floater floats up and down along the guide rail.

In an optional mode, the floating guide structure comprises a first limit baffle, a second limit baffle and a third limit baffle;

the first limiting baffle and the second limiting baffle are oppositely arranged on the inner surface of the side wall along the vertical direction and are positioned on two sides of the through hole, and when the liquid level in the accommodating cavity changes, the floater floats up and down along the first limiting baffle and the second limiting baffle;

the third limit baffle is arranged on the inner surface of the side wall and located on the lower side of the through hole, and the third limit baffle is used for blocking the float to float downwards.

In an alternative mode, the water tank comprises an outer shell, the inner shell is made of opaque materials, the outer shell is made of semitransparent materials or transparent materials, and the inner shell is located in the outer shell.

In an optional mode, the transparent part comprises a through hole communicated with the accommodating cavity and a transparent piece arranged at the through hole, the transparent piece is connected with the side wall in a sealing mode, and the position of the floater can be observed through the transparent piece.

In an optional mode, the through hole is a circular through hole, the area of one surface, close to the circular through hole, of the floater is larger than that of the circular through hole, and when the floater floats along the floating guide structure, the floater completely covers, partially covers or does not cover the circular through hole.

In an optional mode, the water tank comprises a top cover, a water inlet is formed in the top of the water tank, and the top cover covers the water inlet;

the light source device is an LED lamp and is fixed below the top cover.

According to an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a humidifier, including a water tank and an atomizing assembly, wherein the atomizing assembly is connected to a top cover of the water tank;

the atomization assembly comprises an upper cover provided with an air outlet and a switch, an atomization sheet, a circuit board for controlling the atomization sheet to vibrate, a liquid level detection element, a water absorption strip and a fixed tube, wherein the switch and the light source device are respectively and electrically connected with the circuit board;

the lower end of the fixed pipe is positioned in the water tank, the upper end of the fixed pipe is connected with the top cover, the water absorbing strip is positioned in the fixed pipe, the upper end of the water absorbing strip is contacted with the atomizing sheet, and the lower end of the water absorbing strip is connected with the bottom of the fixed pipe through an elastic piece;

the liquid level detection element is electrically connected with the circuit board, and the lower end of the liquid level detection element penetrates through the top cover and then is arranged in the water tank.

In an optional mode, the atomization assembly is arranged in a shell of the water tank, and the upper cover is provided with a lifting structure which is used for lifting the atomization assembly out of the shell.

In an optional mode, the shell is provided with a charging port, and the charging port is electrically connected with the circuit board.

The water tank of the utility model comprises an inner shell, a floater, a light source device and a floating guide structure arranged on the inner wall of the inner shell; the inner shell is provided with an accommodating cavity, the side wall of the inner shell is provided with a transparent part, the transparent part is used for observing the liquid level in the accommodating cavity, and the side wall of the inner shell is provided with a through hole communicated with the accommodating cavity; the floating guide structure is arranged on the inner surface of the side wall, the floating guide structure and the through hole are positioned on the same side wall, the floater is movably arranged in the floating guide structure, and when the liquid level in the accommodating cavity changes, the floating guide structure is used for guiding the floater to float along the guide direction of the floating guide structure; the light source device is disposed within the inner housing for illuminating within the inner housing such that the position of the float is viewable through the transparent portion. Thereby the float condition of float can be looked over at night to the user, and then looks over the liquid level condition of humidifier inner shell to, the light makes the humidifier have light effect, thereby brought the enjoyment of vision for the user at night, increased user experience.

The above description is only an overview of the technical solutions of the present invention, and in order to make the technical means of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention may be implemented according to the content of the description, and in order to make the above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable, the following detailed description of the present invention is given.

Drawings

Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. Also, like reference numerals are used to refer to like parts throughout the drawings. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is an exploded view of a humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is an exploded view of an atomizing assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a water tank according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a sectional view of a water tank according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a water tank according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which a float completely blocks a through hole;

FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a water tank according to another embodiment of the present invention, wherein the float does not block the through hole;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a water tank in a further embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic view of a humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The reference numbers in the detailed description are as follows:

inner shell 10	Accommodating cavity 11	Float 12
			Transparent member 13	Light source device 14	Floating guide structure 15
Through hole 16	Guide rail 151	Top cover 20
			First limit baffle 152	Second limit baffle 153	Third limit baffle 154
Outer casing 40	Atomizing assembly 30	Upper cover 31
			Switch 311	Air outlet 312	Atomizing plate 32
Circuit board 33	Liquid level detecting element 34	Water absorption strip 35
			Fixed tube 36	Charging port 37

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following examples are only for illustrating the technical solutions of the present invention more clearly, and therefore are only examples, and the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereby.

Fig. 1 is the utility model discloses the explosion chart of embodiment humidifier, fig. 2 is the utility model discloses an atomization component 30's explosion chart, fig. 3 is the utility model discloses a schematic diagram of water tank, fig. 4 is the utility model discloses an in the embodiment section view of water tank, fig. 5 is the utility model discloses float 12 shelters from the schematic diagram of the section view of through-hole 16 completely in the water tank of another embodiment, fig. 6 is the utility model discloses float 12 does not shelter from the section view schematic diagram of through-hole 16 in the water tank of another embodiment, fig. 7 is the utility model discloses a section view of water tank in another embodiment, fig. 8 is the utility model discloses a schematic diagram of humidifier.

The present embodiment discloses a water tank, which is applied to a humidifier, please refer to fig. 1 to 8, and the water tank includes an inner shell 10, a float 12, a transparent portion, a light source device 14 and a floating guiding structure 15, wherein the inner shell 10 is provided with an accommodating chamber 11, the accommodating chamber can be used for storing liquid such as water, a user can observe the float in the accommodating chamber 11 through the transparent portion, so as to substantially determine the liquid level condition, a through hole 16 communicated with the accommodating chamber 11 is formed on a side wall of the inner shell 10, the floating guiding structure 15 is arranged on an inner surface of the side wall, the floating guiding structure 15 and the through hole 16 are located on the same side wall, the float 12 is movably arranged in the floating guiding structure 15, when the liquid level of the accommodating chamber 11 changes, the floating guiding structure 15 is used for guiding the float 12 to float along a guiding direction, Oblique directions, etc. Be provided with light source device 14 in the inner shell 10 of water tank, this light source device 14 can be the LED lamp for throw light on in inner shell 10, thereby can look over the unsteady condition of float 12 at night, and then look over the liquid level condition of humidifier inner shell 10, and, the LED light makes the humidifier have light effect, when the liquid level of water tank changes, the transparent portion of water tank inner shell 10 will demonstrate different patterns, thereby brought the enjoyment of vision for the user at night, user experience has been improved.

The transparent portion and the inner shell 10 may be of an integrated structure, or a through hole 16 and a transparent member 13 may be disposed on a side wall of the inner shell 10, that is, the transparent portion includes the through hole 16 and the transparent member 13, specifically, the side wall of the inner shell 10 is provided with the through hole 16 communicated with the accommodating cavity 11, the inner shell 10 is provided with the transparent member 13 at the through hole 16, the transparent member 13 is hermetically connected with the through hole, and a user can easily observe the floating of the float 12 in the accommodating cavity 11 through the transparent member 13, thereby substantially determining the liquid level condition.

In an embodiment, the floating guide structure 15 may be a guide rail 151, the guide rail 151 is disposed on a side wall of the inner housing 10, and is formed by extending an inner surface of the side wall toward the accommodating cavity 11, and is disposed on the inner surface of the side wall in a vertical direction, for example, referring to fig. 4, two ends of the guide rail 151 are connected to an inner wall of the inner housing 10, a sliding track is formed on one side of the guide rail 151 close to the through hole 16, a sliding groove is disposed on one side of the float 12 away from the through hole 16, and in case of a liquid level change, the sliding groove slides up and down along the sliding track of the guide rail 151, so that a liquid level.

In another embodiment, the floating guide structure 15 includes a first limit baffle 152, a second limit baffle 153 and a third limit baffle 154, the first limit baffle 152 and the second limit baffle 153 are disposed on the inner surface of the sidewall in opposite directions along the vertical direction, when the liquid level in the accommodating chamber 11 changes, the first limit baffle 152 and the second limit baffle 153 are used for guiding the float 12 to float up and down, the third limit baffle 154 is disposed on the inner surface of the sidewall, the third limit baffle 154 is used for blocking the float 12 from floating down, referring to fig. 7, the first limit baffle 152, the second limit baffle 153 and the third limit baffle 154 can be respectively disposed on the inner wall of the inner shell 10, the first limit baffle 152 and the second limit baffle 153 extend to form a blocking portion (not shown) in opposite directions, the blocking the float 12 from floating back and forth with respect to the inner wall, referring to fig. 5, the first limit baffle 152, the second limit baffle 153, The second limit stop 153 and the third limit stop 154 may be an integral structure. Of course, the first limit baffle 152 and the second limit baffle 153 may be an integral structure, and the third limit baffle 154 is disposed below the through hole 16.

Further, the water tank can be two-layered, the water tank includes an outer shell 40, an inner shell 10, and a top cover 20, the accommodating cavity 11 of the inner shell 10 is used for containing water, a water inlet is arranged at the top of the water tank, the top cover 20 covers the upper part of the water inlet, the light source device 14 is fixed below the top cover 20, and the light source device 14 can be an LED lamp. The inner case 10 is made of opaque material, and the outer case 40 is made of translucent material or transparent material, so that light is emitted through the transparent member 13 installed in the circular hole under the illumination of the light source device 14. If the through hole 16 is a circular through hole, and the area of the surface of the float 12 close to the circular through hole is larger than the area of the circular through hole, the float 12 can completely shield, partially shield or not shield the circular through hole when floating up and down, under the illumination of the light source device 14, the light emitted out through the transparent part 13 of the circular through hole changes with the change of the liquid level, so that different patterns can be formed on the surface of the shell 40, for example, when the liquid level in the water tank is full of water, the float 12 floats to the position above the circular through hole along with the rise of the liquid level, so that the float 12 does not shield the circular through hole, the surface of the shell 40 will have a pattern of "full moon", when the liquid level drops, the float 12 partially shields the circular through hole, the surface of the shell 40 will have a pattern of "crescent" of different shapes, when the liquid level is lower than the preset position, the, the light cannot be emitted through the circular through hole, so that the visual perception of 'moonfood' is brought to the user. The user can judge the condition of liquid level in the water tank through the change of the different patterns that water tank shell 40 formed to make things convenient for the user to look over the liquid level condition, and, can strengthen user's visual experience and feel.

The utility model also discloses a humidifier, this humidifier includes atomization component 30 and above-mentioned water tank, atomization component 30 passes through the top cap 20 of water tank with the water tank to be connected, this atomization component 30 includes the upper cover 31 that is equipped with gas outlet 312 and switch 311, atomizing sheet 32, the circuit board 33 of control atomizing sheet 32 vibrations, liquid level detection component 34, water absorption strip 35 and fixed tube 36, switch 311 and circuit board 33 electric connection, the lower extreme of this fixed tube 36 is located the water tank, the upper end is connected with the top cap 20 of water tank, water absorption strip 35 is located fixed tube 36, and the upper end of water absorption strip 35 contacts with atomizing sheet 32, the lower extreme is connected with the bottom of fixed tube 36 through the elastic component that is equipped with, this elastic component is favorable to making water absorption strip and atomizing sheet precision contact, thereby atomize, liquid level detection component 34 and circuit board 33 electric connection, the lower extreme of liquid level detection component 34 runs through top cap 20 and then sets up in the water tank, thereby, the atomization sheet 32 generates ultrasonic resonance to convert the liquid water into vapor, and the vapor is discharged from the air outlet 312, thereby achieving the humidification effect. The light source device 14 is disposed below the top cover 20 for illuminating within the inner housing 10 so that the position of the float 12 is visible through the transparent portion of the tank, and the control circuit in the circuit board 33 will control the humidifier to stop when the liquid level detection element 34 detects a low liquid level, thereby preventing the humidifier from burning out.

Further, the atomization assembly 30 is arranged in the outer shell 40 of the water tank and is connected with the top cover 20 of the inner shell 10 of the water tank, and the upper cover 31 of the atomization assembly 30 is provided with a lifting structure which is used for lifting the atomization assembly 30 out of the outer shell 40, so that water can be conveniently added into the inner shell 10. The shell 40 of humidifier is equipped with the hole of charging, and the mouth 37 and the circuit board 33 electric connection that charges to can accept the outside to charge the humidifier, guarantee the humidifier normal work.

It should be noted that unless otherwise indicated, technical or scientific terms used in accordance with embodiments of the present invention shall have the ordinary meaning as understood by those skilled in the art to which embodiments of the present invention pertain.

In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate the orientation or positional relationship indicated on the drawings, which is only for convenience of describing the embodiments of the present invention and simplifying the description, but does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present invention.

Furthermore, the technical terms "first", "second", etc. 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. In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the description of the novel embodiments of the present invention, unless explicitly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral part; mechanical connection or electrical connection is also possible; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the embodiments of the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In describing the novel embodiments of this embodiment, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through intervening media. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit the same; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications and substitutions do not substantially depart from the scope of the embodiments of the present invention, and are intended to be covered by the claims and the specification. In particular, the technical features mentioned in the embodiments can be combined in any way as long as there is no structural conflict. The present invention is not limited to the particular embodiments disclosed herein, but encompasses all technical solutions falling within the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A water tank is applied to a humidifier and is characterized by comprising an inner shell, a floater, a light source device and a floating guide structure arranged on the inner wall of the inner shell;

2. The tank of claim 1, wherein the floating guide structure is a guide rail formed by extending an inner surface of the sidewall toward the receiving chamber and vertically disposed on the inner surface of the sidewall, and the float floats up and down along the guide rail when a liquid level in the receiving chamber changes.

3. The water tank as claimed in claim 1, wherein the floating guide structure comprises a first limit baffle, a second limit baffle and a third limit baffle;

4. The tank of claim 1 wherein the tank comprises an outer shell, the inner shell is an opaque material, the outer shell is a translucent or transparent material, and the inner shell is positioned within the outer shell.

5. The water tank as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transparent part includes a through hole communicating with the receiving chamber and a transparent member provided at the through hole, the transparent member being hermetically connected to the sidewall, and the position of the float being observable through the transparent member.

6. The water tank as claimed in claim 5, wherein the through-hole is a circular through-hole, and an area of a surface of the float adjacent to the circular through-hole is larger than that of the circular through-hole, and the float completely blocks, partially blocks or does not block the circular through-hole when the float floats along the floating guide structure.

7. The tank of claim 1, wherein the tank includes a top cover, the top of the tank having a water inlet, the top cover covering over the water inlet;

the light source device is an LED lamp and is fixed below the top cover.

8. A humidifier, characterized in that the humidifier comprises a water tank according to any one of claims 1-7, and further comprises an atomization assembly, wherein the atomization assembly is connected with a top cover of the water tank;

9. The humidifier of claim 8, wherein the atomization assembly is disposed within a housing of the water chamber, and the upper cover is provided with a pull structure for pulling the atomization assembly out of the housing.

10. The humidifier of claim 9, wherein the housing is provided with a charging port, the charging port being electrically connected to the circuit board.