CN212077411U - Water supply system, garment steamer and steam cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a water supply system, a garment steamer and a steam cleaner, the water supply system comprises a water tank and a water guide pipe, the water tank comprises a water feeding port and a water outlet which are communicated with an inner cavity, the water outlet end of the water guide pipe is connected with the water outlet, the water tank comprises a first bottom wall which is close to the steam generator, a second bottom wall which is far away from the steam generator and a peripheral side wall between the first bottom wall and the second bottom wall, the water inlet end of the water guide pipe is close to the first bottom wall, and the water inlet end of the water guide pipe is close to the liquid level low position of the peripheral side wall, thereby when a user uses the garment steamer or the steam cleaner, no matter which position mode is adopted, the water inlet end of the water guide pipe in the water tank can be positioned under the liquid level, thereby the water in the water tank can be used up to the maximum extent, the ironing can also be carried out under the condition, but also can avoid the inconvenience caused by frequent water injection.

Description

Water supply system, garment steamer and steam cleaner

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a clean, ironing device technical field especially relates to a garment steamer and steam cleaner's water supply system.

Background

A garment steamer comprises a main ironing machine provided with an ironing head, an internal steam generator and a hand-held part. The steam generated by the steam generator of the garment steamer is ejected from the air holes of the ironing head to iron the garment.

The steam cleaner comprises a cleaning head, a cleaning main machine internally provided with a steam generator and a handheld part. High-temperature steam generated by a steam generator of the steam cleaner is sprayed to the object to be cleaned from the air injection holes of the cleaning head, so that the object to be cleaned is sterilized at high temperature, and the cleaning function is realized.

The water supply system of the steam generator comprises a water tank for containing water and a water pump, wherein the water pump conveys the water in the water tank to the steam generator for heating so as to generate steam.

Be equipped with a aqueduct in the water tank and be connected with the water pump to the output of aqueduct docks with steam generator's input, the entry of aqueduct is located the water tank, can arrange the entry of aqueduct in the bottom of water tank usually, but because hand-held garment steamer exists flat boiling hot, oblique boiling hot or hang and scald different modes, under certain operating mode, the liquid water in the water tank has been not enough by the pump to steam generator in, just need add water and just can operate, this frequency that can increase the water injection.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to solve the technical problem that a water supply system that furthest used the water in the water tank under the garment steamer or the flat boiling hot mode of operation is provided, further provides the garment steamer or the steam cleaner that have above-mentioned water supply system.

The utility model provides a technical scheme that above-mentioned technical problem provided does: the water supply system provides liquid water for the steam generator, and comprises a water tank and a water guide pipe, wherein the water tank comprises a water filling port communicated with an inner cavity and a water outlet, the water outlet end of the water guide pipe is connected with the water outlet, the water tank comprises a first bottom wall close to the steam generator, a second bottom wall far away from the steam generator and a peripheral side wall between the first bottom wall and the second bottom wall, the water inlet end of the water guide pipe is close to the first bottom wall, and meanwhile, the water inlet end of the water guide pipe is close to the lower position of the liquid level of the peripheral side wall.

The utility model discloses a further optimization scheme does: in the first use state, the first bottom wall is positioned below the second bottom wall; in a second use state, the first bottom wall or the second bottom wall is in an inclined or vertical state, and the liquid level is at the horizontal low level of the peripheral side wall.

The utility model discloses a further optimization scheme does: at least one section of pipeline on the water guide pipe, which is close to the water inlet end, extends along the first bottom wall.

The utility model discloses a further optimization scheme does: the water guide pipe is a hose or a hard pipe.

The utility model discloses a further optimization scheme does: the first bottom wall is a plane, or the first bottom wall is an irregular surface.

The utility model discloses a further optimization scheme does: the peripheral side wall is round, square or oval.

The utility model discloses a further optimization scheme does: the steam generator is characterized by further comprising a water pump, the water guide pipe is communicated with the water pump, and a water conveying pipe communicated with the steam generator is connected to the water pump.

The utility model discloses a further optimization scheme does: the water outlet and the water filling port are arranged on the first bottom wall; the water filling port is provided with a rubber valve.

The utility model discloses another theme does: steam garment steamer, include water supply system, built-in garment steamer host computer and the handheld portion that has steam generator, handheld portion connect in garment steamer host computer downside, the liquid level low level orientation of all lateral walls handheld portion one side.

The utility model discloses still another theme does: steam cleaner, include water supply system, built-in clean host computer and the handheld portion that has steam generator, handheld portion connect in clean host computer downside, the liquid level low level orientation of week lateral wall handheld portion one side.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages that the end of intaking of aqueduct is close to first diapire, and is close to the liquid level low level of all lateral walls, thereby when the user uses garment steamer or steam cleaner, no matter adopt flat boiling hot or hang the boiling hot mode, the aqueduct that all can make in the water tank is intake and is held and be located under the liquid level as far as possible, thereby can furthest use up the water in the water tank promptly, also can iron under the condition of the few water of splendid attire in the water tank, make the user can easily use garment steamer laborsavingly, can avoid the inconvenience brought because of frequent water injection again.

Drawings

The present invention will be described in further detail below with reference to the drawings and preferred embodiments, but those skilled in the art will appreciate that the drawings are only drawn for the purpose of explaining the preferred embodiments, and therefore should not be taken as limiting the scope of the present invention. Furthermore, unless specifically stated otherwise, the drawings are merely schematic representations based on conceptual representations of elements or structures depicted and may contain exaggerated displays and are not necessarily drawn to scale.

FIG. 1 is a first schematic view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a second schematic view of a garment steamer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a third schematic view of a garment steamer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a garment steamer according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 5 is a first schematic view of a water tank according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a second schematic view of a water tank according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is an exploded view of a water tank in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a water tank in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a view showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention in a flat ironing mode;

FIG. 10 is a view showing a water tank according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention in a flat ironing state;

FIG. 11 is a diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention in a hanging ironing mode;

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a preferred embodiment of the present invention showing a water tank in a hanging and ironing mode;

fig. 13 is an internal structure view of a water tank according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

figure 14 is a schematic view of an ironing head according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the description is illustrative only, and is not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention.

It should be noted that: like reference numerals refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it may not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "inner", "outer", etc. are the directions or positional relationships that are usually placed when the product of the present invention is used, and are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, or the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, only for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, but not for indicating or implying that the indicated device or element must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1-4, a garment steamer includes a steamer head 100, a steamer body 200, and a hand-held portion 300 for holding by a user. The hand-held part 300 is connected to the lower side of the rear section of the hanging and ironing main machine 200. The user can iron the ironing head 100 towards the laundry to be ironed by holding the hand-held part 300 with one hand.

Wherein, the steamer main body 200 is internally provided with a steam generator 10 and a water supply system. The steam generator 10 comprises a heating body which heats liquid water supplied from a water supply system to form high temperature steam, and then flows to the ironing head 100 in front of the steam generator 10.

Specifically, the water supply system includes a water tank 20 for containing water, a water guide pipe 30, a water pump 40, and a water delivery pipe (not shown in the drawings)). The water pump 40 is operated to generate a negative pressure at the front side thereof, so that the water in the water tank 20 flows into the water pump 40 from the water introduction pipe 30 extended into the water tank 20, and the water pump 40 is connected with a water delivery pipe communicated with the steam generator 10, and the water is delivered to the steam generator 10 to be heated by the delivery of the water delivery pipe to generate steam.

In this embodiment, the water tank 20 is detachably connected to the rear end of the steamer main body 200. The back section of the hanging and ironing main machine 200 is provided with a containing groove K for installing the water tank 20, and a positioning component (not shown in the figure) is arranged between the water tank 20 and the hanging and ironing main machine 200 so that the water tank 20 is positioned in the containing groove K of the hanging and ironing main machine 200.

It should be understood that the receiving groove K, in addition to providing a location for receiving the water tank 20, provides a longitudinal support for the water tank 20, and can stabilize the connection between the water tank 20 and the steamer main body 200.

The positioning assembly improves the position accuracy of the connection between the water tank 20 and the hanging and ironing host 200, meanwhile, the locking connection further enhances the reliability and stability of the connection between the water tank 20 and the hanging and ironing host 200, and the positioning assembly can be released from the positioning locking effect to separate the water tank 20 from the hanging and ironing host 200, so that the water tank 20 can be conveniently assembled and disassembled, and a user can conveniently fill water.

As shown in fig. 5-8 and 13, in this embodiment, the water tank 20 includes a housing having an inner cavity, and a filler 1 and a water outlet 2 communicating with the inner cavity, the water conduit 30 extends into the inner cavity, and the water outlet end 31 of the water conduit 30 is connected to the water outlet 2 of the water tank 20, and the water inlet end 32 of the water conduit 30 is located in the inner cavity of the water tank 20, so that water in the water tank 20 can be delivered to the steam generator 10 through the water conduit 30 under the pressure of the water pump 40.

It should be noted that when the water tank 20 is inserted into the receiving groove K, the water outlet end 31 of the water guide 30 is abutted to the water pump 40, so that the water in the water tank 20 can be delivered to the water pump 40.

As shown in fig. 8, the water tank 20 includes a first bottom wall 01 close to the steam generator 10, a second bottom wall 02 far from the steam generator 10, and a peripheral sidewall 03 between the first and second bottom walls 01 and 02. Wherein the water inlet end 32 of the water guiding pipe 30 is close to the first bottom wall 01, and the water inlet end 32 of the water guiding pipe 30 is close to the lower liquid level of the peripheral side wall 03.

It should be appreciated that the garment steamer will be in essentially two modes during a garment ironing process in which a user holds the hand-held portion 300 of the garment steamer.

As shown in fig. 9 and 10 (line L indicates the water level, below L, liquid water is deposited), the first usage state, i.e. the ironing mode, in which the clothes are placed horizontally, the ironing head 100 of the garment steamer is facing upwards towards the lower water tank 20, and the first bottom wall 01 is located below the second bottom wall 02. In this case, the water in the water tank 20 is deposited on the first bottom wall 01, that is, as long as the water in the water tank 20 can cover the first bottom wall 01, at least a portion of the water inlet end 32 of the water guide pipe 30 adjacent to the first bottom wall 01 is necessarily below the liquid level. The water in the water tank 20 can be maximally used.

As shown in fig. 11 and 12 (line L indicates the water level, and the liquid water is deposited below L), the second use state, i.e. in the hanging mode, the clothes are hung vertically, the user holds the hand-held part 300, the hand-held part 300 faces downwards, the ironing head 100 of the hanging ironing machine faces the surface of the clothes, in this case, the peripheral side wall 03 of the water tank 20 is basically horizontally placed, the first bottom wall 01 or the second bottom wall 02 is in an inclined or vertical state, and the liquid level is at the horizontal low level of the peripheral side wall 03, i.e. the water in the water tank 20 is deposited on the peripheral side wall 03 near the side of the hand-held part 300. In this usage mode, even if the user adjusts the angle of the steamer appropriately according to the clothes hanging situation, the liquid level of the peripheral wall 03 is always directed to the hand-held portion 300.

According to the usage pattern of the garment steamer set forth above, in this embodiment, the lateral wall 03 of the handheld portion 300 side is pressed close to the end 32 of intaking of aqueduct 30, and be close to first diapire 01, thereby make no matter which mode carries out clothing ironing operation and can make the aqueduct in the water tank 20 intake the end and have the part to be located under the liquid level all the time, thereby can use up the water in the water tank 20 to the furthest, also can iron under the condition of the little water of splendid attire in the water tank 20, make the user can easily use the garment steamer laborsavingly, can avoid the inconvenience brought because of frequent water injection again.

As shown in fig. 8, preferably, the water outlet 2 is disposed on the first bottom wall 01, and the water conduit 30 is a flexible pipe or a rigid pipe. It is further preferred that at least a portion of the conduit 30 near the water inlet end 32 extends along the first bottom wall 01. Such an arrangement may be such that the conduit of the water conduit 30 near the water inlet end 32 is located at the level of the water tank 20, so that water is more easily sucked from the water inlet end 32, and the increase of energy consumption or water transfer disorder due to the increase of water transfer resistance caused by unnecessary height difference is avoided.

As shown in fig. 8 and 13, in the present embodiment, preferably, the first bottom wall 01 is an irregular surface, and the peripheral side wall 03 is a circular surface. The first bottom wall 01 includes a protrusion 21 and a recess 22, the protrusion 21 extends from the peripheral sidewall 03 near the handle 300 to the inner cavity of the water tank 20, and the recess 22 is far from the handle 300. The water outlet 2 of the water tank 20 is disposed on the surface of the recess 22, and the water conduit 30 extends vertically upward until the protrusion 21 is located at the same horizontal position and is bent toward the protrusion 21, and extends to the peripheral sidewall 03 close to the handle 300 along the surface of the protrusion 21.

It should be understood that the first bottom wall 01 may have other irregular or flat surfaces, and the shape of the peripheral sidewall 03 may have other shapes such as a square or an oval.

As shown in fig. 6, preferably, the filler 1 is arranged on the first bottom wall 01; the rubber valve 11 which is convenient to open is arranged at the water filling port 1, and water is filled into the water tank 20 from the water filling port 1 after the user can open the rubber valve 11.

As shown in fig. 7, in the present embodiment, it is further preferable that the water tank 20 includes a body 201 and a cover 202, and the body 201 and the cover 202 are sealed by a sealing member. The first bottom wall 01 is located on the bottom wall of the body 201, and the second bottom wall 02 is located on the inner surface of the cover 202. The case cover 202 is detachably mounted on the body 201 through a thread or a buckle mode, so that a user can conveniently open the case cover 202 to rapidly add water or pour out water in the water tank 20, and the water tank 20 is conveniently cleaned and maintained.

As shown in fig. 5, preferably, two recesses a are formed in the cover 202 of the water tank for allowing the fingers of the user to extend into the two recesses a, and a clamping portion T is formed between the two recesses a, so that the fingers of the user can clamp the clamping portion T and pull the water tank backward.

Preferably, the water tank is of a transparent structure and comprises two modes of making the body and the tank cover transparent and only the tank cover transparent, so that the water quantity in the water tank can be conveniently observed. Preferably the water tank is made of plastic.

As shown in fig. 14, in the present embodiment, a sealing member M for sealing is disposed between the front side of the steam generator 10 and the inner side of the ironing head 100, wherein the sealing member M is a rubber or silicone sealing member, and preferably a high temperature resistant silicone material.

The ironing head 100 comprises a shield 101 fixed at the front end of the casing of the main ironing unit 200 and a metal panel 102 provided with air injection holes P, the metal panel 102 being connected with the steam generator 10.

High-temperature and high-speed steam generated in the steam generator 10 is discharged from the air injection holes P to iron clothes, the metal panel 102 is influenced by the steam temperature, the temperature is increased, the clothes are further ironed when the metal panel is in contact with the clothes, the ironing efficiency and the ironing effect of the clothes are increased, the service performance of products is improved, and the use requirements of users can be better met.

By the above description, it should also be noted that the above water supply system can also be applied to a steam cleaner. The steam cleaner comprises a water supply system, a cleaning and ironing main machine 200 with a built-in steam generator 10 and a handheld part 300 of the steam cleaner are connected with the lower side surface of the cleaning and ironing main machine 200, and the liquid level of the peripheral side wall 03 of the water tank 20 faces to one side of the handheld part 300. What is different from the steamer is that the steam cleaner is arranged at the front side of the steamer main body 200 instead of the ironing head 100, and the cleaning head is communicated with the steam generator 10 and is used for spraying steam to clean objects waiting for cleaning on the ground and the wall.

It is right above the utility model provides a water supply system, garment steamer and steam cleaner have carried out detailed introduction, and it is right to have used specific individual example herein the utility model discloses a principle and implementation mode have been elucidated, and the description of above embodiment is only used for helping understanding the utility model discloses and core thought. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, without departing from the principle of the present invention, the present invention can be further modified and modified, and such modifications and modifications also fall within the protection scope of the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. The water supply system is characterized by comprising a water tank and a water guide pipe, wherein the water tank comprises a water filling port and a water outlet which are communicated with an inner cavity, the water outlet end of the water guide pipe is connected with the water outlet, the water tank comprises a first bottom wall close to the steam generator, a second bottom wall far away from the steam generator and a peripheral side wall between the first bottom wall and the second bottom wall, the water inlet end of the water guide pipe is close to the first bottom wall, and the water inlet end of the water guide pipe is close to the liquid level low position of the peripheral side wall.

2. The water supply system according to claim 1, wherein in the first use condition, the first bottom wall is positioned below the second bottom wall; in a second use state, the first bottom wall or the second bottom wall is in an inclined or vertical state, and the liquid level is at the horizontal low level of the peripheral side wall.

3. The water supply system according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the conduit proximate the inlet end extends along the first bottom wall.

4. The water supply system according to claim 1, wherein the water conduit is a hose or a rigid pipe.

5. The water supply system of claim 1, wherein the first bottom wall is planar.

6. The water supply system according to claim 1, wherein said peripheral side wall is circular or square or oval.

7. The water supply system according to claim 1, further comprising a water pump, wherein the water guide pipe is communicated with the water pump, and the water pump is connected with a water conveying pipe communicated with the steam generator.

8. The water supply system according to claim 1, wherein the water outlet and the water filling port are disposed on the first bottom wall; the water filling port is provided with a rubber valve.

9. A garment steamer is characterized in that the garment steamer comprises a water supply system as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, a garment steamer with a steam generator inside and a handheld part, wherein the handheld part is connected to the lower side surface of the garment steamer, and the liquid level of the peripheral side wall faces to one side of the handheld part.

10. A steam cleaner, characterized in that it comprises a water supply system as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, a main cleaning unit with a built-in steam generator, and a hand-held portion, wherein the hand-held portion is connected to the lower side of the main cleaning unit, and the liquid level of the peripheral wall is lower toward one side of the hand-held portion.

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