CN212407909U - Pipe connecting device and dehumidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses in the dehumidification equipment field, in order to increase complete machine aesthetic property when realizing the fast loading and unloading of dehumidifier drain pipe, disclose a take-over device, include: a front housing; a quick connector having a body and a collar; the unlocking part is arranged on the front shell and can drive the lantern ring to slide relative to the body, so that the quick connector is unlocked; by applying the pipe connecting device of the utility model, the aesthetic property of the whole machine can be increased while the rapid assembly and disassembly of the drain pipe of the dehumidifier are realized; the utility model also provides a dehumidifier.

Description

Pipe connecting device and dehumidifier

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a dehumidification equipment, in particular to take over device and dehumidifier.

Background

In the existing dehumidification equipment, a mode of collecting the condensed water by a water tank is usually adopted, when the water tank is adopted for collection, the volume of the water tank is limited by the volume of the dehumidifier, so that the water cannot be too large, a user needs to draw out the water tank for pouring water for many times when the indoor humidity is higher, and the user experience is reduced.

Therefore, the prior art provides a gravity drainage or pump drainage mode to drain condensed water in the water receiving tray, a drain pipe is required to be externally connected to the dehumidifier at the moment, a threaded connector is generally adopted to connect the drain tap and the water pipe in the prior art, and when the threaded connector is arranged inside the shell in consideration of attractiveness, the threaded connector is difficult to disassemble and assemble, the disassembling and assembling time is long, and the use of a user is influenced.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model discloses aim at solving one of the technical problem that exists among the prior art at least. Therefore, the utility model provides a connecting device can increase the complete machine aesthetic property when realizing the quick loading and unloading of dehumidifier drain pipe.

The utility model discloses a takeover device, include: a front housing; a quick connector having a body and a collar; the unlocking part is arranged on the front shell and can drive the lantern ring to slide relative to the body, so that the quick connector is unlocked.

Furthermore, a sliding groove is formed in the front shell, at least part of the sliding groove extends spirally from front to back, a sliding block matched with the sliding groove is arranged on the unlocking portion, and when the unlocking portion rotates relative to the front shell, the sliding block can slide in the sliding groove.

Further, the sliding groove includes a parallel section extending in parallel with the front-rear direction, and the parallel section penetrates the front case rearward.

Furthermore, the front shell is provided with at least two sliding grooves, the unlocking part is provided with at least two sliding blocks, and the at least two sliding grooves are distributed along the rotation direction of the unlocking part relative to the front shell.

Further, a spring is connected between the front case and the unlocking portion, and the spring is used for providing torque opposite to the rotation direction of the unlocking portion for the unlocking portion.

Furthermore, the front shell is detachably connected with a rear shell, and the body is arranged on the rear shell.

Further, the body is in threaded connection with a nut, and the nut and the body clamp the rear shell together.

The utility model discloses the second aspect provides a dehumidifier, including above-mentioned takeover device.

When the pipe connecting device is used, the drain pipe can be connected to the second pipe connecting part on the pipe joint firstly, then the pipe joint is inserted into the quick joint, when the pipe joint is inserted in place, the quick joint can be automatically locked with the pipe joint, when the drain pipe needs to be removed, only the unlocking part needs to be operated to move, so that the lantern ring moves together under the butt of the unlocking part, and the pipe joint can be unlocked from the quick joint; compared with the threaded joint in the prior art, the time for installing and disassembling the pipeline can be effectively saved; meanwhile, the whole locking and unlocking process does not need to operate the quick connector, the quick connector can be arranged inside the front shell, the connector does not need to be exposed, and the attractiveness of the interface device is effectively improved.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is an isometric view of a pipe connecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is an axial view of the pipe connecting device according to the embodiment of the present invention with the rear shell removed from another view angle;

fig. 3 is a front view of a pipe connecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the front housing taken along the line D-D in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a coupling and quick connector installation according to an embodiment of the present invention;

the above figures contain the following reference numerals.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated with respect to the orientation description, such as up, down, front, rear, left, right, etc., is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for convenience of description and simplification of description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, a plurality of means are one or more, a plurality of means are two or more, and the terms greater than, less than, exceeding, etc. are understood as not including the number, and the terms greater than, less than, within, etc. are understood as including the number. If the first and second are described for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, they are not to be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated or implicitly indicating the precedence of the technical features indicated.

In the description of the present invention, unless there is an explicit limitation, the words such as setting, installation, connection, etc. should be understood in a broad sense, and those skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above words in combination with the specific contents of the technical solution.

Referring to fig. 1, a takeover device includes: a front case 100; a quick connector 200 having a body 201 and a collar 210; the unlocking part 300 is arranged on the front shell 100, and the unlocking part 300 can drive the collar 210 to slide relative to the body 201, so that the quick coupling 200 is unlocked.

When the pipe connecting device of the embodiment is applied, the drain pipe can be connected to the second pipe connecting part on the pipe joint firstly, then the pipe joint is inserted into the quick joint 200, when the pipe joint is inserted in place, the quick joint 200 can be automatically locked with the pipe joint, when the drain pipe needs to be removed, only the unlocking part 300 needs to be operated to move, so that the lantern ring 210 moves together under the abutting of the unlocking part 300, and the pipe joint can be unlocked from the quick joint 200; compared with the threaded joint in the prior art, the time for installing and disassembling the pipeline can be effectively saved; meanwhile, the quick coupling 200 does not need to be operated in the whole locking and unlocking process, so that the quick coupling 200 can be arranged in the front shell 100 without exposing the coupling, and the attractiveness of the interface device is effectively improved.

It can be understood that the quick coupling 200 is a prior art quick coupling 200, which is widely used for connecting a water inlet pipe of a washing machine with a faucet, and comprises a body 201 and a collar 210, wherein when the collar 210 slides backwards relative to the body 201, the locking between the pipe coupling and the quick coupling 200 can be released; when collar 210 is reset, the pipe fitting inserted into quick connector 200 locks with quick connector 200.

It should be noted that the unlocking portion 300 can abut against the collar 210 and drive the collar 210 to move backward in various ways, for example, a sliding rail is provided on the front housing 100, and a sliding block is provided on the sliding rail, and the collar 210 is moved backward by the backward movement of the sliding block; it is also possible to provide a screw-fit structure between the unlocking part 300 and the front case 100, and to move the unlocking part 300 backward while rotating by twisting the unlocking part 300 and abut against the collar 210.

It should be noted that the unlocking portion 300 does not need to contact the collar 210 at all times, as long as the unlocking portion 300 can contact the collar 210 to move backwards when unlocking; due to the self-locking performance of the quick connector 200, when the pipe connector is installed, the pipe connector is only required to be inserted into the body 201 of the quick connector 200, when a click sound is heard, the pipe connector and the quick connector 200 are locked, and the unlocking part 300 is not required to be operated in the whole installation process.

Referring to fig. 5, a second connection pipe part is provided on the pipe joint for connecting an external drain pipe, and a first connection pipe part 230 is provided at the rear end of the quick joint 200 for connecting the quick joint 200 with a drain tap of a water pan.

As shown in fig. 2 to 4, the front housing 100 is provided with a sliding slot 130, the sliding slot 130 at least partially extends spirally from front to back, the unlocking portion 300 is provided with a sliding block engaged with the sliding slot 130, and the sliding block can slide in the sliding slot 130 when the unlocking portion 300 rotates relative to the front housing 100; when the pipe joint needs to be removed, only the unlocking part 300 needs to be twisted, so that the unlocking part 300 moves backwards to the abutting lantern ring 210 while rotating relative to the front shell 100, and the lantern ring 210 is driven backwards together, the locking between the quick joint 200 and the pipe joint can be removed, the unlocking part 300 does not need to be pressed backwards in the whole process, and the operation of a user is facilitated.

As shown in fig. 1, in order to facilitate the user to rotate the unlocking part 300, a protrusion 310 may be disposed on the unlocking part 300, and when the user needs to remove the pipe joint, the user only needs to break the protrusion 310 to rotate the unlocking part 300.

As shown in fig. 4, in order to facilitate mounting of the unlocking portion 300 on the front case 100, the slide groove 130 includes parallel sections extending in parallel with the front-rear direction, rear ends of the parallel sections being open rearward; when the unlocking part 300 is installed, the sliding block on the unlocking part 300 is only required to be plugged into the sliding groove 130 from the opening at the rear end of the parallel section, then the sliding block is installed in place along the sliding groove 130, and then the quick connector 200 is installed.

As shown in fig. 2, in order to prevent the unlocking part 300 from eccentrically rotating during the rotation process, which causes the unlocking part 300 to be locked with the front case 100, at least two sliding grooves 130 are provided on the front case 100, at least two sliding blocks are provided on the unlocking part 300, and the at least two sliding grooves 130 are distributed along the rotation direction of the unlocking part 300 relative to the front case 100.

In order to enable the unlocking part 300 to automatically reset after the pipe joint is unlocked from the quick coupling 200, and facilitate next unlocking, a spring 140 is connected between the front shell 100 and the unlocking part 300, and the spring 140 is used for providing torque opposite to the rotation direction of the unlocking part 300 for the unlocking part 300; after the unlocking portion 300 rotates to unlock the pipe joint and the quick connector 200, a user only needs to loosen the holding of the unlocking portion 300, and the unlocking portion 300 can automatically rotate reversely to the initial position under the action of the spring 140, so that next unlocking is facilitated.

As shown in fig. 1, in order to facilitate installation of the quick coupling 200 and to facilitate fixing of the body 201 of the quick coupling 200 to the front housing 100, the front housing 100 is detachably connected to a rear housing 500, and the body 201 is disposed on the rear housing 500.

Further, as shown in fig. 5, in order to facilitate mounting the body 201 of the quick coupling 200 on the rear case 500, the body 201 is threadedly connected with a nut 220, and the nut 220 clamps the rear case 500 together with the body 201; when the installation is carried out, the body 201 is only required to pass through the rear shell 500, and then the nut 220 is screwed with the body 201.

The embodiment also provides a dehumidifier which comprises the pipe connecting device.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention within the knowledge of those skilled in the art.

Claims (8)

1. A pipe take-over device, comprising:

a front case (100);

a quick connector (200) having a body (201) and a collar (210);

the unlocking part (300) is arranged on the front shell (100), and the unlocking part (300) can drive the collar (210) to slide relative to the body (201) so that the quick joint (200) is unlocked.

2. The nozzle device according to claim 1, wherein a sliding groove (130) is provided on the front shell (100), the sliding groove (130) at least partially extends spirally from front to back, and a sliding block engaged with the sliding groove (130) is provided on the unlocking part (300), and the sliding block can slide in the sliding groove (130) when the unlocking part (300) rotates relative to the front shell (100).

3. The nozzle device according to claim 2, wherein the chute (130) comprises parallel sections extending in parallel with the front-rear direction, the parallel sections penetrating the front shell (100) rearwardly.

4. The nozzle device according to claim 2, wherein at least two sliding grooves (130) are provided on the front shell (100), at least two sliding blocks are provided on the unlocking portion (300), and at least two sliding grooves (130) are distributed along a rotation direction of the unlocking portion (300) relative to the front shell (100).

5. The nozzle device according to claim 2, wherein a spring (140) is connected between the front shell (100) and the unlocking part (300), the spring (140) being configured to provide a torque to the unlocking part (300) opposite to the rotation direction of the unlocking part (300).

6. The nozzle device according to claim 1, wherein a rear shell (500) is detachably connected to the front shell (100), and the body (201) is provided on the rear shell (500).

7. The nozzle arrangement according to claim 6, characterized in that a nut (220) is screwed onto the body (201), the nut (220) clamping the rear shell (500) together with the body (201).

8. A dehumidifier comprising a nozzle arrangement according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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