CN214089104U

CN214089104U - Water supply system and garment steamer

Info

Publication number: CN214089104U
Application number: CN202022866066.2U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 林利刚
Original assignee: Ningbo Meiskai Electric Appliance Co ltd
Current assignee: Ningbo Meiskai Electric Appliance Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-03-31
Filing date: 2020-12-03
Publication date: 2021-08-31
Anticipated expiration: 2030-12-03
Also published as: CN214459036U

Abstract

The utility model discloses a water supply system and a garment steamer, which comprises a water supply tank and a water guide pipe arranged in the water supply tank, wherein the water supply tank comprises a first bottom wall close to a steam generator, a second bottom wall far away from the steam generator and a peripheral side wall, the first bottom wall is provided with a water inlet and a water outlet communicated with the inner cavity of the water supply tank, the water outlet end of the water guide pipe is connected with the water outlet, the water inlet end of the water guide pipe is close to the first bottom wall, and the water inlet end is close to the peripheral side wall under the garment steamer in the hanging mode, so that 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 user can also iron under the condition that the water tank contains a small amount of water, and the user can easily use the garment steamer in a labor-saving way, but also can avoid the inconvenience caused by frequent water injection.

Description

Water supply system and garment steamer

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

The water supply tank is internally provided with a water guide pipe which is connected with the water pump, the output end of the water guide pipe is butted with the input end of the steam generator, the inlet of the water guide pipe is positioned in the water supply tank, the inlet of the water guide pipe is usually arranged at the bottom of the water supply tank, but the handheld garment steamer has different modes of flat ironing, oblique ironing or garment ironing, and under certain operation modes, liquid water in the water supply tank is not enough pumped into the steam generator, so that the water supply tank can operate only by adding water, and the frequency of adding water can be increased.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to solve the technical problem that a water supply system that furthest used water in the water supply tank under the garment steamer or the flat boiling hot mode of operation is provided, further provide 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 of the garment steamer provides liquid water for the steam generator, and comprises a water supply tank and a water guide pipe arranged in the water supply tank, wherein the water supply 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, the first bottom wall is provided with a water filling port and a water outlet communicated with an inner cavity of the water supply tank, the water outlet end of the water guide pipe is connected with the water outlet, the water inlet end of the water guide pipe is close to the first bottom wall, and the water inlet end is close to the peripheral side wall below the garment steamer in a hanging mode.

The utility model discloses a further optimization scheme does: the inner side surface of the first bottom wall is provided with a positioning piece, and the water inlet end of the water guide pipe is connected to the positioning piece.

The utility model discloses a further optimization scheme does: the shape of the water supply tank is round, oval or similar rectangle.

The utility model discloses a further optimization scheme does: the aqueduct is in a U-shaped structure, or the aqueduct is flatly paved on the first bottom wall.

The utility model discloses a further optimization scheme does: the positioning piece is provided with a limber hole, the water guide pipe is sleeved on the positioning piece, and the limber hole is communicated with the water guide pipe.

The utility model discloses a further optimization scheme does: the water filling port is provided with a cover which can be lifted.

The utility model discloses a further optimization scheme does: the second bottom wall and the peripheral side wall are integrally formed, and the first bottom wall is welded on the peripheral side wall through ultrasonic waves.

The utility model discloses a further optimization scheme does: the inner surface of the first bottom wall is a horizontal plane, and the first bottom wall and the second bottom wall are parallel to each other.

The utility model discloses a further optimization scheme does: in the flat ironing mode, the first bottom wall is positioned below the second bottom wall; under the mode of hanging the boiling hot, first diapire or second diapire are in slope or vertical state.

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 end of intaking of aqueduct be close to the all lateral walls towards 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 the garment steamer, no matter adopt flat boiling hot or hang boiling hot mode, the aqueduct that all can make in the water tank is intake and is held to be located under the liquid level as far as possible, thereby can furthest use up the water in the water tank, also can iron under the condition of the few water of splendid attire in the water tank, make the user can easily use the garment steamer laborsavingly, can avoid again because of the inconvenience that frequent water injection brought.

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 garment steamer according to 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 an exploded view of a garment steamer according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;

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

FIG. 5 is a partial view one of the garment steamer of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a partial view of a garment steamer of a preferred embodiment of the invention;

fig. 7 is a first schematic view of a water tank according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a second schematic view of a water tank in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is an exploded view of a water tank according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a second exploded view of the water tank in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a third exploded view of the water tank in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 12 is an exploded view of a water tank according to a preferred embodiment of the present 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 coupled to the lower side of the rear section of the steamer main body 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 supply tank 20 containing water, and a water introduction pipe 30 built in the water supply tank 20.

As shown in fig. 7 to 12, the water supply 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. Thus, the water supply tank 20 has a water chamber. Further, a water filling port 1 and a water outlet port 2 which are communicated with the water cavity of the water supply tank 20 are arranged on the first bottom wall 01.

And the water outlet end 31 of the water guide pipe 30 is connected to the water outlet 2, the water inlet end 32 of the water guide pipe 30 is close to the first bottom wall 01, and the water inlet end 32 of the water guide pipe 30 is close to the peripheral side wall 03 located below in the hanging and ironing mode, so that the water level of the peripheral side wall 03 is low in the hanging and ironing mode.

As shown in fig. 10 to 11, the water guiding pipe 30 is preferably U-shaped, and a positioning member 3 is disposed on the inner side surface of the first bottom wall 01, and the water inlet end 32 of the water guiding pipe 30 is connected to the positioning member 3. Preferably, the positioning member 3 comprises a cylindrical member, the water conduit is sleeved on the cylindrical member of the positioning member 3, the positioning member 3 is provided with a water through hole T, the water through hole T is communicated with the water supply tank 20, and the water through hole T is communicated with the water conduit 30, so as to realize communication of the water channel. Preferably, the water introduction pipe 30 is a hose or a rigid pipe.

It should be noted that the water conduit 30 may also be disposed to be flat on the first bottom wall 01, or at least a section of the water conduit 30 near the water inlet end 32 may extend along the first bottom wall 01. Such an arrangement may be such that the pipe of the water introduction pipe 30 near the water inlet end 32 is located at a lower position of the water supply tank 20, so that water is more easily sucked from the water inlet end 32, and it is avoided that the energy consumption is increased due to an increase in water delivery resistance caused by an unnecessary height difference, or that water delivery is not smooth due to a height difference.

Further preferably, the water supply system further comprises a water pump and a water pipe (not shown in the figure). The water pump is operated to generate a negative pressure at the front side thereof, so that the water in the water supply tank 20 flows into the water pump from the water introduction pipe 30, and the water pump 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.

As a specific embodiment of the configuration of the water supply tank 20, in the present embodiment, the inner surface of the first bottom wall 01 is a horizontal surface, and the first bottom wall 01 and the second bottom wall 02 are parallel to each other. Preferably, the water supply tank 20 has a circular, elliptical or rectangular-like shape.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 9 and 12, a cover 11 is provided at the filler 1, the cover 11 is made of rubber, and a user can open the rubber cover 11 and add water from the filler 1 into the water tank 20.

In summary, it should be understood that the garment steamer will be in two modes during the ironing process of the garment steamer by the user holding the hand-held portion 300 of the garment steamer.

In the flat ironing mode, the first bottom wall 01 is positioned below the second bottom wall 02; under the mode of hanging the boiling hot, first diapire or second diapire are in slope or vertical state.

In the ironing mode, the clothes are horizontally placed, the ironing head 100 of the garment steamer faces downwards, the water supply tank 20 faces upwards, and the first bottom wall 01 is positioned below the second bottom wall 02. In this case, the water in the water supply tank 20 is deposited on the first bottom wall 01, that is, as long as the water in the water supply 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. So that the water in the water supply tank 20 can be maximally used.

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 supply tank 20 is basically horizontally placed, the first bottom wall 01 or the second bottom wall 02 is in an inclined or vertical state, the liquid level is at the horizontal low level of the peripheral side wall 03, namely, the water in the water supply tank 20 is deposited on the peripheral side wall 03 close to the hand-held part 300 side. 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 at the lower level toward the hand-held portion 300, so that the water inlet end 32 of the water guide pipe 30 is at the lower level to the maximum extent, and the water in the water supply tank 20 can be used to the maximum extent.

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 water intake end of the aqueduct in the water supply tank 20 have the part to be located under the liquid level all the time, thereby can use up the water in the water supply tank 20 to the furthest, also can iron under the condition of the little water of splendid attire in the water supply 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. 1 to 4, as a specific assembling structure of the water supply tank 20, in the present embodiment, the water supply tank 20 is detachably coupled to the rear end of the steamer main body 200.

As shown in FIG. 1, the peripheral wall of the water supply tank 20 is preferably flush with the outer contour of the outer casing of the steamer main body 200, so that the appearance of the steamer is more simple and beautiful, and the structure is more compact and tidy.

As shown in fig. 5-6, the back end surface a of the steamer body 200 is provided with a positioning hole 4, and the center of the positioning hole 4 is provided with a water inlet 6 communicated with the steam generator 10.

As shown in fig. 7-9, a raised positioning portion 5 is disposed on the front end surface B of the water supply tank 20, a water outlet 2 communicated with the water cavity of the water supply tank 20 is disposed at the center of the positioning portion 5, the positioning portion 5 is inserted into and positioned in the positioning hole 4, and the water outlet 2 of the water supply tank 20 is in butt-joint communication with the water inlet 6 of the steamer main body 200.

As shown in fig. 5 to 12, the positioning connection between the water tank and the hanging and ironing main machine 200 is realized by the connection between the positioning hole 4 and the positioning part 5, so that the position accuracy of the connection between the water tank 20 and the hanging and ironing main machine 200 is improved, especially, the accurate butt joint between the water outlet 2 of the water supply tank 20 and the water inlet 6 of the hanging and ironing main machine 200 is ensured, and the reliability and stability of the connection between the water tank 20 and the hanging and ironing main machine 200 are further enhanced.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 5, the center of the positioning hole 4 is provided with a water inlet pipe 60 communicating with the steam generator 10 and having the water inlet 6, and the water inlet pipe 60 is a hard pipe perpendicular to the first bottom wall 01.

Also, as shown in fig. 8, the outlet 2 of the water supply tank 20 is provided with a ball valve 7. When the water supply tank 20 is assembled to the rear end of the steamer main body 200, the water inlet pipe 60 is inserted into the water outlet 2 of the ball valve 7, so that the steamer main body 200 can take water from the water supply tank 20.

Preferably, the outer wall of the positioning part 5 and the inner wall of the positioning hole 4 are assembled through a rotary positioning structure. After assembly, the front end surface B of the water supply tank 20 is attached to the rear end surface a of the steamer main body 200. The water supply tank 20 and the steamer main body 200 are supported by each other, thereby improving the stability of connection.

As shown in fig. 5-9, the rotational positioning structure includes a limiting protrusion 51 disposed on the outer wall of the positioning portion 5, an introducing groove 41 disposed on the inner wall of the positioning hole 4, and an arc-shaped limiting groove 42 communicated with the introducing groove 41. The outer end of the leading-in groove 41 extends to the outer edge of the positioning hole 4, and the inner end of the leading-in groove 41 is communicated with an arc-shaped limiting groove 42 arranged along the circumference of the inner wall of the positioning hole 4.

When the water supply tank 20 is assembled, the positioning part 5 is inserted into the positioning hole 4 and rotates by a certain angle, and the limiting protrusion 51 rotates through the guiding groove 41 to enter the arc-shaped limiting groove 42 and is positioned at the root of the arc-shaped limiting groove 42.

When the water supply tank 20 is separated from the hanging ironing main machine 200, the water supply tank 20 is rotated reversely, the limiting protrusion 51 exits the arc-shaped limiting groove 42 to the guide groove 41, at this time, the water supply tank 20 can be pulled outwards, the limiting protrusion 51 is separated from the guide groove 41, and the separation of the water supply tank 20 and the hanging ironing main machine 200 is relieved.

In addition, the outer side of the positioning part 5 is provided with a convex rib 52 for limiting the rotation amplitude, and the inner wall of the positioning hole 4 is provided with a groove 43 matched with the convex rib 52. The fitting and separation of the water supply tank 20 can be easily performed by the engagement of the rib 52 and the groove 43 so that the water supply tank 20 can be rotated to a predetermined position.

As shown in fig. 5 and 8, preferably, the rear end face a of the steamer main body 200 is provided with an elastic positioning element 8, the front end face B of the water supply tank 20 is provided with a positioning groove 9, and the elastic positioning element 8 is inserted into the positioning groove 9 to position the assembled water supply tank 20, so as to further improve the connection stability and firmness of the steamer main body 200 and the water supply tank 20.

As shown in fig. 10 to 12, preferably, the second bottom wall 02 and the peripheral side wall 03 are integrally formed, and the first bottom wall 01 is ultrasonically welded to the peripheral side wall 03. Further, the water supply tank 20 is made of a transparent or translucent material so that the amount of water in the tank can be easily observed. Preferably the water tank is made of plastic.

In addition, as shown in fig. 5, preferably, the rear end surface a of the steamer main body 200 is provided with a work indicator Z, and light emitted by the work indicator Z passes through the water supply tank 20, so that a user can observe the work condition of the steamer main body 200 through the water supply tank 20.

It is right above the utility model provides a water supply system and garment steamer 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

1. The water supply system is characterized by comprising a water supply tank and a water guide pipe arranged in the water supply tank, wherein the water supply 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, the first bottom wall is provided with a water filling port and a water outlet, the water filling port is communicated with an inner cavity of the water supply tank, the water outlet end of the water guide pipe is connected with the water outlet, 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 peripheral side wall below the steam generator in a hanging and ironing mode.

2. The water supply system according to claim 1, wherein a positioning member is disposed on an inner side surface of the first bottom wall, and the water inlet end of the water conduit is connected to the positioning member.

3. The water supply system according to claim 1, wherein the shape of the supply water tank is circular, elliptical or rectangular-like.

4. The water supply system according to claim 1, wherein the water guide pipe is formed in a U-shaped structure, or the water guide pipe is laid on the first bottom wall.

5. The water supply system according to claim 2, wherein a water through hole is formed in the positioning member, the water guide pipe is sleeved on the positioning member, and the water through hole is communicated with the water guide pipe.

6. The water supply system according to claim 1, wherein the filler is provided with a flip-up lid.

7. The water supply system of claim 1 wherein the second base wall is integrally formed with the peripheral sidewall and the first base wall is ultrasonically welded to the peripheral sidewall.

8. The water supply system of claim 1, wherein the inner surface of the first bottom wall is a horizontal surface, and the first bottom wall and the second bottom wall are parallel to each other.

9. The water supply system of claim 1, wherein in the blanch mode, the first bottom wall is positioned below the second bottom wall; under the mode of hanging the boiling hot, first diapire or second diapire are in slope or vertical state.

10. The garment steamer is characterized by comprising a water supply system as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, 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 water inlet end of the water guide pipe is close to the peripheral side wall of one side facing the handheld part.