CN215383194U

CN215383194U - Electric heating kettle

Info

Publication number: CN215383194U
Application number: CN202120640038.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 朱泽春; 张乐
Original assignee: Joyoung Co Ltd
Current assignee: Joyoung Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-03-30
Filing date: 2021-03-30
Publication date: 2022-01-04
Anticipated expiration: 2031-03-30

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of domestic appliance, especially, relate to an electric kettle, including the inner bag with locate the shell in the inner bag outside, the shell includes shell body and bottom, the inner bag below is equipped with the circuit board, electric kettle still includes the installing support, the circuit board is installed and is formed circuit board subassembly behind the downside of installing support, form the accommodation space who holds the circuit board between installing support and the bottom, and the installing support covers the circuit board at vertical ascending projection, the installing support is installed in the bottom. The electric kettle has the advantages that the assembly process of the heating base is more convenient, the installation position of the circuit board is easy to determine during assembly, the circuit board is ensured not to be easily sprayed with water, and the problems in the prior art are effectively solved.

Description

Electric heating kettle

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and particularly relates to an electric kettle.

Background

During the working process of the electric kettle, moisture may flow to the circuit board along the inner side of the shell or the outer wall of the inner container, and the circuit board is easily damaged. In order to solve the above problems, some conventional electric kettles, such as the electric kettle disclosed in patent 201520986353.3, have a sealed space between the casing and the bottom cover, the sealed space is formed in the accommodating groove with the sealing cover on the bottom cover, during assembly, the circuit board needs to be placed in the accommodating groove, then the accommodating groove is sealed by the sealing cover, and a sealing gasket or a sealing ring is arranged between the sealing cover and the accommodating groove to achieve the waterproof purpose. In addition, in some existing electric kettles, a circuit board is mounted on a mounting bracket, and the mounting bracket is fixed on the inner container through screws, so that the difficulty of the production process is high.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to solve the technical problems, the utility model provides an electric kettle, wherein a heating base of the electric kettle can be assembled on a circuit board and a mounting bracket outside a shell when being assembled, so that the electric kettle has larger operation space, the mounting bracket can ensure the covering and shielding effect of the mounting bracket on the circuit board when being assembled, in addition, the mounting bracket is arranged on a bottom cover, the whole assembly process is more convenient, in addition, the circuit board can be arranged at a position which is not easy to spray water, and gaps can be ensured between the mounting bracket and other parts on the upper side of the mounting bracket, so that the flowing water is vertical to spray water, and the influence of wall-hanging water is reduced.

In order to solve the problems, the utility model provides an electric kettle which comprises an inner container and a shell arranged on the outer side of the inner container, wherein the shell comprises a shell body and a bottom cover, a circuit board is arranged below the inner container, the electric kettle further comprises an installation support, the circuit board is arranged on the lower side of the installation support to form a circuit board assembly, an accommodating space for accommodating the circuit board is formed between the installation support and the bottom cover, the circuit board is covered by the vertical projection of the installation support, and the installation support is arranged on the bottom cover.

Furthermore, an air guide channel communicated with the space in the bottom cover is formed on the side wall of the accommodating space.

Furthermore, the mounting bracket comprises a partition plate and a partition rib surrounding the side of the circuit board, the partition plate seals an opening formed above the partition rib, and the height of the partition rib is greater than that of the circuit board.

Furthermore, when the accommodating space is provided with the air guide channel, a gap is formed between the lower edge of the separating rib and the bottom cover, so that the air guide channel is formed between the lower edge of the separating rib and the bottom cover.

Furthermore, the mounting bracket and/or the bottom cover are/is provided with a connecting column with a through hole, the threaded fastener penetrates through the through hole and then is connected with the mounting bracket and the bottom cover, and the connecting column supports the mounting bracket, so that an air guide channel is formed between the mounting bracket and the bottom cover.

Furthermore, the mounting bracket comprises a first bracket and a second bracket, the circuit board is mounted on the first bracket, the first bracket and the second bracket are connected to form an annular structure, and the second bracket is provided with a wire binding part for guiding a wire.

Furthermore, a threaded fastener is arranged at the connecting position of the first support and the second support, and the mounting support is connected with the bottom cover through the threaded fastener.

Further, the beam portion includes an upper beam portion extending upward and a lower beam portion extending downward.

Further, the circuit board is connected with the mounting bracket through a buckle.

Furthermore, the bottom cover is provided with a drainage boss, and one side of the drainage boss, which is close to the edge of the bottom cover, is provided with a drainage hole.

The electric kettle has the beneficial effects that when the heating base is assembled, the circuit board and the mounting bracket can be assembled outside the shell, so that the electric kettle has larger operation space, and the covering and shielding effect of the mounting bracket on the circuit board can be ensured during the assembly.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the application and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the application and together with the description serve to explain the application and not to limit the application. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is an explosion structure diagram of an electric kettle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic sectional structure view of an electric kettle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a mounting bracket according to an embodiment of the utility model.

Fig. 4 is a front view of the mounting bracket and the bottom cover after being mounted according to an embodiment of the utility model.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a bottom cover according to an embodiment of the utility model.

Fig. 6 is a schematic top view of the mounting bracket and the bottom cover after being mounted according to an embodiment of the utility model.

Wherein, 1, the inner container; 2. a housing; 201. a shell body; 202. a bottom cover; 2021. a drainage boss; 2022. a drain hole; 3. a circuit board; 4. mounting a bracket; 401. a partition plate; 402. separating ribs; 403. a first bracket; 404. a second bracket; 405. a wire harness portion; 4051. an upper beam line part; 4052. a lower beam portion; 406. buckling; 5. an accommodating space; 6. an air guide channel; 7. connecting columns; 8. a threaded fastener.

Detailed Description

In order to more clearly explain the overall concept of the present invention, the following detailed description is given by way of example in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

It should be noted that in the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, however, the present invention may be practiced in other ways than those specifically described herein, and thus the scope of the present invention is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

In addition, in the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc., indicate orientations and positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. However, the direct connection means that the two bodies are not connected to each other by the intermediate structure but connected to each other by the connecting structure to form a whole. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, 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 an intermediate. In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

In the utility model, as shown in fig. 1 to 6, an electric kettle is provided, which comprises an inner container 1 and a housing 2 arranged outside the inner container 1, wherein the housing 2 comprises a housing body 201 and a bottom cover 202, a circuit board 3 is arranged below the inner container 1, the electric kettle further comprises a mounting bracket 4, the circuit board 3 is mounted at the lower side of the mounting bracket 4 to form a circuit board assembly, a containing space 5 for containing the circuit board 3 is formed between the mounting bracket 4 and the bottom cover 202, the circuit board 3 is covered by the vertical projection of the mounting bracket 4, and the mounting bracket 4 is mounted on the bottom cover 202.

When the electric kettle works, moisture possibly flows down along the inner side of the shell 2 or the outer wall of the inner container 1, the circuit board 3 is arranged in the accommodating space 5 at the lower side of the mounting support 4, and the projection of the mounting support 4 in the vertical direction covers the circuit board 3, so that the moisture can be shielded by the mounting support 4 and flows along the mounting support 4, the moisture is prevented from flowing onto the circuit board 3, and the circuit board 3 is prevented from being damaged.

In addition, when assembling, the circuit board 3 and the mounting bracket 4 can be assembled outside the housing 2, so that a larger operation space is provided, the circuit board 3 can be conveniently mounted on the mounting bracket 4, and then the mounting bracket 4 is fixed on the bottom cover 202, because the mounting bracket 4 is easier to process a fixing structure and a positioning mounting structure compared with the circuit board 3, the mounting bracket 4 is easier to operate when being fixedly mounted on the bottom cover 202, and therefore, the whole assembling process is more convenient. Particularly, when the circuit board 3 is fixed on the mounting bracket 4 outside the housing 2, the relative position between the circuit board 3 and the mounting bracket 4 can be easily determined, and then after the whole circuit board assembly is mounted on the bottom cover 202, the covering and shielding effect of the mounting bracket 4 on the circuit board 3 is ensured, and the assembly process is further optimized.

Wherein, among the technical scheme of this application, through installing circuit board subassembly on bottom cover 202, have following advantage: firstly, compared with the inner container 1, the bottom cover 202 is not provided with components such as a heating disc and the like, so that the connecting position is easy to set, and the circuit board 3 can be arranged at a position where water is difficult to spray, such as a position far away from a kettle mouth side and a steam pipeline side; secondly, the mounting bracket 4 is mounted on the bottom cover 202, so that gaps can be ensured between the mounting bracket 4 and other parts on the upper side of the mounting bracket, and thus, the running water is vertical drenched water, the influence of wall-hanging water is reduced, and water storage at the joint of the top can be reduced; moreover, the circuit board assembly can also have a clearance with the heating plate that the lower part of the inner container 1 is provided with, thereby preventing the circuit board 3 from being damaged by heating.

More specifically, the side wall of the accommodating space 5 is formed with an air guide passage 6 communicating with the space in the bottom cover 202. The air guide channel 6 can realize air circulation, and water vapor or moisture in the accommodating space 5 can be emitted to the outside through the air guide channel 6, so that the circuit board 3 in the accommodating space 5 is prevented from being broken down.

As for the structure of the mounting bracket 4, more specifically, as in the embodiment shown in fig. 1 and 3, the mounting bracket 4 includes a partition plate 401 and a partition rib 402 surrounding the side of the wiring board 3, the partition plate 401 closes the opening formed above the partition rib 402, and the height of the partition rib 402 is larger than the height of the wiring board 3. Moisture generated during the operation of the electric kettle can flow to the partition plate 401, and the moisture can flow to the partition ribs 402 along the partition plate 401, flow downwards along the partition ribs 402 and then flow to the bottom cover 202, so that the waterproof purpose is realized. In addition, the height of the partition ribs 402 is larger than the height of the circuit board 3, and it is possible to prevent moisture from flowing onto the circuit board 3 when flowing along the partition ribs 402, thereby improving the waterproof effect.

As for the form of the air guide passage 6, more specifically, in the embodiment shown in fig. 2 and 4, when the accommodating space 5 has the air guide passage 6, a gap is provided between the lower edge of the partitioning rib 402 and the bottom cover 202 so that the air guide passage 6 is formed between the lower edge of the partitioning rib 402 and the bottom cover 202. Air channel 6 between separation muscle 402 lower edge and the bottom 202 can realize the air and circulate on a plurality of directions to accelerate the circulation of air, accelerate losing of moisture, moisture can also discharge on a plurality of directions in addition, prevents to deposit water in accommodation space 5, avoids circuit board 3 to be steeped by the water.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 5 and 6, more specifically, the mounting bracket 4 and/or the bottom cover 202 is provided with a connecting column 7 having a through hole, the mounting bracket 4 and the bottom cover 202 are connected after the threaded fastener 8 passes through the through hole, and the connecting column 7 supports the mounting bracket 4 so that the air guide channel 6 is formed between the mounting bracket 4 and the bottom cover 202. The mounting bracket 4 and the bottom cover 202 are connected through the connecting column 7 and the threaded fastener 8, the fixing mode is simple, the assembly is easy, the space occupied by the connecting column 7 is small, the mounting bracket 4 and the bottom cover 202 can be separated, and the air flowing is prevented from being blocked by the mounting bracket and the bottom cover.

It should be noted that the form of the accommodating space 5 and the air guide channel 6 is not limited in the present invention, for example, when the accommodating space 5 is an open accommodating space 5, the partition plate 401 and the partition rib 402 may be enclosed into a groove-like structure as in the embodiment shown in fig. 4, and together with the bottom cover 202, the accommodating space 5 may be enclosed, or in some embodiments, the bottom cover 202 may be formed into a groove-like structure, and the mounting bracket 4 may be a plate or an opposite groove-like structure, in which case, a continuous air guide channel 6 may be formed between the mounting bracket 4 and the bottom cover 202.

Still alternatively, the bottom cover 202 and the mounting bracket 4 may be abutted to each other, and discontinuous holes may be formed in the side walls of the accommodating space 5, for example, when the mounting bracket 4 is in the form shown in fig. 3, the partition rib 402 may be abutted to the bottom cover 202, and an air guide hole may be formed in the partition rib 402 to form the air guide passage 6, and for example, a groove-shaped structure may be formed in the bottom cover 202, and an air guide hole may be formed in the side wall of the groove-shaped structure of the bottom cover 202 to form the air guide passage 6.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 3, the structure of the mounting bracket 4 is further optimized in that the mounting bracket 4 includes a first bracket 403 and a second bracket 404, the circuit board 3 is mounted on the first bracket 403, the first bracket 403 and the second bracket 404 are connected to form a ring structure, and the second bracket 404 is provided with a wire binding portion 405 for guiding a wire. In the assembling process, the circuit board 3 can be mounted on the first bracket 403 outside the housing 2, and then the wires can be wound around the bunching part 405 of the second bracket 404, so as to facilitate the operation, and the mounting bracket 4 has a ring-shaped structure, so that the wires can extend in multiple directions to be wound around the bunching part 405, thereby facilitating the layout of the wires and preventing the wires from being disordered.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 6, more specifically, the connecting position of the first bracket 403 and the second bracket 404 is provided with a threaded fastener 8, and the mounting bracket 4 is connected with the bottom cover 202 through the threaded fastener 8. The threaded fastener 8 has a simple structure, facilitates fixing the mounting bracket 4, and prevents a wire from interfering with the connection of the threaded fastener 8 because the second bracket 404 is provided with the wire binding portion 405 for guiding the wire and the threaded fastener 8 is provided at the connection position of the first bracket 403 and the second bracket 404.

More specifically with respect to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the harness portion 405 includes an upper harness portion 4051 extending upwardly and a lower harness portion 4052 extending downwardly. The wires can be wound around the bunching parts 405 of the first bracket 403 and the second bracket 404, and the upper bunching part 4051 and the lower bunching part 4052 can enable the wires to be wound in different directions, so that the wires are not easy to loosen and are firmly fixed.

In a preferred embodiment, the upper and lower wire harnesses 4051 and 4052 are provided in plurality, and the upper and lower wire harnesses 4051 and 4052 may be alternately arranged, which further facilitates the arrangement of the wires.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 3, for the connection between the circuit board 3 and the mounting bracket 4, more specifically, the circuit board 3 and the mounting bracket 4 are connected by a snap 406. Circuit board 3 can realize rapid Assembly in installing support 4 through buckle 406 lock, improves assembly efficiency. Moreover, the buckle 406 can support the circuit board 3, so that a certain gap is kept between the circuit board 3 and the bottom cover 202, ventilation and drainage can be realized, the circuit board 3 is prevented from being soaked by water, and the safety is improved. In addition, among the prior art, circuit board 3 passes through the fix with screw on installing support 4, but because frequent expend with heat and contract with cold between screw and the installing support 4, the screw is difficult not hard up, and some electric kettle can vibrate in the course of the work, and the screw is difficult to aggravate, leads to circuit board 3 fixed inefficacy, and circuit board 3 can probably contact with bottom 202, and then reduces ventilation effect, and circuit board 3 still probably is soaked by the water on bottom 202, and in addition, the screw still is easy corrosion, short service life. The circuit board 3 is fixed on the mounting bracket 4 through the buckle 406, and the problem of the screw in the prior art can be solved.

In a preferred embodiment, the number of the catches 406 is at least two, so as to prevent one end of the circuit board 3 from lifting when mounted on the mounting bracket 4. Furthermore, a plurality of buckles 406 are uniformly distributed on the mounting bracket 4, so that the circuit board 3 is prevented from being warped at the position where the number of buckles 406 is small.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 5, more specifically, the bottom cover 202 is provided with a drainage boss 2021, and a drainage hole 2022 is formed on a side of the drainage boss 2021 close to the edge of the bottom cover 202. The water can be discharged to the outside through the water discharge hole 2022, and the water discharge boss 2021 can prevent the water from flowing back, thereby improving the water discharge effect.

It should be noted that the improvement of the electric kettle of the present invention lies in the structure and the installation manner of the installation support 4, other structural components of the electric kettle, such as the shell 201, the inner container 1, etc., are not limited, and for other structural components, those skilled in the art can select them according to the requirements, and are not described herein again.

The embodiments in the present specification are described in a progressive manner, and the same and similar parts among the embodiments are referred to each other, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from the other embodiments. In particular, for the system embodiment, since it is substantially similar to the method embodiment, the description is simple, and for the relevant points, reference may be made to the partial description of the method embodiment.

The above description is only an example of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. Various modifications and changes may occur to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. The electric kettle comprises a liner and a shell arranged on the outer side of the liner, wherein the shell comprises a shell body and a bottom cover, a circuit board is arranged below the liner, and the electric kettle is characterized by further comprising an installation support, the circuit board is installed behind the lower side of the installation support to form a circuit board assembly, an accommodating space for accommodating the circuit board is formed between the installation support and the bottom cover, the circuit board is covered by the vertical projection of the installation support, and the installation support is installed on the bottom cover.

2. The electric kettle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the side wall of the receiving space is formed with an air guide passage communicating with the space in the bottom cover.

3. The electric kettle as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the mounting bracket comprises a partition plate and a partition rib surrounding the side of the circuit board, the partition plate closes an opening formed above the partition rib, and the height of the partition rib is greater than that of the circuit board.

4. The electric kettle as claimed in claim 3, wherein when the receiving space has the air guide passage, a gap is provided between the lower edge of the partition rib and the bottom cover, so that the air guide passage is formed between the lower edge of the partition rib and the bottom cover.

5. The electric kettle of claim 4, wherein the mounting bracket and/or the bottom cover is provided with a connecting column having a through hole, a threaded fastener passes through the through hole to connect the mounting bracket and the bottom cover, and the connecting column supports the mounting bracket so that an air guide channel is formed between the mounting bracket and the bottom cover.

6. The electric kettle of claim 1, wherein the mounting bracket comprises a first bracket and a second bracket, the circuit board is mounted on the first bracket, the first bracket and the second bracket are connected to form a ring-shaped structure, and the second bracket is provided with a wire binding part for guiding a wire.

7. The electric kettle of claim 6, wherein a threaded fastener is provided at the connecting position of the first bracket and the second bracket, and the mounting bracket is connected with the bottom cover through the threaded fastener.

8. The electric kettle of claim 6, wherein the binding portion comprises an upper binding portion extending upward and a lower binding portion extending downward.

9. The electric kettle of claim 1, wherein the circuit board is connected to the mounting bracket by a snap fit.

10. The electric kettle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bottom cover is provided with a drainage boss, and a drainage hole is formed on one side of the drainage boss close to the edge of the bottom cover.