CN215887665U - Water storage box assembly and clothes drying equipment with same - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a water storage box assembly and clothes drying equipment with the same. The water storage box subassembly includes: the upper cover of the water box groove is provided with a water box groove shunting water inlet which is positioned on the near end of the water box groove; the water inlet pipe is fixed on the upper cover and is provided with a first horizontal pipe section extending along the horizontal direction, a water inlet pipe shunting water outlet opposite to the water box groove shunting water inlet is formed on the bottom pipe wall of the first horizontal pipe section, and the bottom pipe wall is configured to cover the water box groove shunting water inlet. The water storage box assembly can effectively avoid air circulation in the clothes drying equipment and bring impurities into the water box groove, so that condensed water in the water box groove is prevented from being polluted and the filtering efficiency is reduced. In addition, the condensed water can conveniently flow in the water storage box assembly, and is not detained in the water storage box assembly, so that bacteria breeding and peculiar smell generation can be effectively avoided.

Description

Water storage box assembly and clothes drying equipment with same

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of washing equipment, in particular to a water storage box assembly and clothes drying equipment with the same.

Background

With the continuous improvement of the living standard of people, the automatic household appliances are more and more popularized. Clothes drying equipment (such as a clothes dryer, a washing and drying integrated machine and the like) can conveniently and quickly dry clothes, so that the clothes are not affected by weather any more, and great convenience is brought to life of people. The existing clothes drying apparatus can be roughly classified into three types, i.e., a direct-line type, a condensing type, and a heat pump type. The working principle of the direct-exhaust clothes drying equipment is that the dry hot air generated by electric heating takes away the moisture on the surface of clothes to be dried, and the wet hot air with the moisture is directly discharged through the exhaust pipe. Condensing type clothes drying equipment is to add condensing equipment on the basis of direct vent type clothes drying equipment, cools down damp and hot air through condensing equipment, and the steam liquefaction in the air is the comdenstion water, discharges through the drain pipe. The heat pump type clothes drying equipment has a similar working principle with an air conditioner, and mainly utilizes a heat pump circulating system to perform heat and moisture exchange with air in the clothes drying equipment by virtue of a condenser and an evaporator.

No matter what type of clothes drying equipment is used, the clothes can roll, beat and rub in the clothes drying equipment in the drying process, so that wrinkles of different degrees can be inevitably generated, a user needs to iron the clothes or air the clothes for a long time to continue to use, and the user experience is reduced. In order to solve the above problems, a spraying mechanism is usually added in the clothes drying equipment. The spraying mechanism can spray a proper amount of water mist into the clothes drying equipment so as to adjust the humidity in the clothes drying equipment and relieve wrinkles generated in the drying process of clothes. In order to facilitate the supply of spray water to the spray mechanism, a clothes drying apparatus has been developed in the prior art which utilizes condensed water as spray water. For example, chinese patent application CN111793955A discloses a clothes dryer. The clothes dryer can convey condensed water in the water collecting tank to the atomization water storage box through the drainage pump, and spray water mist to the inside of the clothes dryer roller through the atomization nozzle, so that the humidity in the clothes dryer roller in the drying process is adjusted.

However, since the condensed water contains impurities such as thread scraps, if the condensed water is directly sprayed into the drum of the clothes drying equipment, the condensed water can not only pollute the clothes in the drum, but also easily block the spray head of the spray mechanism, thereby affecting the spray effect. To solve this problem, the prior art has developed a water storage box assembly having a filter mechanism. For example, chinese utility model patent CN210797009U discloses a water storage box assembly for a laundry treating apparatus. The water storage box assembly comprises a box body, a filtering component arranged in the box body, and a drainage component (tubular component) for injecting condensed water into the box body. The condensed water injected into the box body is filtered by the filtering component and then is conveyed to the spraying mechanism, so that the cleanliness of the sprayed water is improved. In the process that the drainage component pours the comdenstion water into the box body into, the comdenstion water can be earlier by the drainage to the dashpot that sets up on the box body lateral wall in, the rethread setting is in the box body and the drainage groove drainage that is linked together with the dashpot is to the box body. Because the buffer slot is configured to be the uncovered mouth, the circulation of air in the clothing equipment of drying can bring impurity into the buffer slot in, leads to the condensate water in the buffer slot to be polluted, influences the cleanliness factor, reduces filtration efficiency. Accordingly, there is a possibility of improvement in the water storage box assembly.

Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a new solution to the above problems.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model provides a water storage box assembly, aiming at solving the technical problem that condensed water in a water storage box for clothes drying equipment in the prior art is easy to be polluted. The water storage box assembly comprises a water box groove, wherein a water box groove shunting water inlet is formed in an upper cover of the water box groove, and the water box groove shunting water inlet is positioned on the near end of the water box groove; the water inlet pipe is fixed on the upper cover and is provided with a first horizontal pipe section extending along the horizontal direction, a water inlet pipe shunting water outlet opposite to the water box groove shunting water inlet is formed on the bottom pipe wall of the first horizontal pipe section, and the bottom pipe wall is configured to cover the water box groove shunting water inlet.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that a water storage box assembly of the present invention includes a water box tank and a water inlet pipe. An upper cover is arranged on the water box groove, and a water box groove shunting water inlet is arranged on the upper cover. The water inlet pipe is fixed on the upper cover of the water box groove and is provided with a first horizontal pipe section extending along the horizontal direction. And a water inlet pipe shunting water outlet opposite to the water box groove shunting water inlet is arranged on the bottom pipe wall of the first horizontal pipe section. Through the configuration, the condensed water can be conveniently drained into the water box groove through the water inlet pipe shunt water outlet and the water box groove shunt water inlet which are oppositely arranged. Because the upper cover is arranged on the water box groove, the air in the clothes drying equipment can be effectively prevented from flowing and bringing impurities into the water box groove, and therefore, the condensed water in the water box groove is prevented from being polluted by the impurities. Furthermore, the bottom pipe wall is configured to cover the water box groove shunting water inlet, so that air containing impurities is not easy to enter the water box groove from the water box groove shunting water inlet, and condensed water in the water box groove can be further prevented from being polluted.

In the preferred technical scheme of above-mentioned water storage box subassembly, be formed with on the upper cover and accept the water pipe groove of inlet tube, the water pipe groove have with first horizontal pipe section matched with horizontal groove section, water box groove reposition of redundant personnel water inlet arranges on horizontal groove section. The water box groove shunting water inlet is arranged on the horizontal groove section matched with the first horizontal pipe section, so that the water box groove shunting water inlet can be better covered when the water inlet pipe is arranged on the water pipe groove, and the condensate water in the water box groove is further prevented from being polluted.

In a preferred technical solution of the above water storage box assembly, the water inlet pipe diversion water outlet has a circumferential flange extending perpendicularly outward from the bottom pipe wall, and the circumferential flange can extend into the water box groove diversion water inlet. The water inlet pipe diversion water outlet is configured to extend into the water inlet box groove diversion water inlet, so that the condensed water can be conveniently guided to flow into the water inlet box groove diversion water inlet.

In the preferred technical scheme of above-mentioned water storage box subassembly, the below of upper cover is formed with the vertical water conservancy diversion passageway that is enclosed by the circumference wall, vertical water conservancy diversion passageway follows water box groove reposition of redundant personnel water inlet extends along vertical direction downwardly formed with extend along the horizontal direction on the diapire in water box groove and with the horizontal diversion groove that the lower extreme opening of vertical water conservancy diversion passageway is linked together. By arranging the vertical diversion channel which extends downwards along the vertical direction from the diversion water inlet of the water box groove, the condensed water can conveniently flow into the water box groove under the action of the gravity of the condensed water. Through set up on the diapire in water box groove along the horizontal direction extend and with the horizontal guiding gutter that the lower extreme opening of vertical water conservancy diversion passageway is linked together, the comdenstion water can be in water box inslot through horizontal guiding gutter water conservancy diversion. Through the configuration, the condensed water can be quickly guided after entering the water box groove and cannot be retained in the water box groove, so that bacteria breeding and peculiar smell generation are effectively avoided.

In a preferred embodiment of the above water storage box assembly, a lower end opening portion of the vertical flow guide passage is formed on a lower portion of the circumferential wall. The lower end opening part communicated with the horizontal diversion groove is arranged on the lower part of the circumferential wall, so that the opening can be enlarged, and the condensed water is more conveniently guided into the horizontal diversion groove.

In a preferred technical solution of the above water storage box assembly, a first connecting plate and a second connecting plate are formed on two opposite side pipe walls of the first horizontal pipe section, the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate extend in a horizontal direction and are symmetrically arranged, and a first jaw matched with the first connecting plate and a second jaw matched with the second connecting plate are formed on the upper cover. Through the configuration, the water inlet pipe can be detachably clamped with the upper cover, so that the water inlet pipe is easy to assemble, disassemble, clean and replace.

In a preferred embodiment of the above water storage box assembly, the first and second claws are positioned on the upper cover closer to the end wall of the proximal end than the diversion inlet of the water storage box groove. In an assembled state, the first jaw and the second jaw are closer to the end wall of the proximal end than the water box trough diversion water inlet, so that the water box trough diversion water inlet is located between two fixed positions where the water inlet pipe is fixed on the upper cover. Therefore, the bottom pipe wall of the water inlet pipe can be ensured to be covered on the water inlet of the water box groove more tightly, and air containing impurities is prevented from entering the water inlet of the water box groove better.

In a preferred embodiment of the above water storage box assembly, a first chamber communicated with the horizontal diversion trench is formed on the bottom wall, and the first chamber is located at a distal end of the water storage box trench and is configured to be lower than the horizontal diversion trench in a vertical direction. Set up the first cavity that is linked together with horizontal guiding gutter on the diapire that is close to the distal end in water box groove, can extend the length of horizontal guiding gutter, improve the utilization ratio of water box inslot space. In addition, the first cavity is configured to be lower than the horizontal diversion trench in the vertical direction, so that the condensed water can be quickly guided into the first cavity under the action of the gravity of the condensed water and is not retained in the horizontal diversion trench.

In a preferred embodiment of the above water storage box assembly, an overflow port is formed in a side wall of the first chamber, and a second chamber extending in a horizontal direction is formed in the bottom wall, and the first chamber and the second chamber are arranged so as to be in liquid communication via the overflow port. By the above configuration, the condensed water can be conveniently guided from the first chamber to the second chamber through the overflow port.

In a preferred embodiment of the above water storage box assembly, a bottom wall of the second chamber is configured to extend obliquely downward in a horizontal direction from the proximal end to the distal end, and a water return port is formed at a lower position in a vertical direction. The bottom wall of the second chamber is configured to extend in a horizontal direction in a direction from the proximal end to the distal end obliquely downward so that condensed water entering the second chamber can be guided to a low position by its own weight without being trapped in the second chamber. In addition, a water return port is provided at a lower position in the vertical direction so as to conveniently discharge the condensed water out of the water tank.

The utility model also provides clothes drying equipment which comprises a clothes drying equipment body and the water storage box assembly according to any one of the above, wherein the water storage box assembly is fixed on the clothes drying equipment body. Through the configuration of any one of the water storage box assemblies, the clothes drying equipment can effectively avoid air flowing and bring impurities into the water storage box assemblies so as to avoid polluting condensed water of the water storage box assemblies and influence the filtering efficiency.

Drawings

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a water storage box assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of an embodiment of a water cartridge tank of the water storage cartridge assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of an embodiment of a water cartridge tank of the water storage cartridge assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a first schematic view of the inlet tube of the water storage tank assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a second structural view of the water inlet pipe of the water storage box assembly of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a water storage box of the water storage box assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

List of reference numerals:

1. a water storage box assembly; 10. a water tank; 11. a proximal end; 11a, a proximal end wall; 12; a distal end; 13. an upper cover; 131. a water pipe groove; 1311. a chute section; 1312. a horizontal trough section; 13121. a water box groove shunting water inlet; 1313. a vertical trough section; 132. a first jaw; 133. a second jaw; 134. a main water inlet of the water tank; 135. a vertical wall; 1351. a limiting hole; 14. a vertical flow guide channel; 141. a circumferential wall; 1411. the lower end is open; 15. a bottom wall; 151. a horizontal diversion trench; 152. a first chamber; 1521. an overflow port; 1522. a spray water inlet; 153. a second chamber; 1531. a second chamber bottom wall; 1532. a water return port; 20. a water inlet pipe; 21. a vertical pipe section; 211. a water inlet of the water inlet pipe; 22. a first horizontal tube section; 221. a bottom tube wall; 2211. the water inlet pipe divides the water outlet; 22111. a circumferential flange; 222. a left side tube wall; 2221. a first connecting plate; 223. the right side tube wall; 2231. a second connecting plate; 23. an oblique pipe section; 24. a second horizontal tube section; 241. a main water outlet of the water inlet pipe; 242. a limiting plate; 30. a water storage box; 31. a water storage box body; 32. a top wall; 321. a groove; 3211. a water inlet of the water storage box; 322. a water outlet of the water storage box.

Detailed Description

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are only for explaining the technical principle of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the terms of direction or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are only for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Furthermore, it should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "disposed," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, or through the communication between two elements. 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 order to solve the technical problem that condensed water in a water storage box for clothes drying equipment in the prior art is easy to be polluted, the utility model provides a water storage box assembly 1. The water storage box assembly 1 comprises a water box tank 10, wherein a water box tank diversion water inlet 13121 is formed on an upper cover 13 of the water box tank 10, and the water box tank diversion water inlet 13121 is positioned on a near end 11 of the water box tank 10; and a water inlet pipe 20 fixed to the upper cover 13 and having a first horizontal section 22 extending in a horizontal direction, a water inlet pipe branch water outlet 2211 opposite to the water box tub branch water inlet 13121 being formed on a bottom pipe wall 221 of the first horizontal section 22, wherein the bottom pipe wall 221 is configured to cover the water box tub branch water inlet 13121.

The terms "left" and "right" as referred to herein, unless expressly stated to the contrary, are relative to the orientation shown in fig. 2.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a water storage box assembly of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a top view of an embodiment of a water cartridge tank of the water storage cartridge assembly of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a left side view of an embodiment of a water cartridge tank of the water storage cartridge assembly of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a first schematic view of the inlet tube of the water storage tank assembly of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a second structural view of the water inlet pipe of the water storage box assembly of the present invention; fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a water storage box of the water storage box assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In one or more embodiments, the clothes drying apparatus (not shown in the figures) of the present invention is a clothes dryer. Alternatively, the clothes drying apparatus may be an all-in-one washer dryer, or other suitable washing apparatus. The clothes drying apparatus comprises a clothes drying apparatus body (not shown in the figure) and a water storage box assembly 1. The drying apparatus body has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. Alternatively, the drying apparatus body may be substantially square, cylindrical or other suitable shape. The clothes drying device body comprises but is not limited to a washing mechanism, a drying mechanism, a spraying mechanism and the like, so that the clothes drying device has the functions of washing, rinsing, dewatering, drying, spraying and the like.

In one or more embodiments, the water storage box assembly 1 is configured to be mounted on the front of the clothes drying device body and is positioned near the upper left corner. Alternatively, the water storage box assembly 1 may be mounted at other suitable positions of the clothes drying apparatus body, for example, at the front and near the upper right corner thereof. In one or more embodiments, the water storage box assembly 1 is configured to communicate with a condensed water circulation line (not shown) of the clothes drying apparatus, such that the water storage box assembly 1 can receive the condensed water. The water storage box assembly 1 is also communicated with a spraying mechanism (not shown in the figure) of the clothes drying equipment so as to convey spraying water to the spraying mechanism.

In one or more embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, the water storage box assembly 1 includes a water box tank 10, a water inlet pipe 20, and a water storage box 30. The water box groove 10 is fixed in the clothes drying equipment body, the water storage box 30 is detachably fixed in the water box groove 10, and the water inlet pipe 20 is communicated with the condensed water circulating pipeline so as to receive condensed water, convey the condensed water into the water storage box 30 and convey spraying water into the water box groove 10.

In one or more embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, the water box trough 10 is integrally formed by an injection molding process using a suitable resin, so as to simplify the manufacturing process and facilitate the manufacturing. The material of the water tank 10 may be ABS plastic, PC/ABS plastic or other suitable materials. Based on the orientation shown in fig. 2, the right side of the water tank 10 in the horizontal direction is defined as a proximal end 11, and the left side of the water tank 10 in the horizontal direction is defined as a distal end 12 (also the end closer to the user). The cartridge slot 10 defines an accommodating space for accommodating the water storage cartridge 30 by the circumferential side wall and the bottom wall 15, so that the water storage cartridge 30 can be inserted into the accommodating space through the distal end 12 and can abut at the proximal end 11. In one or more embodiments, the proximal end 11 of the water box reservoir 10 has an end wall 11a, and an upper portion of the proximal end 11 is formed with an upper cover 13. The upper cover 13 has a substantially zigzag shape and is matched to the shape of the water box reservoir 10 such that the upper cover 13 covers the water box reservoir 10 above the proximal end 11 to prevent air circulation from bringing impurities into the water box reservoir 10 and the water storage box 30 through the proximal end 11 of the water box reservoir 10.

In one or more embodiments, as shown in FIG. 2, a water channel 131 is formed in a substantially central location of the upper cover 13. The water pipe groove 131 has a shape matching the water inlet pipe 20, so that the water inlet pipe 20 can be nested in the water pipe groove 131, so that the water inlet pipe 20 can be more firmly mounted on the upper cover 13. The water pipe tank 131 includes a chute section 1311, a horizontal tank section 1312, and a vertical tank section 1313, which are sequentially connected. In one or more embodiments, a substantially square and rounded water box trough diverter inlet 13121 is formed on horizontal trough section 1312. Cartridge slot tap water inlet 13121 is configured to be larger than inlet tap water outlet 2211 of inlet tube 20. Alternatively, the shape of the pod bowl split water inlet 13121 can be circular, oval, or other suitable shape, as long as it can be larger than the inlet leg split water outlet 2211.

As shown in FIG. 2, in one or more embodiments, first and second jaws 132, 133 are formed on cap 13 on opposite sides of horizontal channel section 1312 and adjacent proximal end 11. The first jaw 132 and the second jaw 133 have strength and deformability such that the first jaw 132 and the second jaw 133 can be snap-fitted with corresponding one of the first connecting plate 2221 and the second connecting plate 2231 on the water inlet pipe 20, respectively (forming a first fixing position between the water inlet pipe 20 and the upper cover 13) such that the water inlet pipe 20 can be fixed on the upper cover 13. In one or more embodiments, first catch 132 and second catch 133 are positioned at an edge of end wall 11a (see fig. 1) of upper cover 13 near proximal end 11 such that, in the assembled state, cartridge bowl split water inlet 13121 is located between two relatively fixed positions of inlet tube 20. Alternatively, the first jaw 132 and the second jaw 133 may be configured to be 2 groups, 3 groups, or other suitable numbers opposite to each other. In addition, the positions of the first jaw 132 and the second jaw 133 may be disposed at other suitable positions than opposite to each other, as long as they can be respectively matched with the corresponding one of the first coupling plate 2221 and the second coupling plate 2231 on the inlet pipe 20.

In one or more embodiments, as shown in FIG. 2, a water box main water inlet 134 is formed in the upper cover 13 at a position toward the distal end 12 side. The cartridge slot main inlet 134 is disposed opposite the inlet tube main outlet 241 on the inlet tube 30 to receive the condensate conveyed in the inlet tube 30. When the water storage box 30 is assembled into the water storage box tank 10, the main water inlet 134 of the water storage box tank may also be opposite to the water storage box inlet 3211 of the water storage box 30, so that the condensed water delivered from the water inlet pipe 30 may be delivered into the water storage box 30 through the water storage box inlet 3211. The cartridge slot main water inlet 134 has a generally circular shape. Alternatively, the water box tank main water inlet 134 may also be configured with other suitable shapes, such as oval, square, etc.

As shown in FIG. 3, in one or more embodiments, a vertical wall 135 is formed on the upper cover 13 at a location toward the distal end 12, substantially perpendicular to the upper cover 13. A substantially rectangular-shaped retaining hole 1351 is provided in the vertical wall 135. The retaining hole 1351 is configured to mate with the retaining plate 242 of the water inlet pipe 20 such that the retaining plate 242 can be inserted into the retaining hole 1351 (forming a second securing position between the water inlet pipe 20 and the upper cover 13) to more securely secure the water inlet pipe 20 to the upper cover 13. Alternatively, the shape of the limiting hole 1351 may be configured into other suitable shapes, such as a cross, a star, etc., as long as it can match with the limiting plate 242.

As shown in fig. 3, in one or more embodiments, a vertical flow guide passage 14 surrounded by a circumferential wall 141 is formed below the upper cover 13. Based on the orientation shown in fig. 3, circumferential wall 141 is configured to extend downward in a substantially vertical direction from water box trough diverter inlet 13121. In one or more embodiments, a lower end opening 1411 is formed on a lower portion of the circumferential wall 141 on a side toward the distal end 12. Lower end opening 1411 is configured to communicate with horizontal channel 151 formed in bottom wall 15 of water box sump 10 to facilitate channeling condensate water delivered from water box sump diverter inlet 13121 into horizontal channel 151. The lower end opening 1411 is substantially rectangular in shape. Alternatively, the shape of the lower end opening 1411 may be semicircular, trapezoidal, or other suitable shape. As shown in fig. 2, horizontal channel 151 is arranged to extend leftward in a substantially horizontal direction from lower end opening 1411. Alternatively, the horizontal guide grooves 151 are configured to extend diagonally downward from right to left at a predetermined angle so that the condensed water can be more rapidly transferred by its own weight. The predetermined angle may be 3 °, or other suitable angle more or less than 3 °.

In one or more embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, a first chamber 152 is provided in the bottom wall 15 of the cartridge tank 10. First chamber 152 is located at distal end 12 of cartridge tank 10 and is in communication with horizontal channel 151. In one or more embodiments, the first chamber 152 is configured to be vertically lower than the first horizontal guide groove 151, so that the condensed water can be more quickly guided into the first chamber 152 by its gravity. In one or more embodiments, the first chamber 152 has a generally L-shape. Alternatively, the first chamber 152 may also be configured to have other suitable shapes, such as rectangular, trapezoidal, and the like. A filtering mechanism (not shown) is disposed in the first chamber 152, and the filtering mechanism is configured to filter the condensed water guided into the first chamber 152, so as to improve the cleanliness of the spraying water. Preferably, the filter mechanism is configured to be removably secured within the first chamber 152 to facilitate periodic cleaning and replacement of the filter mechanism to ensure a filtering effect. A spray inlet 1522 is provided in the side wall of the first chamber 152 adjacent the distal end 12. The spray inlet 1522 is connected to the spray mechanism via a pipe (not shown) so as to convey the filtered spray water into the spray mechanism. In one or more embodiments, a weir 1521 is formed on the sidewall of the first chamber 152 facing the proximal end 11. When the condensate delivered to the first chamber 152 is excessive or the spraying mechanism is idle and spraying water is not needed, the condensate filtered by the filtering mechanism can flow into the second chamber 153 on the bottom wall 15 of the cartridge slot 10 through the overflow 1521. The weirs 1521 have a substantially rectangular shape. Alternatively, the overflow 1521 may be configured in other suitable shapes, such as semi-circular, trapezoidal, and the like. Further, the position of the overflow 1521 may also be configured on other suitable positions of the first chamber 152, for example, on the side wall of the first chamber 152 parallel to the horizontal guiding groove 151. Preferably, the lowest position of the overflow hole 1521 is higher than the highest position of the spraying water inlet 1522 in the vertical direction, so that the filtered condensed water preferentially enters the spraying mechanism to ensure the supply of the spraying water.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, in one or more embodiments, the second chamber 153 in the bottom wall 15 of the water box sump 10 is configured to extend generally horizontally. Preferably, second chamber bottom wall 1531 (i.e., a portion of bottom wall 15 of cartridge sump 10) is inclined obliquely downward from proximal end 11 toward distal end 12 by a predetermined angle to facilitate faster transport of condensate under its own weight. The predetermined angle may be 3 °, or other suitable angle more or less than 3 °. A water return port 1532 is provided at the lowest position in the vertical direction on the second chamber bottom wall 1531. The return port 1532 is configured to communicate with a circulation line of the clothes drying apparatus such that the condensed water can flow back into a condensed water collection member (e.g., a sump tank) through the return port 1532 via the circulation line. Preferably, the water return port 1532 has a substantially trumpet-shaped opening so that the condensed water can more conveniently pass through the water return port 1532 without being trapped in the second chamber 153.

In one or more embodiments, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the inlet tube 20 is integrally formed by an injection molding process using a suitable resin to simplify the manufacturing process and facilitate manufacturing. The material of the water inlet pipe 20 may be ABS plastic, PC/ABS plastic or other suitable materials. The water inlet pipe 20 comprises a vertical pipe section 21, a first horizontal pipe section 22, an inclined pipe section 23 and a second horizontal pipe section 24 which are communicated in sequence. The upright pipe section 21 is arranged to communicate with the circulation line to receive condensate from within the circulation line.

In one or more embodiments, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the first horizontal tube segment 22 has a generally rectangular and rounded cross-section. A water inlet pipe branch water outlet 2211 is arranged on the bottom pipe wall 221 of the first horizontal pipe section 22. The condensed water can be shunted into the water box slot 10 by shunting the water outlet 2211 through the water inlet pipe. In one or more embodiments, inlet leg split outlet 2211 is configured to be surrounded by a circumferential flange 22111 extending vertically downward from bottom tube wall 221, and circumferential flange 22111 is configured to extend into cartridge slot split inlet 13121. Inlet leg split outlet 2211 may be configured in a generally circular, rectangular, or other suitable shape so long as it extends into cartridge slot split inlet 1312. In one or more embodiments, a first tie plate 2221 extending outwardly from the left side tube wall 222 in a direction substantially perpendicular to the left side tube wall 222 and a second tie plate 2231 extending outwardly from the right side tube wall 223 in a direction substantially perpendicular to the right side tube wall 223 are formed on the first horizontal tube segment 22. Preferably, first connecting plate 2221 and second connecting plate 2231 are disposed opposite to each other. The first coupling plate 2221 and the second coupling plate 2231 are respectively coupled with corresponding one of the first jaw 132 and the second jaw 133 provided on the upper cover 13, so that the inlet tube 20 can be detachably snapped on the upper cover 13 to facilitate periodic cleaning and replacement of the inlet tube 20. Alternatively, first connector plates 2221 and second connector plates 2231 may be configured in 2 groups, 3 groups, or other suitable numbers. In addition, the positions of the first connecting plate 2221 and the second connecting portion 2231 may be arranged at suitable positions other than opposite positions as long as they can be respectively matched with the corresponding one of the first claw 132 and the second claw 133.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, in one or more embodiments, the inclined pipe section 23 communicates with the first horizontal pipe section 22 and the second horizontal pipe section 24, respectively, and the inclined pipe section 23, the first horizontal pipe section 22 and the second horizontal pipe section 24 are configured to abut against the water pipe groove 131 of the upper cover 13, so that the water inlet pipe 20 is more firmly mounted on the upper cover 13.

In one or more embodiments, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, a main inlet outlet 241 is formed in a bottom wall (not shown) of the second horizontal tube segment 24. The inlet main outlet 241 is arranged to be surrounded by a circumferential flange extending vertically downwards from the bottom wall of the second horizontal segment 24. The inlet main outlet 241 has a substantially circular shape. Alternatively, the main inlet outlet 241 may also take a semicircular, rectangular or other suitable shape. The inlet main outlet 241 is disposed opposite to the cartridge slot main inlet 134 on the upper cover 13 and also opposite to the storage cartridge inlet 3211 on the storage cartridge 30 when the storage cartridge 30 is installed in the cartridge slot 10, so that the condensed water can be delivered into the storage cartridge 30 through the inlet main outlet 241. Preferably, the aperture of the main water outlet 241 of the water inlet pipe is larger than the diversion water inlet 2211 of the water inlet pipe, so that the condensed water can be preferentially conveyed into the water storage box 30. In one or more embodiments, a retainer plate 242 is formed at the end of the second horizontal tube segment 24. The limit plate 242 is configured as a protrusion extending outward from the end of the second horizontal pipe segment 24 in a substantially horizontal direction, and the limit plate 242 may be matched with the limit hole 1351 provided on the vertical wall 135 of the upper cover 13 so that the limit plate 242 may be inserted into the limit hole 1351, thereby more firmly fixing the water inlet pipe 20 to the upper cover 13. The shape of the position limiting plate 242 may be a straight line, a cross, a star, or other suitable shape as long as it can match with the position limiting hole 1351.

In one or more embodiments, as shown in fig. 6, the water storage case 30 is integrally formed by an injection molding process using a suitable resin, so that the manufacturing process is simplified and the manufacturing is easy. The water storage box 30 may be made of ABS plastic, PC/ABS plastic or other suitable materials. The water storage box 30 has a water storage box body 31 capable of containing condensed water. A recess 321 is formed in the top wall 32 of the water storage box 30 so as to match the proximal end 11 of the water storage box 10, thereby making full use of the receiving space in the water storage box 10 to increase the volume of the water storage box 30. A water storage box inlet 3211 is provided on the groove 321, and when the water storage box 30 is assembled in the water storage box tank 10, the water storage box inlet 3211 may be opposite to the main water inlet 134 of the water storage box tank on the upper cover 13 and opposite to the main inlet pipe outlet 241 of the inlet pipe 20 to receive the condensed water delivered from the main inlet pipe outlet 241. When the condensed water in the water storage box 30 exceeds the space that can be accommodated by the water storage box 30, the condensed water can overflow from the water inlet 3211 of the water storage box, flow into the second chamber 153 of the water box tank 10 along the groove 321, flow to the water return port 1532 along the bottom wall 1531 of the second chamber, and finally flow back to the circulation pipeline, thereby effectively avoiding the leakage of the condensed water from affecting the safe use of the clothes drying equipment. In one or more embodiments, a water storage cartridge outlet 322 is also provided on the top wall 32. Based on the orientation shown in fig. 6, the reservoir box outlet 322 is disposed on the upper right corner of the top wall 32. It can be understood that, when the condensed water in the water storage box 30 needs to be cleaned, the user can take the water storage box 30 out of the water box groove 10, and incline the water storage box 30 to make the water storage box water outlet 322 located at the lowest position in the vertical direction, and the condensed water can be conveniently discharged from the water storage box water outlet 322, and will not be detained in the water storage box 30, thereby breeding bacteria and generating peculiar smell.

So far, the technical solutions of the present invention have been described in connection with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but it is easily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of the present invention is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Without departing from the principle of the utility model, a person skilled in the art may combine technical features from different embodiments, and may make equivalent changes or substitutions for related technical features, and such changes or substitutions will fall within the scope of the utility model.

Claims (10)

1. A water storage box assembly, characterized in that the water storage box assembly comprises:

the upper cover of the water box groove is provided with a water box groove shunting water inlet which is positioned on the near end of the water box groove;

the water inlet pipe is fixed on the upper cover and is provided with a first horizontal pipe section extending along the horizontal direction, a water inlet pipe shunting water outlet opposite to the water box groove shunting water inlet is formed on the pipe wall at the bottom of the first horizontal pipe section,

wherein the bottom tube wall is configured to cover the water box slot diversion water inlet.

2. The water storage cartridge assembly of claim 1, wherein a water channel is formed in the upper cover to receive the water inlet tube, the water channel having a horizontal channel section matching the first horizontal channel section, the water cartridge channel tap water inlet disposed on the horizontal channel section.

3. The water storage cartridge assembly of claim 1, wherein the inlet diverter outlet has a circumferential flange extending perpendicularly outwardly from the bottom wall, the circumferential flange extending into the cartridge slot diverter outlet.

4. The water storage box assembly according to claim 1, wherein a vertical diversion channel surrounded by a circumferential wall is formed below the upper cover, the vertical diversion channel extends downwards from the water box groove diversion water inlet along a vertical direction, and a horizontal diversion groove which extends along a horizontal direction and is communicated with a lower end opening of the vertical diversion channel is formed on the bottom wall of the water box groove.

5. The water storage box assembly of claim 4, wherein a portion of the vertical flow guide passage, the lower end of which is open, is formed on a lower portion of the circumferential wall.

6. The water storage box assembly of claim 1, wherein a first connecting plate and a second connecting plate which extend along the horizontal direction and are symmetrically arranged are formed on two opposite side pipe walls of the first horizontal pipe section, and a first claw matched with the first connecting plate and a second claw matched with the second connecting plate are formed on the upper cover.

7. The water storage cartridge assembly of claim 6, wherein the first and second jaws are positioned on the upper cover closer to the end wall of the proximal end than the cartridge slot split water inlet.

8. The water storage box assembly of claim 4, wherein a first chamber is formed on the bottom wall in communication with the horizontal diversion trench, the first chamber being located on a distal end of the water box trench and being disposed vertically lower than the horizontal diversion trench.

9. The water storage box assembly of claim 8, wherein an overflow port is formed on a side wall of the first chamber, and a second chamber extending in a horizontal direction is formed on the bottom wall, the first chamber and the second chamber being configured to be in liquid communication through the overflow port.

10. A clothes drying apparatus, characterized in that the clothes drying apparatus comprises a clothes drying apparatus body and a water storage box assembly according to any one of claims 1-9, wherein the water storage box assembly is fixed on the clothes drying apparatus body.

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