CN216088263U - Pet drinking bowl - Google Patents

Abstract

The application relates to a pet drinker, which comprises a water tank, a water storage tank and a water outlet pipe, wherein the water tank is used for storing water; and a tray, a pump, a water supply pipe, and a fixing member combined to form a single internal assembly, the internal assembly being located above a bottom plate of the water tank to supply water from the water tank to the outside; the pump is disposed in the water tank to pump water; the water supply pipe is connected to the pump, and water pumped by the pump flows through the water supply pipe; the fixing member extends downward from the bottom of the tray and fixes the pump at the lower end of the water supply pipe. The pet drinking bowl of the present application can provide mobile and fresh drinking water for the pet.

Description

Pet drinking bowl

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of pet supplies, in particular to a pet water dispenser.

Background

As more and more people begin to raise pets, the demand for pet products is increasing, mainly relating to various aspects of clothes, food, live, walking and the like of pets. Taking the pet's drinking water items as an example, the pet drinker is popular because it can provide flowing drinking water to the pet through a pump. Traditional pet drinking bowl is usually with the pump setting on the bottom plate of water tank, need relapse the dismouting when wasing the water tank at ordinary times, and is more troublesome.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Accordingly, there is a need to provide a pet drinker with a convenient cleaning of the water tank, which addresses the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art.

According to an embodiment of the present application, there is provided a pet drinker comprising: a water tank for storing water; and a tray, a pump, a water supply pipe, and a fixing member combined to form a single internal assembly, the internal assembly being located above a bottom plate of the water tank to supply water from the water tank to the outside; the tray is provided with an overlapping edge which is consistent with the shape of the upper end of the water tank, and the overlapping edge is overlapped with the upper end of the water tank; the pump is disposed in the water tank to pump water; the water supply pipe is connected to the pump, and water pumped by the pump flows through the water supply pipe; the fixing member fixes the pump at the lower end of the water supply pipe.

The pet drinking bowl of the above embodiment pumps water in the water tank to the water supply tray and the tray by the pump for the pet to drink, thereby providing flowing and fresh drinking water for the pet, and the water supply tray is configured to be detachable and removable from the tray so as to clean the water supply tray, the embedded part and the like.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments of the application and, together with the description, serve to explain the application and are not intended to limit the application.

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pet drinking bowl according to one embodiment;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the pet drinker of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the pet drinker of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a portion of the structure of the pet drinker of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of another portion of the pet drinker of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the internal components of the pet drinker of FIG. 1 separated from the water tank;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the base of the pet drinker of FIG. 1 separated from the water tank;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a pet drinking bowl;

fig. 9 is an exploded view of the pet drinker of fig. 8;

fig. 10 is a perspective view of a tray of the pet drinker of fig. 8.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present application more comprehensible, embodiments accompanying the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application. This application is capable of embodiments in many different forms than those described herein and that modifications may be made by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the application and it is therefore not intended to be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, a pet drinking fountain according to an embodiment may include an inner assembly 100 detachably inserted into a water tank 10 to supply water from the water tank 10 to the outside. The pet drinker may include a water tank 10 to store water, a pump 20 installed or located in the water tank to pump the water stored in the water tank 10, a water supply pipe 21 connected to the pump 20, and a water supply tray 30, wherein the water in the water tank 10 may be supplied to the water supply tray 30 by the pump 20 and the water supply pipe 21. The pump 20, the water supply pipe 21 and the water supply tray 30 may be part of the internal assembly 100. The pump 20 may be an electronic device that contains internal electronics.

A return passage may be provided between the water tank 10 and the water supply tray 30 so that water on the water supply tray 30 can flow back to the water tank 10 through the return passage. Accordingly, the water in the water tank 10 may be circulated by the pump 20, the water supply pipe 21, the water supply tray 30, and a return passage, specific embodiments of which will be described below.

The water tank 10 may include a tank wall 11 forming a side of the water tank 10 and a bottom plate 12 provided as a lower surface. The tank wall 11 includes a main tank wall 11a formed on an upper side and a support wall 11b formed on a lower side, and a floor plate 12 may be provided between the main tank wall 11a and the support wall 11 b. The tank wall 11a and floor 12 may define an area or container for storing water, while the support wall 11b may extend downwardly from the floor 12 to partially define a floor or space below the floor 12. The water tank 10 may have various shapes, and is not limited thereto. The inner assembly 100 may be inserted into the water tank 10 to be disposed above the bottom plate 12, and water may be supplied from the water tank 10 to the water supply tray 30 by using the pump 20 and the water supply pipe 21.

The water supply tray 30 may include a plate body 31 having a water supply hole 32 formed therein, the water supply pipe 21 communicating with the water supply hole 32, and water flowing along the water supply pipe 21 may be supplied to the plate body 31 through the water supply hole 32. The water supply pipe 21 may be integrally formed with the water supply tray 30, a pipe wall of the water supply pipe 21 extends downward from the water supply hole 32, and a lower port of the water supply pipe 21 communicates with the water outlet 22 of the pump 20. The water supply hole 32 may be located at the center of the plate body 31, or may be located at other positions of the plate body 31, which is not limited herein.

The upper surface 310 of the panel body 31 may be flat or have a certain inclination or curvature, and a water storage tank 33 may be further provided thereon around the water supply hole 32, the water storage tank 33 defining the first drinking water region 101. A notch 35 can be arranged on the edge of the water storage tank 33, when the water in the water storage tank 33 is full, the water can overflow from the notch 35, and the notch 35 can play a role in draining.

A return hole 36 may be further formed in the plate body 31, the return hole 36 communicating with the inside of the water tank 10 to form a return passage, and water discharged from the water supply hole 32 may flow back to the water tank 10 through the return hole 36. Accordingly, the water in the water tank 10 may be circulated through the pump 20, the water supply pipe 21, the water supply hole 32, and the return hole 36.

Referring to fig. 2 to 4, the inner assembly 100 may further include a tray 50, and the water supply tray 30 may be detachably disposed on the top of the tray 50. The tray 50 may include a main body 51 on which a through hole 52 may be formed, and the water supply pipe 21 may communicate with the water outlet 22 of the water pump 20 through the through hole 52. The pump 20, the water supply pipe 21, the water supply tray 30, and the tray 50 may be combined to form a single internal assembly 100. The return hole 36 of the water supply tray 30 may communicate with the insertion portion 54 such that a return passage is formed by the return hole 36, the insertion portion 54, and the through hole 52, and water discharged from the water supply hole 32 may flow back to the water tank 10 through the return hole 36, the insertion portion 54, and the through hole 52. Accordingly, the water in the water tank 10 may be circulated through the pump 20, the water supply pipe 21, the water supply hole 32, the return hole 36, the insertion portion 54, and the through hole 52.

The upper surface 510 of the body 51 may be flat or may have a slope or curvature. The body 51 may be formed with an insertion portion 54, and the water supply tray 30 may be configured to be inserted into the insertion portion 54, so that the through-hole 52 may be formed in the bottom of the insertion portion 54, or the bottom of the insertion portion 54 is formed without the through-hole 52. The shape of the bottom of the water supply tray 30 can be matched with the shape of the embedding part 54 and the size of the bottom of the water supply tray is slightly smaller than that of the embedding part 54, so that when the water supply tray 30 is embedded in the embedding part 54, the embedding part 54 can play a role in clamping and fixing the water supply tray 30. The insert 54 may be formed by sinking at the upper surface 510, and make the upper surface 310 of the water supply tray 30 and the upper surface 510 of the tray 50 substantially equal in height at the junction to smoothly transition, so that the second drinking water region 102 with a larger area and a smooth junction is defined by the upper surface 310 of the water supply tray 30 and the upper surface 510 of the tray 50. Support for the water tray 30 may be formed within the inset 54 to maintain the upper surface 310 of the water tray 30 and the upper surface 510 of the tray 50 at a junction that is substantially level for a smooth transition.

The body 51 may further include a surrounding wall 53 formed around the upper surface 510 at a side thereof, the surrounding wall 53 having a height at least higher than a lowest backflow height of the backflow hole 36, i.e., a lowest height at which water can flow from the backflow hole 36 to the water tank 10. Thereby defining a water storage region between the surrounding wall 53 and the return hole 36. The body 51 is also formed with a lap edge 58 conforming to the shape of the upper end of the tank 10, and the lap edge 58 can be overlapped on the upper end of the tank 10.

The insert 54 may include an inner wall 55 and a support 56, the inner wall 55 extending downward from an upper surface 510 of the tray 50, the support 56 may be formed to protrude inward from the inner wall 55 toward the center of the insert 54, and the bottom of the water supply tray 30 may be supported on the support 56. It should be understood that the inner wall 55 and the support 56 may be integrally formed, or may be separately formed, and are not limited herein.

The insert portion 54 may include a bottom plate 59, and a water leakage hole 57 may be formed on the bottom plate, the water leakage hole 57 communicating the insert portion 54 and the water tank 10, and the return hole 36 of the water supply tray 30 may communicate with the insert portion 54, so that a return passage is formed by the return hole 36, the insert portion 54, and the water leakage hole 57, and water discharged from the water supply hole 32 may flow back to the water tank 10 through the return hole 36, the insert portion 54, and the water leakage hole 57. Accordingly, the water in the water tank 10 may be circulated through the pump 20, the water supply pipe 21, the water supply hole 32, the return hole 36, the embedment portion 54, and the water leakage hole 57. When the bottom of the insertion portion 54 is vacant, the water leakage hole 57 and the through hole 52 may be formed by the vacant bottom, which is not limited herein. In some embodiments, the support 56 may not be provided and the bottom of the water supply tray 30 may be supported on the bottom plate 59.

The inner assembly 100 may further include a filter assembly disposed upstream of the pump 20 to filter foreign substances contained in the water before the water stored in the water tank 10 flows into the pump 20. Referring to fig. 2 to 3, the filter assembly may include a first filter 41, the first filter 41 being disposed in the embedding portion 54, and the water flowing into the embedding portion 54 through the return hole 36 is filtered to remove foreign substances while passing through the first filter 41 and then flows back to the water tank 10. The pump 20, the water supply pipe 21, the water supply tray 30, the first filter 41, and the tray 50 may be combined to form a single internal assembly 100. The water tray 30 may be configured to be lifted and removed from the inner assembly 100 for replacement of the first filter 41 or for cleaning of the water tray 30, the insert 54, etc.

Referring to fig. 2 to 5, the inner assembly 100 may further include a fixing member 60 for fixing the pump 20 to the lower end of the water supply pipe 21 and maintaining the lower port of the water supply pipe 21 in communication with the water outlet 22 of the pump 20 when the inner assembly 100 is assembled. The fixing member 60 may include a fixing wall 61 extending downward from the bottom of the tray 50 and a first coupling portion 62 provided on the fixing wall 61, and the first coupling portion 62 may be coupled with a second coupling portion 23 provided on the pump 20 to fix the pump 20 to the fixing wall 61. The first coupling portion 62 and the second coupling portion 23 may be screw holes adapted to each other, and the first coupling portion 62 and the second coupling portion 23 may be connected by screws, but in other embodiments, the first coupling portion 62 and the second coupling portion 23 may also be adaptive buckles, and the pump 20 is fixed on the fixing wall 61 by a buckle connection, which is not limited herein.

The filter assembly may include a second filter 42, and the water flowing back to the water tank 10 through the water leakage hole 57 is filtered to remove foreign substances while passing through the second filter 42. The pump 20, the water supply pipe 21, the water supply tray 30, the tray 50, and the second filter 42 may be combined to form a single internal assembly 100.

The fixing member 60 may further include a support portion 63, the support portion 63 being provided on the fixing wall 61 upstream of the pump 20, and the second filter 42 may be provided on the support portion 63.

The fixture 60 may include a detachable first portion 65 and a second portion 66, wherein the first portion 65 may be fixedly attached or integrally formed with the tray 50 and the second portion 66 may be provided with a support 63 and fixedly attached to the pump 20 such that a user may remove the second portion 66 from the inner assembly 100 to replace the second filter 42 or to clean the second portion 66, etc. The first portion 65 and the second portion 66 may be provided with matching threads, so that the first portion 65 and the second portion 66 are connected through threads, and may also be connected through a snap connection, which is not limited herein.

The fixing member 60 may be a hollow tube extending downward from the bottom of the tray 50, and a fixing wall 61 is formed by a tube wall of the hollow tube. The first coupling portion 62 is disposed inside the fixed wall 61 so that part or all of the pump 20 may be surrounded in the fixed wall 61. The support portion 63 may protrude inward from the inside of the fixing wall 61 toward the center of the hollow tube to form a support surface, a water leakage hole 67 is formed on the support portion 63, the water leakage hole 67 communicates between the upper side of the support portion 63 and the water tank 10, and the second filter 42 may be placed on the support portion 63.

Referring to fig. 6, when a user lifts the inner assembly 100, the inner assembly 100 may be separated from the water tank 10. A user may remove the inner assembly 100 from the water tank 10 to replace water stored in the water tank 10 or to clean the water tank 10. The inner assembly 100 may be combined with the water tank 10 when the inner assembly 100 is inserted into the water tank 10. When combined, the pump 20 can be positioned above the bottom plate 12 without contacting the bottom plate 12, so that the problem of loud noise when the pump 20 works due to the contact between the pump 20 and the bottom plate 12 can be solved.

The pump 20 may be provided at the lower end of the fixing member 60 such that an inlet port (not shown) of the pump 20 is located at the bottom of the water tank 10 as much as possible, so that the pump 20 can be operated when the water in the water tank 10 is at a low level. A groove 13 may be formed on the bottom plate 12 of the water tank 10, and the pump 20 may be inserted into the groove 13 when the internal assembly 100 is inserted into the water tank 10, so that the water inlet of the pump 20 is positioned in the groove 13, which may further improve the utilization of water in the water tank 10.

Referring to fig. 3 and 6, the pet drinker may further include a wireless power transmitting device 71 and a wireless power receiving device 72 provided at the inner assembly 100, the wireless power transmitting device 71 may transmit power to the wireless power receiving device 72 by a wireless power transmission method, the wireless power receiving device 72 may supply electric power to an electronic device (e.g., the pump 20) within the inner assembly 100, and since the electric power may be wirelessly transmitted to the inner assembly 100, the inner assembly 100 does not need an external electric power source externally connected through a power cord, so that the inner assembly 100 may be easily separated from the water tank 10 without interference of the power cord.

Referring to fig. 6 and 7, the wireless power transmitting device 71 may be disposed at a base 80 under the water tank 10. The base 80 may include a power cord (not shown) that may connect the wireless power transmitting device 71 with an external electric power source. The wireless power receiving device 72 may be disposed at the lower end of the inner member 100, so that the wireless power transmitting device 71 and the wireless power receiving device 72 may be as close as possible, thereby ensuring the stability of wireless transmission. When the electronics within the internal assembly 100 only have the pump 20, the wireless power receiving device 72 may be disposed within the pump 20, forming a single assembly with the pump 20, such that additional wiring within the internal assembly 100 may not be required.

The base 80 may be configured to be separated from the water tank 10, and when the water tank 10 is seated on the base 80, the base 80 may be located in a space below the bottom plate 12, so that the base 80 and the water tank 10 are not easily separated. The base 80 may be formed with a recess 81 fitted with the groove 13, and the groove 13 may be inserted into the recess 81 when the water tank 10 is seated on the base 80, so that the water tank 10 can be stably supported on the base 80.

Referring to fig. 8 to 10, a pet drinking fountain according to another embodiment may include an inner assembly 100 detachably inserted into the water tank 10 to supply water from the water tank 10 to the outside. As shown in fig. 9, the pet drinker may include a water tank 10 to store water, a pump 20 installed or located in the water tank to pump the water stored in the water tank 10, a water supply pipe 21 connected to the pump 20, and a water supply tray 30, wherein the water in the water tank 10 may be supplied to the water supply tray 30 by the pump 20 and the water supply pipe 21. The pump 20, the water supply pipe 21 and the water supply tray 30 may be part of the internal assembly 100. The pump 20 may be an electronic device that contains internal electronics.

The inner assembly 100 may further include a tray 50, and the water supply tray 30 may be detachably disposed on the top of the tray 50. The pump 20, the water supply pipe 21, the water supply tray 30, and the tray 50 may be combined to form a single internal assembly 100.

The inner assembly 100 may further include a fixing member 60 for fixing the pump 20 to the lower end of the water supply pipe 21 and maintaining the lower port of the water supply pipe 21 in communication with the water outlet 22 of the pump 20 when the inner assembly 100 is assembled. The fixture 60 includes a hollow tube 64 extending downward from the bottom of the tray 50, and when the pump 20 is secured to the fixture 60, some or all of the pump 20 may be enclosed within the hollow tube 64.

The water supply tray 30 is formed with the water supply holes 32 and the return holes 36, the tray 50 is formed with the water leakage holes 57, and the hollow pipe 64 may be provided at the wall thereof with the water leakage holes 68, so that the return passage is formed by the return holes 36, the water leakage holes 57, and the water leakage holes 68, and the water discharged from the water supply holes 32 may flow back to the water tank 10 through the return holes 36, the water leakage holes 57, and the water leakage holes 68. Accordingly, the water in the water tank 10 may be circulated through the pump 20, the water supply pipe 21, the water supply hole 32, the return hole 36, the water leakage hole 57, and the water through hole 68.

The inner assembly 100 may further include a filter assembly disposed upstream of the water through hole 68 to filter foreign substances contained in the water before the returned water flows into the water tank 10 through the water through hole 68. Referring to fig. 9, the filter assembly may include a first filter 41, the first filter assembly 41 being placed on the tray 50, and the water returning from the return hole 36 is filtered to remove foreign substances while passing through the first filter 41, and then flows back to the water tank 10 through the water passing hole 68. The pump 20, the water supply pipe 21, the water supply tray 30, the first filter 41, and the tray 50 may be combined to form a single internal assembly 100. The water supply tray 30 may be configured to be lifted and removed from the inner assembly 100 to replace the first filter 41.

The filter assembly may include a second filter (not shown), and the water flowing back to the water tank 10 through the water leakage hole 57 is filtered to remove foreign substances while passing through the second filter 42. The pump 20, the water supply pipe 21, the water supply tray 30, the tray 50, and the second filter 42 may be combined to form a single internal assembly 100.

As shown in fig. 10, the fixing member 60 may further include a support 63, the support 63 being disposed within the hollow tube 64, and the second filter being disposed on the support 63. The support 63 may protrude inward from the inner wall of the hollow tube 64 toward the center of the hollow tube to form a support surface on which the water leakage holes 67 are formed.

As shown in fig. 8 and 10, the inner assembly 100 may further include a sleeve 90 disposed within the hollow tube 64 and extending in the direction in which the hollow tube 64 extends, a portion of the return flow channel being formed between the outer wall of the sleeve 90 and the inner wall of the hollow tube 64, and a filter assembly fitted between the outer wall of the sleeve 90 and the inner wall of the hollow tube 64.

As shown in fig. 8, a first coupling portion (not shown) is disposed on the inner wall of the hollow tube 64, a second coupling portion 23 is disposed on the pump 20, the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion 23 couple to fix the pump 20 to the lower end of the hollow tube 64, the first coupling portion may be an engagement groove disposed on the inner wall of the hollow tube 64, the second coupling portion 23 may be an engagement protrusion disposed on the pump 20, and the engagement groove and the engagement protrusion are adapted to connect to fix the pump 20 to the lower end of the hollow tube 64. In one embodiment, the pump 20 is configured such that when the pump 20 is fixed to the lower end of the hollow tube 64, the pump 20 blocks the lower end opening of the hollow tube 64, so that the water returned from the return channel can be returned to the water tank 10 only through the water passing hole 68.

The other structures of the pet drinker of this embodiment can refer to the implementation of the pet drinker of the previous embodiment, and some technical features of the pet drinker of the previous and next embodiments can be combined with each other, which is not described herein again.

The embodiments described in this specification and the disclosure therein are provided by way of illustration only. The application is also applicable to other types of pet drinkers.

While the present application has been described in detail with reference to the disclosed embodiments, various modifications within the scope of the present application will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. It should be understood that features described with respect to one embodiment may generally be applied to other embodiments.

Claims (10)

1. A pet drinker, comprising: a water tank for storing water; and a tray, a pump, a water supply pipe, and a fixing member combined to form a single internal assembly, the internal assembly being located above a bottom plate of the water tank to supply water from the water tank to the outside; the pump is disposed in the water tank to pump water; the water supply pipe is connected to the pump, and water pumped by the pump flows through the water supply pipe; the fixing member extends downward from the bottom of the tray and fixes the pump at the lower end of the water supply pipe.

2. A pet drinking bowl as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a filter assembly disposed upstream of the pump.

3. A pet drinking bowl as claimed in claim 2 wherein the filter assembly is provided on the mount.

4. A pet drinker as in claim 3, further comprising a support portion provided on said mount, said support portion having a water leakage hole, said filter assembly being provided on said support portion.

5. A pet drinking vessel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fixing member has a first engaging portion and the pump has a second engaging portion, the first and second engaging portions engaging to secure the pump to the lower end of the water supply pipe.

6. A pet drinking vessel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fixing member comprises a hollow tube extending downwardly from the bottom of the tray, and part or all of the pump is enclosed within the hollow tube when the pump is fixed to the lower end of the water supply tube.

7. The pet drinker as defined in claim 6, wherein said hollow tube has water holes on its wall.

8. A pet drinker as claimed in claim 6 or 7, wherein said pump is configured such that when said pump is secured to the lower end of the water supply tube, the lower end opening of the hollow tube is closed by said pump.

9. A pet drinking vessel as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7 wherein the mounting comprises first and second removable parts, the first part being connected to the base of the tray and the pump being secured to the second part.

10. A pet drinker as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein said inner assembly further comprises a water supply tray removably mounted on top of said tray, said water supply tray having water supply apertures communicating with said water supply tube.

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