CN216495139U

CN216495139U - Water tank and cleaning device

Info

Publication number: CN216495139U
Application number: CN202120725660.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 朱金钟; 张金龙
Original assignee: Midea Robozone Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Robozone Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-04-09
Filing date: 2021-04-09
Publication date: 2022-05-13
Anticipated expiration: 2031-04-09

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of cleaning equipment, and discloses a water tank, including the case shell that has the water holding space, the bottom surface of case shell is inwards sunken in order to form into water portion, the bottom surface of portion of intaking be provided with the water inlet of water holding space intercommunication. The application also provides a cleaning device with the water tank. The application provides a water tank, on the one hand, the bottom surface of portion of intaking is higher than the bottom surface of case shell, that is to say, the position of water inlet is higher relatively, and the bottom surface of case shell is kept away from to the water inlet position, is convenient for hold water space water storage. On the other hand, the bottom side of the water inlet part is provided with an avoiding concave position, so that other structures are conveniently arranged in the avoiding concave position.

Description

Water tank and cleaning device

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of cleaning equipment, in particular to a water tank and a cleaning device.

Background

With the advancement of science and technology, the demand of people for household floor cleaning tools is gradually increased. Various household intelligent cleaning devices, such as intelligent mopping machines, have emerged to address the various needs of users. Generally, sewage generated by a household intelligent cleaning device is inconvenient to store.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of the above, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a water tank and a cleaning device that are convenient for storing water.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application is implemented as follows:

an aspect of the embodiment of this application provides a water tank, including the case shell that has the water containing space, the bottom surface of case shell is inside sunken in order to form into water portion, the bottom surface of portion of intaking be provided with the water inlet of water containing space intercommunication.

In some embodiments, the water tank is provided with a suction port communicating with the water containing space.

In some embodiments, the suction opening is provided on a bottom surface of the water inlet portion.

In some embodiments, the water tank includes a float assembly located in the water containing space, the float assembly being capable of sealing the suction opening in a state where a water level in the water containing space is raised to a set water level.

In some embodiments, the float assembly comprises:

a float;

a sealing member provided on a top side of the suction port, the sealing member being capable of sealing the suction port; and

the lever, the lever include the pivot, with the first end that the float is connected and with the second end that the sealing member is connected, first end with the second end is located the radial both sides of pivot, the float with the sealing member with the axis of pivot constitutes lever structure jointly as the rotation center.

In some embodiments, a top surface of the suction port is higher than the rotation shaft in a height direction of the cabinet, the second end has an inclined section extending from the rotation shaft to a top side and a parallel section extending from the inclined section in a horizontal direction, and the sealing member is sleeved outside the parallel section.

In some embodiments, the top surface of the parallel section is formed with a protrusion, the top surface of the seal is formed with a notch, and the protrusion is disposed through the notch.

In some embodiments, the water tank comprises a supporting seat arranged on the water inlet part, the supporting seat is provided with a groove, and the rotating shaft is rotatably accommodated in the groove; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

and under the state that the sealing element seals the air exhaust opening, the sealing element covers the air exhaust opening, part of the sealing element is embedded into the air exhaust opening, and the height of the part of the sealing element embedded into the air exhaust opening is greater than or equal to 0.1 mm.

In some embodiments, the enclosure comprises:

a housing open at the top; and

the box cover can be sealed and covered on the open top of the shell to jointly form the water containing space, and the bottom surface of the shell is inwards sunken to form the water inlet part.

In some embodiments, the cover is rotatably connected to the housing, and the cover can selectively open or close the open top of the housing in a rotational direction of the cover.

In some embodiments, the water tank includes a latch capable of latching the lid and the housing.

In some embodiments, the shackle comprises a button head formed with a lock hole and a lock tongue insertable into the lock hole;

the buckle head is rotatably arranged on one of the box cover and the shell, and the bolt is arranged on the other of the box cover and the shell.

In some embodiments, the outer periphery of the cover is formed with an annular groove opening toward the housing, and the water tank includes a sealing ring including an annular sealing portion and an annular bent portion, the sealing portion being accommodated in the annular groove, and the bent portion being bent outward from an inner side of the sealing portion.

In some embodiments, the tank includes a handle disposed on a top side of the housing.

In some embodiments, a portion of the top surface of the housing corresponding to the handle is recessed to form a hand-receiving slot.

In another aspect of the embodiments of the present application, there is provided a cleaning device including:

the water tank of any of the above; and

the base station is provided with an accommodating cavity with an open top side, the bottom surface of the accommodating cavity is recessed inwards to form a water outlet part, the water tank enters the accommodating cavity from the open top side of the accommodating cavity, the water inlet part is positioned on the top side of the water outlet part, and the water outlet part is provided with a water outlet communicated with the water inlet.

In some embodiments, the water tank includes a water inlet pipe penetrating through a bottom surface of the water inlet portion, and an inner space of the water inlet pipe is the water inlet port.

In some embodiments, the water inlet pipe has a connection section located outside the box shell, and the base station includes a water outlet pipe penetrating through the top surface of the water outlet portion, and the water outlet pipe is hermetically sleeved on the periphery of the connection section.

In some embodiments, the water inlet pipe has a guide section located in the water containing space, and a guide opening is formed on the peripheral side wall of the guide section.

In some embodiments, the cleaning device includes a sensing member disposed on the water tank and a detecting member disposed on the base station, and the detecting member can sense the sensing member in a non-contact manner to confirm that the water tank is accommodated in the accommodating cavity.

the water tank of any of the above; and

the base station is provided with an accommodating cavity with an open top side, the bottom surface of the accommodating cavity is recessed inwards to form a water outlet part, the water tank enters the accommodating cavity from the open top side of the accommodating cavity, the water inlet part is positioned on the top side of the water outlet part, and the water outlet part is provided with a water outlet communicated with the water inlet and an air suction port communicated with the air suction port.

In some embodiments, a bottom portion of the water inlet portion is recessed inward to form an air pumping groove, the air pumping port is formed on a groove wall surface of the air pumping groove, the water tank includes an air pumping pipe communicated with the air pumping groove, an inner space of the air pumping pipe is the air pumping port, the base station includes an air suction pipe penetrating through a top surface of the water outlet portion, an inner space of the air suction pipe is the air suction port, and the air suction pipe is sealingly accommodated in the air pumping groove.

The water tank that this application embodiment provided, on the one hand, the bottom surface of portion of intaking is higher than the bottom surface of case shell, that is to say, the position of water inlet is higher relatively, and the bottom surface of case shell is kept away from to the water inlet position, is convenient for hold water space water storage. On the other hand, the bottom side of the water inlet part is provided with an avoiding concave position, so that other structures are conveniently arranged in the avoiding concave position.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a water tank according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of FIG. 1 from a second perspective;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of FIG. 1 from a third perspective;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of FIG. 1 from a fourth perspective;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the structure of FIG. 1 from a fifth perspective;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 1 from a sixth perspective, wherein the lid is not shown;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the structure shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the structure shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural view of a housing, a cover, and a gasket according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view taken at A in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the structure of a water tank in an embodiment of the present application, schematically illustrating the position of a sensing member; and

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of FIG. 12 in the embodiment of the present application at B.

Description of reference numerals:

a water tank 100; a cabinet housing 1; a water containing space 11; a water inlet part 12; a water inlet pipe 10 a; a flow guide section 101; a connecting section 102; a flow guide port 103; an air exhaust pipe 10 b; a housing 13; a case cover 14; an annular groove 141; a hand accommodating groove 15; avoiding the concave position 16; a water inlet 2; an air extraction opening 3; a float assembly 4; a lever 41; a rotating shaft 411; a first end 412; a second end 413; the inclined section 4131; a parallel segment 4132; a projection 41321; a seal 42; a notch 421; a float 43; a support base 5; a recess 51; a lock catch 6; a buckle head 61; a lock hole 611; a latch tongue 62; a hinge 63; a seal ring 7; a seal portion 71; a bent portion 72; a handle 8; a cleaning device 9; a base station 90; a water outlet part 9011; a housing cavity 901; a water outlet 91; a water outlet pipe 92; an air intake duct 93; an air suction port 94; a sensing member 95.

Detailed Description

It should be noted that the various embodiments/implementations provided in this application can be combined with each other without contradiction. The detailed description in the specific embodiments should be understood as an illustration of the spirit of the application and not as an undue limitation on the application.

In the description of the present application, the terms "top," "bottom," "height" orientation or positional relationship are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in fig. 2, it being understood that such orientation terms are merely for convenience in describing the present application and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be considered limiting of the present application. The term "first/second" merely distinguishes between different objects and does not denote the same or a relationship between the two.

In one aspect, referring to fig. 1 to 5, a water tank 100 includes a tank housing 1 having a water containing space 11, a bottom surface of the tank housing 1 is recessed inward to form a water inlet portion 12, and a bottom surface of the water inlet portion 12 is provided with a water inlet 2 communicated with the water containing space 11.

The water tank 100 provided by the embodiment of the application, on the one hand, the bottom surface of the water inlet part 12 is higher than the bottom surface of the box shell 1, that is to say, the position of the water inlet 2 is relatively high, and the bottom surface of the box shell 1 is kept away from the position of the water inlet 2, so that the water containing space 11 is convenient for water storage. On the other hand, the bottom side of the water inlet part 12 is formed with an avoidance concave position 16, which is convenient for arranging other structures in the avoidance concave position.

The water tank 100 provided by the embodiment of the present application is used for a cleaning device, and for example, in another aspect of the embodiment of the present application, a cleaning device 9 is further provided, as shown in fig. 10 and fig. 11, including the water tank 100 in any embodiment of the present application and the base station 90, the base station 90 is formed with an accommodating cavity 901 with an open top side, a bottom surface of the accommodating cavity 901 is recessed inward to form a water outlet portion 9011, the water tank 100 enters the accommodating cavity 901 from the open top side of the accommodating cavity 901, the water inlet portion 12 is located on the top side of the water outlet portion 9011, and the water outlet portion 9011 is provided with a water outlet 91 communicated with the water inlet 2.

According to the cleaning device 9 provided by the embodiment of the application, a user can conveniently take and place the water tank 100 through the open position at the top side of the accommodating cavity 901. The water tank 100 is accommodated in the accommodating chamber 901, so that the water tank 100 is prevented from shaking excessively. The avoidance concave position 16 provides a space for arranging the water outlet part 9011, the water outlet part 9011 is located in the avoidance concave position 16 and extends into the bottom side of the water inlet part 12, on one hand, the water outlet part 9011 can further limit the water tank 100 to shake, and on the other hand, the water inlet 2 and the water outlet 91 can be conveniently and quickly abutted. The structure of the cleaning device 9 can be more compact, and the use space of the cleaning device 9 is saved.

The cleaning device 9 provided by the embodiment of the application comprises a cleaning robot matched with the base station 90, and sewage generated by the cleaning robot enters the water containing space 11 through the water outlet 90 of the base station 90 and the water inlet 2 of the water inlet part 12 so as to be stored in the water containing space 11.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 5, the water tank 100 is further provided with a suction port 3 communicating with the water containing space 11. The air suction port 3 is used for sucking air in the water containing space 11. Illustratively, air in the water containing space 11 can be drawn through the air suction port 3 by a vacuum motor to form a negative pressure in the water containing space 11, and external water is pressed into the water containing space 11 from the water inlet port 2 by external air pressure.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 5, the suction opening 3 is provided on the bottom surface of the water inlet portion 12. Thus, on the one hand, the air suction port 3 is arranged on the bottom surface of the water inlet part 12, so that the space of the water tank 100 avoiding the concave position 16 can be fully utilized, and a pipeline and equipment connected with the air suction port 3 are arranged, so that the whole structure is more compact. On the other hand, the position of the air pumping port 3 is relatively high, so that the air pumping port 3 is prevented from contacting the water liquid in the water containing space 11.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 6, the water tank 100 includes a float assembly 4 in the water containing space 11, and the float assembly 4 can seal the suction opening 3 in a state where the water level in the water containing space 11 is raised to a set water level. Therefore, by using the float assembly 4, the potential safety hazard caused by the water liquid overflowing out of the water tank 100 is avoided, and the reliability of water storage of the water tank 100 is improved.

In an embodiment, see fig. 6, the float assembly 4 comprises a float 43, a seal 42 arranged at the top side of the suction port 3, and a lever 41, the seal 42 being capable of sealing the suction port 3. The lever 41 includes a shaft 411, a first end 412 connected to the float 43, and a second end 413 connected to the seal 42. The first end 412 and the second end 413 are located on two radial sides of the rotating shaft 411, and the float 43 and the sealing member 42 are centered around the axis of the rotating shaft 411 to form a lever structure.

When the water level stored in the water tank 100 is low and does not reach the set water level, the moment generated by the float 43 connected to the first end 412 is larger than the moment generated by the sealing member 42 connected to the second end 413, so that the lever structure formed by the float assembly 4 inclines to one side of the float 43, and the air suction port 3 is in an open state. Along with the rising of the water level in the water containing space 11, the water contacts the floater 43, the buoyancy of the water drives the floater 43 to float upwards, so that the lever structure formed by the floater assembly 4 inclines towards one side of the sealing element 42, the sealing element 42 moves downwards relatively until the water storage level reaches the set water level, the sealing element 42 presses the sealing air suction opening 3 downwards, the air suction opening 3 is in a closed state, and the water storage level is kept at the set water level. The opening and closing of the air suction port 3 can be controlled by the floater component 4 with the lever structure, the water storage level in the water containing space 11 is prevented from exceeding a set level, the potential safety hazard caused by the overflow of water liquid of the water pre-proof water tank 100 is avoided, and the water storage reliability of the water tank 100 is improved.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 7, the top surface of the suction opening 3 is higher than the rotating shaft 411 in the height direction of the cabinet 1, the second end 413 has an inclined section 4131 extending from the rotating shaft 411 to the top side and a parallel section 4132 extending from the inclined section 4131 in the horizontal direction, and the sealing member 42 is sleeved outside the parallel section 4132. The parallel section 4132 is beneficial to closing the sealing extraction opening 3 more tightly after the water stored in the water tank 100 reaches the set water level, and the reliability of the function of the float assembly 4 is improved.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 6 and 7, the top surface of the parallel segment 4132 is formed with a protrusion 41321, the top surface of the sealing member 42 is formed with a notch 421, and the protrusion 41321 is inserted into the notch 421. The protrusions 41321 cooperate with the notches 421 to prevent the seal member 42 from falling out of the parallel section 4132.

The sealing member 42 and the parallel section 4132 are assembled in a non-limiting manner, and in an exemplary embodiment, one end of the sealing member 42 facing the parallel section 4132 is open, the side of the parallel section 4132 away from the inclined section 4131 is inserted into the sealing member 42 from the opening of the sealing member 42, and the protrusion 41321 is inserted into the notch 421.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 6 and 7, the water tank 100 includes a support base 5 disposed on the water inlet portion 12, the support base 5 is formed with a groove 51, and the rotating shaft 411 is rotatably received in the groove 51. On one hand, the mounting seat 5 is arranged on the water inlet part 12, so that the structure of the floater component 4 is more compact, and the floater component 4 and the air suction port 3 are convenient to assemble; on the other hand, the groove 51 facilitates the assembly of the rotation shaft 411.

In an embodiment, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, in a state where the sealing member 42 seals the suction port 3, the sealing member 42 covers the suction port 3, and a portion of the sealing member 42 is embedded in the suction port 3, and a height of the portion of the sealing member 42 embedded in the suction port 3 is greater than or equal to 0.1 mm. Thus, the sealing reliability of the sealing member 42 can be effectively improved by embedding the sealing member 42 into the pumping hole 3 to a depth of 0.1mm or more.

In one embodiment, referring to FIG. 8, the enclosure 1 includes an open-top housing 13 and a lid 14. The cover 14 can seal and cover the open top of the housing 13 to form the water containing space 11, and the bottom surface of the housing 13 is recessed inward to form the water inlet part 12. Thus, it is convenient for the user to discharge the water in the water containing space 11 through the open top of the housing 13.

The specific shape of the housing 13 and the cover 14 is not limited, and for example, in one embodiment, the housing 13 is substantially a hexahedral barrel structure, the cover 14 is a quadrilateral structure matching with the housing 13, and the region of the bottom surface of the housing 13 near the corners thereof is recessed inward to form the water inlet portion 12.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 8, the cover 14 is rotatably connected to the housing 13, and the cover 14 can selectively open or close the top opening of the housing 13 in the rotation direction of the cover 14. The cover 14 cooperates with the housing 13 in a rotatable connection to improve the integrity of the water tank 100 for the user.

The specific manner of the rotational connection between the cover 14 and the housing 13 is not limited, and in an exemplary embodiment, hinges 63 are provided at the covered positions of the housing 13 and the cover 14 to rotatably connect the housing 13 and the cover 14.

In one embodiment, referring to FIG. 1, the water tank 100 includes a latch 6 capable of latching the lid 14 to the housing 13. Since the water containing space 11 needs to be sealed, the reliability of sealing between the cover 14 and the housing 13 is improved by providing the lock catch 6.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 1, the latch 6 includes a button head 61 formed with a lock hole 611 and a latch 62 capable of being inserted into the lock hole 611; the latch 62 is inserted into the lock hole 611 to lock the cover 14 and the housing 13, and when unlocking is required, a hand can push the free end of the button 61 outward to disengage the latch 62 from the lock hole 611, thereby unlocking the cover 14. In one embodiment, the button 61 is rotatably disposed on the housing 13 and the latch 62 is disposed on the lid 14. In another embodiment, the button 61 is rotatably disposed on the cover 14, and the latch 62 is disposed on the housing 13. Thus, the free end of the locking head 61 is prevented from being touched by mistake in the process of moving the water tank 100, so that the unlocking lock catch 6 is prevented from being touched by mistake.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 8 and 9, the outer periphery of the cover 14 is formed with an annular groove 141 opened toward the housing 13, the water tank 100 includes the sealing ring 7, the sealing ring 7 includes an annular sealing portion 71 and an annular bent portion 72, the sealing portion 71 is accommodated in the annular groove 141, and the bent portion 72 is bent outward from the inner side of the sealing portion 71. The sealing ring 7 is convenient for the case cover 14 to seal and cover the open top of the shell 13, the sealing ring 7 is provided with a bending part 72 which is bent outwards, the bending part 72 has elasticity, when the case cover 14 is tightly pressed with the shell 13, the bending part 72 is extruded to generate elastic deformation, and the bending part 72 can enable the sealing ring 7 to be kept in contact with the shell 13 and the case cover 14 at any time due to the elastic force generated by the elastic deformation, so that the sealing reliability between the shell 13 and the case cover 14 is improved.

In one embodiment, referring to FIG. 1, the water tank 100 includes a handle 8 disposed on a top side of the housing 1. Set up handle 8 on case shell 1 top side, carry through handle 8 and draw water tank 100, be convenient for move water tank 100.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the top surface of the cabinet 1 is recessed inwardly in the portion corresponding to the handle 8 to form a hand-receiving slot 15. The hand holding groove 15 is arranged to provide an operation space for lifting the water tank 100, and the hand holding groove 15 facilitates the hand of a user to stretch into the bottom side of the lifting handle 8, so that the lifting handle 8 is gripped, and the lifting usability of the water tank 100 is further improved.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 10 and 11, the water tank 100 further includes a water inlet pipe 10a penetrating through a bottom surface of the water inlet part 12, and an inner space of the water inlet pipe 10a is the water inlet 2. The water inlet pipe 10a facilitates the docking of the water tank 100 with the base station 90.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 10 and 11, the inlet pipe 10a has a connecting section 102 located outside the housing 1, and the base station 90 includes an outlet pipe 92 penetrating the top surface of the outlet portion 9011, wherein the outlet pipe 92 is hermetically sleeved on the periphery of the connecting section 102. Thus, water leakage at the connection between the connection section 102 and the water outlet pipe 92 is avoided.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 10 and 11, the water inlet pipe 10a has a guide section 101 located in the water containing space 11, and a guide opening 103 is formed on a peripheral side wall of the guide section 101. Therefore, splash caused by overlarge inflow is avoided, and smooth outflow of water flow is facilitated.

The number of the diversion openings 103 is not limited, and in an embodiment, the number of the diversion openings 103 is multiple. The distribution manner of the plurality of flow guide openings 103 is not limited, for example, the plurality of flow guide openings 103 may be distributed at intervals in the circumferential direction. The plurality of flow guide openings 103 may also be distributed at random intervals. In another embodiment, the number of flow guide openings 103 is one.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 10 and 11, the water outlet portion 9011 is provided with an air suction port 94 communicating with the air suction port 3. The air suction port 94 is disposed on the water outlet portion 9011, so that the air suction port 94 is in butt joint with the air suction port 3, and air in the water containing space 11 can be discharged through the air suction port 94. Illustratively, a vacuum motor is provided on the base station 90, the vacuum motor being connected to the suction port 94 so as to draw air in the water containing space 11 through the suction port 94.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 10 and 11, a bottom portion of the water inlet portion 12 is recessed inward to form an air pumping groove 121, the air pumping port 3 is formed on a groove wall surface of the air pumping groove 121, the water tank 100 includes an air pumping pipe 10b communicated with the air pumping groove 121, an inner space of the air pumping pipe 10b is the air pumping port 3, the base station 90 includes an air suction pipe 93 penetrating through a top surface of the water outlet portion 9011, an inner space of the air suction pipe 93 is the air suction port 94, and the air suction pipe 93 is sealingly accommodated in the air pumping groove 121. Therefore, the air suction pipe 93 and the air suction opening 3 can be positioned and connected conveniently, and air leakage at the joint of the air suction pipe 93 and the air suction opening 3 can be avoided.

In an embodiment, as shown in fig. 12 and 13, the cleaning device 9 includes a sensing member 95 disposed on the water tank 100 and a detecting member disposed on the base station 90, wherein the detecting member is capable of detecting the non-contact sensing member 95 to confirm that the water tank 100 is accommodated in the accommodating cavity 901. In this way, the cleaning device 9 is guaranteed to operate normally provided with the water tank 100.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present application, and all the changes or substitutions should be covered by the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. The water tank is characterized by comprising a tank shell with a water containing space, wherein the bottom surface of the tank shell is inwards sunken to form a water inlet part, and a water inlet communicated with the water containing space is formed in the bottom surface of the water inlet part.

2. The water tank as claimed in claim 1, wherein the water tank is provided with a suction port communicating with the water containing space.

3. The water tank as claimed in claim 2, wherein the suction port is provided on a bottom surface of the water inlet part.

4. The water tank as claimed in claim 3, wherein the water tank includes a float assembly in the water containing space capable of sealing the suction opening in a state where a water level in the water containing space is raised to a set water level.

5. The water tank of claim 4, wherein the float assembly comprises:

a float;

6. The water tank as claimed in claim 5, wherein the suction port has a top surface higher than the rotation shaft in a height direction of the cabinet, the second end has an inclined section extending from the rotation shaft to a top side and a parallel section extending from the inclined section in a horizontal direction, and the sealing member is fitted over the parallel section.

7. The water tank of claim 6 wherein the top surface of the parallel section is formed with a protrusion and the top surface of the seal is formed with a notch, the protrusion being disposed through the notch.

8. The water tank as claimed in claim 5, wherein the water tank comprises a support seat disposed on the water inlet portion, the support seat is formed with a groove, and the rotation shaft is rotatably received in the groove; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

9. The water tank as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 8, wherein the tank case comprises:

a housing open at the top; and

10. The water tank as claimed in claim 9, wherein the cover is rotatably coupled to the housing, and the cover can selectively open or close the open top of the housing in a rotational direction of the cover.

11. The water tank of claim 9, wherein the water tank includes a latch capable of latching the tank lid and the housing.

12. The water tank as claimed in claim 11, wherein the locker comprises a locker head formed with a locker hole and a locking tongue inserted into the locker hole;

13. The water tank as claimed in claim 9, wherein an annular groove opened toward the housing is formed at an outer periphery of the tank cover, the water tank includes a sealing ring including an annular sealing portion and an annular bent portion, the sealing portion is received in the annular groove, and the bent portion is bent outward from an inner side of the sealing portion.

14. A water tank as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 8, wherein the water tank includes a handle provided on a top side of the housing.

15. The water tank as claimed in claim 14, wherein a portion of the top surface of the case corresponding to the handle is recessed to form a hand receiving groove.

16. A cleaning device, comprising:

the water tank of any one of claims 1 to 15; and

17. The cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the water tank includes a water inlet pipe penetrating a bottom surface of the water inlet portion, and an inner space of the water inlet pipe is the water inlet port.

18. The cleaning apparatus defined in claim 17, wherein the inlet tube has a connecting section located outside the housing, and the base station includes an outlet tube extending through a top surface of the outlet portion, the outlet tube sealingly engaging an outer periphery of the connecting section.

19. The cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 17, wherein the water inlet pipe has a guide section located in the water containing space, and a guide opening is formed on a peripheral side wall of the guide section.

20. The cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the cleaning apparatus comprises a sensing member provided on the water tank and a detecting member provided on the base station, the detecting member being capable of sensing the sensing member in a non-contact manner to confirm that the water tank is accommodated in the accommodating chamber.

21. A cleaning device, comprising:

the water tank of any one of claims 3 to 15; and

22. The cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 21, wherein a bottom surface portion of the water inlet portion is recessed inward to form an air suction groove, the air suction port is formed on a groove wall surface of the air suction groove, the water tank includes an air suction pipe communicating with the air suction groove, an inner space of the air suction pipe is the air suction port, the base station includes an air suction pipe penetrating through a top surface of the water outlet portion, an inner space of the air suction pipe is the air suction port, and the air suction pipe is sealingly accommodated in the air suction groove.