CN218090184U - Water storage component and clothes care equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a water storage component and clothing care apparatus, wherein water storage component includes: the water storage device comprises a support frame, a water storage container and a water circuit board, wherein the support frame defines an installation cavity with an opening; the water storage container is detachably arranged in the mounting cavity from the opening and provided with an overflow port; the water board is arranged between the water storage container and the supporting frame and is provided with a water outlet, an overflow channel is defined between the water board and the water storage container, and the overflow channel is communicated with the overflow gap and the water outlet. This clothing care apparatus's water storage component can make the interior excessive water of water storage container overflow through the gap to inside avoiding the overflow to flow into clothing care apparatus, avoid the overflow to destroy clothing care apparatus internal circuit and result in the inside electric part trouble of clothing care apparatus, improved clothing care apparatus's performance and use experience.

Description

Water storage component and clothes care equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a clothing care apparatus technical field particularly, relates to a water storage component and clothing care apparatus.

Background

In the prior art, after a water level detection device in a water storage container of the clothes care equipment fails, the water level in the water storage component can continuously rise after exceeding a warning line, water in the water storage container can overflow from an opening above the water storage container in a disordered manner, an internal circuit of the clothes care equipment is damaged, so that the internal electric part of the clothes care equipment is failed, and an improvement space exists.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model discloses aim at solving one of the above-mentioned technical problem among the prior art to a certain extent at least. Therefore, the utility model provides a water storage component, this clothing care apparatus's water storage component can make the interior excessive water of water storage container spill over through the gap to inside avoiding the overflow to flow into clothing care apparatus, avoid the overflow to destroy clothing care apparatus internal circuit and lead to clothing care apparatus internal electric component trouble, improved clothing care apparatus's performance and use experience and experience the electric component trouble

The utility model also provides a clothing care apparatus who has above-mentioned water storage component.

According to the utility model discloses water storage subassembly of first aspect embodiment, include: a support frame defining a mounting cavity having an opening; the water storage container is detachably arranged in the mounting cavity from the opening and is provided with an overflow opening communicated with the inner cavity of the water storage container; the water channel plate is arranged between the water storage container and the supporting frame and is provided with a water outlet, an overflow channel is defined between the water channel plate and the water storage container, and the overflow channel is communicated with the overflow gap and the water outlet.

According to the utility model discloses water storage component, this clothing care implement's water storage component can make the interior excessive water of water storage container spill over through the gap to inside avoiding the overflow to flow into clothing care implement, avoiding the overflow to destroy clothing care implement internal circuit and leading to clothing care implement internal electric component trouble, improved clothing care implement's performance and use experience and experience

In addition, according to utility model embodiment's water storage assembly, can also have following additional technical characterstic:

according to the utility model discloses a some embodiments, the gap is higher than water container's highest water level.

According to the utility model discloses a some embodiments, the gap is located water container's lateral wall, the delivery port is located the below of water container's diapire.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the overflow passage comprises: the overflow port is communicated with the water inlet; and one end of the second flow channel is communicated with the lower end of the first flow channel, and the second flow channel is communicated with the water outlet.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the water route board includes: the first flow channel is defined between the vertical plate and the side wall of the water storage container; the diaphragm with the lower extreme of riser is connected, the diaphragm with inject between the diapire of water container the second runner, the delivery port is located the diaphragm.

According to the utility model discloses a some embodiments, water storage container's partial lateral wall court water storage container's the sunken setting of inner chamber in order water storage container's lateral wall surface forms the location concave part, the orientation of water route board one side of location concave part is equipped with two vertical fender muscle, two vertical fender muscle with the wall contact cooperation of location concave part is in order to inject first flow path.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the overflow opening penetrates through a wall surface of the positioning recess portion, which wall surface is located at the top portion.

According to the utility model discloses a some embodiments, the orientation of water route board one side of water storage container's diapire is equipped with transversely keeps off the muscle, transversely keep off the muscle the water route board with inject between the water storage container the second runner.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the water storage assembly further comprises: and the water inlet joint penetrates through the water circuit board and the side wall of the water storage container to be communicated with the inner cavity of the water storage container.

According to the utility model discloses a some embodiments, water container's lateral wall is equipped with the through-hole, the through-hole is higher than the gap, water supply connector passes the through-hole with water container's inner chamber intercommunication.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the water supply connector with water route board integrated into one piece.

According to the utility model discloses a some embodiments, water storage component still includes: the water outlet is communicated with the water inlet of the water collecting container; and the inlet of the water pump is communicated with the water outlet of the water collecting container, and the outlet of the water pump is communicated with the water inlet joint.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the water collecting container is equipped with water level detection device, water level detection device with the water pump communication is in order to allow when water level in the water collecting container reaches predetermined water level the water pump starts.

According to the utility model discloses clothing care apparatus of second aspect embodiment, include the water storage component according to above-mentioned embodiment.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a partial exploded view of a water storage assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of a water storage assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of a partial structure of a water storage assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a water route board according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a water storage assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

the water storage component 100, the supporting frame 1, the mounting cavity 11, the water storage container 2, the container body 21, the cover 22, the overflow gap 23, the positioning concave portion 24, the through hole 26, the water channel plate 3, the vertical plate 31, the transverse plate 32, the water outlet 321, the vertical blocking rib 33, the transverse blocking rib 34, the overflow flow channel 4, the first flow channel 41, the second flow channel 42, the water inlet joint 5, the water collection container 6 and the water pump 7.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the present application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the recitation of a first feature "on" or "under" a second feature may include the recitation of the first and second features being in direct contact, and may also include the recitation of the first and second features not being in direct contact, but being in contact with another feature between them. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

When the clothes care equipment runs, the water storage container of the clothes care equipment needs to be fixed on the clothes care equipment, after the water level in the water storage container reaches an alert position, the water level detection device detects that the water level reaches a preset height, and alarms to inform a user to treat liquid in the water storage container, and at the moment, the user needs to separate the water storage container from the clothes care equipment so as to treat the water storage container.

In the prior art, when a water level detection device in a water storage container of the clothes care equipment fails, the water level in the water storage assembly can continuously rise after exceeding a warning line, water in the water storage container can overflow from an opening above the water storage container in an unordered manner, and an internal circuit of the clothes care equipment is damaged, so that internal electric parts of the clothes care equipment are failed.

To this end, the embodiment of the present invention provides a water storage assembly 100 in which a water storage container 2 is provided with an overflow gap 23 and a waterway plate 3 is provided between the water storage container 2 and a support frame 1 to define an overflow channel 4 between the overflow gap 23 and a water outlet 321, so that when a water level reaches an overflow height of the overflow gap 23, overflowing water is adapted to be discharged through the overflow gap 23 and flow out from the water outlet 321 under the guidance of the overflow channel 4, thereby preventing overflowing water from flowing out and overflowing from other openings of the water storage container 2, preventing overflowing water from flowing into the interior of a clothes care apparatus, and preventing electric faults in the interior of the clothes care apparatus due to damage of an internal circuit of the clothes care apparatus by overflowing water.

A water storage assembly 100 of a laundry care apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 5.

According to the utility model discloses water storage component 100 of clothing care apparatus can include: a support frame 1, a water storage container 2 and a waterway plate 3.

As shown in fig. 1, the supporting frame 1 defines a mounting cavity 11 with an opening, the water storage container 2 is adapted to be detachably disposed in the mounting cavity 11 from the opening, the supporting frame 1 is fixedly disposed on the clothes care equipment, and the water storage container 2 is indirectly fixedly disposed on the clothes care equipment through the supporting frame 1, so that the water storage container 2 can be stably disposed on the clothes care equipment.

Wherein, water storage container 2 is equipped with the gap 23 with the inner chamber intercommunication of water storage container 2, after the water level detection device in clothes care equipment's the water storage container 2 became invalid, the water level in the water storage container 2 lasts to rise after exceeding the warning line, when the water level reachd the overflow height of gap 23, the water that overflows is suitable for through the orderly overflow of gap 23, so that the water level is steady, avoid the water level to continue to rise, water spills over and overflow from other openings, avoid inside the overflow flows into clothes care equipment, avoid the overflow to destroy inside circuit of clothes care equipment and lead to the inside electric part trouble of clothes care equipment.

The water route board 3 is arranged between the water storage container 2 and the supporting frame 1 and is provided with a water outlet 321, an overflow channel 4 is defined between the water route board 3 and the water storage container 2, the overflow channel 4 is communicated with the overflow gap 23 and the water outlet 321, namely, the overflow channel 4 of water is defined between the water route board 3 and the water storage container 2, the flow direction of the overflowed water can be defined through the overflow channel 4, the overflow is prevented from flowing into the clothes care equipment, and the internal electric part of the clothes care equipment is prevented from being damaged by the overflow, so that the internal electric part of the clothes care equipment is prevented from being failed.

Therefore, when the water level reaches the overflow height of the overflow gap 23, the overflow water is suitable for being discharged through the overflow gap 23 and flows out from the water outlet 321 under the guidance of the overflow flow channel 4, so that the overflow water is prevented from flowing out and overflowing from other openings of the water storage container 2, the overflow water is prevented from flowing into the inside of the clothes care device, and the electric parts inside the clothes care device are prevented from being broken by the overflow water to cause faults.

According to the utility model discloses water storage component 100 of clothing care apparatus, this clothing care apparatus's water storage component 100 can make excessive water in water storage container 2 spill over through gap 23 to inside avoiding the overflow to flow into clothing care apparatus, avoid the overflow to destroy clothing care apparatus internal circuit and lead to the inside electric parts trouble of clothing care apparatus, improved clothing care apparatus's performance and use and experience.

As shown in fig. 2, the height of the overflow gap 23 is higher than the highest water level of the water storage container 2, that is, the overflow water level of the overflow gap 23 is higher than the water level of the water detection device for early warning, so as to ensure that the arrangement of the overflow gap 23 does not affect the normal operation of the water storage container 2 when the water detection device operates normally, after the water level in the water storage container 2 reaches the preset highest water level, the water detection device can generate a warning, and a user can treat the water in the water storage container 2 according to the warning generated by the water detection device, so that the water level in the water storage container 2 does not reach the overflow water level of the overflow gap 23 in the normal operation process, and the clothes care device can always operate normally.

Referring to fig. 2, overflow gap 23 locates water container 2's lateral wall, and delivery port 321 is located the below of water container 2's diapire to make rivers can utilize gravity to flow to delivery port 321 from overflow gap 23, make the motion of rivers more smooth and easy, and delivery port 321 is located the below of water container 2 diapire, the minimum in installation cavity 11 promptly, can collect the overflow that each department probably exists in installation cavity 11, avoid ponding in the installation cavity 11, improve water container 2's use experience.

As shown in fig. 2, the overflow path 4 includes a first path 41 and a second path 42 which are communicated with each other, an upper end of the first path 41 is communicated with the overflow 23, the first path 41 can receive the water flowing out of the overflow 23 and guide the water to the second path 42, one end of the second path 42 is communicated with a lower end of the first path 41, the other end is communicated with the water outlet 321, and the second path 42 can receive the water guided from the first path 41 to the second path 42 and guide the water to the water outlet 321.

Specifically, referring to fig. 2, when the water level reaches the overflow water level of the overflow gap 23, the overflow water is discharged through the overflow gap 23 and is received by the first flow passage 41, the water flows along the first flow passage 41 under the action of water pressure and gravity, the first flow passage 41 is adapted to guide the water flow to the second flow passage 42, the water flow enters the second flow passage 42, the water flow flows along the second flow passage 42 under the guide of the second flow passage 42, the second flow passage 42 is adapted to guide the water flow to the water outlet 321, and the water is discharged through the water outlet 321 under the guide of the second flow passage 42.

Referring to fig. 2, the first flow passage 41 extends vertically to guide the water overflowing from the overflow gate 23 to the second flow passage 42 located below, and the second flow passage 42 extends laterally to guide the water to the water outlet 321.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the waterway plate 3 includes: the vertical plate 31 and the transverse plate 32 define a first flow channel 41 between the vertical plate 31 and the side wall of the water storage container 2, the first flow channel 41 is located below the overflow opening 23, water flows into the first flow channel 41 after flowing out of the overflow opening 23 located on the side wall of the water storage container 2 and flows downwards under the guidance of the first flow channel 41, so that water overflow can be avoided, and the phenomenon that electric faults inside the clothes care equipment are caused due to the fact that the internal circuit of the clothes care equipment is damaged by overflow is avoided.

The transverse plate 32 is connected with the lower end of the vertical plate 31, so that water flowing to the bottom of the water channel plate 3 through the first flow channel 41 can be received by the transverse plate 32, water leakage at the connection position of the vertical plate 31 and the transverse plate 32 is avoided, and the second flow channel 42 is defined between the transverse plate 32 and the bottom wall of the water storage container 2, therefore, water received by the transverse plate 32 can flow to the water outlet 321 under the guidance of the second flow channel 42, and overflow water can be discharged from the water outlet 321.

Wherein, diaphragm 32 is located to delivery port 321 to make delivery port 321 be located the below of water storage container 2 diapire, the minimum in installation cavity 11 promptly, can collect the overflow that each probably exists in installation cavity 11, avoid ponding in the installation cavity 11, improve water storage container 2's use and experience.

Referring to fig. 2, a part of the side wall of the water storage container 2 is recessed toward the inner cavity of the water storage container 2 to form a positioning recess 24 on the outer surface of the side wall of the water storage container 2, so that the positioning recess 24 and the waterway plate 3 can define a part of the overflow channel 4, and water flowing out of the overflow opening 23 can flow toward the water outlet 321 through the overflow channel 4 defined by the positioning recess 24 and the waterway plate 3.

Wherein, the one side of the orientation concave part 24 of water route board 3 is equipped with two vertical fender muscle 33, and two vertical fender muscle 33 cooperate with the wall contact of concave part 24 in order to inject first runner 41, can increase the area of contact between water route board 3 and the water storage container 2 through the setting of two vertical fender muscle 33 to make the sealing performance of first runner 41 better, avoid water to reveal away from first runner 41.

As shown in fig. 2, the overflow port 23 penetrates the wall surface of the positioning recess 24 at the top. Therefore, the overflow gap 23 is parallel to the horizontal plane, when the water level reaches the overflow water level, the water flow can be uniformly discharged through the overflow gap 23, and the drainage efficiency is improved.

Wherein, the one side of the diapire of water storage container 2 of the orientation of water route board 3 is equipped with horizontal fender muscle 34, prescribes a limit to second runner 42 between horizontal fender muscle 34, water route board 3 and the water storage container 2, and the setting of horizontal fender muscle 34 has avoided water to keeping away from the second runner 42 of riser 31 direction and has spilled over outward, ensures that the overflow can flow delivery port 321 department completely and discharge from delivery port 321.

With reference to the embodiment shown in fig. 1 to 4, the water storage assembly 100 further includes: the water inlet joint 5 penetrates through the water channel plate 3 and the side wall of the water storage container 2 to be communicated with the inner cavity of the water storage container 2, therefore, no complex pipeline needs to be designed in the water storage assembly 100, water can directly enter the inner cavity of the water storage container 2 in the installation cavity 11 from the outside of the water storage assembly 100 through the water inlet joint 5, the structure is simplified, and the production cost is reduced.

As shown in fig. 2, a through hole 26 for water inlet and/or water discharge is opened on a side wall of the water storage container 2, when the water storage container 2 is disposed on the clothes care equipment, waste water generated by the clothes care equipment is suitable for being discharged into the water storage container 2 through the through hole 26, and when liquid in the water storage container 2 needs to be discharged, a user can pour water in the water storage container 2 out of the water storage container 2 through the through hole 26.

The through hole 26 is higher than the overflow port 23, so that after the water level detection device fails, the water level rises to the water level of the overflow port 23 and then can be orderly drained out of the water storage container 2 through the overflow port 23, the water level cannot continuously rise and irregularly overflow into the clothes care equipment through the through hole 26, and the phenomenon that electric parts inside the clothes care equipment are broken due to overflow water is avoided.

The water inlet joint 5 passes through the through hole 26 to communicate with the inner cavity of the water storage container 2, so that the water inlet joint 5 can be communicated with the inner cavity of the liquid storage container and the water inlet joint 5 can be arranged higher, and more water can be stored in the liquid storage container.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, in some embodiments, the water inlet connector 5 is integrally formed with the waterway plate 3 to prevent water leakage from the water storage assembly 100 due to a gap at the connection position of the water inlet connector 5 and the waterway plate 3, thereby ensuring the safety of the clothes care apparatus.

As shown in fig. 5, the water storage assembly 100 further includes: the water outlet 321 is communicated with the water inlet of the water collecting container 6, so that water flowing out from the water outlet 321 can flow to the water collecting container 6 of the clothes care equipment, and when the water amount in the liquid storage container is reduced, the water overflowing out of the liquid storage container can return to the liquid storage container after circulation.

The inlet of the water pump 7 is communicated with the water outlet 321 of the water collecting container 6, the outlet of the water pump 7 is communicated with the water inlet joint 5, and the water pump 7 is connected between the water collecting container 6 and the water storage container 2 so as to convey water in the water collecting container 6 to the water storage container 2.

In some embodiments, the water collection container 6 is provided with a water level detection device which communicates with the water pump 7 to allow the water pump 7 to be activated when the water level inside the water collection container 6 reaches a predetermined level.

Specifically, the wastewater generated in the laundry care apparatus is first collected into the water collecting container 6 after being collected, and when the water level in the water collecting container 6 reaches a certain height, the water level detecting means in the water collecting container 6 communicates with the water pump 7, and the water pump 7 is adapted to transfer the water in the water collecting container 6 into the water storage container 2 so that the wastewater can be treated.

Further, when the water level sensor in the water storage container 2 fails, the water in the water storage container 2 overflows, and the water flow returns to the water collecting container 6 again through the overflow channel 4, so that the water flow is continuously circulated between the water collecting container 6 and the water storage container 2, and when the water pump 7 continuously runs for five times, the water storage assembly 100 gives an alarm to remind a user of a fault.

Referring to fig. 1, the water storage tank 2 includes: the container body 21 and the cover 22 are provided with an open opening at a side portion of the container body 21, the cover 22 is disposed at the side portion of the container body 21 to close the open opening, and the container body 21 and the cover 22 can be processed and designed respectively and then assembled into a whole, so as to simplify a processing process of the water storage container 2 and facilitate processing of the water storage container 2.

It should be noted that, in the present invention, the embodiments and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

The clothes care equipment according to the embodiment of the utility model comprises the water storage assembly 100 of the clothes care equipment according to the embodiment. In the clothes care equipment, by adopting the water storage assembly 100, the use experience of the clothes care equipment is better.

Other constructions of garment care devices are known in the art and are well known to those skilled in the art, and therefore, are not described in detail herein.

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

While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (14)

1. A water storage assembly, comprising:

a support frame defining a mounting cavity having an opening;

the water storage container is detachably arranged in the mounting cavity from the opening and is provided with an overflow opening communicated with the inner cavity of the water storage container;

the water channel plate is arranged between the water storage container and the supporting frame and is provided with a water outlet, an overflow channel is defined between the water channel plate and the water storage container, and the overflow channel is communicated with the overflow gap and the water outlet.

2. A water storage assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein the overflow opening is above a maximum water level of the water storage container.

3. A water storage assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the overflow aperture is provided in a side wall of the water storage container and the water outlet is provided below a bottom wall of the water storage container.

4. A water storage assembly as defined in claim 3, wherein the overflow channel comprises:

the overflow port is communicated with the water inlet;

and one end of the second flow channel is communicated with the lower end of the first flow channel, and the second flow channel is communicated with the water outlet.

5. The water storage assembly of claim 4, wherein the water pathway plate comprises:

the first flow channel is defined between the vertical plate and the side wall of the water storage container;

the diaphragm with the lower extreme of riser is connected, the diaphragm with inject between the diapire of water container the second runner, the delivery port is located the diaphragm.

6. The water storage assembly as claimed in claim 4 or 5, wherein a part of the side wall of the water storage container is recessed towards the inner cavity of the water storage container so as to form a positioning concave portion on the outer surface of the side wall of the water storage container, and two vertical blocking ribs are arranged on one side of the water channel plate facing the positioning concave portion and are in contact fit with the wall surface of the positioning concave portion so as to define the first flow channel.

7. The water storage assembly as recited in claim 6 wherein the overflow opening penetrates a wall surface of the positioning recess at the top.

8. A water storage assembly as claimed in claim 4 or 5, wherein a side of said water passage plate facing a bottom wall of said water storage container is provided with a transverse rib, and said transverse rib, said water passage plate and said water storage container define said second flow passage therebetween.

9. The water storage assembly of claim 1, further comprising:

and the water inlet joint penetrates through the water circuit board and the side wall of the water storage container to be communicated with the inner cavity of the water storage container.

10. A water storage assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein the side wall of the water storage container is provided with a through hole which is higher than the overflow opening, and the water inlet joint passes through the through hole to communicate with the inner cavity of the water storage container.

11. The water storage assembly of claim 9, wherein the water inlet joint is integrally formed with the waterway plate.

12. A water storage assembly as recited in claim 9, further comprising:

the water outlet is communicated with the water inlet of the water collecting container;

and the inlet of the water pump is communicated with the water outlet of the water collecting container, and the outlet of the water pump is communicated with the water inlet joint.

13. A water storage assembly as claimed in claim 12, wherein said water collection container is provided with water level detection means, said water level detection means being in communication with said water pump to allow said water pump to be activated when the water level in said water collection container reaches a predetermined level.

14. A garment care device comprising a water storage assembly according to any one of claims 1-13.

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