CN218372912U - Water storage assembly of clothes care equipment and clothes care equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a clothing care apparatus's water storage component and clothing care apparatus, wherein clothing care apparatus's water storage component includes: the water storage device comprises a support frame and a water storage container, 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; the side wall of the water storage container is provided with an overflow opening communicated with the inner cavity of the water storage container, the supporting frame is provided with a water outlet, an overflow flow passage is limited by the supporting frame and/or the water storage container, and the overflow flow passage is communicated with the overflow opening and the water outlet. The water storage assembly has smooth water flow in the outward overflowing process, high reliability in the outward overflowing process and simple integral structure, and reduces the production cost of the clothes care equipment.

Description

Water storage assembly of clothes care equipment 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 of clothing care apparatus.

Background

In the prior art, water discharged from an overflow port at a high position of a water storage container flows into a water receiving structure at a low position through a narrow and long flow channel, then flows to a water outlet through the water receiving structure, and is discharged through a water outlet.

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 of clothing care apparatus, the in-process rivers of the outside overflow of this water storage component are smooth and easy, and the reliability of outside overflow process is high to overall structure is simple, has reduced clothing care apparatus's manufacturing cost.

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

According to the utility model discloses water storage component of clothing care apparatus of first aspect embodiment includes: a support frame defining a mounting cavity having an opening; the water storage container is suitable for being detachably arranged in the mounting cavity from the opening; the side wall of the water storage container is provided with an overflow opening communicated with the inner cavity of the water storage container, the supporting frame is provided with a water outlet, an overflow flow passage is limited by the supporting frame and/or the water storage container, and the overflow flow passage is communicated with the overflow opening and the water outlet.

According to the utility model discloses clothing care apparatus's water storage component, the in-process rivers of the outside overflow of this water storage component are smooth and easy, and the reliability of outside overflow process is high to overall structure is simple, has reduced clothing care apparatus's manufacturing cost.

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

according to some embodiments of the utility model, the gap is higher than the highest water level of water container.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the overflow is higher than the water outlet.

According to the utility model discloses a some embodiments, the overflow runner includes first runner and the second runner of mutual intercommunication, first runner is located in the installation cavity and with the gap intercommunication, the second runner is located outside the installation cavity and with the delivery port intercommunication.

According to the utility model discloses a some embodiments, first runner is along vertical extension, the second runner is along horizontal extension, the upper end of first runner is less than the gap and with the gap intercommunication, the lower extreme of first runner with the inner intercommunication of second runner, the outer end of second runner with the delivery port intercommunication.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the support frame comprises: a frame body defining the mounting cavity; the air guide cover is arranged in the mounting cavity and limits the first flow channel between the air guide cover and the frame body.

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 gap link up the wall that is located the top of location concave part, the kuppe with the internal face of location concave part closely laminates.

According to the utility model discloses a some embodiments, the upper portion of location concave part forms the step face, the step face covers the upper end of kuppe.

According to the utility model discloses a some embodiments, water container's lateral wall internal surface form with the location convex part that location concave part position corresponds, the gap link up the wall that is located the top of location convex part.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the positioning recess extends vertically.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the support frame further comprises: the honeycomb duct, the honeycomb duct is located outside the installation cavity and injectd the second runner, the one end of honeycomb duct with this body coupling of frame and the other end form the delivery port.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the water storage assembly of the laundry care device further comprises: a water collection container; the water inlet pipe, the inlet tube with the delivery port, the water collecting container's water inlet intercommunication.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the water storage subassembly of clothing care apparatus still includes the water pump, the water pump is connected water collecting container with between the water storage container, in order with water in the water collecting container carry extremely the water storage container.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a clothes care device comprises the water storage assembly of the clothes care device according to the above embodiments.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an exploded view of a garment care device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a container body according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a partial schematic structural view of a support frame according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of a partial structure of a water storage assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals are as follows:

the water storage component 100, the support frame 1, the mounting cavity 11, the frame body 12, the air guide sleeve 13, the water outlet 14, the air guide pipe 15, the water storage container 2, the container body 21, the cover 22, the overflow opening 23, the positioning concave part 24, the positioning convex part 25, the through hole 26, the overflow channel 3, the first channel 31 and the second channel 32.

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 accompanying drawings are exemplary only for explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the present disclosure, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact between the first and second features, or may comprise contact between the first and second features not directly. 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.

The water storage container 2 of the clothes care equipment needs to be fixed on the clothes care equipment when the clothes care equipment runs, after the water level in the water storage container 2 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 2, and at the moment, the user needs to separate the water storage container 2 from the clothes care equipment to treat the water storage container 2.

When the water level detection device in the water storage container 2 of the laundry care device is disabled, the water level in the water storage assembly 100 will continuously rise after exceeding the warning line, so as to avoid the water in the water storage container 2 from overflowing out of order and avoid the electric components inside the laundry care device from being damaged by the overflow water, and thus avoid the fault of the electric components inside the laundry care device, the water storage container 2 is usually provided with an overflow gap 23, and when the water level reaches the overflow height of the overflow gap 23, the overflow water is suitable for being discharged in order through the overflow gap 23.

In the prior art, water discharged from an overflow port at a high position of a water storage container flows into a water receiving structure at a low position through a narrow and long flow channel, then flows to a water outlet through the water receiving structure, and is discharged through a water outlet.

Therefore, the embodiment of the present invention designs a water storage assembly 100 in which the water flowing out of the overflow opening 23 from the water storage container 2 directly flows to the water outlet 14 provided on the supporting frame 1 through the overflow channel 3 defined by the supporting frame 1 and the water storage container 2, and is discharged through the water outlet 14, thereby, there is no need to provide a water receiving structure between the water storage container 2 and the mounting frame, which simplifies the structure and reduces the cost, and because the water outlet 14 is provided on the supporting frame 1, the distance between the water outlet 14 and the overflow opening 23 can be designed to be short, the water pressure in the whole overflow channel 3 is higher, the flow rate of the water flow is higher, thereby avoiding the occurrence of blockage in the overflow channel 3, and when the water flow reaches the water outlet 14, the water pressure is still higher, so that the water flow of the whole water channel is smooth, and the reliability of the overflow part of the water storage assembly 100 is ensured.

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 4.

The water storage assembly 100 of the laundry care apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may include: a support frame 1 and a water storage tank 2.

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, the lateral wall of water storage container 2 is equipped with the gap 23 that communicates with the inner chamber of water storage container 2, after the water level detection device in clothing care apparatus water storage container 2 became invalid, the water level in water storage component 100 continued rising after exceeding the warning line, when the water level reached the water level height department of gap 23, the water that overflows is suitable for through the orderly overflow of gap 23 to make the water level steady, avoid the water level to continue to rise, water from advancing/delivery port 14 unordered overflow, avoid the overflow to destroy clothing care apparatus internal circuit and lead to clothing care apparatus internal electric component trouble.

Further, the support frame 1 has a water outlet 14, and the support frame 1 and/or the water storage tank 2 define an overflow path 3, the overflow path 3 communicating the overflow 23 and the water outlet 14. That is, the water flowing out of the water storage container 2 through the overflow gap 23 can be directly discharged through the water outlet 14 on the support frame 1 after passing through the overflow channel 3 defined between the support frame 1 and the water storage container 2, and no other structure is required to be designed between the support frame 1 and the water storage container 2 for receiving water, so that the structure of the water storage assembly 100 is simplified, and the production cost of the clothes care equipment is reduced.

And, the distance between the water outlet 14 on the supporting frame 1 and the overflow opening 23 of the water storage container 2 can be set closer, therefore, the overflow channel 3 between the water outlet 14 and the overflow opening 23 can be designed shorter, so that the water pressure in the whole overflow channel 3 is higher, the flow rate of the water flow is higher, the blockage in the overflow channel 3 is avoided, and when the water flow reaches the water outlet 14, the water pressure is still higher, the water flow in the whole waterway is smooth, and the reliability of the overflow part of the water storage assembly 100 is ensured.

According to the utility model discloses clothing care apparatus's water storage component 100, the in-process rivers of the outside overflow of this water storage component 100 are smooth and easy, and the reliability of outside overflow process is high to overall structure is simple, has reduced clothing care apparatus's manufacturing cost.

As shown in fig. 1-4, the height of the overflow opening 23 is higher than the highest water level of the water storage container 2, that is, the height of the overflow water level of the overflow opening 23 is higher than the height of the water level early-warned by the water level detection device, so as to ensure that the normal operation of the water storage container 2 is not affected by the arrangement of the overflow opening 23 when the water level detection device is in normal operation, after the water level in the water storage container 2 reaches the preset highest water level, the water level 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 level detection device, so that the water level in the water storage container 2 does not reach the overflow water level of the overflow opening 23 during normal operation, and the clothes care equipment can always keep normal operation.

As shown in fig. 1-4, the weirs are higher than the water outlets 14 so that the water flow can flow from the weirs to the water outlets 14 by gravity, making the movement of the water flow smoother.

As shown in fig. 2, a through hole 26 for water inlet and/or water discharge is opened on the water storage container 2, when the water storage container 2 is installed 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 water level detection device is used for detecting the water level of the water storage container 2, and the water level detection device is used for detecting the water level of the water storage container 2, wherein the water level is lower than the through hole 26, so that the water level can be orderly discharged out of the water storage container 2 through the water gap after rising to the water level of the water gap, the water level cannot continuously rise and irregularly overflows into the clothes care equipment through the through hole 26, and the problem that electric parts in the clothes care equipment are broken due to the fact that internal circuits of the clothes care equipment are damaged by overflow is avoided.

As shown in fig. 4, the overflow path 3 includes a first flow path 31 and a second flow path 32 which are communicated with each other, the first flow path 31 is located in the mounting cavity 11 and is communicated with the overflow opening 23, the first flow path 31 can receive water flowing out of the overflow opening 23 and guide the water to the second flow path 32, the second flow path 32 is located outside the mounting cavity 11 and is communicated with the water outlet 14, and the second flow path 32 can receive water guided by the first flow path 31 to the second flow path 32 and guide the water to the water outlet 14.

Specifically, referring to fig. 4, when the water level reaches the overflow level of the overflow gap, the overflow water is discharged through the overflow gap and received by the first flow channel 31, the water flows along the first flow channel 31 under the action of the water pressure and gravity, the first flow channel 31 is adapted to guide the water flow to the second flow channel 32, the water flow enters the second flow channel 32, the water flow flows along the second flow channel 32 under the action of the water pressure and gravity, and the second flow channel 32 is adapted to guide the water flow to the water outlet 14 and is discharged through the water outlet 14 under the guide of the second flow channel 32.

Referring to fig. 4, the first flow channel 31 extends vertically so as to guide the water overflowing from the overflow to the water outlet 14 located below, the second flow channel 32 extends laterally so as to guide the water in the containing cavity to the outside of the containing cavity, the upper end of the first flow channel 31 is lower than the overflow 23 and is communicated with the overflow 23 so as to enable the water flowing from the overflow to smoothly flow into the first flow channel 31 under the action of gravity, the lower end of the first flow channel 31 is communicated with the inner end of the second flow channel 32 so as to enable the water in the first flow channel 31 to flow into the second flow channel 32, and the outer end of the second flow channel 32 is communicated with the water outlet 14 so as to guide the water flowing from the first flow channel 31 into the second flow channel 32 to the water outlet 14 and discharge the water through the water outlet 14.

As shown in fig. 1, 3 and 4, the support frame 1 includes: frame body 12 and kuppe 13, frame body 12 prescribes a limit to installation cavity 11 for water container 2 provides the mounted position, and kuppe 13 is located in installation cavity 11, and prescribes a limit to first flow path 31 between with frame body 12, and kuppe 13 can be deepened to the installation cavity 11 from this, makes first flow path 31 that forms in the kuppe 13 can stretch into the below of gap and accept the drainage of gap.

Referring to fig. 4, 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, and the overflow gap 23 penetrates through the wall surface of the positioning recess 24 located at the top, so that the positioning recess 24 and the support frame 1 can define a part of the overflow channel 3, and water flowing out of the overflow gap 23 can flow to the water outlet 14 through the overflow channel 3 defined by the positioning recess 24 and the support frame 1.

In some embodiments, the air guide sleeve 13 is tightly attached to the inner wall surface of the positioning recess 24, so that the air guide sleeve 13 and the first flow channel 31 formed in the air guide sleeve 13 can extend below the overflow port to receive water drained from the overflow port, and the air guide sleeve 13 is tightly attached to the inner wall surface of the positioning recess 24, and the sealing property between the air guide sleeve 13 and the inner wall surface of the positioning recess 24 can be ensured, so that the sealing property of the overflow flow channel is ensured, the water leakage of the overflow flow channel is avoided, and the internal electric component fault of the clothes care equipment caused by the damage of the internal circuit of the clothes care equipment due to the water leakage is avoided.

As shown in fig. 1, 2 and 4, the positioning recess 24 has a stepped surface formed at an upper portion thereof, and the stepped surface covers the upper end of the guide cover 13, that is, the area of the weir is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the first flow channel 31 located below the weir, so that the first flow channel 31 can completely receive the water flowing out from the weir 23, and water leakage can be prevented.

As shown in fig. 1, 2 and 4, the positioning protrusion 25 corresponding to the positioning recess 24 is formed on the inner surface of the sidewall of the water storage tank 2, and the overflow opening 23 penetrates the wall surface of the positioning protrusion 25 at the top, so that the overflow opening 23 is parallel to the horizontal plane, and when the water level reaches the overflow water level, water can be uniformly discharged through the overflow opening 23, thereby improving the drainage efficiency.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the positioning concave portion 24 extends vertically, so as to facilitate the positioning of the convex portion 25 and the arrangement of the cowling 13, and to enable a part of the overflow path 3 to extend vertically, and the water flow can flow downward by using gravity, so that the flow of the water flow is smoother.

As shown in fig. 3, the support frame 1 further includes: the draft tube 15, the draft tube 15 is located outside the installation cavity 11 and limits the second runner 32, one end of the draft tube 15 is connected with the frame body 12 and the other end forms the water outlet 14, and the draft tube 15 can guide the rivers in the support frame 1 to outside the support frame 1. That is, the water flowing out of the first flow passage 31 can be received by the flow guide tube 15 and guided out of the liquid storage assembly by the second flow passage 32 defined in the flow guide tube 15.

In addition, the flow guide tube 15 can be connected with an external water pipe, so that the water flow flowing out from the water outlet 14 can flow to other water storage structures in the clothes care equipment under the guidance of the external water pipe.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the water storage assembly 100 of the laundry care device further comprises: the water collecting container and the water inlet pipe, the water inlet pipe is communicated with the water outlet 14 and the water inlet of the water collecting container, therefore, water flowing out from the water outlet 14 can flow to the water collecting container of the clothes care equipment under the guidance of the water inlet pipe, 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.

In some embodiments, the water storage assembly 100 of the laundry care apparatus further includes a water pump connected between the water collection container and the water storage container 2 to deliver water in the water collection container to the water storage container 2, wastewater generated in the laundry care apparatus is collected in the water collection container first, and when the water level in the water collection container reaches a certain height, the water pump is adapted to deliver water in the water collection container to the water storage container 2 so that the wastewater can be treated.

Further, when the water level sensor is out of order, the water inside the water storage container 2 can overflow, and the water flow returns to the water collection container again through the overflow flow channel and the water inlet pipe, so that the water flow is continuously circulated between the water collection container and the water storage container 2, and when the water pump continuously runs for 5 times, the water storage assembly 100 gives an alarm to remind a user of the fault.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, 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, the water storage assembly 100 of the clothes care equipment is adopted, so that the use experience of the clothes care equipment is better.

Other constructions of the garment care device are known in the art and are well known to those skilled in the art, and therefore will not be 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 of a laundry care appliance, comprising:

a support frame defining a mounting cavity having an opening;

the water storage container is suitable for being detachably arranged in the mounting cavity from the opening;

the side wall of the water storage container is provided with an overflow port communicated with the inner cavity of the water storage container, the supporting frame is provided with a water outlet, an overflow channel is defined by the supporting frame and/or the water storage container, and the overflow channel is communicated with the overflow port and the water outlet.

2. A water storage assembly of a garment care device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the overflow gap is above a maximum water level of the water storage container.

3. The water storage assembly of a garment care device as recited in claim 1, wherein the overflow opening is higher than the water outlet.

4. The water storage assembly of a garment care device according to claim 1, wherein the overflow pathway includes a first pathway and a second pathway in communication with each other, the first pathway being located within the mounting cavity and in communication with the overflow opening, the second pathway being located outside the mounting cavity and in communication with the water outlet.

5. The water storage assembly of a garment care device as recited in claim 4, wherein the first flow passage extends vertically, the second flow passage extends laterally, an upper end of the first flow passage is lower than the overflow opening and communicates with the overflow opening, a lower end of the first flow passage communicates with an inner end of the second flow passage, and an outer end of the second flow passage communicates with the water outlet.

6. A water storage assembly of a garment care device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the support frame comprises:

a frame body defining the mounting cavity;

the air guide cover is arranged in the mounting cavity and limits the first flow channel between the air guide cover and the frame body.

7. The water storage assembly of the clothes care apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein a part of the side wall of the water storage container is recessed towards the inner cavity of the water storage container to form a positioning recess on the outer surface of the side wall of the water storage container, the overflow opening penetrates through the wall surface of the positioning recess at the top, and the diversion cover is tightly attached to the inner wall surface of the positioning recess.

8. The water storage assembly of a garment care device according to claim 7, wherein an upper portion of the positioning recess forms a stepped surface covering an upper end of the deflector.

9. The water storage assembly of a clothes care device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the inner surface of the side wall of the water storage container is formed with a positioning convex part corresponding to the positioning concave part, and the overflow opening penetrates through the wall surface of the positioning convex part at the top.

10. A water storage assembly for a garment care device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the positioning recess extends vertically.

11. The water storage assembly of a garment care device of claim 6, wherein the support frame further comprises:

the honeycomb duct, the honeycomb duct is located outside the installation cavity and injectd the second runner, the one end of honeycomb duct with this body coupling of frame and the other end form the delivery port.

12. The water storage assembly of a garment care device according to any one of claims 1-11, further comprising:

a water collection container;

the water inlet pipe, the inlet tube with the delivery port the water inlet intercommunication of catchment container.

13. A water storage assembly of a garment care device as recited in claim 12, further comprising a water pump connected between the water collection container and the water storage container to deliver water within the water collection container to the water storage container.

14. A laundry care appliance, characterized by comprising a water storage assembly of the laundry care appliance according to any one of claims 1-13.

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