WO2021254144A1

WO2021254144A1 - Multi-functional tank and overflow-prevention apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2021254144A1
Application number: PCT/CN2021/097842
Authority: WO
Inventors: 陈耀达
Original assignee: 宁波世唯国际贸易有限公司
Priority date: 2020-06-17
Filing date: 2021-06-02
Publication date: 2021-12-23
Also published as: CN111593795A; CN114729529A

Abstract

Disclosed is a multi-functional tank. The bottom of the tank body comprises a water storage area, a first buffering area, and a drainage area. The height of the water storage area is greater than that of the first buffering area. The height of the first buffering area is greater than that of the drainage area. The present invention also discloses an overflow-prevention apparatus for use in conjunction with the multi-functional tank. The overflow-prevention apparatus comprises an overflow-prevention part and a water inlet. The shape of the overflow-prevention part is identical to the shape of the upper portion of the drainage area. The present tank uses the principle of gravity, by means of which water flows naturally from a higher height to a lower height. Via the water flow, the present invention achieves bringing waste into the first buffering area, and eventually gathering waste in the drainage area; in conjunction with the anti-overflow apparatus, waste is prevented from flowing from the drainage area back into the first buffering area, solving the technical problem of tank bottoms being difficult to clean and achieving the technical result of a self-cleaning tank.

Description

Multifunctional water tank and overflow prevention device

Technical field

The invention relates to the field of water tanks, in particular to a stepped sinking type diversion type multifunctional water tank and an overflow prevention device.

Background technique

With the improvement of people's living standards, people pay more and more attention to the quality of life. Pursuing people's own cleanness, convenience and comfort is the concept of modern bathroom design and manufacturing. More convenient and practical kitchen sinks are increasingly becoming a requirement to improve the quality of life. Usually the kitchen sink is made of stainless steel, enamel, ceramic or plastic, etc., and added with corresponding auxiliary devices.

There are many problems in the use of existing sink products. First of all, because the bottom surface of the existing products is basically flat or slightly curved, or only increased indentation diversion, and the drain is mostly located almost in the center, it is difficult to clean, and it is difficult for the surrounding garbage or stains to be brought down by the water flow. Garbage net at the outlet; secondly, the prior art does not have a garbage buffer zone. When there is a large amount of garbage or stains in the sink, the garbage or stains will be brought to other places by the backflow of the water impacting the surrounding; again, the existing technology at the outlet The counterbore is shallow, the circumference is the same height, and the stains are likely to rush to the opposite side along the edge without entering the drain; finally, the garbage collection basket of the prior art will cause the garbage to be covered when there is more garbage and high water volume. The water floats out of the collection basket and floats to other places.

Therefore, those skilled in the art devote themselves to developing a multifunctional water tank, which can reduce waste backflow and improve cleaning efficiency.

Summary of the invention

In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is that it is difficult for the garbage in the sink to use water to flush into the drain. At the same time, when there is already garbage in the sink, the garbage that has been collected to the drain will be The backflow into the sink affects the experience of use.

In order to achieve the above objective, the present invention provides a multifunctional water tank, comprising a water tank body composed of a water tank bottom and a water tank side wall, characterized in that the water tank bottom includes a water storage area, a first buffer zone, and a drainage area, In the normal placement state of the water tank, that is, the opening of the water tank body is vertically upward, and the drainage area is placed under the state (the subsequent description of the level refers to the condition of this placement), the level of the water storage area is higher than that of the water storage area. In the first buffer zone, the level of the first buffer zone is higher than that of the drainage area.

Wherein, the drainage area is set between the water storage area and the first buffer zone, and the drainage area is partially connected with the water storage area and partially connected with the first buffer zone; Part of the water storage area and the first buffer zone are directly connected, and partly connected through the drainage area;

Wherein, the water storage area is set to be closer to the first buffer zone and the lower water area, the lower its level is;

Wherein, the first buffer zone is set to a position closer to the water storage area and the launching area, the lower its level is;

Further, the area of the water storage area is larger than that of the first buffer zone, and the area of the first buffer zone is larger than that of the launching zone; the location of the launching zone is closer to the first buffer zone;

Further, the position of the drainage area is set closer to the side wall of the sink on one side;

Further, the bottom surface of the water storage area may be an integral curved surface, or it may be a combined plane formed by a combination of more than two independent planes, the independent planes being polygons; in a preferred solution of the present invention, The bottom surface of the water storage area is composed of three planes similar to triangles as a whole, and the planes of the triangles are connected to each other and at the same time connected to the drainage area and or the first buffer zone to form a whole.

Further, the drain area includes a second buffer zone and a drain; the second buffer zone is connected to the water storage area and the first buffer zone, and the drain is located at the bottom of the drain zone, and its horizontal position Lower than the part where the drainage area connects with the water storage area and the first buffer zone; above the drainage port to the point where the drainage area connects with the water storage area and the first buffer zone The space between the parts is the second buffer zone.

Therefore, the present invention provides a water tank with a step-down structure, in which the water storage area is the first step, the first buffer area is the second step, the drainage area is the third step, and the level is from the first step. Go down to the third step. Under the action of gravity, the water flow can naturally flow from the first step to the second step and then to the third step, so as to realize the self-cleaning function of the water tank.

The multifunctional water tank provided by the present invention also includes an overflow prevention device arranged in the second buffer zone, the overflow prevention device includes an overflow prevention part and a water inlet, the overflow prevention part and the drainage area and the water storage area The connecting parts of the areas are in contact with each other, and the shape of the anti-overflow portion is the same as the shape of the upper part of the drainage area, thereby forming a closed water-proof structure between the drainage area and the water storage area; the water inlet It is arranged as an opening facing the part where the drainage area is connected with the first buffer zone.

Therefore, the present invention provides an anti-overflow device whose structure matches the stepped sinking structure at the bottom of the sink. The water inlet of the overflow part cooperates with the second step to realize the self-cleaning function.

The multifunctional water tank provided by the present invention further includes a storage portion, the storage portion being the internal space of the water tank inside the side wall of the water tank above the first buffer area and connected to the first buffer area;

Further, the multifunctional sink provided by the present invention further includes a storage device, and the whole or part of the storage device is arranged in the storage portion. The storage device includes a multifunctional net basket, a cross bar, and a trash basket.

In the present invention, three areas are provided at the bottom of the water tank, namely, a water storage area, a first buffer zone, and a drainage area. The three areas are designed in a step-down manner on the horizontal height. The principle of gravity is used to naturally rise from height under the action of gravity through water flow. It flows to a low place, which realizes that the garbage enters the first buffer zone under the action of the water flow, and finally gathers in the sewage area; with the anti-overflow device, it can prevent the garbage from flowing back from the sewage area to the first buffer zone, which solves the technology that is difficult to clean the bottom of the sink. Problem, the technical effect of self-cleaning of the sink is realized.

In the following, the concept, specific structure and technical effects of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, so as to fully understand the purpose, features and effects of the present invention.

Description of the drawings

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a symmetrically designed water tank in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the symmetrically designed water tank in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a partial cross-sectional enlarged view of the water tank drainage area of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 4 is an enlarged view of the anti-overflow ring;

Figure 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of a symmetrically designed water tank according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 6 is an assembly diagram of a symmetrically designed water tank including a storage device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 7 is an exploded schematic diagram of each component of Figure 6;

Figure 8 is a perspective view of an asymmetrically designed water tank according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 9 is a partial cross-sectional view of an asymmetrically designed water tank according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 10 is an assembly diagram of a preferred embodiment of the asymmetric design of the sink including the storage device of the present invention;

Fig. 11 is an exploded schematic diagram of each component of Fig. 10.

detailed description

Hereinafter, a number of preferred embodiments of the present invention will be introduced with reference to the drawings in the specification to make the technical content clearer and easier to understand. The present invention can be embodied by many different forms of embodiments, and the protection scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments mentioned in the text.

In the drawings, components with the same structure are denoted by the same numerals, and components with similar structures or functions are denoted by similar numerals. The size and thickness of each component shown in the drawings are arbitrarily shown, and the present invention does not limit the size and thickness of each component. In order to make the illustration clearer, the thickness of the components is appropriately exaggerated in some places in the drawings.

Example 1

Figure 1-3 and Figure 5 show a symmetrically designed multifunctional sink, including a sink body a composed of a sink bottom a1 and a sink side wall a2. The sink bottom a1 and the sink side wall a2 are connected, and the sink body bottom a1 includes The water storage area a11, the first buffer zone a12 and the launching zone a13. When the tank body a is normally placed, the water storage area a11 has a higher level than the first buffer zone a12, and the first buffer zone a12 has a higher level than the launching zone. a13.

The drainage area a13 is set between the water storage area a11 and the first buffer zone a12. The drainage area a13 is partly connected with the water storage area a11 and partly connected with the first buffer zone a12; the water storage area a11 and the first buffer zone Part of the a12 is directly connected, and part of it is connected through the drainage area a13;

The water storage area a11 is set to be closer to the first buffer zone a12 and the drainage area a13, the lower its level; that is, the water storage area a11 starts from the part connected with the side wall a2 of the water tank towards the drainage area a13 It has a downward slope structure so that the water flows naturally to the lower water area a13.

The first buffer area a12 is set to be closer to the water storage area a12 and the lower water area a13, the lower its level; that is, the first buffer area a12 starts from the part connected with the side wall a2 of the water tank towards the water area The direction of a13 has a downward slope structure so that the water flows naturally to the lower water area a13.

Due to the above technical solution, under the action of gravity, water flow will naturally flow from the water storage area a11 to the first buffer zone a12, and then from the first buffer zone a12 to the lower water zone a13; the user is washing the water tank with water flow When a is inside, it can quickly flush stains or garbage into the first buffer zone a12, and then into the drainage area a13.

The water storage area a11 is the main structure of the bottom a1 of the water tank. When the water tank body a needs to store water, or when the cleaning action is performed in the water tank body a, the space above the water storage area a11 is the main space, and the first buffer zone a12 The function is to accumulate and temporarily store the stains or garbage in the sink body a, and the main function of the drainage area a13 is to drain; therefore, generally speaking, the area of the water storage area a11 should be larger than the first buffer zone a12 and the first buffer zone a12 The area of the drainage area a13 should be larger than that of the drainage area a13, and the location of the drainage area a13 should be closer to the first buffer zone a12; furthermore, the location of the drainage area a13 should be set closer to the side wall a2 of the sink on one side;

The bottom a1 of the water tank shown in this embodiment is composed of three planes that are generally triangular-like. The aforementioned triangular planes are connected to each other and at the same time connected to the drainage area a13 and or the first buffer zone a12 to form a whole and respectively. It has the aforementioned slope structure.

The drainage area a13 includes a second buffer area a131 and a drainage port a132; the space above the drainage area a132 to the connection part between the drainage area a13 and the storage area a12 and the first buffer area a12 is the second buffer area a131; the second buffer area The area a131 is connected with the water storage area a11 and the first buffer zone a12, and the water outlet a132 is located at the bottom of the water storage area a13, and its horizontal position is lower than the part where the water storage area a13 connects with the water storage area a11 and the first buffer zone a12; The horizontal position of the second buffer zone a131 is at the bottom of the entire sink body a. Therefore, all the dirt or rubbish flowing in from the water storage area a11 and the first buffer zone a12 will accumulate here, because its horizontal position is the lowest, stains or rubbish The possibility of backflow back to the first buffer zone a12 and the water storage area a11 is relatively small, and the cleanliness of the interior of the water tank body a can be basically ensured.

The drain a132 is connected with the drain c, and the water is discharged from the sink body a from the drain c.

Embodiment 2 The present invention also provides an anti-overflow device. The overflow prevention device shown in this embodiment is the overflow prevention ring b as shown in Figure 4. The overflow prevention ring b includes an overflow prevention part b1 and a water inlet b2. The overflow prevention part b1 of the overflow ring b; the bottom surface of the overflow prevention ring b is open, a part of the side is opened, and the side opening is the water inlet b2 of the overflow prevention ring b. The anti-overflow ring b is installed on the upper part of the second buffer zone a131. The side of the anti-overflow ring b is tightly integrated with the upper part of the second buffer zone a131. A water-proof structure is formed between the drainage area a13 and the water storage area a11, and the water inlet b2 faces the first buffer zone a12, and the water flow can flow from the first buffer zone a12 into the second buffer zone a131 via the water inlet b2. The arrangement of the anti-overflow ring b further reduces the possibility of stains or garbage in the second buffer zone a131 flowing back to the first buffer zone a12.

In addition, the water inlet b2 of the anti-overflow ring b can also add a check valve that can only be opened in one direction in the direction of the downward water zone a13. When the water flows from the first buffer zone a12 to the downward water zone a13, the check valve can be opened to allow Water or stains enter the drain area a13; since the check valve cannot be opened in the direction of the first buffer zone a12, the channel for stains or garbage to flow back from the second buffer zone a131 to the first buffer zone a12 is completely cut off.

Example 3

Others are the same as Embodiment 2. A removable drain cover is added to the top of the overflow prevention ring b. When the drain cover is opened, water can flow directly from the water storage area a11 into the second buffer zone a131. When the drain cover is closed , The water flow can only flow into the second buffer zone a131 through the water inlet b2 on the overflow prevention ring b. The function of the drain cover is that when it is not necessary to prevent the garbage from flowing back, opening the drain cover can accelerate the emptying of the water in the sink.

Example 4

As shown in Figures 1-3 and 5-7, the multifunctional water tank shown in this embodiment adds a storage portion a3 on the basis of the embodiment, and the storage portion a3 is connected to the first buffer area a12 above the first buffer area a12 The internal space of the water tank inside the side wall a2 of the water tank; in embodiment 1, the first buffer zone a12 is located at the middle position of the side wall a2 of the tank on one side, that is, the middle of the side wall a2 protrudes outward, and the bottom is the first buffer zone a12 , The space above the first buffer zone a12 is the storage part a3.

The multifunctional water tank shown in this embodiment further includes a storage device, and the whole or part of the storage device is arranged in the storage portion a3. The storage device includes a multifunctional basket d, a cross bar e, and a trash basket f. The multifunctional net basket d and the cross bar e can be used to place cleaning utensils, and the trash basket f can be used to collect garbage. Since the storage part a3 is located above the first buffer zone a12, the articles placed in the storage device may leak sewage, or the fallen garbage will only fall into the sink body a, which is more conducive to keeping clean.

Example 5

Figure 2-3 and Figure 8-11 show a multifunctional sink with an asymmetric design. Its structure is mostly the same as that of embodiment 4, and the difference from embodiment 4 is that the first buffer zone a12 of this embodiment is located on one side of the side wall a2 of the tank, that is, the rear tank side wall a2 is close to the other connected to it. A part of the side wall a2 of the sink on one side protrudes outwards, the bottom is the first buffer zone a12, and the space above the first buffer zone a12 is the receiving portion a3. In this embodiment, the accommodating portion a3 is located on the left rear side of the entire sink body a. In contrast, the storage portion a3 may be provided on the right rear side of the entire water tank body a.

In the present invention, multiple inclined surfaces of the water storage area are inclined to the drain area at the same time, and the drain is closer to the inner wall of the sink, so that when the user washes the sink with water, the dirt can be quickly flushed into the sink; through the first buffer The step-down design between the second buffer zone and the second buffer zone allows the garbage and stains in the sink to be deposited in the two buffer zones without being carried back to the water storage zone; the drain is located at the lowest point of the entire stepped structure. Make it easier for stains to enter the drain; in addition, an overflow prevention ring is added at the drain area to prevent the garbage that has entered the garbage collection basket of the drain from being overflowed by the water; finally, the present invention uses the recess in the sink to An additional storage section can be placed for multifunctional net baskets. One side of the net basket is equipped with a small trash basket, one side can be used for daily utensils, and a cross bar extends from the top, which can be used to dry towels, scouring pads, etc.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail above. It should be understood that many modifications and changes can be made according to the concept of the present invention without creative labor. Therefore, all technical solutions that can be obtained by those skilled in the art through logical analysis, reasoning or limited experiments based on the concept of the present invention on the basis of the prior art should fall within the protection scope determined by the claims.

Claims

A multifunctional water tank includes a water tank body composed of a water tank bottom and a water tank side wall, wherein the bottom of the water tank body includes a water storage area, a first buffer zone, and a drainage area. When the water tank is normally placed, the The level of the water storage area is higher than the first buffer zone, and the level of the first buffer zone is higher than the drainage area.
The multifunctional water tank according to claim 1, wherein the water storage area is provided between the water storage area and the first buffer zone, and the water storage area is partially connected to the water storage area , Partly connected with the first buffer zone; partly connected between the water storage area and the first buffer zone directly, and partly connected by the drainage area.
The multifunctional water tank according to claim 1, wherein the water storage area is set so that the closer to the first buffer zone and the lower water area, the lower its level.
The multifunctional water tank according to claim 1, wherein the first buffer zone is set so that the closer to the water storage area and the lower water area, the lower the level of the first buffer zone.
The multifunctional water tank according to claim 1, wherein the area of the water storage area is larger than that of the first buffer zone, and the area of the first buffer zone is larger than that of the drainage zone.
The multifunctional water tank according to claim 1, wherein the location of the drain area is set closer to the side wall of the water tank on one side.
The multifunctional water tank according to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface of the water storage area is an integral curved surface.
The multifunctional water tank according to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface of the water storage area is a combined plane composed of more than two independent planes.
The multifunctional water tank according to claim 8, wherein the bottom surface of the water storage area is composed of three planes similar to a triangle as a whole, and the triangular planes are connected to each other and are connected to the drainage area and or the second A buffer zone is connected to form a whole plane.
The multifunctional water tank according to claim 1, wherein the drain area includes a second buffer zone and a drain; the second buffer zone is connected to the water storage zone and the first buffer zone, The drain is located at the bottom of the drain, and its horizontal position is lower than the part where the drain is connected with the water storage area and the first buffer zone; the drain is above the drain and the drain The space between the connecting part of the water storage area and the first buffer zone is the second buffer zone.
The multifunctional water tank according to claim 1, further comprising a storage part located above the first buffer zone, the storage part being a water tank connected to the first buffer zone above the first buffer zone In the internal space of the water tank inside the side wall, a storage device is provided in the storage portion.
The multifunctional sink according to claim 11, wherein the storage device is a multifunctional net basket, a cross bar and a trash basket.
An overflow prevention device used in conjunction with the multifunctional water tank according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises an overflow prevention part and a water inlet, and the overflow prevention part is connected to the drainage area of the multifunctional water tank according to claim 1 and The connecting parts of the water storage area are in contact with each other, and the shape of the anti-overflow portion is the same as the shape of the upper part of the water tank of the multifunctional water tank according to claim 1; The part where the drainage area of the multifunctional water tank is connected to the first buffer zone.
The anti-overflow device according to claim 13, wherein the top of the anti-overflow part is provided with a drain cover, and the drain cover is arranged to be removable from the anti-overflow part.
The anti-overflow device according to claim 13, wherein the water inlet is provided with a check valve that can only be opened in one direction in the direction of the drainage area of the multifunctional water tank according to claim 1.
A multifunctional water tank, characterized in that it comprises any one of the anti-overflow devices described in claims 13-15.