This application is a National Stage Entry under 35 U.S.C. § 371 of International Application No. PCT/CN2019/113204, filed on Oct. 25, 2019, which claims priority to Chinese patent application Nos. 201910547374.8 and 201920967885.0, both filed on Jun. 25, 2019 and titled “Dehumidifier.” The contents of the aforementioned applications are incorporated in this application by reference.
The present application relates to the field of air conditioning, in particular to a dehumidifier.
A dehumidifier is usually equipped with a water tank used to collect water. The water in the water tank needs to be discharged if the water tank is full. In the existing dehumidifier, after the water tank is installed, there exists a possibility that the water pipe of the water tank is not connected to the water pump. If the water pipe in the water tank is not connected to the water pump, the water pump is idling, which is easy to damage the water pump.
The main purpose of the present application is to provide a dehumidifier, aiming at improving the safety of water pump's operation.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the present application provides a dehumidifier, which includes:
Optionally, the water tank also includes a pumping bracket connected to the water tank outlet pipe.
Optionally, a tank body of the water tank includes a front plate and a back plate opposite to the front plate, and the pumping bracket is connected to the back plate.
Optionally, the abutment member is an abutment protrusion formed at the pumping bracket, and the abutment protrusion is located at an outer side of the water tank and extended away from the front plate.
Optionally, the housing also includes a partition plate forming a bottom of the mounting groove, the housing is provided with an accommodation cavity at a side of the partition plate away from the mounting groove, the partition plate is provided with an alignment hole communicating with both the mounting groove and the accommodation cavity, the micro switch is located in the accommodation cavity and facing the alignment hole, and the abutment protrusion is movably disposed through the alignment hole to abut against the micro switch.
Optionally, the pumping bracket is provided with a first adapter connected to an outlet end of the water tank outlet pipe, the partition plate is provided with a second adapter communicating with the mounting groove, an inlet end of the water pump inlet pipe is connected to the second adapter, and the first adapter is detachably plugged to the second adapter.
Optionally, the pumping bracket includes:
Optionally, the micro switch includes an elastic trigger plate, and the micro switch has a first state in which the abutment member abuts against the elastic trigger plate to close the micro switch, and a second state in which the elastic trigger plate is reset and the micro switch is opened.
Optionally, the pumping bracket is detachably connected to the tank body of the water tank.
Optionally, the pumping bracket is buckled to the tank body of the water tank.
Optionally, the pumping bracket includes a mounting end extending into the water tank, the mounting end is provided with a filter, and an inlet end of the water tank outlet pipe is communicated with the filter.
Optionally, the water tank outlet pipe is a hose, the mounting end of the pumping bracket is provided with a mounting pipe, the filter is provided at an inlet end of the mounting pipe, and the inlet end of the water tank outlet pipe is connected to an outlet end of the mounting pipe.
Optionally, an inlet of the mounting pipe is trumpet-shaped and a radius of the outlet end of the mounting pipe is smaller than a radius of the inlet end of the mounting pipe.
In the technical schemes of the present application, the micro switch at the housing is cooperated with the abutment member at the water tank, to check whether the water tank is installed in place and whether the water tank outlet pipe of the water tank is communicated with the water pump. When the water tank is installed in place, the water tank outlet pipe of the water tank is connected to the water pump inlet pipe of the water pump so as to communicate with the water pump. At the same time, the abutment member presses the micro switch so that the water pump is connected to a power supply, and the water pump can pump out the water in the water tank and is not idling. When the abutment member does not press the micro switch, the micro switch is in an opened state, so that the water pump is disconnected from the power supply and the water pump cannot work, thereby ensuring that the water pump is not idling.
In order to more clearly explain the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the related art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the related art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are merely some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on the structure shown in these drawings without creative work.
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The realization of the purposes, functional features and advantages of the present application will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings in combination with the embodiments.
In the following, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skilled in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the claimed scope of the present application.
It should be noted that all directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in the embodiments of the present application are only used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement situation, etc. between components in a specific attitude (as shown in the drawings). If the specific attitude changes, the directional indication also changes accordingly.
In addition, the descriptions related to “first,” “second,” and the like in the present application are for descriptive purposes only, and should not be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature associated with “first” and “second” may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of such feature. In addition, the technical solutions of the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but they must be based on what can be achieved by those of ordinary skill in the art. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be achieved, it should be considered that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist, and is not within the scope of protection defined by the claims of the present application.
The present application provides a dehumidifier.
In an embodiment of the present application, as shown in
In this embodiment, the water tank 100 is movably inserted in a mounting groove 210 of the housing 200, which is convenient for cleaning the water tank 100 and checking and repairing components of the water tank 100. When the water tank 100 is moved out of the mounting groove 210, the water tank outlet pipe 400 is moved out of the mounting groove 210 along with the water tank 100. When the dehumidifier is to work, the water tank 100 is inserted into the mounting groove 210, the micro switch 600 is pressed by the abutment member 113 of a tank body 110, the water tank outlet pipe 400 is communicated with the water pump inlet pipe, and the micro switch 600 is closed, so that the water pump is electrically connected to the power supply, and then the water pump starts to work and pumps out the water in the water tank 100 through the water tank outlet pipe 400, thereby draining the water tank 100. Specifically in the present embodiment, when the water tank 100 is not installed in place, the abutment member 113 is misaligned with the micro switch 600 and the micro switch 600 is opened so that the water pump is disconnected from the power supply.
In the technical solution of the present application, the micro switch 600 at the housing 200 cooperates with the abutment member 113 of the water tank 100, to verify whether the water tank 100 is installed in place and whether the water tank outlet pipe 400 is communicated with the water pump. When the water tank 100 is installed in place, the water tank outlet pipe 400 is connected to the water pump inlet pipe, so as to communicate with the water pump. At this time, the abutment member 113 presses the micro switch 600, so that the water pump is electrically connected to the power supply, and the water pump works to pump water out of the water tank 100 without idling. When the abutment member 113 does not abut against the micro switch 600, the micro switch 600 is in an off state, so that the water pump is disconnected from the power supply, and the water pump cannot work, thereby ensuring that the water pump is not in an idle state.
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The pumping bracket 500 is connected to the back plate 112. After the water tank 100 is installed, the back plate 112 is located in the mounting groove 210. Since that the pumping bracket 500 is arranged on the back plate 112, the pumping bracket 500 is hidden after the water tank 100 is installed, which is beneficial to make the dehumidifier look neat and beautiful. The pumping bracket 500 is connected to both the water tank outlet pipe 400 and the back plate 112, so that the water tank outlet pipe 400 is farther away from an opening of the mounting groove 210 after the water tank 100 is installed, which is beneficial to prevent the water tank outlet pipe 400 from extending out of the mounting groove 210. The pumping bracket 500 in this embodiment is not limited to the above technical scheme. In other embodiments, the tank body of the water tank includes a front plate and a side plate connected to the front plate. The pumping bracket is connected to the side plate, the pumping bracket is hidden after the water tank is installed, which is beneficial to make the dehumidifier look neat and beautiful.
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The abutment protrusion described in the present application is not limited to the above technical scheme. In another embodiment, the abutment protrusion can be provided at an outer surface of the back plate, or, the abutment protrusion is provided at an outer surface of the side plate connected to the front plate. Further, the micro switch is provided at a wall of the mounting groove close to the side plate. When the water tank is installed in place, the abutment protrusion abuts against the micro switch.
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The partition plate 220 is provided with the alignment hole 230, so that when the water tank 100 is installed, the abutment protrusion needs to be accurately aligned with the alignment hole 230 before passing through the alignment hole 230 to abut against the micro switch 600. The alignment hole 230 is beneficial for improvement of the installation accuracy of the water tank 100, avoiding that the abutment protrusion mistakenly touches the micro switch 600, and improving the synchronization degree of events of the abutment protrusion pressing the micro switch 600 and the water tank outlet pipe 400 being connected to the water pump inlet pipe, thereby improving the safety of the water pump.
The embodiment is not limited to the above technical scheme, in another embodiment, the bottom of the mounting groove is provided with a mounting sink groove facing the abutment protrusion. The micro switch is disposed in the mounting sink groove to facilitate the assembly and disassembly of the micro switch. The water tank is inserted in the mounting groove and pushed inward. The water tank is installed in place when the abutment protrusion presses against the micro switch, and at the same time the water tank outlet pipe is connected to the water pump inlet pipe.
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The plug structures of the water tank outlet pipe 400 and the water pump inlet pipe of this embodiment are not limited to the above technical scheme. In another embodiment, the pumping bracket is provided with the second adapter, and the outlet end of the water tank outlet pipe is connected to the second adapter. The partition plate is provided with the first adapter communicating with the mounting groove, the inlet end of the water pump inlet pipe is connected to the first adapter, and the first adapter is detachably plugged to the second adapter.
The detachable connection structures of the water tank outlet pipe 400 and the water pump inlet pipe of this embodiment are not limited to the above technical scheme. In another embodiment, it can be that a magnetic main buckle is provided at the inlet end of the water pump inlet pipe, a magnetic auxiliary buckle is provided at the outlet end of the water tank outlet pipe, and the water pump inlet pipe is magnetically connected to the water tank outlet pipe, which has the advantage of making both the assembly and disassembly of the water tank outlet pipe 400 and the water pump inlet pipe easy.
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Specifically, the water pump in this embodiment is located inside the housing 200 and connected to the housing 200, however the water pump is not limited to this technical scheme. In another embodiment, the water pump may be located outside the housing 200. The dehumidifier also includes a condenser and an evaporator disposed in the housing 200, and a compressor disposed in the accommodation cavity 240. Refrigerant circulates among the condenser, the evaporator and the compressor. When the dehumidifier works, a temperature of surfaces of the evaporator is low, and the moisture in the air condenses on the surfaces of the evaporator, and then flows to the water tank 100. When the water in the water tank 100 reaches a certain level, the water pump is turned on, and the water in the water tank 100 is discharged by the water pump.
The above are only preferred embodiments of the present application, and are not therefore limiting the scope of the present application. Any equivalent structural transformation made by using the contents of the specification and drawings of the present application or any direct/indirect application in other related technical fields under the inventive concept of the present application is included in the claimed scope of the present application.
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