The present application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from CN application No. 201810182189.9, filed on Mar. 6, 2018, the disclosure of the CN application is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
The present invention relates to a hair cutting assembly used for a floor drain, in particular to a hair cutting assembly and a related floor drain.
After entering a drainage pipe, long and thin linear sundries such as hairs and fabrics which are impacted by water flow in the pipe are easily intertwined, and then are gathered together to block the drainage pipe, and thus, a drainage system fails. A grate for stopping foreign matters such as hairs and fabrics from entering the drainage pipe is generally arranged at an inlet, namely the position of a floor drain, of an existing drainage system. However, only using the grate cannot completely stop the long and thin sundries from entering the drainage pipe, and the pipe may still be blocked possibly.
Therefore, the applicant devotes himself to research and develop a related solution all the time, in Chinese patent application No. 201710596430.8 published on Nov. 14, 2017, a technical scheme that hair is cut through horizontal rotation of a blade is disclosed, and similarly, in Chinese patent No. 201620917563.1 published on Mar. 1, 2017, a blade body is also horizontally arranged in a floor drain to cut hairs.
The summary of the subject matter described in details in the specification is introduced below. The summary is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the claims.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a floor drain and a hair cutting assembly used for the floor drain, which is capable of cutting long and thin sundries such as hairs and fabrics into small sections, and thus, blockage of a drainage pipe is prevented.
An embodiment of the present invention relates to a hair cutting assembly which comprises at least one first shearing wheel, at least one second shearing wheel, a first transmission shaft and a second transmission shaft, an end surface of each first shearing wheel is intersected with a side wall to form a first cutting blade, and an end surface of each second shearing wheel is intersected with a side wall to form a second cutting blade; the first transmission shaft is connected with all of the first shearing wheels in a rotation-stopping manner; the second transmission shaft is connected with all of the second shearing wheels in a rotation-stopping manner; the first shearing wheels and the second shearing wheels are arranged horizontally and being spaced from one another, and opposite end surfaces of each first shearing wheel and the corresponding second shearing wheel are attached to each other; the first transmission shaft and the second transmission shaft are distributed in parallel and are rotatably connected by an engaged gear set such that drives the first shearing wheels and the second shearing wheels rotate relatively, thus, the first cutting blades and the second cutting blades move oppositely in a feed direction, the long and thin linear sundries such as the hairs and the fabrics can be shorn continuously, and then the sundries can be cut into small sections.
An embodiment of the present invention further relates to a floor drain which comprises a floor drain seat, a surface cover and a manual hair cutting device which is assembled in the floor drain seat. Wherein the manual hair cutting device comprises the hair cutting assembly, a support and a first transmission assembly. The cutting can be implemented by the user through extending a driving piece into the surface cover to drive the first transmission assembly and in turn drive the hair cutting assembly.
An embodiment of the present invention relates to another floor drain which comprises a floor drain seat, a surface cover and an electric hair cutting device which is assembled in the floor drain seat. Wherein the electric hair cutting device comprises the hair cutting assembly, a support, a first motor and a second transmission assembly. The first motor drives the hair cutting assembly through the second transmission assembly such that the cutting can be implemented.
To describe the technical scheme of the embodiments of the present invention more clearly, the following briefly introduces the accompanying drawings required for describing the embodiments. Apparently, the accompanying drawings in the following description show only some embodiments of the present invention, and a person of ordinary skill in the art may still derive other drawings from these accompanying drawings without creative efforts.
The technical scheme in embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention.
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The hair cutting assembly comprises five first shearing wheels 111, four second shearing wheels 112, a first transmission shaft 113, a second transmission shaft 114 and a gear set 116. An end surface of each first shearing wheel 111 is intersected with a side wall to form a first cutting blade, and an end surface of each second shearing wheel 112 is intersected with a side wall to form a second cutting blade. The first shearing wheels 111 are horizontally arranged, are spaced from one another, and are connected with the first transmission shaft 113 in a rotation-stopping manner. As shown in
In the present embodiment, each spring 1123 is arranged between the first wheel plate 1121 and the second wheel plate 1122 of the corresponding second shearing wheel 112, each spring 1123 is compressed and connected to the second transmission shaft 114 in a sleeving manner, thus, rebound force is generated between each first wheel plate 1121 and the corresponding second wheel plate 1122, each second shearing wheel 112 is attached to the corresponding adjacent first shearing wheel 111 in an elastic abutted manner because of the rebound force of the corresponding spring 1123, thus preventing each first shearing wheel 111 and the corresponding second shearing wheel 112 from sliding axially in a rotation process to implement shearing at the attached position, thus, the long and thin linear sundries such as the hairs and the fabrics are shorn continuously, and then the sundries are cut into small sections. The first transmission shaft 113 and the second transmission shaft 114 are rotatably connected through the externally engaged gear set 116, so that the first transmission shaft 113 and the second transmission shaft 114 can synchronously drive the first shearing wheels 111 and the second shearing wheels 112 to rotate relatively, and the first cutting blades and the second cutting blades move oppositely in the feed direction.
Of course, the first shearing wheel 111 may be provided as two wheel plates being axially nested in an axial direction, and a spring may be provided in between. Since it is similar to the arrangement of the second shearing wheel 112 of the present embodiment, the descriptions thereof are omitted herein.
In the present embodiment, convex teeth which are parallel to the axes of the first shearing wheels 111 and the second shearing wheels 112 are respectively arranged on side walls of the first shearing wheels 111 and side walls of the second shearing wheels 112, grooves among the convex teeth can accommodate the long and thin sundries such as the hairs and the fabrics, therefore, the sundries on the side walls of the first shearing wheels and on the side walls of the second shearing wheels can be brought in shearing positions and are prevented from being washed away by water flow, the feed efficiency is improved, the sundries shearing effect can also be ensured, and the cutting efficiency is improved.
The support comprises a first support 1151 and a second support 1152 which are respectively arranged between two ends of the first transmission shaft 113 and between two ends of the second transmission shaft 114, so that the first support 1151 and the second support 1152 can rotatably support the first transmission shaft 113 and the second transmission shaft 114. In addition, in the present embodiment, four struts 1153 are further provided, and two ends of each strut 1153 are respectively fixedly connected with the first support 1151 and the second support 1152 to enhance the integral stability and reliability of the support. The externally engaged gear set 116 is assembled on the second support 1152 through a second cabin cover 1155, so that the first transmission shaft 113 and the second transmission shaft 114 are rotatably connected in the second support 1152.
A fixed end of the first motor 117 is fixedly connected to the first support 1151, specifically, the first motor 117 is fixedly connected to the first support 1151 through a worm and worm gear seat 1183, and are covered in the first support 1151 through a first cabin cover 1154.
The second transmission assembly 118 comprises a worm gear 1181 and a worm 1182. An output end of the first motor 117 is fixedly connected with a worm 1182, the first transmission shaft 113 is fixedly connected with a worm gear 1181 through a third transmission shaft 1184, and the worm gear 1181 and the worm 1182 are engaged with each other to carry out transmission. The rotating speed of the first motor is reduced by the worm and worm gear mechanism, torque which is output to the first transmission shaft is increased, the shearing force of the first cutting blades and the second cutting blades can be increased, the cutting effect is improved, and since the worm and worm gear mechanism are adopted, the occupied space is saved, the second transmission assembly can be easily integrated into the floor drain seat 130.
According to the electric hair cutting device 110 of the present embodiment, by driving the first motor 117, the worm 1182 is driven to be engaged with the worm gear 1181 to rotate, the rotation of the first motor 117 is transmitted to the first transmission shaft 113 through the second transmission assembly 118, the gear set 116 drives the second transmission shaft 114 to synchronously rotate relatively, thus, side walls of the first shearing wheels 111 and the second shearing wheels 112 which rotate relatively serve as feed surfaces, the first cutting blades and the second cutting blades which correspond to attached end surfaces rotate relatively in the feed direction, shearing positions are formed at positions where the first cutting blades are attached to the second cutting blades, and then the long and thin linear sundries such as the hairs and the fabrics are continuously shorn.
In the present embodiment, the water flowing detection device comprises a circuit board 121, guide rods 122, touch springs 123, a first plate electrode 124, a second plate electrode and an insulating plate 125.
The water flowing detection device functionally comprises a power supply module, a detection module and a control module, a schematic circuit diagram of the water flowing detection device is as shown in
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When the surface cover 140 and the first plate electrode 124 are conducted through water, the two guide rods 122 communicate with each other in a conductive manner, and the detection module produces a water flowing signal according to the conduction signal of the two guide rods 122, and transmits the water flowing signal to the control module; and the control module transmits a running command to the first motor 117 according to the received water flowing signal, so that the electric hair cutting device 110 works, and thus automatic running of the electric hair cutting device 110 is realized.
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The surface cover 140 is not only used for stopping large sundries from entering the floor drain 100, but also can filter out most of sundries such as hairs, so that work burden of the electric hair cutting device 110 is relieved, meanwhile, the surface cover 140 with the conductive function is adopted, the surface cover 140 further plays functions of the second plate electrode in the detection module, therefore, the complexity degree of the structure of the floor drain 100 is simplified, and the cost is reduced.
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The floor drain 100 with the electric hair cutting function in the present embodiment is adopted, the electric hair cutting device 110 is assembled in the floor drain seat 130, the water flowing detection device is assembled, the electric hair cutting device 110 is automatically controlled to run so as to cut the sundries such as the hairs and the fabrics according to the water flowing condition of the floor drain 100, the circumstance that the long and thin sundries such as the hairs and the fabrics enter the drainage pipe to block the drainage pipe is avoided, thus time and effort for manual operation are saved, and the use experience of the floor drain 100 is improved.
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The hair cutting assembly of the present embodiment comprises five first shearing wheels 211, four second shearing wheels 212, a first transmission shaft 213, a second transmission shaft 214 and a gear set 216. An end surface of each first shearing wheel 211 is intersected with a side wall to form a first cutting blade, and an end surface of each second shearing wheel 212 is intersected with a side wall to form a second cutting blade. The first shearing wheels 211 are arranged horizontally, are spaced from one another, and are connected with the first transmission shaft 213 in a rotation-stopping manner; and the second shearing wheels 212 are arranged horizontally, are spaced from one another, and are connected with the second transmission shaft 214 in a rotation-stopping manner. The first transmission shaft 213 and the second transmission shaft 214 are parallel to each other, so that opposite end surfaces of each first shearing wheel 211 and the corresponding second shearing wheel 212 are attached to each other. A first gap is formed between each first shearing wheel 211 and the second transmission shaft 214, and a second gap is formed between each second shearing wheel 212 and the first transmission shaft 213.
The first transmission shaft 213 and the second transmission shaft 214 are rotatably connected through the externally engaged gear set 216, so that the first transmission shaft 213 and the second transmission shaft 214 can synchronously drive the first shearing wheels 211 and the second shearing wheels 212 to rotate relatively, and the first cutting blades and the second cutting blades move oppositely in a feed direction. In the present embodiment, convex teeth which are parallel to axes of the first shearing wheels 211 and the second shearing wheels 212 are respectively arranged on the side walls of the first shearing wheels 211 and the side walls of the second shearing wheels 212, and grooves among the convex teeth can accommodate long and thin sundries such as hairs and fabrics.
In other embodiments, the first transmission shaft 213 and the second transmission shaft 214 can be simultaneously connected with a plurality of springs in a sleeving manner, and the plurality of springs are elastically compressed among the end surfaces of the adjacent first shearing wheels 211 and among the end surfaces of the adjacent second shearing wheels 212, so that opposite end surfaces of each first shearing wheel 211 and the corresponding second shearing wheel 212 are attached to each other in an elastic abutted manner. By arrangement of the springs, the circumstance that due to axial sliding of the first shearing wheels 211 and the second shearing wheels 212 in a rotation process, a gap exists between the end surfaces, which are attached to each other, of each first shearing wheel 211 and the corresponding second shearing wheel 212 to affect shearing actions of the first cutting blades and the second cutting blades can be prevented effectively, and therefore, the shearing efficiency is improved.
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The support comprises a first support 2151 and a second support 2152 which are respectively formed at the two ends of the first transmission shaft 213 axially and the two ends of the second transmission shaft 214 axially so as to rotatably support the first transmission shaft 213 and the second transmission shaft 214 at the two ends of the first transmission shaft 213 and the two ends of the second transmission shaft 214. In addition, in the present embodiment, four struts 2153 are further provided, and two ends of each strut 2153 are respectively fixedly connected with the first support 2151 and the second support 2152 to enhance the integral stability and reliability of the support. The ratchet mechanism 217 and the torsional spring 218 are mounted on the first support 2151, and are covered in the first support 2151 through a first cabin cover. The first support 2151 is provided with a driving piece channel 2156 and a rubber plug 2157, the driving piece 219 can extend into the driving piece channel 2156 to press the oscillating bar 2174, the rubber plug 2157 is used for sealing the driving piece channel 2156, and thus, the driving piece 219 can penetrate through the driving piece channel 2156 to press the oscillating bar 2174 assembled in the first support 2151; the driving piece 219 does not need to be specially machined or assigned, as long as the driving piece 219 can penetrate into the driving piece channel 2156, the oscillating bar 2174 can be pressed, and thus the use is convenient; and when the rubber plug 2157 blocks the driving piece channel 2156, water flow can be effectively prevented from entering the first support 2151 from the driving piece channel 2156, and thus, normal operation of the first transmission assembly is ensured. The externally engaged gear set 216 is assembled on the second support 2152 through a second cabin cover, so that the first transmission shaft 213 and the second transmission shaft 214 are rotatably connected in the second support 2152.
According to the manual hair cutting device of the present embodiment, the driving piece 219 presses the oscillating bar 2174, the first pawl 2172 is driven to push the ratchet 2171 to rotate, up-down pressing movement of the driving piece 219 is transformed into one-way rotation of the first transmission shaft 213, the gear set 216 drives the second transmission shaft 214 to synchronously rotate relatively, thus, the side walls of the first shearing wheels 211 and the second shearing wheels 212 which rotate relatively serve as feed surfaces, the first cutting blades and the second cutting blades which correspond to attached end surfaces rotate relatively in the feed direction, shearing positions are formed at positions where the first cutting blades are attached to the second cutting blades, and then the long and thin linear sundries such as the hairs and the fabrics are continuously shorn.
The manual hair cutting device is mounted in the floor drain seat 220, and the grate 240 and the surface cover 230 are successively arranged above the manual hair cutting device. As shown in
The floor drain 200 with the manual hair cutting function of the present embodiment is adopted, the manual hair cutting device is assembled in the floor drain seat 220, when the sundries such as the hairs and the fabrics require to be cut, the rubber plug 2157 is taken down, the long and thin driving piece 219 penetrates through the driving piece channel 2156 to press the active oscillating bar 2174 so as to drive the manual hair cutting device to run, the sundries such as the hairs and the fabrics are cut first and then are discharged into the drainage pipe, and thus, the circumstance that the long and thin sundries such as the hairs and the fabrics enter the drainage pipe to block the drainage pipe is prevented.
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The surface cover 340 of the present embodiment is further provided with two rotation-stopping structures 348, each rotation-stopping structure consists of a first limiting protrusion 3481 arranged on the lower surface of the panel 341 and a second limiting protrusion 3482 arranged at the outer edge of the guide track plate 342, when the second motor 344 drives the guide track plate 342 to rotate, each second limiting protrusion 3482 is abutted against the corresponding first limiting protrusion 3481, the guide track plate 342 is stopped from continually rotating, thus, rotation of the second motor 344 stops, then the second motor 344 is shut down, and the circumstance that the blades 343 are staggered and damaged due to excessive rotation of the guide track plate 342 is prevented.
When the surface cover 340 with the electric opening and closing function of the present embodiment is used, the second motor 344 is driven to drive the gear 347 to be engaged with the ring teeth 3421 of the guide track plate 342 to rotate, the rotating guide track plate 342 drives the guide columns 3432 which are slidably arranged in the track groove 3422 to slide so as to simultaneously drive the various blades 343 to rotate around the respective pivot shafts 3431, and then water flowing through holes in the panel 341 are opened or closed jointly. When water is not drained through the floor drain 300, the water flowing through holes are closed through the blades 343, thus, the surface cover 340 completely covers the floor drain seat 330, effects of deodorizing and preventing insects are achieved, and furthermore, water in a drain pipe is prevented from flowing backwards.
The principle and structure of the water flowing detection device of the present embodiment are the same as the principle and structure of the water flowing detection device of the embodiment I, the water flowing detection device comprises a circuit board 321, guide rods, touch springs 323, a first plate electrode 324 and an insulating plate 325, similarity, in the water flowing detection device, the conductive panel 341 in the assembly of the surface cover 340 is used as a second plate electrode, and the water flowing condition of the floor drain 300 is detected by judging whether the first plate electrode 324 and the panel 341 are conducted through water. The structure, the assembling relation and the beneficial effects of the water flowing detection device of the present embodiment are shown in related descriptions about the water flowing detection device in the embodiment I, and the descriptions thereof are omitted herein.
In the present embodiment, both the first motor 317 and the second motor 344 are electrically connected with the control module of the water flowing detection device and are controlled by the water flowing detection device, and thus, the water flowing detection device controls the running of the electric hair cutting device 310 and the running of the surface cover 340 according to the water flowing condition of the floor drain 300.
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The floor drain 300 with the electric hair cutting function and the electric surface cover opening and closing function of the present embodiment is adopted, the electric hair cutting device 310 is assembled in the floor drain seat 330, the surface cover 340 is assembled on the floor drain seat 330, the water flowing detection device is further provided, and thus, running of the electric hair cutting device 310 and running of the surface cover 340 are automatically controlled according to the water flowing condition of the floor drain 300; when water on the ground flows to the inlet of the floor drain 300, the water enters the water accumulating groove 331 first, then the first plate electrode 324 and the panel 341 are conducted, the water flowing detection device controls the running of the first motor 317 to enable the electric hair cutting device 310 to run before the sundries enter the floor drain 300, the circumstance that the sundries which are not cut enter the drainage pipe is prevented, synchronously, the water flowing detection device controls the running of the second motor 344, the guide track plate 342 is driven to rotate to open the water flowing through holes in the panel 341 through the blades 343, and then the water drainage function of the floor drain 300 is fulfilled; and after the water on the ground is drained, the water in the water accumulating groove 331 is rapidly drained through the water leaking groove 332, conduction between the first plate electrode 324 and the panel 341 is disconnected, the water flowing detection device controls the first motor 317 to be closed so as to stop operation of the electric hair cutting device 310, the water flowing detection device further drives the second motor 344 to rotate reversely, the guide track plate 342 is driven to rotate reversely so as to close the water flowing through holes in the panel 341 through the blades 343, and thus, the water drainage function of the floor drain 300 stops.
The above descriptions about the specification and the embodiments are used for illustrating the scope of protection of the present invention, but do not constitute a limitation to the scope of protection of the present invention.
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