Patent Application
20240415346
The present application is a continuation-in-part application of Chinese Patent Application No. 202321563594.8, filed on Jun. 19, 2023. The disclosures of the aforementioned applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.
The present disclosure relates to a technical field of pet supplies, and more particularly to a pet hair collector.
A pet hair collector is used for collecting hair shed from pets, such as cats, dogs or other animals, to avoid the hair flying in air or falling on the ground to damage the environment.
However, the ways of heat diffusion of the printed circuit board (PCB) in the prior art of pet hair collectors are comparably complex, causing the heat of PCB diffuse out ineffectively.
In order to overcome the defect as aforementioned, the purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a pet hair collector.
In order to achieve this purpose, the present disclosure adopts the following technical solutions.
In first aspect of the present disclosure, a pet hair collector is provided, the pet hair collector including: a base, a fan installation shell and a printed circuit board; the base includes an air outlet pathway, the fan installation shell is mounted on the base; the fan installation shell has an air outlet that is communicated with the air outlet pathway; the printed circuit board is opposite with the air outlet.
In some embodiments, the printed circuit board includes a board body and a component; the component is mounted on one side of the board body facing with the air outlet; the component includes at least one of a resistor, a capacitor, an inductor, a transformer and a semiconductor component.
In some embodiments, the base includes a top housing, a side housing and a bottom housing; the side housing is connected between the top housing and the bottom housing; the top housing, the side housing and the bottom housing encompass the air outlet pathway, the fan installation shell is mounted inside the top housing; the bottom housing includes a bottom housing body and a supporter; the bottom housing body encircles a periphery of the supporter, the printed circuit board is mounted inside the supporter; a distance between the supporter and the top housing is less than the distance between the bottom housing body and the top housing.
In some embodiments, the pet hair collector includes a power wire, passing through the supporter and electrically connected with the printed circuit board; the side of the supporter away from the printed circuit board has a receiving chamber, configured for receiving the power wire.
In some embodiments, the pet hair collector includes a hose, the hose is mounted on the base; one side of the side housing away from the air outlet pathway has a hose storage portion, the hose storage portion is used for receiving the hose.
In some embodiments, the pet hair collector includes a hair collector body and a dust cup, the fan installation shell covers the periphery of the hair collector body; the dust cup is connected with the fan installation shell and the base; the side of the base towards the dust cup has a heat vent that is disposed closer to the dust cup than the hair collector body; the heat vent is communicated with the air outlet pathway.
In some embodiments, a side of the base towards the dust cup has an engaging portion; the engaging portion is located on an opposite side of the base away from the air outlet, and spaced with the heat vent; the dust cup is provided with an engaged portion, the engaging portion is engaged with the engaged portion.
In some embodiments, the engaging portion includes a connecting body, a first engaging body, a second engaging body and an elastic body; the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion are opposite with each other, both of them are connected with the connecting body; the elastic body is connected with the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion, and spaced with the connecting body; the elastic body is clamped with the engaged portion.
In some embodiments, the hair collector body has a dust cup connecting portion; the dust cup has a main body connecting portion, the main body connecting portion is connected with the dust cup connecting portion.
In some embodiments, the fan installation shell is provided with a base connecting portion, the base includes a mounting portion and a fastening portion; the mounting portion and the fastening portion are disposed along a height direction of the pet hair collector; the base further includes an air inlet that is communicated with the air outlet and the air outlet pathway; the fastening portion is disposed inside the air outlet pathway; the base connecting portion passing through the mounting portion is connected with the fastening portion.
In some embodiments, one side of the base faced with the fan installation shell has a limiting portion, the limiting portion encircles the periphery of the air inlet, the fan installation shell is provided with a matching portion; the matching portion is limited in the limiting portion.
In second aspect of the present disclosure, a pet hair collector may including: a dust cup connected with a hose; a hair collector body arranged on one side of the dust cup and connected to the dust cup side by side, the hair collector body comprises a fan assembly configured for generating airflow to suck pet hair into the dust cup through the hose; a base with an air outlet pathway inside, located below the dust cup and the hair collector body; a fan installation shell covered on the periphery of the hair collector body and installed on the base, the fan installation shell has an air outlet communicated with the air outlet pathway of the base; a printed circuit board located in the air outlet pathway and arranged below the air outlet of the fan installation shell; wherein, at least one heat vent is opened on the base below the dust cup, the airflow generated by the fan assembly of the hair collector body enters the air outlet pathway from the bottom of the hair collector body through the air outlet, and blows to the printed circuit board below the air outlet, and then dissipated from the at least one heat vent below the dust cup.
In third aspect of the present disclosure, a pet hair collector may including: a dust cup connected with a hose; a hair collector body arranged on one side of the dust cup, the hair collector body comprises a fan assembly configured for generating airflow to suck pet hair into the dust cup through the hose; a base with an air outlet pathway inside, located below the dust cup and the hair collector body; a fan installation shell covered on the periphery of the hair collector body and installed on the base, the fan installation shell has an air outlet communicated with the air outlet pathway of the base; a printed circuit board located in the air outlet pathway and arranged below the air outlet of the fan installation shell; wherein, at least one heat vent is opened on the base below the dust cup, the airflow generated by the fan assembly of the hair collector body enters the air outlet pathway from the bottom of the hair collector body through the air outlet, and blows to the printed circuit board below the air outlet, and then dissipated from the at least one heat vent below the dust cup; wherein the pet hair collector further comprises a first temperature sensor, which is arranged in the air outlet pathway of the base and adjacent to the air outlet of the fan installation shell.
The embodiments of the present application provide a pet hair collector including a base, a fan installation shell and a printed circuit board. The base includes an air outlet pathway, the fan installation shell is mounted on the base. The fan installation shell has an air outlet that is communicated with the air outlet pathway. The printed circuit board is disposed inside the air outlet pathway, the printed circuit board is opposed with the air outlet. Therefore, the air flow that is flowing out of the air outlet may enter into the air outlet pathway to heat the printed circuit board, in favor of avoiding that the printed circuit board can't work since the temperature is too high. Moreover, the heat dissipation methods of the printed circuit board is simple, it has no need to arrange the heat dissipation structures in the pet hair collector, which helps to simplify the structure of the pet hair collector and save manufacturing cost.
In order to illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure more clearly, the drawings required to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. For one of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings may also be obtained according to these drawings without paying any creative effort.
Technical solutions of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, in which the same numbers refer to the same or similar elements unless otherwise specified. It will be appreciated that the described embodiments represent some, rather than all, of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Other embodiments conceived or derived by those having ordinary skills in the art based on the described embodiments without inventive efforts should fall within the scope of the present disclosure.
Embodiments of the present disclosure shown in the drawings will be described in detail below. When describing the accompanying drawings, unless otherwise noted, the same reference number in different drawings indicate the same or similar elements. The embodiments described below do not represent all of the possible embodiments of the present disclosure. Instead, the embodiments described below are only some devices and methods that are consistent with various aspects of invention defined by the claims.
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The pet hair collector 100 can include a base 11, a fan installation shell 12, and a printed circuit board 13. An air outlet pathway 111 can be disposed inside the base 11. The fan installation shell 12 can be installed on the base 11, and the fan installation shell 12 can be used to install structures such as fans and fan covers. The fan installation shell 12 has an air outlet 121 which can promote air flowing during the operation of the pet hair collector 100 and maintain the normal operation of the pet hair collector 100.
In some embodiments, the printed circuit board 13 can convert the alternating current into direct current, so that the pet hair collector 100 can realize a constant direct current output.
In some embodiments, the air outlet 121 can be communicated with the air outlet pathway 111, the printed circuit board 13 can be located in the air outlet pathway 111, and the printed circuit board 13 is opposite to the air outlet 121, so that the air flowing out of the air outlet 121 may enter the air outlet pathway 111 dissipating heat from the printed circuit board 13 to ensure that the printed circuit board 13 is in a suitable temperature environment, and to prevent the printed circuit board 13 from being unable to work normally because of excessive temperature. In which, the dotted line with the arrows are indicated the direction of air flow.
Since the printed circuit board 13 is located in the air outlet pathway 111, the space occupied by the printed circuit board 13 in the pet hair collector 100 can be reduced, and the pet hair collector 100 does not need to be provided with a separate mounting structure to install the printed circuit board 13, which helps to improve the structure compactness of the pet hair collector 100.
In addition, the pet hair collector 100 has a simple way of dissipating heat from the printed circuit board 13, and it does not need to provide a separate heat dissipation structure in the pet hair collector 100 to dissipate heat from the printed circuit board 13, which helps to simplify the structure of the pet hair collector 100 and save manufacturing costs.
In some embodiments, the printed circuit board 13 may include a board body 131 and a component 132, the component 132 may be arranged on the side of the board body 131 facing the air outlet 121. The component 132 may include at least one of resistors, capacitors, inductors, transformers, and semiconductor devices. For example, the component 132 may both include resistors and capacitors; for another example, the component 132 may include resistors, capacitors, and inductors; for another example, the component 132 may include transformers and semiconductor devices, which may be set according to actual conditions. In which, the semiconductor device may be one of a diode, a triode, a field effect transistor, a thyristor, a chip or others.
In this way, the air flowing out of the air outlet 121 may enter the air outlet pathway 111 to dissipate heat from the component 132, which helps to ensure that the airflow flowing out of the air outlet 121 takes away the heat from the components 132, and helps to reduce the risk of damage of the components 132 due to excessive temperature.
In some embodiments, the base 11 may include a top housing 112, a side housing 113 and a bottom housing 114, the side housing 113 is connected between the top housing 112 and the bottom housing 114. An air outlet pathway 111 is defined by the top housing 112, the side housing 113 and the bottom housing 114 encompass. The fan installation shell 12 is installed on the top housing 112. The bottom housing 114 may include a bottom housing body 1141 and a support body 1142, the bottom housing body 1141 is surrounded by the outer periphery of the support body 1142, and the printed circuit board 13 is mounted on the support body 1142. Therefore, the support body 1142 may provide a certain supporting force for the printed circuit board 13 to improve the stability of the printed circuit board 13 which is installed on the base 11.
The distance between the support body 1142 and the top housing 112 is smaller than the distance between the bottom housing body 1141 and the top housing 112. The support body 1142 may be closer to the air outlet 121 relative to the bottom housing body 1141, the support body 1142 provides support for the printed circuit board 13, and the printed circuit board 13 may be risen, therefore the air flowing from the air outlet 121 can better enter into the printed circuit board 13 to improve the heat dissipation efficiency of the airflow from the air outlet 121 to the printed circuit board 13.
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When the pet hair collector 100 is working, the user may place the power wire 14 outside the receiving chamber 1143 to use the power wire 14. When the pet hair collector 100 is not working, the user may store the power wire 14 in the receiving chamber 1143, which helps reduce the risk of power wire 14 being exposed to damage.
In some embodiments, the pet hair collector 100 may include a hose 17 installed on the base 11. The base 11 may be provided with an air guide port 1111, the hose 17 is connected to the air guide port 1111, the side of the hose 17 away from the air guide port 1111 is connected with a pet grooming piece, then the hose 17 may suck the hair treated by the pet grooming piece through the air guide port 1111 into the pet hair collector 100.
In some embodiments, a hose storage portion 1131 may be arranged on the side of the side housing 113 facing away from the air outlet pathway 111, and the hose 17 is installed in the hose storage portion 1131. Therefore, the hose storage portion 1131 may provide storage space for the hose 17, which helps to improve the compactness of the structure of the pet hair collector 100.
The hose storage portion 1131 may be substantially concave in structure. Exemplarily, the side housing 113 may include a top housing connecting end, a bottom housing connecting end and a connecting end. The top housing connecting end is connected to the top housing 112, the bottom housing connecting end is connected to the bottom housing 114, and the connecting end is connected to the top housing connecting end. The hose storage portion 1131 is formed by the top housing connecting end, a bottom housing connecting end, and the side of the connection end facing away from the air outlet pathway 111. In this way, it is helpful to improve the stability of the hose 17 installed in the hose storage portion 1131.
In this way, when the pet hair collector 100 is working, the user may place the hose 17 outside the hose storage portion 1131 to use the hose 17. When the pet hair collector 100 is not working, the user may put the hose 17 in the hose storage portion 1131, which helps to reduce the space occupied by the hose 17.
In some cases, the hose 17 may be a charged hose, for example, the inside of the hose 17 may be provided with a power wire that is connected to the printed circuit board 13 to realize the electric conductive function of the hose 17, which helps to avoid bending of the wire.
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In some embodiments, the fan installation shell 12 may be integrally formed with the fan cover of the hair collector body 15, which facilitates the manufacturing. The fan installation shell 12 and the fan cover of the hair collector body 15 may encompass an annular air tube, and the annular air tube is filled with the sound-proof cottons, which helps to reduce the noise generated by the fan assembly in the hair collector body 15.
In addition, the periphery of the fan cover of the fan assembly of the hair collector body 15 as well as the fan assembly are fixed with flexible materials, therefore, the fan assembly is spaced from hard materials such as the fan cover of the hair collector body 15, which helps to reduce vibration generated during the operating time of the fan assembly, and helps to reduce the noise generated during the work of the pet hair collector 100.
In some embodiments, the pet hair collector 100 may also include a dust cup cover, a sealing member and a filtering element. The filtering element may be configured for filtering large particles, hair, hard dirt and other debris, helping to prevent debris from entering the hair collector body 15 to affect the normal work of the hair collector body 15. The sealing member may be located between the dust cup 16 and the dust cup cover to improve the sealing performance of the dust cup 16 and improve the efficiency of the dust cup 16 to collect hair.
In some embodiments, the dust cup cover may be molded integrally with the filter element through the method of the secondary injection molding, which facilitates manufacturing.
In some embodiments, a heat vent 115 may be arranged on the side of the base 11 facing the dust cup 16. The heat vent 115 may be arranged closer to the dust cup 16 relative to the hair collector body 15, the heat vent 115 may be communicate with the air outlet pathway 111. In this way, when the pet hair collector 100 is working, the air flowing out of the air outlet 121 may enter the air outlet pathway 111 to timely dissipate heat from the printed circuit board 13, and then may be dissipated out of the air outlet pathway 111 through the heat vent 115, which helps to prevent the high-temperature air from accumulating in the air outlet pathway 111, and improve the heat dissipation efficiency of the printed circuit board 13.
In addition, since the heat vent 115 is arranged closer to the dust cup 16 relative to the hair collector body 15, the airflow dissipated from the heat vent 115 can be dissipated out from one side of the dust cup 16, which helps to avoid the dissipated airflow to flow towards the hair collector body 15 to affect the normal operation of the fan assembly in the hair collector body 15.
In some embodiments, the number of the heat vents 115 may be multiple, and a plurality of heat vents 115 are all arranged on the side of the top housing 112 away from the air outlet 121. For example, a plurality of heat vents 115 are arranged around the side of the top housing 112 away from the air outlet 121. In this way, a plurality of heat vents 115 help to improve the efficiency of the air flowing out from the air outlet pathway 111, thus to improve the heat dissipation efficiency of the printed circuit board 13.
In some embodiments, the dust cup 16 is detachably connected to the base 11, which helps to clean up the hair gathered in the dust cup 16. For example, an engaging portion 116 is arranged on the side of the base 11 facing the dust cup 16, the engaging portion 116 is located on the side of the base 11 away from the air outlet 121 and is spaced from the heat vent 115, an engaged portion 161 is arranged on the dust cup 16, the engaging portion 116 is engaged with the engaged portion 161.
In this way, the dust cup 16 and the base 11 are connected through engagement of the engaging portion 116 and the engaged portion 161, which help to facilitate the installation of the dust cup 16 on the base 11, and help to improve the installation efficiency of the dust cup 16 and the base 11.
Exemplarily, the engaging portion 116 may include a card block which is protrudingly provided on the surface of the base 11 facing the dust cup 16. The engaged portion 161 includes a card slot, which is recessed on the outer surface of the dust cup 16. The card block is located facing with the card slot, to be engaged with the card slot, therefore the dust cup 16 is successfully connected to the base 11.
Another example is that the engaging portion 116 includes a card slot, which is recessed on the surface of the base 11 facing the dust cup 16, and the engaged portion 161 includes a card block, which is protrudingly provided on the outer surface of the dust cup 16. The card block is located facing with the card slot, to be engaged with the card slot, therefore the dust cup 16 is successfully connected to the base 11.
In other embodiments, the engaging method of the engaging portion 116 and the engaged portion 161 may use other methods.
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When the engaging portion 116 is engaged with the engaged portion 161, the elastic body 1164 can be clamped within the engaged portion 161 and located in the collection chamber 163. The first engaging body 1162 and the second engaging body 1163 are located outside the collection chamber 163, abutting against the dust cup 16, which help to prevent the engaging portion 116 from being loosened from the engaged portion 161. In addition, the elastic body 1164 also helps to reduce wear between the base 11 and the dust cup 16, and helps to improve the service life of the dust cup 16 and the base 11.
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In this way, the dust cup 16 and the hair collector body 15 are connected through the engagement of the dust cup connecting portion 151 and the body connecting portion 162, which facilitate the dust cup 16 to be installed on the hair collector body 15, improving the installation efficiency therebetween.
In addition, the body connecting portion 162 and the engaged portion 161 may provide a double fastening connection for the dust cup 16 to ensure the connecting stability of the dust cup 16 onto the base 11 and the hair collector body 15.
Exemplarily, when the dust cup 16 needs to be installed on the base 11, the engaged portion 161 is engaged with the engaging portion 116, and then the dust cup 16 is fixed on the hair collector body 15 by the engagement between the body connecting portion 162 and the dust cup connecting portion 151. When the dust cup 16 needs to be disassembled from the base 11, the body connecting portion 162 and the dust cup connecting portion 151 are separated, then disassembling the dust cup 16 from the base 11 by separating the engaged portion 161 from the engaging portion 116.
In this way, the method of the installation of the dust cup 16 on the base 11 and the fan installation shell 12 is simple, and convenient for manufacture. The user cleans the hair in the disassembled dust cup 16, which helps to prevent excessive accumulation of hair in the dust cup 16 and affect the normal operation of the hair collector body 15.
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In this way, the fan installation shell 12 can be securely connected to the base 11 through the base connecting portion 123, which helps to improve the stability of the fan installation shell 12 connected to the base 11.
In some embodiments, a limiting portion 120 may be provided on the side of the base 11 facing the fan installation shell 12, the limiting portion 120 is arranged around the outer periphery of the air inlet 119. The fan installation shell 12 is provided with a matching portion 124, the matching portion 124 is limited to the limiting portion 120.
In this way, when the fan installation shell 12 is connected to the base 11, the fan installation shell 12 is positioned at a connection position with the base 11 through the limiting portion 120, which helps to improve the accuracy of the fan installation shell 12 positioned at the connection position with the base 11, and improves the installation efficiency of the fan installation shell 12.
In addition, setting the limiting portion 120 around the periphery of the air inlet 119 also helps to ensure that the air inlet 119 has sufficient size, which increases the connection area between the air outlet 121 and the air inlet 119, and improves the air inlet efficiency of the air inlet 119.
For example, when the fan installation shell 12 needs to be installed on the base 11, the connection position between the fan installation shell 12 and the base 11 is pre-positioned through the installation portion 117 and the limiting portion 120. After the pre-positioning of the fan installation shell 12 and the base 11 is completed, the base connecting portion 123 is connected to the fastening portion 118. In this way, the method of installing the fan installation shell 12 on the base 11 is simple, which helps to improve the installation efficiency of fan installation shell 12.
The pet hair collector 100 of the embodiments of the present application includes a base 11, a fan installation shell 12, and a printed circuit board 13. The base 11 is provided with the air outlet pathway 111 therein. The fan installation shell 12 is installed on the base 11. The fan installation shell 12 has an air outlet 121, which boosts the air flowing of the pet hair collector 100 during its operation. The air outlet 121 is connected to the air outlet pathway 111, and the printed circuit board 13 is located in the air outlet pathway 111. The printed circuit board 13 is opposite with the air outlet 121, therefore the air flowing from the air outlet 121 can enter the air outlet pathway 111 to dissipate heat generated from the printed circuit board 13, which helps to ensure that the printed circuit board 13 is in a suitable temperature environment and avoids malfunction of the printed circuit board 13 due to high temperature. In addition, the method of the pet hair collector 100 dissipating heat from the printed circuit board 13 is simple. The pet hair collector 100 does not require a separate heat dissipation structure to dissipate heat from the printed circuit board 13, which helps to simplify the structure of the pet hair collector 100 and saves manufacturing costs.
In a specific embodiment, the pet hair collector 100 may include: a dust cup 16, which is connected with a hose 17; a hair collector body 15, which is arranged on one side of the dust cup 16 and connected to the dust cup 16 side by side, the hair collector body 15 includes a fan assembly that is configured for generating airflow to suck pet hair into the dust cup 16 through the hose 17; a base 11 with an air outlet pathway 111 inside, which is located below the dust cup 16 and the hair collector body 15; a fan installation shell 12, which is covered on the periphery of the hair collector body 15 and installed on the base 11, the fan installation shell 12 has an air outlet 121 communicated with the air outlet pathway 111 of the base 11; a printed circuit board 13, which is located in the air outlet pathway 111 and arranged below the air outlet 121 of the fan installation shell 12. At least one heat vent 115 is opened on the base below the dust cup 16, the airflow generated by the fan assembly of the hair collector body 15 enters the air outlet pathway 111 from the bottom of the hair collector body 15 through the air outlet 121, and blows to the printed circuit board 13 below the air outlet 121, and then dissipated from the at least one heat vent 115 below the dust cup 16.
The at least one heat vent 115 is opened on the top housing 112 of the base 11, the dust cup 16 and the hair collector body 15 are mounted on the top housing 112. The airflow dissipated from the at least one heat vent 115 may blow to the outer wall of the dust cup 16, which helps to clean the hair adsorbed on the outer wall of the dust cup 16.
In one embodiment, the pet hair collector 100 may further includes a first temperature sensor (not shown), which is arranged in the air outlet pathway 111 of the base 11 and adjacent to the air outlet 121 of the fan installation shell 12. The first is used for detecting the key temperature of the pet hair collector 100.
The pet hair collector 100 may further includes a controller communicated with the first temperature sensor. When the first temperature value detected by the first temperature sensor continues to exceed a preset temperature value within a first preset time, the controller controls the fan assembly to be turned off. Wherein, the preset temperature value and the first preset time can be set according to the actual situation of the pet hair collector 100, the purpose is to ensure the safety of the pet hair collector 100.
The pet hair collector further comprises a second temperature sensor arranged in the air outlet pathway 111 of the base 11 and adjacent to the at least one heat vent 115. When first temperature value detected by the first temperature sensor is greater than second temperature value detected by the second temperature sensor within a second preset time, the pet hair collector 100 generates a prompt signal, in other words, it may indicate that the heat dissipation effect is not good. Wherein the second preset time can be set according to the actual situation of the pet hair collector 100, the prompt signal can be to make the pet hair collector 100 produce a sound, or to make a control interface communicating with the pet hair collector 100 generate prompt information, etc.
In an embodiment, in order to describe the heat dissipation effect more accurately, when the first temperature value is greater than 1.5 times the second temperature value, the pet hair collector 100 generates a prompt signal.
The above embodiments further illustrate the contents of the present application, but should not be construed as limiting the present application. Without departing from the spirit and essence of the present application, modifications and substitutions made to the methods, steps or conditions of the present application all fall within the scope of the present application. Unless particularly specified, the technical means used in the embodiments are conventional means well known to those skilled in the art.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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| 202321563594.8 | Jun 2023 | CN | national |
