CN219070147U - Drainage structure of cleaning equipment, floor sweeping machine and cleaning device - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a household appliances technical field provides a cleaning device's drainage structures, machine of sweeping floor and cleaning device, include: the utility model provides a cleaning device's drainage structure makes the position that first drain pipe is close to the drain end form the pipeline that extends along drainage direction top-down to make the difference in height, avoid unable exhaust waste water backward flow and backward flow in the first drain pipe, prevent ponding in drain pipe and/or the cleaning device, be favorable to drain pipe and cleaning device to keep clean, avoid the impurity in the waste water to deposit in first drain pipe simultaneously, be favorable to the drainage route to keep normally, guarantee the drainage effect.

Description

Drainage structure of cleaning equipment, floor sweeping machine and cleaning device

Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a drainage structure of cleaning equipment, a sweeper and a cleaning device.

Background

Common cleaning equipment often all needs to discharge waste water after the cleaning process finishes, among the prior art, often adopt the drain pipe to introduce the waste water in the cleaning equipment in the floor drain, and some floor drain mouth of pipe in the building can be higher than ground setting, when the water inlet end of floor drain is higher than the drainage end of cleaning equipment, the water inlet end and the drainage end of drain pipe have the difference in height, can not be discharged waste water to flow back again to drain pipe and/or cleaning equipment in the accumulation, causes breeding of bacterium and mould, simultaneously, impurity in the waste water still can deposit in the body of drain pipe, blocks up the drain pipe, influences drainage effect.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the technical problem, the present disclosure provides a drainage structure of a cleaning device, a sweeper and a cleaning device.

In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a drain structure of a cleaning apparatus, comprising: the water inlet end of the first drain pipe is communicated with the water outlet of the cleaning device, the water outlet end of the first drain pipe is suitable for discharging water in the first drain pipe, a communicating part extending upwards in the height direction is formed on the first drain pipe, and at least part of the communicating part is higher than the water outlet end of the first drain pipe.

Optionally, the cleaning device further comprises a clamping piece, wherein the clamping piece is clamped on the first drain pipe and is suitable for being connected with the cleaning device.

Optionally, the number of the clamping pieces is multiple, and at least one clamping piece is suitable for being clamped with the communicating part.

Optionally, the communication portion is formed with an upwardly curved bend section.

Optionally, at least a portion of the elbow section is inclined to a side remote from the drain end of the first drain pipe.

Optionally, the cleaning device further comprises a communicating piece, wherein a bending channel is arranged in the communicating piece, the water inlet end of the bending channel is used for communicating with a water outlet of the cleaning device, and the water outlet end of the bending channel is communicated with the water inlet end of the first water outlet pipe.

Optionally, the device also comprises a second drain pipe, a tee structure and a water inlet pipe; the drainage end of the water inlet pipe is communicated with the water inlet end of the tee structure, the water inlet end of the second water outlet pipe is communicated with the drainage end of the tee structure, and the drainage end of the first water outlet pipe is communicated with the bypass end of the tee structure.

Optionally, a water pump is arranged on the second water outlet pipe and/or the water inlet pipe.

Optionally, the water pump is a vane pump.

Optionally, at least part of the communication portion is higher than the tee structure.

Optionally, the floor drain further comprises a third drain pipe, wherein the water inlet end of the third drain pipe is communicated with the water outlet end of the second drain pipe, the water outlet end of the third drain pipe is suitable for being communicated with a floor drain, and a one-way valve is arranged in the third drain pipe.

According to the drainage structure of the cleaning equipment, the water inlet end of the first drainage pipe is communicated with the water outlet of the cleaning equipment, so that a drainage channel is formed, and after the waste water in the cleaning equipment is led out, the waste water can be drained from the water outlet end of the first drainage pipe; through being formed with the intercommunication portion that upwards extends along the direction of height on first drain pipe to make at least partial intercommunication portion be higher than the drainage end of first drain pipe, make the position that first drain pipe is close to the drainage end form the pipeline that extends along drainage direction top-down, thereby can make the difference in height, avoid unable exhaust waste water backward flow and backward flow in the first drain pipe, prevent ponding in drain pipe and/or the cleaning equipment, be favorable to drain pipe and cleaning equipment to keep clean, avoid the impurity in the waste water to deposit in first drain pipe simultaneously, be favorable to the drainage path to keep generally, guarantee drainage effect.

Another aspect of the present disclosure provides a floor sweeper including the drainage structure of the cleaning apparatus described above.

The present disclosure also provides a cleaning apparatus comprising a laundry treatment device and a sweeper as claimed; the laundry treatment apparatus is disposed above the sweeper, and the drain port is disposed at the bottom of the sweeper.

The sweeper and the cleaning device have the advantage of avoiding waste water backflow due to the drainage structure of the cleaning device, so that the sweeper and the cleaning device have better quality in corresponding aspects.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present disclosure or the solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required for the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without inventive effort.

FIG. 1 is a schematic front side view of a cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a rear schematic view of a cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a sweeper according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of a sweeper according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of a first drain pipe according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a top view of a sweeper according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along A-A in FIG. 6;

fig. 8 is a B-B cross-sectional view of fig. 6.

Wherein, 1, floor drain tee; 2. a cleaning device; 20. a laundry treatment apparatus; 201. a first waste; 202. a first external water access pipe; 22. a sweeper; 221. a second waste; 222. a second external water access pipe; 223. a one-way valve; 224. a first drain pipe; 225. a clamping piece; 226. a second drain pipe; 227. a tee structure; 228. a water inlet pipe; 229. a third drain pipe; 231. a water station; 232. cleaning a tray; 233. a water absorbing member; 234. a water inlet valve; 235. a water outlet; 236. a water pump; 237. a tube holder; 238. mop cloth; 3. a water tap.

Detailed Description

In order that the above objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure may be more clearly understood, a further description of aspects of the present disclosure will be provided below. It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments of the present disclosure and features in the embodiments may be combined with each other.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure, but the present disclosure may be practiced otherwise than as described herein; it will be apparent that the embodiments in the specification are only some, but not all, embodiments of the disclosure.

As shown in fig. 3 to 5, the present embodiment provides a drainage structure of a cleaning apparatus, comprising: the first drain pipe 224 may be a flexible pipe or a hard pipe, the water inlet end of the first drain pipe 224 is used for communicating with the water outlet 235 of the cleaning device, the water outlet end of the first drain pipe 224 is suitable for discharging water in the first drain pipe 224, the first drain pipe 224 is formed with a communicating portion extending upward in the height direction, the communicating portion may be a straight pipe structure or a bent pipe structure, and at least part of the communicating portion is higher than the water outlet end of the first drain pipe 224. Specifically, the height direction refers to the height direction of the cleaning apparatus, and the height direction refers not only to the vertical direction, that is, the communication portion may be inclined in the longitudinal direction or the width direction of the cleaning apparatus.

In the drainage structure of the cleaning device of the embodiment, the water inlet end of the first drain pipe 224 is communicated with the water outlet 235 of the cleaning device, so that a drainage channel is formed, and after the waste water in the cleaning device is led out, the waste water can be drained from the water outlet end of the first drain pipe 224; through being formed with the intercommunication portion that upwards extends along the direction of height on first drain pipe 224 to make at least partial intercommunication portion be higher than the drainage end of first drain pipe 224, can make the difference in height, make the position that first drain pipe 224 is close to the drainage end form along the pipeline that drainage direction top-down extends, avoid unable exhaust waste water backward flow and backward flow in the first drain pipe 224, prevent ponding in drain pipe and/or the cleaning equipment, be favorable to drain pipe and cleaning equipment to keep clean, avoid the impurity in the waste water to deposit in first drain pipe 224 simultaneously, be favorable to the drainage route to keep generally, guarantee drainage effect.

It should be noted that the drainage device may be disposed on different cleaning devices having drainage and/or liquid discharge requirements, and exemplary drainage devices include, but are not limited to, washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, floor cleaning devices, etc., and the drainage device may be disposed completely suspended between the water inlet end and the water outlet end of the first drainage pipe 224, or may be mounted on a side wall of the cleaning device through a connection member.

In some embodiments, the drainage structure further includes a clamping member 225, the clamping member 225 is clamped on the first drainage pipe 224, an elastic bayonet made of plastic or metal can be provided on the clamping member 225 for clamping with the outer wall of the first drainage pipe 224, the clamping member 225 is suitable for connecting with a cleaning device, the clamping member 225 can be connected to the side wall of the cleaning device in a plugging or riveting manner, so that falling off of the clamping member 225 can be avoided, and the drainage structure has higher reliability. Specifically, through set up the joint spare 225 that is used for with first drain pipe 224 joint on cleaning equipment, can fix first drain pipe 224, when avoiding waste water inflow first drain pipe 224, first drain pipe 224 atress produces the swing, makes the interface of the water inlet end of first drain pipe 224 and drain end not hard up problem that causes the water leakage, in addition through set up the joint spare 225 that is used for with the intercommunication portion joint, can avoid the swing or the deformation of intercommunication portion, guarantee the water proof effect of intercommunication portion.

In some more detailed embodiments, the number of the clamping members 225 is plural, the plurality of clamping members 225 may be arranged along the extending direction of the first drain pipe 224, and at least one clamping member 225 is adapted to be clamped with the communicating portion. Specifically, when the first drain pipe 224 is a flexible pipe, the clamping member 225 may be used to limit the first drain pipe 224, so that a communication portion is formed at a preset position, the clamping member 225 may have a wider clamping portion, so as to form surface contact with an outer wall of the first drain pipe 224, and avoid bending of the first drain pipe 224 due to overlarge local stress, and when the first drain pipe 224 is relatively strong, the number of the clamping members 225 and/or the width of the clamping members 225 may be reduced, so that the space occupied by the clamping members 225 on the surface of the cleaning device is reduced.

Optionally, in certain embodiments, the communication portion is formed with an upwardly curved bend section. Specifically, the bent pipe section may be an inverted U-shaped structure, a C-shaped structure, or an O-shaped structure in which the water inlet section and the water outlet end are overlapped in a crossing manner. Through setting up the bend section on the intercommunication portion, both can realize the effect of water proof through the difference in height of bend section, can avoid intraductal dog-ear to influence water velocity again.

Further, at least a portion of the elbow section is inclined to a side remote from the discharge end of the first drain pipe 224. Specifically, by setting the bend to incline to a side away from the drain end of the first drain pipe 224, a space can be avoided for a drain assembly connected to the drain end of the first drain pipe 224, and under the condition that the space is limited in the arrangement of the drain structure, a height difference between the highest point of the bend and the drain end of the first drain pipe 224 is ensured to be enough to prevent waste water from flowing back, and the influence of too small bending angle of the pipe section between the bend and the drain end of the first drain pipe 224 on the drain effect can be avoided.

In other embodiments, the drainage structure further includes a communicating member, in which a bending channel is disposed, a water inlet end of the bending channel is used to communicate with the water outlet 235 of the cleaning device, and a water outlet end of the bending channel is communicated with a water inlet end of the first water outlet pipe 224, where the bending channel of the communicating member may be a rigid structure with a fixed bending direction and angle, or may be an adjustable universal structure. In more detail, the direction of the wastewater flowing out of the drain opening 235 can be changed by providing the above-mentioned communicating member, thereby introducing the wastewater into the first drain pipe 224 disposed in parallel with respect to the sidewall of the cleaning apparatus.

The drain end of the first drain pipe 224 may be directly connected to the floor drain, or may be connected to another drain assembly to indirectly drain water to the floor drain.

Illustratively, in some embodiments, the present drainage structure further includes a second drain pipe 226, a tee structure 227, and a water inlet pipe 228; the water inlet pipe 228 has a water inlet end connected to the water inlet end of the tee structure 227, the water inlet end of the second water outlet pipe 226 is connected to the water outlet end of the tee structure 227, the water inlet end of the venturi structure is provided with a contracting section with gradually contracting cross section along the water inlet direction, the water outlet section is provided with an expanding section with gradually expanding cross section along the water outlet direction, the contracting section and the expanding section are connected to each other, a throat part is formed between the contracting section and the expanding section, the contracting section and the expanding section can be in a conical surface structure, the diameter of the joint of the contracting section and the throat part is the same as that of the joint of the expanding section and the throat part, the water outlet end of the first water outlet pipe 224 is connected to the bypass end of the tee structure 227, and the bypass end is connected to the side wall of the throat part. Through the above arrangement, the water inlet pipe 228 is used for introducing water into the three-way structure 227, the water flows to the expansion section through the contraction section, a vacuum area is formed near the water inlet of the expansion end, and a siphon effect is formed in the communicating part between the throat and the bypass end, so that air and/or water in the first water outlet pipe 224 is sucked out, and therefore, when the water inlet pipe 228 is used for injecting water into the three-way structure 227 through the communicating part, the water flows into the cleaning equipment through the first water outlet pipe 224.

In some further embodiments, a water pump 236 is provided on the second drain 226 and/or inlet 228. The water inlet end of the water inlet pipe 228 is usually provided with a water inlet valve 234, when the water inlet pipe 228 is higher than the second water outlet pipe 226, the water can be flushed to the three-way structure 227 by gravity to form a venturi effect, and the air and/or water in the first water outlet pipe 224 is sucked out; optionally, a water pump 236 may be disposed on the second water drain pipe 226, for pumping water from the second water drain pipe 226 to pump water from the water inlet pipe 228 into the three-way structure 227 into the second water drain pipe 226, and discharging air in the first water drain pipe 224 and the water absorbing member 233 of the cleaning device through venturi effect, and then discharging waste water in the cleaning device, wherein the water inlet valve 234 may be closed during the process of discharging waste water, only pumping water through the water pump 236 communicated with the second water drain pipe 226, and also may be blocked to enable the water inlet valve 234 to drain through venturi effect. When the height difference between the water inlet pipe 228 and the second water outlet pipe 226 is limited, a water pump 236 may be disposed on the water inlet pipe 228 for pressurizing water injected into the three-way structure 227, and increasing the water flow rate to enhance the siphon capacity at the throat connection pipe, and of course, the water pump 236 may be disposed on both the water inlet pipe 228 and the second water outlet pipe 226 when the water outlet and/or the air exhaust demands are large.

Illustratively, the water pump 236 is a vane pump, which may be disposed in communication with the second drain 226, and which is filled with water via the inlet pipe 228 to provide an operating pressure, and the height differential formed in the communication portion is capable of blocking water flow when the inlet pipe is filling the vane pump to avoid water from filling the drain 235. Because the impeller pump has compact structure, small outline size and large flow, the space can be saved while the drainage requirement is met, and the impeller pump is adopted to help reduce the size of the whole machine; in addition, the impeller pump has uniform output flow, stable operation and low noise, and can provide better user experience.

In more detail, at least part of the communication part is higher than the tee structure 227, specifically, at least part of the communication part should be higher than the water inlet end of the tee structure 227, and a height difference is formed between the highest point of the communication part and the water inlet end of the tee structure 227 to prevent water from flowing into the cleaning apparatus through the first drain pipe 224 when the water inlet pipe 228 injects water into the tee structure 227.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 6 and 7, the water draining device further comprises a third water draining pipe 229, the water inlet end of the third water draining pipe 229 is communicated with the water draining end of the second water draining pipe 226, the water draining end of the third water draining pipe 229 is suitable for being communicated with the floor drain, the check valve 223 is arranged in the third water draining pipe 229, and the check valve 223 can be arranged at the water inlet end of the third water draining pipe 229 or the water draining end of the third water draining pipe 229. By arranging the one-way valve 223, waste water can be further prevented from flowing back into the drainage pipeline and/or the cleaning equipment, so that the pipeline and the cleaning equipment are kept dry, clean and sanitary, the user experience is improved, and the service life of the cleaning equipment is prolonged.

As shown in fig. 8, this embodiment additionally provides a floor sweeper 22 including the above-described drainage structure of the cleaning apparatus. Specifically, a water station 231 is arranged in the sweeper 22 and is used for wetting or cleaning a mop 238 of the sweeper 22, a cleaning disc 232 is arranged in the water station 231, the cleaning disc 232 is arranged below the mop 238 and is used for receiving waste water flowing through the mop 238, and a water absorbing piece 233 is also arranged in the water station 231 and is used for absorbing the waste water in the water collecting disc and discharging the waste water through a water outlet 235 and a first water outlet pipe 224.

As shown in conjunction with fig. 1 and 2, the present embodiment also provides a cleaning apparatus 2 including a laundry treatment device 20 and a sweeper 22; the laundry treating apparatus 20 is disposed above the sweeper 22, and the drain opening 235 is disposed at the bottom of the sweeper 22, and the laundry treating apparatus 20 may be a washing machine, a clothes dryer, a washing and drying integrated machine, a nursing cabinet, or the like. Through the vertical arrangement of clothing treatment facility 20 and machine 22 of sweeping the floor, can effectively save space, be provided with first waste pipe 201 on the clothing treatment facility 20, first waste pipe 201 and tee bend structure 1 intercommunication are used for discharging the waste water in the clothing treatment facility 20 to the floor drain, be provided with second waste pipe 221 on the machine 22 of sweeping the floor, the feed liquor end of second waste pipe 221 can be direct with first drain pipe 224 intercommunication, when be provided with the foretell structure of passing through venturi principle drainage on the machine 22 of sweeping the floor, the feed liquor end of second waste pipe 221 also can be with third drain pipe 229 intercommunication, the flowing back end of second waste pipe 221 passes through floor drain tee 1 and floor drain intercommunication. In more detail, the laundry treating apparatus 20 is further provided with a first external water inlet pipe 202, one end of the first external water inlet pipe 202 is communicated with the tap 3, and the other end thereof may be communicated with a water inlet valve 234 of the laundry treating apparatus 20, for injecting clean water into the laundry treating apparatus 20 to clean fabrics; wherein, the water inlet valve 234 may be provided with a three-way connecting piece, the three-way connecting piece is communicated with the water inlet end connected with the second external water inlet pipe 222, and the other end connected with the second external water inlet pipe 222 is used for being communicated with the water inlet valve 234 of the sweeper 22 and is used for injecting clean water into the sweeper 22 to clean the mop 238; when the washing process is finished, the waste water after the cloth treating apparatus 20 washes the cloth is discharged from the first waste water pipe 201, and the waste water after the sweeper 22 washes the mop 238 is discharged from the second waste water pipe 221.

The sweeper 22 and the cleaning device 2 provided by the disclosure comprise the drainage structure of the cleaning equipment, and the drainage structure of the cleaning equipment has the advantage of avoiding waste water backflow, so the sweeper 22 and the cleaning device 2 have better quality in corresponding aspects.

In the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "height", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the embodiments of the present disclosure and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the structures or devices referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present disclosure.

It should be noted that in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" and the like are used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Moreover, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The foregoing is merely a specific embodiment of the disclosure to enable one skilled in the art to understand or practice the disclosure. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure. Thus, the present disclosure is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown and described herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims (13)

1. A drain structure of a cleaning apparatus, comprising: the cleaning device comprises a first drain pipe (224), wherein the water inlet end of the first drain pipe (224) is used for being communicated with a water outlet (235) of the cleaning device, the water outlet end of the first drain pipe (224) is suitable for discharging water in the first drain pipe (224), a communicating part extending upwards in the height direction is formed on the first drain pipe (224), and at least part of the communicating part is higher than the water outlet end of the first drain pipe (224).

2. The drain structure of a cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a clamping member (225), the clamping member (225) being clamped on the first drain pipe (224), the clamping member (225) being adapted to be connected with the cleaning apparatus.

3. The drain structure of the cleaning apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the number of the engaging pieces (225) is plural, and at least one engaging piece (225) is adapted to engage with the communicating portion.

4. The drain structure of the cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communication portion is formed with a bent pipe section bent upward.

5. A drain structure of a cleaning device according to claim 4, wherein at least part of the curved pipe section is inclined to a side remote from the drain end of the first drain pipe (224).

6. The drainage structure of a cleaning device according to claim 1, further comprising a communication member, wherein a bent passage is provided in the communication member, a water inlet end of the bent passage is used for communicating with a water outlet (235) of the cleaning device, and a water outlet end of the bent passage is communicated with a water inlet end of the first water outlet pipe (224).

7. The drain structure of the cleaning apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a second drain pipe (226), a three-way structure (227), and a water inlet pipe (228); the water outlet end of the water inlet pipe (228) is communicated with the water inlet end of the tee structure (227), the water inlet end of the second water outlet pipe (226) is communicated with the water outlet end of the tee structure (227), and the water outlet end of the first water outlet pipe (224) is communicated with the bypass end of the tee structure (227).

8. A drainage structure of a cleaning device according to claim 7, characterized in that a water pump (236) is provided on the second drain pipe (226) and/or the water inlet pipe (228).

9. The drain structure of the cleaning apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the water pump (236) is a vane pump.

10. A drain structure of a cleaning device according to claim 7, characterized in that at least part of the communication is higher than the tee structure (227).

11. The drain structure of the cleaning apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a third drain pipe (229), a water inlet end of the third drain pipe (229) being in communication with a water outlet end of the second drain pipe (226), a water outlet end of the third drain pipe (229) being adapted to be in communication with a floor drain, a one-way valve (223) being provided in the third drain pipe (229).

12. A sweeper comprising a drainage structure of a cleaning apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.

13. A cleaning apparatus characterized by comprising a laundry treatment device (20) and a sweeper (22) according to claim 12; the clothes treatment device (20) is arranged above the sweeper (22), and the water outlet (235) is arranged at the bottom of the sweeper (22).

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