Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, the invention provides a drainage assembly and a window air conditioner with the same, which are used for solving the problems of inconvenient operation, low automation degree, low drainage efficiency, large water-taking noise and the like in the drainage process in the prior art.
The invention provides a drainage assembly which is arranged in a container, wherein the drainage assembly comprises a water storage part, a lever mechanism and a drainage part, and the drainage assembly comprises the following components:
The lever mechanism comprises a lever, one end of the lever is hinged with a pressure plate, and the other end of the lever is hinged with a first sealing piece;
the pressure plate can be arranged in a water storage cavity formed by the water storage piece in an up-and-down sliding manner;
the drain member is formed with a drain passage through which water in the container can be discharged to the outside of the container, and the first seal member can open or seal the drain passage;
When the liquid level of the container is lower than a preset liquid level, the first sealing member moves downwards under the gravity action of the first sealing member and seals the drainage channel, and the container does not drain water to the outside of the container;
When the liquid level of the container is higher than or equal to a preset liquid level, a part of water in the container enters the water storage cavity and applies downward pressure to the pressure plate, the pressure plate moves downward, the first sealing element is driven to move upward through the lever mechanism and open the drainage channel, and the container drains to the outside of the container.
Further optionally, the lever mechanism further comprises a first sliding piece and a second sliding piece, wherein one end of the lever is slidably connected with the first sliding piece, and meanwhile, the first sliding piece is rotatably connected with the pressure plate;
the other end of the lever is slidably connected with the second sliding piece, and meanwhile the second sliding piece is rotatably connected with the first sealing piece.
Further alternatively, when the liquid level of the container is lower than a preset liquid level, the first sealing member moves downwards under the action of gravity, the first sealing member rotates relative to the second sliding member, the second sliding member slides relative to the lever, the lever rotates clockwise around a rotating shaft, and the pressure plate moves upwards;
When the liquid level of the container is higher than or equal to a preset liquid level, the pressure plate moves downwards under the action of water pressure, the pressure plate rotates relative to the first sliding part, the first sliding part slides relative to the lever, the lever rotates anticlockwise around a rotating shaft, and then the first sealing part moves upwards.
Further alternatively, the top and the bottom of the water storage cavity are respectively provided with a water inlet and a water outlet of the water storage cavity, and water in the container enters the water storage cavity through the water inlet of the water storage cavity;
when the pressure plate moves to the position below the water storage cavity water outlet, the water storage cavity is drained to the container through the water storage cavity water outlet, and when the pressure plate moves to the position between the water storage cavity water inlet and the water storage cavity water outlet, the water storage cavity is not drained to the container.
Further optionally, a one-way valve is provided at the water storage cavity drain opening, allowing only the water storage cavity to drain to the container;
when the liquid level of the container is lower than a preset liquid level, water in the container cannot enter the water storage cavity through the water inlet of the water storage cavity, the first sealing piece moves downwards under the action of gravity, and the pressure plate is driven to move upwards through the lever mechanism;
When the liquid level of the container is higher than or equal to the preset liquid level, water higher than the preset liquid level in the container enters the water storage cavity through the water inlet of the water storage cavity and acts on the pressure plate, the pressure plate moves downwards, and when the pressure plate moves to the position below the water outlet of the water storage cavity, the water storage cavity discharges water to the container through the one-way valve.
When the pressure plate moves downwards to the vicinity of the water storage cavity water outlet, the pressure plate is simultaneously subjected to the adsorption force and the water pressure of the magnetic member, the sum of the adsorption force and the water pressure is larger than the gravity of the first sealing member, the pressure plate continues to move downwards, and the first sealing member moves upwards;
When the sum of the adsorption force and the water pressure received by the pressure plate is smaller than the gravity of the first sealing member, the first sealing member moves downward, and the pressure plate moves upward.
Further alternatively, the water storage part is provided with a avoidance groove at one side close to the lever mechanism, one end of the lever passes through the avoidance groove and is connected with the first sliding part, a third sealing part is arranged at the avoidance groove and has elasticity, and when the pressure plate slides relative to the water storage cavity, the third sealing part deforms and seals the avoidance groove.
Further alternatively, a water inlet of the drainage channel and a water outlet of the drainage channel are respectively formed at the top and the bottom of the drainage channel, a limit groove is formed at the water inlet of the drainage channel, a water inlet hole which is communicated with the container and the drainage channel is formed on the side wall of the limit groove, and a boss is formed at the bottom of the first sealing piece.
Further optionally, when the liquid level of the container gradually decreases and is lower than a preset liquid level, the first sealing member moves downwards under the action of gravity, and when the boss seals the water inlet of the drainage channel and the boss is not completely embedded in the limit groove, water in the container enters the drainage channel through the water inlet hole and is discharged to the outside of the container through the drainage channel outlet;
when the boss is completely embedded in the limit groove, the boss seals the water inlet hole, and the container does not drain water to the outside of the container.
Further alternatively, the drainage assembly further comprises a support arranged between the pressure plate and the first sealing element, the top of the support is rotatably connected with the lever through the rotating shaft, and the bottom of the support is fixedly connected with the container.
The invention also provides a window air conditioner, which comprises a chassis and the drainage assembly, wherein the drainage assembly is arranged in the chassis.
The invention provides a drainage assembly which is arranged in a container and comprises a water storage part, a lever mechanism and a drainage part, wherein the lever mechanism comprises a lever, two ends of the lever are respectively hinged with a pressure plate and a first sealing part, the pressure plate is arranged in a water storage cavity of the water storage part, the first sealing part is used for opening or sealing a drainage channel of the drainage part, when the liquid level of the container is lower than a preset liquid level, the first sealing part moves downwards under the action of gravity and seals the drainage channel, the container does not drain outwards, the lever rotates, the pressure plate moves upwards, when the liquid level of the container is higher than or equal to the preset liquid level, water in the container enters the water storage cavity, the pressure plate moves downwards under the action of water pressure, the lever rotates, the first sealing part moves upwards and opens the drainage channel, the container drains outwards, when the drainage assembly is applied to a window type air conditioner, the drainage assembly can drain condensed water in time, the structure is simple, automatic drainage is realized along with the change of the liquid level of the chassis, the drainage is timely and the accumulated water is less, the degree of automation is high, the efficiency is high, the use experience of a user is improved, the drainage assembly is a pure mechanical structure, no electric signal is involved, the water is reliably arranged under the water level, the water in the water is reliably arranged under the water level, the water is greatly due to the design, the water is not influenced by the heat expansion, the traditional drainage structure is not influenced by the water, and the water is not has high temperature, and the problem is not is reasonably influenced by the drainage, and has the problem is caused by the water is due to the water, and has a reasonable drainage problem.
Detailed Description
Other advantages and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description, which, by way of illustration, is to be read in connection with certain specific embodiments, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.
The terminology used in the embodiments of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used in this application and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the "plurality" generally includes at least two, but does not exclude the case of at least one.
It should be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein is merely an association relationship describing the associated object, and means that there may be three relationships, e.g., a and/or B, and that there may be three cases where a exists alone, while a and B exist together, and B exists alone. In addition, the character "/" herein generally indicates that the front and rear associated objects are an "or" relationship.
It should also be noted that the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a product or system that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such product or system. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one of the elements" does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in a commodity or system comprising the element.
When the existing container is used for draining water, a user is required to manually open the drain hole positioned on the outer side, when the water draining is finished, the user is required to close the drain hole again, the operation is inconvenient and complicated, the user is required to judge the liquid level of the container, the water draining is performed again, and the degree of automation and the water draining efficiency are low. The application creatively provides a drainage assembly which is arranged in a container, wherein the drainage assembly comprises a water storage part, a lever mechanism and a drainage part, the lever mechanism comprises a lever, two ends of the lever are respectively connected with a pressure plate and a first sealing part, the pressure plate is slidably arranged in a water storage cavity formed by the water storage part, and the drainage part can slidably open or close a drainage channel formed by the drainage part;
When the liquid level of the container is higher than or equal to the preset liquid level, the pressure plate moves downwards, the lever rotates, the first sealing element opens the drainage channel, the container drains outwards, the structure is simple, automatic drainage can be realized along with the change of the liquid level of the container, the drainage is timely, the automation degree is high, the drainage efficiency is high, and the problem that the drainage process is inconvenient to operate due to unreasonable drainage structure design is solved.
As shown in fig. 1a, 1b, 2a and 2b, the present embodiment provides a drainage assembly disposed in a container, the drainage assembly including a water storage member 11, a lever mechanism and a drainage member 32, the lever mechanism including a lever 2, one end of the lever 2 being hinged with a pressure plate 12, the other end of the lever 2 being hinged with a first seal member 31, the water storage member 11 being formed with a water storage chamber in which the pressure plate 12 is slidably disposed up and down, the drainage member 32 being formed with a drainage channel 33, the drainage channel 33 communicating the container with the outside of the container, water in the container being discharged to the outside of the container through the drainage channel 33, the first seal member 31 being openable or sealing the drainage channel 33;
When the liquid level of the container is lower than the preset liquid level, the first sealing element 31 moves downwards under the action of gravity and seals the drainage channel 33, the container does not drain to the outside of the container, the lever 2 rotates, the pressure plate 12 moves upwards, when the liquid level of the container is higher than or equal to the preset liquid level, a part of water in the container enters the water storage cavity and applies downward pressure to the pressure plate 12, the pressure plate 12 moves downwards, the first sealing element 31 is driven to move upwards by the lever mechanism and the drainage channel 33 is opened, and the container drains to the outside of the container;
In summary, the drainage assembly has the advantages of being simple in structure, capable of realizing automatic drainage along with the change of the liquid level of the container, free of manual operation of a user, timely in drainage, less in accumulated water in the container, high in automation degree and drainage efficiency, capable of improving the use experience of the user, and being of a pure mechanical structure, free of electric signals, safe, reliable and convenient to install in underwater operation, relatively low in cost, capable of solving the problem of large water-fetching noise when the condensed water in the container is more, and capable of solving the problem of inconvenient operation in the drainage process caused by unreasonable design of the drainage structure.
The lever mechanism further includes a first slider 221 and a second slider 222, one end of the lever 21 is slidably connected to the first slider 221 while the first slider 221 is rotatably connected to the pressure plate 12, the pressure plate 12 is rotatable relative to the first slider 221, the first slider 221 is slidable relative to the lever 21, and further, the movement of the pressure plate is transmitted to the first sealing member 31 via the lever 21, or the movement of the first sealing member 31 is transmitted to the pressure plate 12 via the lever 21.
The other end of the lever 21 can be connected with the second sliding piece 222 in a sliding way, and meanwhile, the second sliding piece 222 can be connected with the first sealing piece 31 in a rotating way, the first sealing piece 31 can rotate relative to the second sliding piece 222, and the second sliding piece 222 can slide relative to the lever 21;
Further, when the liquid level of the container is lower than the preset liquid level, the first sealing member 31 moves downward along the drainage channel 33 under the gravity action thereof and rotates relative to the second sliding member 222, the second sliding member 222 slides relative to one end of the lever 21, the lever 21 rotates clockwise about a rotation axis, and the pressure plate 12 moves upward along the water storage chamber and rotates relative to the first sliding member 221, and the first sliding member 221 slides relative to the other end of the lever 21;
when the liquid level of the container is higher than or equal to the preset liquid level, the pressure plate 12 moves downward along the water storage chamber under the action of the water pressure and rotates relative to the first sliding member 221, the first sliding member 221 slides relative to one end of the lever 21, the lever 21 rotates counterclockwise around a rotation shaft, the first sealing member 31 moves upward along the drainage channel 33 and rotates relative to the second sliding member 222, and the second sliding member 222 slides relative to the other end of the lever 21.
Further, a water storage cavity water inlet 111 and a water storage cavity water outlet 112 are formed at the top and the bottom of the water storage piece 11 respectively, the water storage piece 11 is communicated with a container through the water storage cavity water inlet 111 and the water storage cavity water outlet 112, specifically, the bottom of the water storage piece 11 is fixed on the container, the top of the water storage piece 11 is open, the water storage cavity water outlet 112 is formed on the side wall of the bottom of the water storage piece 11, water in the container enters a water storage cavity through the water storage cavity water inlet 111 and is discharged to the container again through the water storage cavity water outlet 112, water entering the water storage cavity acts on the pressure plate 12, the pressure plate 12 moves downwards and drives the lever 21 to rotate, the first sealing piece 31 moves upwards, the water discharge channel 33 is opened, water storage cavity plays a role in storing, the pressure plate 12 is driven to move through water pressure, the lever 21 plays a transmission role, and the water discharge channel 33 is opened or closed through the lever principle.
Preferably, the structure of the pressure plate 12 is matched with the cross-section structure of the water storage cavity, and a second sealing piece is arranged between the pressure plate 12 and the water storage cavity so as to further improve the sealing effect between the pressure plate 12 and the water storage cavity.
When the pressure plate 12 moves to the position below the water storage cavity water outlet 112, the water storage cavity is drained to the container through the water storage cavity water outlet 112, when the pressure plate 12 is positioned between the water storage cavity water inlet 111 and the water storage cavity water outlet 112, the pressure plate 12 divides the water storage cavity into an upper water storage cavity part and a lower water storage cavity part through the second sealing piece, the upper water storage cavity part is not communicated with the lower water storage cavity part, water in the container enters the upper water storage cavity part through the water storage cavity water inlet 111 and can act on the pressure plate 12, and the water storage cavity does not drain to the container.
A one-way valve is arranged at the water outlet 112 of the water storage cavity, only the water storage cavity is allowed to drain water to the container, and further, the water in the container only enters the water storage cavity through the water inlet 111 of the water storage cavity;
When the liquid level of the container is lower than the preset liquid level, water in the container cannot enter the water storage cavity through the water storage cavity water inlet 111, the first sealing piece 31 moves downwards under the action of gravity, the lever 21 rotates, the pressure plate 12 moves upwards, the pressure plate 12 is positioned between the water storage cavity water inlet 111 and the water storage cavity water outlet 112, and the first sealing piece 31 seals the water discharge channel 33;
When the liquid level of the container is higher than or equal to the preset liquid level, specifically, the preset liquid level is higher than the water inlet 111 of the water storage cavity, water higher than the preset liquid level in the container enters the water storage cavity through the water inlet 111 of the water storage cavity and acts on the pressure plate 12, when the water pressure born by the pressure plate 12 is higher than the gravity of the first sealing piece 31, the pressure plate 12 moves downwards, the lever 21 rotates, the first sealing piece 31 moves upwards, the pressure plate 12 is positioned at the bottom of the water storage cavity water outlet 112, at the moment, the upper part of the water storage cavity is communicated with the lower part of the water storage cavity, the water inlet 111 of the water storage cavity is communicated with the water storage cavity water outlet 112 in the water storage cavity, and the water storage cavity is drained to the container through the water storage cavity water outlet 112 and the one-way valve.
The drainage assembly further comprises a magnetic part 13 arranged below the water storage cavity drainage port 112, when the pressure plate 12 moves downwards to the vicinity of the water storage cavity drainage port 112 under the action of water pressure, the pressure plate 12 receives the adsorption force and the water pressure of the magnetic part 13 simultaneously, the sum of the adsorption force and the water pressure is larger than the gravity of the first sealing part 31, the pressure plate 12 continues to move downwards, the first sealing part 31 moves upwards and opens the drainage channel 33, at the moment, water in the water storage cavity can be smoothly drained to a container through the water storage cavity drainage port 112, the liquid level of the water storage cavity drops along with the drop of the liquid level of the container, and particularly, the magnetic part 13 is a permanent magnet or an electromagnet.
As the water level of the water storage chamber drops, the water pressure applied to the pressure plate 12 gradually decreases, and when the gravity of the first sealing member 31 is greater than the sum of the adsorption force applied to the pressure plate 12 and the water pressure, the first sealing member 31 moves downward, the lever 21 rotates, the pressure plate 12 moves upward, and the pressure plate 12 returns again between the water storage chamber water inlet 111 and the water storage chamber water outlet 112.
As shown in FIG. 3, the water storage part 11 is provided with a avoidance groove 14 at one side close to the lever mechanism, one end of the lever 21 passes through the avoidance groove 14 and is connected with the first sliding part 221, a third sealing part is arranged at the avoidance groove, the third sealing part has elasticity, and when the pressure plate 12 slides up and down relative to the water storage cavity, the third sealing part deforms and seals the avoidance groove.
The top and the bottom of the drainage channel 33 are respectively provided with a drainage channel water inlet 331 and a drainage channel water outlet 332, the drainage channel 33 is communicated with the container through the drainage channel water inlet 331, the drainage channel 33 is communicated with the outside of the container through the drainage channel water outlet 332, the water in the container can be smoothly discharged to the outside of the container, and the first sealing piece 31 effectively seals the drainage channel 33;
The first sealing member 31 moves downward under the gravity force thereof, the first sealing member 31 gradually approaches the drain passage water inlet 331, and when the first sealing member 31 is positioned at the drain passage water inlet 331 and seals the drain passage 33, water in the container cannot be discharged to the outside of the container;
The pressure plate 12 moves downward by the water pressure, the lever 21 rotates, the first sealing member 31 gradually moves away from the drain water inlet 331, and when the first sealing member 31 is separated from the drain water inlet 331 and the drain 33 is opened, water in the container enters the drain 33 through the drain water inlet 331 and is discharged to the outside of the container through the drain water outlet 332.
Specifically, the first sealing element 31 is a sealing rubber plug, and the sealing and the opening of the drain channel 33 are realized through the matching of the first sealing element 31 and the drain channel water inlet 331, so that the problems that the traditional drain piston realizes drainage through expansion with heat and contraction with cold, is greatly influenced by temperature and is unreliable are solved;
A limit groove 34 is formed at the water inlet 331 of the drainage channel, and when the first sealing element 31 is matched with the limit groove 34, the first sealing element 31 moves within a certain range, a water inlet hole 35 which is communicated with the container and the drainage channel 33 is formed on the side wall of the limit groove 34, and the axis of the water inlet hole 35 is along the horizontal direction;
The liquid level of the container gradually decreases, the first sealing member 31 moves downwards, the boss gradually approaches the drain channel 33, when the boss seals the drain channel water inlet 331 and the boss is not completely embedded in the limit groove 34, the water inlet 35 is not closed at this time, and water in the container enters the drain channel 33 through the water inlet 35 and is discharged to the outside of the container through the drain channel water outlet 332;
When the boss is completely embedded in the limit groove 34, the boss seals the water inlet hole 35, and the first sealing member 31 completely seals the water discharge channel 33, so that the container cannot be discharged to the outside of the container;
The boss comprises a first boss 311 and a second boss 312 positioned at the bottom of the first boss 311, the size of the second boss 312 is larger than that of the first boss 311, the structure of the second boss 312 is matched with that of the limit groove 34, when the second boss 312 is matched with the limit groove 34, the first sealing element 31 is completely sealed, the boss further comprises a third boss arranged at the top of the first boss 311, and the first sealing element 31 is rotationally connected with the lever 21 through the third boss.
The drainage assembly further comprises a bracket 41 arranged between the pressure plate 12 and the drainage channel 33, the top of the bracket 41 is rotatably connected with the lever 21 through a rotating shaft, the bottom of the bracket 41 is fixedly connected with the container, so that the lever 21 stably rotates relative to the container, the fixing mode of the bracket 41 is not limited, the bracket 41 and the water storage piece 11 can be fixed on a base 42, and the base 42 is fixed in the container.
The drainage member is a container rubber plug 32, the whole body of the container rubber plug 32 is of a column structure, the bottom of the container rubber plug is fixed on a container, and a drainage channel 33 is formed in the container rubber plug 32.
As shown in fig. 4a, 4b and 4c, the present embodiment further provides a window air conditioner, which includes a chassis 41, an axial flow fan 52, an evaporator 54, a condenser 55 and a drainage assembly according to any one of the above, wherein the drainage assembly is disposed in the chassis 51, the evaporator 54 and the condenser 55 are respectively disposed at two sides of the window air conditioner, an air outlet 53 is formed at one side of the evaporator, the axial flow fan 52 is disposed between the evaporator 54 and the condenser 55, and the drainage assembly is disposed at one side close to the condenser 55.
In summary, according to the drainage assembly disclosed by the application, when the liquid level of the container is lower than the preset liquid level, the container does not need to drain outwards, the first sealing piece seals the drainage channel, and the pressure plate moves upwards under the driving of the lever mechanism; when the liquid level of the container is higher than or equal to the preset liquid level, the container needs to drain outwards, the pressure plate moves downwards, the first sealing element moves upwards and opens the drainage channel under the drive of the lever mechanism, and the container drains outwards;
one end of the lever is sequentially connected with the first sliding part and the pressure plate, the other end of the lever is sequentially connected with the second sliding part and the first sealing part, the downward movement of the pressure plate is converted into the upward movement of the first sealing part through the lever mechanism, and the container is drained in time; the downward movement of the first sealing element is converted into the upward movement of the pressure plate through the lever mechanism, so that the pressure plate receives effective water pressure when the liquid level is higher than the preset liquid level;
When being applied to window air conditioner with drainage subassembly, along with the rising of condensed water liquid level in chassis, first sealing member in time opens the drainage channel under lever mechanism drive, has avoided ponding in the chassis too much to lead to the poor and big problem of noise of effect of fetching water, solves traditional drainage piston and realizes the drainage through expend with heat and contract with cold, receives the problem that the temperature influences greatly and unreliable.
Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are specifically illustrated and described above. It is to be understood that the disclosure is not to be limited to the details of construction, arrangement or method of implementation described herein, but on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.