An electric kettle and an electric kettle assembly

Abstract

An electric kettle and an electric kettle assembly provided by the present invention include a kettle body mounted on a base. The kettle body includes a kettle body and a handle. A liquid containing cavity is arranged inside the kettle body, and a water conveying channel is arranged inside the base, which is suitable for conveying liquid into the liquid containing cavity. The handle is detachably connected to the kettle body. An inlet channel is arranged inside the handle. The inlet channel is respectively communicated with the liquid containing cavity and the water conveying channel, and a filtering assembly for filtering the liquid passing through the inlet channel is arranged in the handle. By setting the filtering assembly, impurities caused by pipe network pollution in the water can be avoided from entering the liquid containing cavity, and the water quality can be improved. On the other hand, the inlet channel is arranged in the handle, and the handle is detachably connected to the kettle body, which is convenient for users to replace and use the filtering assembly, preventing the filtering effect of the filtering assembly from decreasing or causing secondary pollution due to long-term use. Such a setting effectively overcomes the defect of poor water quality of the existing downward water injection type electric kettle.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, and particularly to an electric kettle and an electric kettle assembly. Background Art

[0002] The electric kettle has become a commonly used appliance in people's daily lives. Different from the traditional top-watering electric kettle, the bottom-watering electric kettle, which fills water from the bottom, is popular among consumers because it does not require users to manually fill water.

[0003] However, the water inlet mode of the bottom-watering electric kettle determines that it needs to use a water storage container for preliminary water storage. In addition, the water supply path needs to pass through water delivery components such as silicone hoses and water pumps. Due to the long water storage time, long-term contact with the water delivery components, and the influence of device aging, the quality of the water input into the electric kettle may be affected. At the same time, the tap water itself contains residual chlorine in the combined state and the free state, which also has a negative impact on the safety and taste of the water quality. Summary of the Invention

[0004] Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the defect of poor water quality of the bottom-watering electric kettle in the prior art, so as to provide an electric kettle and an electric kettle assembly.

[0005] The present invention provides an electric kettle, including a kettle body installed on a base. The kettle body includes a kettle body and a handle. A liquid containing cavity is arranged in the kettle body. A water delivery channel is arranged in the base and is adapted to deliver liquid into the liquid containing cavity. The handle is detachably connected to the kettle body. An inlet channel is arranged inside the handle. The inlet channel is respectively communicated with the liquid containing cavity and the water delivery channel. And a filtering assembly for filtering the liquid passing through the inlet channel is arranged in the handle in the inlet channel.

[0006] The electric kettle includes: a locking structure arranged on one side of the handle facing the kettle body;

[0007] A mating part is arranged on the kettle body and is correspondingly arranged with the locking structure and is adapted to be snap-fitted and fixed with the locking structure.

[0008] The mating part includes: a receiving cavity which is adjacently arranged to the outer side wall of the kettle body, and a plurality of mating holes are formed in the outer side wall;

[0009] A first receiving hole is arranged on the outer side wall of the kettle body and is communicated with the liquid containing cavity;

[0010] A second receiving hole is arranged on the bottom side of the first receiving hole along the height direction.

[0011] The locking structure includes: a locking piece, which is arranged on the handle in the vertical direction and includes a plurality of bent parts. The locking part protrudes toward the kettle body and has a bend extending in the height direction. The bent part is arranged corresponding to the matching hole and is suitable for abutting against the hole wall of the matching hole.

[0012] The locking structure further includes: a switch button, which is arranged at the top end of the outer edge of the handle and abuts against the top end of the locking piece;

[0013] A slide rail is arranged along the length direction of the engaging piece and is suitable for limiting and controlling the movement of the engaging piece along the length direction;

[0014] The elastic part is arranged on the bottom side of the locking piece and is suitable for providing the locking piece with a restoring force to move along the slide rail.

[0015] The water inlet channel comprises: a water outlet section, which is arranged on the top side of the handle, protrudes toward the kettle body, extends into the first receiving hole, and abuts against the inner wall of the first receiving hole;

[0016] The receiving section is arranged in a spiral shape and has the filtering component built therein;

[0017] The water inlet section is arranged at the bottom of the handle, protrudes toward the kettle body, extends into the second accommodating hole, and abuts against the inner wall of the second accommodating hole.

[0018] At least two through holes are provided on the locking piece, and the through holes are respectively arranged corresponding to the first accommodating hole and the second accommodating hole, and are suitable for the water outlet section and the water inlet section to pass through.

[0019] The filter component is a composite filter element, including an activated carbon layer and a filter membrane.

[0020] The kettle body also includes a water supply pipe, which is arranged at the bottom of the kettle body and connects the water delivery channel and the water inlet section.

[0021] The present invention also provides an electric kettle assembly, comprising: the electric kettle and a base for receiving the electric kettle.

[0022] The water delivery channel of the electric kettle assembly on the base is connected with a filter.

[0023] The technical solution of the present invention has the following advantages:

[0024] 1. An electric kettle provided by the present invention includes a kettle body installed on a base. The kettle body includes a kettle body and a handle. A liquid containing cavity is arranged inside the kettle body. A water delivery channel is arranged inside the base and is adapted to deliver liquid into the liquid containing cavity. The handle is detachably connected to the kettle body. An inlet channel is arranged inside the handle. The inlet channel is respectively communicated with the liquid containing cavity and the water delivery channel. And a filtering component for filtering the liquid passing through the inlet channel is arranged in the handle in the inlet channel.

[0025] By arranging the filtering component in the inlet channel, impurities caused by pipe network pollution in water or residual chlorine in tap water can be prevented from entering the liquid containing cavity, improving the water quality in the solution cavity. On the other hand, the inlet channel is arranged in the handle, and the handle is detachably connected to the kettle body, which is convenient for users to replace and use the filtering component, preventing the filtering effect of the filtering component from decreasing or causing secondary pollution due to long-term use. Such a setting effectively overcomes the defect of poor water quality of the existing bottom-adding type electric kettle.

[0026] 2. For the electric kettle provided by the present invention, the locking structure includes a clamping piece arranged vertically on the handle, including a plurality of bending parts. The clamping part protrudes towards the kettle body and has a bend extending in the height direction. The bending parts are correspondingly arranged with the mating holes and are adapted to abut against the hole walls of the mating holes.

[0027] The clamping piece is arranged vertically and has bending parts corresponding to the mating holes. The bending parts can extend into the clamping piece and abut against the hole wall at the top end of the mating hole. The bending parts are clamped with the inner wall of the accommodating cavity to fix the clamping piece, so that the handle with the clamping piece is fixedly connected to the kettle body provided with the mating holes.

[0028] 3. For the electric kettle provided by the present invention, the locking structure further includes: a switch button arranged at the top end of the outer edge of the handle and abutting against the top end of the clamping piece; a slide rail arranged along the length direction of the clamping piece and adapted to limit and control the movement of the clamping piece along the length direction; an elastic part arranged at the bottom side of the clamping piece and adapted to provide a restoring force for the clamping piece to move along the slide rail.

[0029] The power provided by the elastic part for the clamping piece enables the clamping piece to keep abutting against the mating hole, and the handle and the kettle body to keep in a fixed state. At the same time, the switch button is arranged at the top of the handle, which is convenient for the user to press with the thumb part, so that the clamping piece can descend along the guide rail. The bending part of the clamping piece is disengaged from the state of being clamped and fixed with the mating hole, and the bending part can be disengaged from the mating hole, and the handle and the kettle body are separated. Such a setting ensures the detachable connection between the handle and the kettle body. On the one hand, the handle can be replaced to meet the user's replacement and use of handles with different colors and shapes, improving the freshness. On the other hand, it can avoid the performance attenuation of the internal filtering device during the long-term use of the handle, ensuring the sufficient filtering ability of the filtering device.

[0030] 4. The electric kettle provided by the present invention, the water inlet channel includes: a water outlet section, provided on the top side of the handle, protruding towards the kettle body, extending into the first accommodation hole, and abutting against the inner wall of the first accommodation hole; a receiving section, arranged in a spiral shape, with the filtering component therein; a water inlet section, provided at the bottom of the handle, protruding towards the kettle body, extending into the second accommodation hole, and abutting against the inner wall of the second accommodation hole.

[0031] The protruding arrangements of the water outlet section and the water inlet section play a positioning function during the installation of the handle. The spiral arrangement of the receiving section increases the length of the channel with the filtering component in the water inlet channel, increases the time and distance of liquid filtration, enhances the filtering effect of the filtering device, and further strengthens the improvement effect of the liquid water quality.

[0032] 5. In the electric kettle assembly provided by the present invention, a filter screen is connected to the water delivery channel on the base.

[0033] The setting of the filter screen preliminarily filters the liquid water quality at the base position, avoids large debris or accidentally dropped foreign objects that may exist in the liquid, and prevents the water delivery system from being blocked. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0034] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for the description of the specific embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings.

[0035] Figure 1 It is a schematic cross-sectional view of the liquid heating container provided in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0036] Figure 2 For Figure 1 an enlarged view of part A of the liquid heating container shown;

[0037] Figure 3 For Figure 2 an enlarged view of part B of the partial liquid heating container shown;

[0038] Description of the reference numerals:

[0039] 1 - kettle body; 2 - base; 3 - handle; 11 - liquid chamber; 12 - accommodation chamber; 13 - first accommodation hole; 14 - second accommodation hole; 15 - water delivery pipe; 121 - mating hole; 21 - water delivery channel; 211 - filter screen; 32 - engaging piece; 321 - bent portion; 33 - switch button; 31 - water inlet channel; 312 - water outlet section; 313 - receiving section; 314 - water inlet section. Detailed implementation manner

[0040] The technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are some but not all of the embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0041] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. It is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation to the present invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third" are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0042] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it can be the communication inside two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations.

[0043] In addition, the technical features involved in different embodiments of the present invention described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

[0044] Such as Figure 1 - Figure 3, this embodiment provides an electric kettle, which includes a kettle body installed on a base 2. The kettle body includes a kettle body 1 and a handle 3. A liquid storage cavity 11 is arranged inside the kettle body 1, and a water delivery channel 21 is arranged inside the base 2, which is suitable for delivering liquid into the liquid storage cavity 11. The handle 3 is detachably connected to the kettle body 1. An inlet channel 31 is arranged inside the handle 3. The inlet channel 31 is respectively communicated with the liquid storage cavity 11 and the water delivery channel 21, and a filtering component for filtering the liquid passing through the inlet channel 31 is arranged in the handle 3 in the inlet channel 31. In this embodiment, an electronic water pump is arranged inside the base 2 to provide power for the water inlet in the water delivery channel 21. The water delivery channel 21 includes a silica gel water delivery hose with a filter net 211, and a water inlet valve arranged between the base 2 and the kettle body. In this embodiment, the replaceable handle 3 comes in a variety of colors and can be replaced and used according to the needs of users.

[0045] By arranging a filtering component in the inlet channel 31, impurities caused by pipe network pollution in the water or residual chlorine in tap water can be prevented from entering the liquid storage cavity 11, improving the water quality in the solution cavity. On the other hand, the inlet channel 31 is arranged in the handle 3, and the handle 3 is detachably connected to the kettle body 1, which is convenient for users to replace and use the filtering component, preventing the filtering effect of the filtering component from decreasing or causing secondary pollution due to long-term use. Such a setting effectively overcomes the defect of poor water quality of the existing downward-watering electric kettle.

[0046] The electric kettle includes a locking structure and a mating part. The locking structure is arranged on the side of the handle 3 facing the kettle body 1; the mating part is arranged on the kettle body 1 and is correspondingly arranged with the locking structure, suitable for being snap-fitted and fixed with the locking structure. The mating part includes: a receiving cavity 12, a first receiving hole 13 and a second receiving hole 14. The receiving cavity 12 is adjacent to the outer side wall of the kettle body 1, and a number of mating holes 121 are opened on the outer side wall; the first receiving hole 13 is arranged on the outer side wall of the kettle body 1 and is communicated with the liquid storage cavity 11; the second receiving hole 14 is arranged at the bottom side of the first receiving hole 13 along the height direction.

[0047] The locking structure includes: a clamping piece 32, which is arranged on the handle 3 in the vertical direction and includes a number of bending parts 321. The clamping part protrudes towards the kettle body 1 and has a bend extending in the height direction. The bending parts 321 are correspondingly arranged with the mating holes 121 and are suitable for abutting against the hole walls of the mating holes 121. In this embodiment, three mating holes 121 are arranged, which are the same in number as the bending parts 321 and are arranged in the same direction.

[0048] The clamping piece 32 is vertically arranged and has bending parts 321 corresponding to the mating holes 121. The bending parts 321 can extend into the clamping piece 32 and abut against the hole walls at the top of the mating holes 121. The bending parts 321 are respectively clamped with the inner wall of the receiving cavity 12 to fix the clamping piece 32, so that the handle 3 with the clamping piece 32 is fixedly connected to the kettle body 1 provided with the mating holes 121.

[0049] As a transformable implementation, the disassembly and assembly of the handle can be set as a screw connection.

[0050] The locking structure further includes: a switch button 33, arranged at the top position of the outer edge of the handle 3, abutting against the top end of the engaging piece 32; a slide rail, arranged along the length direction of the engaging piece 32, suitable for limiting and controlling the movement of the engaging piece 32 along the length direction; an elastic part, arranged at the bottom side of the engaging piece 32, suitable for providing a restoring force for the engaging piece 32 to move along the slide rail.

[0051] The power provided by the elastic part for the engaging piece 32 enables the engaging piece 32 to remain in abutment with the mating hole 121, and the handle 3 and the kettle body 1 to remain in a fixed state. At the same time, the switch button 33 is arranged at the top of the handle 3, facilitating the pressing by the thumb part of the user, so that the engaging piece 32 can descend along the guide rail, and the bent part of the engaging piece 32 is disengaged from the state of being snap-fitted and fixed with the mating hole 121, and the bent part can be disengaged from the mating hole 121, and the handle 3 and the kettle body 1 are disengaged. Such a setting ensures the detachable connection between the handle 3 and the kettle body 1. On the one hand, the handle 3 can be replaced to meet the user's replacement and use of handles 3 with different colors and shapes, improving the sense of freshness. On the other hand, during the long-term use of the handle 3, the performance attenuation of the internal filtering device can be avoided, ensuring the sufficient filtering ability of the filtering device.

[0052] The water inlet channel 31 includes: a water outlet section 312, arranged on the top side of the handle 3, protruding towards the kettle body 1 and extending into the first receiving hole 13, and abutting against the inner wall of the first receiving hole 13; a receiving section 313, arranged in a spiral shape and internally provided with a filtering component; a water inlet section 314, arranged at the bottom of the handle 3, protruding towards the kettle body 1 and extending into the second receiving hole 14, and abutting against the inner wall of the second receiving hole 14.

[0053] The protruding settings of the water outlet section 312 and the water inlet section 314 play a positioning function during the installation of the handle 3. The spiral setting of the receiving section 313 increases the length of the part of the water inlet channel 31 with the filtering component, increases the time and distance of liquid filtration, improves the filtering effect of the filtering device, and further enhances the improvement effect of the liquid water quality.

[0054] In this embodiment, two through holes are formed in the engaging piece 32, and the through holes are respectively arranged corresponding to the first receiving hole 13 and the second receiving hole 14, suitable for the water outlet section 312 and the water inlet section 314 to pass through. The filtering component is a composite filter element, including an activated carbon layer and a filter membrane. The activated carbon layer is coconut shell activated carbon, and the filter membrane is an ultrafiltration membrane.

[0055] In this embodiment, the kettle body 1 further includes a water delivery pipe 15, and the water delivery pipe 15 is arranged at the bottom of the kettle body 1, connecting the water delivery channel 21 and the water inlet section 314.

[0056] This embodiment also provides an electric kettle assembly, which includes the above-mentioned electric kettle and a base 2 for receiving the electric kettle. A filter screen 211 is connected to the water delivery channel 21 of the electric kettle assembly on the base 2. The setting of the filter screen 211 preliminarily filters the liquid water quality at the position of the base 2, avoiding large debris or accidentally dropped foreign objects that may exist in the liquid and preventing the water delivery system from being blocked. In this embodiment, the opening density of the filter screen 211 can be replaced according to the size of the impurities in the water.

[0057] Obviously, the above embodiments are merely examples given for clear illustration and are not limitations on the implementation manners. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other different forms of changes or variations can be made based on the above description. It is not necessary and impossible to list all the implementation manners here. And the obvious changes or variations derived therefrom are still within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An electric kettle, comprising a kettle body adapted to be installed on a base (2), the kettle body including a kettle body (1) and a handle (3), a liquid containing cavity (11) being provided inside the kettle body (1), and a water delivery channel (21) being provided inside the base (2) and adapted to deliver liquid into the liquid containing cavity (11). Characterized in that the handle (3) is detachably connected to the kettle body (1), a water inlet channel (31) is provided inside the handle (3), the water inlet channel (31) is respectively communicated with the liquid containing cavity (11) and the water delivery channel (21), and a filtering assembly for filtering the liquid passing through the water inlet channel (31) is provided by the handle (3) inside the water inlet channel (31); A locking structure is provided on one side of the handle (3) facing the kettle body (1), and the locking structure includes a clamping piece (32), a switch button (33) and an elastic part; A cooperating part is provided on the kettle body (1), corresponding to the locking structure and adapted to be clamped and fixed with the locking structure; the cooperating part includes: a receiving cavity (12), which is adjacent to the outer side wall of the kettle body (1) and a plurality of cooperating holes (121) are opened on the outer side wall; The clamping piece (32) is arranged on the handle (3) in the vertical direction, includes a plurality of bending parts (321), the bending parts (321) protrude towards the kettle body (1) and have a bend extending in the height direction, and the bending parts (321) are correspondingly arranged with the cooperating holes (121) and are adapted to abut against the hole walls of the cooperating holes (121); The switch button (33) is arranged at the top end of the outer edge of the handle (3) and abuts against the top end of the clamping piece (32); The elastic part is arranged at the bottom side of the clamping piece (32), and the elastic part is used to provide power for the clamping piece (32) so that the clamping piece (32) keeps abutting against the cooperating holes (121).

2. The electric kettle according to claim 1, Characterized in that the electric kettle includes: A first receiving hole (13) is provided on the outer side wall of the kettle body (1) and is communicated with the liquid containing cavity (11); A second receiving hole (14) is arranged at the bottom side of the first receiving hole (13) along the height direction.

3. The electric kettle according to claim 1, Characterized in that the locking structure further includes: A slide rail is arranged along the length direction of the clamping piece (32) and is adapted to limit and control the movement of the clamping piece (32) along the length direction; the elastic part is adapted to provide a restoring force for the clamping piece (32) to move along the slide rail.

4. The electric kettle according to claim 2, Characterized in that the water inlet channel (31) includes: An outlet section (312) is arranged on the top side of the handle (3), protrudes towards the kettle body (1) and extends into the first receiving hole (13) and abuts against the inner wall of the first receiving hole (13); A receiving section (313) is arranged in a spiral shape and the filtering assembly is arranged inside it; The water inlet section (314) is provided at the bottom of the handle (3), protrudes towards the kettle body (1), extends into the second receiving hole (14), and abuts against the inner wall of the second receiving hole (14).

5. The electric kettle according to claim 4, characterized in that, at least two through holes are formed in the engaging piece (32), and the through holes are respectively arranged corresponding to the first receiving hole (13) and the second receiving hole (14), and are adapted for the water outlet section (312) and the water inlet section (314) to pass through.

6. The electric kettle according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, the filter assembly is a composite filter element, including an activated carbon layer and a filter membrane.

7. The electric kettle according to claim 4, characterized in that, the kettle body (1) further includes a water delivery pipe (15), and the water delivery pipe (15) is arranged at the bottom of the kettle body (1) and connects the water delivery channel (21) and the water inlet section (314).

8. An electric kettle assembly, characterized in that, comprising: the electric kettle according to any one of claims 1 to 7 and a base (2) for receiving the electric kettle.

9. The electric kettle assembly according to claim 8, characterized in that, a filter net (211) is connected to the water delivery channel (21) of the electric kettle assembly on the base (2).

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