Drainer for integrated structure and integrated structure

By designing a drain with an inclined shell, the problem of large space occupancy under the sink is solved, and the space layout of integrated household appliances is achieved without affecting the user experience, improving the efficiency of the sink is achieved.

CN222206632UActive Publication Date: 2024-12-20NINGBO FOTILE KITCHEN WARE CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202420053377.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-01-09
Publication Date
2024-12-20
Estimated Expiration
2034-01-09

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Technical Problem

The existing sink drains take up a lot of space when integrating household appliances, resulting in the need to increase the height of the cabinet countertop or compress the sink depth, affecting the user experience.

Method used

A drain for an integrated structure is designed, with its overall housing tilted from top to bottom, reducing the use of space under the sink, and optimizing water flow diversion and residue filtration through filters and drainage channels.

Benefits of technology

The inclined design of the drainer reduces the use of space under the groove body, facilitates the arrangement of household appliances, avoids the defect of increasing the depth of the cabinet countertop or compressing the sink, and improves the user experience.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a drainer used for an integrated structure and the integrated structure, the drainer used for the integrated structure comprises a housing, the interior of the housing is provided with a cavity used for being communicated with a water tank, and the housing is provided with a drainage channel communicated with the cavity and an external drainage pipe; the filtering piece is positioned in the cavity and is used for filtering residues; the whole shell is in an inclined state that the shell gradually inclines towards the direction away from the water tank from top to bottom. The drainer reduces the occupation of the space below the tank body, facilitates the arrangement of household appliances below the tank body, overcomes the technical defects in the background art that the cabinet table top needs to be heightened or the depth of the water tank needs to be compressed, and can better meet the requirements and experience of users.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of household washing, and in particular relates to a drainer for an integrated structure and an integrated structure with the drainer. Background Art

[0002] At present, there are many kitchen appliances, most of which have a single function and occupy limited kitchen space. As the center of kitchen work, the sink takes up a lot of time in the preparation and cleaning of pre-meal ingredients. At the same time, with the popularization of appliances such as washing machines and water purifiers, kitchen space is becoming increasingly tight. The integrated sink integrates the sink and the washing machine, water purifier, etc. that are spatially or functionally related to the sink.

[0003] Current sinks, such as the Chinese utility model patent "A double-trough vegetable washing sink for kitchen", whose patent number is ZL201921661166.2 (authorization announcement number is CN211080441U), discloses a double-trough vegetable washing sink for kitchen, including a countertop, on which is arranged a sink body (trough body), a through hole is drilled on the bottom wall inside the sink body, a drain is connected to the through hole, the through hole is located near the center of the bottom wall, the drain is located in the center of the lower space of the sink body, and the drain includes a first cylinder, which is arranged vertically. When integrating household appliances, it is necessary to avoid the position of the drain, resulting in a greatly compressed use space for household appliances. Either the height of the cabinet countertop is increased or the depth of the sink is compressed. Both methods will affect the user experience.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to further improve the existing drainer. Utility Model Content

[0005] The first technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a drain for an integrated structure that increases the space below the sink in view of the current status of the prior art.

[0006] The second technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide an integrated structure with the above-mentioned drainer.

[0007] The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve the above-mentioned first technical problem is: a drain for an integrated structure, which is used to be installed on a water tank of the integrated structure, including:

[0008] A housing having a cavity therein for communicating with the water tank, and the housing having a drainage channel communicating the cavity with an external drainage pipe;

[0009] A filter element, located in the cavity and used to filter residues;

[0010] The characteristic is that the shell as a whole is in an inclined state gradually tilting from top to bottom away from the water tank.

[0011] Preferably, a shell is arranged in the cavity, the interior of the shell has a containing cavity, the containing cavity has a water inlet for communicating with the water tank, and the shell is provided with a water hole connecting the cavity and the containing cavity.

[0012] There are many structural forms of the shell, but preferably, the two side walls of the shell arranged at intervals from top to bottom are respectively the upper side wall and the lower side wall, and the upper side wall and the lower side wall are inclined along the inclination direction of the shell, and the top edges of the upper side wall and the lower side wall are the corresponding edges of the water inlet.

[0013] Preferably, the bottom edge of the upper side wall extends downward to form a first vertical plate, and the bottom edge of the lower side wall extends toward the first vertical plate to form a first transverse plate, and the first transverse plate is connected to the lower end of the first vertical plate. In order to better allow the water in the trough to flow away, the surface where the water inlet is located is an arc-shaped surface arched toward the cavity. The first transverse plate and the first vertical plate can be directly connected, or indirectly connected by a connecting plate, but preferably, the first transverse plate is connected to the first vertical plate through a connecting plate, and the connecting plate gradually tilts from bottom to top in a direction away from the first transverse plate. In this way, drainage can be diverted.

[0014] Preferably, the acute angles formed by the connecting plate and the lower side wall with the horizontal plane are equal.

[0015] In order to reduce the accumulation of residues and facilitate cleaning of the shell, the first transverse plate is arranged horizontally.

[0016] The filter element may be in the form of a filter net or a filter cotton, but in order to avoid odor and from the perspective of durability, preferably, the filter element is a filter net placed at the bottom of the cavity, and the top of the filter net is open.

[0017] Preferably, the shape of the filter screen is consistent with the lower area of ​​the cavity.

[0018] Specifically, the filter screen has a bottom wall parallel to the first transverse plate, and the peripheral wall of the filter screen has a first side screen arranged side by side and spaced apart from the inclined section and a second side screen parallel to the lower side wall.

[0019] The shape of the shell is various, but preferably, the two wall panels of the shell arranged at intervals from top to bottom are an upper wall panel and a lower wall panel, respectively, and the upper wall panel and the lower wall panel are inclined along the inclination direction of the shell.

[0020] Preferably, the lower end of the upper wall plate extends downward to form a second vertical plate, the lower end of the second vertical plate is connected to the lower end of the lower wall plate through a second transverse plate, the second transverse plate extends along the arrangement direction of the lower wall plate and the second vertical plate, and the drainage channel is located on the second transverse plate.

[0021] The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve the above-mentioned second technical problem is: an integrated structure, including a cabinet, a drain, a sink and a household appliance, the sink is located on the top of the cabinet, and the interior of the cabinet has a accommodating chamber located below the sink, characterized in that: the bottom plate of the sink is provided with a drain hole at a position adjacent to its side edge, the drain is the drain described above, the drain is located outside the sink and installed at the drain hole, the household appliance is located in the accommodating chamber, and the drain is located on the surrounding side of the household appliance.

[0022] The drain hole may be located at the left edge, the right edge or the rear edge of the sink, but preferably, the drain hole is located at the rear edge of the bottom plate, and the household appliance is located in front of the drain.

[0023] The household appliance may be a cooking device with steaming and / or baking and / or sterilizing and / or microwave functions, or a cleaning machine for cleaning dishes or fruits and vegetables, but preferably, the household appliance is a cleaning machine.

[0024] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of the present invention are that the outer shell of the drain is gradually inclined from top to bottom away from the sink, so the drain reduces the space occupied by the bottom of the sink, making it convenient to arrange household appliances under the sink, overcoming the technical defects of the background technology that require the cabinet countertop to be raised or the sink depth to be compressed, and can better meet the needs and experience of users. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the integrated structure of this embodiment;

[0026] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure from another angle;

[0027] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the middle water tank;

[0028] Figure 4 for Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of the middle structure;

[0029] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional exploded structure of the drain. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The present invention will be described in further detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0031] like Figure 1 As shown, the integrated structure of this embodiment includes a cabinet 4, a sink structure and a household appliance, the sink structure is located in the top area of ​​the cabinet 4, and the cabinet 4 has a receiving chamber 41 located below the tank body 1, and the household appliance is located in the receiving chamber 41. In this embodiment, the household appliance is a dishwasher 5.

[0032] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the sink structure of this embodiment includes a tank body 1 and a drain 2. The tank body 1 has a washing chamber 10 with an open top, and the tank body 1 has a drain hole 101 connected to the washing chamber 10. The washing chamber 10 has a bottom plate 11 and a side plate connected to the outer edge of the bottom plate 11 and extending vertically. The drain hole 101 is located at the connection between the bottom plate 11 and the side plate of the washing chamber 10, and the drain hole 101 has an upper edge 1011 located on the side plate and a lower edge 1012 located on the bottom plate 11. The side edge 1013 of the drain hole 101 is basically L-shaped. In this embodiment, the side plate is the rear wall plate 12 of the washing chamber 10. The drain hole 101 is located at a position near the center of the rear side edge of the bottom plate 11, and the surface where the drain hole 101 is located is an arc-shaped surface arched away from the washing chamber 10.

[0033] like Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown, the drain 2 is installed at the drain hole 101, and the drain 2 is located outside the tank body 1. Figure 2 As shown, the dishwasher 5 is located in front of the drain 2. Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, the drain 2 includes a shell 20, a shell 21 having a cavity 210 therein, and a filter element located in the cavity 210. The shell 20 has a cavity 201 therein, and the shell 20 has a drainage channel 202 connecting the cavity 201 with an external drainage pipe. The shell 21 is located in the cavity 201, and the shell 21 has a water inlet 2101 connecting the cavity 201 and the drain hole 101, and a water hole 2102 connected to the cavity 201. The shell 20 and the shell 21 are both in an inclined state that they gradually tilt away from the tank body 1 from top to bottom. The water inlet 2101 is located near the upper part of the shell 21.

[0034] like Figure 4As shown, the two side walls of the housing 21 arranged from top to bottom are respectively an upper side wall 211 and a lower side wall 212, and the upper side wall 211 and the lower side wall 212 are parallel and consistent with the inclination direction of the housing 21. The top edges of the upper side wall 211 and the lower side wall 212 are the corresponding edges of the water inlet 2101. In this embodiment, the bottom edge of the upper side wall 211 extends downward to form a first vertical plate 213, and the bottom edge of the lower side wall 212 extends toward the direction of the first vertical plate 213 to form a first transverse plate 214, and the first transverse plate 214 is arranged horizontally. The aforementioned first transverse plate 214 is connected to the lower end of the first vertical plate 213 through a connecting plate 215. The aforementioned connecting plate 215 gradually tilts from bottom to top in a direction away from the first transverse plate 214, and the acute angles formed by the connecting plate 215 and the lower side wall 212 and the horizontal plane are equal. In addition, the aforementioned water holes 2102 are both formed on the aforementioned connecting plate 215 and the first transverse plate 213 .

[0035] like Figure 4 As shown, the filter element is a filter screen 22 placed at the bottom of the cavity 210, and the top of the filter screen 22 is open. Specifically, the shape of the filter screen 22 is consistent with the lower area of ​​the cavity 210. In this embodiment, the filter screen 22 has a bottom wall 221 parallel to the first transverse plate 214, and the peripheral wall of the filter screen 22 has a first side screen 222 arranged side by side with the connecting plate 215 and a second side screen 223 parallel to the lower side wall 212.

[0036] like Figure 4 As shown, the two wall plates of the housing 20 are arranged from top to bottom at intervals, respectively, an upper wall plate 203 and a lower wall plate 204. The upper wall plate 203 and the lower wall plate 204 are both consistent with the inclination direction of the housing 20. In this embodiment, the upper wall plate 203 is parallel to the upper side wall 211. In addition, the lower end of the upper wall plate 203 extends downward to form a second vertical plate 205, and the lower end of the second vertical plate 205 is connected to the lower end of the lower wall plate 204 through a second horizontal plate 206. The second horizontal plate 206 extends along the arrangement direction of the lower wall plate 204 and the second vertical plate 205, and the drainage channel 202 is located on the second horizontal plate 206.

Claims

1. A drain for an integrated structure, used for installation on a water tank (1) of the integrated structure, comprising: A housing (20) having a cavity (201) therein for communicating with the water tank (1), and the housing (20) having a drainage channel (202) communicating the cavity (201) with an external drainage pipe; A filter element, located in the cavity (201) and used to filter residues; Features: The outer shell (20) is in an overall inclined state, gradually tilting from top to bottom in a direction away from the water tank (1).

2. The drain according to claim 1, characterized in that: A shell (21) is arranged in the cavity (201), the shell (21) has a cavity (210) inside, the cavity (210) has a water inlet (2101) for communicating with the water tank (1), and the shell (21) is provided with a water hole (2102) for communicating with the cavity (201) and the cavity (210).

3. The drainer according to claim 2, characterized in that: The two side walls of the shell (21) arranged at intervals from top to bottom are respectively an upper side wall (211) and a lower side wall (212); the upper side wall (211) and the lower side wall (212) are both inclined along the inclination direction of the shell (20); and the top edges of the upper side wall (211) and the lower side wall (212) are corresponding edges of the water inlet (2101).

4. The drain according to claim 3, characterized in that: The bottom edge of the upper side wall (211) extends downward to form a first vertical plate (213), and the bottom edge of the lower side wall (212) extends toward the first vertical plate (213) to form a first transverse plate (214), and the first transverse plate (214) is connected to the lower end of the first vertical plate (213).

5. The drainer according to claim 2, characterized in that: The surface where the water inlet (2101) is located is an arc-shaped surface that arches toward the inside of the cavity (210).

6. The drain according to claim 4, characterized in that: The first transverse plate (214) is connected to the first vertical plate (213) via a connecting plate (215), and the connecting plate (215) is gradually inclined from bottom to top in a direction away from the first transverse plate (214).

7. The drainer according to claim 6, characterized in that: The acute angles formed between the connecting plate (215) and the lower side wall (212) and the horizontal plane are equal.

8. The drainer according to claim 4, characterized in that: The first transverse plate (214) is arranged horizontally.

9. The drainer according to claim 6, characterized in that: The filter element is a filter screen (22) placed at the bottom of the cavity (210), and the top of the filter screen (22) is open.

10. The drainer according to claim 9, characterized in that: The shape of the filter screen (22) is consistent with the lower area of ​​the cavity (210).

11. The drainer according to claim 10, characterized in that: The filter screen (22) has a bottom wall (221) parallel to the first transverse plate (214), and the peripheral wall of the filter screen (22) has a first side screen (222) arranged side by side and spaced apart from the connecting plate (215) and a second side screen (223) parallel to the lower side wall (212).

12. The drain according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that: The two wall panels of the outer shell (20) arranged at intervals from top to bottom are respectively an upper wall panel (203) and a lower wall panel (204), and both the upper wall panel (203) and the lower wall panel (204) are inclined along the inclination direction of the outer shell (20).

13. The drainer according to claim 12, characterized in that: The lower end of the upper wall plate (203) extends downward to form a second vertical plate (205); the lower end of the second vertical plate (205) is connected to the lower end of the lower wall plate (204) via a second transverse plate (206); the second transverse plate (206) extends along the arrangement direction of the lower wall plate (204) and the second vertical plate (205); and the drainage channel (202) is located on the second transverse plate (206).

14. An integrated structure, comprising a cabinet (4), a drain (2), a sink (1) and a household appliance, wherein the sink (1) is located on the top of the cabinet (4), and the cabinet (4) has a receiving chamber (41) located below the sink (1), characterized in that: The bottom plate (11) of the sink (1) is provided with a drain hole (101) at a position adjacent to its side edge; the drain (2) is a drain as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 13; the drain (2) is located outside the sink (1) and is installed at the drain hole (101); the household appliance is located in the accommodating chamber (41), and the drain (2) is located on the peripheral side of the household appliance.

15. The integrated structure according to claim 14, characterized in that: The drain hole (101) is located at the rear edge of the bottom plate (11), and the household appliance is located in front of the drain (2).

16. The integrated structure according to claim 15, characterized in that: The household appliance is a dishwasher (5).