Scale collecting assembly, water tank and electric appliance

Abstract

The utility model provides a scale collection assembly, a water tank and an electric appliance. The scale collection assembly comprises a power supply assembly, an anode, a cathode and a scale collection box, two electrodes of the power supply assembly are respectively connected with the anode and the cathode; the cathode is at least partially located in the scale collection box, and the scale collection box is provided with a first water inlet; the power supply assembly is configured to power the anode and the cathode. The scale collecting assembly can effectively collect scale, and the frequency of cleaning an electric appliance or a water tank by a user is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of electrical appliances, and in particular to a scale collecting component, a water tank and an electrical appliance. Background Art

[0002] In our daily life, there are more and more electrical appliances that need to use water, such as humidifiers, dishwashers, washing machines or electric kettles, etc. These appliances may have scale due to the continuous concentration of water during use, which may reduce the working efficiency of the appliances and even cause bacteria or odor.

[0003] In the related art, it is generally necessary to manually clean the electrical appliances frequently to avoid scale accumulation. The manual cleaning method results in a poor user experience. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of this, the present disclosure provides a scale collection component, a water tank and an electrical appliance, which can effectively collect scale and reduce the frequency of users cleaning the electrical appliance or the water tank.

[0005] Specifically, the following technical solutions are included:

[0006] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a scale collection assembly, including a power supply assembly, an anode, a cathode, and a scale collection box;

[0007] The two poles of the power supply component are connected to the anode and the cathode respectively;

[0008] The cathode is at least partially located in the dirt collection box, and the dirt collection box has a first water inlet;

[0009] The power supply assembly is configured to supply power to the anode and the cathode.

[0010] Optionally, the dirt collection component further includes a packaging shell, and the power supply component is located in the packaging shell.

[0011] Optionally, the packaging shell includes a first sub-sealed shell, and the power supply component is located in the first sub-sealed shell.

[0012] Optionally, the encapsulation shell includes a second sub-encapsulation shell, the second sub-encapsulation shell has a second water inlet, and the anode is at least partially located in the second sub-encapsulation shell.

[0013] Optionally, the power supply assembly includes at least one of a wireless charging coil and a battery.

[0014] Optionally, the dirt collection component also includes a control circuit board, which is connected between the power supply component and the anode or between the power supply component and the cathode, and the control circuit board controls the connection between the power supply component and the anode or between the power supply component and the cathode.

[0015] Optionally, the control circuit board has a voltage / current collection device, and the voltage / current collection device is configured to collect the current flowing through the cathode or the anode, or collect the potential difference between the cathode and the anode.

[0016] Optionally, the anode and / or the cathode at least partially forms a sheet structure.

[0017] Optionally, the first water inlet is strip-shaped, and / or there are multiple first water inlets.

[0018] Optionally, the dirt collecting box is detachably connected to the packaging shell.

[0019] Optionally, the dirt collecting box has a first clamping component, and the encapsulating shell has a second clamping component, and the first clamping component is clamped with the second clamping component.

[0020] Optionally, the first clamping member is a protrusion or a groove, and the second clamping member is the other of the protrusion or the groove.

[0021] Optionally, the anode and the cathode are located on opposite sides of the power supply component.

[0022] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a water tank comprising any scale collection assembly as described above.

[0023] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an electrical appliance, comprising any one of the scale collection components as described above or the water tank as described above.

[0024] The disclosed embodiments provide a scale collection component, a water tank and an electrical appliance. The scale collection component has a power supply component, an anode, a cathode and a scale collection box. The power supply component, the anode, the cathode and the water can form a micro-current loop, so that various positive ions in the water, such as calcium ions, magnesium ions, etc., gather near the cathode and precipitate. Since the cathode is in the scale collection box, scale can be effectively controlled to precipitate in the scale collection box. Subsequent users can directly clean the scale collection box regularly without frequently cleaning the inner surface of the water tank. In addition, the anode can also sterilize the water and improve the water quality. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0026] Figure 1A schematic diagram of the structure of a dirt collection component provided for this embodiment of the formula;

[0027] Figure 2 for Figure 1 a cross-sectional view of the structure shown;

[0028] Figure 3 for Figure 1 An exploded schematic diagram of the structure shown;

[0029] Figure 4 for Figure 1 Exploded anatomical view of the structures shown.

[0030] The reference numerals in the figures represent respectively:

[0031] 1-power supply assembly; 12-wireless charging coil; 13-battery;

[0032] 2- anode;

[0033] 3- cathode;

[0034] 4- scale collection box; 41- first water inlet; 42- first clamping member;

[0035] 5-encapsulation shell; 51-first sub-sealing shell; 52-second sub-encapsulation shell; 522-second water inlet; 53-second clamping member;

[0036] 6-control circuit board; 61-voltage / current acquisition device.

[0037] The above drawings show clear embodiments of the present disclosure, which will be described in more detail below. These drawings and text descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure in any way, but to illustrate the concepts of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art by referring to specific embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0039] The directional nouns involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure, such as "upper", "lower", "side", etc., are generally based on the relative directional relationship between the structures when the scale collection components, water tanks or electrical appliances are usually arranged as shown in the figure, and these directional nouns are used only to more clearly describe the relationship between structures, and are not intended to describe absolute directions. When the scale collection components, water tanks or electrical appliances are placed in different postures, the directions may change, for example, "upper" and "lower" may be interchanged.

[0040] Unless otherwise defined, all technical terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure have the same meanings as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art.

[0041] In order to make the technical solutions and advantages of the present disclosure more clear, the embodiments of the present disclosure will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0042] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a dirt collection assembly.

[0043] refer to Figure 1-4 The dirt collection component includes a power supply component 1, an anode 2, a cathode 3 and a dirt collection box 4;

[0044] The two poles of the power supply component 1 are connected to the anode 2 and the cathode 3 respectively;

[0045] The cathode 3 is at least partially located in the dirt collection box 4, and the dirt collection box 4 has a first water inlet 41;

[0046] The power supply assembly 1 is configured to supply power to the anode 2 and the cathode 3 .

[0047] It should be noted that the scale collection assembly provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure is used to be installed in an appliance containing water, so as to process the water in the appliance and collect scale.

[0048] In the disclosed embodiment, the two poles (negative pole and positive pole) of the power supply assembly are connected to the cathode and anode respectively, the cathode is located in the dirt collection box, and the dirt collection box has a first water inlet, so when the power supply assembly supplies power to the cathode and the anode, the power supply assembly, the cathode, the cathode and the water in the appliance form a micro-current loop. The micro-current loop will drive the cations (such as calcium ions, magnesium ions, etc.) in the water to move toward the cathode, and eventually settle near the cathode, that is, in the dirt collection box. The anions in the water will gather near the anode, so that the local space where the anode is located has a certain bactericidal effect, which is beneficial to improve the water quality.

[0049] In summary, the scale collection component provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure has a power supply component, an anode, a cathode and a scale collection box. The power supply component, the anode, the cathode and the water can form a micro-current loop, so that various positive ions in the water, such as calcium ions, magnesium ions, etc., gather near the cathode and precipitate. Since the cathode is in the scale collection box, scale can be effectively controlled to precipitate in the scale collection box. Subsequent users can directly clean the scale collection box regularly without frequently cleaning the inner surface of the water tank. In addition, the anode can also sterilize the water and improve the water quality.

[0050] In some embodiments, reference Figure 1-4 The dirt collecting component also includes a packaging shell 5, and the power supply component 1 is located in the packaging shell 5.

[0051] In this embodiment, with the aid of the packaging shell, it can be ensured that the power supply component is effectively packaged and does not come into direct contact with water, thereby ensuring stable and normal operation of the power supply component.

[0052] Optional, continue to refer to Figure 2 and Figure 4 The packaging shell 5 includes a first sub-sealed shell 51 , and the power supply component 1 is located in the first sub-sealed shell 51 .

[0053] Based on the above configuration, it can be ensured that the power supply component is sealed and packaged, thereby more effectively ensuring that the power supply component works normally.

[0054] Optional, continue to refer to Figure 2 and Figure 4 The encapsulation shell 5 includes a second sub-encapsulation shell 52 , the second sub-encapsulation shell 52 has a second water inlet 522 , and the anode 2 is at least partially located in the second sub-encapsulation shell 52 .

[0055] Based on the above settings, it is possible to ensure that the anode is in full contact with water on the basis of encapsulating and protecting the anode, thereby ensuring the stable existence of the microcurrent circuit and ensuring the sterilization effect of the anode on water.

[0056] In some embodiments, reference Figure 2 The power supply assembly 1 includes at least one of a wireless charging coil 12 and a battery 13 .

[0057] When the environment where the dirt collection box is to be installed has a wireless charging device, the power supply assembly may only include a wireless charging coil, and the wireless charging coil can directly use the acquired electrical energy to power the anode or cathode. When the environment where the dirt collection box is to be installed does not have a wireless charging device, the power supply assembly may include a battery, and the battery can store electrical energy to achieve continuous operation without connecting to an external power source. Of course, the power supply assembly may also have both a wireless charging coil and a battery to support the above two power supply modes at the same time.

[0058] In some embodiments, reference Figure 2 and Figure 4 The dirt collection component also includes a control circuit board 6, which is connected between the power supply component 1 and the anode 2 or between the power supply component 1 and the cathode 3, and the control circuit board 6 controls the on-off between the power supply component 1 and the anode 2 or between the power supply component 1 and the cathode 3.

[0059] In this embodiment, the operation of the dirt collection component can be controlled by means of the control circuit board. For example, when the dirt collection component needs to be dormant, the power supply of the power supply component to the anode or cathode can be disconnected by means of the control circuit board. When the dirt collection component needs to be operated, the power supply of the power supply component to the anode or cathode can be restored by means of the control circuit board.

[0060] Optional, reference Figure 2 and Figure 4 The control circuit board 6 has a voltage / current collection device 61, which is configured to collect the current flowing through the cathode 3 or the anode 2, or to collect the potential difference between the cathode 3 and the anode 2.

[0061] Based on the above settings, it is possible to monitor the current of the microcurrent loop or the voltage between the anode and the cathode to determine whether the working state of the scale collection component is normal. The water quality can also be judged based on the measured current size or potential difference. For example, if the potential difference between the anode and the cathode is controlled to be constant, and the detected current size gradually decreases to less than a specific current threshold, it can be determined that the scale in the water is reduced and the water quality is better. At this time, the power supply to the anode or cathode can be disconnected with the help of the control circuit board to save electricity. If the current between the anode and the cathode is controlled to be constant, and the potential difference between the anode and the cathode is detected to be greater than a specific voltage threshold, it can be determined that the scale in the water is reduced and the water quality is better. At this time, the power supply to the anode or the cathode can be disconnected with the help of the control circuit board to save electricity.

[0062] In some embodiments, reference Figure 2 and Figure 4 , the anode 2 and / or the cathode 3 at least partially forms a sheet-like structure.

[0063] Based on the above arrangement, it can be ensured that the effective area of ​​the anode and the cathode is larger, thereby the scale collection efficiency in the scale collection box is higher and the sterilization effect near the anode is more obvious.

[0064] It should be noted that the anode and the cathode may also have partial structures for connecting to the power supply assembly, and these partial structures may be located in the sealed housing.

[0065] In some embodiments, reference Figure 1-Figure 4 , the first water inlet 41 is strip-shaped, and / or, the number of the first water inlet 41 is multiple.

[0066] In this embodiment, the first water inlet is arranged in strip shape and multiple inlets, which can ensure that the water flow can smoothly enter the scale collecting box, and the precipitated scale is difficult to be easily separated from the scale collecting box, which is convenient for subsequent unified removal. Optionally, the scale collecting box can have one or more surfaces, at least one of which has the aforementioned first water inlet, and the scale collecting box can have a variety of shapes, such as sphere, hexahedron, etc.

[0067] In some embodiments, reference Figure 1 and 3 The dirt collecting box 4 is detachably connected to the encapsulating shell 5. In this way, the dirt collecting box can be installed together with the encapsulating shell to form a whole, which is convenient for the installation and arrangement of the dirt collecting components, and is easy to disassemble, making it more convenient and easy for users to clean up later.

[0068] Optional, continue to refer to Figure 1 and Figure 3 The dirt collecting box 4 has a first clamping member 42 , and the encapsulating shell 5 has a second clamping member 53 . The first clamping member 42 is clamped with the second clamping member 53 .

[0069] Based on the above arrangement, the dirt collecting box and the packaging shell can be snap-fitted together, which has low cost and good reliability.

[0070] Optional, reference Figure 1 and Figure 3 The first clamping member 42 is one of a protrusion or a groove, and the second clamping member 53 is the other of a protrusion or a groove.

[0071] Here is a specific example of a card-mounting structure. Based on the idea of ​​the present disclosure, those skilled in the art can also select more different card-mounting structures according to needs, such as the cooperation of a hook and a card slot, etc.

[0072] In some embodiments, reference Figure 2 , the anode 2 and the cathode 3 are respectively located on opposite sides of the power supply component 1. Based on the above arrangement, it can be ensured that the distance between the anode and the cathode is relatively far, so that the scale collection efficiency of the scale collection component can be ensured to be relatively high.

[0073] In summary, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a scale collection component, which can accelerate the generation and collection of scale in water in water-containing appliances, and the collected scale is gathered in a scale collection box, which is convenient for unified cleaning later; the scale collection box can be disassembled or installed, which improves the convenience of user operation; in addition, the scale collection component can also sterilize water to improve water quality.

[0074] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a water tank, which includes any one of the scale collection components described above.

[0075] The water tank provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure is equipped with a scale collection component, which can accelerate the generation and collection of scale in the water in the water tank, and the collected scale is gathered in the scale collection box, which is convenient for unified cleaning later; the scale collection box can be disassembled or installed, which improves the convenience of user operation; in addition, the scale collection component can also sterilize water to improve water quality.

[0076] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an electrical appliance, which includes any one of the scale collection components as described above or the water tank as described above.

[0077] The electrical appliances in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include a humidifier, a refrigerator, a dishwasher, a kettle, a water filter, and the like.

[0078] The electrical appliance provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure is equipped with a scale collection component, which can accelerate the scale generation and collection of water in the water-containing appliance, and the collected scale is gathered in a scale collection box, which is convenient for unified cleaning later; the scale collection box can be disassembled or installed, which improves the convenience of user operation; in addition, the scale collection component can also sterilize water to improve water quality.

[0079] In the present disclosure, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance. The term "plurality" refers to two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.

[0080] Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate other embodiments of the present disclosure after considering the specification and practicing the present disclosure disclosed herein. The present disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses or adaptations of the present disclosure that follow the general principles of the present disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art that are not disclosed in the present disclosure. The description and examples are intended to be exemplary only.

[0081] It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the exact structures that have been described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A fouling collection component, characterized in that: It comprises a power supply component (1), an anode (2), a cathode (3) and a dirt collection box (4); The two poles of the power supply component (1) are respectively connected to the anode (2) and the cathode (3); The cathode (3) is at least partially located in the dirt collection box (4), and the dirt collection box (4) has a first water inlet (41); The power supply assembly (1) is configured to supply power to the anode (2) and the cathode (3).

2. The fouling collection assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The dirt collection component also includes a packaging shell (5), and the power supply component (1) is located in the packaging shell (5).

3. The fouling collection assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: The packaging shell (5) comprises a first sub-sealed shell (51), and the power supply component (1) is located in the first sub-sealed shell (51).

4. The fouling collection assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: The encapsulation shell (5) comprises a second sub-encapsulation shell (52), the second sub-encapsulation shell (52) having a second water inlet (522), and the anode (2) is at least partially located in the second sub-encapsulation shell (52).

5. The fouling collection assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The power supply assembly (1) comprises at least one of a wireless charging coil (12) and a battery (13).

6. The fouling collection assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The dirt collection component also includes a control circuit board (6), which is connected between the power supply component (1) and the anode (2) or between the power supply component (1) and the cathode (3), and the control circuit board (6) controls the connection and disconnection between the power supply component (1) and the anode (2) or between the power supply component (1) and the cathode (3).

7. The fouling collection assembly according to claim 6, characterized in that: The control circuit board (6) has a voltage / current collection device (61), and the voltage / current collection device (61) is configured to collect the magnitude of the current flowing through the cathode (3) or the anode (2), or to collect the potential difference between the cathode (3) and the anode (2).

8. The fouling collection assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The anode (2) and / or the cathode (3) at least partially forms a sheet-like structure.

9. The fouling collection assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The first water inlet (41) is in a strip shape, and / or the number of the first water inlet (41) is plural.

10. The fouling collection assembly according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that: The dirt collection box (4) is detachably connected to the packaging shell (5).

11. The fouling collection assembly according to claim 10, characterized in that: The dirt collection box (4) has a first clamping component (42), and the packaging shell (5) has a second clamping component (53), and the first clamping component (42) is clamped with the second clamping component (53).

12. The fouling collection assembly according to claim 11, characterized in that: The first clamping member (42) is one of a protrusion and a groove, and the second clamping member (53) is the other of a protrusion and a groove.

13. The fouling collection assembly according to any one of claims 1-4, 7 and 11-12, characterized in that: The anode (2) and the cathode (3) are respectively located on two opposite sides of the power supply component (1).

14. A water tank, characterized in that: It comprises a dirt collecting assembly as described in any one of claims 1-13.

15. An electrical appliance, characterized in that: It comprises the scale collection assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 13 or the water tank according to claim 14.

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