Water tank and integrated structure with same

Abstract

The utility model relates to a water tank and an integrated structure with the water tank, the water tank comprises a tank body and a drainer, the drainer comprises a shell, an inner container, a first sealing ring, a second sealing ring and a screw rod, the first sealing ring surrounds the periphery of the inner container and is located between a first flange and a first wall plate; the second sealing ring surrounds the periphery of the inner container and is located between the second flange and the first wall plate; the threaded rod penetrates through the penetrating hole and then is connected into the threaded channel in a threaded mode, so that the first sealing ring and the second sealing ring are pressed respectively, and sealing between the first flange and the first wall plate and sealing between the second flange and the first wall plate are correspondingly formed. In the screw fastening process, the first sealing ring and the second sealing ring are in a pressed state, the sealing performance of the first flange and the first wall plate and the sealing performance of the second flange and the first wall plate are improved, water outflow is avoided, the possibility of water leakage is reduced, and the requirements of users can be better met.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] At present, sinks are usually installed in household kitchens. Existing sinks such as the Chinese utility model patent "A table-controlled sink", whose patent number is ZL202221989150.6 (authorization announcement number is CN217759111U) discloses a table-controlled sink, including a sink body and a drain. The sink body includes an integrally arranged first sink, and the bottom wall of the first sink is provided with a drain port and a mounting hole; the drain includes a drain body, a connecting cavity, and a table-controlled wire groove. A threaded sleeve is provided inside the drain body, and a first fastener passes through the mounting hole and is connected to the threaded sleeve, so that the drain body is installed on the first sink. A mounting ring is provided on the upper part of the drain body, and the mounting ring is adapted to the side wall of the first sink, and a first seal is provided between the mounting ring and the side wall of the first sink.

[0003] The above-mentioned drain is connected to the sink of the sink body up and down by the first fastener, and a first seal is added between the edge of the drain and the first sink to reduce water leakage between the two. During long-term use, the drain may become loose, resulting in a gap between the edge of the drain and the first sink, resulting in poor sealing effect and increased risk of water leakage.

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

[0005] The first technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a water tank with improved sealing performance at the connection between a drain and a water tank in view of the current status of the above-mentioned prior art.

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

[0007] The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve the above-mentioned first technical problem is: a water tank, comprising:

[0008] A tank body having a washing chamber with an open top, wherein a first wall plate of the tank body has a drain hole;

[0009] A drainer, which is located outside the washing chamber and installed at the drain hole;

[0010] It is characterized in that the first wall plate includes a bottom plate of the trough body, the drain hole is at least partially located on the bottom plate, and the drain device includes:

[0011] A housing having a chamber with an upper opening, the chamber having a drainage channel, a first flange extending along the first wall plate away from the upper opening formed on the periphery of the upper opening, the first flange being located outside the washing chamber, and an inner wall plate of the chamber having a threaded channel;

[0012] An inner pot, which is located in the chamber and has a cavity with an upper opening, the wall plate of the inner pot has a filtering hole connecting the cavity and the chamber, a second flange arranged side by side with the first flange is formed on the periphery of the upper opening, the second flange is located in the washing chamber, and the inner pot has a perforation on the wall plate corresponding to the threaded channel;

[0013] A first sealing ring, which surrounds the periphery of the inner container and is located between the first flange and the first wall plate;

[0014] A second sealing ring, which surrounds the periphery of the inner container and is located between the second flange and the first wall plate;

[0015] A screw rod passes through the through hole and is threadedly connected in the threaded channel, so that the first sealing ring and the second sealing ring are respectively compressed to form a seal between the first flange and the first wall plate and a seal between the second flange and the first wall plate respectively.

[0016] The first wall plate may be the bottom plate of the trough body, or an L-shaped wall plate formed by the bottom plate and the side plates of the trough body, but preferably, the first wall plate is an L-shaped wall plate formed by the bottom plate and the side plates of the trough body, the drain hole is located at the connection between the bottom plate and the side plates of the trough body, and the drain hole has an upper edge located on the side plates and a lower edge located on the bottom plate, and the side edges of the drain hole are basically L-shaped. In addition, the drain hole may also be located at the corner where the bottom plate of the trough body is connected to the two side plates.

[0017] Preferably, the upper opening of the outer shell and the upper opening of the inner tank are both in the same shape as the drain hole.

[0018] In order to better adapt to the first wall panel, the top edges of the first flange and the second flange are extended along the lateral direction of the side panel, the bottom edges of the first flange and the second flange are consistent with the extension direction of their top edges, and are both located below the bottom plate, and the side edges of the first flange and the second flange are L-shaped.

[0019] In order to filter the residues entering the cavity, a filter element for filtering the residues is arranged in the cavity.

[0020] The side panel may be located at the left wall panel or the right wall panel of the trough body, or may be the rear wall panel of the trough body, but preferably, the side panel is the rear wall panel of the trough body.

[0021] In order to increase the sealing performance between the first wall panel and the second flange, the inner wall surface of the first wall panel is provided with a groove with an opening facing the washing chamber, the drain hole is located on the wall panel opposite to the groove and the opening, and the second sealing ring is located in the groove and on the peripheral side of the drain hole.

[0022] In order to increase the space below the sink and facilitate the subsequent placement of household appliances, the shell as a whole is in an inclined state gradually tilted from top to bottom away from the sink body.

[0023] Preferably, the shell includes two wall panels spaced apart from each other, namely an upper wall panel and a lower wall panel, both of which are inclined along the inclination direction of the shell, and the top edges of the upper wall panel and the lower wall panel are corresponding edges of the upper opening.

[0024] 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 threaded channel is located on the second vertical plate, and the drainage channel is located on the second transverse plate.

[0025] Further preferably, the shell also includes two vertical wall plates that are relatively spaced apart and both arranged vertically, the top edge of the vertical wall plate is the corresponding edge of the upper opening, and the other edges of the vertical wall plate except the top edge are connected to the corresponding edges of the upper wall plate, the lower wall plate, the second vertical plate and the second horizontal plate.

[0026] There are many shapes of the inner liner, which can be square or other shapes, but preferably, the two side walls of the inner liner arranged from top to bottom are respectively an upper side wall and a lower side wall, and the upper side wall and the lower side wall are inclined along the inclination direction of the outer shell, and the top edges of the upper side wall and the lower side wall are the corresponding edges of the upper opening, 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 direction of the first vertical plate to form a first transverse plate, the first transverse plate is connected to the first vertical plate through a connecting plate, and the perforation is located on the connecting plate.

[0027] Preferably, the connection plate and the first transverse plate are both provided with the filtering holes.

[0028] In order to increase the uniformity of squeezing the first sealing ring and the second sealing ring and increase the reliability of the connection between the outer shell and the inner tank, preferably, there are two groups of threaded channels and perforations, and they are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the drain hole.

[0029] The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve the above-mentioned second technical problem is: an integrated structure, including a cabinet, a sink and a household appliance, the interior of the cabinet has a storage chamber with an open top, characterized in that: the sink is the above-mentioned sink, the trough body of the sink is located at the top opening of the storage chamber, the household appliance is located in the storage chamber and below the trough body, and the drain is located on the surrounding side of the household appliance.

[0030] The household appliance may be a cooking device with steaming and / or baking and / or sterilizing and / or microwave functions, or a washing machine for washing dishes or fruits and vegetables, but preferably, the household appliance is a dishwasher.

[0031] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following advantages: the first wall plate of the water tank is located between the first flange of the outer shell and the second flange of the inner tank, the first sealing ring is located between the first wall plate and the first flange, the second sealing ring is located between the first wall plate and the second flange, the screw passes through the through hole on the wall plate of the inner tank and is threadedly connected to the threaded channel of the outer shell. During the tightening process of the screw, the first sealing ring and the second sealing ring are in a compressed state, which increases the sealing performance of the first flange and the second flange with the first wall plate respectively, avoids water outflow, reduces the possibility of water leakage, and can better meet the needs of users. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the integrated structure of this embodiment;

[0033] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure from another angle;

[0034] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the middle water tank;

[0035] Figure 4 for Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of the middle structure;

[0036] Figure 5 for Figure 3 A cross-sectional view of the structure of the middle water tank;

[0037] Figure 6 for Figure 5 The enlarged structural diagram of the middle part I;

[0038] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional exploded structure of the drain. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The present invention will be described in further detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0040] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the integrated structure of this embodiment includes a cabinet 4, a sink and household appliances. The cabinet 4 has a storage chamber 41 with an open top. Figures 3 to 7 As shown, the water tank includes a tank body 1 and a drain 2. The tank body 1 of the water tank is located at the top opening of the accommodating chamber 41, the household appliance is located in the accommodating chamber 41 and below the tank body 1, and the drain 2 is located around the household appliance. In this embodiment, the household appliance is a dishwasher 5.

[0041] The above-mentioned trough body 1 has a washing chamber 10 with an open top, and a drain hole 101 is provided on the first wall plate 1a of the trough body 1. Specifically, the first wall plate 1a is an L-shaped wall plate formed by the bottom plate 11 and the side plate 12 of the trough body 1. In the present embodiment, the side plate 12 is the rear wall plate of the trough body 1. The above-mentioned drain hole 101 is located at the connection between the bottom plate 11 and the side plate 12 of the trough body 1, and the drain hole 101 has an upper edge 1011 located on the side plate 12 and a lower edge 1012 located on the bottom plate 11, and the side edge 1013 of the drain hole 101 is basically L-shaped. The above-mentioned first wall plate 1a has a groove 11a with an opening facing the washing chamber 10 at a position corresponding to the drain hole 101, and the drain hole 101 is located on the wall plate corresponding to the opening of the groove 11a, so that the drain hole 101 is partially located on the bottom plate 11.

[0042] The drain 2 is located outside the washing chamber 10 and is installed at the drain hole 101. In this embodiment, Figure 4 As shown, the drain 2 is partially located at the rear of the tank body 1, and the drain 2 includes an outer shell 20, an inner liner 21, a first sealing ring 22, a second sealing ring 23 and a screw 24. The outer shell 20 has a chamber 201 with an upper opening 2011, and the inner liner 21 is located in the chamber 201 and has a cavity 210 with an upper opening 2101. The upper opening 2011 of the outer shell 20 and the upper opening 2101 of the inner liner 21 are both in the same shape as the drain hole 101. In addition, a filter element for filtering residues is provided in the cavity 210. In this embodiment, the filter element is a filter net 22.

[0043] In this embodiment, if Figure 4 , Figure 6 and Figure 7As shown, the shell 20 as a whole is in an inclined state gradually tilted from top to bottom away from the tank body 1. Specifically, the shell 20 includes two wall panels arranged at intervals from top to bottom and two vertical wall panels 207 arranged at intervals from top to bottom and both arranged vertically. The above two wall panels are respectively an upper wall panel 203 and a lower wall panel 204, and the upper wall panel 203 and the lower wall panel 204 are both inclined along the inclined direction of the shell 20. The lower end of the upper wall panel 203 extends downward to form a second vertical panel 205, and the lower end of the second vertical panel 205 is connected to the lower end of the lower wall panel 204 through a second horizontal panel 206. The other edges of the above vertical wall panel 207 except the top edge are connected to the corresponding edges of the upper wall panel 203, the lower wall panel 204, the second vertical panel 205 and the second horizontal panel 206. The top edges of the upper wall panel 203, the lower wall panel 204 and the vertical wall panel 207 are the corresponding edges of the upper opening 2011. The chamber 201 has a drainage channel 202 , and the inner wall plate of the chamber 201 is provided with a threaded channel 2051 . Specifically, the drainage channel 202 is located on the second transverse plate 206 , and the threaded channel 2051 is located on the inner wall surface of the second vertical plate 205 .

[0044] like Figures 4 to 7 As shown, the two side walls of the inner liner 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 inclined along the inclined direction of the shell 20, and the top edges of the upper side wall 211 and the lower side wall 212 are the corresponding edges of the upper opening 2101, 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 connected to the first vertical plate 213 through a connecting plate 215. In this embodiment, the inner liner 21 is provided with a perforation 2151 on the wall plate corresponding to the threaded channel 2051, and the wall plate of the inner liner 21 has a filtering hole 216 connecting the volume 210 and the chamber 201. Specifically, the through hole 2151 is located on the connecting plate 215 , and the connecting plate 215 and the first transverse plate 214 are both provided with filtering holes 216 .

[0045] There are two groups of the threaded channels 2051 and the through holes 2151, which are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the water discharge hole 101. Each group corresponds to a screw rod 24. In this embodiment, the length direction of the water discharge hole 101 is the left-right direction.

[0046] In addition, a first flange 2012 extending along the first wall plate 1a in a direction away from the upper opening 2011 is formed on the periphery of the upper opening 2011, and the first flange 2012 is located outside the washing chamber 10. A second flange 2102 arranged side by side with the first flange 2012 is formed on the periphery of the upper opening 2101, and the second flange 2102 is located inside the washing chamber 10. In this embodiment, the top edges of the first flange 2012 and the second flange 2102 both extend in the lateral direction of the side plate 12, the bottom edges of the first flange 2012 and the second flange 2102 both extend in the same direction as the top edges thereof, and are both located below the bottom plate 11, and the side edges of the first flange 2012 and the second flange 2102 both are L-shaped.

[0047] The first sealing ring 22 surrounds the periphery of the inner liner 21 and is located between the first flange 2012 and the first wall plate 1a. The second sealing ring 23 is located in the groove 11a and is located on the peripheral side of the drain hole 101, and surrounds the periphery of the inner liner 21 and is located between the second flange 2102 and the first wall plate 1a. The screw 24 passes through the corresponding through hole 2151 and is threadedly connected in the corresponding threaded channel 2051, so that the first sealing ring 22 and the second sealing ring 23 are respectively compressed and then correspondingly form a seal between the first flange 2012 and the first wall plate 1a and a seal between the second flange 2102 and the first wall plate 1a.

[0048] In the specification and claims of the present invention, terms indicating directions, such as "front", "rear", "left", "right", "side", etc., are used to describe various exemplary structural parts and elements of the present invention, but these terms are used here only for the purpose of convenience of description and are determined based on the exemplary orientations shown in the drawings. Since the embodiments disclosed in the present invention can be arranged in different directions, these terms indicating directions are only used as illustrations and should not be regarded as limitations.

Claims

1. A water tank, comprising: A tank body (1) having a washing chamber (10) with an open top, wherein a drain hole (101) is provided on a first wall plate (1a) of the tank body (1); A drain (2) located outside the washing chamber (10) and installed at the drain hole (101); It is characterized in that The first wall plate (1a) includes a bottom plate (11) of the trough body (1), the water discharge hole (101) is at least partially located on the bottom plate (11), and the water discharger (2) includes: A housing (20) having a chamber (201) with an upper opening (2011), the chamber (201) having a drainage channel (202), a first flange (2012) extending along the first wall plate (1a) away from the upper opening (2011) being formed on the periphery of the upper opening (2011), the first flange (2012) being located outside the washing chamber (10), and a threaded channel (2051) being provided on the inner wall plate of the chamber (201); An inner container (21), which is located in the chamber (201) and has a cavity (210) with an upper opening (2101), a wall plate of the inner container (21) having a filtering hole (216) connecting the cavity (210) and the chamber (201), a second flange (2102) arranged side by side with the first flange (2012) formed on the periphery of the upper opening (2101), the second flange (2102) being located in the washing chamber (10), and a through hole (2151) being formed on the wall plate of the inner container (21) corresponding to the threaded channel (2051); A first sealing ring (22), which surrounds the periphery of the inner container (21) and is located between the first flange (2012) and the first wall plate (1a); A second sealing ring (23), which surrounds the periphery of the inner container (21) and is located between the second flange (2102) and the first wall plate (1a); The screw (24) passes through the through hole (2151) and is threadedly connected in the threaded channel (2051), so that the first sealing ring (22) and the second sealing ring (23) are respectively compressed to form a seal between the first flange (2012) and the first wall panel (1a) and a seal between the second flange (2102) and the first wall panel (1a) respectively.

2. The water tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first wall plate (1a) is an L-shaped wall plate formed by the bottom plate (11) and the side plate (12) of the trough body (1); the water hole (101) is located at the connection between the bottom plate (11) and the side plate (12) of the trough body (1); the water hole (101) has an upper edge (1011) located on the side plate (12) and a lower edge (1012) located on the bottom plate (11); and the side edge (1013) of the water hole (101) is substantially L-shaped.

3. The water tank according to claim 2, characterized in that: The upper opening (2011) of the outer shell (20) and the upper opening (2101) of the inner liner (21) are both of the same shape as the drain hole (101).

4. The water tank according to claim 3, characterized in that: The top edges of the first flange (2012) and the second flange (2102) are extended along the lateral direction of the side plate (12); the bottom edges of the first flange (2012) and the second flange (2102) are consistent with the extension direction of their top edges and are both located below the bottom plate (11); and the side edges of the first flange (2012) and the second flange (2102) are L-shaped.

5. The water tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: A filter element for filtering residues is arranged in the cavity (210).

6. The water tank according to claim 2, characterized in that: The side plate (12) is the rear wall plate of the tank body (1).

7. The water tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner wall surface of the first wall plate (1a) is provided with a groove (11a) whose opening faces the washing chamber (10); the drain hole (101) is located on the wall plate opposite to the groove (11a) and the opening; the second sealing ring (23) is located in the groove (11a) and on the peripheral side of the drain hole (101).

8. The water tank according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The outer shell (20) is in an overall inclined state, gradually tilting from top to bottom in a direction away from the tank body (1).

9. The water tank according to claim 8, characterized in that: The shell (20) includes two wall panels spaced apart from each other, namely an upper wall panel (203) and a lower wall panel (204); the upper wall panel (203) and the lower wall panel (204) are both inclined along the inclination direction of the shell (20), and the top edges of the upper wall panel (203) and the lower wall panel (204) are corresponding edges of the upper opening (2011).

10. The water tank according to claim 9, 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 threaded channel (2051) is located on the second vertical plate (205), and the drainage channel (202) is located on the second transverse plate (206).

11. The water tank according to claim 10, characterized in that: The housing (20) further comprises two vertical wall plates (207) which are arranged at a relative interval and both arranged vertically, the top edge of the vertical wall plate (207) being the corresponding edge of the upper opening (2011), and the other edges of the vertical wall plate (207) except the top edge are connected to the corresponding edges of the upper wall plate (203), the lower wall plate (204), the second vertical plate (205) and the second transverse plate (206).

12. The water tank according to claim 10, characterized in that: The two side walls of the inner container (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 outer shell (20); and the top edges of the upper side wall (211) and the lower side wall (212) are corresponding edges of the upper opening (2101); the bottom edge of the upper side wall (211) extends downward to form a first vertical plate (213); the bottom edge of the lower side wall (212) extends in the direction of the first vertical plate (213) to form a first transverse plate (214); the first transverse plate (214) is connected to the first vertical plate (213) via a connecting plate (215); and the through hole (2151) is located on the connecting plate (215).

13. The water tank according to claim 12, characterized in that: The connecting plate (215) and the first transverse plate (214) are both provided with the filtering holes (216).

14. The water tank according to claim 12, characterized in that: There are two groups of the threaded channels (2051) and the through holes (2151), which are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the water discharge hole (101).

15. An integrated structure, comprising a cabinet (4), a sink and household appliances, wherein the cabinet (4) has a receiving chamber (41) with an open top, characterized in that: The water sink is a water sink as claimed in any one of claims 8 to 14, wherein the water sink body (1) is located at the top opening of the accommodating chamber, the household appliance is located in the accommodating chamber and below the water sink body (1), and the drain (2) is located on the peripheral side of the household appliance.

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

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