Windshield washer fluid supplementing device and vehicle

Abstract

The utility model relates to a windshield washer fluid supplementing device and a vehicle. The device comprises a liquid collector, a windshield washer fluid mixing container, a blending agent container, a windshield washer fluid container, an electric valve, a first water pump and a second water pump. When the stock of the windshield washer fluid in the windshield washer fluid container is low, the windshield washer fluid in the windshield washer fluid mixing container is pumped into the windshield washer fluid container through a second water pump to be supplemented, and when the stock of the windshield washer fluid in the windshield washer fluid mixing container is low, the liquid in the liquid collector is supplemented into the windshield washer fluid mixing container by opening an electric valve. Opening a first water pump to pump the blending agent in the blending agent container into the windshield washer fluid mixing container, so that the liquid and the blending agent are mixed in the windshield washer fluid mixing container to form windshield washer fluid which is used as a supplementary solution of the windshield washer fluid container. According to the windshield washer fluid supplementing device, the windshield washer fluid can be automatically supplemented, the frequency of manually adding the windshield washer fluid by a user is effectively reduced, and the convenience of using the automatic glass cleaning function by the user is greatly improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile design and manufacturing, in particular to a glass water replenishing device and a vehicle. Background Art

[0002] When the surface of the automobile windshield is contaminated, it will affect the driver's vision. Therefore, vehicles are usually equipped with an automatic windshield cleaning function, which can automatically spray glass water and clean the windshield through a windshield wiper.

[0003] At present, in the existing windshield wiper system, when the windshield needs to be cleaned, the glass water in the glass water container is sprayed on the windshield, and the windshield is cleaned through the windshield wiper. After the glass water is used up, the glass water in the glass water container is mainly added manually by the user. The existing method requires the user to frequently replenish the glass water in the glass water container, resulting in poor convenience for the user to use the automatic glass cleaning function. Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] In view of the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art, one of the purposes of the present utility model is to provide a glass water replenishing device, which is used to solve the problem that the existing glass water replenishing method requires the user to frequently replenish the glass water in the glass water container, resulting in poor convenience for the user to use the automatic glass cleaning function. The second purpose is to provide a vehicle.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose and other related purposes, the present utility model provides a glass water replenishing device, including:

[0006] A liquid collector for collecting liquids on the vehicle;

[0007] A glass water mixing container communicated with the liquid collector, and the glass water mixing container is used for mixing the liquid and a blending agent to form glass water;

[0008] A blending agent container communicated with the glass water mixing container, and the blending agent container is used for providing the blending agent for the glass water mixing container;

[0009] A glass water container communicated with the glass water mixing container, and the glass water container is used for providing glass water for the windshield wiper system;

[0010] An electric valve is arranged between the liquid collector and the glass water mixing container, and the electric valve is used for connecting or disconnecting the liquid collector and the glass water mixing container;

[0011] A first water pump is arranged in the blending agent container, and the first water pump is used for pumping the blending agent in the blending agent container into the glass water mixing container;

[0012] A second water pump is disposed in the windshield washer fluid mixing container, and the second water pump is configured to pump the windshield washer fluid in the windshield washer fluid mixing container into the windshield washer fluid container.

[0013] Optionally, it further includes a detection component, and the detection component is configured to detect the liquid levels in the windshield washer fluid mixing container, the windshield washer fluid container, and the admixture container.

[0014] Optionally, it further includes a control module, and the control module is electrically connected to the detection component. The control module is configured to control the operation of the electric valve, the first water pump, and the second water pump according to the signals from the detection component.

[0015] Optionally, the detection component includes a first detection element, a second detection element, and a third detection element. The first detection element is disposed in the admixture container, the second detection element is disposed in the windshield washer fluid mixing container, and the third detection element is disposed in the windshield washer fluid container.

[0016] Optionally, the first detection element, the second detection element, and the third detection element are liquid level sensors, and the liquid level sensors have upper limits and lower limits.

[0017] Optionally, it further includes a filtering component, and the filtering component is disposed between the electric valve and the liquid collector. The filtering component is configured to filter the liquid flowing from the liquid collector into the windshield washer fluid mixing container.

[0018] Optionally, a water conduit is provided between the liquid collector and the windshield washer fluid mixing container, and the electric valve and the filtering component are sequentially disposed on the water conduit along the flowing direction of the liquid.

[0019] Optionally, the electric valve is a three-way electric valve.

[0020] Optionally, the liquid collector is a conical open container.

[0021] A vehicle includes the windshield washer fluid replenishing device as described above.

[0022] As described above, the utility model has the following beneficial effects: by continuously collecting the liquid on the vehicle through the liquid collector, the liquid collector can replenish the liquid for the windshield washer fluid mixing container at any time. When the amount of windshield washer fluid in the windshield washer fluid container is low, first pump the windshield washer fluid in the windshield washer fluid mixing container into the windshield washer fluid container through the second water pump for replenishment. When the amount of windshield washer fluid in the windshield washer fluid mixing container is low, open the electric valve to connect the liquid collector and the windshield washer fluid mixing container, and replenish the liquid in the liquid collector into the windshield washer fluid mixing container. Then, open the first water pump to pump the admixture in the admixture container into the windshield washer fluid mixing container, so that the liquid and the admixture are mixed in the windshield washer fluid mixing container to form windshield washer fluid, which is used as a replenishment solution when the amount of windshield washer fluid in the windshield washer fluid container is low next time. The windshield washer fluid replenishing device proposed in this application can automatically complete the replenishment of windshield washer fluid, effectively reducing the frequency of users manually adding windshield washer fluid, and greatly improving the convenience of users using the automatic glass cleaning function. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 It shows a schematic structural diagram of the windshield washer fluid replenishing device shown in the embodiment of the present application.

[0024] DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0025] Liquid collector 1, windshield washer fluid mixing container 2, admixture container 3, windshield washer fluid container 4, electric valve 5, first water pump 6, second water pump 7, detection component 8, first detection element 801, second detection element 802, third detection element 803, control module 9, filtering component 10, water conduit 11. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0026] The following specific examples illustrate the embodiments of the present utility model. Those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present utility model from the content disclosed in this specification. The present utility model can also be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and various details in this specification can also be modified or changed based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the spirit of the present utility model.

[0027] Please refer to Figure 1It should be noted that the illustrations provided in this embodiment only schematically illustrate the basic concept of the present utility model. Therefore, only the components related to the present utility model are shown in the drawings, rather than being drawn according to the number, shape, and size of the components in actual implementation. The type, quantity, and proportion of each component in actual implementation can be arbitrarily changed, and the component layout type may also be more complex. The structures, proportions, sizes, etc. shown in the drawings of this specification are only used to cooperate with the content disclosed in the specification for those familiar with this technology to understand and read, and are not used to limit the limiting conditions for the implementation of the present utility model. Therefore, they do not have substantial technical significance. Any modification of the structure, change in the proportional relationship, or adjustment of the size, without affecting the efficacy and purpose that the present utility model can achieve, should still fall within the scope covered by the technical content disclosed by the present utility model. At the same time, the terms such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "middle", and "one" cited in this specification are only for the convenience of clear description and are not used to limit the scope of implementation of the present utility model. The change or adjustment of their relative relationship, without substantial change in the technical content, should also be regarded as the scope of implementation of the present utility model.

[0028] Before describing the embodiments of the present utility model in detail, the application environment of the present utility model will be described first. The technology of the present utility model is mainly applied to the field of automotive design and manufacturing technology. The present utility model is used to solve the problem that the existing method of replenishing windshield washer fluid requires users to frequently replenish the windshield washer fluid in the windshield washer fluid container, resulting in poor convenience for users to use the automatic glass cleaning function.

[0029] Please refer to Figure 1 As shown, the present utility model provides a windshield washer fluid replenishing device.

[0030] In an exemplary embodiment of the present application, a liquid collector 1 is used to collect liquids on the vehicle; a windshield washer fluid mixing container 2 is connected to the liquid collector 1, and the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2 is used to mix the liquid and the blending agent to form windshield washer fluid; a blending agent container 3 is connected to the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2, and the blending agent container 3 is used to provide the blending agent for the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2; a windshield washer fluid container 4 is connected to the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2, and the windshield washer fluid container 4 is used to provide windshield washer fluid for the windshield wiper system; an electric valve 5 is arranged between the liquid collector 1 and the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2, and the electric valve 5 is used to connect or disconnect the connection between the liquid collector 1 and the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2; a first water pump 6 is arranged in the blending agent container 3, and the first water pump 6 is used to pump the blending agent in the blending agent container 3 into the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2; a second water pump 7 is arranged in the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2, and the second water pump 7 is used to pump the windshield washer fluid in the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2 into the windshield washer fluid container 4.

[0031] In this embodiment, the liquid collector 1 is mainly used to collect the condensed water at the condensate pipe of the vehicle-mounted air conditioner. The liquid collector 1 is installed around the low-pressure pipe at the lower part of the low-pressure pipe of the compressor of the vehicle-mounted air conditioner. When the air conditioner is working, the surface temperature of the low-pressure pipe of the air conditioner compressor is lower than the ambient temperature, and the water vapor in the air will condense into water droplets on the surface of the low-pressure pipe. After there are more water droplets, they will flow along the low-pressure pipe into the liquid collector 1, and the liquid collector 1 stores the condensed water; by continuously collecting the liquid on the vehicle through the liquid collector 1, the liquid collector 1 can replenish the liquid for the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2 at any time. When the amount of windshield washer fluid in the windshield washer fluid container 4 is low, first pump the windshield washer fluid in the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2 into the windshield washer fluid container 4 through the second water pump 7 for replenishment. When the amount of windshield washer fluid in the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2 is low, open the electric valve 5 to connect the liquid collector 1 and the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2, and replenish the liquid in the liquid collector 1 into the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2. Then, by opening the first water pump 6, pump the blending agent in the blending agent container 3 into the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2, so that the liquid and the blending agent are mixed in the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2 to form windshield washer fluid, which is used as a replenishment solution when the amount of windshield washer fluid in the windshield washer fluid container 4 is low next time. The windshield washer fluid replenishing device proposed in this application can automatically complete the replenishment of windshield washer fluid, effectively reduce the frequency of users manually adding windshield washer fluid, and greatly improve the convenience of users using the automatic glass cleaning function.

[0032] It is worth noting that a water storage tank can also be designed on the vehicle body to collect rainwater, and the liquid collector 1 is connected to the water storage tank through a pipeline, so that the liquid collector 1 can also collect rainwater as liquid to replenish the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2.

[0033] In an exemplary embodiment of the present application, a detection component 8 is further included, and the detection component 8 is used to detect the liquid levels in the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2, the windshield washer fluid container 4, and the blending agent container 3.

[0034] In this embodiment, by detecting the liquid levels in the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2, the windshield washer fluid container 4, and the blending agent container 3 through the detection component 8, the user can real-time perceive the liquid stock in the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2, the windshield washer fluid container 4, and the blending agent container 3. The user can actively trigger the windshield washer fluid replenishing device to replenish the windshield washer fluid for the windshield washer fluid container 4 according to the needs, or replenish the liquid and the blending agent into the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2; when the stock of the blending agent is low, the detection component 8 can prompt the user to add the blending agent.

[0035] In an exemplary embodiment of the present application, a control module 9 is further included. The control module 9 is electrically connected to the detection component 8, and the control module 9 is used to control the electric valve 5, the first water pump 6, and the second water pump 7 to work according to the signal of the detection component 8.

[0036] In the present embodiment, when it is detected that the amount of glass water in the glass water container 4 is low, the control module 9 controls the second water pump 7 to pump the glass water in the glass water mixing container 2 into the glass water container 4 to replenish the glass water; when it is detected that the amount of glass water in the glass water mixing container 2 is low, the control module 9 controls the electric valve 5 and the first water pump 6 to open, and the electric valve 5 is opened to connect the liquid collector 1 and the glass water mixing container 2, so that the liquid in the liquid collector 1 can be replenished into the glass water mixing container 2, and the control module 9 controls the flow rate of the blending agent pumped into the glass water mixing container 2 by the first water pump 6 according to the flow rate of the liquid replenished into the glass water mixing container 2, so that the liquid replenished into the glass water mixing container 2 and the blending agent pumped into the glass water mixing container 2 by the first water pump 6 are mixed in a certain proportion to form glass water, which is stored in the glass water mixed solution as a spare supplementary glass water; when it is detected that the amount of the blending agent in the blending agent container 3 is low, the control module 9 feeds back the information to the user through sound, text or image to prompt the user to add the blending agent.

[0037] In an exemplary embodiment of the present application, the detection component 8 includes a first detection element 801, a second detection element 802 and a third detection element 803. The first detection element 801 is arranged in the blending agent container 3, the second detection element 802 is arranged in the glass water mixing container 2, and the third detection element 803 is arranged in the glass water container 4.

[0038] In this embodiment, the first detection element 801, the second detection element 802 and the third detection element 803 are all connected to the control module 9 through wires, so as to transmit the detected liquid level information to the control module.

[0039] In an exemplary embodiment of the present application, the first detection element 801 , the second detection element 802 , and the third detection element 803 are liquid level sensors, and the liquid level sensors have an upper limit and a lower limit.

[0040] In this embodiment, when the second detection element 802 detects that the glass water level in the glass water mixing container 2 does not exceed the upper limit, the air-conditioning condensate water flows through the liquid collector 1 and the electric valve 5 into the glass water mixing container 2; the second detection element 802 in the glass water mixing container 2 detects the water level in the glass water mixing container 2 and transmits the water level information to the control module 9. When the control module 9 receives that the water level in the glass water mixing container 2 has exceeded the upper limit, the control module 9 controls the electric valve 5 to close, cutting off the connection between the liquid collector 1 and the glass water mixing container 2; when the control module 9 detects each complete cycle of the liquid level in the glass water mixing container 2 from the lower limit to the upper limit, the control module 9 controls the first water pump 6 in the blending agent container 3 to work, pumping a certain amount of blending agent into the glass water mixing container 2 to blend the finished glass water in the glass water mixing container 2; the amount of the blending agent needs to be calibrated according to parameters such as the capacity of the glass mixing container and the concentration of the blending agent; when the control module 9 detects that the liquid level in the glass water container 4 is lower than the lower limit, the control module 9 controls the second water pump 7 in the glass water mixing container 2 to start working, pumping the blended finished glass water into the glass water container 4; when the control module 9 detects that the liquid level in the glass water container 4 is higher than the upper limit each time, the control module 9 controls the second water pump 7 in the glass water mixing container 2 to stop working; when the control module 9 detects that the liquid level in the glass water container 4 is lower than the lower limit and the liquid level in the glass water mixing container 2 is also lower than the lower limit, the control module 9 prompts the user to manually add glass water to the glass water container 4 by means of sound, text or image, etc.; when the control module 9 detects that the liquid level in the blending agent container 3 is also lower than the lower limit, the control module 9 prompts the user to manually add the blending agent to the blending agent container 3 by means of sound, text or image, etc.

[0041] In an exemplary embodiment of the present application, a filtering component 10 is further included. The filtering component 10 is arranged between the electric valve 5 and the liquid collector 1, and the filtering component 10 is used to filter the liquid flowing from the liquid collector 1 into the glass water mixing container 2.

[0042] In this embodiment, by arranging the filtering component 10 to filter the liquid entering the glass water mixing container 2, the quality of the water supplementing into the glass water mixing container 2 is higher, and it has a better washing effect; and since the air-conditioning condensate water collected in the present application has fewer impurities in the liquid, it is not easy to block the water guide pipe 11 and the filtering component 10, which can effectively improve the service life of the filtering component 10 and reduce the frequency of cleaning and blocking of the water guide pipe 11.

[0043] In an exemplary embodiment of the present application, a water guide pipe 11 is provided between the liquid collector 1 and the glass water mixing container 2, and the filtering component 10 and the electric valve 5 are arranged on the water guide pipe 11 in sequence along the flowing direction of the liquid.

[0044] In this embodiment, by arranging the filtering component 10 before the electric valve 5, it is possible to effectively prevent particulate matter or other impurities in the liquid from entering the electric valve 5, thereby reducing the damage rate of the electric valve 5 and extending the service life of the electric valve 5.

[0045] In an exemplary embodiment of the present application, the electric valve 5 is a three-way electric valve 5.

[0046] In this embodiment, the electric valve 5 shown in the embodiment of the present application is a three-way electric valve 5, and the three-way electric valve 5 is connected in the water guide pipe 11. One of its purposes is to connect or disconnect the liquid collector 1 and the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2. Secondly, the three-way electric valve 5 is also connected to a drain pipe. When the liquid in the liquid collector 1 is full, the liquid collector 1 can be connected to the drain pipe through the electric valve 5 to discharge the excess liquid outside the vehicle, avoiding the excess liquid remaining in the vehicle.

[0047] In an exemplary embodiment of the present application, the liquid collector 1 is a conical open container.

[0048] In this embodiment, since the present application is used to collect the condensate at the low-pressure pipe of the air conditioner and mainly collects it in the form of water droplets, the conical open container can effectively reduce the splashing of water droplets outside the liquid collector 1, thereby keeping the surrounding environment dry.

[0049] The present application also proposes a vehicle including the windshield washer fluid replenishing device as described above.

[0050] Working principle: The condensate water at the low-pressure pipe of the vehicle-mounted air conditioner is collected by the liquid collector 1, enabling the liquid collector 1 to replenish the liquid for the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2 at any time. When the stock of windshield washer fluid in the windshield washer fluid container 4 is low, first, the windshield washer fluid in the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2 is pumped into the windshield washer fluid container 4 through the second water pump 7 for replenishment. When the stock of windshield washer fluid in the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2 is low, the electric valve 5 is opened to connect the liquid collector 1 and the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2, and the liquid in the liquid collector 1 is replenished into the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2. Then, by opening the first water pump 6, the admixture in the admixture container 3 is pumped into the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2, so that the liquid and the admixture are mixed in the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2 to form windshield washer fluid, which serves as the replenishment solution when the stock of windshield washer fluid in the windshield washer fluid container 4 is low next time. The windshield washer fluid replenishing device proposed in this application can automatically complete the replenishment of windshield washer fluid, effectively reducing the frequency of users manually adding windshield washer fluid and greatly improving the convenience of users using the automatic windshield cleaning function. When the second detection element 802 detects that the liquid level of the windshield washer fluid in the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2 does not exceed the upper limit, the air-conditioning condensate water flows into the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2 through the liquid collector 1 and the electric valve 5; the second detection element 802 in the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2 detects the water level in the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2 and transmits the water level information to the control module 9. When the control module 9 receives that the water level in the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2 has exceeded the upper limit, the control module 9 controls the electric valve 5 to close, cutting off the connection between the liquid collector 1 and the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2; when the control module 9 detects a complete cycle of the liquid level in the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2 from the lower limit to the upper limit each time, the first water pump 6 in the admixture container 3 is controlled to work, pumping a certain amount of admixture into the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2 to blend the finished windshield washer fluid in the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2; the amount of the admixture needs to be calibrated according to parameters such as the capacity of the glass mixing container and the concentration of the admixture; when the control module 9 detects that the liquid level of the windshield washer fluid container 4 is lower than the lower limit, the second water pump 7 in the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2 is controlled to start working, pumping the blended finished windshield washer fluid into the windshield washer fluid container 4; when the control module 9 detects that the liquid level of the windshield washer fluid container 4 is higher than the upper limit each time, the second water pump 7 in the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2 stops working; when the control module 9 detects that the liquid level of the windshield washer fluid container 4 is lower than the lower limit and the liquid level of the windshield washer fluid mixing container 2 is also lower than the lower limit, the control module 9 prompts the user to manually add windshield washer fluid to the windshield washer fluid container 4 by means of sound, text, or image, etc.; when the control module 9 detects that the liquid level in the admixture container 3 is also lower than the lower limit, the control module 9 prompts the user to manually add admixture to the admixture container 3 by means of sound, text, or image, etc.

[0051] The above embodiments are only illustrative of the principles and effects of the present utility model, and are not intended to limit the present utility model. Any person familiar with this technology can modify or change the above embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present utility model. Therefore, all equivalent modifications or changes made by those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field without departing from the spirit and technical idea disclosed by the present utility model should still be covered by the claims of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A windshield washer water replenishing device, characterized in that: include: A liquid collector, used to collect liquid on the vehicle; A glass water mixing container is connected to the liquid collector, and is used to mix the liquid and the blending agent to form glass water; A blending agent container, connected to the glass water mixing container, and used to provide a blending agent for the glass water mixing container; A glass water container, connected to the glass water mixing container, and used to provide glass water for the wiper system; An electric valve is disposed between the liquid collector and the glass water mixing container, and is used to connect or disconnect the liquid collector and the glass water mixing container; A first water pump, disposed in the blending agent container, and used to pump the blending agent in the blending agent container into the glass water mixing container; A second water pump is arranged in the glass water mixing container, and the second water pump is used to pump the glass water in the glass water mixing container into the glass water container.

2. The windshield washer water replenishing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a detection component, which is used to detect the liquid levels in the glass water mixing container, the glass water container, and the blending agent container.

3. The windshield water replenishing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: It also includes a control module, which is electrically connected to the detection component and is used to control the operation of the electric valve, the first water pump, and the second water pump according to the signal of the detection component.

4. The windshield water replenishing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The detection component includes a first detection element, a second detection element and a third detection element. The first detection element is arranged in the blending agent container, the second detection element is arranged in the glass water mixing container, and the third detection element is arranged in the glass water container.

5. The windshield washer water replenishing device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The first detection element, the second detection element and the third detection element are liquid level sensors, and the liquid level sensors have an upper limit and a lower limit.

6. The windshield washer water replenishing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a filter component, which is arranged between the electric valve and the liquid collector, and is used to filter the liquid flowing from the liquid collector into the glass water mixing container.

7. The windshield washer water replenishing device according to claim 6, characterized in that: A water guide pipe is provided between the liquid collector and the glass water mixing container, and the electric valve and the filter component are sequentially arranged on the water guide pipe along the flow direction of the liquid.

8. The windshield washer water replenishing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The electric valve is a three-way electric valve.

9. The windshield washer water replenishing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The liquid collector is a conical open container.

10. A vehicle, characterized in that: It comprises a glass water replenishing device as described in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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