Self-cleaning device and a water outlet device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11779939-B2
Application number	US-202117217617-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 30, 2021
Priority date	Apr 3, 2020
Publication date	Oct 10, 2023
Grant date	Oct 10, 2023

Abstract

A self-cleaning device and a water outlet device are provided. The self-cleaning device includes a liquid flow chamber, one or more ejector pins, and an elastic deformation body. The self-cleaning device is configured to remove scale in one or more liquid outlet holes of the self-cleaning device automatically.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A self-cleaning device, comprising:
a liquid flow chamber,
one or more ejector pins, and
an elastic deformation body, wherein:
the liquid flow chamber comprises an inlet and an outlet,
the one or more ejector pins are arranged between the inlet and the outlet,
the elastic deformation body is disposed on the outlet,
the elastic deformation body comprises a deformation portion and a liquid outlet portion,
the deformation portion surrounds the liquid outlet portion,
the liquid outlet portion comprises one or more liquid outlet holes,
the one or more ejector pins extend toward the one or more liquid outlet holes,
a protrusion protrudes from an inner end of the outlet,
a shape of the protrusion corresponds to a shape of the deformation portion,
when a liquid flows in the liquid flow chamber, the deformation portion is deformed due to hydraulic pressure to form a liquid flow space between the one or more ejector pins and the one or more liquid outlet holes, and
when there is no hydraulic pressure in the liquid flow chamber, the deformation portion is reset to an initial state, and the one or more ejector pins are inserted into the one or more liquid outlet holes to clean the one or more liquid outlet holes.

2. The self-cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein:
when the deformation portion is in the initial state:
a bottom end surface of the one or more ejector pins is flush with an outer end surface of the one or more liquid outlet holes, and there is a clearance fit between the one or more ejector pins and the one or more liquid outlet holes, or
the bottom end surface of the one or more ejector pins protrudes outside the outer end surface of the one or more liquid outlet holes, and there is a clearance fit between the one or more ejector pins and the one or more liquid outlet holes.

3. The self-cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein:
when the deformation portion is in the initial state, a bottom end surface of the one or more ejector pins moves into the one or more liquid outlet holes by at least half of a depth of the one or more liquid outlet holes, and there is a clearance fit between the one or more ejector pins and the one or more liquid outlet holes.

4. The self-cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein:
a first body is connected to a second body to form the liquid flow chamber,
the elastic deformation body further comprises a fixed portion,
the deformation portion connects the fixed portion and the liquid outlet portion,
the fixed portion is clamped between the first body and the second body to be fixed on an inner wall of the liquid flow chamber,
the liquid outlet portion is moveable into the outlet from the inner end of the outlet,
and
when the deformation portion is deformed, the deformation portion moves between the initial state and a deformation state at which the deformation portion abuts the inner end of the outlet.

5. The self-cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein:
a maximum width of the one or more ejector pins gradually decreases from the inlet to the outlet, and
a maximum width of the one or more liquid outlet holes gradually decreases from the inlet to the outlet.

6. The self-cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein:
a width of the one or more ejector pins is constant, and
a maximum width of the one or more liquid outlet holes gradually decreases from the inlet to the outlet.

7. The self-cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein:
a maximum width of the one or more ejector pins gradually decreases from the inlet to the outlet, and
a width of the one or more liquid outlet holes is constant.

8. The self-cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein:
a width of the one or more ejector pins is constant, and
a width of the one or more liquid outlet holes is constant.

9. The self-cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein:
a wall of the liquid outlet portion comprises a stepped surface for increasing a hydraulic pressure area of the elastic deformation body.

10. The self-cleaning device according to claim 9 , wherein:
the stepped surface is perpendicular to a center axis of the one or more liquid outlet holes.

11. The self-cleaning device according to claim 9 , wherein:
the stepped surface is arranged obliquely with a center axis of the one or more liquid outlet holes to form an acute angle.

12. The self-cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the one or more ejector pins is a plurality of ejector pins,
the one or more liquid outlet holes is a plurality of liquid outlet holes, and
the plurality of ejector pins and the plurality of liquid outlet holes are in a one-to-one correspondence.

13. The self-cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein:
a deformation space disposed between the elastic deformation body and the inner end of the outlet is provided for deformation of the deformation portion.

14. A water outlet device comprising the self-cleaning device of claim 1 .

Assignees

• Xiamen Lota Int Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Xuedong
• Zhang jiangcheng
• Lin Zhixin
• Zhu Chuanbao

Classifications

• B05B1/185 Primary

  characterised by their outlet element; Mounting arrangements therefor · CPC title

• B05B15/522

  using cleaning elements penetrating the discharge openings · CPC title

• B05B15/528

  by resilient deformation of the nozzle · CPC title

• B05B15/5225 Primary

  the cleaning element being located upstream of the discharge opening or being actuated upstream therefrom · CPC title

• B05B1/3046

  the valve element, e.g. a needle, co-operating with a valve seat located downstream of the valve element and its actuating means, generally in the proximity of the outlet orifice (B05B1/308 takes precedence) · CPC title