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Granted Patent B2
US 11,339,981 · App. 16/497,125 · Granted May 24, 2022

Dehumidifier

Inventors: Zhiming Zhang (Foshan, CN); Xiaoyu Wang (Foshan, CN)
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Patent No.
US 11,339,981
App. No.
16/497,125
Granted
May 24, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dehumidifier includes a water tank including an accommodating space, a connector male end assembly disposed at the water tank, a middle partition, and a connector female end disposed at the middle partition. The connector male end assembly includes a connector male end including a first end part in communication with the accommodating space and a second end part opposite to and in communication with the first end part. The connector female end includes a first connection end part connected with the second end part and a second connection end part opposite to and in communication with the first connection end part.

Claims (58)

1. A dehumidifier, comprising:

a water tank including an accommodating space;

a connector male end assembly disposed at the water tank, wherein:

the connector male end assembly comprises a connector male end;

a first end of the connector male end is in communication with the accommodating space; and

a second end of the connector male end is opposite to and in communication with the first end of the connector male end;

a middle partition;

a connector female end disposed at the middle partition, wherein:

a first end of the connector female end is connected with the second end part; and

a second end of the connector female end is opposite to and in communication with the first end of the connector female end; and

a water pump disposed at the middle partition and configured to pump water from the accommodating space to an outside of the dehumidifier, an inlet of the water pump being connected to the second end of the connector female end.

2. The dehumidifier according to claim 1 , wherein the connector male end assembly further comprises a support disposed at the water tank, and the connector male end is disposed at the support.

3. The dehumidifier according to claim 2 , wherein the support is detachably connected with the water tank.

4. The dehumidifier according to claim 3 , wherein:

the support comprises a body and a connector part, the body is connected with the water tank through the connector part, and the connector part is located outside the accommodating space; and

the water tank is buckled with the support via a first buckle part at an outer wall of the water tank and a second buckle part at the connector part and matched with the first buckling part, or the water tank is in thread connection with the connector part, or the water tank is connected with the connector part through screws or bolts.

5. The dehumidifier according to claim 2 , wherein the connector male end assembly comprises a water inlet pipe, one end of the water inlet pipe is connected with the first end of the connector male end, and another end of the water inlet pipe is located in the accommodating space.

6. The dehumidifier according to claim 5 , wherein:

the water tank includes a mounting hole;

the support includes a body that at least partially stretches into the accommodating space through the mounting hole; and

the body includes two bulges located at two opposite sides of the water inlet pipe, respectively.

7. The dehumidifier according to claim 5 , wherein the other end of the water inlet pipe is connected with a filter part.

8. The dehumidifier according to claim 1 , wherein the second end of the connector male end is connected with the first end of the connector female end in a pluggable manner, and a seal is disposed between the second end of the connector male end and the first end of the connector female end.

9. The dehumidifier according to claim 8 , wherein:

the first end of the connector female end is sleeved at an outer side of the second end of the connector male end;

a sealing groove for accommodating the sealing part is formed at an inner side of the first end of the connector female end or the outer side of the second end of the connector male end;

an anti-dropping member is disposed at the inner side of the first end of the connector female end or the outer side of the second end of the connector male end; and

the seal is limited between the anti-dropping member and the sealing groove.

10. The dehumidifier according to claim 9 , wherein:

the second end of the connector male end includes a first guiding slant; and

the anti-dropping member is located between the second end of the connector male end and the first end of the connector female end, and includes a second guiding slant matched with the first guiding slant.

11. The dehumidifier according to claim 9 , wherein the seal is in a ring shape, a difference between an outer diameter of the second end of the connector male end and an inner diameter of the seal is between 0.2 mm and 0.8 mm, and a difference between an inner diameter of the first end of the connector female end and an outer diameter of the seal is between 0.2 mm and 0.8 mm.

12. The dehumidifier according to claim 8 , wherein:

the second end of the connector male end is sleeved at an outer side of the first end of the connector female end;

a sealing groove for accommodating the seal is formed at an inner side of the second end of the connector male end or the outer side of the first end of the connector female end;

an anti-dropping member is disposed at the inner side of the second end of the connector male end or the outer side of the first end of the connector female end; and

the seal is limited between the anti-dropping member and the sealing groove.

13. The dehumidifier according to claim 12 , wherein:

the first end of the connector female end includes a first guiding slant; and

the anti-dropping member is located between the second end of the connector male end and the first end of the connector female end, and includes a second guiding slant matched with the first guiding slant.

14. The dehumidifier according to claim 12 , wherein the seal is in a ring shape, a difference between an outer diameter of the first end of the connector female end and an inner diameter of the seal is between 0.2 mm and 0.8 mm, and a difference between an inner diameter of the second end of the connector male end and an outer diameter of the seal is between 0.2 mm and 0.8 mm.

15. The dehumidifier according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first end of the connector female end is sleeved at an outer side of the second end of the connector male end; and

a difference between an inner diameter of the first end of the connector female end and an outer diameter of the second end of the connector male end is between 0.2 mm and 0.8 mm.

16. The dehumidifier according to claim 1 , wherein:

the second end of the connector male end is sleeved at the outer side of the first end of the connector female end; and

a difference between the inner diameter of the s second end of the connector male end and the outer diameter of the first end of the connector female end is between 0.2 mm and 0.8 mm.

17. The dehumidifier according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a housing; and

a heat exchanger;

wherein:

the middle partition is located in the housing and divides a space in the housing into a water tank area and a non-water-tank area;

the heat exchanger is located in the non-water-tank area; and

the water tank is detachably disposed in the water tank area.

18. The dehumidifier according to claim 17 , wherein a water receiving tray is disposed at the middle partition, and the heat exchanger is located above the water receiving tray.

19. The dehumidifier according to claim 18 , wherein the water receiving tray includes a water collection groove, a drain connector in communication with the water collection groove is disposed at the middle partition, a switch configured to open or close the drain connector is disposed at the drain connector, and a drain opening configured to communicate the water collection groove with the accommodating space is formed in the middle partition.

20. The dehumidifier according to claim 1 , wherein:

the water pump is further configured to pump water from the accommodating space, through the first end of the connector male end, the second end of the connector male end, the first end of the connector female end, the second end of the connector female end, and the water pump in order, to the outside of the dehumidifier.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2019
From: ZHANG, ZHIMING; WANG, XIAOYU
To: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.; MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050479/0969 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 201910223062.1 · Mar 22, 2019 · national
CN 201920373519.2 · Mar 22, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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