Granted Patent B2

US 12,188,734 · App. 17/959,138 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Inventors: Chih-Hsien Chen (Taipei, TW); Yu-Cheng Shih (Taipei, TW); Pon-Chung Chien (Taipei, TW); Chieh-Hui Chen (Taipei, TW); Ying-Fu Chou (Taipei, TW)

Assignee: UNIWILL TECHNOLOGY INC.

F28F9/0253F16L37/40F16L37/56G06F1/20H05K7/20272

Abstract

Claims (17)

1. A tube connector structure for an electronic device ( 100 ), the electronic device ( 100 ) comprising a water inlet ( 101 ) and a water outlet ( 102 ), the tube connector structure ( 2 ) comprising:

a connecting plate ( 21 ); and

two tube connector plugs ( 22 ), passing through and fixed to the connecting plate ( 21 ), one of the tube connector plugs ( 22 ) connected with the water inlet ( 101 ), and another one of the tube connector plugs ( 22 ) connected with the water outlet ( 102 );

wherein each tube connector plug ( 22 ) comprises a main tube ( 221 ), a water blocking member ( 222 ) and a first return spring ( 223 ), the main tube ( 221 ) passes through and is fixed to the connecting plate ( 21 ), an inner annular block ( 2211 ) is extended on an inner wall of the main tube ( 221 ), the water blocking member ( 222 ) movably passes the main tube ( 221 ), the first return spring ( 223 ) is clamped between the main tube ( 221 ) and the water blocking member ( 222 ) and configured to push the water blocking member ( 222 ) to abut against the inner annular block ( 2211 ), and the water inlet ( 101 ) or the water outlet ( 102 ) is configured to push the water blocking member ( 222 ) to move away from the inner annular block ( 2211 ) when being inserted into the main tube ( 221 );

wherein each water blocking member ( 222 ) comprises a block body ( 2221 ) and an O-ring ( 2223 ), the block body ( 2221 ) movably passes the main tube ( 221 ), an outer annular block ( 2222 ) is extended on an outer wall of the block body ( 2221 ), the O-ring ( 2223 ) is disposed around the block body ( 2221 ) and clamped between the inner annular block ( 2211 ) and the outer annular block ( 2222 ), and a slant annular groove ( 2212 ) is disposed on an end of the inner annular block ( 2211 ) adjacent to the O-ring ( 2223 ), a depth of the slant annular groove ( 2212 ) is gradually decreased toward a direction away from the O-ring ( 2223 ).

2. The tube connector structure of claim 1 , wherein each of the water inlet ( 101 ) and the water outlet ( 102 ) comprises a trough ( 103 ), each tube connector plug ( 22 ) further comprises a locking sleeve ( 224 ), a second return spring ( 225 ) and a steel ball ( 226 ), the locking sleeve ( 224 ) is movably sheathe the main tube ( 221 ), an engaging indent ( 2241 ) is disposed on an inner wall of the locking sleeve ( 224 ), a depression ( 2213 ) is disposed on an inner wall of the main tube ( 221 ), the second return spring ( 225 ) is clamped between the main tube ( 221 ) and the locking sleeve ( 224 ) and configured to push the locking sleeve ( 224 ) to a return position where the engaging indent ( 2241 ) is staggered with the depression ( 2213 ), and the steel ball ( 226 ) is clamped between the trough ( 103 ) and the depression ( 2213 ) or between the engaging indent ( 2241 ) and the depression ( 2213 ).

3. The tube connector structure of claim 2 , further comprising a driving plate ( 23 ), wherein multiple locking sleeves ( 224 ) of the two tube connector plugs ( 22 ) pass and are fixed to the driving plate ( 23 ) and configured to move with the driving plate ( 23 ).

4. A water supply device for an electronic device ( 100 ), the electronic device ( 100 ) comprising a water inlet ( 101 ) and a water outlet ( 102 ), the water supply device ( 10 ) comprising:

a water supply assembly ( 1 ), comprising a water tank ( 11 ), a water output tube ( 12 ) and a water input tube ( 13 ), and the water output tube ( 12 ) and the water input tube ( 13 ) communicating with the water tank ( 11 ); and

a tube connector structure ( 2 ) comprising:

a connecting plate ( 21 ); and

two tube connector plugs ( 22 ), passing through and fixed to the connecting plate ( 21 ), one of the tube connector plugs ( 22 ) connected with the water inlet ( 101 ), and another one of the tube connector plugs ( 22 ) connected with the water outlet ( 102 );

wherein each tube connector plug ( 22 ) comprises a main tube ( 221 ), a water blocking member ( 222 ) and a first return spring ( 223 ), the main tube ( 221 ) passes through and is fixed to the connecting plate ( 21 ), an inner annular block ( 2211 ) is extended on an inner wall of the main tube ( 221 ), the water blocking member ( 222 ) movably passes the main tube ( 221 ), the first return spring ( 223 ) is clamped between the main tube ( 221 ) and the water blocking member ( 222 ) and configured to push the water blocking member ( 222 ) to abut against the inner annular block ( 2211 ), and the water inlet ( 101 ) or the water outlet ( 102 ) is configured to push the water blocking member ( 222 ) to move away from the inner annular block ( 2211 ) when being inserted into the main tube ( 221 );

wherein each water blocking member ( 222 ) comprises a block body ( 2221 ) and an O-ring ( 2223 ), the block body ( 2221 ) movably passes the main tube ( 221 ), an outer annular block ( 2222 ) is extended on an outer wall of the block body ( 2221 ), the O-ring ( 2223 ) is disposed around the block body ( 2221 ) and clamped between the inner annular block ( 2211 ) and the outer annular block ( 2222 ), and a slant annular groove ( 2212 ) is disposed on an end of the inner annular block ( 2211 ) adjacent to the O-ring ( 2223 ), a depth of the slant annular groove ( 2212 ) is gradually decreased toward a direction away from the O-ring ( 2223 ).

5. The water supply device of claim 4 , wherein each of the water inlet ( 101 ) and the water outlet ( 102 ) comprises a trough ( 103 ), each tube connector plug ( 22 ) further comprises a locking sleeve ( 224 ), a second return spring ( 225 ) and a steel ball ( 226 ), the locking sleeve ( 224 ) is movably sheathe the main tube ( 221 ), an engaging indent ( 2241 ) is disposed on an inner wall of the locking sleeve ( 224 ), a depression ( 2213 ) is disposed on an inner wall of the main tube ( 221 ), the second return spring ( 225 ) is clamped between the main tube ( 221 ) and the locking sleeve ( 224 ) and configured to push the locking sleeve ( 224 ) to a return position where the engaging indent ( 2241 ) is staggered with the depression ( 2213 ), and the steel ball ( 226 ) is clamped between the trough ( 103 ) and the depression ( 2213 ) or between the engaging indent ( 2241 ) and the depression ( 2213 ).

6. The water supply device of claim 5 , wherein the tube connector structure ( 2 ) further comprises a driving plate ( 23 ), multiple locking sleeves ( 224 ) of the two tube connector plugs ( 22 ) pass and are fixed to the driving plate ( 23 ) and configured to move with the driving plate ( 23 ).

7. The water supply device of claim 5 , further comprising a connector ( 3 ) and a transmission wire ( 4 ), wherein the electronic device ( 100 ) comprises an electricity source socket ( 104 ) and a recess ( 105 ), the water supply assembly ( 1 ) further comprises a casing ( 14 ), a pump ( 15 ) and an adapter ( 16 ), the pump ( 15 ) and the adapter ( 16 ) are received in the casing ( 14 ), the pump ( 15 ) communicates with the water tank ( 11 ), the adapter ( 16 ) is electrically connected with the pump ( 15 ), the connector ( 3 ) passes through and is fixed to the connecting plate ( 21 ) and connected to the electricity source socket ( 104 ), two ends of the transmission wire ( 4 ) are electrically connected with the adapter ( 16 ) and the connector ( 3 ) respectively, and a separator sheet ( 211 ) is extended from the connecting plate ( 21 ) between the connector ( 3 ) and the two tube connector plugs ( 22 ) to be embedded in the recess ( 105 ).

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