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US 12,269,050 · App. 17/285,465 · Granted Apr 8, 2025

Water spraying pipe and cleaning apparatus

Inventors: Weijun Xue (Foshan, CN); Tongsheng Wang (Foshan, CN); Wei Zhang (Foshan, CN); Hui Zhang (Foshan, CN)
Assignees: FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA WASHING APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD; MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
B05B1/20A47L15/22A47L15/428B05B1/044
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Patent No.
US 12,269,050
App. No.
17/285,465
Granted
Apr 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application discloses a water spraying pipe and a cleaning apparatus. The water spaying pipe includes a pipe body having a water inlet end and defining a water spraying hole in a pipe wall thereof; and a water spraying groove defined in the water spraying pipe at a position corresponding to the water spraying hole. The water spraying hole is in communication with the water spraying groove, and a diameter of the water spraying hole is greater than a width of the water spraying groove. The present application effectively improves the cleaning efficiency of the water spraying pipe.

Claims (45)

1. A water spraying pipe comprising:

a pipe body having a water inlet end, and a water spraying hole provided in a pipe wall thereof; and

a water spraying groove defined in the water spraying pipe at a position corresponding to the water spraying hole,

wherein the water spraying hole is in communication with the water spraying groove,

wherein a diameter Φ of the water spraying hole is greater than a width l of a widest portion of the water spraying groove,

wherein the water spraying hole comprises a water inlet section and a transition section extending from the water inlet section to the water spraying groove, and the transition section cuts a bottom of the water spraying groove to extend to a groove opening of the water spraying groove,

wherein a diameter d of a top of the transition section is less than a diameter D of the water inlet section, and

wherein a width of the water spraying groove at a junction with the top of the transition section is k, and the diameter d of the top of the transition section is greater than or equal to twice k.

2. The water spraying pipe according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of the width 1 of the water spraying groove to the diameter Φ of the water spraying hole is 0.18 ˜ 0.25.

3. The water spraying pipe according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a length L of the water spraying groove to the diameter Φ of the water spraying hole is greater than or equal to 2.5 ˜ 3.5.

4. The water spraying pipe according to claim 1 ,

wherein a shape of a cross section of the water spraying groove is formed in one of a V shape, a trapezoidal shape, and a rectangular shape,

wherein a top of the V shape and a long base of the trapezoidal shape are arranged away from a center of the pipe body, and

wherein a bottom of the V shape and a short base of the trapezoidal shape are arranged closer to the center of the pipe body than the top of the V shape and the long base of the trapezoidal shape, respectively.

5. The water spraying pipe according to claim 4 ,

wherein the water spraying pipe comprises a plurality of the water spraying hole and a plurality of the water spraying groove corresponding to the plurality of the water spraying hole, respectively, and

wherein shapes of cross sections of the plurality of the water spraying groove are formed in one or more of the V shape, the trapezoidal shape, and the rectangular shape.

6. The water spraying pipe according to claim 5 ,

wherein a cross section of the water spraying groove at a middle portion of the water spraying pipe is formed in the rectangular shape or the trapezoidal shape, and the cross sections of the water spraying grooves at two ends of the water spraying pipe are formed in the trapezoidal shape or the V shape, or

wherein a cross section of the water spraying groove close to the water inlet end of the water spraying pipe is formed in the V shape, a cross section of the water spraying groove at the middle portion of the water spraying pipe is formed in the trapezoidal shape, and a cross section of the water spraying groove away from the water inlet end of the water spraying pipe is formed in rectangular shape.

7. The water spraying pipe according to claim 1 , wherein an inner wall of the transition section forms an arc-shaped transition from the water inlet section to a wall of the water spraying groove.

8. The water spraying pipe according to claim 1 , wherein an angle between a wall face of the water spraying groove and a plane where the water spraying groove opening lies is β, and β is 15 ˜ 25°.

9. The water spraying pipe according to claim 1 , wherein the water spraying groove is defined in an outer wall of the pipe body.

10. The water spraying pipe according to claim 1 , wherein the water spraying pipe further comprises a protrusion provided to an outer wall of the pipe body and corresponding to the water spraying hole, and the water spraying groove is defined in the protrusion.

11. The water spraying pipe according to claim 1 ,

wherein the water spraying pipe further comprises a plurality of the water spraying groove, and

where the plurality of the water spraying groove are arranged in an S-shape along a length direction of the pipe body.

12. The water spraying pipe according to claim 1 ,

wherein the water spraying groove is a first water spraying groove, and the water spraying hole is a first water spraying hole,

wherein the water spraying pipe further comprises a second water spraying hole and a second water spraying groove corresponding to the second water spraying hole,

wherein a height of water sprayed from the first water spraying groove is h1, and a central angle corresponding to its fan-shaped spray-washing area is α1,

wherein a height of water sprayed from the second water spraying groove adjacent to the first water spraying groove is h2, and a central angle corresponding to its fan-shaped spray-washing area is α2, and

wherein a distance between the first water spraying hole and the second water spraying hole adjacent to each other is greater than 0, and less than or equal to: h1 tan (α1/2)+h2 tan (α2/2).

13. The water spraying pipe according to claim 1 ,

wherein the water spraying hole is a first water spraying hole, the water spraying pipe further comprises a second water spraying hole, and a distance between the first water spraying hole and the second water spraying hole is 20 mm ˜ 30 mm; and/or

wherein eight to ten of the water spraying hole are provided in the water spraying pipe.

14. The water spraying pipe according to claim 1 ,

wherein if a total amount of circulating water is M, the water spraying hole is one of N water spraying holes, a flow velocity of the circulating water in the water spraying hole is V, and an area of a cross section of the water spraying hole is S, then: M*V≥N*S/2.

15. A cleaning apparatus comprising: a water spraying pipe according to claim 1 .

16. The water spraying pipe according to claim 1 ,

wherein the water spraying pipe further comprises a protrusion provided to an outer wall of the pipe body and extending in a length direction of the pipe body,

wherein a first portion of the water spraying groove and a second portion of the water spraying groove are defined in the protrusion along the length direction of the pipe body,

wherein the first portion of the water spraying groove corresponds to the water spraying hole, and the second portion of the water spraying groove does not correspond to the water spraying hole,

wherein a junction of the first portion of the water spraying groove and the water spraying hole is arranged radially away from a center axis of the pipe body, and a closed end of the second portion of the water spraying groove is arranged closer to the center axis of the pipe body than the junction of the first portion of the water spraying groove and the water spraying hole, and

wherein a width of the junction of the first portion of the water spraying groove and the water spraying hole is wider than a width of the closed end of the second portion of the water spraying groove.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2021
From: XUE, WEIJUN; WANG, TONGSHENG; ZHANG, WEI; ZHANG, HUI
To: FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA WASHING APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD; MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055923/0021 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 201811208316.4 · Oct 16, 2018 · national
CN 201821682041.3 · Oct 16, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210379609A1 · Dec 9, 2021
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