Device with steam generation function

Abstract

A device with a steam generation function comprises a water storage cavity, a heating cavity with a steam outlet, a guide channel for communicating the water storage cavity with the heating cavity, and a heating element configured in the heating cavity, wherein the heating cavity has a first chamber and a second chamber communicated with the first chamber, and the first chamber is located on one side of the second chamber; and the heating element is configured in the first chamber, and the steam outlet is formed in the second chamber and is spaced from the first chamber in the horizontal direction by a preset first distance to prevent boiling water in the first chamber from being ejected via the steam outlet. The device provided by the present invention is safe in use.

Claims

1. A device with a steam generation function, comprising a water storage cavity (1), a heating cavity (2) with a steam outlet (2B), a guide channel (3) for communicating the water storage cavity (1) with the heating cavity (2), and a heating element (5) configured in the heating cavity (2), wherein the heating cavity (2) has a first chamber (21) and a second chamber (22) communicated with the first chamber (21), and the first chamber (21) is located on one side of the second chamber (22); and the heating element (5) is configured in the first chamber, and the steam outlet (2B) is formed in the second chamber (22) and is spaced from the first chamber (21) in a horizontal direction by a preset first distance (L1) to prevent boiling water in the first chamber (21) from being ejected via the steam outlet (2B); wherein the first chamber (21) and the second chamber (22) have a common second wall (24) which is located at a junction of a top wall of the first chamber (21) and a top wall of the second chamber (22); and the second wall is used for preventing boiling liquid in the first chamber (21) from entering the second chamber (22), and an air hole or an air channel for communicating the first chamber (21) with the second chamber (22) is formed in the second wall (24).

2. The device with a steam generation function according to claim 1, wherein a bottom wall of the first chamber (21) is lower than a bottom wall of the second chamber (22).

3. The device with a steam generation function according to claim 1, wherein the first chamber (21) and the second chamber (22) have a common first wall (23) which is located at a junction of a bottom wall of the first chamber (21) and a bottom wall of the second chamber (22), and a top surface of the first wall (23) is higher than the bottom wall of the first chamber (21).

4. The device with a steam generation function according to claim 1, wherein the device has an expansion chamber (7) communicated with the steam outlet (2B) and used for steam expansion, and multiple steam diffusion ports (7A) are formed in the expansion chamber (7).

5. The device with a steam generation function according to claim 1, further comprising a check valve (6) for preventing water from flowing back into the water storage cavity (1) is configured in the guide channel (3).

6. The device with a steam generation function according to claim 1, wherein the device is a garment steamer, a steam footbath, a hand steamer or a face steamer.

7. The device with a steam generation function according to claim 2, wherein the first chamber (21) and the second chamber (22) have a common first wall (23) which is located at a junction of the bottom wall of the first chamber (21) and the bottom wall of the second chamber (22), and a top surface of the first wall (23) is higher than the bottom wall of the first chamber (21).

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a device with a steam generation function in one embodiment of the present application;

(2) FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view of a heating cavity in FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(3) To make the purposes, technical solutions and advantages of the implementations of the invention clearer, the technical solutions of the implementations of the invention are explicitly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of the implementations. Obviously, the implementations described hereinafter are merely illustrative ones, and are not all possible ones of the invention. All other implementations obtained by those ordinarily skilled in the art on the basis of the following ones without creative labor should also fall within the protection scope of the invention. Therefore, the following detailed description of the implementations provided by the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the protection scope of the invention, and is merely used to illustrate specified implementations of the invention.

(4) Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in one embodiment, a device with a steam generation function provided by the present application is a garment steamer and comprises a water storage cavity 1, a heating cavity 2 with a steam outlet 2B, a guide channel 3 for communicating the water storage cavity 1 with the heating cavity 2, and a heating element 5 configured in the heating cavity 2. A water outlet valve mechanism 4 is configured between the water storage cavity 1 and the guide channel 3. A control mechanism (not shown) is electrically connected to the heating element.

(5) Referring to FIG. 1, water from the water storage cavity 1 flows into the heating cavity 2 approximately along a path shown by dotted line Ml. The water outlet valve mechanism 4 comprises a water valve 4A, a spring 4B and a guide pillar 4C, wherein the water valve 4A is disposed around the guide pillar 4C, the spring 4B abuts against the lower end of the water valve 4A and the lower end of the guide pillar 4C, and the water valve 4A fits a water outlet of the water storage cavity 1 in size and can compress the spring 4B under the effect of a water pressure to allow water to flow into the guide channel 3. In this embodiment, a check valve 6 for preventing water flowing back into the water storage cavity 1 is configured in the guide channel 3, and the check valve 6 is a common structure and will no longer be detailed.

(6) The heating cavity 2 has a first chamber 21 and a second chamber 22 communicated with the first chamber 21. In this embodiment, the first chamber 21 is located on the right side of the second chamber 22. A water inlet 2A of the heating cavity 2 is formed in the second chamber 22 which is communicated with the guide channel 3. The heating element 5 is configured in the first chamber 21 and is specifically configured on the bottom wall of the first chamber 21. The steam outlet 2B is formed in the second chamber 22 and is spaced from the first chamber 21 in the horizontal direction by a preset first distance L1 to prevent boiling water in the first chamber 21 from being ejected via the steam outlet 2B. Preferably, the first distance L1 ranges from 1 cm to 10 cm, such as 3 cm. In another embodiment, the first chamber 21 may be located on the left side of the second chamber 22. In another embodiment, the water inlet 2A of the heating cavity 2 may be formed in the first chamber 21 which is communicated with the guide channel 3.

(7) In this embodiment, a bottom wall of the first chamber 21 is lower than a bottom wall of the second chamber 22, and a height difference L2 between the bottom wall of the first chamber 21 and the bottom wall of the second chamber 22 ranges from 0.2 cm to 5 cm, such as 3 cm.

(8) In this embodiment, the first chamber 21 and the second chamber 22 have a common first wall 23 which is located at a junction of the bottom wall of the first chamber 21 and the bottom wall of the second chamber 22; and a top surface of the first wall 23 is higher than the bottom wall of the first chamber 21, and a height difference L3 between the top surface of the first wall 23 and the bottom wall of the first chamber 21 ranges from 0.2 cm to 5 cm, such as 4 cm.

(9) In this embodiment, the first chamber 21 and the second chamber 22 have a common second wall 24 which is located at a junction of a top wall of the first chamber 21 and a top wall of the second chamber 22. The second wall 24 is used for preventing boiling liquid in the first chamber 21 from entering the second chamber 22, and an air hole or an air channel (not shown) for communicating the first chamber with the second chamber is formed in the second wall 24. An extension distance L4 of the second wall 24 in the vertical direction ranges from 1 cm to 8 cm, such as 4 cm.

(10) In this embodiment, the device has an expansion chamber 7 communicated with the steam outlet 2B and used for steam expansion, and multiple steam diffusion ports 7A are formed in the expansion chamber 7. The multiple steam diffusion ports 7 may be regularly distributed to enlarge the steam diffusion area.

(11) In another embodiment, the device may be a steam footbath, a hand steamer, or a face steamer.