Pump assembly and high-pressure cleaning apparatus

Abstract

A pump assembly and a high-pressure cleaning apparatus, the pump assembly includes a motor assembly, a motor housing for receiving the motor assembly, a transmission assembly driven by the motor assembly, a pump, and a pipe assembly connecting the motor housing and the pump. Mutually independent heat dissipation portions are provided at two sides of the motor housing.

Claims

1. A pump assembly comprising: a motor assembly, the motor assembly including a motor shaft; a motor housing, the motor assembly received in the motor housing; a transmission assembly driven by the motor assembly; a pump connected to the transmission assembly; and a pipe assembly connecting the motor housing and the pump; wherein at least two mutually independent heat dissipation portions are provided in the motor housing; wherein the transmission assembly comprises an integrated transmission shaft being perpendicular to the motor shaft of the motor assembly, an eccentric block sleeved on the transmission shaft and connected to the pump assembly, a small gear sleeved on the motor shaft, a large gear sleeved on the transmission shaft and connected to the small gear, and a bearing sleeved on a lower end of the transmission shaft under the large gear, the transmission shaft is rotatably mounted to a transmission housing; wherein the motor housing includes a first main body portion, two side cover plates and a front cover plate assembled to the first main body portion, and the transmission assembly is received in the transmission housing, the transmission housing includes a second main body portion and an upper cover plate, the first main body portion and the second main body portion being firmly attached to one another.

2. The pump assembly according to claim 1, wherein grooves are provided on both sides of the first main body portion, openings are provided at the front and rear ends of the first main body portion to form a receiving space for receiving the motor assembly, each of the two side cover plates is assembled to a corresponding groove to form a corresponding heat dissipating portion, and the front cover plate is assembled to the opening provided at the front end of the first main body portion away from the transmission assembly.

3. The pump assembly according to claim 1, wherein the second main body portion is provided with a receiving space for receiving the transmission assembly and three openings communicating with the receiving space, wherein two openings of the three openings are respectively located at the front and rear ends of the second main body portion, another opening of the three openings is located at the top of the second main body portion, the opening at the front end of the second main body portion communicates with the opening at the rear end of the first main body portion, and the upper cover plate is used to close the opening at the top of the second main body portion.

4. The pump assembly according to claim 1, wherein the pipe assembly includes a water inlet pipe and a connecting pipe, and the motor housing is provided with a water inlet and a water outlet, the pump is provided with a pump inlet, the water inlet pipe is connected to the water inlet of the motor housing, and the connecting pipe is connected to the water outlet of the motor housing and the pump inlet of the pump.

5. The pump assembly according to claim 1, wherein the pump includes a plunger connected to the transmission assembly and a plunger cavity for receiving the plunger, and the plunger includes a connecting portion connected to the transmission assembly, a main body portion and a head portion, and the plunger is provided with a plastic plug blocking an opening extending from the head to the main body portion, a first annular groove is located at a position of the main body near the head.

6. The pump assembly according to claim 1, wherein the motor assembly is a brushless DC motor, the motor housing is a cuboid, and the transmission housing is cylindrical.

7. A pump assembly comprising: a motor assembly, the motor assembly including a motor shaft; a motor housing, the motor assembly received in the motor housing; a transmission assembly driven by the motor assembly; a pump connected to the transmission assembly; and a pipe assembly connecting the motor housing and the pump; wherein at least two mutually independent heat dissipation portions are provided in the motor housing; wherein the motor housing includes a first main body portion, two side cover plates and a front cover plate assembled to the first main body portion, and the transmission assembly is received in a transmission housing, the transmission housing includes a second main body portion and an upper cover plate, the first main body portion and the second main body portion being firmly attached to one another; wherein grooves are provided on both sides of the first main body portion, openings are provided at the front and rear ends of the first main body portion to form a receiving space for receiving the motor assembly, each of the two side cover plates is assembled to a corresponding groove to form a corresponding heat dissipating portion, and the front cover plate is assembled to the opening provided at the front end of the first main body portion away from the transmission assembly; and wherein a plurality of guide ribs form each groove, wherein each groove forms a cooling water channel in a corresponding heat dissipating portion, and two ends of each cooling water channel are located at two opposite corners of a corresponding side of the first main body portion.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a high-pressure cleaning apparatus according to the present invention.

(2) FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the base of the present invention.

(3) FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a first body portion and a second body portion of the present invention.

(4) FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a transmission assembly according to the present invention.

(5) FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the high-pressure cleaning apparatus of the present invention.

(6) FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a part A in FIG. 5.

(7) FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a plunger of the present invention.

(8) FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged view of the water inlet switch in FIG. 5.

(9) FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of a water inlet pipe of the present invention.

(10) FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a trigger of the present invention.

(11) FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a valve seat of the present invention.

(12) FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a valve core of the present invention.

(13) FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a driving rod of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

(14) In order to make the objective, technical solutions, and advantages of the present invention clearer, the following describes the present invention in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

(15) As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 5, the high-pressure cleaning apparatus of the present invention includes a pump assembly and a switch assembly 6, the pump assembly includes a motor assembly 1, a transmission assembly 2 driven by the motor assembly 1, a pump 3 connected to the transmission assembly 2, a base 4, a pipe assembly 5.

(16) As shown in FIG. 5, the motor assembly 1 includes a motor shaft 11 and a motor stator and rotor assembly 12. The motor assembly 1 is a DC brushless motor. On the one hand, the DC brushless motor optimizes the water cooling method of the stator and rotor assembly 12 of the motor while reducing the size of the motor. On the other hand, the DC brushless motor reduces resistance in the pipe assembly 5 while enhancing the cooling effect, thereby the suction force and the performance parameters of the pump 3 in a self-sucking state are improved.

(17) As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the motor assembly is received in a motor housing 41 and the transmission assembly 2 is received in a transmission housing 42. The motor housing 41 is a cuboid shape, which includes a first main body portion 411, two side cover plates 412 and a front cover plate 413 assembled to the first body portion 411.

(18) The first body portion 411 is provided with an opening 414 at the front end thereof, an opening (not labeled) at the rear end thereof, and a receiving space 415 for receiving the motor assembly 1. The first body portion 411 is assembled with the front cover plate 413 at the front end opening 414 far away from the transmission assembly 2, and the first body portion 411 is assembled with the transmission housing 42 at the rear end opening near the transmission assembly 2.

(19) The first body portion 411 has grooves 416 on its both sides, and the two side cover plates 412 are respectively assembled to the two grooves 416 to form a heat dissipating portion 417. The heat dissipating portions 417 on both sides of the first main body portion 411 are simpler in structure and smaller in size than the general annular water channel, so that it is more convenient for the use of a handheld high-pressure cleaning apparatus. On the other hand, the heat dissipating portions 417 on both sides are independent to each other, which is easy to improve the cooling effect of each heat dissipating portion 417. In addition, the cooling method using water-cooling channel adopted by the heat sink 417 can make the high-pressure cleaning apparatus meet the IPX5 waterproof rating requirement compared with the fan cooling method, thereby increasing the working pressure of the high-pressure cleaning apparatus to 4 MPa.

(20) In order to further improve the cooling effect of the heat dissipating portion 417, a plurality of flow guiding ribs 418 are provided in the groove 416. The plurality of flow guiding ribs 418 define a cooling water channel in the heat dissipating portion 417 (see the arrow in FIG. 3). The two ends of the water channel are respectively located at two opposite corners of each side of the main body portion 411, so that the water flow flows through the heat dissipating portion 417 in sequence from top to bottom under the guidance of the guide ribs 418, so that the two sides of the motor assembly 1 are uniformly cooled.

(21) The transmission housing 42 is cylindrical and includes a second body portion 421 and an upper cover plate 422. The second body portion 421 is provided with a receiving space 423 for receiving the transmission assembly 2 and three openings communicating with the receiving space 423. Two of the openings are respectively located at the front end and the rear end of the second main body portion 421. Specifically, the opening (not labeled) at the front end of the second main body portion 421 communicates with the opening at the rear end of the first main body portion 411, and the opening 424 at the rear end of the second main body portion 421 is in communication with the pump 3. The other opening 425 is located on the bottom of the second body portion 421, and the upper cover plate 422 is used to close the opening 425.

(22) The first main body portion 411 and the second main body portion 421 are integrally provided, thereby reducing the noise and the vibration caused by manufacturing and fitting errors between the motor assembly 1 and the transmission housing 42, improving the transmission accuracy and efficiency of the high-pressure cleaning apparatus, and reducing the useless power consumption of the machine.

(23) Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the pipe assembly 5 includes water inlet pipe 51 and a connecting pipe 52, and a water inlet and a water outlet are all provided on the motor housing 41, the pump 3 has a pump inlet 35. The water inlet 419 and the water outlet 410 on the motor housing 41 are respectively located at two ends of the heat dissipating water channel, and the water inlet pipe 51 is divided into two pipes respectively connected to the water inlets 419 of the heat dissipating water channels on both sides of the motor housing 41. One end of the connecting pipe 52 is connected to the water outlet 410 of the heat dissipating water channel on both sides of the motor housing 41, and the other end is connected to the pump inlet 35 of the pump 3.

(24) As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the water inlet pipe 51 includes a connecting pipe 53, a water inlet pipe 54, and a water inlet seat 55 connected in turn. The water inlet pipe 54 includes a pipe body 541, a mounting pipe 542 which is perpendicular to the pipe body 541 and communicates with the pipe body 541, and a water inlet end 543 and a water outlet end 544 located at both ends of the pipe body 541. The water inlet seat 55 connects with the water inlet end 543, and the connecting pipe 53 is connected to the water outlet end 544.

(25) Please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the transmission assembly 2 includes an integrated transmission shaft 21 perpendicular to the motor shaft 11 of the motor assembly 1, an eccentric block 22 sleeved on the transmission shaft 21 and connected to the pump 3, a small gear 23 sleeved on the motor shaft 11, a large gear 24 sleeved on the transmission shaft 21 and engaged with the small gear 23, and a bearing 25 located below the large gear 24 and sleeved on the transmission shaft 21. The high-pressure cleaning apparatus mainly adopts the bearing 25 to support the transmission shaft 21 for transmission, which avoids the machine vibration and noise generated by the fit clearance caused by the need to split the transmission shaft 21 into two sections when designing support at both ends of the transmission shaft 21, and also reduces the manufacturing accuracy and cost of the assembly.

(26) Refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the pump 3 is a single-plunger, which includes a pump housing 30, a plunger 31 located inside the pump housing 30 and connected to the transmission assembly 2, a plunger cavity 32 for receiving the plunger 31, four check valves 33 and a water outlet body 34. The transmission assembly 2 drives the plunger 31 to reciprocate to pressurize the liquid in the plunger cavity 32, and the pressurized liquid flows out through the water outlet body 34.

(27) As shown in FIG. 7, the plunger 31 includes a connecting portion 311 connected to the transmission assembly 2, a main body portion 312, and a head portion 313. The head 313 of the plunger 31 divides the plunger cavity 32 into a first cavity 321 and a second cavity 322. The second cavity 322 is close to the transmission assembly 2.

(28) The plunger 31 is provided with an opening 314 extending from the head portion 313 to the main body portion 312, which is mainly used to reduce the weight of the plunger 31, thereby reducing the vibration caused by the impact of the plunger 31 on the pump 3 during reciprocating motion. The head portion 313 of the plunger 31 is also provided with a plastic plug 315 that blocks the opening 314, which can not only reduce the mass of the plunger 31, but also reduce the clearance volume of the plunger cavity 32 after compression, thereby improving the working efficiency of the high-pressure cleaning apparatus. A first annular groove 316 is provided at a position of the main body portion 312 of the plunger 31 near the head portion 313, which is mainly used to increase the water inflow and drainage of the second chamber 322, thereby increasing the water flow of the high-pressure cleaning apparatus. The head portion 313 of the plunger 31 is provided with a second annular groove 317, and a water seal 318 is sleeved on the second annular groove 317.

(29) The four check valves 33 include a first water inlet valve 331, a second water inlet valve 332, and a first water outlet valve 333 and a second water outlet valve 334. The first water inlet valve 331 and the second water inlet valve 332 are located below the plunger 31 and perpendicular to the plunger 31. The first water outlet valve 333 and the second water outlet valve 334 are parallel to the plunger 31. At the same time, the first water inlet valve 331 and the second water inlet valve 332 are connected to the connecting pipe 52 of the pipe assembly 5, and the first water outlet valve 333 and the second water outlet valve 334 are connected to the water outlet body 34.

(30) A safety valve 341 is installed on the water outlet body 34. When the pump 3 is in operation and the water outlet nozzle (not shown) connected to the water outlet body 34 is blocked, the water pressure in the water outlet body 34 will immediately rise, and the water pressure will immediately reacts on the first water outlet valve 333 and the second water outlet valve 334, and the first water outlet valve 333 and the second water outlet valve 334 are closed. Simultaneously the water pressure acts on the safety valve 341 below the water outlet body 34. The valve core 342 of the safety valve 341 will be opened immediately under the effect of the return water pressure, and the high-pressure return water will be depressurized into the pipe assembly 5. After the water pressure is released, the valve core 342 of the safety valve will immediately return to the closed state. In this way, when the nozzle is blocked, damage to the water gun (not shown) connected to the pump 3 can be avoided.

(31) The working process of the pump 3 is specifically below:

(32) Please refer to FIG. 6, when the plunger 31 moves to the left, the water in the left first chamber 321 is compressed to form a high pressure. The first water inlet valve 331 is closed and the first water outlet valve 333 is opened, so that the high pressure water enters the water outlet body 34 through the first water outlet valve 333. At the same time, the second chamber 322 on the right forms a vacuum state, and the second water inlet valve 332 is opened and the second water outlet valve 334 is closed, so that an external water enters the second chamber 322 through the second water inlet valve 332.

(33) When the plunger 31 moves to the right, the water in the right second chamber 322 is compressed to form a high pressure. The second water inlet valve 332 is closed and the second water outlet valve 334 is opened, so that the high pressure water enters the water outlet body 34 through the second water outlet valve 334. At the same time, the first chamber 321 on the left forms a vacuum state, and the first water inlet valve 331 is opened and the first water outlet valve 333 is closed, so that an external water enters the first chamber 321 through the first water inlet valve 331.

(34) Please refer to FIG. 8, the switch assembly 6 includes a trigger 61, a water inlet switch 62 and an electric switch 63. The trigger 61 controls the water inlet switch 62 and the electric switch 63 in conjunction, thereby realizing the water-electricity linkage control function of the handheld high-pressure cleaning apparatus.

(35) As shown in FIG. 10, the trigger 61 includes a bottom wall 611, two side walls 612 located on both sides of the bottom wall 611, and an intermediate wall 613 located between the two side walls 612. The bottom wall 611 and the two side walls 612 form a receiving groove 614. After assembly, the mounting pipe 542 is received in the receiving groove 614, so that the water inlet pipe 54 and the trigger 61 are connected together.

(36) As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 11, the water inlet switch 62 includes a water inlet valve 64 and a driving rod 65, which are mainly used to control the opening and closing of the pipe assembly 5. The water inlet valve 64 is installed in the water inlet pipe 54 and includes a valve seat 641 and a valve core 642 matched with the valve seat 641. The valve seat 641 is located near to the water outlet end 544 and includes a first body portion 643 and a first through hole 644 set in the first body portion 643.

(37) As shown in FIGS. 8 and 12, the valve core 642 includes a ejector pin 645, a second main body portion 646, and a second through hole 647 defined in the second main body portion 646. The ejector pin 645 of the valve core 642 closely cooperates with the first through hole 644 of the valve seat 641. When the water inlet switch 62 is turned off, the ejector pin 645 of the valve core 642 is tightly plugged in the first through hole 644, thereby preventing water flow through the water inlet pipe 54. When the water inlet switch 62 is turned on, the ejector pin 645 of the valve core 642 is disengaged from the first through hole 644, thereby allowing water flow to the connecting pipe 53 through the water inlet pipe 54. In addition, a spring 66 is provided between the second body portion 646 and the water inlet seat 55, and a bottom surface of the second through hole 647 away from the valve seat 641 is provided with an inclined protruding-upward surface 648.

(38) Please refer to FIG. 8 and FIG. 13, the driving rod 65 is an integrated structure and is received in the mounting pipe 542. One end of the driving rod 65 is matched with the trigger 61 and the other end is matched with the water inlet valve 64 to control the opening and closing of the water inlet valve 64. The driving rod 65 includes a head portion 651 abutting on the bottom wall 611 of the trigger 61 and a rod portion 652 abutting against the inclined surface 648 of the valve core 642. In addition, a sealing ring 653 is provided on the rod portion 652 to prevent water from leaking out through the mounting pipe 542. A spring 67 is provided on the rod portion 652.

(39) As shown in FIG. 8, the electric switch 63 includes a switch body 631 and a contact 632 provided on the switch body 631, which is mainly used to control the motor assembly 1 to open and close. The electric switch 63 is electrically connected to the motor assembly 1, and the contact 632 is disposed adjacent to the intermediate wall 613. The contact 632 is pressed by the trigger 61, so that the electric switch 63 starts the motor assembly 1. The structure of the electric switch 63 in the present invention is the prior art, and is not repeated here.

(40) The working process of the switch assembly 6 is specifically shown below:

(41) When the trigger 61 is pressed to start the high-pressure cleaning apparatus, on the one hand, the intermediate wall 613 of the trigger 61 presses the contact 632 to start the motor assembly 1, on the other hand, the bottom wall 611 of the trigger 61 presses the head portion 651 of the driving rod 65. At the same time, the rod portion 652 of the driving rod 65 is pushed to move to the inclined surface 648, so that the ejector pin 645 of the valve core 642 is slowly separated from the first through hole 644 of the valve seat 641, and the water flows into the connecting pipe 53 through the water inlet pipe 54. When the trigger 61 is released to turn off the high-pressure cleaning apparatus, on the one hand, the contact 632 returns and cuts off the power, and the electric switch 63 is turned off. On the other hand, the driving rod 65 returns to its original position under the action of the spring 67, and the valve core 642 is also reinserted into the first through hole 644 under the action of the spring 66.

(42) The working process of the high pressure cleaning apparatus is specifically shown below:

(43) First, the small gear 23 in the transmission housing 41 is driven by the motor shaft 11 to rotate, the small gear 23 drives the large gear 24 to rotate, and the large gear 24 drives the transmission shaft 21 to rotate. The plunger 31 performs a reciprocating motion driven by the eccentric block, thereby converting the rotation of the motor shaft 11 into a linear motion of the plunger 31. Then, the four check valves 33 provided inside the pump 3 are driven by the reciprocating motion of the plunger 31 to suck water and pressurize water. Finally, a high pressure output of high-pressure cleaning apparatus water flow is achieved.

(44) In summary, the present invention provides a high-pressure cleaning apparatus, which includes a motor assembly 1, a transmission assembly driven by the motor assembly 1, a pump 3 connected to the transmission assembly 2, a base 4, and a pipe assembly 5. The high-pressure cleaning apparatus meets the requirements of heat dissipation by providing independent heat-dissipating portions 417 on both sides of the motor housing 41. The high-pressure cleaning apparatus is small in size, high in efficiency, good in cooling, and easy to carry.

(45) Terms such as “upper”, “lower”, “left”, “right”, “front”, “rear”, and the like indicating spatial relative positions are described for convenience of description as shown in the accompanying drawings The relationship of one feature to another. It can be understood that, according to different product placement positions, the terms of spatial relative positions may be intended to include different positions other than the positions shown in the drawings, and should not be construed as limiting the claims. In addition, the descriptive word “horizontal” used herein is not completely equivalent to allowing a certain angle of inclination along the direction perpendicular to gravity.

(46) In addition, the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention and not to limit the technical solutions described in the present invention. The understanding of the present specification should be based on those skilled in the art, although the present invention has been carried out with reference to the above embodiments. Detailed description, however, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that those skilled in the art can still modify or equivalently replace the present invention, and all technical solutions and improvements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention should be It is encompassed within the scope of the claims of the present invention.