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US 11,793,160 B2Granted
Liquid dispenser for animals
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsHyunsun Yoo, Jaehung Chun, Yousook Eun, Joogyeom Kim, Sungkyung Kim, Myongsun Kim
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Abstract
A pet water dispenser may include a water tank having an upper opening, a pump installed inside the water tank, a water supply pipe connected to the pump to transfer water, and a water supply plate having a water supply hole through which water is supplied from the water supply pipe. The water supply plate may include a plate body inclined upward from the water supply hole to an edge of the water supply plate. Water ejected from the water supply hole may form a ring or a water wall that pets may consume from all angles around the pet water dispenser.
Claims20
A liquid dispenser, comprising:
- a tank;
- a pump installed inside the tank to pump liquid;
- a pipe connected to the pump through which liquid pumped by the pump flows;
- a plate provided above the tank having a hole communicating with the pipe, wherein the plate includes a top inclined upward from the hole while maintaining a constant inclination from the hole toward an edge of the plate;
- and
- a support provided below the plate to support the plate, wherein the plate is detachably coupled to the support,
- wherein the plate has an edge protrusion protruded downward from the edge of the plate, and wherein the edge protrusion is inclined inward from the top of the plate to a bottom of the plate,
- wherein the support has an outer circumferential surface with a recess configured to directly contact and receive an inner circumferential surface of the edge protrusion,
- wherein the plate includes a first boss protruding downward from a bottom of the plate and having a hole, and the support includes a second boss protruding downward at a position corresponding to the first boss,
- wherein the liquid dispenser further comprises:
- a coupler;
- and
- a sealing ring provided between the coupler and the second boss,
- wherein the coupler includes a lower end that receives an upper end of the pipe, and an upper end that is received in the hole of the first boss and defines an outflow passage that guides liquid received from the pipe toward the hole of the plate, and
- wherein the sealing ring includes an upper end provided between the first boss and the second boss, and a lower end having an outer diameter larger than an outer diameter of the upper end of the sealing ring to support a bottom of the second boss.
12 more elements
A liquid dispenser, including:
- a tank;
- a pump installed inside the tank;
- a pipe connected to the pump;
- a plate provided above the tank and including a hole communicating with the pipe, wherein the plate includes:
- an upper surface inclined upward from the hole toward an edge of the plate;
- and
- a side surface that inclines inward from the upper surface to a lower surface;
- and
- a support provided below the plate to support the plate, wherein the plate is detachably coupled to the support,
- wherein the plate has an edge protrusion protruded downward from the side surface of the plate, and wherein the edge protrusion is inclined inward from the upper surface of the plate to a bottom of the plate,
- wherein the support has an outer circumferential surface including a recess configured to directly contact and receive an inner circumferential surface of the edge protrusion,
- wherein the plate includes a first boss protruding downward from a bottom of the plate and having a hole, and the support includes a downward protruding second boss,
- wherein the liquid dispenser further comprises:
- a coupler;
- and
- a sealing ring provided between the coupler and the second boss,
- wherein an upper end of the coupler is received in the Bole of the first boss, and
- wherein the sealing ring includes a radially extending flange that supports a lower end of the second boss, and a vertical protrusion that extends upward from the flange to separate lower ends of the first boss and the second boss.
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A liquid dispenser, including:
- a tank;
- a pump installed inside the tank;
- a pipe connected to the pump;
- a plate provided above the tank and having a hole communicating with the pipe to supply liquid from the pipe to the plate;
- a diverter inserted into the hole, and a water outlet formed between the diverter and the hole;
- and
- a support provided below the plate to support the plate, wherein the plate is detachably coupled to the support,
- wherein the plate has an edge protrusion protruded downward from an edge of the plate, and wherein the edge protrusion is inclined inward from a top of the plate to a bottom of the plate,
- wherein the support has an outer circumferential surface including a recess configured to directly contact and receive an inner circumferential surface of the edge protrusion,
- wherein the plate includes a first boss protruding downward from the plate and having a hole, and the support includes a second boss protruding downward from the support,
- wherein the liquid dispenser further comprises:
- a UV filter;
- and
- a sealing ring provided around UV filter,
- wherein the UV filter includes a lower end that receives a portion of the pipe, and an upper end that is received in the hole of the first boss and defines an outflow passage that receives liquid from the pipe, the UV filter outputting UV light in the outflow passage,
- wherein an upper portion of the sealing ring is provided between the first boss and the second boss, and a lower portion of the sealing ring extends from the UV filter to support a lower end of the second boss.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.