US 2015/0083557 A1 · WATER TANK WITH A MAGNETIC REED SWITCH

Abstract

A water tank is mounted in a household appliance and has a shell, a container, a float and a magnetic reed switch. The container is mounted slidably in the shell. The float is mounted pivotally in the container and has an actuating rod. The magnetic reed switch is mounted securely on the outside wall of the shell and corresponds to and separates from the actuating rod. Since the actuating rod utilizes magnetic force to switch the magnetic reed switch on and off, the actuating rod and the magnetic reed switch need no abutting structures. Therefore, when the actuating rod is pivoted by an accidental force, the actuating rod self-pivots back to the original position once the accidental force is removed. Then the magnetic reed switch is switched on again so that the household appliance is restarted without extra acts by a user.

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Dependent claims

A water tank comprising:

a hollow shell;
a hollow container mounted slidably in the shell;
a float mounted pivotally on a sidewall of the container and having
an actuating rod extending from a side of the float;
and
a magnet mounted securely on the actuating rod;
a magnetic reed switch mounted on an outside wall of the shell, separating from the actuating rod and having
a tube mounted on the outside wall of the shell;
and
two magnetic reeds, and each magnetic reed mounted through the tube and having an outer end and an inner end, wherein the outer ends of the magnetic reeds protrude out of the tube and the inner ends of the magnetic reeds are mounted in the tube and are adjacent to each other.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Water tank with a magnetic reed switch

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Water tank with a magnetic reed switch

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Abstract

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