CN104548156B - Automatic timing high-temperature sterilization device for drain component for room-temperature water dispenser - Google Patents
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The invention relates to an automatic timing high-temperature sterilization device for a drain component for a room-temperature water dispenser. The automatic timing high-temperature sterilization device comprises a water heating tank of the water dispenser, wherein the water heating tank has a water inlet and a water outlet, and the water inlet is connected with cold water inlet pipes; the water outlet is connected with a hot water outlet pipe, and the cold water inlet pipes and the hot water outlet pipe are provided with a heat exchange part; the hot water outlet pipe from the heat exchange part is connected with the water drain component, and an automatic control timing three-way valve is arranged between the heat exchange part of the hot water outlet pipe and the water outlet and is connected with one head of a straight heat sterilization pipe; the other head of the straight heat sterilization pipe is connected with a water outlet pipe section of the water drain component, and drain taps of the drain component are provided with automatic drain valves. Boiling water drained out of the water heating tank flows through the automatic control timing three-way valve and the straight heat sterilization pipe and reaches the drain component, and the drain taps of the drain component are automatically turned on, so that the hot boiling water performs high-temperature sterilization on the drain component.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the self-timing high temperature sterilizing device of room temperature water dispenser draining member.
Background technology
Room temperature water dispenser is mainly made up of water inlet pipe, depurator, heating water tank, heat exchanger and outlet pipe, heats water
Hot water after heating in case is released Jing after heat exchanger is by water temperature drop to preference temperature from draining member, is released due to which
Drinking water proper temperature, therefore water outlet pipeline section after the heat exchanger and draining member etc. all easy breed bacterias, such as
Fruit cleaning, sterilization not in time, can make the total number of bacteria in drinking water exceed well over the sanitary standard for drinking water of national regulation, Ren Men
Affect after drinking healthy.Prior art is periodically which to be carried out sterilizing, is sterilized with disinfectant, and disinfectant abnormal smells from the patient is big, and
There is certain toxicity again in disinfectant itself, residual not easy cleaning the shortcomings of.Therefore someone has applied for Chinese utility model patent
" normal temperature sterilization free Full sealed water drinking machine ", Patent No. ZL01225535.1, the structure mainly include drinking bottle, smart seat, heat
Tank and（Or）Cold gallbladder, room temperature faucet, hot water tap and（Or）Cold water faucet, drinking bottle are provided with air-vent, have soft in drinking bottle
Matter fills water bag, the outlet of its bag mouth and drinking bottle, is connected, the complex structure, needs room temperature faucet and drinking bottle together
Remove and sterilized by watering place unification, therefore be only applicable on the water dispenser of replaceable drinking bottle.Another kind of method is to heighten hot friendship
The temperature of parallel operation, makes the temperature of heat exchanger remain at the temperature of hot boiled water, carries out high temperature to the first-class water supply component of the fire hose and puts
Water sterilizes, but, the method by artificial time opening, artificial troublesome poeration, is typically carried out by professional daily, spends a large amount of
Manpower, labour wage expenditure is big.
The content of the invention
The invention aims to overcome the shortcoming that prior art is present, there is provided one kind avoids heat exchanger to hot boiled water
Cooling, make heating water tank hot boiled water out enter draining member, between the faucet in draining member and each faucet
Connecting tube carries out the self-timing high temperature sterilizing device of the room temperature water dispenser draining member of high temperature sterilization sterilization.
The technical scheme of the self-timing high temperature sterilizing device of room temperature water dispenser draining member of the present invention is, including water dispenser
Heating water tank, heating water tank has water inlet and an outlet, water inlet connection cold water inlet, outlet connection hot water effluent
Pipe, cold water inlet and hot water outlet pipe are arranged at heat exchange, the hot water outlet pipe's connection draining member from heat exchange out,
It is characterized in that hot water outlet pipe's setting automatic control timing three-way valve and outlet between at heat exchange, automatic control timing three-way valve company
One of directly-heated sterilization tube is connect, the other end of directly-heated sterilization tube connects the water outlet pipeline section of draining member, the dragon that discharges water of draining member
Head arranges automatic drain valve, and the boiled water released from heating water tank flows through automatic control timing three-way valve and directly-heated sterilization tube is reached and discharged water
Part, the bleeder cock of draining member are automatically opened up, and hot boiled water carries out high temperature sterilization to draining member.
The invention discloses a kind of self-timing high temperature sterilizing device of room temperature water dispenser draining member, including water dispenser
Heating water tank, heating water tank are typically fabricated with water inlet and outlet, and discharge outlet etc., water inlet connection cold water inlet is cold
Water water inlet pipe sends into the pure water after purified treatment in heating water tank, outlet connection hot water outlet pipe, and hot water outlet pipe will
Boiled boiled water is sent to the bleeder cock of draining member, from bleeder cock（Cock of water drain）Drinking water is released, as room temperature is drunk water
Machine supplies normal-temperature water, is just drunk for people immediately, so cold water inlet and hot water outlet pipe are arranged at one section of heat exchange, institute
The outside that cold water inlet is enclosed at heat exchange hot water outlet pipe is stated, the hot boiled water in hot water outlet pipe is made at heat exchange
Lowered the temperature, for example, be down to 40 DEG C or so, be available for giving people directly to drink, at the same time, make the cold water in cold water inlet exist
Preheated at heat exchange, be conducive to into after heating water tank save energy, the heat from heat exchange out during heating up water
Water outlet pipe connects draining member, and described draining member includes the pipe of multiple bleeder cocks and each bleeder cock of connection, puts
Faucet is also faucet, turn on the tap or Draw off valve etc., as the boiled water after at the heat exchange is room temperature（40 DEG C left
It is right）Boiled water, so in draining member etc. easily microorganism such as bacterial growth, therefore, the technical program is located at heating water tank
Outlet arranges automatic control timing three-way valve on the hot water outlet pipe of this section at heat exchange, and the one of automatic control timing three-way valve leads to
The hot water outlet pipe that the mouth of a river is come is picked out, towards the hot water outlet pipe at heat exchange, it is straight that threeway connection is newly increased for two-way connection
One of thermal sterilization pipe, the other end of directly-heated sterilization tube connect the water outlet pipeline section of draining member, and the water outlet pipeline section of draining member is just
It is out later normal-temperature water hot water outlet pipe from heat exchange, for the bleeder cock in draining member, needs to arrange automatic
Discharging valve, automatic control timing three-way valve are to arrange timing by control apparatus（Time delay）Automatic change-over, when automatic control timing three-way valve
Threeway automatically open up after, the boiled water released from heating water tank outlet flows through automatic control timing three-way valve and directly-heated sterilization tube
Draining member is reached, the automatic drain valve of the bleeder cock of draining member is also automatically opened up, directly from the heat in heating water tank
Boiled water carries out high temperature sterilization to draining member.This high temperature sterilizing device sets up directly-heated sterilization tube, avoid at heat exchange to from
The cooling of the hot boiled water of heating water tank, by hot boiled water to draining member（Including the connection between bleeder cock and each bleeder cock
Pipe etc.）Carry out the various microorganisms such as high temperature sterilization, the antibacterial in killing draining member.Because room temperature water dispenser is primarily adapted for use in
The units such as school, organ are used, so before the setting time of this self-timing high temperature sterilization is to go to school daily, go to work, for example
Morning four, five o'clock carry out automatic heat evolution boiled water sterilization, after hot boiled water sterilizes, automatic control timing threeway Vavle switching normal water supply shape
State, i.e., hot boiled water will be flowed through at heat exchange, and the automatic drainage switch in bleeder cock is also transferred to hand-actuated etc..The technical program
The draining member of easy bacterial growth is sterilized using hot boiled water, it is using safety, nontoxic, effectively sterilize；Entirely kill
Bacterium process automatically controls timing by control circuit and carries out, and saves manpower, cost saving.
The self-timing high temperature sterilizing device of room temperature water dispenser draining member of the present invention, the directly-heated sterilization tube and outlet pipe
The junction in road arranges threeway internally piloted valve.During work, threeway internally piloted valve and automatic control timing three-way valve etc. receive circuit controller control entirely
System, when heating water tank hot boiled water out flows through directly-heated sterilization tube from automatic control timing three-way valve, then Jing threeway internally piloted valves are flowed into out
Water pipe section, to draining member（It is first-class including pipeline and multiple fire hoses）Carry out high temperature sterilization.The threeway internally piloted valve can use threeway
Electromagnetic valve, its work circuit control under automated control.Directly-heated sterilization tube arranges automatic control list before into the junction of water outlet pipeline section
To stop valve.During work, automatic control unidirectional stop valve and automatic control timing three-way valve etc. are complete to be controlled by circuit controller, works as heating water tank
Hot boiled water out flows through directly-heated sterilization tube from automatic control timing three-way valve, then Jing automatic controls unidirectional stop valve flows into water outlet pipeline section, right
Draining member carries out high temperature sterilization, relatively simple for structure using automatic control unidirectional stop valve.The construction of the automatic control unidirectional stop valve
For unidirectional stop valve, such as with electromagnetic valve, the controlled circuit control of its work.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the self-timing high temperature sterilizing device of room temperature water dispenser draining member of the present invention.
Specific embodiment
The present invention relates to a kind of self-timing high temperature sterilizing device of room temperature water dispenser draining member, as shown in figure 1, including
The heating water tank 1 of water dispenser, heating water tank 1 have water inlet and outlet, water inlet connection cold water inlet 2, outlet connection
Hot water outlet pipe 3, and cold water inlet and hot water outlet pipe are arranged 4 at heat exchange, and the hot water outlet pipe from heat exchange out connects
Connect draining member 5, it is characterised in that hot water outlet pipe arranges automatic control timing three-way valve 6 at heat exchange and outlet between, from
One of control timing three-way valve connection directly-heated sterilization tube 7, the other end of directly-heated sterilization tube connects the water outlet pipeline section 8 of draining member,
The bleeder cock of draining member arranges automatic drain valve 9, and the boiled water released from heating water tank flows through 6 He of automatic control timing three-way valve
Directly-heated sterilization tube 7 reaches draining member 5, and the bleeder cock 9 of draining member is automatically opened up, and hot boiled water carries out high temperature to draining member
Sterilization.A kind of self-timing high temperature sterilizing device of room temperature water dispenser draining member of the present invention, including the heating water tank of water dispenser
1, heating water tank is typically fabricated with water inlet and outlet, and discharge outlet etc., water inlet connection cold water inlet 2, cold water water inlet
Pipe sends into the pure water after purified treatment in heating water tank, outlet connection hot water outlet pipe 3, and hot water outlet pipe will be boiled
Boiled water is sent to the bleeder cock of draining member, from bleeder cock（Cock of water drain）Drinking water is released, as room temperature water dispenser is supplied
Normal-temperature water, is just drunk immediately for people, so cold water inlet and hot water outlet pipe are arranged 4 at one section of heat exchange, the heat
Cold water inlet is enclosed at exchange the outside of hot water outlet pipe, the hot boiled water in hot water outlet pipe is obtained at heat exchange
Cooling, for example, be down to 40 DEG C or so, be available for giving people directly to drink, and at the same time, makes the cold water in cold water inlet in heat friendship
The place of changing is preheated, and is conducive to into after heating water tank the save energy during heating up water, the hot water from heat exchange out to go out
Water pipe connects draining member 5, and described draining member includes the pipe of multiple bleeder cocks and each bleeder cock of connection, and discharge water dragon
Head is also faucet, turns on the tap or Draw off valve etc., as the boiled water after at the heat exchange is room temperature（40 DEG C or so）Open
Water, so in draining member etc. easily microorganism such as bacterial growth, therefore, the technical program is located at the water outlet of heating water tank 1
Automatic control timing three-way valve 6 is set mouthful on the hot water outlet pipe of this section at heat exchange, and the one of automatic control timing three-way valve leads to and connect
The hot water outlet pipe that outlet comes, the directly-heated that two-way connection is newly increased towards the hot water outlet pipe at heat exchange, threeway connection
One of sterilization tube 7, the other end of directly-heated sterilization tube 7 connect the water outlet pipeline section 8 of draining member, the water outlet pipeline section 8 of draining member
It is exactly out later normal-temperature water hot water outlet pipe from heat exchange, for the bleeder cock in draining member, needs to arrange certainly
Dynamic discharging valve 9, automatic control timing three-way valve are to arrange timing by control apparatus（Time delay）Automatic change-over, when automatic control timing threeway
After the threeway of valve is automatically opened up, the boiled water released from 1 outlet of heating water tank flows through automatic control timing three-way valve and directly-heated is killed
Tube 7 reaches draining member, and the automatic drain valve of the bleeder cock of draining member is also automatically opened up, directly from heating water tank
Hot boiled water high temperature sterilization is carried out to draining member.This high temperature sterilizing device sets up directly-heated sterilization tube 7, avoids at heat exchange pair
From the cooling of the hot boiled water of heating water tank 1, by hot boiled water to draining member（Including between bleeder cock and each bleeder cock
Connecting tube etc.）Carry out the various microorganisms such as high temperature sterilization, the antibacterial in killing draining member.Because room temperature water dispenser is mainly suitable for
Use in units such as school, organs, so before the setting time of this self-timing high temperature sterilization is to go to school daily, go to work,
Such as morning four, five o'clock carry out automatic heat evolution boiled water sterilization, and after hot boiled water sterilizes, automatic control timing threeway Vavle switching is normally supplied
Water state, i.e., hot boiled water will be flowed through at heat exchange, and the automatic drainage switch in bleeder cock is also transferred to hand-actuated etc..This technology
Scheme is sterilized to the draining member of easy bacterial growth using hot boiled water, using safety, nontoxic, is effectively sterilized；It is whole
Individual sterilization process automatically controls timing by control circuit and carries out, and saves manpower, cost saving.The directly-heated sterilization tube 7 and outlet pipe
The junction in road 8 arranges threeway internally piloted valve 10.During work, threeway internally piloted valve 10 and automatic control timing three-way valve 6 etc. are controlled by circuit entirely
Device is controlled, when heating water tank hot boiled water out flows through directly-heated sterilization tube 7, then Jing threeway internally piloted valves from automatic control timing three-way valve 6
10 flow into water outlet pipeline section 8, to draining member（It is first-class including pipeline and multiple fire hoses）Carry out high temperature sterilization.The threeway internally piloted valve
Available three-way magnetic valve, its work circuit control under automated control.Directly-heated sterilization tube 7 is before into the junction of water outlet pipeline section 8
Automatic control unidirectional stop valve 11 is set.During work, automatic control unidirectional stop valve 11 and automatic control timing three-way valve 6 etc. receive circuit controller entirely
Control, when heating water tank hot boiled water out flows through directly-heated sterilization tube 7, then Jing automatic control unidirectional cutoffs from automatic control timing three-way valve 6
Valve 11 flows into water outlet pipeline section 8, carries out high temperature sterilization to draining member, relatively simple for structure using automatic control unidirectional stop valve.It is described
The construction of automatic control unidirectional stop valve is unidirectional stop valve, such as with electromagnetic valve, the controlled circuit control of its work.
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1. the self-timing high temperature sterilizing device of room temperature water dispenser draining member, including the heating water tank of water dispenser（1）, heat water
Case（1）There are water inlet and outlet, water inlet connection cold water inlet（2）, outlet connection hot water outlet pipe（3）, cold water enters
Water pipe（2）And hot water outlet pipe（3）Arrange at heat exchange（4）, from heat exchange（4）Hot water outlet pipe out（3）By going out
Water pipe section（8）Connection draining member（5）, it is characterised in that hot water outlet pipe（3）Arrange certainly and outlet between at heat exchange
Control timing three-way valve（6）, the one of automatic control timing three-way valve leads to the hot water outlet pipe for picking out that the mouth of a river is come（3）, two-way connection lead to
At heat exchange（4）Hot water outlet pipe（3）, the directly-heated sterilization tube that threeway connection is newly increased（7）One, directly-heated sterilization tube
（7）Other end connection draining member（5）Water outlet pipeline section（8）, draining member（5）Bleeder cock arrange automatic drain valve
（9）, directly-heated sterilization tube（7）With water outlet pipeline section（8）Junction arrange threeway internally piloted valve（10）, threeway internally piloted valve（10）And automatic control
Timing three-way valve（6）By circuit controller control, work as heating water tank（1）Hot boiled water out is from automatic control timing three-way valve（6）Stream
Jing directly-heated sterilization tubes（7）, then Jing threeway internally piloted valves（10）Flow into water outlet pipeline section（8）Reach draining member（5）, draining member（5）
Automatic drain valve（9）Automatically open up, hot boiled water is to draining member（5）Carry out high temperature sterilization.
2. the self-timing high temperature sterilizing device of room temperature water dispenser draining member as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that straight
Thermal sterilization pipe（7）Into water outlet pipeline section（8）Junction before arrange automatic control unidirectional stop valve（11）, automatic control unidirectional stop valve
（11）With automatic control timing three-way valve（6）By circuit controller control, work as heating water tank（1）Hot boiled water out is from automatic control timing three
Port valve（6）Flow through directly-heated sterilization tube（7）, then Jing automatic control unidirectional stop valves（11）Flow into water outlet pipeline section（8）, to draining member（5）
Carry out high temperature sterilization.
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