CN111820739B

CN111820739B - Drinking machine

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Publication number: CN111820739B
Application number: CN201910319152.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张仕荣
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Foshan Shunde Midea Water Dispenser Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Foshan Shunde Midea Water Dispenser Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-04-19
Filing date: 2019-04-19
Publication date: 2022-04-26
Anticipated expiration: 2039-04-19
Also published as: CN111820739A; WO2020211417A1

Abstract

The invention discloses a water dispenser, which comprises: the shell is provided with an installation cavity and comprises a shell body and a cover plate, the shell body is provided with a maintenance opening communicated with the installation cavity, and the cover plate is detachably covered on the maintenance opening; the water circuit board is arranged in the mounting cavity; the dynamic working component and the static working component are positioned in the mounting cavity and are mounted on the water circuit board. According to the water dispenser provided by the embodiment of the invention, the dynamic working component and the static working component are arranged on the water path plate, so that the water dispenser is simpler in structure and more convenient to disassemble and assemble, the shell is not required to be integrally disassembled when the water dispenser needs to be maintained, the water dispenser can be maintained through the maintenance port only by disassembling the cover plate, and the operation is more convenient.

Description

Drinking machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of water treatment devices, in particular to a water dispenser.

Background

In the related art, the components inside the water dispenser are arranged in a mess, so that the assembly is complex, and the after-sale maintenance and disassembly are inconvenient. With the iterative upgrade of the technology of the water dispenser product, the water system, the electric control system and the like of the water dispenser are more complex, so that the number of parts is increased, and the problem of inconvenience in dismounting the parts is more serious.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. Therefore, the invention aims to provide the water dispenser which is compact in structure, convenient to assemble and more convenient and faster to maintain.

The water dispenser according to the embodiment of the invention comprises: the shell is provided with an installation cavity and comprises a shell body and a cover plate, the shell body is provided with a maintenance opening communicated with the installation cavity, and the cover plate is detachably covered on the maintenance opening; the water circuit board is arranged in the mounting cavity; the dynamic working component and the static working component are positioned in the mounting cavity and are mounted on the water circuit board.

According to the water dispenser provided by the embodiment of the invention, the dynamic working part and the static working part are arranged on the water route board, so that the water dispenser is simpler in structure and more convenient to disassemble and assemble, the maintenance port is formed in the shell body, the cover plate is detachably covered on the maintenance port, the shell is not required to be integrally disassembled when the water dispenser needs maintenance, the water dispenser can be maintained through the maintenance port only by disassembling the cover plate, and the operation is more convenient.

In addition, the water dispenser according to the above embodiment of the present invention may further have the following additional technical features:

according to the water dispenser of some embodiments of the invention, at least one of the dynamic working components is closer to the service opening than the static working component.

Further, static operating element is including the hot jar subassembly that is used for making hot water, dynamic operating element is including being used for driving water business turn over the first water pump of hot jar subassembly, first water pump is located being close to of hot jar subassembly one side of maintenance mouth, the water route board has the intercommunication the hot jar delivery port of hot jar subassembly with the first passageway of the end of intaking of first water pump.

Furthermore, the dynamic working component further comprises an instant heating assembly, the instant heating assembly is arranged on one side, close to the maintenance port, of the hot tank assembly, and the waterway plate is provided with a second channel communicated with a water inlet end of the instant heating assembly and a water outlet end of the first water pump.

Further, the first water pump and the instant heating assembly are at least partially arranged in a staggered mode in the direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the water channel plate.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the static working component further includes an ice bladder assembly for refrigerating water, the dynamic working component further includes a second water pump for driving water into the ice bladder assembly, the second water pump is located on one side of the ice bladder assembly close to the service port, and the waterway plate has a third channel for communicating an ice bladder water outlet of the ice bladder assembly and a water inlet end of the second water pump.

Further, the cover plate is provided with an air exhaust hole, and the dynamic working part further comprises: the fan assembly is used for dissipating heat of the ice container assembly, the fan assembly is connected with the ice container assembly and at least one of the water circuit boards, and the fan assembly is arranged on one side, close to the maintenance opening, of the ice container assembly and close to the air exhaust hole.

Further, the first water pump, the second water pump and the fan assembly are arranged adjacent to the maintenance opening and are arranged along a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the maintenance opening.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the static work component further comprises: the water tank set spare, the water tank set spare with the water source intercommunication and be suitable for respectively to hot pot subassembly with the ice gallbladder subassembly supplies water, the water route board has the intercommunication the first water tank delivery port of water tank set spare with the fourth passageway and the intercommunication of the hot pot water inlet of hot pot subassembly the second water tank delivery port of water tank set spare with the fifth passageway of the ice gallbladder water inlet of ice gallbladder subassembly, first water pump with the second water pump is located being close to of water tank set spare one side of maintenance mouth.

Further, the dynamic working component further comprises: a third water pump for driving water gets into the water tank set spare, the third water pump is located being close to of water tank set spare one side of maintenance mouth, the water route board has the intercommunication the water tank set spare the water tank water inlet with the sixth passageway of the play water end of third water pump and intercommunication water source with the seventh passageway of the end of intaking of third water pump.

Further, the first water pump, the second water pump and the third water pump are arranged adjacent to the maintenance opening and are arranged along the direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the maintenance opening.

Furthermore, the hot tank assembly, the water tank assembly and the ice bladder assembly are arranged on one side of the first water pump, one side of the second water pump and one side of the third water pump, which are far away from the maintenance port, and are arranged along the axial direction perpendicular to the maintenance port.

Furthermore, the third water pump is arranged between the first water pump and the second water pump, and the hot tank assembly, the water tank assembly and the ice container assembly are sequentially arranged in the direction from the first water pump to the second water pump.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the dynamic working component further comprises a steering valve having a valve water inlet, a first valve water outlet and a second valve water outlet, the water tank assembly has a water return port and a water outlet, the valve water inlet communicates with the water outlet of the first water pump and the water outlet of the second water pump, the first valve water outlet communicates with the water intake of the water dispenser, the second valve water outlet communicates with the water return port, the steering valve is configured to be switchable between a first conduction state in which the valve water inlet communicates with the first valve water outlet and a second conduction state in which the valve water inlet communicates with the second valve water outlet, and the steering valve is disposed on a side of the water tank assembly near the maintenance port.

Further, the steering valve is installed in the water tank assembly, and the first water pump and the second water pump are respectively arranged with the steering valve in a staggered mode at least partially in the direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the water channel plate.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the water tank assembly is integrally formed to the waterway plate.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the water dispenser further comprises: and the electric control board assembly is used for controlling the dynamic working component and the static working component to work, and the electric control board assembly is installed on the water circuit board and is positioned on one side of the maintenance opening, which is close to the static working component.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the service port is provided at a rear side wall of the housing body, the waterway plate extends substantially in a horizontal direction, and the dynamic working member and the static working member are mounted on an upper side of the waterway plate.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is a sectional view of a water dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is an exploded view of part of the structure of a water dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a connection structure of a water path plate, a static working component and a dynamic working component of the water dispenser according to the embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4 is a top view of a water circuit board, static working components and dynamic working components of a water dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a simplified structural schematic diagram of a water circuit board, a static working component and a dynamic working component of the water dispenser according to the embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 6 is a rear view of a water circuit board, static operating components and dynamic operating components of a water dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a left side view of a water circuit board, static working components and dynamic working components of a water dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a waterway principle of the water dispenser according to the embodiment of the invention.

Reference numerals:

a water dispenser 100; a water intake 110;

a housing 10; a mounting cavity 101; a housing body 11; a maintenance opening 111; a cover plate 12; an air exhaust hole 121;

a water circuit board 20; a first channel 21; a second channel 22; a third channel 23; a fourth channel 24; a fifth passage 25; a sixth channel 26; a seventh channel 27; an eighth channel 28; a mounting groove 29;

a dynamic working member 30; a first water pump 31; namely a thermal assembly 32; a second water pump 33; a fan assembly 34; a third water pump 35; a steering valve 36;

a static working member 40; the hot can assembly 41; an ice bladder assembly 42; a water tank assembly 43; a return water port 431; a drain port 432;

a water tub 50;

a normally closed valve 60;

a waste water tank 70.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, are not to be construed as limiting the present invention. In the description of the present invention, "the first feature" and "the second feature" may include one or more of the features, and "a plurality" means two or more.

A water dispenser 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1, a water dispenser 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include: a housing 10, a waterway plate 20, at least one dynamic working member 30, and at least one static working member 40.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the housing 10 may have a mounting chamber 101, and the housing 10 includes a housing body 11 and a cover plate 12, the housing body 11 being provided with a maintenance port 111 communicating with the mounting chamber 101, the cover plate 12 being detachably provided to cover the maintenance port 111. The water route plate 20 may be installed in the installation cavity 101, the dynamic working member 30 and the static working member 40 may be located in the installation cavity 101, and the dynamic working member 30 and the static working member 40 may be directly or indirectly installed to the water route plate 20.

Therefore, in the process of assembling the water dispenser 100, the cover plate 12 can be removed to install the water path plate 20, the dynamic operation member 30 and the static operation member 40 in the installation cavity 101 through the maintenance opening 111, and when the parts in the installation cavity 101 need to be repaired or maintained, the cover plate 12 can be removed to operate through the maintenance opening 111.

The functional elements of the dynamic working component 30 and the static working component 40 are integrally arranged on the water circuit board 20, so that a plurality of components in the water dispenser 100 are integrally arranged, the structure is more compact, the occupied space is smaller, and the disassembly and the assembly are convenient. In the assembling process of the water dispenser 100, according to actual requirements, functional elements can be integrally installed on the water circuit board 20, and then the integrated structure is installed in the installation cavity 101, so that the water dispenser 100 is assembled more conveniently, the water circuit board 20 can effectively reduce the number of water pipes in the water dispenser 100, the internal structure of the water dispenser 100 is simpler, the assembly and the maintenance are easier, the condition that water leakage is caused by excessive water pipe connectors is effectively improved, and the maintenance frequency of the water dispenser 100 is reduced.

According to the water dispenser 100 provided by the embodiment of the invention, the dynamic working component 30 and the static working component 40 are arranged on the water path plate 20, so that the water dispenser 100 is simpler in structure and more convenient to disassemble and assemble, the maintenance port 111 is formed in the shell body 11, the cover plate 12 is detachably covered on the maintenance port 111, the shell 10 is not required to be integrally disassembled when the water dispenser 100 needs maintenance, the cover plate 12 can be disassembled to maintain through the maintenance port 111, and the operation is more convenient.

In addition, the inventor researches and finds that the frequency of damage of the dynamic working component 30 and the static working component 40 in the using process of the water dispenser 100 is different, wherein the dynamic working component 30 is more easily damaged and the maintenance frequency is higher than that of the static working component 40. It is to be understood that "dynamic working member 30" refers to a functional element that moves its own parts during operation, such as a water pump, fan assembly 34, etc.; "static operating member 40" means a functional element in which no part of the operating member moves, for example, a hot tank assembly 41, an ice bladder assembly 42, etc.

Therefore, in the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to fig. 3, at least one dynamic working component 30 is closer to the maintenance opening 111 than the static working component 40, that is, the dynamic working component 30 with higher maintenance frequency is closer to the maintenance opening 111 than the static working component 40 with lower maintenance frequency, so that the maintenance personnel can more conveniently maintain the dynamic working component 30 from the maintenance opening 111, and the operation convenience is further improved.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment that there are a plurality of dynamic working components 30, one of the dynamic working components 30 may be located on one side of the static working component 40 close to the maintenance opening 111, or several of the dynamic working components 30 may be located on one side of the static working component 40 close to the maintenance opening 111, or all of the dynamic working components 30 may be located on one side of the static working component 40 close to the maintenance opening 111, which may improve the maintenance convenience of the water dispenser 100, and the layout design of each functional element in the water dispenser 100 is more reasonable.

In the present invention, the static operating member 40 and the dynamic operating member 30 may include various functional elements.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3-4 and 6-7, the static operating member 40 may include a hot tank assembly 41 for heating water, and the dynamic operating member 30 may include a first water pump 31 for driving water into and out of the hot tank assembly 41. Because first water pump 31 is circular telegram at the in-process stator winding, and the rotor rotates, appears the high condition such as leading to the stator winding to burn easily, and compares with first water pump 31, and hot tank subassembly 41 is more not fragile, consequently, one side that is close to maintenance mouth 111 of hot tank subassembly 41 is located to first water pump 31 to maintain or change first water pump 31 when first water pump 31 damages.

In addition, as shown in fig. 5, the waterway plate 20 may have a first passage 21, and the first passage 21 may communicate the hot tank assembly 41 and the first water pump 31 so that the first water pump 31 may drive water into the hot tank assembly 41. Further, as shown in fig. 4, 5 and 8, the first passage 21 may communicate the hot tank water outlet of the hot tank assembly 41 and the water inlet end of the first water pump 31, that is, the first water pump 31 may be disposed downstream of the hot tank assembly 41, so as to reduce the load of the first water pump 31, reduce the pressure loss, and facilitate increasing the water outlet flow.

Further, as shown in fig. 3-4 and fig. 6-7, the dynamic working component 30 may further include an instant heating component 32, and the water channel plate 20 may communicate with the hot tank component 41 and the instant heating component 32, so that the instant heating component 32 further heats the hot water flowing out from the hot tank component 41, and the water temperature flowing out from the water intake 110 of the water dispenser 100 is more suitable for the user's requirement. Since the instant heating assembly 32 is more easily damaged than the hot tank assembly 41 due to the influence of the pressure resistance, the impact resistance, the scaling rate, and the like of the heating body of the instant heating assembly 32, the instant heating assembly 32 may be disposed on the side of the hot tank assembly 41 near the maintenance opening 111, so that the maintenance and replacement of the instant heating assembly 32 are more convenient.

In addition, as shown in fig. 5, the waterway plate 20 may have a second channel 22, the second channel 22 may communicate the water inlet end of the instant heating assembly 32 with the water outlet end of the first water pump 31 to achieve communication between the instant heating assembly 32 and the hot tank assembly 41, and the instant heating assembly 32 is located downstream of the first water pump 31, so that the length of the waterway between the water outlet end of the instant heating assembly 32 and the water intake 110 of the water dispenser 100 may be shortened, and the heat loss of the hot water may be reduced.

In order to further improve the convenience of maintenance of the water dispenser 100, as shown in fig. 3 and 6, the first water pump 31 and the instant heating module 32 are at least partially arranged in a staggered manner in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the waterway plate 20, for example, in the up-down direction shown in fig. 6, so as to reduce the shielding of the first water pump 31 and the instant heating module 32 from each other, and a maintenance person is not easily interfered by one of the first water pump 31 and the instant heating module 32 when performing maintenance on the other one through the maintenance opening 111.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3-4 and 6-7, the static working member 40 includes an ice bladder assembly 42 for making cold water, and the dynamic working member 30 may include a second water pump 33 for driving water into the ice bladder assembly 42. Because second water pump 33 is circular telegram at the in-process stator winding, and the rotor rotates, the high condition such as stator winding burns out that leads to of easy appearance temperature, and compares with second water pump 33, and ice courage subassembly 42 is more not fragile, consequently, second water pump 33 locates one side that is close to maintenance mouth 111 of ice courage subassembly 42 to in second water pump 33 when damaging maintain or change second water pump 33.

In addition, as shown in fig. 5, the waterway plate 20 may have a third channel 23, and the third channel 23 may communicate the hot tank assembly 41 and the second water pump 33, so that the second water pump 33 may drive water into the ice bladder assembly 42. Further, as shown in fig. 4, 5 and 8, the third channel 23 may communicate the water outlet of the ice bladder assembly 42 and the water inlet of the second water pump 33, that is, the second water pump 33 may be disposed at the downstream of the ice bladder assembly 42, so as to reduce the working load of the second water pump 33, reduce the pressure loss, and facilitate increasing the water outlet flow.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 5, the waterway plate 20 may further have an eighth channel 28, and the eighth channel 28 may be connected to the water outlet end of the second water pump 33, so that the water outlet end of the second water pump 33 may be communicated with the water intake 110 of the water dispenser 100, and the second water pump 33 is more convenient to install and simpler in waterway connection. Alternatively, the eighth passage 28 may be connected to the water intake 110 of the water dispenser 100 through a water pipe to communicate the water outlet end of the second water pump 33 with the water intake 110.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, the cover plate 12 may have a vent hole 121. As shown in fig. 3-4 and 6-7, the dynamic working unit 30 may further include a fan assembly 34, and the fan assembly 34 may dissipate heat of the ice bladder assembly 42 so that the ice bladder assembly 42 can cool normally. Alternatively, the fan assembly 34 may be coupled to at least one of the ice bladder assembly 42 and the waterway plate 20 such that the fan assembly 34 is integrally mounted to the waterway plate 20, either directly or indirectly.

Because the fan assembly 34 is easy to be jammed or burnt out during operation, the fan assembly 34 is maintained more frequently than the ice bladder assembly 42, and therefore the fan assembly 34 can be disposed on the side of the ice bladder assembly 42 close to the maintenance opening 111, so as to facilitate maintenance of the fan assembly 34. And the fan assembly 34 can be arranged near the air exhaust hole 121, so that the hot air around the ice bladder assembly 42 driven by the fan assembly 34 can be exhausted from the air exhaust hole 121 more quickly, the hot air flows more smoothly, and the heat dissipation effect of the ice bladder assembly 42 is improved.

In the embodiment that the dynamic working component 30 includes the first water pump 31, the second water pump 33 and the fan assembly 34, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the first water pump 31, the second water pump 33 and the fan assembly 34 may be disposed adjacent to the maintenance opening 111, and the first water pump 31, the second water pump 33 and the fan assembly 34 are arranged along a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the maintenance opening 111, so that when a maintenance person performs maintenance on the first water pump 31, the second water pump 33 and the fan assembly 34 through the maintenance opening 111, they are not shielded from each other, which is more beneficial to improving the maintenance convenience of the water dispenser 100.

For example, in the example shown in fig. 2 to 4, the maintenance port 111 is provided at the rear side wall of the housing 10, the axial direction of the maintenance port 111 refers to the front-rear direction, and the first water pump 31, the second water pump 33, and the fan assembly 34 may be mounted to the water route plate 20 in the left-right direction and disposed adjacent to the maintenance port 111.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3-7, the static operating member 40 may further include a water tank assembly 43, the water tank assembly 43 is in communication with a water source, and the water tank assembly 43 may supply water to the hot tank assembly 41 and the ice bladder assembly 42, respectively, to make the hot tank assembly 41 and the ice bladder assembly 42 more stable in water intake. Alternatively, the "water source" here may be a tap water tap, a water purifier, or a water tub 50, etc.

As shown in fig. 5, the water tank assembly 43 may have a first water tank outlet and a second water tank outlet, the waterway plate 20 may have a fourth channel 24 and a fifth channel 25, wherein the fourth channel 24 may communicate the first water tank outlet with the hot tank inlet of the hot tank assembly 41, and the fifth channel 25 may communicate the second water tank outlet with the ice bladder inlet of the ice bladder assembly 42, so that water inlet pipes do not need to be disposed between the hot tank assembly 41 and the ice bladder assembly 42 and the water tank assembly 43, respectively, the waterway structure may be simplified, the internal structure of the water dispenser 100 is simpler, and it is convenient for assembly and maintenance.

Alternatively, in some embodiments, the first and second tank outlets may be integrated into one tank outlet, and the water inlet sections of the fourth and

fifth passages

24 and 25 may communicate with each other and with the tank outlet, so that the water tank assembly 43 supplies water to the heat tank assembly 41 and the ice bladder assembly 42 through one tank outlet, and the water tank assembly 43 is structurally simpler and more robust.

In addition, since the water pump is more easily damaged than the water tank assembly 43, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the first and second water pumps 31 and 33 may be provided at a side of the water tank assembly 43 close to the maintenance port 111 to prevent the water tank assembly 43 from shielding the first and second water pumps 31 and 33.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the water tank assembly 43 may be integrally formed on the waterway plate 20, the water tank assembly 43 and the waterway plate 20 do not need to be assembled, which is beneficial to improving the production efficiency, and the number of water path joints may be reduced, so as to prevent the water path between the water tank assembly 43 and the waterway plate 20 from leaking, and the water tank assembly 43 is less prone to damage during use and has lower maintenance frequency.

Further, as shown in fig. 3, 4 and 8, the dynamic working component 30 may further include a third water pump 35, and the third water pump 35 may drive water into the water tank assembly 43, which is beneficial to improving the water production efficiency of the water dispenser 100. For example, in the example shown in fig. 1 and 2, the water dispenser 100 is a bottom-mounted water dispenser, water is supplied to the water tank assembly 43 through the water tub 50, the water tub 50 is located below the water tank assembly 43, and the third water pump 35 can make the water in the water tub 50 more smoothly enter the water tank assembly 43. The water bucket 50 may be a component of the water dispenser 100 or may be water in a bucket purchased by a user.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, since the third water pump 35 is more easily damaged than the water tank assembly 43, the third water pump 35 may be provided at a side of the water tank assembly 43 near the maintenance port 111 to facilitate maintenance of the third water pump 35. In addition, as shown in fig. 5, the waterway plate 20 may have a sixth channel 26 and a seventh channel 27, wherein the sixth channel 26 communicates the tank inlet of the tank assembly 43 and the water outlet of the third water pump 35, and the seventh channel 27 communicates the water source and the water inlet of the third water pump 35, so as to simplify the connection waterway of the third water pump 35. Of course, the seventh channel 27 may be directly connected to the water source or connected to the water source through a water pipe according to actual requirements, and this is within the scope of the present invention.

In the embodiment including the first water pump 31, the second water pump 33 and the third water pump 35, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the first water pump 31, the second water pump 33 and the third water pump 35 may be disposed near the maintenance opening 111, and the first water pump 31, the second water pump 33 and the third water pump 35 are arranged along the axial direction perpendicular to the maintenance opening 111, so that when a maintenance person performs maintenance on the first water pump 31, the second water pump 33 and the third water pump 35 through the maintenance opening 111, the three are not shielded from each other, and the maintenance convenience of the water dispenser 100 is further improved.

And in the embodiment including the fan assembly 34, the first water pump 31, the second water pump 33, the third water pump 35 and the fan assembly 34 may be disposed adjacent to the maintenance opening 111, and the first water pump 31, the second water pump 33, the third water pump 35 and the fan assembly 34 are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the maintenance opening 111, so that the first water pump 31, the second water pump 33, the third water pump 35 and the fan assembly 34 are not shielded from each other.

Further, as shown with continued reference to fig. 3 and 4, the hot tank assembly 41, the water tank assembly 43, and the ice bladder assembly 42 may be disposed at sides of the first, second, and third water pumps 31, 33, and 35 away from the service opening 111, and the hot tank assembly 41, the water tank assembly 43, and the ice bladder assembly 42 may be arranged in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the service opening 111. The layout of the hot tank assembly 41, the water tank assembly 43, the ice bladder assembly 42, the first water pump 31, the second water pump 33 and the third water pump 35 is more compact, which is advantageous for reducing the occupied space and is convenient for connecting with the waterway plate 20.

It should be noted that, in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the service opening 111, the arrangement order of the hot tank assembly 41, the water tank assembly 43, and the ice bladder assembly 42 and the arrangement order of the first water pump 31, the second water pump 33, and the third water pump 35 may be flexibly set according to actual requirements.

For example, in the embodiment shown in fig. 3-5, the third water pump 35 may be disposed between the first water pump 31 and the second water pump 33, and the hot tank assembly 41, the water tank assembly 43, and the ice bladder assembly 42 are arranged in order in a direction from the first water pump 31 toward the second water pump 33. Therefore, the extension length of the first channel 21 between the first water pump 31 and the hot tank assembly 41, the extension length of the third channel 23 between the second water pump 33 and the ice bladder assembly 42, and the extension length of the sixth channel 26 between the third water pump 35 and the water tank assembly 43 can be reduced, and the first channel 21, the third channel 23 and the sixth channel 26 are not crossed, so that the layout is more reasonable, the structure of the water channel plate 20 is simplified, and the processing and the manufacturing are easy.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 8, the dynamic working member 30 may further include a steering valve 36, the steering valve 36 has a valve inlet, a first valve outlet and a second valve outlet, and the water tank assembly 43 may have a water return port 431 and a water discharge port 432, wherein the valve inlet is communicated with the water discharge end of the first water pump 31 and the water discharge end of the second water pump 33, the first valve outlet is communicated with the water intake port 110 of the water dispenser 100, and the second valve outlet is communicated with the water return port 431.

The steering valve 36 is configured to be switchable between a first conductive state and a second conductive state.

When the steering valve 36 is in the first conduction state, the valve water inlet is conducted with the first valve water outlet, so that the hot water produced by the hot tank assembly 41 and the cold water produced by the ice bladder assembly 42 can flow to the water inlet 110 of the water dispenser 100 through the steering valve 36 for the user to take water. In the embodiment where the intake ports 110 for taking hot water and cold water are one port, the hot water and the cold water may flow out from the intake port 110 at the same time, or one of the hot water and the cold water may flow out from the intake port 110, for example, the first water pump 31 and the second water pump 33 may be controlled to operate or not operate, so as to control the outflow water to be hot water, cold water, or a mixture of the hot water and the cold water.

When the steering valve 36 is in the second conduction state, the valve water inlet is conducted with the second valve water outlet, water in the hot tank assembly 41 and the ice bladder assembly 42 can flow back into the water tank assembly 43 through the steering valve 36 and the water return port 431, so that the water can flow between the water tank assembly 43 and the hot tank assembly 41 and between the water tank assembly 43 and the ice bladder assembly 42, the water tank assembly 43, the hot tank assembly 41 and the ice bladder assembly 42 can be cleaned, after the cleaning is finished, cleaning water in the water tank assembly 43 can be discharged through the water discharge port 432, the hot tank assembly 41 and the ice bladder assembly 42 do not need to be provided with a water discharge structure independently, and the structure of the hot tank assembly 41, the ice bladder assembly 42 and the water circuit board 20 is facilitated to be simplified. Of course, the cleaning or non-cleaning of the hot tank assembly 41 and the ice bladder assembly 42 may be controlled by controlling the operation or non-operation of the first and second water pumps 31 and 33.

Further, since the steering valve 36 needs to be switched between two conduction states, which is likely to be damaged, the steering valve 36 may be provided on the side of the tank assembly 43 near the maintenance opening 111, as shown in fig. 3, to facilitate maintenance of the steering valve 36.

Alternatively, the diverter valve 36 may be coupled to at least one of the waterway plate 20 and the tank assembly 43. As shown in fig. 3 and 6, in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the waterway plate 20, for example, in the up-down direction shown in fig. 6, the first water pump 31 and the second water pump 33 may be at least partially disposed to be staggered from the diverter valve 36, so as to reduce the obstruction between the first water pump 31 and the diverter valve 36 and the second water pump 33, respectively, and when a maintenance person performs maintenance on one of the first water pump 31 and the diverter valve 36 or one of the second water pump 33 and the diverter valve 36 through the maintenance opening 111, the other one is not easily interfered. For example, the first and second water pumps 31 and 33 may be mounted to the waterway plate 20, and the diverter valve 36 may be mounted to an end of the tank assembly 43 remote from the waterway plate 20 to increase a spacing between the diverter valve 36 and the waterway plate 20, thereby at least partially misaligning the diverter valve 36 with the first and second water pumps 31 and 33.

According to a further embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 8, the water dispenser 100 may include a waste water tank 70, a water receiving port of the waste water tank 70 may be connected to a water discharging port 432 of the water tank assembly 43 through a waterway plate 20 to collect waste water cleaned by the hot water tank assembly 41, the ice bladder assembly 42 and the water tank assembly 43, the waste water does not need to be directly discharged to the outside, the water dispenser 100 does not need to be placed at a position adjacent to a sewer, the placement position is more free, and the use is more convenient. The sewage tank 70 may be detachably mounted to the waterway plate 20 so that the sewage tank 70 is detached to dump the sewage after the collection of the sewage is completed.

In addition, as shown in fig. 8, a normally closed valve 60 may be disposed before the water receiving opening and the water outlet 432, and during the cleaning process, the normally closed valve 60 is closed, so that water cannot be discharged from the water outlet 432 of the water tank assembly 43, which is beneficial to realizing the circular cleaning between the water tank assembly 43 and the hot tank assembly 41 and between the water tank assembly 43 and the ice container assembly 42, and is cleaner in cleaning and beneficial to saving water. And after the cleaning is completed, the normally closed valve 60 is opened to realize the sewage discharge.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the water dispenser 100 may further include an electronic control board assembly, which may be used to control the operation of the dynamic working element 30 and the static working element 40. The electric control board assembly may be mounted to the water circuit board 20 to shorten a distance between the electric control board assembly and the dynamic working member 30 and the static working member 40, thereby simplifying an electrical connection structure. In addition, the electric control board assembly is maintained more frequently than the static operating member 40, and therefore, the electric control board assembly may be located on the side of the static operating member 40 close to the maintenance opening 111 to improve maintenance convenience.

For example, in the example shown in fig. 3, one end of the waterway plate 20 adjacent to the maintenance opening 111 may be provided with a mounting groove 29, the electronic control board assembly may be mounted in the mounting groove 29, so that the electronic control board assembly is more firmly mounted, and the mounting groove 29 may shield the electrical connection structure of the electronic control board assembly, so as to reduce the possibility of damage or water inflow of the electronic control board assembly, which is beneficial to improving the service life of the electronic control board assembly.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the maintenance port 111 may be provided at a rear side wall of the housing body 11, the waterway plate 20 may extend substantially in a horizontal direction, the dynamic working member 30 and the static working member 40 may be installed at an upper side of the waterway plate 20, such that the dynamic working member 30 and the static working member 40 correspond to the maintenance port 111 with a larger area, which facilitates maintenance of the dynamic working member 30 and the static working member 40, and the dynamic working member 30 and the static working member 40 are more stably and reliably connected to the waterway plate 20.

Other constructions and operations of the water dispenser 100 according to embodiments of the present invention are known to those of ordinary skill in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

In the description herein, references to the description of the terms "embodiment," "particular embodiment," "example," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A water dispenser, characterized in that it comprises:

the shell is provided with an installation cavity and comprises a shell body and a cover plate, the shell body is provided with a maintenance opening communicated with the installation cavity, and the cover plate is detachably covered on the maintenance opening;

the water circuit board is arranged in the mounting cavity;

at least one dynamic working component and at least one static working component, wherein the dynamic working component and the static working component are positioned in the mounting cavity and are mounted on the water circuit board;

at least one of the dynamic working members being closer to the service opening than the static working member;

static working member is including the hot jar subassembly that is used for making hot water, dynamic working member is including being used for driving the water business turn over the first water pump of hot jar subassembly, first water pump is located being close to of hot jar subassembly one side of maintenance mouth, the water route board has the intercommunication the hot jar delivery port of hot jar subassembly with the first passageway of the end of intaking of first water pump.

2. The water dispenser of claim 1, wherein the dynamic working component further comprises an instant heating component, the instant heating component is arranged on one side of the hot tank component close to the maintenance port, and the waterway plate is provided with a second channel for communicating a water inlet end of the instant heating component with a water outlet end of the first water pump.

3. The water dispenser of claim 2 wherein the first pump and the instant heating assembly are at least partially offset in a direction perpendicular to the direction of extension of the water circuit board.

4. The water dispenser of claim 1, wherein the static working component further comprises an ice bladder assembly for making cold water, the dynamic working component further comprises a second water pump for driving water into the ice bladder assembly, the second water pump is positioned on one side of the ice bladder assembly close to the maintenance port, and the waterway plate is provided with a third channel for communicating an ice bladder water outlet of the ice bladder assembly with a water inlet end of the second water pump.

5. The water dispenser of claim 4 wherein the cover plate has air vents, and the dynamic operating member further comprises:

the fan assembly is used for dissipating heat of the ice container assembly, the fan assembly is connected with the ice container assembly and at least one of the water circuit boards, and the fan assembly is arranged on one side, close to the maintenance opening, of the ice container assembly and close to the air exhaust hole.

6. The water dispenser of claim 5 wherein the first pump, the second pump and the fan assembly are disposed adjacent to the service port and are arranged in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the service port.

7. The water dispenser of claim 4 wherein the static operating components further comprise:

the water tank set spare, the water tank set spare with the water source intercommunication and be suitable for respectively to hot pot subassembly with the ice gallbladder subassembly supplies water, the water route board has the intercommunication the first water tank delivery port of water tank set spare with the fourth passageway and the intercommunication of the hot pot water inlet of hot pot subassembly the second water tank delivery port of water tank set spare with the fifth passageway of the ice gallbladder water inlet of ice gallbladder subassembly, first water pump with the second water pump is located being close to of water tank set spare one side of maintenance mouth.

8. The water dispenser of claim 7 wherein the dynamic operating member further comprises:

a third water pump for driving water gets into the water tank set spare, the third water pump is located being close to of water tank set spare one side of maintenance mouth, the water route board has the intercommunication the water tank set spare the water tank water inlet with the sixth passageway of the play water end of third water pump and intercommunication water source with the seventh passageway of the end of intaking of third water pump.

9. The water dispenser of claim 8, wherein the first, second and third water pumps are disposed adjacent to the service port and arranged in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the service port.

10. The water dispenser of claim 9, wherein the hot tank assembly, the water tank assembly and the ice bladder assembly are all arranged on one side of the first water pump, the second water pump and the third water pump away from the maintenance port and are arranged along a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the maintenance port.

11. The water dispenser of claim 10 wherein the third pump is disposed between the first pump and the second pump, and the hot tank assembly, the water tank assembly and the ice bladder assembly are arranged in sequence in a direction from the first pump to the second pump.

12. The water dispenser of claim 7 wherein the dynamic working element further comprises a diverter valve having a valve inlet, a first valve outlet and a second valve outlet, the tank assembly having a return port and a drain port, the valve inlet communicating with the outlet end of the first pump and the outlet end of the second pump, the first valve outlet communicating with the intake of the water dispenser, the second valve outlet communicating with the return port, the diverter valve configured to be switchable between a first on state in which the valve inlet is in communication with the first valve outlet and a second on state in which the valve inlet is in communication with the second valve outlet, the diverter valve being disposed on a side of the tank assembly adjacent the service port.

13. The water dispenser of claim 12, wherein the diverter valve is mounted to the tank assembly, and the first and second pumps are each at least partially offset from the diverter valve in a direction perpendicular to the direction of extension of the water path plate.

14. The water dispenser of claim 7 wherein the tank assembly is integrally formed with the waterway plate.

15. The water dispenser of claim 1, further comprising:

and the electric control board assembly is used for controlling the dynamic working component and the static working component to work, and the electric control board assembly is installed on the water circuit board and is positioned on one side of the maintenance opening, which is close to the static working component.

16. The water dispenser of any one of claims 1-15 wherein the service port is provided in a rear side wall of the housing body, the waterway plate extends in a substantially horizontal direction, and the dynamic operating member and the static operating member are mounted on an upper side of the waterway plate.