CN111820742A

CN111820742A - Direct drinking machine

Info

Publication number: CN111820742A
Application number: CN201910303567.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张博
Original assignee: Foshan Midea Qinghu Water Purification Equipment Co ltd; Midea Group Co Ltd
Current assignee: Foshan Midea Qinghu Water Purification Equipment Co ltd; Midea Group Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-04-16
Filing date: 2019-04-16
Publication date: 2020-10-27

Abstract

The invention discloses a direct drinking machine, which comprises: a housing; the water outlet nozzle is arranged on the machine shell, an accommodating groove is formed in the outer bottom wall of the machine shell, the accommodating groove is adjacent to one end, provided with the water outlet nozzle, of the machine shell, and one side, facing the machine shell, of the accommodating groove, provided with the water outlet nozzle is open; the water receiving box comprises a water receiving body and a positioning bulge matched with the accommodating groove, the water receiving body is opposite to the water outlet nozzle and is positioned below the water outlet nozzle, the positioning bulge is arranged on one side, close to the machine shell, of the water receiving body, and the positioning bulge is positioned in the accommodating groove. According to the direct drinking machine, the water receiving box can be simply and conveniently fixed on the periphery of the machine shell, the effects of convenient movement and firm fixation are achieved, other redundant parts are omitted, and the direct drinking machine is simple to assemble.

Description

Direct drinking machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of drinking equipment, in particular to a direct drinking machine.

Background

In the related art, water receiving boxes of water receiving boxes, such as a desk-top water purifier or a water dispenser, are limited by the height of a water outlet nozzle in a water taking scene, and the water receiving boxes need to be moved away to dump residual water, so that the water receiving boxes are required to be fixed firmly and conveniently, and in order to fix the water receiving boxes, parts such as magnets and silica gel plugs need to be added, so that the cost is increased, and the assembly is inconvenient.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. Therefore, the invention provides a direct drinking machine, and the water receiving box of the direct drinking machine is reliable in fixation and convenient to move.

The instant drinking machine according to the embodiment of the invention comprises: a housing; the water outlet nozzle is arranged on the machine shell, an accommodating groove is formed in the outer bottom wall of the machine shell, the accommodating groove is adjacent to one side, provided with the water outlet nozzle, of the machine shell, and the side, facing the machine shell, of the accommodating groove, provided with the water outlet nozzle is open; the water receiving box comprises a water receiving body and a positioning bulge matched with the accommodating groove, the water receiving body is opposite to the water outlet nozzle and is positioned below the water outlet nozzle, the positioning bulge is arranged at one end, close to the casing, of the water receiving body, and the positioning bulge is positioned in the accommodating groove.

According to the direct drinking machine provided by the embodiment of the invention, the accommodating groove is arranged at one end of the outer bottom wall of the machine shell, which is close to the water outlet nozzle, the side, which is close to the machine shell and is provided with the water outlet nozzle, of the accommodating groove is opened, and the positioning bulge on the water receiving box positioned below the water outlet nozzle can be arranged in the accommodating groove. When straight drink machine placed on the mesa, the location arch is located between the diapire of holding tank and the mesa, can inject the protruding displacement of upper and lower ascending direction of location and the displacement between the open mouth both sides to fix the location arch between casing and mesa. When dismantling the water receiving box, can lift up the casing slightly, can dismantle the location arch from holding the inslot and come out, the dismantlement of water receiving box of being convenient for. The direct drinking machine can simply and conveniently fix the water receiving box on the periphery of the machine shell, achieves the effects of convenient movement and firm fixation, has no other redundant parts, and is simple to assemble.

According to some embodiments of the invention, one of the side wall of the receiving groove and the side wall of the positioning protrusion is provided with a limiting groove, and the other of the side wall of the receiving groove and the side wall of the positioning protrusion is provided with a limiting protrusion matched with the limiting groove to limit the positioning protrusion to be pulled out from the opening of the receiving groove towards the water outlet nozzle.

In some embodiments of the present invention, two opposite side walls of the accommodating groove are both provided with a limiting groove, and two opposite side walls of the positioning protrusion are both provided with a limiting protrusion matching with the limiting groove.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the water outlet button is provided on the top wall of the water outlet nozzle.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the housing is provided with a water inlet connected to a tap water source, the housing is provided with a filter element therein, and the water inlet of the filter element is connected to the water inlet.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a water outlet is provided on the housing, and the wastewater outlet of the filter element is connected to the water outlet.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the spout comprises: the top wall of the shell is provided with an inlet, and the bottom wall of the shell is provided with an outlet; the separator, the separator is established in the shell, the periphery wall of separator with the internal perisporium of shell is spaced apart in order to inject steam channel, be equipped with on the shell with the gas outlet of steam channel intercommunication, the upper end of separator with the interior roof of shell is spaced apart so that the import with steam channel intercommunication, the separator has water flow channel, water flow channel's upper end with the import is relative and the intercommunication, water flow channel's lower extreme with the export is relative and the intercommunication.

In some embodiments of the invention, the air outlet is provided at a lower end of the housing.

In some embodiments of the invention, the air outlet extends in an up-down direction.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the air outlet is plural, and the plural air outlets are spaced apart in a circumferential direction of the casing.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the housing is provided with at least one flow passage, the flow passage is spaced apart from the air outlet in a circumferential direction of the housing, and a lower end of the flow passage extends to a lower end of the housing.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the number of the flow passages is two, and the two flow passages are symmetrical with respect to a central plane of the housing.

In some embodiments of the invention, the lower end of the spacer is disposed through the outlet and the lower end of the spacer extends beyond the bottom wall of the housing.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the housing includes a first cylindrical section and a first transition section, the first transition section gradually decreases in cross-sectional area in a top-to-bottom direction, an upper end of the first transition section is connected to a lower end of the first cylindrical section, the spacer includes a second cylindrical section and a second transition section, the second transition section gradually decreases in cross-sectional area in a top-to-bottom direction, and an upper end of the second transition section is connected to a lower end of the second cylindrical section.

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 perspective view of a drink dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view at A in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of a drink dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view at B in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the internal structure of a drink-through machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a spout of a drink-through according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a spout of a drink-through according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a flow chart of a water treatment process of a direct drinking machine according to an embodiment of the invention.

Reference numerals:

the direct drinking machine 100 is provided with a direct drinking machine,

a machine shell 1, a base 11, a front shell 12, a rear shell 13, a middle shell 14, an accommodating groove 15, a limiting groove 16,

the water outlet nozzle 2, the water outlet button 21, the outer shell 22, the inlet 221, the outlet 222, the air outlet 223, the flow passage 224, the steam channel 225, the first cylindrical section 226, the first transition section 227, the partition 23, the water flow channel 231, the second cylindrical section 232, the second transition section 233,

a water receiving box 3, a water receiving body 31, a water receiving groove 311, a water receiving cover plate 312, a water leakage hole 313, a positioning bulge 32, a limit bulge 33,

the device comprises a filter element 4, a purified water tank 5, namely a heat pipe 6, an electric control box 7, a water suction pump 8, a water path plate 9, a booster pump 10 and an electromagnetic valve 101.

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 "length," "width," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for the convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated, and thus, are not to be considered as limiting. Furthermore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

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.

A drink-through machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1-7.

As shown in fig. 1 and 3, a direct drinking machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet 1, a water outlet 2, and a water receiving box 3.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, the nozzle 2 is provided in the cabinet 1, and the nozzle 2 may be connected to a water path inside the cabinet 1. As shown in fig. 5, a filter element 4 may be disposed in the casing 1, and the water outlet nozzle 2 may be connected to a clean water outlet of the filter element 4. Of course, a water purifying tank 5 can be arranged in the machine shell 1, the inlet of the water purifying tank 5 is connected with the purified water outlet of the filter element 4, and the outlet of the water purifying tank 5 is connected with the water outlet nozzle 2. Of course, an instant heating system can be arranged between the pure water tank 5 and the outlet and the water outlet nozzle 2, wherein the instant heating system comprises an instant heating pipe 6, and the pure water flowing out of the pure water tank 5 flows out of the water outlet nozzle 2 after being heated by the instant heating pipe 6.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the outer bottom wall of the casing 1 is provided with a receiving groove 15, the receiving groove 15 is adjacent to an end of the casing 1 provided with the water outlet nozzle 2, and a side of the receiving groove 15 facing the casing 1 provided with the water outlet nozzle 2 is open. The water receiving box 3 includes a water receiving body 31 and a positioning protrusion 32 matched with the receiving groove 15, as shown in fig. 1, the water receiving body 31 is opposite to the water outlet 2 and is located below the water outlet 2, as shown in fig. 4, the positioning protrusion 32 is arranged on one side of the water receiving body 31 close to the casing 1, and the positioning protrusion 32 is located in the receiving groove 15. When the water receiving box 3 is fixed on the machine case 1, the water receiving body 31 is located right below the water outlet nozzle 2, and the positioning protrusion 32 is located in the receiving groove 15. When the drink dispenser 100 is placed on the floor, the positioning projection 32 is located between the bottom wall of the receiving groove 15 and the floor, and displacement of the positioning projection 32 in the up-down direction and displacement between both sides of the opening can be defined, thereby fixing the positioning projection 32 between the cabinet 1 and the floor. When the water receiving box 3 is detached, the machine shell 1 can be slightly lifted, and the positioning protrusion 32 can be detached from the accommodating groove 15, so that the water receiving box 3 can be detached conveniently.

According to the instant drinking machine 100 of the embodiment of the present invention, the accommodating groove 15 is provided at one end of the outer bottom wall of the cabinet 1 close to the water outlet 2, and the side of the accommodating groove 15 close to the cabinet 1 where the water outlet 2 is provided is opened, so that the positioning protrusion 32 on the water receiving box 3 located below the water outlet 2 can be provided in the accommodating groove 15. When the drink dispenser 100 is placed on the floor, the positioning projection 32 is located between the bottom wall of the receiving groove 15 and the floor, and displacement of the positioning projection 32 in the up-down direction and displacement between both sides of the opening can be defined, thereby fixing the positioning projection 32 between the cabinet 1 and the floor. When the water receiving box 3 is detached, the machine shell 1 can be slightly lifted, and the positioning protrusion 32 can be detached from the accommodating groove 15, so that the water receiving box 3 can be detached conveniently. The direct drinking machine 100 of the invention can simply and conveniently fix the water receiving box 3 on the periphery of the casing 1, thereby achieving the effects of convenient movement and firm fixation, and has no other redundant parts and simple assembly.

Further, one of the side wall of the receiving groove 15 and the side wall of the positioning protrusion 32 is provided with a limiting groove 16, and the other of the side wall of the receiving groove 15 and the side wall of the positioning protrusion 32 is provided with a limiting protrusion 33 which is matched with the limiting groove 16 to limit the positioning protrusion 32 to be pulled out from the opening of the receiving groove 15 toward the water outlet nozzle 2. Therefore, the positioning protrusion 32 can be further limited, the positioning protrusion 32 is prevented from being separated from the opening facing the water outlet nozzle 2, the fixing reliability of the positioning protrusion 32 is improved, and the fixing reliability of the water receiving box 3 is improved.

For example, in the example shown in fig. 3 and 4, two opposite side walls of the receiving groove 15 are provided with limiting grooves 16, and two opposite side walls of the positioning protrusion 32 are provided with limiting protrusions 33 which are matched with the limiting grooves 16. Spacing arch 33 and spacing recess 16 cooperation can inject water receiving box 3 and move in the direction of keeping away from casing 1 to can avoid holding tank 15 in the protruding 32 in location's the opening towards faucet 2 to deviate from, improve the fixed reliability of the protruding 32 in location, thereby improve the fixed reliability of water receiving box 3. Wherein the lower end of the limiting groove 16 is opened to facilitate the fitting of the positioning projection 32 with the receiving groove 15.

When the water receiving box 3 is disassembled, the end of the machine shell 1, which is provided with the water receiving box 3, is slightly lifted, then the water receiving box 3 moves downwards to move out of the accommodating groove 15, then water in the water receiving box 3 is poured out, or the water receiving box 3 is directly taken out by slight force; when installation water receiving box 3, lift up the one end that is equipped with holding tank 15 on the casing 1 slightly, put water receiving box 3 to the below of casing 1, then make protruding 32 and the holding tank 15 of location align, rebound water receiving box 3 makes protruding 32 of location be located holding tank 15, spacing arch 33 and spacing recess 16 cooperation, at last with casing 1 flat, realize water receiving box 3's installation.

Of course, the invention is not limited to this, two opposite side walls of the receiving groove 15 may be provided with the limiting protrusions 33, and two opposite side walls of the positioning protrusion 32 may be provided with the limiting grooves 16 matching with the limiting protrusions 33. Spacing arch 33 and spacing recess 16 cooperation can inject water receiving box 3 and move in the direction of keeping away from casing 1 to can avoid holding tank 15 in the protruding 32 in location's the opening towards faucet 2 to deviate from, improve the fixed reliability of the protruding 32 in location, thereby improve the fixed reliability of water receiving box 3. Wherein the upper end of the spacing groove 16 is opened so as to facilitate the fitting of the positioning projection 32 with the receiving groove 15. Of course, the lower end of the stopper groove 16 may be opened.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 4, in a direction from one end of the positioning protrusion 32 connected to the water receiving body 31 to the other end, the width of the water receiving body 31 is gradually reduced, thereby facilitating the matching of the positioning protrusion 32 and the receiving groove 15.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, the water receiving body 31 has a water receiving slot 311, a water receiving cover plate 312 is disposed at an opening of the water receiving slot 311, the water receiving cover plate 312 blocks the opening of the water receiving slot 311, and the water receiving cover plate 312 may be used to support a water receiving container such as a cup. When a user needs to collect water, the user can place the cup on the water collecting cover plate 312, then press the water outlet button 21, and the user can finish the manufacturing with one hand, so that the use by the user is facilitated.

Further, be equipped with the hole 313 that leaks on the water receiving apron 312, at the in-process of water receiving, when water spills, water can be through leaking hole 313 arrange water receiving tank 311 in, after water in the water receiving tank 311 is full of, can dismantle water receiving tank 311 and pour, the water droplet of avoiding spilling falls mesa or subaerial. Furthermore, the water leakage holes 313 are multiple, each water leakage hole 313 extends along the length direction of the water receiving body 31, and the water leakage holes 313 are spaced along the width direction of the water receiving body 31. Therefore, the drainage speed can be improved, and water is prevented from dropping on the ground or a table top.

As shown in fig. 1 and 5, a water outlet button 21 is provided on the top wall of the water outlet nozzle 2. Wherein, go out water button 21 and can be pure mechanical button, when pressing out water button 21, faucet 2 communicates with inside water route, and water can flow out from faucet 2. Certainly, the water outlet button 21 can also be a control button, the water outlet button 21 can be connected with the electronic control box 7 in the machine shell 1, a water pump 8 can be arranged on a water path communicated with the water outlet nozzle 2, and the water pump 8 is connected with the electronic control box 7. When the water outlet button 21 is pressed, the electric control box 7 receives a signal of the water outlet button 21 and then controls the water suction pump 8 to work, and the water outlet nozzle 2 discharges water.

In the invention, when a user holds a cup with one hand and cannot press the water outlet button 21 with the other hand, the water outlet button 21 is arranged on the water outlet nozzle 2, the hand holding the cup can directly reach the water outlet button 21 and press the water outlet button 21, so that the use by the user is convenient, the condition that the user needs to use two hands to receive water is avoided, and meanwhile, the condition that the user presses the water outlet button 21 to receive water first to cause water leakage is also avoided.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a water inlet connected to a tap water source is disposed on the casing 1, a filter element 4 is disposed in the casing 1, and the water inlet of the filter element 4 is connected to the water inlet. Therefore, the original water tank can be prevented from being arranged on the direct drinking machine 100, the process of repeatedly adding water is omitted, and the use of a user is facilitated. In addition, because the original water tank is omitted, the size of the whole drinking machine 100 can be reduced, and the occupied area of the drinking machine 100 is reduced.

Furthermore, a water outlet is arranged on the machine shell 1, and a waste water outlet of the filter element 4 is connected with the water outlet. To the filter core 4 that goes out waste water, the waste water of production can directly flow to drainage channel through the delivery port on the casing 1 in, avoid setting up the waste water tank on casing 1, saved the trouble of pouring waste water, the user's of being convenient for use. In addition, because the original water tank is omitted, the size of the whole drinking machine 100 can be reduced, and the occupied area of the drinking machine 100 is reduced.

In the related art, the direct drinking machine 100 is mostly provided with a raw water tank, water needs to be added into the raw water tank in the using process, and waste water in the waste water tank needs to be poured, which is troublesome.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, the casing 1 includes a base 11, a front casing 12, a rear casing 13 and a middle casing 14, the front casing 12 and the rear casing 13 are U-shaped, openings of the front casing 12 and the rear casing 13 are opposite and sequentially connected to form a chamber, bottoms of the front casing 12 and the rear casing 13 are connected to the base 11, and tops of the front casing 12 and the rear casing 13 are connected to the middle casing 14. The water outlet nozzle 2 is arranged on the front shell 12, and the water receiving box 3 is arranged on the front side of the front shell 12. The machine shell 1 is internally provided with a water purifying tank 5, an instant heating system, a filtering system, a waterway board 9, an electric control system and the like. The water treatment process is as shown in fig. 8, a booster pump 10, a waterway plate 9 and an electromagnetic valve 101 are fixed at the rear end of a middle shell 14, a filter element 4 is arranged in a hollow cavity of the middle shell 14, a water purification tank 5 is fixed at the front end of the middle shell 14, namely, a thermal system is fixed at the side surface and the bottom of the water purification tank 5, and an electric control system is arranged in an electric control box 7 at the top of the water purification tank 5.

As shown in figure 8, the water treatment process specifically comprises the steps of entering from the port a, filtering through the filter element 4, discharging waste water from the port b, and discharging drinking water from the port c.

Of course, the clean water tank 5 can also be arranged outside the machine shell 1, the water outlet nozzle 2 is communicated with the clean water tank 5, and water in the clean water tank 5 can be taken at any time.

In some embodiments of the present invention, when the water in the clean water tank 5 flows out of the water outlet nozzle 2 through the instant heating system, because a large amount of water vapor exists in the high-temperature water and is irregularly formed and diffused, when the water vapor is gathered to a sufficient amount, the water vapor is broken, and an irregularly-oriented force is generated on the water column, so that the water column is floated, scattered and sprayed.

As shown in fig. 6 and 7, the nozzle 2 includes a housing 22 and a partition 23, the top wall of the housing 22 is provided with an inlet 221, the bottom wall of the housing 22 is provided with an outlet 222, and the inlet 221 can communicate with the clean water tank 5 inside the cabinet 1. The partition 23 is provided in the casing 22, an outer circumferential wall of the partition 23 is spaced apart from an inner circumferential wall of the casing 22 to define a steam passage 225, the casing 22 is provided with an air outlet 223 communicating with the steam passage 225, an upper end of the partition 23 is spaced apart from an inner top wall of the casing 22 to communicate the inlet 221 with the steam passage 225, the partition 23 has a water flow passage 231, an upper end of the water flow passage 231 is opposite to and communicates with the inlet 221, and a lower end of the water flow passage 231 is opposite to and communicates with the outlet 222. Therefore, high-temperature water enters from the inlet 221, steam is separated from water in the water outlet nozzle 2, the steam flows from the inside of the steam channel 225 to the air outlet 223, and the water flows out from the outlet 222 at the lower side, so that the water and the steam are separated, the drifting and the steam spraying of a water column are avoided, and the smooth water outlet is ensured.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 6, the air outlet 223 is provided at the lower end of the housing 22. The path length of the steam channel 225 may thereby be increased, facilitating the separation of steam and water. When water enters the steam channel 225, the water is easily discharged.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 6, the air outlet 223 extends in the up-down direction. Thereby, even the steam is discharged from the inside of the outlet nozzle 2.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 6, the air outlet 223 is plural, and the plural air outlets 223 are spaced apart in the circumferential direction of the casing 22. Thereby facilitating the venting of steam within the steam channel 225.

Optionally, at least one flow passage 224 is provided on the outer shell 22, the flow passage 224 is spaced apart from the air outlet 223 in the circumferential direction of the outer shell 22, and the lower end of the flow passage 224 extends to the bottom wall of the outer shell 22. Wherein the width of the flow passage 224 is larger than the width of the air outlet 223 in the circumferential direction of the housing 22. Thereby facilitating the removal of a significant amount of steam from the flow path 224 and allowing the steam to flow out of the flow path 224 as it condenses into water droplets.

Further, the flow passages 224 are two, and the two flow passages 224 are symmetrical with respect to the center plane of the housing 22. Thereby facilitating a large amount of steam to be discharged from the symmetrical flow passages 224 and allowing the steam to flow out of the flow passages 224 symmetrically when the steam condenses into water droplets.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 7, the lower end of the spacer 23 is inserted into the outlet 222 and the lower end of the spacer 23 is beyond the lower end of the housing 22. Thereby facilitating separation of the water and steam and avoiding recombination of the water and steam.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 7, the cross-sectional area of the water flow channel 231 is larger than that of the inlet 221, and the projection of the inlet 221 in the horizontal plane is located in the projection of the end of the water flow channel 231 opposite to the inlet 221 in the horizontal plane. Therefore, water can be ensured to smoothly enter the water flow channel 231, and the water is prevented from entering the steam channel 225 along with steam.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the housing 22 includes a first cylindrical section 226 and a first transition 227, the cross-sectional area of the first transition 227 decreases gradually in the top-to-bottom direction, the upper end of the first transition 227 is connected to the lower end of the first cylindrical section 226, the spacer 23 includes a second cylindrical section 232 and a second transition 233, the cross-sectional area of the second transition 233 decreases gradually in the top-to-bottom direction, and the upper end of the second transition 233 is connected to the lower end of the second cylindrical section 232. Therefore, the water flow can be more concentrated, the water is prevented from floating, and the water-steam separation is facilitated.

As shown in fig. 7, the first transition section 227 is a tapered section, and the side wall of the cross section of the first transition section 227 is a straight line. The second transition section 233 is a stepped section, and a side wall of a cross section of the second transition section 233 is a stepped line.

Alternatively, at least one of the inner circumferential wall of the outer casing 22 and the outer circumferential wall of the partition 23 is provided with first support ribs to space the inner circumferential wall of the outer casing 22 and the outer circumferential wall of the partition 23 apart, thereby defining the steam passage 225. In addition, at least one of the inner top wall of the outer shell 22 and the top wall of the partition 23 is provided with second support ribs to space the inner top wall of the outer shell 22 and the top wall of the partition 23 apart, so that the inlet 221 communicates with the steam passage 225.

Further, the housing 22 includes a housing body having a ring shape, and a cover body provided at a top end of the housing body to cover a top open opening of the housing body, the cover body being provided with an inlet 221, a bottom open opening of the housing body being configured as an outlet 222, and a partition member provided in a chamber defined by the housing body and the cover body.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like 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 direct drinking machine, comprising:

a housing;

the water outlet nozzle is arranged on the machine shell, an accommodating groove is formed in the outer bottom wall of the machine shell, the accommodating groove is adjacent to one end, provided with the water outlet nozzle, of the machine shell, and one side, facing the machine shell, of the accommodating groove, provided with the water outlet nozzle, is open;

the water receiving box comprises a water receiving body and a positioning bulge matched with the accommodating groove, the water receiving body is opposite to the water outlet nozzle and is positioned below the water outlet nozzle, the positioning bulge is arranged on one side, close to the casing, of the water receiving body, and the positioning bulge is positioned in the accommodating groove.

2. A drinking fountain according to claim 1, wherein one of the side wall of the receiving tank and the side wall of the positioning protrusion is provided with a limiting groove, and the other of the side wall of the receiving tank and the side wall of the positioning protrusion is provided with a limiting protrusion engaged with the limiting groove to limit the positioning protrusion to escape from the open mouth of the receiving tank toward the spout.

3. A drinking fountain according to claim 2, wherein the holding tank has retaining grooves on opposite side walls, and retaining protrusions engaging with the retaining grooves are provided on opposite side walls of the positioning protrusions.

4. A drinking fountain according to claim 1, wherein a water outlet button is provided on the top wall of the spout.

5. A direct drinking machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the casing is provided with a water inlet connected to a source of tap water, the casing is provided with a filter element therein, and the water inlet of the filter element is connected to the water inlet.

6. A drinking fountain according to claim 5, wherein a water outlet is provided on the housing, and a waste water outlet of the filter element is connected to the water outlet.

7. A drinking fountain according to claim 1, wherein the spout comprises:

the top wall of the shell is provided with an inlet, and the bottom wall of the shell is provided with an outlet;

the separator, the separator is established in the shell, the periphery wall of separator with the internal perisporium of shell is spaced apart in order to inject steam channel, be equipped with on the shell with the gas outlet of steam channel intercommunication, the upper end of separator with the interior roof of shell is spaced apart so that the import with steam channel intercommunication, the separator has water flow channel, water flow channel's upper end with the import is relative and the intercommunication, water flow channel's lower extreme with the export is relative and the intercommunication.

8. A drinking fountain according to claim 7, wherein the air outlet is provided at a lower end of the housing.

9. A drink dispenser according to claim 7, wherein said air outlet extends in an up-down direction.

10. A drink dispenser according to claim 7, wherein said air outlet is plural, and plural air outlets are spaced in a circumferential direction of said housing.

11. A drinking fountain according to claim 7, wherein the housing is provided with at least one flow channel, the flow channel being spaced from the air outlet in a circumferential direction of the housing, a lower end of the flow channel extending to a bottom wall of the housing.

12. A drinking fountain according to claim 11, wherein there are two of the flow channels, both of the flow channels being symmetrical about a central plane of the housing.

13. A drink dispenser according to claim 7, wherein the lower end of said partition is disposed through said outlet and the lower end of said partition extends beyond the lower end of said housing.

14. A drinking fountain according to claim 7, wherein the housing includes a first cylindrical section and a first transition section, the first transition section gradually decreasing in cross-sectional area in a direction from top to bottom, an upper end of the first transition section being connected to a lower end of the first cylindrical section, the partition includes a second cylindrical section and a second transition section, the second transition section gradually decreasing in cross-sectional area in a direction from top to bottom, and an upper end of the second transition section being connected to a lower end of the second cylindrical section.