CN112344638B - Refrigerator and beverage supply device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a refrigerator and a beverage supply device thereof. The beverage supply device comprises: the support comprises a supporting seat, an adapting seat and a guide seat, wherein the adapting seat and the guide seat are movably connected with the supporting seat in a matching way; the liquid outlet mechanism is controlled to be conducted or closed and comprises a liquid outlet pipeline and a liquid injection nozzle connected to the upstream of the liquid outlet pipeline, and the liquid injection nozzle is arranged on the guide seat; the plugging piece is provided with a channel for the liquid injection nozzle to be plugged in the first direction, is arranged on the adapting seat and synchronously moves along the second direction along with the adapting seat so as to move from an initial assembling position to a complete assembling position; when the blocking piece is positioned at the initial assembling position, the blocking piece is matched and connected with or disconnected from the container opening of the drink container; when the plugging piece moves along the second direction, the guide seat drives the liquid injection nozzle to move along the first direction relative to the plugging piece so as to increase the penetration distance of the liquid injection nozzle to the channel.

Description

Refrigerator and beverage supply device thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to a refrigerator and a beverage supply device thereof, and belongs to the technical field of household appliances.

Background

In general, a refrigerator is a home appliance capable of storing food in an internal storage space at a low temperature, and as dietary life changes and quality of life improves, the refrigerator is provided with more functions and performance requirements for the refrigerator are increasing.

For example, a refrigerator capable of conveniently providing ice or a beverage (including drinking water, liquor or other beverages) to a user, which generally includes an ice making device for converting water into ice and a dispenser for the user to take the ice or the beverage, is being developed and popularized, and accordingly, it has been one of research subjects in the art to provide a beverage supply device capable of supplying a beverage to the ice making device or the dispenser.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to develop a beverage supply device and a refrigerator adopting the beverage supply device.

In order to achieve one of the above objects, an embodiment of the present invention provides a beverage supplying apparatus, including:

the support comprises a supporting seat, an adapting seat and a guide seat, wherein the adapting seat and the guide seat are movably connected with the supporting seat in a matching way;

the liquid outlet mechanism is communicated or closed in a controlled manner and comprises a liquid outlet pipeline and a liquid injection nozzle connected to the upstream of the liquid outlet pipeline, and the liquid injection nozzle is arranged on the guide seat;

the plugging piece is provided with a channel for the liquid injection nozzle to be plugged in the first direction, is arranged on the adapting seat and synchronously moves along the second direction along with the adapting seat so as to move from an initial assembling position to a complete assembling position;

when the blocking piece is positioned at the initial assembling position, the blocking piece is matched and matched with or separated from the container opening of the drink container;

when the plugging piece moves along the second direction from the initial assembly position, the liquid injection nozzle moves along the first direction relative to the plugging piece under the driving of the guide seat, so that the depth distance from the liquid injection nozzle to the channel is increased.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the block piece pivots with the mating seat in the second direction; the first direction is away from or towards the pivot along a radial direction.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the support base is provided with a guide portion, the guide portion being a guide groove provided around the pivot shaft;

the guide holder includes a guided portion inserted in the guide groove in a direction parallel to the pivot shaft;

when the plugging piece moves along the second direction, the guide seat rotates around the pivot relative to the support seat, the guided portion can move along the guide groove, and the groove wall of the guide groove abuts against the guided portion, so that the guide seat moves along the first direction relative to the plugging piece.

As a further refinement of an embodiment of the invention, the first direction is in a radial direction away from the pivot;

the support further comprises a limiting part, the limiting part is adapted to a flange plate outside a container opening of the beverage container, and when the blocking piece moves along the second direction, the limiting part abuts against the flange plate to limit the beverage container to be away from the pivot shaft along the radial direction.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the supporting seat includes two supporting plates, and the two supporting plates are oppositely disposed in a direction parallel to the pivot;

the blocking piece is arranged between the two supporting plates;

the limiting part is a convex rib or a groove which is arranged on the opposite side surfaces of the two supporting plates, and the limiting part is in an arc shape taking the pivot as the axis.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, when the closure is located at the initial fitting position, the beverage container is fitted onto the closure with the container mouth thereof being higher than the liquid level of the beverage; when the closure is in the fully fitted position, the drink container is placed upside down or tilted upside down on the closure.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the blocking member is provided as a flexible plug, which includes a fixed end connected with the adapting seat and a free end adapted to the mouth of the beverage container;

the channel penetrates through the free end and the fixed end, extends along the first direction and is at least partially internally tapered in diameter; the liquid injection nozzle comprises a sharp nozzle with the outer diameter reduced along the first direction, the sharp nozzle is inserted into the channel, and the outer surface of the sharp nozzle is attached to the inner surface of the channel.

As a further improvement of one embodiment of the present invention, the free end has at least two elastic claws, and the elastic claws surround the channel and converge toward the center of the channel;

when the blocking piece is positioned at the complete assembling position, the leading-in end of the liquid outlet mechanism penetrates through the free end and drives the elastic claws to expand outwards along the radial direction away from the channel.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the beverage supply device further includes an air inlet pipe, and the air inlet pipe is communicated with the liquid injection nozzle;

when the blocking piece is positioned at the complete assembly position, the liquid outlet pipeline is always positioned below the liquid injection nozzle in the vertical direction, and the upper end opening of the air inlet pipe is exposed in the air and positioned above the drink container in the vertical direction.

In order to achieve one of the above objects, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a refrigerator including the beverage supplying device.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects: the beverage supply device not only can reliably supply beverages, but also can ensure the reliability of the beverage output of the beverage supply device by arranging the guide seat to movably match and connect the support seat and connecting the liquid injection nozzle with the guide seat so that the liquid injection nozzle further extends into the channel of the blocking piece under the driving of the guide seat when the blocking piece moves from the initial matching position to the complete matching position, thereby enhancing the matching firmness and tightness of the liquid injection nozzle and the blocking piece.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a front side view of a door of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear side view of a refrigerator door with a beverage container mounted thereon according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a combined structure of the drink supply device and the dispenser and the drink container according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the drink supply device is shown in an initial assembly state;

FIG. 4 is a combined structure of the beverage supplying device and the dispenser and the beverage container according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the beverage supplying device is shown in a fully assembled state;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the beverage supplying device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a portion of the structure of a support in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the engagement between the supporting base and the guided portion corresponding to FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the engagement between the supporting seat and the guided portion corresponding to FIG. 4;

FIG. 9 is a top view of a closure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a sectional view taken along line a-a in fig. 9.

Detailed Description

The embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to specific examples shown in the drawings. These examples are not intended to limit the present invention, and structural, methodological, or functional changes made by those skilled in the art according to these embodiments are included in the scope of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1 to 10, an embodiment of the present invention provides a refrigerator, which includes a refrigerator body, a door body 10, a beverage demand device, and a beverage supply device 100.

The refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, a refrigerator door, a door panel, a door. The door 10 is movably assembled to the front of the cabinet to open and close the storage compartment. The beverage supplying device 100 is disposed at the back (i.e., the rear) of the door 10 and connected to the beverage demand device to controllably deliver the beverage to the beverage demand device. Preferably, the storage compartment includes at least a refrigerating chamber, the door 10 is configured to open and close the refrigerating chamber, and accordingly, the beverage supplying device 100 may be exposed to the refrigerating chamber from the back of the door 10 to cool the beverage rather than freeze the beverage.

The beverage demand device may specifically include any one or both of an ice maker and a dispenser, in this embodiment, the beverage demand device is the dispenser 20, the beverage supply device 100 is connected to the dispenser 20 and controllably delivers a beverage to the dispenser 20, and the beverage may be configured as a beverage, wine, drinking water, or other liquid beverage. In an alternative embodiment, the beverage demand device may also be configured as an ice maker, and the beverage supply device 100 is configured to controllably deliver drinking water to the ice maker; alternatively, the beverage demand device can also be configured to include an ice maker and a dispenser 20, and the beverage supply device 100 is configured to controllably deliver drinking water to the ice maker and the dispenser 20.

The beverage supplying device 100 specifically comprises a bracket, a liquid outlet mechanism, an air inlet pipe 70 and a blocking piece 40.

The bracket is used for supporting at least one or any combination of the liquid outlet mechanism, the air inlet pipe 70 and the blocking piece 40 and is detachably fixed on the door body 10. Specifically, the bracket includes an assembling frame 31 adapted to the back of the door body 10, the middle of the assembling frame 31 closely contacts the back surface of the door body 10, and the left and right ends of the assembling frame 31 are suspended and supported on the door liner 11 of the door body 10 through the hasps 311.

The support further comprises a support seat 32, an adapting seat 33 and a guide seat. Wherein the support seat 32 remains stationary relative to the door body 10.

The mating seat 33 is movably mated with the supporting seat 32, and can reciprocate along the second direction and the reverse direction of the second direction relative to the supporting seat 32. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the mating seat 33 is relatively rotatably coupled to the supporting seat 32 around a pivot 321, the pivot 321 extends horizontally along the left-right direction, and the second direction is a rotating direction around the pivot 321. It is understood that in the modified embodiment, the extending direction of the pivot 321 is not limited thereto, and the moving manner of the adapter 33 relative to the support seat 32 is not limited to rotation, but may be movement.

The mating seat 33 is at least used for realizing the connection between the plugging piece 40 and the supporting seat 32, in other words, the plugging piece 40 is disposed on the mating seat 33, and the plugging piece 40 moves synchronously with the mating seat 33 relative to the supporting seat 32, specifically, the mating seat 33 rotates synchronously with the mating seat 33 around the pivot 321 in the embodiment. On the movement path of the block piece 40, the block piece 40 has an initial fitting position as illustrated in fig. 3 and a fully fitted position as illustrated in fig. 4, in which: when the blocking piece 40 is located at the initial fitting position, the corresponding beverage supplying device 100 is in an initial fitting state, and at this time, the beverage container 200 approaches the blocking piece 40, so that the blocking piece 40 is matched with the container opening of the beverage container 200, and at this time, the beverage container 200 can also be far away from the blocking piece 40, so that the blocking piece 40 is separated from the container opening of the beverage container 200; when the blocking member 40 moves from the initial assembly position to the complete assembly position along the second direction, the corresponding beverage supplying device 100 changes from the initial assembly state to the complete assembly state, which corresponds to the installation of the beverage container 200 on the beverage supplying device 100 until the installation is completed, and at this time, the container opening and the blocking member 40 are kept in matching connection for a user to take the beverage when needed.

Further, the blocking member 40 includes a fixed end 401 and a free end 402, the fixed end 401 is connected to the mating seat 33, and the free end 402 is disposed away from the mating seat 33 along the first direction V and can be mated with the mouth of the beverage container 200, that is, the mouth of the beverage container 200 moves opposite to the free end 402 along the first direction V to achieve mating. The block piece 40 further has a channel 400 extending in the first direction V at the center, the channel 400 penetrating the free end 402 and the fixed end 401, i.e. the fixed end 401 and the free end 402 may communicate through the channel 400. The first direction V is different from and not opposite to the second direction.

The tapping mechanism defines a liquid flow path for beverage from the beverage container 200 to the dispenser 20, and includes a tapping line 61 and a pouring spout 62 connected upstream of the tapping line 61. The pouring end of the pouring spout 62 forms the introduction end 601 of the pouring mechanism, the pouring spout 62 is inserted into the channel 400 from the fixing end 401 along the first direction V, and the beverage in the beverage container 200 flows into the pouring mechanism through the pouring end of the pouring spout 62. In this embodiment, the outlet conduit 61 includes a conduit 611 coupled to the pouring nozzle 62 and a valve 612 coupled downstream of the conduit 611, the valve 612 is assembled and fixed to the dispenser 20, and the end of the valve 612 extends forward to be exposed to the front of the dispenser 20 and constitutes the discharge end 602 of the liquid outlet mechanism. The valve 612 can enable the liquid outlet mechanism to be controllably conducted or closed, when the liquid outlet mechanism is controllably conducted, that is, the liquid flow path between the inlet end 601 and the outlet end 602 is conducted, so that the beverage in the beverage container 200 can be delivered to the dispenser 20 through the liquid outlet mechanism for being taken by a user; when the tapping mechanism is controllably closed, i.e. the liquid flow path between the inlet 601 and the outlet 602 is cut off, the beverage in the beverage container 200 cannot be transported to the dispenser 20 through the tapping mechanism. Of course, the specific structure and position of the liquid outlet pipe 61 may be changed to other ways, and is not limited thereto.

The guide seat is movably matched and connected with the support seat 32 and is used for realizing the connection between the liquid outlet mechanism and the support seat 32. Specifically, the pouring nozzle 62 is provided to the guide holder, and when the blocking member 40 is moved from the initial fitting position in the second direction to the fully fitted position, the guide holder drives the pouring nozzle 62 to move in the first direction V relative to the blocking member 40 to increase the penetration distance of the pouring nozzle 62 into the passage 400. That is, the insertion depth distance of the pouring nozzle 62 into the passage 400 when the block piece 40 is moved in the fully fitted position is increased as compared with when the block piece 40 is in the initial fitting position.

Thus, the present application arranges the guide seat to movably fit the supporting seat 32, and connects the pouring nozzle 62 to the guide seat, so that when the plugging member 40 moves from the initial assembling position to the complete assembling position, the pouring nozzle 62 can further penetrate into the passage 400 of the plugging member 40 by the driving of the guide seat, thereby enhancing the matching firmness and tightness of the pouring nozzle 62 and the plugging member 40.

Further, when the block piece 40 moves from the initial fitting position to the fully fitted position in the second direction, the guide base can drive not only the pouring nozzle 62 to move in the first direction V relative to the block piece 40 but also the pouring nozzle 62 to move in synchronization with the block piece 40 in the second direction. In this embodiment, that is, when the blocking piece 40 rotates around the pivot 321 along the second direction, the guiding seat can not only drive the pouring nozzle 62 to move along the first direction V relative to the blocking piece 40, but also drive the pouring nozzle 62 to rotate around the pivot 321 along the second direction.

Of course, when the block piece 40 moves from the fully fitting position in the direction opposite to the second direction, the guide seat can correspondingly drive the pouring nozzle 62 to move in the direction opposite to the first direction V relative to the block piece 40, and can also drive the pouring nozzle 62 to move in the direction opposite to the second direction in synchronization with the block piece 40.

Preferably, the first direction V is a radial direction away from or toward the pivot axis 321, i.e., when the fixed end 401 of the block piece 40 is coupled to the mating seat 33, the channel 400 extends in a radial direction with the pivot axis 321 as an axis. In the present embodiment, the fixed end 401 is relatively close to the pivot 321, the free end 402 is relatively far from the pivot 321, and the first direction V is radial far from the pivot 321. Of course, in alternative embodiments, the fixed end 401 is relatively far from the pivot 321, the free end 402 is relatively close to the pivot 321, and the first direction V is radially close to the pivot 321.

In this embodiment, when the block piece 40 rotates around the pivot 321 from the initial fitting position, the guide holder is pivotally connected to the support base 32 around the pivot 321 to drive the pouring nozzle 62 to rotate around the pivot 321 in the second direction, and at the same time, the guide holder moves relatively away from the pivot 321 in a radial direction around the pivot 321 (in a variation, the guide holder may be relatively close to the pivot 321) to drive the pouring nozzle 62 to move away from the pivot 321 in the first direction V relative to the block piece 40.

Specifically, the support base 32 includes two support plates 320, a pivot shaft 321, and a guide portion 322. The two support plates 320 are disposed opposite to each other in the left-right direction and are substantially parallel; the pivot shaft 321 is provided on the two support plates 320 and protrudes out of the support plates 320 to extend horizontally in the left-right direction; the guide portion 322 is provided on the support plate 320.

Correspondingly, the guide seat comprises two guide plates 340, an avoiding groove 341 and a guided part 342. The two guide plates 340 are oppositely arranged and approximately parallel in the left-right direction, and the two guide plates 340 correspond to the two support plates 320 one by one; the avoiding groove 341 is disposed on the guide plate 340 and adapted to the pivot 321, the pivot 321 is inserted into the avoiding groove 341 and can rotate and slide in the avoiding groove 341, so that the guide seat and the support seat 32 can rotate and slide relatively; when the guide seat rotates around the pivot 321 relative to the support seat 32, the guide portion 322 and the guided portion 342 cooperate to move the guide seat radially away from or toward the pivot 321 relative to the support seat 32.

In detail, when the block-out member 40 is rotated from the initial fitting position to the full fitting position, the guide holder is rotated in the second direction about the pivot 321, and the guide portion 322 and the guided portion 342 are engaged to move the guide holder radially away from the pivot 321 (i.e., in the first direction V with respect to the block-out member 40); conversely, when the block piece 40 is rotated from the fully-fitted position to the initially-fitted position, the guide holder is rotated about the pivot 321 in the direction opposite to the second direction, and the guide portion 322 and the guided portion 342 are engaged so that the guide holder is moved radially toward the pivot 321 (i.e., in the direction opposite to the first direction V with respect to the block piece 40).

In the present embodiment, the guide portion 322 is a guide groove provided around the pivot shaft 321, and the guided portion 342 is provided as a cylinder fitted to the guide portion 322 and is fitted in the guide portion 322 in a left-right direction by insertion. When the guide holder rotates around the pivot 321 relative to the support base 32, the guided portion 342 can move along the guide portion 322 and is supported by the guide portion 322 to move toward or away from the pivot 321.

Referring to fig. 7 and 8, the guide 322 includes a very close position 322a closest to the pivot axis 321 and a very far position 322b farthest from the pivot axis 321. From the very close position 322a to the very far position 322b, the distance between the guiding portion 322 and the pivot 321 gradually increases; the distance between the guiding portion 322 and the pivot 321 is kept constant from the extreme position 322b to the end of the extreme position 322b facing away from the extreme position 322 a.

Referring to fig. 7 in conjunction with fig. 3, when the block piece 40 is located at the initial fitting position, the guided portion 342 is located at the very close position 322 a; referring to fig. 8 in conjunction with fig. 4, when the block piece 40 rotates from the initial fitting position to the fully fitting position, the guided portion 342 moves along the guide portion 322, the guided portion 342 moves from the very close position 322a to the very far position 322b first, while the guided portion 342 moves away from the pivot 321 under the abutment of the inner groove wall (i.e., one of the groove walls of the guide groove on the side relatively close to the pivot 321) of the guide portion 322, and the guided portion 342 keeps moving at a constant distance from the pivot 321 after passing through the very far position 322 b; conversely, when the block piece 40 is rotated from the fully-fitted position to the initial-fitted position, the guided portion 342 moves along the guide portion 322, the guided portion 342 moves at a constant distance from the pivot axis 321 to the extremely distant position 322b first, and then the guided portion 342 moves toward the pivot axis 321 against the outer groove wall of the guide portion 322 (i.e., one of the groove walls of the guide groove on the side relatively distant from the pivot axis 321) during the movement from the extremely distant position 322b to the extremely close position 322 a.

In this embodiment, the guided portion 342 is connected between the two guide plates 340 and extends in the left-right direction, the pouring nozzle 62 is provided at the middle portion of the guided portion 342, the pouring nozzle 62 is provided in a cross-shaped pipe structure with the guided portion 342, and the pouring nozzle 62 and the guided portion 342 may be formed integrally or separately.

Further, the blocking member 40 is configured as a flexible plug having an outer surface substantially in the shape of a cylinder or a truncated cone and having a central axis parallel to the first direction V, the passage 400 being formed in the vicinity of said central axis. The flexible plug can be plugged into the container opening of the beverage container 200 from the free end 402, and the outer surface of the flexible plug can be tightly attached to the inner surface of the container opening to seal the container opening, so that only the interior of the beverage container 200 is communicated with the liquid outlet mechanism through the channel 400. Of course, in alternative embodiments, the closure 40 may also be modified to a cartridge and fit over the mouth of the beverage container 200 from the free end 402.

Further, at least a partial region of the passage 400 is tapered in inner diameter in the first direction V, and correspondingly, the pouring nozzle 62 includes a sharp nozzle 621 that is tapered in outer diameter in the first direction V; when the block piece 40 is in the initial fitting position, the tip 621 is inserted in the channel 400 and the outer surface abuts the inner surface of the channel 400. Thus, when the plugging member 40 is rotated in the second direction from the initial assembly position, the tip 621 is further inserted into the channel 400 in the first direction V, and the outer surface of the tip 621 further presses the inner surface of the channel 400, thereby enhancing the sealing property and preventing leakage.

Further, the free end 402 of the blocking member 40 has at least two resilient fingers that wrap around the channel 400 and converge toward the center of the channel 400. When the closure 40 is in the fully assembled position, the pouring end of the pouring spout 62 (i.e., the leading end 601, or the tip of the sharp mouth 621) protrudes through the free end 402 and forces the resilient fingers to expand radially outward away from the center of the channel 400, which increases the outer diameter of the closure 40, enhances the tight fit and secure fit of the closure 40 to the beverage container 200, and prevents accidental detachment of the beverage container 200 from the closure 40 or leakage problems.

Further, the adapter 33 is disposed between the two support plates 320, which includes two adapter plates 330 and holes 331. The two adapter plates 330 are oppositely arranged and approximately parallel in the left-right direction, and the two adapter plates 330 correspond to the two support plates 320 one by one; the hole 331 is disposed on the adapter plate 330 and is adapted to the pivot 321, and the pivot 321 is inserted into the hole 331 and can rotate in the hole 331, so that the adapter 33 and the support 32 rotate relatively. Of course, the connection manner of the mating seat 33 and the support seat 32 is not limited thereto, and for example, in alternative embodiments, the positions of the pivot shaft 321 and the hole 331 may be interchanged, or alternatively, holes may be provided in both the mating seat 33 and the support seat 32 to dispose the pivot shaft 321 between the mating seat 33 and the support seat 32.

The mating base 33 further includes an end plate 333, a mating hole 334, and a clamping rib 335. The end plate 333 is connected between the two adapter plates 330, and the end plate 333 and the two adapter plates 330 are substantially formed in a U-shaped configuration, and when the adapter 33 is connected to the support base 32, the two adapter plates 330 are perpendicular to the pivot shaft 321 and the end plate 333 is parallel to the pivot shaft 321. The mating hole 334 penetrates the end plate 333, the fixing end 401 is mated in the mating hole 334, and the latching rib 335 protrudes into the latching groove 41 of the plugging member 40 to limit the movement of the plugging member 40 relative to the mating seat 33 along the first direction V and limit the movement of the plugging member 40 relative to the mating seat 33 along the direction opposite to the first direction V. Of course, in alternative embodiments, the block piece 40 may be otherwise mated with the mating seat 33 or integrally formed therewith.

Further, when the blocking piece 40 is located at the initial fitting position, the fixed end 401 to the free end 402 extend vertically downward or obliquely downward along the first direction V as shown in the illustrated embodiment, and the container mouth of the beverage container 200 can approach the blocking piece 40 along the opposite direction of the first direction V (i.e. vertically upward or obliquely upward), or the beverage container 200 can approach the blocking piece 40 with the container mouth thereof higher than the liquid level of the beverage, so as to achieve the assembly and matching of the blocking piece 40 and the container mouth of the beverage container 200, and thus, the beverage will not spill out even if the beverage container 200 is not matched with the blocking piece 40.

When the block piece 40 is rotated from the initial fitting position to the full fitting position, the free end 402 is turned over above the fixed end 401.

When the blocking member 40 is located at the fully fitting position, the fixed end 401 to the free end 402 extend obliquely upward or vertically upward in the first direction V, the beverage container 200 is vertically inverted or obliquely inverted on the blocking member 40, that is, the container mouth is approximately vertically downward or obliquely downward and is lower than the liquid level of the beverage, and the container mouth is preferably located at the lowest point of the beverage container 200, so that if a user needs to take the beverage, the liquid outlet mechanism is controlled to be conducted, the beverage can flow out of the beverage container 200 under the action of gravity, the process of flowing the beverage out of the beverage container 200 does not need to utilize a driving pump, noise pollution and energy consumption caused by the driving pump are avoided, and in the process from the initial fitting position to the fully fitting position, the container mouth is matched and connected with the blocking member 40 to avoid the beverage from leaking out.

Preferably, when the block piece 40 is in the fully fitted position, the outlet conduit 61 is always vertically below the pouring spout 62, so that the drink can flow smoothly towards the dispenser 20 under the effect of gravity.

Further, the support further comprises a limiting part 323, the limiting part 323 is matched with the flange 201 outside the container opening of the beverage container 200, and when the blocking piece 40 moves from the initial assembling position to the complete assembling position, the limiting part 323 supports against the flange 201 to limit the beverage container 200 from moving away from the pivot 321 in the radial direction, that is, to limit the beverage container 200 from moving away from and separating from the unsealing piece 40 in the first direction V.

In the present embodiment, the position-limiting portions 323 are ribs disposed on the side surfaces of the two support plates 320 opposite to each other, that is, the number of the position-limiting portions 323 is two and respectively protrudes from one of the support plates 320 toward the other support plate 320. Preferably, the stopper 323 is configured in a circular arc shape centered on the pivot 321. And a fitting port 3230 is formed at one end of the stopper portion 323, the fitting port 3230 corresponding to the initial fitting position. When the closure 40 is in the initial fitting position, the drink container 200 can be moved toward or away from the closure 40 through the fitting port 3230. After the beverage container 200 and the blocking member 40 are mounted in place, the beverage container 200 can rotate around the pivot 321 along with the blocking member 40, and the flange 201 of the beverage container 200 abuts against the inner side of the limiting portion 323 so that the movement of the flange away from the pivot 321 is limited. In a variant, the position-limiting part 323 can also be provided as a groove adapted to the flange 201.

Further, the first end 71 of the air inlet pipe 70 is fitted at the intersection of the pouring nozzle 62 and the guided portion 342, the intersection being formed internally with a three-way structure, and the air flow passage in the air inlet pipe 70 is communicated with the pouring nozzle 62. The second end 72 of the air inlet tube 70 is exposed to the air, i.e. the air flow channel in the air inlet tube 70 is communicated with the outside, and preferably, the second end 72 is always located above the beverage container 200 in the vertical direction. Through setting up intake pipe 70 when going out liquid mechanism controlled ground and switching on, the drink passes through it carries to distributor 20 to go out liquid mechanism, simultaneously, in the outside air can loop through intake pipe 70 and notes liquid mouth 60 and get into drink container 200 to avoid the negative pressure condition, guarantee the smooth outflow of drink.

Preferably, at least a portion of the air inlet tube 70 near the first end 71 is provided as a flexible tube, and similarly, at least a portion of the conduit 611 is also provided as a flexible tube, so that the air inlet tube 70 and the conduit 611 can be flexibly extended to adapt to the position change thereof when the beverage supplying device 100 is changed from the initial fitting state to the completely fitting state.

Further, the holder further comprises a snap-fit seat 35, when the blocking piece 40 is located at the fully-fitted position, the snap-fit seat 35 is coupled to at least one of the fitting seat 33, the blocking piece 40 and the beverage container 200 to limit the movement of the blocking piece 40 away from the fully-fitted position to the initial-fitted position, so as to achieve the purpose of limiting the rotation of the beverage container 200 and prevent the beverage container 200 from being accidentally dropped. In this embodiment, the snap-fit seat 35 directly restricts the rotation of the beverage container 200 around the pivot 321 by being coupled with the beverage container 200, that is, indirectly restricts the rotation of the blocking member 40 around the pivot 321. Of course, in a variation, the snap-fit seat 35 can be directly connected to the plugging member 40 or the mating seat 33, so as to prevent the beverage container 200 from falling off accidentally.

In the present embodiment, the card socket 35 includes a resilient arm 351 and a resilient arm 352. The elastic arms 351 and the elastic arms 352 are oppositely arranged along the left-right direction, a containing cavity matched with the beverage container 200 is embraced between the two, when the blocking piece 40 is positioned at the complete assembling position, the beverage container 200 is positioned in the containing cavity and is clamped and fixed by the elastic arms 351 and the elastic arms 352 from the left side and the right side, so that the beverage container 200 is prevented from shaking or rotating.

The detailed description set forth above is merely a specific description of possible embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, which is intended to include within the scope of the invention equivalent embodiments or modifications that do not depart from the technical spirit of the present invention.

Claims (8)

1. A beverage serving device, comprising:

the support comprises a supporting seat, an adapting seat and a guide seat, wherein the adapting seat and the guide seat are respectively matched and connected with the supporting seat in a manner of rotating relatively around a pivot shaft along a second direction, the supporting seat is provided with a guide part, and the guide part is a guide groove arranged around the pivot shaft; the guide holder includes a guided portion inserted in the guide groove in a direction parallel to the pivot shaft;

the liquid outlet mechanism is communicated or closed in a controlled manner and comprises a liquid outlet pipeline and a liquid injection nozzle connected to the upstream of the liquid outlet pipeline, and the liquid injection nozzle is arranged on the guide seat;

the blocking piece is provided with a channel for inserting the liquid injection nozzle along a first direction, is arranged on the adapting seat and synchronously moves along a second direction along with the adapting seat to move from an initial assembling position to a complete assembling position, wherein the first direction is far away from or close to the pivot along the radial direction;

when the blocking piece is positioned at the initial assembly position, the blocking piece is matched and connected or disconnected with a container opening of a drink container, and the liquid injection nozzle is inserted into the channel along the first direction;

when the plugging piece moves along the second direction from the initial assembly position, the guide seat rotates around the pivot relative to the support seat, the guided part can move along the guide groove, the groove wall of the guide groove supports against the guided part, so that the guide seat moves along the first direction relative to the plugging piece, and the liquid injection nozzle moves along the first direction relative to the plugging piece along with the rotation of the guide seat along the second direction under the driving of the guide seat, so as to increase the depth distance of the liquid injection nozzle to the channel.

2. The beverage supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first direction is in a radial direction away from the pivot;

the support further comprises a limiting part, the limiting part is adapted to a flange plate outside a container opening of the beverage container, and when the blocking piece moves along the second direction, the limiting part abuts against the flange plate to limit the beverage container to be away from the pivot shaft along the radial direction.

3. The beverage supply apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the support base comprises two support plates, the two support plates being disposed opposite to each other in a direction parallel to the pivot axis;

the plugging piece is arranged between the two supporting plates;

the limiting part is a convex rib or a groove which is arranged on the opposite side surfaces of the two supporting plates, and the limiting part is in an arc shape taking the pivot as the axis.

4. The beverage supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the closure is in the initial fitting position, the beverage container is fitted onto the closure with a container mouth thereof above a beverage liquid level; when the closure is in the fully fitted position, the drink container is placed upside down or tilted upside down on the closure.

5. The beverage supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the blocking member is a flexible plug including a fixed end connected to the mating seat and a free end mating with the mouth of the beverage container;

the channel penetrates through the free end and the fixed end, extends along the first direction and is at least partially internally tapered in diameter; the liquid injection nozzle comprises a sharp nozzle with the outer diameter reduced along the first direction, the sharp nozzle is inserted into the channel, and the outer surface of the sharp nozzle is attached to the inner surface of the channel.

6. The beverage supply apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the free end has at least two elastic claws surrounding the channel and converging toward the center of the channel;

when the blocking piece is positioned at the complete assembling position, the leading-in end of the liquid outlet mechanism penetrates through the free end and drives the elastic claws to expand outwards along the radial direction away from the channel.

7. The beverage supply device according to claim 1, further comprising an air inlet pipe, wherein the air inlet pipe is communicated with the liquid injection nozzle;

when the blocking piece is positioned at the complete assembly position, the liquid outlet pipeline is always positioned below the liquid injection nozzle in the vertical direction, and the upper end opening of the air inlet pipe is exposed in the air and positioned above the drink container in the vertical direction.

8. A refrigerator comprising the beverage supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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