CN112441633B

CN112441633B - Water purifier

Info

Publication number: CN112441633B
Application number: CN201910800659.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 曾敏炽
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: 2019-08-28
Filing date: 2019-08-28
Publication date: 2022-08-30
Anticipated expiration: 2039-08-28
Also published as: CN112441633A

Abstract

The invention discloses a water purifier, which comprises: a host; a base and a water intake assembly having a water intake and adapted to be placed on the base, the main body rotatably cooperating with the base to make the position of the water intake assembly relative to the main body adjustable. According to the water purifier disclosed by the embodiment of the invention, the position of the water taking component relative to the host machine is adjustable, so that the placing requirements in spaces with different sizes can be met, the using requirements of different users can be met, and the market competitiveness can be favorably improved.

Description

Water purifier

Technical Field

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

Background

In the related art, the overall dimension and the structure of the water purifier are fixed, so that the water purifier is single in installation mode and cannot meet the placing requirements of kitchens in different size spaces.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. Therefore, one objective of the present invention is to provide a water purifier, which can meet the placement requirements in different size spaces.

According to the embodiment of the invention, the water purifier comprises: a host; a base and a water intake assembly having a water intake and adapted to be placed on the base, the main body rotatably cooperating with the base to make the position of the water intake assembly relative to the main body adjustable.

According to the water purifier disclosed by the embodiment of the invention, the position of the water taking component relative to the host machine is adjustable, so that the placing requirements in spaces with different sizes can be met, the using requirements of different users can be met, and the market competitiveness can be favorably improved.

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

according to the water purifier disclosed by the embodiment of the invention, one of the base and the main machine is provided with the positioning hole, and the other one of the base and the main machine is provided with the positioning column which is in rotating fit with the positioning hole.

Further, the positioning column is provided with a connecting hole suitable for being matched with a screw rod of a threaded fastener, and the maximum radial dimension of a nut of the threaded fastener is larger than the radial dimension of the positioning hole.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the bottom of the main frame is provided with a positioning column, the base comprises a positioning plate extending to the bottom of the main frame, and the positioning plate is provided with a positioning hole in rotation fit with the positioning column.

Furthermore, the positioning column extends along the vertical direction, extends into the positioning hole, and the lower end of the positioning column protrudes out of the lower surface of the positioning disc.

Further, the lower extreme protrusion of reference column in the positioning disk's size is L and L satisfies: l is more than or equal to 0.05mm and less than or equal to 0.2 mm.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the cross-sectional area of the positioning pillar gradually decreases along the axial direction of the positioning pillar toward a direction away from the bottom of the main machine, and the shape of the inner circumference of the positioning hole is matched with the shape of the outer circumference of the positioning pillar.

In some embodiments of the invention, the base further comprises: the base body is arranged and connected with the positioning disc in the horizontal direction, the base body is positioned on one side of the host machine and is adjustable relative to the host machine, and the water taking assembly is placed on the base body; the first bottom shell is arranged at the bottom of the base body and the bottom of the positioning disc.

In some embodiments of the invention, the host comprises: a host body; the water receiving tray is arranged below the main body, and the positioning tray extends to the bottom of the water receiving tray and is rotatably matched with the water receiving tray.

Further, the host computer still includes the second drain pan, the second drain pan with the positioning disk covers jointly in the bottom of water collector, wherein, the shape of positioning disk is circular, the second drain pan has the cooperation concave part, the internal surface of cooperation concave part form with the arc surface of the outer peripheral face adaptation of positioning disk.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the host body comprises: a main chassis; the filter element assembly is arranged in the main case, and a pure water outlet of the filter element assembly is communicated with a first water storage cavity defined by the water taking assembly.

Further, the host computer body still includes water storage assembly, water storage assembly prescribes a limit to the second water storage chamber, the second water storage chamber with first water storage chamber intercommunication.

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 schematic structural diagram of a water purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a portion of a water purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the water purifier does not include a main body and a water intake assembly;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of FIG. 4 at circle A;

fig. 6 is a schematic view of a waterway structure of the water purifier according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

a water purifier 100;

a water intake assembly 1; a first water storage chamber 11; a water intake 12; a first water inlet 13; a water outlet 14;

a host 2; a host body 21; a main chassis 22; a filter element assembly 23; a pure water outlet 231; a water storage unit 24; a second water storage chamber 241; a second water inlet 242; a water pan 25; a positioning post 251; a connection hole 252; a second bottom case 26; a fitting recess 261;

a base 3; a positioning plate 31; a positioning hole 311; a support portion 312; a base body 32; a first bottom case 33.

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 reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions 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 "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be considered limiting of the 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 purifier 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1, a water purifier 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include: host computer 2, base 3 and water intaking subassembly 1.

Specifically, the water intake assembly 1 has a water intake opening 12, and the water intake assembly 1 can be placed on the base 3, and the main body 2 is rotatably engaged with the base 3 so that the position of the water intake assembly 1 relative to the main body 2 is adjustable.

Therefore, in the installation process of the water purifier 100, the relative positions of the host 2 and the water taking assembly 1 can be adjusted according to the size and the structure of the installation space so as to avoid other surrounding equipment, walls and the like, so that the water purifier 100 can meet the placing requirements of spaces with different sizes. Compared with the water purifier with fixed overall dimension and structure in the related art, the water purifier 100 can meet the use requirements of more users, and is favorable for improving the market competitiveness.

According to the water purifier 100 disclosed by the embodiment of the invention, the position of the water taking assembly 1 relative to the host machine 2 is adjustable, so that the placing requirements in spaces with different sizes can be met, the using requirements of different users can be met, and the market competitiveness can be favorably improved.

The invention does not specially limit the matching structure of the base 3 and the host 2, and optionally, in some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2 to 4, the base 3 may be provided with a positioning hole 311, the host 2 may be provided with a positioning column 251, and the positioning column 251 is rotatably matched with the positioning hole 311, so that not only the limiting of the base 3 and the host 2 can be realized, but also the base 3 and the host 2 can be rotatably matched, and the matching structure is simple.

Of course, in other embodiments, the positions of the positioning posts 251 and the positioning holes 311 may be interchanged, specifically, the base 3 may be provided with the positioning posts 251, and the host 2 may be provided with the positioning holes 311, so that the base 3 and the host 2 can be rotatably engaged by the rotational engagement of the positioning posts 251 and the positioning holes 311.

Further, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the positioning post 251 may have a connecting hole 252, the connecting hole 252 may be engaged with a screw of a threaded fastener, and a maximum radial dimension of a nut of the threaded fastener is greater than a radial dimension of the positioning hole 311. Therefore, the threaded fastener can prevent the positioning column 251 from being separated from the positioning hole 311, and further prevent the main unit 2 from being separated from the base 3 when the water purifier 100 moves or the water taking assembly 1 and the main unit 2 are adjusted, so that the structure of the water purifier 100 is firmer.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2-4, the base 3 may include a puck 31, the puck 31 extending to the bottom of the host 2 to rotatably mate with the host 2. In the embodiment where the base 3 is matched with the host 2 through the positioning posts 251 and the positioning holes 311, optionally, the bottom of the host 2 may be provided with the positioning posts 251, and the positioning plate 31 may be provided with the positioning holes 311. This reduces the number of openings in the main body 2, thereby reducing the risk of liquid leakage.

Further, as shown in fig. 5, the positioning posts 251 extend in the vertical direction, the positioning posts 251 extend into the positioning holes 311, and the lower ends of the positioning posts 251 protrude out of the lower surface of the positioning plate 31, so that the matching area between the positioning posts 251 and the positioning holes 311 is larger, and the matching is more stable.

In addition, as shown in fig. 5, the lower end of the positioning column 251 protrudes from the positioning disc 31 by a dimension L, and L satisfies: l is more than or equal to 0.05mm and less than or equal to 0.2 mm. For example, in some embodiments, L may be 0.06mm, 0.08mm, 0.1mm, 0.12mm, 0.14mm, 0.16mm, 0.18mm, and the like, respectively. Therefore, in the embodiment where the positioning column 251 is in threaded fit with the threaded fastener, the nut of the threaded fastener can be spaced apart from the lower surface of the positioning disk 31, so as to reduce the friction resistance between the base 3 and the positioning disk 31 in the relative rotation process, so that the rotation is smoother, and the size of the nut protruding out of the lower surface of the positioning disk 31 is smaller, which is beneficial to reducing the height of the base 3 and reducing the height of the water purifier 100.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, the cross-sectional area of the positioning post 251 is gradually reduced in a direction away from the bottom of the host 2 along the axial direction of the positioning post 251, and the shape of the inner peripheral surface of the positioning hole 311 is matched with the shape of the outer peripheral surface of the positioning post 251. When the positioning column 251 is inserted into the positioning hole 311, the outer circumferential surface of the positioning column 251 is in surface contact with the inner circumferential surface of the positioning hole 311, so that the positioning column 251 is not easy to shake when rotating in the positioning hole 311, and the self gravity of the host 2 can also improve the acting force of the positioning column 251 and the positioning hole 311, so as to further improve the rotation stability.

Alternatively, the size of the positioning column 251 inserted into the positioning hole 311 can be further limited by the shape fit between the positioning column 251 and the positioning hole 311, for example, a part of the positioning column 251 can be inserted into the positioning hole 311, so that the bottom of the host 2 can be spaced from the upper surface of the positioning disk 31 by a certain distance, so as to reduce the rotation resistance on the premise of ensuring the rotation stability.

Alternatively, the upper surface of the positioning plate 31 may be provided with a support portion 312, the support portion 312 protrudes upward from the upper surface of the positioning plate 31, and the support portion 312 is disposed around the positioning hole 311. When the positioning post 251 is inserted into the positioning hole 311, the supporting portion 312 supports the bottom of the host computer 2, so that the bottom of the host computer 2 is spaced apart from the upper surface of the positioning disk 31, thereby reducing the rotation resistance on the premise of ensuring the rotation stability.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2-4, the base 3 may further include: a base body 32 and a first bottom case 33. Wherein, base body 32 arranges and links to each other at the horizontal direction with positioning disk 31, and base body 32 is located one side of host computer 2, rotates for host computer 2 through positioning disk 31, makes base body 32 adjustable for host computer 2 position, and water intaking subassembly 1 places on base body 32, makes water intaking subassembly 1 can remove the different positions to the side of host computer 2 from this, realizes the position control of water intaking subassembly 1 and host computer 2.

Referring to fig. 4, the first bottom case 33 is disposed at the bottom of the base body 32 and the positioning plate 31, and the first bottom case 33 can cover the connection structure between the base body 32 and the water intake assembly 1, the connection structure between the positioning plate 31 and the host 2, and the water channel structure in the water purifier 100, so that the appearance of the water purifier 100 is more beautiful, and the connection structure and the water channel structure can be well protected and are not easily damaged.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 and 6, the host 2 includes: the water collecting tray 25 is arranged below the main body 21 to receive liquid or condensation and the like which are leaked accidentally. The positioning plate 31 extends to the bottom of the water-receiving plate 25 and is rotatably matched with the water-receiving plate 25, so that the base 3 and the host machine 2 can be rotatably matched, and the matching structure is simple and compact.

In the embodiment where the base 3 and the host 2 are matched through the positioning column 251 and the positioning hole 311, optionally, the positioning hole 311 may be disposed on the positioning plate 31, the positioning column 251 may be disposed on the water-receiving plate 25 to reduce the number of openings of the water-receiving plate 25, prevent the water-receiving plate 25 from leaking, and the positioning column 251 and the water-receiving plate 25 are easy to machine and form.

Further, as shown in fig. 2-3, the main body 2 further includes a second bottom shell 26, and the second bottom shell 26 and the positioning plate 31 jointly cover the bottom of the water receiving plate 25. From this, host computer 2 both can support in the installation face through second drain pan 26, and second drain pan 26 can be fixed host computer 2 for the installation angle of installation face, and positioning disk 31 rotates for host computer 2 and can adjust the position of getting water subassembly 1 for host computer 2, has both guaranteed host computer 2's installation stability, has realized the rotatable cooperation of host computer 2 with base 3 again. In the embodiment including the first bottom case 33, the host 2 may also be supported on the mounting surface by the first bottom case 33, so as to make the host 2 more stable.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the puck 31 is circular in shape, the second bottom case 26 has an engagement recess 261, and the inner surface of the engagement recess 261 is formed as an arc surface that is fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the puck 31. Thus, a part of the positioning plate 31 can be positioned in the matching concave part 261, so that the structure of the water purifier 100 is more compact. And second drain pan 26 does not have the interference to positioning disk 31 rotates, and positioning disk 31 no matter rotates to any angle and can both with the arc surface adaptation of cooperation concave part 261, prevents that the clearance between positioning disk 31 and the arc surface from changing and influencing positioning disk 31 and rotating, or leads to the inner structure of purifier 100 to expose.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 and 6, the host body 21 includes: host computer shell 22 and filter element group spare 23, filter element group spare 23 locate in host computer shell 22, and filter element group spare 23 can be protected to host computer shell 22, makes purifier 100 outward appearance more pleasing to the eye. It should be noted that, as shown in fig. 1, the water tray 25 is also disposed in the main housing 22 to further improve the appearance of the water purifier 100.

Optionally, the water intake assembly 1 defines a first water storage cavity 11, and the water intake assembly 1 has a water intake 12, a first water intake 13, and a water outlet 14, the first water intake 13 being in communication with the pure water outlet 231 of the filter element assembly 23, such that the pure water outlet 231 is in communication with the first water storage cavity 11. The main body 21 further includes a water storage assembly 24, the water storage assembly 24 and the water taking assembly 1 are arranged in a horizontal direction, the water storage assembly 24 defines a second water storage cavity 241, the water storage assembly 24 has a second water inlet 242, and the second water inlet 242 is communicated with the water outlet 14, so that the second water storage cavity 241 is communicated with the first water storage cavity 11.

The pure water filtered by the filter element assembly 23 can flow through the pure water outlet 231 and the first water inlet 13 in sequence to enter the first water storage cavity 11 of the water taking assembly 1. Since the water taking assembly 1 and the water storage assembly 24 are arranged in the horizontal direction and the second water inlet 242 is communicated with the water outlet 14, the water taking assembly 1 and the water storage assembly 24 form a communicating vessel structure, and pure water in the first water storage cavity 11 enters the second water storage cavity 241 through the water outlet 14 and the second water inlet 242. The water in the first water storage cavity 11 can also flow out from the water intake 12 for users to use, and meanwhile, the water in the second water storage cavity 241 can return to the first water storage cavity 11 to realize rapid water production.

In addition, the water route design of filter element group 23, water intaking subassembly 1 and water storage subassembly 24 makes the pure water outlet 231 back pressure of filter element group 23 be zero all the time, the raw water inlet department pressure of filter element group 23 is raw water pressure of intaking (for example running water pressure) all the time, the raw water pressure of intaking that can furthest utilizes like this, form stable and great pressure differential, thereby it is stable to guarantee to filter the flow, so that purifier 100 can realize no electric no pump water purification function, and can go out water to water intaking subassembly 1 continuously in, the difficult jam of inside water route.

Alternatively, in some embodiments, the water intake assembly 1 may be placed in-and-out position on the base 3, as shown in fig. 1. When the water intake assembly 1 is placed on the base 3, the pure water outlet 231 communicates with the first water inlet 13, and pure water can enter the first water storage chamber 11 to take water. When a user needs to use the water, the water taking assembly 1 filled with water can be directly taken down, and the water in the first water storage cavity 11 can flow out from the water taking port 12 for the user to use. In the process of taking water from the water taking assembly 1, a user does not need to hold the water taking assembly 1 to wait for a long time beside the water purifier 100, and the use is more convenient.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the water storage assembly 24 is provided with an excessive water prevention valve, the water in the first water storage cavity 11 flows into the second water storage cavity 241, and when the water level in the second water storage cavity 241 reaches a predetermined height, the excessive water prevention valve can be triggered, so that the water purification machine 100 stops water production, and the water level in the water taking assembly 1 is prevented from being too high and overflowing.

Other configurations and operations of the water purifier 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention are known to those skilled 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 present 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 purifier, comprising:

a host;

a base and a water intake assembly having a water intake and adapted to be placed on the base, the main body rotatably cooperating with the base to make the position of the water intake assembly relative to the main body adjustable;

the bottom of the water receiving disc is provided with a positioning column, the base comprises a positioning disc extending to the bottom of the main machine, and the positioning disc is provided with a positioning hole in rotating fit with the positioning column;

the host computer includes:

a host body;

the positioning plate extends to the bottom of the water receiving plate and is rotatably matched with the water receiving plate;

the host body includes:

a main chassis;

the filter element assembly is arranged in the main machine shell, and a pure water outlet of the filter element assembly is communicated with a first water storage cavity defined by the water taking assembly;

the main body further comprises a water storage assembly, the water storage assembly limits a second water storage cavity, and the second water storage cavity is communicated with the first water storage cavity.

2. The water purifier as recited in claim 1, wherein one of said base and said main frame is provided with a positioning hole and the other is provided with a positioning post rotatably engaged with said positioning hole.

3. The water purification machine according to claim 2, wherein said positioning column has a connection hole suitable for cooperating with a screw of a threaded fastener, the maximum radial dimension of the nut of said threaded fastener being greater than the radial dimension of said positioning hole.

4. The water purifier as recited in claim 1, wherein said positioning post extends in a vertical direction, said positioning post extends into said positioning hole and a lower end of said positioning post protrudes from a lower surface of said positioning plate.

5. The water purifier as recited in claim 4, wherein the dimension of the lower end of the positioning column protruding from the positioning disc is L, and L satisfies: l is more than or equal to 0.05mm and less than or equal to 0.2 mm.

6. The water purifier as recited in claim 1, wherein a cross-sectional area of said positioning post is gradually reduced along an axial direction of said positioning post toward a direction away from a bottom of said main unit, and a shape of an inner peripheral surface of said positioning hole is adapted to a shape of an outer peripheral surface of said positioning post.

7. The water purifier of claim 1, wherein the base further comprises:

the base body is arranged and connected with the positioning disc in the horizontal direction, the base body is positioned on one side of the host machine and is adjustable relative to the host machine, and the water taking assembly is placed on the base body;

the first bottom shell is arranged at the bottom of the base body and the bottom of the positioning disc.

8. The water purifier of claim 1, wherein the main unit further comprises a second bottom housing, the second bottom housing and the positioning plate together cover the bottom of the water pan,

the positioning disc is circular, the second bottom shell is provided with a matching concave portion, and the inner surface of the matching concave portion is formed into an arc surface matched with the outer peripheral surface of the positioning disc.