CN112665058A

CN112665058A - Water softener, humidifier base and humidifier

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Publication number: CN112665058A
Application number: CN202011582008.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 何洋; 赖达英; 林志荣; 林振华; 林浩胜; 谭双双
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2020-12-28
Filing date: 2020-12-28
Publication date: 2021-04-16
Anticipated expiration: 2040-12-28
Also published as: CN112665058B

Abstract

The invention provides a water softener, a humidifier base and a humidifier, wherein the water softener comprises: the inner part of the shell is provided with a resin cavity, and a water inlet and a water outlet are sequentially arranged on the shell along the flowing direction of water flow; the first buckle is arranged on the shell; the positioning boss is arranged at one end of the shell corresponding to the water inlet, and at least part of the peripheral surface of the positioning boss forms a first positioning surface. The technical scheme of the invention solves the defect that the water softener in the prior art is inconvenient to install and disassemble.

Description

Water softener, humidifier base and humidifier

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of humidifying equipment, in particular to a water softener, a humidifier base and a humidifier.

Background

Air humidifiers are electrical devices that are very common in daily life. An ultrasonic transducer is usually disposed inside the air humidifier, and the ultrasonic transducer itself vibrates the liquid water, thereby converting the liquid water into water mist.

The humidifier in the prior art has higher requirement on the water quality of water entering the air humidifier. If water with too high hardness is adopted, the ultrasonic transducer can be blocked, and then the later-stage water mist is adversely affected. Therefore, in order to ensure stable and efficient operation of the air humidifier itself, it is generally necessary to directly put purified water inside the air humidifier. But the cost of the purified water is high, and for many household users, the purified water needs to be obtained in a specific place, so that the use experience of the users is influenced finally.

Therefore, an air humidifier is provided in the prior art, in which a water softener is integrated inside the air humidifier, so as to soften hard water. However, the water softener itself in the prior art is integrated inside the air humidifier, and is directly connected to the water tank by a structure such as a water pipe. When the water softener is damaged and blocked, the structure is inconvenient to disassemble.

Disclosure of Invention

Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the invention is to overcome the defect that the water softener in the prior art is inconvenient to mount and dismount, so that the water softener, the humidifier base and the humidifier are provided.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a water softener, comprising: the inner part of the shell is provided with a resin cavity, and a water inlet and a water outlet are sequentially arranged on the shell along the flowing direction of water flow; the first buckle is arranged on the shell; the positioning boss is arranged at one end of the shell corresponding to the water inlet, and at least part of the peripheral surface of the positioning boss forms a first positioning surface.

Optionally, be provided with the cantilever on the lateral wall of casing, the first end of cantilever is connected on the casing, and first buckle setting is at the middle part of cantilever, and the second end of cantilever is the free end.

Optionally, the side wall of the housing is provided with a recess, the cantilever being disposed within the recess.

Optionally, the number of the first buckles is two, and the two first buckles are respectively arranged on two opposite side walls of the housing.

Optionally, the first positioning surface comprises a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface which are positioned at two sides of the water inlet, wherein the inclined directions of the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface are opposite.

Optionally, a portion of the housing corresponding to the water inlet is provided with an annular protrusion, and the annular protrusion extends away from the housing.

Optionally, the annular protrusion is sleeved with a sealing ring.

Optionally, the edge of the annular protrusion is provided with a stop flange for preventing the sealing ring from coming off.

Optionally, a plurality of layers of annular sealing edges are arranged on the outer side wall of the sealing ring.

Optionally, a support rib is provided below the housing.

The invention also provides a humidifier base, comprising: a drainage zone; the soft water area is communicated with the lower water area and is arranged at the downstream of the lower water area; the fog forming area is communicated with the soft water area and is arranged at the downstream of the soft water area; the water softener is arranged in the soft water area, wherein a second buckle matched with the first buckle is arranged on the side wall of the soft water area, the soft water area is provided with a connecting plate, a water hole is formed in the position, corresponding to the water inlet, of the connecting plate, a positioning concave matched with the positioning boss is arranged on the upper portion of the connecting plate, and a second positioning surface matched with the first positioning surface is arranged on the positioning concave.

Optionally, the annular projection of the water softener is adapted to be inserted into the water through hole.

Optionally, a sealing ring is arranged at a position corresponding to the annular bulge and/or the water through hole.

Optionally, the heights of the launching zone, the soft water zone and the fogging zone decrease sequentially along the flow direction of the water flow.

The present invention also provides a humidifier, comprising: the humidifier base described above; the water tank is arranged on the humidifier base, and the water tank and the water discharging area are respectively provided with a water discharging device.

The technical scheme of the invention has the following advantages:

by utilizing the technical scheme of the invention, when the water softener is installed, the shell is firstly positioned on the base through the positioning boss and the first positioning surface, and then the shell is fixed on the base through the first buckle. When the water softener is disassembled, the first buckle and the base are loosened. The structure enables the water softener to be quickly and conveniently mounted and dismounted, so the technical scheme of the invention overcomes the defect that the water softener in the prior art is inconvenient to mount and dismount.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of the humidifier base provided in the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a first water softener provided by the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a sealing ring on the water softener provided in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of the annular boss provided in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an assembled view illustrating a second water softener according to the present invention;

FIG. 6 is an assembled view illustrating a third water softener according to the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view of a second water softener provided by the present invention;

FIG. 8 is an assembled view illustrating the second or third water softener according to the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural view of a fourth water softener provided by the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural view of a humidifier base corresponding to a fourth water softener according to the present invention;

FIG. 11 is an assembled view of a first water softener according to the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic structural view of a fifth water softener provided by the present invention;

fig. 13 is a schematic structural view of a humidifier base corresponding to the PTC heating element according to the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view showing the structure of a PTC heating element according to the present invention;

FIG. 15 is a schematic view showing the assembly of a PTC heating element and a heating element clip according to the present invention;

FIG. 16 is a schematic view showing the installation of the PTC heating element in the humidifier base according to the present invention;

FIG. 17 is a schematic structural view of the base of the humidifier with mist outlet holes and descaling holes according to the present invention;

FIG. 18 is a schematic view of the assembly of the mist outlet plate and the descaling plate according to the present invention;

FIG. 19 is a schematic view of the structure of the mist outlet plate or the descaling plate according to the present invention;

FIG. 20 is a schematic view of the installation of the failure detection apparatus provided by the present invention;

FIG. 21 is an enlarged view of region X of FIG. 20;

FIG. 22 is a side view of a failure detection device provided by the present invention;

FIG. 23 is a front view of the failure detection apparatus provided by the present invention;

FIG. 24 is a schematic structural view illustrating the provision of a protrusion on a water softener according to the present invention;

FIG. 25 is a sectional view of a water softener provided with a boss according to the present invention;

FIG. 26 is a schematic view of a first embodiment of the compacting mechanism provided by the present invention;

fig. 27 is a schematic view of a second structure of the compressing structure provided by the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

description of reference numerals:

1-a humidifier base; 2-a drainage zone; 3-a float; 4-a soft water area; 5-forming a fog area; 6-water passing notch; 7-an ultrasonic generator; 8-an air blowing port; 9-sink plate; 11-a second buckle; 12-a positioning recess;

10-a water softener; 101-a housing; 102-a water inlet; 103-a water outlet; 104-annular boss; 1041-a stop flange; 105-a sealing ring; 1051-an annular sealing edge; 106-external threads; 107-a first magnetic part; 108-connecting the sealing ring; 109-support ribs; 110-a first buckle; 111-positioning the boss; 1111-a first positioning surface; 112-cantilever; 113-buckling; 1131-bumps; 114-a grip portion; 115-locating posts; 116-a boss;

1 a-a connecting plate; 1a 1-water passing hole; 1a 2-connecting sleeve; 1a 3-pilot holes;

1 b-ribs; 1b 1-base; 1b 2-cover plate; 1b 3-spindle; 1b 4-seat; 1b 5-filter screen; 1b 6-flow path;

1c-PTC heating element; 1c 1-body; 1c 2-heat generating sheet; 1c 3-heating element buckle; 1c 4-extension; 1c 41-positioning vias; 1c 5-waterproof wire; 1c 6-cabling channel;

1 d-mist outlet holes; 1d 1-descaling holes; 1d 2-fog outlet plate; 1d 3-descaling plate; 1d 4-screw; 1d 5-annular boss; 1d 51-notch; 1d 6-heat sink; 1d 7-water outlet; 1d 8-water outlet pipe;

1 e-failure detection structure; 1e 1-lead post, 1e 2-seal, 1e 3-lead, 1e 4-electrode post, 1e 5-via, 1e 6-electrode assembly, 1e 7-bottom plate;

1 f-a silica gel block;

1 g-platen; 1g 1-spring;

Detailed Description

The technical solutions of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it should be understood that the described embodiments are some, but not all embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

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 addition, the technical features involved in the different embodiments of the present invention described below may be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

The present embodiment provides a humidifier for performing a humidifying operation on an ambient environment, as shown in fig. 1, including:

humidifier base 1 includes:

lower water district 2, lower water district 2 self contacts with structures such as water tank, and lower water district 2 directly accepts the water that flows out from the water tank, carries out the water intaking in order to realize following the water tank, is provided with launch device at lower water district 2, and launch device self sets up to float 3 in this embodiment, and when the water level of lower water district 2 was high enough, float 3 broke away from the contact with the water tank under the buoyancy effect, and the water tank will not supply water to lower water district 2 this moment. When the water level of the lower water area 2 is lower than the preset liquid level, the floater 3 loses the bearing of the buoyancy, and the floater 3 triggers the water tank, so that the water tank continues to supply water to the lower water area 2;

the soft water area 4 is communicated with the lower water area 2 and is arranged at the downstream of the lower water area 2, and a water softener 10 is arranged in the soft water area 4;

and the fog forming area 5 is communicated with the soft water area 4 and is arranged at the downstream of the soft water area 4 as shown in figure 1, a water passing notch 6 is arranged between the soft water area 4 and the fog forming area 5, and the softened water flows into the fog forming area 5 through the water passing notch 6.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, an ultrasonic generator 7 is provided inside the fogging region 5, and a piezoelectric ceramic sheet is provided inside the ultrasonic generator 7, and ultrasonic waves are generated by energizing the piezoelectric ceramic sheet, thereby converting liquid water into water mist. Furthermore, an air blowing opening 8 is formed in the mist forming area 5, and formed water mist is led out through the air outlet. Meanwhile, a water channel plate 9 is arranged in the fogging area 5, and an ultrasonic generator 7 and the like are arranged below the water channel plate 9.

The water tank is arranged on the humidifier base 1, a water outlet 103 of the water tank is arranged corresponding to the lower water area 2, and an air channel arranged on the water tank is arranged corresponding to the air blowing port 8.

In the present embodiment, a plurality of water softeners are provided in the soft water area 4, resin chambers are provided inside the water softeners, and soft water resin is provided in the resin chambers, by which the conversion of hard water into soft water can be achieved. In the present embodiment, the structure of the water softener is not limited:

as one embodiment of the water softener, as shown in fig. 2, 3, and 4, the water softener includes:

the water-saving device comprises a shell 101, wherein a resin cavity is formed in the shell 101, and a water inlet 102 and a water outlet 103 are sequentially formed in the shell 101 along the flowing direction of water flow;

as shown in fig. 4, an annular protrusion 104 is provided at a portion of the housing 101 corresponding to the water inlet 102, the annular protrusion 104 extends away from the housing 101, and a sealing ring 105 is fitted over the annular protrusion 104 to improve a sealing effect. Meanwhile, in order to improve the stability of the sealing ring 105, a stop flange 1041 for preventing the sealing ring 105 from coming off is arranged at the edge of the annular boss 104, and the stop flange 1041 protrudes out of the sealing ring 105; further, as shown in fig. 3, in order to improve the sealing performance of the sealing ring 105, a plurality of layers of annular sealing edges 1051 are arranged on the outer side wall of the sealing ring 105, and the annular sealing ring 105 is flexibly arranged and can deform after being extruded, so that the sealing effect can be effectively improved.

In this embodiment, in order to fix the water softener, the soft water region 4 is provided with a connecting plate 1a, and a water through hole 1a1 is formed in a position of the connecting plate 1a corresponding to the water inlet 102.

Further, in order to realize the installation operation of the water softener, various different embodiments are adopted.

As a first assembly embodiment of the water softener, the water softener is coupled by a screw thread or a magnetic force, and includes:

as shown in fig. 7 and 8, a resin cavity is arranged inside the casing 101, a water inlet 102 and a water outlet 103 are sequentially arranged on the casing 101 along the flow direction of water flow, filter screens and a connecting portion are respectively arranged on the water inlet 102 and the water outlet 103, and the connecting portion is arranged at one end of the casing 101 and is an external thread 106 arranged on the outer wall of the connecting portion as shown in fig. 5 and 7. Correspondingly, a connecting sleeve 1a2 extending towards the water softener is arranged on the water passing hole 1a1, and internal threads are arranged on the inner wall of the connecting sleeve 1a 2. The water softener can be installed by combining the external thread 106 and the internal thread;

as a modification, as shown in fig. 6, the connecting portion is a first magnetic portion 107 provided at an end portion of the connecting portion. Correspondingly, a connecting sleeve 1a2 extending towards the water softener is arranged on the water passing hole 1a1, a second magnetic part is arranged on the inner wall of the connecting sleeve 1a2, the polarity of the second magnetic part is opposite to that of the first magnetic part 107, and the water softener is installed on the connecting plate 1a through magnetic force.

Furthermore, a connecting sealing ring 108 is arranged between the connecting sleeve 1a2 and the water softener, and water leakage between the water softener and the connecting sleeve 1a2 can be avoided by arranging the connecting sealing ring 108. Meanwhile, as shown in fig. 5, the mist formation region 5 is provided with support ribs 109 extending toward the water softener, and by providing the support ribs 109, the stability of the water softener itself after the assembly is completed can be effectively improved.

Further, still include the second connecting portion on the casing of water softener, the setting is in the casing is relative the one end of first connecting portion, as shown in fig. 7, the second connecting portion set up at the right-hand member, the second connecting portion are provided with the internal thread, the internal thread be suitable for with the external screw thread of first connecting portion is connected.

Through the combination of first connecting portion and second connecting portion, can realize making up a plurality of water softeners to can realize the purification operation to sewage in the long interval, thereby help improving the purifying effect to sewage. Simultaneously through threaded connection, help reducing the dismouting degree of difficulty between a plurality of water softeners to improve user's operation convenience.

As a second assembling embodiment of the water softener, a snap 113 structure is adopted to connect the water softener, and the water softener comprises:

the water-saving device comprises a shell 101, wherein a resin cavity is formed in the shell 101, and a water inlet 102 and a water outlet 103 are sequentially formed in the shell 101 along the flowing direction of water flow; a first catch 110 provided on the housing 101, as shown in fig. 9, 10 and 11, the first catch 110 being provided at a side wall position of the housing 101; the positioning boss 111 is arranged at one end of the shell 101 corresponding to the water inlet 102, and at least part of the outer peripheral surface of the positioning boss 111 forms a first positioning surface 1111.

Further, be provided with cantilever 112 on the lateral wall of casing 101, cantilever 112's first end is connected on the casing 101, first buckle 110 sets up cantilever 112's middle part, cantilever 112's second end is the free end, and after water softener itself was fixed, cantilever 112 itself will receive the extrusion and the central point towards the water softener takes place to bend. Correspondingly, a second buckle 11 matched with the first buckle 110 is arranged on the side wall of the soft water area 4, and the water softener can be installed through the matching of the first buckle 110 and the second buckle 11. Specifically, the number of the first fasteners 110 may be one, and preferably, the number of the first fasteners 110 is two, and two first fasteners 110 are disposed opposite to each other.

Meanwhile, as shown in fig. 10 and 11, in order to engage with the positioning boss 111, a positioning recess 12 engaged with the positioning boss 111 is provided at an upper portion of the connection plate 1a, and the positioning recess 12 has a second positioning surface engaged with the first positioning surface 1111.

The shape of the first locating surface 1111 is not limited, and preferably, the first locating surface 1111 includes a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface on both sides of the water inlet 102, wherein the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface are inclined in opposite directions. As shown in fig. 9, the first slope is inclined by 135 °.

As a variant, other snap-on configurations can also be used, as shown in fig. 2: a catch 113 is provided at a top position of the housing 101. Specifically, the buckle 113 includes a horizontal portion and a connecting portion, the connecting portion and the horizontal portion are both made of a flexible material, a protrusion 1131 extending downward is provided at an end of the horizontal portion, and the protrusion 1131 is connected to a top portion of the connecting portion, so that a connecting action is achieved. Furthermore, the water softener is further provided with a holding part 114 which is arranged at a position on the shell 101 corresponding to the water outlet 103, and a user can conveniently carry out the mounting and dismounting operations of the water softener by arranging the holding part 114. The structure of the grip portion 114 itself is not limited, and it may be provided in a ring shape or a hook shape as long as it can perform a gripping operation. In a preferred embodiment, the holding portion 114 is plate-shaped and extends away from the housing 101.

Further, in this embodiment, a support rib is disposed below the housing 101. The water softener can be held up by the support ribs, so that a certain gap is reserved below the shell 101 of the water softener, and water accumulation below the water softener is avoided to cause water pollution.

Further, as shown in fig. 1, in order to achieve the precise installation operation of the water softener, a positioning column 115 is further included, which is disposed at an end of the housing 101 corresponding to the water inlet 102 and extends in a direction away from the housing 101. Correspondingly, a positioning hole 1a3 is provided on the connecting plate 1a, and the positioning post 115 is suitable for being inserted into the positioning hole 1a 3. When the water softener needs to be installed, the positioning posts 115 are first inserted into the positioning holes 1a3, and then the clips 113 are installed on the connecting plate 1 a. The positioning column 115 and the positioning hole 1a3 can be matched in an interference manner, and can also be fixed in a manner of a screw 1d4 and the like, so that the water softener is stably connected with the connecting plate 1 a.

The second water softener structure is provided in this embodiment, and the second water softener structure can be detachably connected to itself, and can also be connected to the humidifier base 1 in an integrally forming manner, as shown in fig. 12, including:

the water outlet device comprises a shell, a water inlet and a water outlet are arranged on the shell; a flow passage 1b6 suitable for placing soft water resin is arranged between the water inlet and the water outlet; and a plurality of ribs 1b disposed in the flow channel 1b6 and alternately disposed on both sides of the flow channel 1b 6. Specifically, the rib 1b and the base 1b1 are formed by injection molding; in the width direction of the flow channel 1b6, the sum of the lengths of two adjacent ribs 1b is greater than the width of the flow channel 1b 6.

With this arrangement, when raw water containing hardness passes through the flow passage 1b6 of the softening device, calcium and magnesium ions in the water are adsorbed by the soft water resin in the circulation chamber while sodium ions are released, so that the softening device can sufficiently soften the water in the circulation chamber. Meanwhile, the plurality of ribs 1b are alternately arranged on two sides of the flow channel 1b6, and the overlapped part exists between two adjacent ribs 1b, so that when water flows in the flow channel 1b6, the water needs to additionally pass through the soft water resin of the overlapped part between two adjacent ribs 1b, the softening path of the water is increased, and the softening effect of the water can be greatly improved. And then can prevent that inside long-pending incrustation scale from appearing in the humidifier, the pipeline blocks up, the inefficient problem of humidification, has optimized user's use and has experienced.

Further, as shown in fig. 12, the housing 101 includes a base 1b1 and a cover plate 1b2, the base 1b1 is provided with the water inlet 102, the water outlet 103 and the flow channel 1b6, and the cover plate 1b2 is adapted to cover the flow channel 1b 6. By providing the cover plate 1b2, the soft water resin inside the base 1b1 can be easily replaced. Meanwhile, a sealing structure is arranged between the cover plate 1b2 and the base 1b1, and in the embodiment, the sealing structure is provided with a sealing ring, so that the phenomenon that the external pollutants of the water softener enter the inside to pollute the soft water resin is avoided.

Specifically, the installation manner between the cover plate 1b2 and the base plate 1b1 is not limited, and it may be a plugging manner or a rotating manner, and preferably, the cover plate 1b2 is rotatably connected with the base plate 1b 1. Specifically, the cover plate 1b2 is connected with the base 1b1 through a rotating shaft 1b 3. Correspondingly, a support 1b4 is arranged on the base 1b1, and the support 1b4 is provided with a through hole suitable for inserting the rotating shaft 1b 3.

In this embodiment, the support 1b4 is provided with an opening, the opening is communicated with the through hole, and the diameter of the opening is smaller than that of the rotating shaft 1b 3. So set up, make the opening of through-hole on support 1b4 be interference fit with pivot 1b3, can be when installing pivot 1b3 to the through-hole, directly press pivot 1b3 to the through-hole through the opening in, and because the opening is interference fit with pivot 1b3, pivot 1b3 also can not deviate from the opening. Thereby simplifying the installation process and facilitating the use and replacement of the user.

Further, the base 1b1 is connected with one end of the cover plate 1b2 away from the rotation axis through a snap structure; the buckle structure comprises a buckle and a clamping groove; the buckle is arranged on one of the base 1b1 and the cover plate 1b2, and the clamping groove is arranged on the other. Through the arrangement mode, when the cover plate 1b2 is buckled on the base 1b1, the flow passage 1b6 can be completely closed, soft water resin in the flow passage 1b6 is prevented from leaking outwards, and the cover plate 1b2 can be stably installed on the base 1b1, so that the normal use of the softening device is ensured.

Further, the locking slot is disposed on the cover plate 1b2, and the locking buckle 113 is disposed on the base 1b 1; the end face of the buckle 113 close to the clamping groove is provided with a certain included angle with the vertical direction. Can play a role in guiding. When buckling apron 1b2 to base 1b1, can be through the buckle 113 terminal surface that has certain contained angle for the draw-in groove can buckle on the buckle 113 smoothly.

Further, in order to achieve a pre-softening operation of water introduced into the water softener, the water softener further includes: a filter net 1b5 disposed at the water inlet 102 and the water outlet 103; the filter net 1b5 is adapted to cover the water inlet 102 and the water outlet 103. With this arrangement, the soft water resin in the flow passage 1b6 can be prevented from leaking to the outside, and the normal entry of water into the flow passage 1b6 can be ensured. Impurities in water can be removed, so that the problem that the humidifier is blocked by a pipeline and low in humidification efficiency can be solved, and the use experience of a user is optimized.

In particular, the base 1b1 is provided with a groove at the water inlet 102 and/or the water outlet 103, into which the filter mesh 1b5 is adapted to be inserted. Meanwhile, in order to improve the assembling stability between the filter net 1b5 and the groove, the filter net 1b5 is in interference fit with the groove.

In this embodiment, in order to avoid that the produced mist is too cool and adversely affects the user's experience, the PTC heating element 1c is provided in the humidifier base 1, and the installation manner of the PTC heating element 1c is not limited too much, and as an embodiment, the PTC heating element 1c may be installed at a position below the water trough plate 9. In a preferred embodiment, the PTC heating element 1c is detachably disposed inside the mist forming region 5 at a position above the water tub 9, and since the PTC heating element 1c is detachably disposed above the water tub 9, there is no area for the PTC heating element 1c to communicate with the lower portion of the mist forming region 5, and thus water leakage can be prevented when the sealing structure around the PTC element is damaged. When the PTC heating element 1c is damaged and needs to be replaced, the quick replacement of the PTC heating element 1c can be realized through the disassembly, so that the service life of the humidifier base 1 is prolonged.

As shown in fig. 13, 14, 15 and 16, the humidifier base provided in this embodiment includes a main body 1c1 disposed in a closed manner, and a plurality of heat generating sheets 1c2 radially disposed outside the main body 1c 1.

Specifically, the structure of the main body 1c1 itself is not limited to a large number, and it may be rectangular, oval, or circular, as long as it is closed.

Further, a plurality of piece 1c2 that generates heat itself sets up on the outer wall of main part 1c1, and a plurality of pieces 1c2 that generate heat can be equidistant setting each other, also can be the unequal interval setting, through the structure that is radial setting, can realize losing the heat to the external world fast.

In this embodiment, the installation manner of the PTC heating element 1c itself is not limited, and the PTC heating element 1c itself may be disposed inside the fogging region 5 by a magnetic attraction manner. In a preferred embodiment, the PTC heating element 1c is connected to the main body 1c1 by a heating element clip 1c 3. Thereby realizing the stable fixation of the PTC heating element 1c itself. The number of the heat-generating body clips 1c3 itself is not limited, and may be one or a plurality of.

As shown in fig. 15, in the present embodiment, the heat-generating body fasteners 1c3 are provided in two sets and face each other. Specifically, the heating element buckles 1c3 are arranged inside the main body 1c1, each heating element buckle 1c3 abuts against the inner wall of the main body 1c1, and meanwhile, the two groups of heating element buckles 1c3 are arranged oppositely, so that the main body 1c1 can be better supported.

Further, the heating element buckle 1c3 can be directly arranged at the position of two quadrant points oppositely arranged on the main body 1c1, and can also be arranged at one side deviating from the quadrant point, as long as the fixing operation of the main body 1c1 can be realized.

In this embodiment, in order to realize the pre-positioning operation of the PTC heating element 1c itself, an extension portion 1c4 is disposed in a region between adjacent heating sheets 1c2 outside the main body 1c1, a positioning through hole 1c41 and/or a positioning post is disposed on the extension portion 1c4, and a positioning post and/or a positioning through hole 1c41 is disposed on the fogging region 5.

Specifically, positioning posts may be provided on the extension portion 1c4, and positioning holes 1c41 may be provided on the fogging region 5; or a positioning through hole 1c41 is arranged on the extension part 1c4, and a positioning column is arranged in the fogging area 5; alternatively, the positioning post and the positioning through hole 1c41 may be provided at a position corresponding to the extension portion 1c4 and the mist generating region 5, as long as the positioning action can be performed in advance.

As a preferred embodiment, the extension part 1c4 is provided with a positioning hole 1c41, and the fogging area 5 is provided with a positioning column.

Further, the number of the extending portions 1c4 is not limited, and may be provided as one set or as a plurality of sets. The extension parts 1c4 may be arranged adjacently or at intervals, and as a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 16, the extension parts 1c4 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the line connecting the midpoint of the main body 1c 1.

In this embodiment, in order to realize the power supply operation of the PTC heating element 1c, the mist formation region 5 is provided with a wiring groove 1c6, a waterproof wire 1c5 is provided in the wiring groove 1c6, one end of the waterproof wire 1c5 extends into the air outlet, and the other end is connected to the PTC heating element 1 c.

Specifically, one end of the waterproof wire 1c5 is connected with the PCB below the water tank through the air outlet, so that the PCB can conveniently supply power to the PTC heating element 1 c. The waterproof wire 1c5 and the wiring groove 1c6 are assembled in an interference fit mode, and shaking of the waterproof wire 1c5 can be avoided.

In this embodiment, after the humidifier is used for a period of time, a certain amount of scale is inevitably generated inside the humidifier, and the scale may adversely affect the atomization effect of the ultrasonic generator 7.

Therefore, in order to avoid the above situation, the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 17, 18, and 19, includes: the mist outlet holes 1d are formed in the water trough plate 9, and first piezoelectric ceramic plates are arranged on the mist outlet holes; the descaling hole 1d1 is arranged on one side of the mist outlet hole 1d, and a second piezoelectric ceramic piece is arranged on the descaling hole; and the control device is arranged below the water trough plate 9 and is respectively connected with the first piezoelectric ceramic piece and the second piezoelectric ceramic piece.

By means of the first piezoceramic wafer, the water situated above the flume plate 9 can be atomized, so that the liquid water is converted into a water mist. Through the second piezoceramics piece, its self can play the function of scale removal, and after the second piezoceramics piece started, the ultrasonic vibration of its self production can transmit the ability to the medium in, produces cavitation, and then can vibrate the incrustation scale inside casing 101 and around the first piezoceramics piece, and then lead to the incrustation scale to take place to drop to play and carry out abluent effect to first piezoceramics piece.

In this embodiment, the vibration frequencies of the second piezoelectric ceramic piece and the first piezoelectric ceramic piece are not limited, and when the second piezoelectric ceramic piece starts to work, the first piezoelectric ceramic piece can be controlled to stop working. Further, in order to achieve synchronous operation of the first piezoelectric ceramic plate and the second piezoelectric ceramic plate, in this embodiment, the vibration frequency of the second piezoelectric ceramic plate is smaller than the vibration frequency of the first piezoelectric ceramic plate.

Through the arrangement mode, the first piezoelectric ceramic piece and the second piezoelectric ceramic piece are prevented from being close to each other when working, and interference or resonance is easily generated due to the same frequency. Meanwhile, the vibration frequency of the second piezoelectric ceramic piece is greater than that of the first piezoelectric ceramic piece, so that the generated energy can act on the first piezoelectric ceramic piece to the maximum extent, and further the descaling is facilitated.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the first piezoelectric ceramic plate and the second piezoelectric ceramic plate are disposed at a distance from each other, and as a preferred embodiment, the mist outlet holes 1d and the descaling holes 1d1 are disposed at a distance of 60mm from each other.

In this embodiment, the structure of the control device is not limited, and the control device may be integrated on one PCB, or may be provided independently for the first piezoelectric ceramic and the second piezoelectric ceramic. In a preferred embodiment, the control device comprises a fog outlet plate 1d2 and a descaling plate 1d3, the first piezoceramic sheet is arranged on the fog outlet plate 1d2, and the second piezoceramic sheet is arranged on the descaling plate 1d 3.

In this embodiment, in order to realize the fixing operation of the descaling plate 1d2 and the descaling plate 1d3, the descaling plate 1d3 and/or the descaling plate 1d2 are respectively provided with a screw 1d4, and the descaling plate 1d3 and/or the descaling plate 1d2 are connected with the water tank plate 9 through the screw 1d 4.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 19, a screw 1d4 may be provided on the fog outlet plate 1d2, a screw 1d4 may be provided on the descaling plate 1d3, and a screw 1d4 may be provided on both the fog outlet plate 1d2 and the descaling plate 1d3, thereby achieving the fixing operation.

In this embodiment, in order to avoid water from leaking from the water trough plate 9 through the descaling holes 1d1 and the mist outlet holes 1d, annular bosses 1d5 are provided on the descaling plates 1d3 and the mist outlet plates 1d2, notches 1d51 are provided on the annular bosses 1d5, and sealing rings 105 are provided on outer walls of the annular bosses 1d 5.

By providing the notch 1d51, water in the housing 101 can be introduced into the first piezoelectric ceramic and the second piezoelectric ceramic, thereby achieving the subsequent operation. By providing the seal ring 105, the gap between the annular boss 1d5 and the descaling hole 1d1 or the mist outlet hole 1d can be filled.

Further, as shown in fig. 18, in the present embodiment, a heat dissipation plate 1d6 is disposed on a side of the descaling plate 1d3 away from the water trough plate 9. Therefore, the second piezoelectric ceramic piece can be quickly radiated, and the high-temperature heat radiation device is favorable for preventing the high temperature from causing heat damage to the structure around the second ceramic piece.

The material of the heat sink 1d6 itself is not limited to a large amount, and any material having a high thermal conductivity may be used, for example, iron or copper. In a preferred embodiment, the heat dissipating plate 1d6 is an aluminum plate. The aluminum plate is stable and can not generate corrosion after being contacted with water for a long time.

Meanwhile, the position of the heat dissipation plate 1d6 below the water tub plate 9 is not limited as long as the heat conduction function can be achieved. In a preferred embodiment, the heat dissipation plate 1d6 is disposed below the descaling hole 1d1, and the heat generated by the second piezoelectric ceramic plate can be quickly conducted to the outside.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 17, a water outlet hole 1d7 is provided on the housing 101, a water outlet pipe 1d8 is connected to the water outlet hole 1d7, and a valve is provided on the water outlet pipe 1d 8. Through setting up apopore 1d7 and outlet pipe 1d8, can draw the incrustation scale that produces after accomplishing the scale removal action to the external world through outlet pipe 1d8 to through the function that running water got rid of the incrustation scale is automatic, and then can let the user avoid carrying out manual washing.

Specifically, the valve itself may be an electromagnetic valve, and the water outlet pipe 1d8 itself is disposed outside the housing 101, and when the descaling operation is completed, the electromagnetic valve is opened to discharge the water containing dirt to the outside.

When the cleaning operation of the humidifier base 1 is started, the descaling actions of the first piezoelectric ceramic piece, the second piezoelectric ceramic piece and the inner wall of the shell 101 can be realized, and when the scale at the bottom of the shell 101, the mist outlet hole 1d and the descaling hole 1d1 need to be cleaned, the mist outlet hole 1d and the descaling hole 1d1 need to be completely immersed; if the inner wall of the inner shell needs to be cleaned, water needs to be controlled to the highest water level, or the humidifier base 1 is directly separated from the water tank, then after manual water receiving, the second piezoelectric ceramic piece is started, and the humidifier base 1 is kept stand for a period of time.

In this embodiment, except that the tradition is operated the scale removal, still need carry out real time monitoring to the performance of water softener self, avoid the inside soft water resin of water softener completely to become invalid, influence normal water purification effect.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 20, 21, 22, and 23, the soft water region 4 or the mist region is provided with a failure detection structure 1 e. In a preferred embodiment, the failure detection structure 1e is disposed behind the water outlet 103 of the water softener, and is adapted to detect the content of calcium and magnesium ions in the liquid medium flowing through the failure detection structure 1 e.

In this embodiment, the failure detection structure 1e includes: an electrode assembly 1e6, said electrode assembly 1e6 being adapted to be at least partially in contact with the liquid medium flowing out of said water outlet 103 in the operating state; and a capacitance detection element electrically connected to the electrode assembly 1e6 and adapted to detect a capacitance value of the electrode assembly 1e 6. Preferably, the liquid medium comprises water, and preferably water filtered through the water softener.

In this embodiment, set up failure detection structure 1e through delivery port 103 downstream position department at the water softener, the convection current flows through calcium magnesium ion content detects in the liquid medium of failure detection structure 1e, through the change of state or the feedback of failure detection structure 1e determine the soft water function whether inefficacy to the suggestion user changes the water softener, guarantees the soft water effect.

Specifically, the failure detection structure 1e includes: an electrode assembly 1e6, said electrode assembly 1e6 being adapted to be at least partially in contact with the liquid medium flowing out of said water outlet 103 in the operating state; and a capacitance detection element electrically connected to the electrode assembly 1e6 and adapted to detect a capacitance value of the electrode assembly 1e 6.

Preferably, the electrode assembly 1e6 may include a positive electrode and a negative electrode.

In this embodiment, the electrode assembly 1e6 is at least partially contacted with the liquid medium flowing out of the water outlet 103 in the working state, the capacitance detection element is electrically connected with the electrode assembly 1e6, the electrode assembly 1e6 is used for electrolyzing and adsorbing calcium and magnesium ions to change the capacitance value of the electrode surface, and after the capacitance detection element detects the change rate of the electrode capacitance, whether the soft water function is failed or not is judged.

The electrode assembly 1e6 can adsorb ions through electrolysis of electrodes and achieve the effect of removing scales, besides the change of the capacitance value of the electrode surface due to the fact that calcium and magnesium ions can be adsorbed through electrolysis of the electrodes, so that in some embodiments, the water softener is used as a main unit of the function of soft water, and the electrode assembly 1e6 is used as an auxiliary soft water functional unit through electrolysis, so that the effect of judging whether the soft water function of the water softener is failed can be achieved, and meanwhile, when the soft water function of the water softener is failed, the effect of temporarily softening water can be achieved.

Specifically, the failure detection structure 1e further includes: a lead 1e3, the lead 1e3 having one end electrically connected to the electrode assembly 1e6 and the other end adapted to be electrically connected to a power supply module.

The lead 1e3 is a lead 1e3 connecting the power module and the electrode assembly 1e6, and the outer layer is provided with waterproof protective plastic, wherein the power module is arranged outside the water softener and is not in contact with liquid, so that in order to avoid the lead 1e3 from being in contact with the liquid or the lead 1e3 from guiding the liquid to the power module, the lead 1e3 needs to be subjected to waterproof treatment, and in the embodiment, the lead 1e3 is preferably arranged in the lead post 1e1 and is sealed.

Specifically, the failure detection structure 1e further includes: the wire column 1e1 is configured as a hollow cavity structure with two open ends and an open interior, the wire column 1e1 at least partially accommodates the wire 1e3 and is suitable for isolating the wire 1e3 in the wire column 1e1 from contacting with a liquid medium.

The lead wire 1e3 is inserted into the lead wire column 1e1, and the lead wire 1e3 is isolated from the liquid medium by the lead wire column 1e 1. Preferably, one end of the wire guide pillar 1e1 is fixedly connected to the bottom plate 1e7, the wire guide pillar 1e1 is connected to the bottom plate 1e7 in a sealing manner, and the hollow cavity of the wire guide pillar 1e1 penetrates through the bottom plate 1e7, so that the wire 1e3 penetrates through the bottom plate 1e7 and reaches the second end of the wire guide pillar 1e1 through the hollow cavity of the wire guide pillar 1e 1.

Specifically, one end of the lead wire column 1e1 is communicated with the outside, and the other end forms a wire outlet suitable for the lead wire 1e3 to penetrate out, and the wire outlet is suitable for being arranged above the highest liquid level of the liquid medium along the gravity direction.

Preferably, one end of the wire column 1e1 is connected to the outside, wherein the outside is the area outside the bottom plate 1e7, and no liquid exists in the area, and the area is suitable for placing a power module or a control module. An outlet suitable for the lead wire 1e3 to penetrate out is formed at the other end of the lead wire column 1e1, and the outlet is arranged above the highest liquid level of the liquid medium along the gravity direction, so that the liquid medium is prevented from entering the hollow cavity of the lead wire column 1e1 through the outlet and flowing into the outside, the damage to a power supply module is reduced, and the normal operation of the equipment is ensured. And the situation that the outlet of the wire column 1e1 is easily soaked in water for a long time to cause water leakage is avoided.

Specifically, the failure detection structure 1e further includes: and the sealing member 1e2 is used for allowing the lead 1e3 to pass through and sealing the outlet, wherein the sealing member 1e2 is used for sealing the outlet.

By providing the sealing member 1e2 at the outlet of the lead wire 1e3, the sealing effect of the outlet is further increased, and the liquid medium is prevented from accidentally entering the outlet.

Preferably, the sealing member 1e2 can be a plastic or rubber member, and further preferably, the rubber member can be silicon rubber, and the sealing effect can be ensured by manufacturing the rubber member into a shape matched with the shape of the outlet and plugging the rubber member into the outlet. And because the sealing position of the outlet of the wire column 1e1 is above the highest water level, the general sealing precision can also be satisfied, a higher sealing grade is not required, and the production cost is reduced.

Specifically, the method further comprises the following steps: an electrode column 1e4, the electrode column 1e4 at least partially accommodating the electrode assembly 1e6 and limiting the electrode assembly 1e6 in the flow direction of the liquid medium. The electrode column 1e4 is used for placing and accommodating the electrode assembly 1e6, the electrode assembly 1e6 can be limited along the flowing direction of the liquid medium, the electrode assembly 1e6 is prevented from swinging around under the impact of the liquid medium, the use effect is guaranteed, and damage is avoided.

Preferably, the electrode assembly 1e6 is made of a metal material, preferably in a cylindrical shape, and correspondingly, the electrode column 1e4 may be in a cylindrical shape.

Specifically, the electrode column 1e4 is formed with at least one through hole 1e5, and the through hole 1e5 is adapted to allow a liquid medium to penetrate into the electrode column 1e4 and to contact the electrode assembly 1e 6.

At least one through hole 1e5 is formed in the electrode column 1e4, so that the electrode column 1e4 is in a hollow structure, the hollow structure is used for preventing water from entering the electrode column 1e4, liquid media are guaranteed to penetrate into the electrode column 1e4 and to be in contact with the electrode assembly 1e6, detection precision is improved, blockage caused by scale generated by the electrode assembly 1e6 after long-term use is avoided, and detection precision is guaranteed.

Specifically, the electrode column 1e4 is at least partially raised above the upper surface of the electrode assembly 1e 6. Electrode assembly 1e6 is slightly taller than electrode post 1e4 to ensure adequate liquid contact with electrode assembly 1e 6.

Specifically, the method further comprises the following steps: a control element electrically or communicatively coupled to the capacitive sensing element. The control element receives the signal fed back by the capacitance detection element and judges whether the capacitance value on the electrode assembly 1e6 detected by the capacitance detection element exceeds a reasonable range by combining a preset capacitance value parameter, thereby determining whether the soft water function of the water softener fails.

Specifically, the projection of the wire guide 1e1 toward the water softener is misaligned with the water outlet 103. Therefore, the wire guide column 1e1 is not positioned right ahead of the water outlet direction of the water outlet 103, the water outlet speed is not influenced, and the water outlet effect is ensured.

Preferably, the wire guide 1e1 is disposed opposite to the structural edge of the water softener, thereby leaving the water outlet 103 open.

And further, the electrode assembly 1e6 is placed at the position opposite to the water outlet 103 of the water softener, so that the electrode assembly 1e6 is fully contacted with the liquid medium, and the measurement accuracy is improved.

The specific working process of the failure detection structure 1e is that water enters the water softener from the water inlet end and is filtered by the water softener to flow out of the water outlet 103, the water after flowing out is in contact with the electrode assembly 1e6 and can be acted by the electrolysis electrode introduced into the reverse power supply, calcium and magnesium ions in the water which are not filtered completely are adsorbed by the electrodes, so that the capacitance value between the electrodes is influenced, the normal work of the water softener is indicated by detecting the change rate of the capacitance value if the change rate is almost unchanged or does not obviously rise, and the failure of the water softener is indicated if the change rate of the capacitance value is obviously raised, and the water softener needs to be replaced at the moment. The failure detection structure 1e does not serve as a main scale removal unit, but merely serves as an auxiliary function, mainly serving to detect the operation of the water softener, and also serving as a temporary soft water unit when the water softener fails.

The water softener among the prior art, the inside resin of water softener is the loose state before being soaked, after water entered into the water softener, rivers pass through the clearance between the soft water resin for the soft water resin becomes compacter under the effect of water, and the whole volume of soft water resin will diminish this moment, leads to the soft water resin can't fully fill up the water softener. The top position of soft water resin will have certain gap this moment, rivers can't take effect with soft water resin when passing through this gap, and then lead to influencing the final purifying effect to water. In this embodiment, in order to improve the purification effect of the soft water resin inside the water softener, the following method is adopted:

as a first embodiment, as shown in fig. 24 and 25, at least a part of the top of the housing 101 is provided with a projection 116, and the projection 116 projects away from the central portion of the resin chamber. Through setting up bellying 116, more soft water resin can be put into to its inside, becomes tightly real-time when soft water resin under the effect of water, the highest face of soft water resin when descending, and the soft water resin in the bellying 116 structure can the replenishment downwards to make the resin maintain certain height always, thereby can maintain the water purification performance of water softener self effectively.

Specifically, since the soft water resin is filled inside the protrusion 116, when the volume of the soft water resin inside the resin chamber shrinks due to contact with water, the top of the soft water resin still descends to the position indicated by the line a in fig. 25, and at this time, since the top of the soft water resin still is above the water inlet 102, normal soft water operation can still be ensured.

The shape of the protrusion 116 itself is not limited, and as a preferred embodiment, the protrusion 116 itself is provided in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and at the same time, the top side edge of the protrusion 116 is provided with a rounded corner in order to prevent the water softener from causing a cut to a user. Specifically, rounded corners are provided at all four top edges of the boss 116.

As a second embodiment, a compacting structure is provided inside the housing 101, and is disposed above the soft water resin, and is used to apply a compacting force to the resin and fill the space after the resin is shrunk.

When the water softener is used for a period of time, the resin in the housing 101 contracts, and the compressing structure compresses the resin and fills the contracted space, thereby eliminating the gap caused by the contraction of the resin. The above structure ensures that all water flow entering from the water inlet 102 can be softened by resin, and the softening effect is ensured. Therefore, the technical scheme of the invention overcomes the defect of poor softening effect of the softener of the air humidifier in the prior art.

The packing structure is not limited, and as a first embodiment of the packing structure, as shown in fig. 26, the packing structure is a silica gel block 1f, and the silica gel block 1f fills a space between the soft water resin and the top wall of the housing 101.

As a second embodiment of the pressing structure, as shown in fig. 27, the pressing structure includes a pressing plate 1g and an elastic member, wherein the pressing plate 1g has a contour adapted to the contour of the inner wall of the casing 101, the pressing plate 1g is disposed above the resin, and both ends of the elastic member respectively abut against the top wall of the casing 101 and the upper surface of the pressing plate 1 g.

Specifically, the pressure plate 1g extends along the horizontal direction, and the upper edge of the pressure plate 1g is higher than the upper edge of the water inlet 102, so that hard water entering the inside of the casing 101 can be fully contacted with soft water resin, and a better soft water effect is achieved.

In this embodiment, the elastic member is the spring 1g1, the number of the elastic members is not limited, and the number of the elastic members may be one or more, and preferably, the elastic members are arranged at intervals.

As a third embodiment, adjustments are made from the specific dimensional settings of the housing 101. Specifically, the height of the resin cavity and the distance between the top of the water inlet 102 and the top wall of the resin cavity satisfy the following relationship:

wherein z1 is the height of the resin cavity, z2 is the distance between the top of the water inlet 102 and the top wall of the resin cavity, and k is the shrinkage rate of the resin in the resin cavity, specifically, the shrinkage rate refers to the shrinkage rate of the resin in the resin cavity in the vertical direction.

In this embodiment, z1 has a value in the range of 45mm to 55mm, z2 has a value in the range of 5mm to 15mm, the width of the housing 101 is in the range of 30mm to 40mm, and the length of the housing 101 is in the range of 40mm to 50 mm.

It should be understood that the above examples are only for clarity of illustration and are not intended to limit the embodiments. Other variations and modifications will be apparent to persons skilled in the art in light of the above description. And are neither required nor exhaustive of all embodiments. And obvious variations or modifications therefrom are within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A water softener, comprising:

the water-saving device comprises a shell (101), wherein a resin cavity is formed in the shell (101), and a water inlet (102) and a water outlet (103) are sequentially formed in the shell (101) along the flowing direction of water flow;

a first catch (110) provided on the housing (101);

the positioning boss (111) is arranged at one end, corresponding to the water inlet (102), of the shell (101), and at least part of the outer peripheral surface of the positioning boss (111) forms a first positioning surface (1111).

2. The water softener according to claim 1, wherein a cantilever (112) is provided on a side wall of the housing (101), a first end of the cantilever (112) is connected to the housing (101), the first catch (110) is provided at a middle portion of the cantilever (112), and a second end of the cantilever (112) is a free end.

3. The water softener according to claim 2, wherein the side wall of the housing (101) is provided with a recess in which the cantilever (112) is arranged.

4. The water softener according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first catches (110) are two, and the two first catches (110) are respectively provided on two opposite side walls of the housing (101).

5. The water softener according to claim 1, wherein the first positioning surface (1111) comprises a first slope and a second slope on both sides of the water inlet (102), wherein the first slope and the second slope are inclined in opposite directions.

6. The water softener according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing (101) is provided with an annular projection (104) at a location corresponding to the water inlet (102), the annular projection (104) extending away from the housing (101).

7. The water softener according to claim 6, characterized in that the annular bulge (104) is provided with a sealing ring (105) on its sleeve.

8. The water softener according to claim 7, wherein a stopper bead (1041) for preventing the sealing ring (105) from coming out is provided at an edge of the annular boss (104).

9. The water softener according to claim 8, characterized in that the outer side wall of the sealing ring (105) is provided with several layers of annular sealing edges (1051).

10. The water softener according to claim 1, characterized in that support ribs (109) are provided below the housing (101).

11. A humidifier base, comprising:

a drainage zone (2);

the soft water area (4) is communicated with the lower water area (2) and is arranged at the downstream of the lower water area (2);

the fog forming area (5) is communicated with the soft water area (4) and is arranged at the downstream of the soft water area (4);

the water softener according to any one of claims 1 to 10, provided in the soft water zone (4),

wherein, be provided with on the lateral wall in soft water district (4) with first buckle (110) complex second buckle (11), soft water district (4) are provided with connecting plate (1a), on connecting plate (1a) with the corresponding position of water inlet (102) is provided with water hole (1a1), the upper portion of connecting plate (1a) be provided with location boss (111) complex location is sunken (12), have on location sunken (12) with first locating surface complex second locating surface.

12. The humidifier base according to claim 11, wherein the annular protrusion (104) of the water softener is adapted to be embedded in the water through hole (1a 1).

13. The humidifier base according to claim 12, characterized in that the annular bulge (104) and/or the corresponding part of the water through hole (1a1) is provided with a sealing ring (105).

14. Humidifier base according to claim 11, characterized in that the height of the lower water zone (2), the soft water zone (4) and the fogging zone (5) decreases in sequence in the flow direction of the water flow.

15. A humidifier, comprising:

a humidifier base according to any one of claims 11-14;

the water tank is arranged on the humidifier base, and the water tank and the water discharging area (2) are respectively provided with a water discharging device.