CN113679252A

CN113679252A - Water-steam separation mechanism and water dispenser

Info

Publication number: CN113679252A
Application number: CN202111082966.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 鲁璐; 陈宝; 董小虎; 赖发; 邵志开; 曾田田
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2021-09-15
Filing date: 2021-09-15
Publication date: 2021-11-23

Abstract

The invention relates to a water-vapor separation mechanism and a water dispenser, comprising: the water tank is constructed to be provided with a water storage cavity, a water outlet and an air suction port, and the water outlet and the air suction port are communicated with the water storage cavity to form a channel; the heating element is constructed to be provided with a heating cavity, a water inlet and a water outlet, the water inlet and the water outlet are communicated with the heating cavity to form a heating channel, and the water inlet is communicated with the water outlet of the water tank; the water injection well choke subassembly has the chamber of leading to water that communicates each other and ventilates the chamber among the water injection well choke subassembly for the hole that leads to water chamber and ventilate the chamber intercommunication is for passing through the gas pocket, and it is located more than the highest water level that leads to the water chamber to pass through the gas pocket, and the chamber wall that leads to the water chamber is equipped with into water hole and apopore, and the chamber wall that ventilates the chamber is equipped with the air vent, and the air vent communicates with the induction port of water tank. Along with outside the boiling water discharged water nozzle subassembly from the apopore, the water yield reduces gradually in the water storage chamber of water tank, forms the negative pressure in the water storage chamber, and the vapor that is separated out is from air vent and induction port by the suction water storage chamber in, effectively promotes user experience.

Description

Water-steam separation mechanism and water dispenser

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of drinking equipment, in particular to a water-vapor separation mechanism and a water dispenser.

Background

Along with the improvement of the living standard of people, the functions of the water dispenser are more and more complete. In order to meet the requirement of users for drinking hot water, a heating structure is arranged in the water dispenser, and drinking water can be heated in the heating structure before being discharged. And can form steam in the heating process, if the steam volume inflation is discharged from the apopore along with boiling water together, the condition of splash will appear, has the risk of scalding. Based on this, can set up steam separation mechanism in the water dispenser, separate boiling water and vapor, discharge respectively to avoid the condition of splash to take place. The common water dispenser has the problem of potential electrical safety hazard in the process of discharging water vapor, or has the condition that water drips outside the water dispenser body after being used for a period of time, so that the user experience is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a water-steam separation mechanism and a water dispenser aiming at the problem of poor user experience, which can avoid the occurrence of electrical safety problems and the occurrence of water dripping outside a machine body, and effectively improve the user experience.

A moisture separation mechanism comprising:

the water tank is provided with a water storage cavity, a water outlet and an air suction port, and the water outlet and the air suction port are communicated with the water storage cavity to form a channel;

the heating element is provided with a heating cavity, a water inlet and a water outlet, the water inlet and the water outlet are communicated with the heating cavity to form a heating channel, and the water inlet is communicated with a water outlet of the water tank;

the water injection well choke subassembly, the chamber of leading to water that has mutual intercommunication in the water injection well choke subassembly and the chamber of ventilating makes lead to the water chamber with the hole of the chamber intercommunication of ventilating is for passing the gas pocket, it is located to pass the gas pocket more than the highest water level of leading to the water chamber, the chamber wall of leading to the water chamber is equipped with into water hole and apopore, the chamber wall of the chamber of ventilating is equipped with the air vent, the air vent with the induction port intercommunication of water tank, the water inlet with the outlet intercommunication of heating member is followed the boiling water that the water inlet got into can be followed the apopore is discharged outside the water injection well choke subassembly, follows the steam that the water inlet got into can be followed the air vent is discharged outside the water injection well choke subassembly.

The scheme provides a water-steam separation mechanism, when the water-steam separation mechanism is used, water in the water tank can enter the heating element for heating, and the heated water flows into the water through cavity. When the heated water flows into the water through cavity, the water vapor formed by heating can spread into the air through hole. The boiling water is discharged from the water outlet hole for the user to drink. Along with the boiling water follow the apopore is discharged outside the water injection well choke subassembly, the water yield reduces gradually in the water storage chamber of water tank, form the negative pressure in the water storage chamber. Under the action of negative pressure, water vapor separated by gas-liquid in the ventilation cavity is sucked into the water storage cavity from the ventilation hole and the air suction port. Thereby effectively avoiding the condition that the machine body drips or the condition of electrical safety hidden danger appears outside the machine body after the vapor separated from the gas and the liquid is discharged outside. By effectively avoiding the above situations, the user experience is effectively improved.

In one embodiment, the cavity wall of the ventilation cavity is further provided with an air outlet, and water vapor entering the ventilation cavity from the air outlet can be discharged from the air outlet;

be equipped with the separator among the water injection well choke subassembly, the separator will spatial separation in the water injection well choke subassembly becomes lead to the water cavity with ventilate the chamber, it forms in to pass the gas vent on the separator, the venthole with the apopore is located respectively the both sides of separator.

In one embodiment, the water outlet hole is formed in the bottom wall of the water nozzle assembly, and the air passing hole is formed in the upper edge of the partition.

In one embodiment, the water nozzle assembly is divided into an upper cover body and a lower cover body by taking a virtual section parallel to a horizontal plane as a boundary, the partition is divided into an upper partition and a lower partition by taking the virtual section as a boundary, the upper partition is connected with the upper cover body, the air passing hole is formed in the upper partition, and the lower partition is connected with the lower cover body;

and/or the part of the bottom wall of the water passing cavity, which is closest to the water inlet hole, is higher than the part of the bottom wall of the water passing cavity, which is provided with the water outlet hole;

and/or the air outlet hole is formed in the bottom wall of the water nozzle assembly.

In one embodiment, a water blocking member is arranged in the water passing cavity, the water blocking member divides the water passing cavity into two water passing spaces which are mutually communicated, an opening through which the two water passing spaces are communicated is a water outlet, the position of the water outlet is higher than that of the water outlet, and the position of the water outlet is lower than that of the air passing hole;

the cavity wall of the water passing cavity is also provided with a standby water hole, the standby water hole is communicated with one of the water passing spaces, and the standby water hole, the water passing space and the water outlet form a standby water outlet channel together;

the water inlet hole and the water outlet hole are communicated with the other water passing space to form a main water outlet channel;

the spare water hole is located one side of water blocking piece, the inlet hole with the apopore all is located the opposite side of water blocking piece.

In one embodiment, the spare water hole is formed in the bottom wall of the water nozzle assembly, the water blocking part is connected with the bottom wall and the side wall of the water passing cavity, the spare water hole is enclosed on one side, away from the water inlet hole and the water outlet hole, of the water blocking part by the water blocking part, and the water outlet is formed by the water blocking part and the top wall of the water passing cavity at intervals.

In one embodiment, a stop piece is further arranged in the water passing cavity and at least partially stops in the water inlet direction of the water inlet hole, and a water passing notch for passing through boiling water is formed between the stop piece and the cavity wall of the water passing cavity.

In one embodiment, the stopper is located downstream of the air passing hole in a water flow direction from the inlet hole to the outlet hole.

In one embodiment, the vent hole is formed at the junction of the bottom wall of the vent cavity and the side wall of the vent cavity, or the vent hole is formed on the bottom wall of the vent cavity;

the part of the bottom wall of the ventilation cavity, which is connected with the hole wall of the ventilation hole, is the lowest point of the bottom wall of the ventilation cavity.

In one embodiment, a first channel is communicated between the water outlet of the water tank and the water inlet of the heating element, and a first water pump is arranged on the first channel;

and/or a second channel is communicated between the water outlet of the heating element and the water inlet hole of the water nozzle component, and a second water pump is arranged on the second channel;

and/or the suction port of the water tank is formed on the top wall of the water tank.

A water dispenser comprises the water-vapor separation mechanism.

Above-mentioned scheme provides a water dispenser, through adopting the steam separating mechanism in any embodiment of the aforesaid, on the one hand with steam and boiling water separation back respectively from the hole discharge of difference to avoid steam and boiling water all to discharge the condition of scalding that splashes from the apopore appearance, the steam that on the other hand was separated is mainly inhaled in the water storage chamber, rather than arrange outside the water dispenser organism, perhaps arrange the space that is used for placing the electrical part in the water dispenser casing outward, thereby effectively avoid appearing dripping or the problem of electrical apparatus potential safety hazard, and then effectively promote user experience.

In one embodiment, the water nozzle assembly comprises a machine body shell, wherein the heating element and the water tank are arranged in the machine body shell, and the machine body shell is provided with a plug-in position for mounting the water nozzle assembly;

the water nozzle assembly is inserted outside the machine body shell, and the first inserting joint and the second inserting joint can be respectively inserted into a water inlet and a vent hole of the water nozzle assembly; or the inserting position is provided with a first inserting hole and a second inserting hole, the first inserting hole is communicated with the water outlet of the heating element, the second inserting hole is communicated with the air suction port of the water tank, the water inlet of the water nozzle component is provided with a first inserting head, the air vent of the water nozzle component is provided with a second inserting head, the water nozzle component is inserted outside the machine body shell, and the first inserting head and the second inserting head can be respectively inserted into the first inserting hole and the second inserting hole.

In one embodiment, the water dispenser further comprises a connecting piece, wherein a lug is arranged on the water nozzle assembly, the lug is provided with a first connecting hole, a second connecting hole is arranged at a position, corresponding to the first connecting hole, on the machine body shell, and the connecting piece can sequentially penetrate through the first connecting hole and the second connecting hole to connect the water nozzle assembly and the machine body shell;

and/or a first sealing ring is arranged between the first plug connector and the hole wall of the jack;

and/or a second sealing ring is arranged between the second plug connector and the hole wall of the insertion hole.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention.

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a water-vapor separation mechanism according to this embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a water tank in the water-vapor separation mechanism shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a water nozzle assembly in the water-vapor separation mechanism shown in FIG. 1;

FIGS. 4-6 are partial cross-sectional views of the faucet assembly of FIG. 3 in various positions;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of the upper cover according to the present embodiment;

fig. 8 and 9 are schematic structural views of the lower cover of the present embodiment at different viewing angles;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of the water dispenser of the embodiment;

FIG. 11 is an exploded view of the water dispenser of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a schematic structural view of a body housing of the water dispenser shown in FIG. 10;

fig. 13 is a schematic structural view of a water-vapor separation mechanism in another embodiment.

Description of reference numerals:

10. a water-vapor separation mechanism; 11. a water tank; 111. a water outlet; 112. an air suction port; 113. a water replenishing port; 12. a heating member; 13. a water nozzle assembly; 131. an upper cover body; 1311. a water inlet hole; 132. a lower cover body; 1321. a water outlet hole; 1322. a vent hole; 1323. an air outlet; 1324. a spare water hole; 133. a water through cavity; 134. a vent lumen; 14. a separator; 141. an upper separator; 1411. air passing holes; 142. a lower separator; 15. a first water pump; 16. a water blocking member; 161. a first water retaining rib; 162. a second water retaining rib; 17. a stopper; 18. a purified water inlet; 20. a water dispenser; 21. a body shell; 211. inserting positions; 2111. a first plug-in connector; 2112. a second plug-in connector; 2113. a third plug; 22. a lug; 23. a connecting member; 24. a first seal ring; 25. and a second seal ring.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

As shown in FIG. 1, in one embodiment, a moisture separation mechanism 10 is provided, comprising:

the water tank 11, as shown in fig. 2, is configured to have a water storage cavity, a water outlet 111 and a suction port 112, and the water outlet 111 and the suction port 112 are both communicated with the water storage cavity to form a channel. When water in the water storage cavity is discharged from the water outlet 111, which causes negative pressure to be formed in the water storage cavity, air outside the water storage cavity is sucked into the water storage cavity through the air suction port 112.

Further, as shown in fig. 1, the water-vapor separation mechanism 10 includes a heating element 12, the heating element 12 is configured to have a heating cavity, a water inlet and a water outlet, and the water inlet and the water outlet are both communicated with the heating cavity to form a heating passage, and the water inlet is communicated with the water outlet 111 of the water tank 11.

Further, as shown in fig. 1, the water-vapor separation mechanism 10 further includes a water nozzle assembly 13. As shown in fig. 3 to 6, the water nozzle assembly 13 has a water passing cavity 133 and a vent cavity 134 which are communicated with each other, and a hole through which the water passing cavity 133 is communicated with the vent cavity 134 is an air passing hole 1411, and the air passing hole 1411 is located above the highest water level of the water passing cavity 133. In other words, in general, the water in the water passing chamber 133 does not flow over the gas passing holes 1411, and the gas in the water passing chamber 133 and the gas passing chamber 134 can flow through each other.

As shown in fig. 3 to 9, the wall of the water passing cavity 133 is provided with a water inlet 1311 and a water outlet 1321, and the boiling water entering the water passing cavity 133 from the water inlet 1311 can be discharged out of the water nozzle assembly 13 from the water outlet 1321. The water inlet hole 1311 communicates with a drain port of the heating member 12.

The ventilation cavity 134 has a ventilation hole 1322 formed in a wall thereof, the ventilation hole 1322 communicates with the suction port 112 of the water tank 11, and water vapor introduced from the water inlet hole 1311 can be discharged out of the water nozzle assembly 13 through the ventilation hole 1322.

In the water-vapor separation mechanism 10 provided by the above scheme, when in use, water in the water tank 11 can enter the heating channel in the heating element 12, and the water is heated when passing through the heating channel. The heated water flows into the water passing chamber 133 again. When the heated water flows into the water passing chamber 133, the water vapor formed by heating in the heating chamber first enters the water passing chamber 133 and then spreads into the ventilation chamber 134 through the ventilation holes 1411. The boiling water in the water passing chamber 133 is discharged from the water outlet hole 1321 for the user to drink. As the boiling water is discharged from the water outlet 1321 out of the water nozzle assembly 13, the water amount in the water storage cavity of the water tank 11 is gradually reduced, and negative pressure is formed in the water storage cavity. Under the negative pressure, the water vapor separated from the air in the air vent cavity 134 is sucked into the water storage cavity through the air vent 1322 and the air suction opening 112. Thereby effectively avoiding the condition that the machine body drips or the condition of electrical safety hidden danger appears outside the machine body after the vapor separated from the gas and the liquid is discharged outside. By effectively avoiding the above situations, the user experience is effectively improved.

Specifically, in some embodiments, the water tank 11 is at a higher elevation than the heating element 12 so that water in the water tank 11 can flow to the water inlet under the force of gravity. Or in other embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, a first channel is communicated between the water outlet 111 of the water tank 11 and the water inlet of the heating element 12, and the first channel is provided with a first water pump 15. The first water pump 15 is capable of powering a flow of water such that the water in the water storage chamber flows towards the water inlet.

Optionally, a second channel is communicated between the water outlet of the heating element 12 and the water inlet 1311 of the water nozzle assembly 13, and a second water pump is arranged on the second channel. The second pump can also power the flow of water so that the water in the water storage chamber flows through the heating element 12 to the water inlet 1311.

Specifically, in some embodiments, the ventilation cavity 134 and the water passing cavity 133 are sequentially arranged in the longitudinal direction, in other words, the ventilation cavity 134 is an upper space in the water nozzle assembly 13, the water passing cavity 133 is a lower space in the water nozzle assembly 13, and there is no definite boundary between the ventilation cavity 134 and the water passing cavity 133. When the boiling water heated by the heating element 12 enters the water nozzle assembly 13, the boiling water is located in the lower space, i.e., the water vent chamber 133, and the water vapor floats up in the upper space, i.e., the air vent chamber 134.

Alternatively, in other embodiments, the ventilation cavity 134 and the water passing cavity 133 are arranged in sequence in the horizontal direction or other directions, and in order to prevent the boiling water in the water passing cavity 133 from flowing into the ventilation cavity 134, the space in the water nozzle assembly 13 can be divided by the partition 14, so that the ventilation cavity 134 and the water passing cavity 133 are not distributed in sequence in the longitudinal direction.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, in an embodiment, a partition 14 is provided in the water nozzle assembly 13, the partition 14 divides a space in the water nozzle assembly 13 into the water passing cavity 133 and the air passing cavity 134, and the air passing hole 1411 is formed in the partition 14.

Further specifically, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the water vent chamber 133 and the air vent chamber 134 are arranged in order in the left-right direction.

In the present application, the vertical and horizontal orientations of a certain device refer to the vertical and horizontal orientations of the device in the state in which the moisture separation mechanism 10 is in use.

Further, in one embodiment, as shown in fig. 4 and 8, the wall of the venting chamber 134 is further provided with an air outlet 1323, and the water vapor entering the venting chamber 134 from the air passing hole 1411 can be discharged from the air outlet 1323. So that when water is replenished into the water storage cavity, air in the water storage cavity, the heating element 12 and the water nozzle assembly 13 can be exhausted from the air outlet 1323. Or when the water vapor separated from the ventilation cavity 134 has no time to enter the water storage cavity, part of the water vapor can be discharged from the air outlet 1323.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, a water replenishing port 113 communicated with the water storage cavity is provided on the water tank 11, and external water is replenished into the water storage cavity from the water replenishing port 113 during water replenishment.

Further, in order to avoid that the gas discharged from the air outlet 1323 remains inside the water dispenser 20 and brings about electrical safety hazards, as shown in fig. 4 and 8, the air outlet 1323 is arranged adjacent to the water outlet 1321, so that the air outlet 1323 is similar to the water outlet 1321 and leaks outside the water dispenser 20. Specifically, in one embodiment, as shown in fig. 4 and 8, the air outlet 1323 is disposed on the bottom wall of the water nozzle assembly 13. The water outlet 1321 is disposed on the bottom wall of the water nozzle assembly 13.

Further, in one embodiment, as shown in fig. 4 and 8, the air outlet 1323 and the water outlet 1321 are respectively located at both sides of the partition 14. Specifically, the air outlet 1323 is located on one side of the partition 14 for enclosing the ventilation cavity 134, and the water outlet 1321 is located on one side of the partition 14 for enclosing the water ventilation cavity 133. Under the isolating action of the separator 14, the air outlet 1323 and the water outlet 1321 can be arranged close to each other, and meanwhile, the situation that boiling water flows out of the air outlet 1323 cannot occur.

Further, in one embodiment, as shown in fig. 5 to 7, the gas passing holes 1411 are formed at the upper edge of the partition 14. When the water-vapor separation assembly is used, the steam-vapor separation assembly is located at a higher position based on the air passing hole 1411, so that the requirement that water vapor enters the ventilation cavity 134 from the water passing cavity 133 can be met, and the boiling water can be effectively isolated outside the ventilation cavity 134.

More specifically, the water nozzle assembly 13 may be an integrally formed structure, and the water through cavity 133, the air through cavity 134, the water inlet hole 1311, the water outlet hole 1321 and the air vent 1322 are formed simultaneously in the integrally forming process.

Alternatively, the faucet assembly 13 may be constructed of multiple sections.

Further, as shown in fig. 3 to 9, in one embodiment, the water nozzle assembly 13 is divided into an upper cover 131 and a lower cover 132 by a virtual section parallel to the horizontal plane, the partition 14 is divided into an upper partition 141 and a lower partition 142 by the virtual section, the upper partition 141 is connected with the upper cover 131, and the lower partition 142 is connected with the lower cover 132. At this time, the gas passing hole 1411 is formed on the upper separator 141.

Specifically, in one embodiment, the water nozzle assembly 13 includes the upper cover 131 and the lower cover 132. The upper cover 131 is connected to the lower cover 132. The upper cover 131 and the lower cover 132 may be welded, or may be adhered or connected in other manners, which are not described herein.

Further specifically, the partition 14 includes the upper partition 141 and the lower partition 142. When the upper case 131 and the lower case 132 are coupled together, the upper partition 141 and the lower partition 142 are coupled together to form the vent chamber 134 and the water passing chamber 133 together. Specifically, similar to the connection manner between the upper cover 131 and the lower cover 132, the upper partition 141 and the lower partition 142 may also be connected by welding, or by adhesion or other connection manners, which is not described herein again.

Further, a sealing member may be disposed between the upper partition 141 and the lower partition 142, and the sealing member is compressed between the upper partition 141 and the lower partition 142.

More specifically, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the water inlet hole 1311 is formed on the upper cover 131. The vent hole 1322 is formed in the lower cover 132. The outlet hole 1321 and the outlet hole 1323 are formed on the lower cover 132.

Further, in one embodiment, a portion of the bottom wall of the water passing cavity 133 closest to the water inlet 1311 is higher than a portion of the bottom wall of the water passing cavity 133 where the water outlet 1321 is disposed, so that the boiling water entering the water passing cavity 133 from the water inlet 1311 can automatically flow to the water outlet 1321.

Specifically, in one embodiment, the bottom wall of the water passing cavity 133 may be a complete slope, and the slope is inclined in a direction that the position of the water outlet hole 1321 is set to be the lowest position of the slope.

Alternatively, in another embodiment, the bottom wall of the water passing cavity 133 is stepped, and the water level of each step gradually decreases in a direction approaching the water outlet hole 1321.

Further, in an embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, 8 and 9, a water blocking member 16 is disposed in the water passing cavity 133, the water blocking member 16 divides the water passing cavity 133 into two water passing spaces which are communicated with each other, and an opening through which the two water passing spaces are communicated is a water outlet, the position of the water outlet is higher than that of the water outlet 1321, and the position of the water outlet is lower than that of the air passing hole 1411;

the wall of the water through cavity 133 is further provided with a standby water hole 1324, the standby water hole 1324 is communicated with one of the water through spaces, and the standby water hole 1324, the water through space and the water outlet form a standby water outlet channel together;

the water inlet hole 1311 and the water outlet hole 1321 are both communicated with the other water passing space to form a main water outlet channel;

the spare water hole 1324 is located at one side of the water blocking member 16, and the inlet hole 1311 and the outlet hole 1321 are located at the other side of the water blocking member 16.

When the water amount in the water passing cavity 133 is small and the water level does not exceed the water level of the water outlet, the boiling water entering from the water inlet 1311 mainly flows in the main water outlet channel and flows out from the water outlet 1321, so that the continuity of water flow is ensured when a user receives water. When the water volume in the water passing cavity 133 is larger and the water level exceeds the water level of the water outlet, part of the boiling water overflows the water outlet and enters the spare water outlet channel, and flows out of the spare water hole 1324. To avoid the boiling water from entering the venting chamber 134 from the venting hole 1411 when the water in the venting chamber 133 is too large.

Further specifically, in one embodiment, as shown in fig. 8 and 9, the spare water hole 1324 is formed on the bottom wall of the water nozzle assembly 13, the water blocking member 16 is connected to the bottom wall and the side wall of the water through cavity 133, the water blocking member 16 surrounds the spare water hole 1324 on a side of the water blocking member 16 facing away from the water inlet hole 1311 and the water outlet hole 1321, and the water blocking member 16 and the top wall of the water through cavity 133 are spaced to form the water outlet. The boiling water in the main outlet channel flows into the spare outlet channel only when the water level in the main outlet channel is higher than the height of the water blocking member 16.

Further, as shown in fig. 8 and 9, in one embodiment, the spare water hole 1324, the outlet hole 1321, and the outlet hole 1323 are sequentially arranged in the left-right direction, the spare water hole 1324 and the outlet hole 1321 are partitioned by the water blocking member 16, and the outlet hole 1321 and the outlet hole 1323 are partitioned by the partition member 14.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 8 and 9, in one embodiment, the water blocking member 16 includes a first water blocking rib 161 and a second water blocking rib 162 both disposed on the bottom wall of the water passing cavity 133. The first water-blocking rib 161 is a straight plate. The second water blocking rib 162 is an arch-shaped plate, and the central axis of the second water blocking rib 162 coincides with the axis of the water outlet 1321. One straight edge of the second water blocking rib 162 is overlapped and connected with one straight edge of the first water blocking rib 161, and the other straight edge of the second water blocking rib 162 is connected with the side wall of the water through cavity 133. The first water blocking rib 161 is arranged along the left-right direction, and a straight edge of the first water blocking rib 161 departing from the second water blocking rib 162 is connected with the side wall of the water through cavity 133.

Further, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the partition 14 is a plate-shaped structure, the partition 14 includes two first partition ribs arranged along the front-rear direction and a second partition rib arranged along the left-right direction, the two first partition ribs are staggered in the left-right direction, the two first partition ribs are sequentially arranged in the front-rear direction, and the second partition rib connects the two first partition ribs. The water outlet hole 1321 and the air outlet hole 1323 are respectively located on the left side and the right side of the first partition rib.

Further, in one embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, a stopper 17 is further disposed in the water passing cavity 133, the stopper 17 at least partially blocks the water inlet direction of the water inlet hole 1311, and a water passing gap for passing boiling water is formed between the stopper 17 and the wall of the water passing cavity 133.

The boiling water introduced from the inlet hole 1311 partially hits the stopper 17, thereby preventing the boiling water from directly hitting the outlet hole 1321. Moreover, the boiling water can further improve the sufficiency of gas-liquid separation during the collision against the stopper 17. The boiling water will continue to flow from the water gap to the water outlet hole 1321 after the impact deceleration.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 7, in one embodiment, the stopper 17 is connected to the upper cover 131, and a lower end surface of the stopper 17 is flush with the virtual cross section.

Further, in one embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, the stopper 17 is located downstream of the air passing hole 1411 in a water flow direction from the water inlet hole 1311 to the water outlet hole 1321. So that the water vapor further separated by hitting the stopper 17 can more smoothly flow into the vent chamber 134 from the gas passing hole 1411.

Further specifically, in one embodiment, the vent 1322 is formed at the junction of the bottom wall of the vent cavity 134 and the side wall of the vent cavity 134, or the vent 1322 is formed on the bottom wall of the vent cavity 134.

The bottom wall of the vent cavity 134 interfaces with the wall of the vent hole 1322 at the lowest point of the bottom wall of the vent cavity 134. Thus, if water vapor condenses in the venting chamber 134 to form condensation, the condensation will flow along the bottom wall of the venting chamber 134 to the vent 1322 and eventually back to the water storage chamber.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 9, in one embodiment, the air outlet 1323 and the air vent 1322 are oppositely arranged in the front-rear direction, and the boundary of the bottom wall of the air vent cavity 134 and the wall of the air vent 1322 is the lowest point of the bottom wall of the air vent cavity 134, so that the condensed water mainly flows back from the air vent 1322 to the water storage cavity, and the condensed water is prevented from flowing out of the air outlet 1323.

More specifically, in one embodiment, the bottom wall of the venting chamber 134 is a sloped surface, and the water level at the position of the sloped surface where the air outlet 1323 is formed is higher than the water level at the position of the sloped surface where the sloped surface meets the wall of the venting hole 1322.

Alternatively, in another embodiment, the bottom wall of the vent chamber 134 is stepped, and the water level of each step decreases gradually in a direction approaching the vent hole 1322.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, in one embodiment, a suction port 112 of the water tank 11 is formed on a top wall of the water tank 11 so as to quickly react to suction of water vapor into the water storage chamber when a negative pressure is formed in the water storage chamber.

Further, as shown in fig. 10, in yet another embodiment, a water dispenser 20 is provided, which comprises the above-mentioned moisture separation mechanism 10.

According to the water dispenser 20 provided by the scheme, by adopting the water-vapor separation mechanism 10 in any embodiment, on one hand, water vapor and boiling water are separated and then discharged from different holes, so that the situation that the water vapor and the boiling water are splashed and scalded when being discharged from the water outlet 1321 is avoided, on the other hand, the separated water vapor is mainly sucked into the water storage cavity instead of being discharged outside the body of the water dispenser 20 or being discharged outside the body shell 21 of the water dispenser 20 to be used for placing a space of an electric device, so that the problem of water dripping or potential safety hazard of the electric device is effectively avoided, and further the user experience is effectively improved.

Further, in an embodiment, as shown in fig. 10 to 12, the water dispenser 20 further includes a body housing 21, the heating element 12 and the water tank 11 are both disposed in the body housing 21, the body housing 21 has an insertion position 211 for installing the water nozzle assembly 13, and the water nozzle assembly 13 is inserted outside the body housing 21;

the inserting position 211 is provided with a first inserting head 2111 and a second inserting head 2112, the first inserting head 2111 is communicated with a water outlet of the heating element 12, the second inserting head 2112 is communicated with a gas suction port 112 of the water tank 11, and the first inserting head 2111 and the second inserting head 2112 can be respectively inserted into a water inlet 1311 and a vent 1322 of the water nozzle assembly 13; or, the inserting position 211 is provided with a first inserting hole and a second inserting hole, the first inserting hole is communicated with the water outlet of the heating element 12, the second inserting hole is communicated with the air suction port 112 of the water tank 11, the water inlet hole 1311 of the water nozzle component 13 is provided with a first inserting head, the air vent 1322 of the water nozzle component 13 is provided with a second inserting head, and the first inserting head and the second inserting head can be respectively inserted into the first inserting hole and the second inserting hole.

Therefore, during assembly, the heating element 12 and the water tank 11 are firstly installed in the machine body shell 21, and then the water nozzle assembly 13 is installed after the pipelines in the machine body shell 21 are well communicated. And the water nozzle component 13 is directly inserted into the insertion position 211 of the machine body shell 21, so that the installation process is simple and quick.

Further, in order to improve the sealing performance, as shown in fig. 11, a first sealing ring 24 is disposed between the first plug 2111 and the hole wall of the insertion hole. And a second sealing ring 25 is arranged between the second plug connector 2112 and the hole wall of the insertion hole.

Further, in an embodiment, as shown in fig. 10 to 12, the water dispenser 20 further includes a connecting piece 23, a lug 22 is disposed on the water nozzle assembly 13, the lug 22 is provided with a first connecting hole, a second connecting hole is disposed on the body housing 21 at a position corresponding to the first connecting hole, and the connecting piece 23 can sequentially pass through the first connecting hole and the second connecting hole to connect the water nozzle assembly 13 and the body housing 21. So that the water nozzle assembly 13 can be more reliably fixed at the insertion position 211.

Further, in one embodiment, a filter assembly is further disposed in the body housing 21;

as shown in fig. 11 and 12, the plugging position 211 is provided with a third plugging head 2113, the third plugging head 2113 is communicated with the purified water outlet of the filter assembly, the cavity wall of the water passing cavity 133 is further provided with a purified water inlet 18, and the third plugging head 2113 can be plugged into the purified water inlet 18; or, the inserting position 211 is provided with a third inserting port, the third inserting port is communicated with a purified water outlet of the filtering component, as shown in fig. 13, the cavity wall of the water passing cavity 133 is further provided with a purified water inlet 18, a purified water inlet 18 on the water nozzle component 13 is provided with a third inserting head, and the third inserting head can be inserted into the third inserting port.

So that the purified water filtered by the filter assembly can enter the water passing cavity 133 through the purified water inlet 18 and then flow out of the water outlet hole 1321 for the user to drink.

Optionally, in another embodiment, as shown in fig. 11 and 12, the inserting position 211 is provided with a third inserting connector 2113, the third inserting connector 2113 is communicated with the water outlet 111 of the water tank 11, the wall of the water passing cavity 133 is further provided with a purified water inlet 18, and the third inserting connector 2113 can be inserted into the purified water inlet 18; or, the inserting position 211 is provided with a third inserting port, the third inserting port is communicated with the water outlet 111 of the water tank 11, as shown in fig. 13, the cavity wall of the water passing cavity 133 is further provided with a purified water inlet 18, a third inserting head is arranged at the purified water inlet 18 on the water nozzle assembly 13, and the third inserting head can be inserted into the third inserting port.

So that the cold water in the water storage chamber can directly enter the water passing chamber 133 from the clean water inlet 18 when the user does not need the hot water.

Further, in one embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, 4 and 13, the water inlet hole 1311 and the air vent 1322 are both located at the rear of the water nozzle assembly 13.

The clean water inlet 18 may also be located at the rear of the water nozzle assembly 13.

So that the water inlet 1311, the vent 1322 and the purified water inlet 18 are correspondingly assembled with the respective connectors of the inserting position 211 at the same time.

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.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through an intermediate. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not denote a unique embodiment.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the inventive concept, which falls within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A moisture separation mechanism, comprising:

2. The water-vapor separation mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the wall of the vent cavity is further provided with an air outlet, and water vapor entering the vent cavity from the air outlet can be discharged from the air outlet;

3. The water vapor separation mechanism of claim 2, wherein the outlet holes are formed in a bottom wall of the water nozzle assembly, and the gas passing holes are formed in an upper edge of the partition.

4. The water-vapor separation mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the water nozzle assembly is divided into an upper cover and a lower cover by a virtual cross section parallel to a horizontal plane, the partition is divided into an upper partition and a lower partition by the virtual cross section, the upper partition is connected with the upper cover, the gas passing hole is formed on the upper partition, and the lower partition is connected with the lower cover;

5. The water-vapor separation mechanism according to claim 1, wherein a water blocking member is disposed in the water passing cavity, and divides the water passing cavity into two water passing spaces which are communicated with each other, and an opening through which the two water passing spaces are communicated is a water outlet, the water outlet is located higher than the water outlet, and the water outlet is located lower than the air passing hole;

6. The water-vapor separation mechanism according to claim 5, wherein the spare water hole is formed in a bottom wall of the water nozzle assembly, the water blocking member is connected with a bottom wall and a side wall of the water through cavity, the water blocking member encloses the spare water hole on a side of the water blocking member away from the water inlet hole and the water outlet hole, and the water blocking member and a top wall of the water through cavity are spaced to form the water outlet.

7. The water-vapor separation mechanism according to claim 1, wherein a stop member is further disposed in the water passing cavity, the stop member at least partially blocks the water inlet direction of the water inlet hole, and a water passing notch for passing boiling water is formed between the stop member and the wall of the water passing cavity.

8. The moisture separation mechanism of claim 7, wherein the stop is located downstream of the air passing hole in the direction of water flow from the inlet hole to the outlet hole.

9. The vapor separation mechanism of claim 1, wherein the vent hole is formed at a junction of a bottom wall of the vent cavity and a side wall of the vent cavity, or the vent hole is formed on the bottom wall of the vent cavity;

10. The water-vapor separation mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein a first passage is communicated between the water outlet of the water tank and the water inlet of the heating element, and a first water pump is arranged on the first passage;

11. A water dispenser characterized by comprising the water-vapor separation mechanism of any one of claims 1 to 10.

12. The water dispenser as claimed in claim 11, characterized in that the water dispenser comprises a body shell, the heating element and the water tank are both arranged in the body shell, and the body shell is provided with a plug-in position for mounting the water nozzle component;

13. The water dispenser of claim 12, further comprising a connector, wherein the water nozzle assembly is provided with a lug, the lug is provided with a first connection hole, a second connection hole is arranged at a position on the body shell corresponding to the first connection hole, and the connector can sequentially pass through the first connection hole and the second connection hole to connect the water nozzle assembly and the body shell;