CN113892817A - Cold tank assembly and water dispenser - Google Patents

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CN113892817A
CN113892817A CN202010642882.7A CN202010642882A CN113892817A CN 113892817 A CN113892817 A CN 113892817A CN 202010642882 A CN202010642882 A CN 202010642882A CN 113892817 A CN113892817 A CN 113892817A
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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Abstract

The invention discloses a cold tank assembly and a water dispenser, wherein the cold tank assembly is detachably arranged on a base of the water dispenser and comprises a cold tank and a water outlet joint, the cold tank is provided with a water storage cavity and is used for being inserted into a refrigeration seat in the base, the water outlet joint is arranged on the cold tank, one end of the water outlet joint is communicated with the water storage cavity, the other end of the water outlet joint is communicated with a water outlet channel on the base, and the water outlet joint is arranged to be opened and closed so as to be driven to a closed state before the cold tank assembly is separated from the base. In the invention, the cooling tank and the water outlet joint can be integrally separated from the base so as to be convenient to disassemble and clean, and the water outlet joint is closed before disassembly, so that the cooling tank and the base can be separated without discharging water in the cooling tank, and the operation is convenient.

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Cold tank assembly and water dispenser
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of water dispensers, in particular to a cold tank assembly and a water dispenser.
Background
The water dispenser is a common household appliance, and can have the function of preparing ice water in order to improve the drinking experience of a user. Specifically, the water dispenser may be provided with a refrigeration component such as an evaporator to refrigerate the cold tank of the water dispenser, so that the drinking water in the cold tank is cooled to prepare ice water. However, after long-term use, the cold tank may store dirt and soil, which affects the health of users. Therefore, in the existing water dispenser, the cold tank can be arranged as a detachable part and separated from the base, so that the cold tank can be conveniently replaced or cleaned after being detached. However, the cold tank is communicated with a water outlet waterway, so that the cold tank can be separated from the base only by discharging the stored water in the cold tank, and the operation is inconvenient.
The above is only for the purpose of assisting understanding of the technical solutions of the present application, and does not represent an admission that the above is prior art.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention mainly aims to provide a cold tank assembly and a water dispenser, and aims to provide the cold tank assembly which is easy to disassemble and does not need to drain water before separation and the water dispenser with the cold tank assembly.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a cold tank assembly for being detachably mounted to a base of a water dispenser, the cold tank assembly comprising:
the cooling tank is provided with a water storage cavity and is used for being inserted into a refrigerating seat in the base; and the number of the first and second groups,
and the water outlet joint is arranged on the cold tank, one end of the water outlet joint is communicated with the water storage cavity, the other end of the water outlet joint is communicated with the water outlet channel on the base, and the water outlet joint is arranged to be opened and closed, so that the cold tank assembly can be driven to a closed state before being separated from the base.
In an embodiment, the water storage cavity is partitioned to form a cold water area and a normal temperature water area capable of supplementing water to the cold water area, the water outlet connector comprises a cold water connector, the cold water area is used for supplying water to the cold water connector, the cold tank is further provided with a hot tank connecting channel, and the normal temperature water area is used for supplying water to the hot tank connecting channel.
In one embodiment, the cold tank assembly further comprises:
the water diversion disc is arranged in the water storage cavity, the water storage cavity is divided into the normal-temperature water area and the cold water area which are distributed up and down by the water diversion disc, a normal-temperature water outlet and a cold water outlet are formed in the side wall of the cold tank, the normal-temperature water outlet is formed above the water diversion disc, and the cold water outlet is formed below the water diversion disc;
the water knockout drum is located the cold jar, normal atmospheric temperature water cavity and cold water cavity that have mutual separation in the water knockout drum, normal atmospheric temperature water outlet dock in normal atmospheric temperature water cavity sets up, cold water outlet dock in the cold water cavity sets up, hot jar connect passage communicate in normal atmospheric temperature water cavity sets up, cold water connects locates the water knockout drum, and communicate in the cold water cavity sets up.
In an embodiment, the water outlet joint further includes a normal temperature water joint, and the normal temperature water joint is disposed on the water separator and communicated with the normal temperature water cavity.
In one embodiment, a water sealing device is arranged at the hot tank connecting channel and used for sealing the hot tank connecting channel when the cold tank assembly is separated from the base.
In one embodiment, the water sealing device includes a sleeve, a valve core and a coil spring, the sleeve is disposed in the hot tank connection passage, the valve core is slidably sleeved in the sleeve to have an open position for opening the sleeve and a closed position for closing the sleeve, one end of the coil spring is connected to the valve core, and the other end of the coil spring is connected to the sleeve for returning the valve core to the closed position.
In an embodiment, a cold water pipe is arranged in the cold water area, the cold water pipe is provided with a vertical pipe extending up and down and a transverse pipe extending along the transverse direction, the lower end of the vertical pipe is supported on the bottom wall of the cold tank and provided with a cold water inlet, the upper end of the vertical pipe supports the lower side of the water diversion disc, one end of the transverse pipe is communicated with the upper end of the vertical pipe, and the other end of the transverse pipe extends into the cold water cavity to form the cold water outlet.
In an embodiment, the cold tank subassembly still includes clever seat, the upside of cold tank is uncovered setting, clever seat can open and shut the lid locate the cold tank open the side, be equipped with clever head on the clever seat, clever head is used for the intercommunication the water storage chamber with locate the water source of cold tank top.
In one embodiment, a flange is arranged on the periphery of the smart seat, and an overflow hole is formed in the smart seat; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,
the smart seat is provided with an air inlet, and the air inlet is provided with a bacterium filtering film.
In an embodiment, the cold tank assembly further comprises a water pumping pipe, and the water pumping pipe is used for communicating the water storage cavity and a water source arranged below the cold tank.
In an embodiment, the subassembly that draws water still includes the board of drawing water, the upside of cold jar is uncovered setting, the board of drawing water can be opened and shut the lid and locate cold jar uncovered side, be formed with the intercommunication on the board of drawing water the drinking-water pipe with the water route of intaking in water storage chamber, the air inlet has been seted up on the board of drawing water, air inlet department is equipped with the fungus membrane of straining.
In one embodiment, the lower end of the cooling tank is arranged in a conical shape with a large upper part and a small lower part so as to be inserted into the refrigerating seat; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,
the cooling tank is provided with a handle.
The invention also provides a water dispenser, comprising:
the water outlet channel is formed on the base;
the refrigerating seat is arranged in the machine base and is provided with a seat cavity with an opening at the upper side; and the number of the first and second groups,
according to the cold tank assembly, the lower end of the cold tank is inserted into the seat cavity, and the water outlet connector is communicated with the water outlet channel.
In an embodiment, a rocker switch is arranged on the water outlet connector, a button block is movably arranged on the front side of the base, and the button block and the rocker switch are arranged correspondingly, so that the button block is abutted against the rocker switch in a movable stroke to push the rocker switch to rotate and control the opening and closing of the water outlet connector.
In an embodiment, an installation cavity with an opening at the upper side is formed in the base, the base cavity is arranged at the lower side of the installation cavity and is vertically communicated with the installation cavity, an upward step surface is formed at the position, adjacent to the base cavity and the installation cavity, of the base, the step surface is provided with the water outlet channel extending vertically, the cold tank penetrates through the installation cavity from top to bottom, the lower end of the cold tank is inserted into the base cavity, and the water outlet end of the water outlet joint is inserted into the water outlet channel from top to bottom.
In one embodiment, the inner side wall of the installation cavity is provided with a limit groove extending up and down, the outer side wall of the cold tank is correspondingly and convexly provided with a positioning block, and the positioning block is matched with the limit groove.
In an embodiment, the frame is rotatably connected with a pressing plate, the pressing plate is provided with a clamping portion, the frame is provided with a clamping matching portion, and the clamping portion and the clamping matching portion are mutually clamped, so that the pressing plate covers the upper side of the cold tank assembly.
In an embodiment, cold jar subassembly is as above cold jar subassembly, the constant head tank has been seted up on the step face, the constant head tank with the lower extreme of water knockout drum is corresponding the setting, the upside of constant head tank and towards one side of refrigeration seat is uncovered setting, just the inside wall of constant head tank is the convergent setting from the top down.
In an embodiment, the cold tank assembly is as described above, the base is provided with a hot tank and a hot tank water inlet connector, the hot tank water inlet connector is used for being matched with the hot tank connecting channel on the cold tank and communicated with the hot tank, the base is provided with an anti-overflow channel corresponding to the hot tank water inlet connector, and the anti-overflow channel is communicated with the water receiving box of the base.
In an embodiment, a steam box is further arranged in the base, the steam box is communicated with the hot tank to collect water vapor exhausted from the hot tank, and the steam box is communicated with the water receiving box.
The invention provides a cooling tank assembly which comprises a cooling tank and a water outlet connector, wherein the cooling tank is provided with a water storage cavity and is used for being inserted into a refrigerating seat in a machine base, the water outlet connector is arranged in the cooling tank, one end of the water outlet connector is communicated with the water storage cavity, the other end of the water outlet connector is used for being communicated with a water outlet channel on the machine base, and the water outlet connector is arranged to be capable of being opened and closed so as to be driven to be in a closed state before the cooling tank assembly is separated from the machine base. In the invention, the cooling tank and the water outlet joint can be integrally separated from the base so as to be convenient to disassemble and clean, and the water outlet joint is closed before disassembly, so that the cooling tank and the base can be separated without discharging water in the cooling tank, and the operation is convenient.
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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, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the structures shown in the drawings without creative efforts.
Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of a water dispenser provided by the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the water dispenser of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a front view of the water dispenser of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a side view of the water dispenser of FIG. 1;
fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view of another embodiment of the water dispenser provided by the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the water dispenser of FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of a cold tank assembly according to the present invention;
FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the cold tank assembly of FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the cold tank assembly of FIG. 7;
FIG. 10 is a transverse cross-sectional view of the cold tank assembly of FIG. 7;
FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the water seal in the cold water tank assembly of FIG. 7;
FIG. 12 is a schematic perspective view of another embodiment of a cold tank assembly according to the present invention;
FIG. 13 is a top view of the stand of the water dispenser of FIG. 1;
FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the housing of FIG. 13;
fig. 15 is a schematic assembly view of the cold tank assembly and the base in the water dispenser of fig. 5.
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It should be noted that, if directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, and back … …) are involved in the embodiment of the present invention, the directional indications are only used to explain the relative positional relationship between the components, the movement situation, and the like in a specific posture (as shown in the drawing), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indications are changed accordingly.
In addition, if there is a description of "first", "second", etc. in an embodiment of the present invention, the description of "first", "second", etc. is for descriptive purposes only and is 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 addition, the meaning of "and/or" appearing throughout is to include three juxtapositions, exemplified by "A and/or B" including either scheme A, or scheme B, or a scheme in which both A and B are satisfied.
Referring to fig. 1 to 6, the water dispenser of the present invention includes a base 200 and a cold tank assembly detachably mounted to the base 200. The cold tank assembly comprises a cold tank 100 and a water outlet joint, and a refrigerating seat 20 matched with the cold tank 100 and a water outlet channel 202 matched with the water outlet joint are arranged in the base 200. The refrigerating seat 20 may be provided in a structure having a seat cavity 21, and the cold tank 100 is inserted into the seat cavity 21 to be covered by the refrigerating seat 20. The refrigeration seat 20 can be provided with an evaporator, a heat insulation layer, a temperature sensing element and other parts, and the water dispenser is provided with a compressor, a condenser and other refrigeration parts matched with the water dispenser so as to realize refrigeration and cooling of water stored in the cold tank 100. The water source of the water dispenser can be a pipeline communicated with direct drinking water or a barreled water 300, and the water source is communicated with the cold tank 100 to supply water into the cold tank 100. In the present embodiment, referring to fig. 1 to 4, the water dispenser is an upper-mounted water dispenser, and the water source is a barreled water (not shown) mounted on the upper side of the base 200, while in another embodiment, referring to fig. 5 and 6, the water dispenser is a lower-mounted water dispenser, and the water source is a barreled water 300 disposed at the lower end inside the base 200.
In the prior art, the water outlet joint is usually arranged on the base 200, when the cold tank 100 is disassembled, in order to avoid the water stored in the cold tank 100 from leaking out of a water path connected with the water outlet joint in the disassembling process, the water stored in the cold tank 100 needs to be discharged firstly, then the cold tank 100 and the water outlet joint are disassembled, and finally the cold tank 100 is taken out for cleaning, so that the operation is inconvenient.
Referring to fig. 7 to 12, the cooling tank assembly of the present invention includes a cooling tank 100 and a water outlet connector, wherein the cooling tank 100 has a water storage cavity 11, the cooling tank 100 is inserted into a refrigeration seat 20 of a machine base 200, the water outlet connector is disposed in the cooling tank 100, one end of the water outlet connector is communicated with the water storage cavity 11, the other end of the water outlet connector is communicated with a water outlet channel 202 of the machine base 200, and the water outlet connector is disposed to be openable and closable so as to be driven to a closed state before the cooling tank assembly is separated from the machine base 200.
In this embodiment, the water outlet joint is used for guiding out the drinking water in the cold tank 100 to be provided for the user to drink. The water outlet connector can be integrally arranged with the cold tank 100, and can also be detachably matched with the cold tank 100 for convenient replacement or cleaning. In the process of disassembling the cold tank assembly, the cold tank 100 and the water outlet joint can be integrally separated from the housing 200, and the water outlet joint can be driven to a closed state before the cold tank assembly is separated from the housing 200. It can be understood that the water outlet joint can be driven to be switched to the closed state through manual operation of a user, and a reset piece can also be arranged on the water outlet joint, so that the water outlet joint can be automatically reset to the closed state under the condition of no external force. So, when dismantling cold can subassembly, need not to dismantle the water discharging in the cold can 100 and can dismantle water connectors and cold can 100 together, realize separating convenient operation with frame 200. After the cold tank assembly is disassembled, the cold tank 100 and the water outlet connector can be cleaned, in the cleaning process, the water outlet connector and the cold tank 100 can be disassembled and cleaned respectively, and after the cleaning is finished, the water outlet connector and the cold tank 100 are installed into a whole and then are installed into the base 200 of the water dispenser together.
In an embodiment, referring to fig. 8 to 10, the water storage cavity 11 is partitioned to form a cold water region 111 and a normal temperature water region 112 for supplying water to the cold water region 111, the water outlet connector includes a cold water connector 30, the cold water region 111 is used for supplying water to the cold water connector 30, the cold tank 100 is further provided with a hot tank connecting channel 423, and the normal temperature water region 112 is used for supplying water to the hot tank connecting channel 423.
In this embodiment, the water dispenser also has a function of preparing hot water. Specifically, referring to fig. 2 and 7, a hot tank 27 for preparing hot water may be disposed in the housing 200, and it can be understood that a heating device is disposed on the hot tank 27. For this, it is necessary to communicate the hot tank 27 with a water source to supply water into the hot tank 27. Therefore, in the embodiment, referring to fig. 8 to 10, the cold tank 100 supplies water to the hot tank 27, so as to avoid two sets of mutually independent water supply systems, simplify the overall structure of the water dispenser, and reduce the volume and weight of the water dispenser. Specifically, the water storage cavity 11 in the cold tank 100 is partitioned into a cold water area 111 and a normal temperature water area 112 capable of replenishing water to the cold water area 111, after water enters the water storage cavity 11 from a water source, the water flows into the normal temperature water area 112 first, and then the water is replenished to the cold water area 111 from the normal temperature water area 112, and the refrigerating seat 20 mainly refrigerates the water stored in the cold water area 111, so that the temperature of the water in the cold water area 111 is lower than that in the normal temperature water area 112. The cold water region 111 is used for supplying water to the cold water joint 30, and the normal temperature water region 112 is used for supplying water to the hot water tank connecting channel 423, so that normal temperature water is supplied to the hot water tank 27 through the cold water tank 100, but cold water after temperature reduction treatment is not performed, and energy waste is avoided.
There are various ways to distinguish the normal temperature water zone 112 from the cold water zone 111, and in this embodiment, the normal temperature water zone 112 is provided in the cold water zone 111 to float in consideration of the characteristics of floating hot water and sinking cold water. Specifically, referring to fig. 8 to 10, the cold tank assembly further includes a water diversion disc 40 and a water diverter 42, the water diversion disc 40 is disposed in the water storage cavity 11, the water storage cavity 11 is divided into a normal temperature water area 112 and a cold water area 111 which are arranged along the upper and lower direction by the water diversion disc 40, a normal temperature water outlet 12 and a cold water outlet 13 are disposed on the side wall of the cold tank 100, the normal temperature water outlet 12 is disposed above the water diversion disc 40 to correspond to the normal temperature water area 112, and the cold water outlet 13 is disposed below the water diversion disc 40 to correspond to the cold water area 111. Cold water tank 100 is located to water knockout drum 42, has alternate normal atmospheric temperature water cavity 421 and cold water cavity 422 in the water knockout drum 42, and normal atmospheric temperature water outlet 12 docks in normal atmospheric temperature water cavity 421 settings, and cold water outlet 13 docks in cold water cavity 422 settings, and hot jar connecting channel 423 communicates in normal atmospheric temperature water cavity 421 settings, and water knockout drum 42 is located to cold water joint 30, and communicates in cold water cavity 422 settings, so can directly derive cold water and drink for the user.
In the present embodiment, the water separator 42 may be provided integrally with the cold tank 100, or may be detachably assembled integrally with the cold tank 100. In the present embodiment, referring to fig. 8, the water separator 42 is detachably disposed with the cold tank 100, and a sealing sleeve is disposed between the water separator and the cold tank 100. The water diversion disc 40 divides the water storage cavity 11 up and down without completely isolating the water storage cavity, so that a communicated water replenishing channel is formed between the cold water area 111 and the normal temperature water area 112, and it can be understood that a water inlet of the cold tank 100 is arranged above the cold tank 100, specifically, a water passing channel can be formed on the water diversion disc 40, or a water passing gap can be formed between the periphery of the water diversion disc 40 and the inner wall of the cold tank 100, so that the normal temperature water area 112 replenishes water to the cold water area 111. The refrigerating seat 20 may be configured to have an upper side opened, the lower end of the cold tank 100 is inserted into the refrigerating seat 20, and the refrigerating seat 20 is only covered at a position of the cold tank 100 corresponding to the cold water region 111. In this way, the refrigerating seat 20 refrigerates the water in the cold water area 111. In this way, the characteristics of the vertical distribution of the cold water and the hot water and the arrangement of the water separator 42 are utilized to respectively lead out the normal temperature water and the cold water in the cold tank 100, and the mutual interference between the normal temperature water and the cold water is reduced as much as possible.
On the basis of the above embodiment, the water outlet joint may further include a normal temperature water joint, and the normal temperature water joint is disposed on the water separator 42 and is communicated with the normal temperature water chamber 421. So, through addding normal atmospheric temperature water joint for the drinking water machine can directly provide the drinking water of normal atmospheric temperature, further promotes user's drinking water and experiences.
In addition to the above embodiments, since the cold tank 100 is further provided with the hot tank connecting passage 423, when the cold tank assembly is detached from the housing 200, it is also necessary to consider to prevent the water in the water storage chamber 11 from leaking out of the hot tank connecting passage 423. For this reason, in the present embodiment, referring to fig. 11, a water seal 50 is provided at the hot tank connection passage 423, and the water seal 50 is used to seal the hot tank connection passage 423 when the cold tank assembly is separated from the housing 200, so that it is not necessary to discharge the stored water in the cold tank assembly before the cold tank assembly is disassembled.
Specifically, referring to fig. 11, the water seal 50 includes a sleeve 51, a valve core and a coil spring 53, the sleeve 51 is disposed in the hot tank connection channel 423, the valve core 52 is slidably sleeved in the sleeve 51 to have an open position for opening the sleeve 51 and a closed position for closing the sleeve 51, one end of the coil spring 53 is connected to the valve core 52, and the other end is connected to the sleeve 51 for returning the valve core 52 to the closed position. Thus, when the cold tank assembly is mounted on the base 200, the water sealing device 50 is matched with the base 200 in structure, the coil spring 53 is influenced by external force, so that the valve core 52 of the water sealing device 50 is in an open position, when the cold tank assembly is dismounted, the coil spring 53 has no influence of external force, the valve core 52 is pushed to return to a closed position, the water sealing device 50 is closed, and water in the water storage cavity 11 is prevented from leaking out.
In an embodiment, referring to fig. 8 and 9, a cold water pipe 41 is disposed in the cold water region 111, the cold water pipe 41 has a vertical pipe 411 extending up and down and a horizontal pipe 412 extending along a horizontal direction, a lower end of the vertical pipe 411 is supported on a bottom wall of the cold tank 100 and is provided with a cold water inlet 4110, an upper end of the vertical pipe 411 supports a lower side of the water diversion tray 40, one end of the horizontal pipe 412 is communicated with an upper end of the vertical pipe 411, and the other end of the horizontal pipe extends into the cold water cavity 422 to form a cold water outlet 13. In this way, water is supplied from the lowermost layer of the cold water region 111 to the cold water chamber 422 of the water separator 42 through the cold water pipe 41, and the temperature of the water at the upper layer of the cold water region 111 is prevented from being affected by the normal temperature water region 112 and being higher. While the cold water pipe 41 also serves to support the knock out tray 40.
In an embodiment, the water source may be a water tank 300 disposed above the base 200, and for this purpose, referring to fig. 8, the cold tank assembly further includes a smart seat 60, the upper side of the cold tank 100 is open, the smart seat 60 is openably covered on the open side of the cold tank 100, a smart head 61 is disposed on the smart seat 60, and the smart head 61 is used for communicating the water storage cavity 11 with the water source disposed above the cold tank 100. Therefore, the smart head 61 provides water supply above the cold tank 100, so that the barreled water 300 automatically flows into the water storage cavity 11 and automatically stops supplying water after reaching a preset water level, and the smart seat 60 can be separated from the base 200 along with the cold tank assembly for cleaning, thereby facilitating maintenance.
On the basis of the above embodiment, the periphery of the smart seat 60 is provided with a flanging, and the smart seat 60 is provided with the overflow hole 62, so that water on the upper side of the smart seat 60 can be guided out from the overflow hole 62 when the barreled water 300 is loaded and unloaded, and the water stored in the water storage cavity 11 cannot be polluted. The overflow holes 62 are preferably in communication with the drip box 26 of the base 200 to facilitate later cleaning with residual water in the drip box 26. Optionally, an air inlet 63 is arranged on the smart seat 60, and a bacteria filtering membrane 64 is arranged at the air inlet 63. Therefore, under the condition of ensuring the air pressure in the water storage cavity 11, external dirt is prevented from entering the water storage cavity 11 from the air inlet 63, and the water quality is ensured.
In another embodiment, referring to fig. 5 and 9, the water source may be a water tank 300 or a water supply pipe disposed below the cold tank 100. Referring to fig. 12, the cold tank assembly further includes a water pumping pipe 70, and the water pumping pipe 70 is used for communicating the water storage cavity 11 with a water source disposed below the cold tank 100. In this way, the water supply below is pumped up through the pumping pipe 70 to be introduced into the water storage chamber 11, thereby supplying water to the cold tank 100. It will be appreciated that in this embodiment, the water dispenser further comprises a water pump 71 to drive water flow along the water pumping pipe 70 to realize water supply.
Further, the water pumping assembly further comprises a water pumping plate 72, the upper side of the cold tank 100 is open, the water pumping plate 72 can be covered on the open side of the cold tank 100 in an opening and closing manner, a water inlet waterway communicated with the water pumping pipe 70 and the water storage cavity 11 is formed in the water pumping plate 72, the water pumping plate 72 is provided with an air inlet 63, and the air inlet 63 is provided with a bacteria filtering membrane 64. So, draw water board 72 and play the effect of closing cap water storage chamber 11 to set up on the air inlet 63 of drawing water board 72 and strain fungus membrane 64, so, under the circumstances of guaranteeing water storage chamber 11 internal gas pressure, avoid outside dirty follow air inlet 63 to get into water storage chamber 11, with guarantee quality of water.
In one embodiment, in order to conveniently insert the cold tank 100 into the refrigeration seat 20, the lower end of the cold tank 100 is tapered with a larger upper end and a smaller lower end so as to be inserted into the refrigeration seat 20, thereby being conveniently matched with the seat cavity 21 of the refrigeration seat 20. Optionally, referring to fig. 8, a handle 80 is further provided on the cold tank 100 to facilitate the user to lift the cold tank 100 when the cold tank 100 is removed.
Referring to fig. 1 to 6, the present invention provides a water dispenser, including a base 200, a refrigeration seat 20 and a cold tank assembly as described in the previous embodiments, referring to fig. 13, a water outlet channel 202 is formed on the base 200, the refrigeration seat 20 is disposed in the base 200, the refrigeration seat 20 has a seat cavity 21 with an open upper side, the lower end of the cold tank 100 is inserted into the seat cavity 21, and a water outlet connector is connected to the water outlet channel 202. Because the water dispenser comprises the cold tank assembly, all advantages brought by the cold tank assembly are achieved, the technical problem that the cold tank assembly is convenient to disassemble can be solved, and the detailed description is omitted.
In an embodiment, referring to fig. 1, 5 and 8, a rocker switch 31 is disposed on the water outlet, a key block 23 is movably disposed at the front side of the base 200, and the key block 23 and the rocker switch 31 are correspondingly disposed, so that the key block 23 abuts against the rocker switch 31 during a moving stroke to push the rocker switch 31 to rotate, thereby controlling the opening and closing of the water outlet. Thus, the opening and closing operation of the water outlet joint from the outside of the base 200 is realized through the arrangement of the key block 23 on the base, so that a user can conveniently control water taking when drinking water.
In an embodiment, referring to fig. 13 to 15, an installation cavity 22 with an opening on an upper side is formed in the base 200, the base cavity 21 is disposed on a lower side of the installation cavity 22 and is vertically arranged to be communicated with the installation cavity 22, an upward step surface 201 is formed at a position where the base 200 is adjacent to the base cavity 21 and the installation cavity 22, a water outlet passage 202 extending vertically is formed on the step surface 201, the cold tank 100 penetrates through the installation cavity 22 from top to bottom, the lower end of the cold tank is inserted into the base cavity 21, and a water outlet end of the water outlet joint is inserted into the water outlet passage 202 from top to bottom. So, cold can 100 and water connectors all with frame 200 can reciprocate ground cooperation setting for the user can directly mention the cold can subassembly from upper portion and take out when dismantling the cold can subassembly, need not carry out translation or slope with cold can 100, avoids the storage water spill in the water storage chamber 11 in the at utmost, convenient operation.
Further, referring to fig. 8 and 14, a vertically extending limiting groove 205 is formed on an inner side wall of the installation cavity 22, a positioning protrusion 101 is correspondingly protruded on an outer side wall of the cold tank 100, and the positioning protrusion 101 is matched with the limiting groove 205. The circumferential positioning of the cold tank assembly is realized by a simple structure, so that the cold tank assembly can be conveniently inserted into the mounting cavity 22 from top to bottom when being mounted on the base 200, and the cold tank 100 and the water outlet joint are correspondingly matched with the structure on the base 200.
Optionally, referring to fig. 13 to 15, the base 200 is rotatably connected with a pressing plate 25, the pressing plate 25 is provided with a clamping portion, the base 200 is provided with a clamping matching portion, and the clamping portion and the clamping matching portion are clamped with each other, so that the pressing plate 25 is pressed on the upper side of the cold tank assembly. In this way, the cold tank assembly is fixed up and down by the pressing plate 25, and it can be understood that the pressing plate 25 should be provided with a yielding channel so that the air inlet 63 and/or the smart head 61 and other components can be exposed on the upper side of the pressing plate 25. When the cold tank assembly needs to be disassembled, the pressure plate 25 is lifted.
In an embodiment, referring to fig. 13, in the embodiment, the cold tank assembly includes a water distributor 42, a positioning groove 206 is formed on the step surface 201, the positioning groove 206 is disposed corresponding to the lower end of the water distributor 42, the upper side of the positioning groove 206 and the side facing the cooling seat 20 are disposed in an open manner, and the inner side wall of the positioning groove 206 is disposed in a tapered manner from top to bottom. So, constant head tank 206 and water knockout drum 42 lower extreme cooperation play the guide effect for when cold can subassembly was put into installation cavity 22 from the top down, can pinpoint, thereby can be installed more conveniently, promote user installation effectiveness.
In an embodiment, referring to fig. 13, a hot tank 27 and a hot tank water inlet connector 203 are disposed on the base 200, a hot tank connecting channel 423 is disposed on the cold tank 100, the hot tank water inlet connector 203 is configured to match with the hot tank connecting channel 423 on the cold tank 100 and is disposed to communicate with the hot tank 27, an anti-overflow channel 204 is disposed on the base 200 corresponding to the hot tank water inlet connector 203, and the anti-overflow channel 204 is disposed to communicate with the water receiving box 26 of the base 200. Thus, the communication between the hot tank 27 and the cold tank 100 is realized through the arrangement of the hot tank water inlet connector 203, and specifically, the communication can be matched with the water sealing device 50 on the cold tank assembly, and the anti-overflow channel 204 plays a role in collecting the residual water flowing back from the hot tank 27 when the cold tank assembly is taken out.
On the basis of the above embodiment, referring to fig. 2, a steam box is further disposed in the base 200, the steam box is communicated with the hot tank 27 for collecting water vapor exhausted from the hot tank 27, and the steam box is communicated with the water receiving box 26. Therefore, the water vapor generated in the heating process of the hot tank 27 is collected, and the water vapor is prevented from flowing backwards from the hot tank connecting channel 423 to the cold tank 100, so that the refrigeration effect of the cold tank 100 is prevented from being influenced. The steam condenses the generated residual water to be introduced into the water receiving box 26 on the housing 200 to facilitate the user's cleaning process.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications and equivalents of the present invention, which are made by the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly/indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides a cold jar subassembly for detachably installs in the frame of water dispenser, its characterized in that, cold jar subassembly includes:
the cooling tank is provided with a water storage cavity and is used for being inserted into a refrigerating seat in the base; and the number of the first and second groups,
and the water outlet joint is arranged on the cold tank, one end of the water outlet joint is communicated with the water storage cavity, the other end of the water outlet joint is communicated with a water outlet channel on the base, and the water outlet joint is arranged to be openable and closable so as to be driven to a closed state before the cold tank assembly is separated from the base.
2. The cold tank assembly of claim 1, wherein said water storage cavities are spaced to form a cold water region and a normal temperature water region for supplying water to said cold water region, said water outlet connection comprises a cold water connection, said cold water region is configured to supply water to said cold water connection, said cold tank further comprises a hot tank connection channel, and said normal temperature water region is configured to supply water to said hot tank connection channel.
3. The cold tank assembly of claim 2, further comprising:
the water diversion disc is arranged in the water storage cavity, the water storage cavity is divided into the normal-temperature water area and the cold water area which are distributed up and down by the water diversion disc, a normal-temperature water outlet and a cold water outlet are formed in the side wall of the cold tank, the normal-temperature water outlet is formed above the water diversion disc, and the cold water outlet is formed below the water diversion disc;
the water knockout drum is located the cold jar, normal atmospheric temperature water cavity and cold water cavity that have mutual separation in the water knockout drum, normal atmospheric temperature water outlet dock in normal atmospheric temperature water cavity sets up, cold water outlet dock in the cold water cavity sets up, hot jar connect passage communicate in normal atmospheric temperature water cavity sets up, cold water connects locates the water knockout drum, and communicate in the cold water cavity sets up.
4. A cold tank assembly according to claim 3, wherein said water outlet connector further comprises a normal temperature water connector, said normal temperature water connector is disposed in said water separator and is connected to said normal temperature water chamber.
5. A cold tank assembly according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a water seal is provided at said hot tank connection passage for sealing off said hot tank connection passage when said cold tank assembly is detached from said housing.
6. The cold tank assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein the water seal comprises a sleeve, a valve core and a coil spring, the sleeve is disposed in the hot tank connecting passage, the valve core is slidably sleeved in the sleeve to have an open position for opening the sleeve and a closed position for closing the sleeve, and one end of the coil spring is connected with the valve core and the other end is connected with the sleeve for returning the valve core to the closed position.
7. A cold tank assembly according to claim 3, wherein a cold water pipe is arranged in the cold water region, the cold water pipe has a vertical pipe extending up and down and a transverse pipe extending in a transverse direction, the lower end of the vertical pipe is supported on the bottom wall of the cold tank, a cold water inlet is arranged on the lower end of the vertical pipe, the upper end of the vertical pipe supports the lower side of the water diversion disc, one end of the transverse pipe is communicated with the upper end of the vertical pipe, and the other end of the transverse pipe extends into the cold water cavity to form the cold water outlet.
8. A cold tank assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a smart seat, wherein the upper side of said cold tank is open, said smart seat can be covered on said open side of said cold tank, said smart seat is provided with a smart head, said smart head is used for communicating said water storage chamber with a water source above said cold tank.
9. The cold tank assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein said smart seat is provided with a flange at its periphery, said smart seat being provided with an overflow hole; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,
the smart seat is provided with an air inlet, and the air inlet is provided with a bacterium filtering film.
10. The cold tank assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a water pumping pipe for communicating said water storage chamber with a water source disposed below said cold tank.
11. The cold tank assembly according to claim 10, wherein said water pumping assembly further comprises a water pumping plate, said cold tank has an open top, said water pumping plate is openably covered on said open side of said cold tank, said water pumping plate has a water inlet channel formed thereon for communicating said water pumping pipe with said water storage cavity, said water pumping plate has an air inlet, and said air inlet has a bacteria-filtering membrane.
12. The cold tank assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lower end of the cold tank is arranged in a conical shape with a big top and a small bottom for being inserted into the refrigerating seat; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,
the cooling tank is provided with a handle.
13. A water dispenser, characterized in that it comprises:
the water outlet channel is formed on the base;
the refrigerating seat is arranged in the machine base and is provided with a seat cavity with an opening at the upper side; and the number of the first and second groups,
a cold-tank assembly as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the lower end of the cold tank is inserted into the seat cavity, and the water outlet joint is communicated with the water outlet channel.
14. The water dispenser of claim 13, wherein a rocker switch is disposed on the water outlet connector, a button block is movably disposed at the front side of the base, and the button block and the rocker switch are disposed in a corresponding manner, so that the button block abuts against the rocker switch in a moving stroke to push the rocker switch to rotate, thereby controlling the opening and closing of the water outlet connector.
15. The water dispenser of claim 13, wherein the base has an installation cavity with an opening at an upper side, the cavity is disposed at a lower side of the installation cavity and is vertically communicated with the installation cavity, the base has an upward step surface at a position adjacent to the cavity and the installation cavity, the step surface is provided with the water outlet channel extending vertically, the cold tank penetrates the installation cavity from top to bottom, the lower end of the cold tank is inserted into the cavity, and the water outlet end of the water outlet joint is inserted into the water outlet channel from top to bottom.
16. The water dispenser of claim 15, wherein the inner side wall of the mounting cavity is provided with a vertically extending limiting groove, the outer side wall of the cold tank is correspondingly convexly provided with a positioning lug, and the positioning lug is matched with the limiting groove.
17. The water dispenser of claim 15, wherein the base is rotatably connected with a pressing plate, the pressing plate is provided with a clamping part, the base is provided with a clamping matching part, and the clamping part and the clamping matching part are clamped with each other, so that the pressing plate covers the upper side of the cold tank assembly.
18. The water dispenser of claim 15, wherein the cold tank assembly is as claimed in claim 3 or 4, a positioning groove is formed on the step surface, the positioning groove is arranged corresponding to the lower end of the water separator, the upper side of the positioning groove and the side facing the refrigeration seat are arranged in an open manner, and the inner side wall of the positioning groove is arranged in a tapered manner from top to bottom.
19. The water dispenser of claim 13, wherein the cold tank assembly is as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 7, the base is provided with a hot tank and a hot tank water inlet connector, the hot tank water inlet connector is used for being matched with the hot tank connecting passage on the cold tank and communicated with the hot tank, the base is provided with an anti-overflow passage corresponding to the hot tank water inlet connector, and the anti-overflow passage is communicated with the water receiving box of the base.
20. The water dispenser of claim 19, wherein the base is further provided with a steam box, the steam box is communicated with the hot tank for collecting water vapor discharged from the hot tank, and the steam box is communicated with the water receiving box.
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