CN114145626A

CN114145626A - Drinking machine

Info

Publication number: CN114145626A
Application number: CN202010933187.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 唐斌; 蔡健; 黄仁胜
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Foshan Shunde Midea Water Dispenser Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Foshan Shunde Midea Water Dispenser Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-09-07
Filing date: 2020-09-07
Publication date: 2022-03-08

Abstract

The invention discloses a water dispenser, which comprises a cold tank, a cover seat body, a smart head and a sterilization component, wherein the cold tank is provided with a cavity with an opening at the upper end, the cover seat body is sealed and arranged at the opening of the cavity, the cover seat body is provided with an air inlet, the smart head is arranged at the upper side of the cover seat body, a channel is formed in the smart head, the lower end of the channel is downwards communicated with the inner cavity of the cold tank, the upper end of the channel is used for upwards communicating with the inner cavity of a water supply container in a sealing way, the sterilization component is arranged at the air inlet and is used for filtering air entering the channel from the air inlet through the cavity, at the moment, an air supply path is formed by the air flowing through the cavity of the cold tank from the air inlet, flowing into the channel of the smart head through the cavity and entering the water supply container through the channel, and when a bacteria filtering film is arranged at the air inlet, the purification gets into the cold jar and the air in the water supply container improves user experience, has better effect.

Description

Drinking machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of water dispensers, in particular to a water dispenser.

Background

The water dispenser is a common household appliance, a large amount of water with or without a cover is used in the water dispenser, external air can enter the water with the cover in the use process, air supplement and bacteria filtration cannot be realized in a water path of the water dispenser in the prior art, and the user experience needs to be improved.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide a water dispenser, which aims to sterilize outside air and then supplement the sterilized outside air into barreled water so as to improve user experience.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a water dispenser, comprising:

the cold tank is provided with a cavity with an opening at the upper end;

the cover seat body is provided with an air inlet;

the intelligent head is arranged on the upper side of the cover seat body, a channel is formed in the intelligent head, the lower end of the channel is downwards communicated with the inner cavity of the cold tank, and the upper end of the channel is used for upwards communicating the inner cavity of the water supply container in a sealing manner; and the number of the first and second groups,

and the degerming assembly is arranged at the air inlet and used for filtering air entering the channel from the air inlet through the cavity.

In one embodiment, the smart head is disposed on the cover seat body and is integrally disposed with the cover seat body.

In one embodiment, an accommodating groove is formed at the upper end of the cover seat body, the accommodating groove is used for accommodating a water outlet end of a water supply container, and a first sealing ring is arranged on the inner wall of the accommodating groove and used for sealing a matching surface between the accommodating groove and the water supply container;

the smart head is at least partially disposed in the receiving groove.

In one embodiment, the cover and base body is sleeved in the containing cavity, and a second sealing ring is arranged between the cover and base body and the cold tank.

In one embodiment, the sterilization assembly includes a filter membrane.

In one embodiment, an air inlet sleeve is arranged at the air inlet, and the upper end of the air inlet sleeve is arranged to protrude out of the upper end surface of the cover seat body;

the filter membrane is arranged at the upper end port of the air inlet sleeve.

In one embodiment, the water dispenser further comprises an anti-overflow structure, and the anti-overflow structure is arranged in the containing cavity and used for blocking the channel and/or the air inlet when the liquid level in the containing cavity reaches a preset height.

In an embodiment, the anti-overflow structure includes a blocking ball movably mounted in the containing cavity along the up-down direction, and the blocking ball is disposed corresponding to the passage or the air inlet.

In one embodiment, the blocking ball is provided with a limit hole extending in the vertical direction;

the anti-overflow structure further comprises a limiting rod which extends along the vertical direction, the upper end of the limiting rod is arranged on the cover seat body, and the lower end of the limiting rod is sleeved in the limiting hole;

the blocking ball floats up and down along with the liquid level in the containing cavity.

In an embodiment, an air inlet sleeve is arranged at the air inlet, the lower end of the air inlet sleeve extends downwards into the containing cavity, and the lower end surface of the air inlet sleeve is arranged in a spherical surface mode so as to be matched with the outer side surface of the blocking ball.

In the technical scheme provided by the invention, the cover seat body is sealed and arranged at an opening at the upper end of the cooling tank, the cover seat body is provided with an air inlet, the smart head is arranged at the upper side of the cover seat body, a channel is formed in the smart head, the lower end of the channel is downwards communicated with the inner cavity of the cooling tank, the upper end of the channel is used for upwards sealing and communicating with the inner cavity of a water supply container, at the moment, an air supply path is formed in such a way that air flows through the cavity of the cooling tank from the air inlet, flows into the channel of the smart head through the cavity and enters the water supply container through the channel, and when the air inlet is provided with the bacterial filtering membrane, the air entering the cooling tank and the water supply container is purified, so that the user experience is improved, and the cover seat body has a better effect.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, 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 sectional structure view of an embodiment of a water dispenser (partial structure) provided by the invention.

The reference numbers illustrate:

reference numerals	Name (R)	Reference numerals	Name (R)
				100	Drinking machine	4	Bacteria filtering film
1	Cold tank	5	First seal ring
				11	Containing chamber	6	Second seal ring
2	Cover and base body	7	Air inlet sleeve
				21	Air inlet	8	Blocking ball
22	Accommodating tank	a	Water route
				3	Smart head	b	Gas circuit
31	Channel	200	Water supply container

The implementation, functional features and advantages of the objects of the present invention will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed Description

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

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, technical solutions between various embodiments may be combined with each other, but must be realized by a person skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, such a combination should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.

In view of this, the present invention provides a water dispenser, wherein fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the water dispenser provided by the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1, the water dispenser 100 includes a cold tank 1, a cover base 2, a smart head 3 and a bacteria removing assembly, the cold tank 1 has a cavity 11 with an open upper end, the cover base 2 is sealed and disposed at an opening of the cavity 11, the cover base 2 is provided with an air inlet 21, the smart head 3 is disposed at an upper side of the cover base 2, a passage 31 is formed in the smart head 3, a lower end of the passage 31 is downwardly communicated with an inner cavity of the cold tank 1, an upper end of the passage is used for upwardly sealing and communicating with an inner cavity of a water supply container 200, and the bacteria removing assembly is disposed at the air inlet 21 and is used for filtering air entering the passage 31 from the air inlet 21 through the cavity 11.

In the technical scheme provided by the invention, the cover seat body 2 is hermetically arranged at an opening at the upper end of the cold tank 1, the cover seat body 2 is provided with an air inlet 21, the smart head 3 is arranged at the upper side of the cover seat body 2, a channel 31 is formed in the smart head 3, the lower end of the channel 31 is downwards communicated with an inner cavity of the cold tank 1, the upper end of the channel is used for upwards hermetically communicating with an inner cavity of the water supply container 200, at the moment, air flows through the cavity 11 of the cold tank 1 from the air inlet 21, flows into the channel 31 of the smart head 3 through the cavity 11, and enters the water supply container 200 through the channel 31, and when the bacteria filtering membrane 4 is arranged at the air inlet 21, the air entering the cold tank 1 and the water supply container 200 is purified, so that the user experience is improved, and a better effect is achieved.

It should be noted that the cover body 2 can only be the sealing cover of the cold tank 1, the sealing cover is provided with a smart seat, the smart head 3 is arranged on the smart seat, at the moment, the smart head 3 passes through the smart seat and the sealing cover, so that the lower end of the channel 31 is communicated with the cavity 11 of the cold tank 1, and certainly, the smart head 3 can be directly arranged on the cover body 2, in an embodiment, the smart head 3 is arranged on the cover body 2 and is integrally arranged with the cover body 2, at the moment, the cover body of the cold tank 1 does not need to be separately arranged, the structure is compact, in addition, the seat body needs to be explained, the smart head 3 and the cover body 2 can be directly arranged when being integrally arranged, the smart head 3 and the cover body 2 are detached from the cold tank 1, so that the smart head 3 and the cover body 2 are convenient to clean, and cleaning the cold tank 1.

In order to make the cavity 11 and the passage 31 of the smart head 3 be clean and sterile air, it is necessary to introduce air into the above structure only through the air inlet 21, and the joints of the other structures need to be completely sealed, and it is necessary to consider the sealing property of the joint between the external water supply container 200 and the smart head 3 and the sealing property of the joint between the cap body 2 and the cold tank 1.

Specifically, in one embodiment, lid pedestal 2 upper end is formed with holding tank 22, holding tank 22 is used for supplying water supply container 200's play water end to settle, the inner wall of holding tank 22 is equipped with first sealing washer 5, is used for sealing holding tank 22 with fitting surface between the water supply container 200, clever head 3 is located at least partially in the holding tank 22, so set up, improved outside water supply container 200 with the leakproofness of the junction between clever head 3 has reduced the air from outside water supply container 200 with junction between the clever head 3 gets into risk on the tonifying qi gas circuit has better effect.

In an embodiment, the cover base body 2 is sleeved in the accommodating cavity 11, and the second sealing ring 6 is arranged between the cover base body 2 and the cold tank 1, so that the sealing performance of the joint between the cover base body 2 and the cold tank 1 is improved, the risk that air enters the air supplementing gas circuit from the joint between the cover base body 2 and the cold tank 1 is reduced, and a better effect is achieved.

It should be noted that the first sealing ring 5 and/or the second sealing ring 6 may be a soft pad made of a rubber material, and the first sealing ring 5 and/or the second sealing ring 6 are deformed by interference to achieve sealing.

Degerming subassembly is used for filtering certainly air inlet 21 warp it gets into to hold chamber 11 air in the passageway 31, the mode of degerming can be ultraviolet sterilization, infrared sterilization's mode, also can be the mode of filter sterilization, in one embodiment, the degerming subassembly is including straining fungus membrane 4, strain fungus membrane 4 and acquire the convenience, also be convenient for change.

It should be noted that the filter membrane 4 can be attached to the air inlet 21, for example, by means of adhesive bonding, or by providing a compression structure, for example, a compression ring and a screw fitting are mounted on the air inlet 21.

The general thickness of the position department that lid pedestal body 2 set up air inlet 21 is thinner, in one embodiment, air inlet 21 department is equipped with air inlet cover 7, the upper end of air inlet cover 7 is outstanding the up end setting of lid pedestal body 2, strain the fungus membrane 4 and locate the up end port department of air inlet cover 7, through setting up air inlet cover 7 has played local enhancement the peripheral intensity of air inlet 21 department, in addition, can only lay corresponding mounting structure on the air inlet cover 7 and install strain fungus membrane 4, it is more convenient to install.

After the water outlet end of the external water supply container 200 is installed on the smart head 3, the smart head 3 takes water from the water supply container 200 and flows through the accommodating cavity 11 of the cold tank 1, in the whole water taking process, air can be supplemented into the water supply container 200 to achieve the balance between air pressure and hydraulic pressure in the water supply container 200, and the whole water taking process is explained as follows: the water supply container 200 is placed on the cover base body 2, the smart head 3 is inserted into the water outlet end of the water supply container 200 at the moment, and water in the water supply container 200 can be supplemented into the inner cavity of the cold tank 1 through the water inlet hole of the channel 31 of the smart head 3 under the action of gravity, as shown in a water path a in fig. 1; meanwhile, after being filtered by the bacteria filtering membrane 4, the outside air enters the smart head 3 through the accommodating cavity 11 and is supplemented into the water supply container 200, as shown by an air passage b in fig. 1, water is continuously supplemented until the sum of the air pressure in the water supply container 200 and the water pressure remaining in the water supply container 200 is equal to the outside atmospheric pressure, and then the water supply to the cold tank 1 is stopped.

When the cask breaks, perhaps when the air temperature changes, water in the water supply container 200 can continue to supply water in the cold tank 1, at this moment, the water in the appearance chamber 11 of cold tank 1 can overflow, can the wasting of resources on the one hand, and on the other hand user experience is very poor.

In an embodiment, the water dispenser 100 further includes an anti-overflow structure, the anti-overflow structure is disposed in the cavity 11, and is configured to block the passage 31 and/or the air inlet 21 when a liquid level in the cavity 11 reaches a preset height, and directly block the water drainage passage 31 when the passage 31 is blocked, so that water supply to the cold tank 1 can be quickly stopped, the air inlet 21 is blocked, after water is continuously supplied for a period of time, a volume of air in the cavity 11 is gradually reduced, and a pressure of the air is gradually increased until a sum of an external pressure and a water pressure in the water supply container 200 is equal, at this time, water supply is stopped, and it needs to be described that a mode of blocking the passage 31 and the blocking the air inlet 21 can be selected alternatively or simultaneously.

It should be noted that the predetermined height is a specific height, such as 3/4 or 4/5 of the net height of the chamber 11, and there is a risk of overflow when this height is reached.

In the technical scheme of the present invention, the specific structural form of the anti-overflow structure is not limited, for example, the anti-overflow structure may be a blocking plug, in an embodiment, the anti-overflow structure includes a blocking ball 8 movably installed in the accommodating cavity 11 in an up-down direction, the blocking ball 8 is disposed corresponding to the channel 31 or the air inlet 21, and a linear driving structure may be adopted to drive the blocking ball 8 to move, so as to facilitate the movement of the blocking ball 8 and facilitate the blocking.

It should be noted that the linear driving structure can be a cylinder, an oil cylinder or an electric push rod to actively realize plugging, and certainly, the linear driving structure can also be a floating ball arranged on the blocking ball 8, and the blocking ball moves up and down by utilizing the height of the liquid level, in an embodiment, the blocking ball 8 is provided with a limiting hole extending up and down, the anti-overflow structure further comprises a limiting rod extending up and down, the upper end of the limiting rod is arranged on the cover seat body 2, the lower end of the limiting rod is sleeved in the limiting hole, the blocking ball 8 floats up and down along with the liquid level in the accommodating cavity 11, so that the linear driving structure does not need to actively monitor the height of the liquid level in the accommodating cavity 11, the inside of the system can be self-adaptive to prevent overflow, and the linear driving structure has a better effect.

In order to obtain a better blocking effect, in an embodiment, the air inlet 21 is provided with the air inlet sleeve 7, the lower end of the air inlet sleeve 7 extends downwards into the accommodating cavity 11, and the lower end surface of the air inlet sleeve 7 is in a spherical surface arrangement so as to be matched with the outer side surface of the blocking ball 8, so that the blocking effect is better, and the water in the accommodating cavity 11 can be prevented from overflowing.

The above description is only an alternative embodiment of the present invention, and 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.

Claims

1. A water dispenser, characterized in that it comprises:

the cold tank is provided with a cavity with an opening at the upper end;

the cover seat body is provided with an air inlet;

2. The water dispenser of claim 1 wherein the smart head is disposed on the cover base and is integrally formed therewith.

3. The water dispenser of claim 2, wherein the upper end of the cover seat body is formed with a receiving groove for accommodating a water outlet end of a water supply container, and the inner wall of the receiving groove is provided with a first sealing ring for sealing a matching surface between the receiving groove and the water supply container;

the smart head is at least partially disposed in the receiving groove.

4. The water dispenser of claim 2 wherein the cover and base body is nested within the cavity and a second gasket is disposed between the cover and base body and the cold tank.

5. The water dispenser of claim 1 wherein the sterilizing assembly comprises a bacterial filter.

6. The water dispenser of claim 5, wherein the air inlet is provided with an air inlet sleeve, and the upper end of the air inlet sleeve is arranged to protrude out of the upper end surface of the cover seat body;

the filter membrane is arranged at the upper end port of the air inlet sleeve.

7. The water dispenser of claim 1, further comprising an anti-overflow structure disposed in the cavity for blocking the passage and/or the air inlet when the liquid level in the cavity reaches a predetermined height.

8. The water dispenser of claim 7 wherein the spill-proof structure comprises a blocking ball movably mounted in the cavity in an up-down direction, the blocking ball being disposed corresponding to the passage or the air inlet.

9. The water dispenser of claim 8, wherein the blocking ball is provided with a limiting hole extending in the vertical direction;

10. The water dispenser of claim 8, wherein the air inlet is provided with an air inlet sleeve, the lower end of the air inlet sleeve extends downwards into the containing cavity, and the lower end surface of the air inlet sleeve is arranged in a spherical surface manner so as to be matched with the outer side surface of the blocking ball.