CN114158933A

CN114158933A - Water purifying drinking machine

Info

Publication number: CN114158933A
Application number: CN202111016716.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 温小健; 莫祖栋; 廖榆敏; 冯在锋
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: 2021-08-31
Filing date: 2021-08-31
Publication date: 2022-03-11
Anticipated expiration: 2041-08-31
Also published as: CN114158933B

Abstract

The invention discloses a water purifying drinking machine. This clean drink machine includes: the main machine is provided with a water receiving area and a containing cavity which is arranged at a distance from the water receiving area, the main machine is provided with a water outlet component control unit which is arranged in the containing cavity and is used for discharging water towards the water receiving area, the control unit comprises a communication module, a sensing module and a control module, the communication module is in communication connection with the terminal equipment to acquire instruction water making information sent by the terminal equipment, the sensing module is used for sensing built-in water making information of an external element, and the control module controls the water outlet component to discharge water according to the instruction water making information or the built-in water making information. According to the water purifying dispenser disclosed by the embodiment of the invention, the control module can control the water outlet of the water purifying dispenser according to the built-in water making information of the induction external element, and the control module can also control the water outlet of the water purifying dispenser according to the instruction water making information sent by the acquisition terminal device, so that a user does not need to contact the water purifying dispenser when receiving water, the propagation of bacteria and viruses is blocked, and the safety and the convenience of the water purifying dispenser are improved.

Description

Water purifying drinking machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a water purifying and drinking machine.

Background

In the related art, when a user uses the water purifying dispenser to prepare drinking water, water outlet and water cut-off operations are generally required to be realized through a touch key or a mechanical switch on the water purifying dispenser, the operation is complicated and inconvenient, and in addition, the touch key or the mechanical switch on the water purifying dispenser can become a propagation path of bacteria and viruses and is not beneficial to the safety of the water purifying dispenser.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving, at least to some extent, one of the above-mentioned problems in the prior art. Therefore, the invention provides the water purifying dispenser which can improve the safety and the convenience of the water purifying dispenser.

The water purifying drinking machine according to the embodiment of the invention comprises: the host machine is provided with a water receiving area and an accommodating cavity arranged at an interval with the water receiving area, and a water outlet component for discharging water towards the water receiving area; the control unit is installed in the accommodating cavity and comprises a communication module, an induction module and a control module, the communication module is in communication connection with the terminal device to acquire instruction water making information sent by the terminal device, the induction module is used for inducing built-in water making information of an external element, the control module is respectively connected with the water outlet component, the induction module and the communication module, and the control module controls the water outlet component to discharge water according to the instruction water making information or the built-in water making information.

According to the water purifying dispenser disclosed by the embodiment of the invention, the control module can control the water outlet of the water purifying dispenser according to the built-in water making information of the induction external element, and the control module can also control the water outlet of the water purifying dispenser according to the instruction water making information sent by the acquisition terminal device, so that a user does not need to contact the water purifying dispenser when receiving water, the propagation of bacteria and viruses is blocked, and the safety and the convenience of the water purifying dispenser are improved.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the control unit further includes an output module connected to the control module, the sensing module is further configured to sense a built-in identification code of the external component, the communication module is further configured to obtain a command identification code sent by the mobile terminal, and the control unit is configured to control the output module to output the command water making information to the external component and control the water outlet component to discharge water according to the command water making information when the control module determines that the built-in identification code is consistent with the command identification code.

Further, the control unit is configured to control the output module to output the instruction water making information to the external element and to overwrite the instruction water making information with the built-in water making information at the time of identification when the control module determines that the built-in identification code and the instruction identification code coincide.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the control unit is configured to control the water outlet component to discharge water according to the built-in water production information when the control module determines that the built-in identification code and the instruction identification code are not consistent.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the water purifying dispenser comprises an air outlet part, the control module is connected with the air outlet part, and the control module controls the air outlet amount of the air outlet part according to the built-in water making information or the instruction water making information.

Furthermore, the water purifying and drinking machine further comprises a bubble bottle, the bubble bottle is respectively matched with the water outlet component and the air outlet component, and the bubble bottle is provided with a bubble water outlet.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the sensing module is an RFID sensing module and the output module is an RFID output module.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the water purifier includes a plurality of water paths therein, the plurality of water paths are respectively connected to the water outlet member, the plurality of water paths are configured to pass through different water purifying members to discharge filtered water of different water qualities toward the water outlet member, and the control module is configured to control the on/off of each of the water paths to control the water outlet member to discharge filtered water of a corresponding water quality according to the built-in water production information or the instructed water production information.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the water purifier comprises an adding component, the adding component is used for adding substances into a water outlet pipeline connected with the water outlet component to change water quality, and the control module is connected with the adding component to control the adding amount of the adding component according to the built-in water making information or the instruction water making information.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the built-in water production information comprises at least one of water quantity information, water temperature information, water quality information; the instruction water making information comprises at least one of water quantity information, water temperature information and water quality information.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the built-in water preparation information includes water amount information, the instruction water preparation information includes water amount information, the water purifying dispenser further includes a detection component connected to the control module, the detection component is disposed above the water receiving area and is configured to detect a water level height and a container height of a water receiving container located in the water receiving area, and the control module is further configured to control the water outlet component to stop water outlet when one of a first water stop condition and a second water stop condition is met, wherein the first water stop condition is that a water outlet amount of the water outlet component reaches the water amount information, and the second water stop condition is that a ratio of the water level height to the container height is greater than or equal to a preset threshold value.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a water purifying dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an external component according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a clean drink machine and external components according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a clean drink machine waterway system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is another schematic diagram of a waterway system of a water purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

an outer member 200; a trigger recognition module 201;

a water purifying dispenser 300; a control module 301; a communication module 302; a sensing module 303; a water receiving area 304; a housing chamber 305; an output module 306; a water outlet member 30;

a waterway system 100; a drain port 110;

a water tank assembly 10; a water level detection assembly 11;

a refrigeration assembly 20;

a heating unit 40;

a filter assembly 50; a waste water port 51;

a first water path 61; a second waterway 62; a third water path 63; a fourth waterway 64; a fifth water path 65; a sixth waterway 66; a seventh waterway 67; an eighth waterway 68;

a first water pump 71; a second water pump 72; a sterilizing valve 73;

a drain valve 81; a water outlet valve 82; a waste valve 83; a water inlet valve 84; a booster pump 85; a pressure maintaining valve 86; a water leakage protector 87.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are illustrative and intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting 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 one or more of that 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 connected, electrically connected or can communicate with each other; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

A water dispenser 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described in detail below with reference to fig. 1-5.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, a water purifier 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main unit and a control unit, the main unit is provided with a water receiving area 304 and a receiving cavity 305, which are arranged at intervals, and the control unit can be installed in the receiving cavity of the main unit to provide an installation position for the control unit, provide good waterproof and dustproof effects, and make the appearance of the main unit neat and beautiful. It will be appreciated that the receiving chamber 305 is located inside the host machine and the water receiving area 304 communicates with the outside of the host machine. The host is further provided with a water outlet component 30 which is towards the water receiving area 304 for water outlet, the water receiving container can be placed at a position corresponding to the water receiving area 304 for water receiving, an electromagnetic valve can be arranged in the water outlet component 30, and whether the water outlet component 30 is used for water outlet or not is controlled by controlling the opening and closing of the electromagnetic valve.

The control unit comprises an induction module 303, a communication module 302 and a control module 301, the communication module 302 is in communication connection with the terminal device to obtain instruction water making information sent by the terminal device, the terminal device can be a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone and a tablet personal computer, and it can be understood that the instruction water making information can be a control instruction for controlling parameters such as water outlet temperature and water outlet amount of the water purifying and drinking machine 300.

It should be noted that, the connection mode of the terminal device and the communication module 302 may be direct connection, the direct connection mode may be a mode of connecting through bluetooth in a peer-to-peer manner, the connection mode of the terminal device and the communication module 302 may also be a mode of transferring through a server, and an APP (Application, mobile phone software) for sending an instruction identification code and instruction water making information to the server and/or the communication module 302 may be installed in the terminal device, so as to facilitate user operation, and the APP may be a beautiful house or other APPs.

The external element 200 may be a wearable device or a water receiving container, a trigger identification module 201 is disposed in each of the wearable device or the water receiving container, a built-in identification code and built-in water production information are pre-stored in the trigger identification module 201, it can be understood that the built-in identification code may be identity information of the trigger identification module 201, and the built-in water production information may be a control instruction for controlling parameters such as water outlet temperature and water outlet amount of the water purifying and drinking machine 300. The water receiving container can be a water cup, and the wearable device can be a bracelet.

The sensing module 303 is configured to sense the built-in water preparation information of the external component 200, that is, the sensing module 303 may sense the built-in water preparation information pre-stored in the trigger recognition module 201 of the external component 200, the sensing module 303 may sense the trigger recognition module 201 when the external component 200 such as a cup having the trigger recognition module 201 is placed in the read sensing area of the sensing module 303, and the sensing module 303 may sense the built-in recognition code and the built-in water preparation information from the trigger recognition module 201. The sensing module 303 can be clamped or screwed to the inside of the host casing facing away from the water receiving area 304 of the host, so that the reading sensing area of the sensing module 303 corresponds to the water receiving area 304, and the trigger identification module 201 in the water receiving area 304 can be sensed. It should be noted that the host housing may be made of non-metal materials such as plastic and glass, so as to prevent the host housing from isolating the sensing signal between the sensing module 303 and the trigger recognition module 201.

The control module 301 is connected to the water outlet member 30, the sensing module 303 and the communication module 302, the control module 301 can obtain the command identification code and the command water making information through the communication module 302, the control module 301 can obtain the built-in identification code and the built-in water making information through the sensing module 303, and the control module 301 can control the electromagnetic valve on the water outlet member 30 to control whether the water outlet member 30 is discharging water and controlling the water discharge amount.

The control module 303 controls the water outlet component to discharge water according to the instruction water making information or the built-in water making information, and a user does not need to control water discharge and water cut-off through a touch key or a mechanical switch on the water purifying dispenser 300 when receiving water, so that the user can complete water receiving without contacting the water purifying dispenser 300.

According to the water purifying drinking machine 300 provided by the embodiment of the invention, the control module 301 can control the water outlet of the water purifying drinking machine 300 according to the built-in water making information of the induction external element 200, and the control module 301 can also control the water outlet of the water purifying drinking machine 300 according to the instruction water making information sent by the acquisition terminal device, so that a user does not need to contact the water purifying drinking machine 300 when receiving water, further the propagation of bacteria and viruses is favorably blocked, and the safety and the convenience of the water purifying drinking machine 300 are improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the control unit further includes an output module 306, the output module 306 is connected to the control module 301, the sensing module 303 is further configured to sense a built-in identification code of the external component 200, where the built-in identification code may be identification information of the trigger identification module 201 on the external component such as a cup and a bracelet, and the communication module 302 is further configured to obtain an instruction identification code sent by the mobile terminal, it is understood that the instruction identification code may be identification information for identifying the trigger identification module 201 on the external component 200, the control unit is configured to, when the control module 301 determines that the built-in identification code is consistent with the instruction identification code, the control module 301 may control the output module 306 to output instruction water making information to the external component 200, and the control module 301 controls the water outlet component 30 to discharge water according to the instruction water making information, that is, by comparing the built-in identification code with the instruction identification code, finding out the external element 200 which needs to modify the water making information, and outputting instruction water making information to the trigger identification module 201 on the external element 200 through the output module 306, thereby modifying the water making information built in the external element to meet the constantly changing water demand of the user.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the instruction water making information output by the trigger recognition module 201 of the external component by the output module 306 may be transmitted in a non-contact manner, and when the external component 200 such as a cup with the trigger recognition module 201 is placed in the output sensing area of the output module 306 and the control module 301 determines that the built-in identification code is consistent with the instruction identification code, the output module 306 may output the instruction water making information to the trigger recognition module 201. The output module 306 and the sensing module 303 may be installed side by side on the inner side of the host casing away from the water receiving area 304 of the host, so that the read sensing area and the output sensing area correspond to the water receiving area 304, that is, when the external device 200 is placed in the water receiving area 304, the trigger recognition module 201 on the external device 200 is in the read sensing area and the output sensing area.

It should be noted that the control unit is configured such that when the control module 301 determines that the built-in identification code and the command identification code are identical, the control module 301 controls the output module 306 to output the command water making information to the external element 200, and overwrites the built-in water making information at the time of identification with the command water making information. That is to say, the instruction water making information replaces the original built-in water making information in the trigger identification module 201, and becomes the new built-in water making information prestored in the trigger identification module 201, so that when the user uses the external element 200 again, the user can default to water making according to the water making information set by the user through the terminal device last time, the frequency of setting the water making information by the user is reduced, and the user experience is improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the control unit is configured such that when the control module 301 determines that the built-in identification code is not consistent with the command identification code, the control module 301 controls the water outlet component to discharge water according to the built-in water preparing information sensed by the trigger identification module 201 by the sensing module 303.

In some embodiments of the present invention, when the sensing module 303 senses the sensing trigger recognition module 201, after waiting for a preset time, the control module 301 controls the water component 30 to discharge water to the water receiving area 304 according to the built-in water making information or the instruction built-in water making information, and automatically stops discharging water after reaching the water discharge amount set by the built-in water making information or the instruction built-in water making information. The waiting preset time can be 3 seconds, so that the user can have enough time to accurately place the water receiving container right below the water outlet assembly.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the water purifier 300 further includes a sound prompt module connected to the control module 301, and during the waiting preset time, the control module 301 controls the sound prompt module to emit a sensing prompt sound to prompt the user that the water purifier 300 senses the trigger recognition module 201, where the sensing prompt sound may be a droplet 3 sound.

In some embodiments of the invention, the water purifier 300 may handle a plurality of external elements and may handle water discharge. For example, the plurality of external elements include a first external element and a second external element, the first external element is a first water cup, the second external element is a second water cup, a first trigger identification module is arranged on the first water cup, a first built-in identification code and first built-in water making information are arranged in the first trigger identification module, the first built-in identification code can be A001, the first built-in water making information can be 100ml of outlet water, a second trigger identification module is arranged on the second water cup, a second built-in identification code and second built-in water making information are arranged in the second trigger identification module, the second built-in identification code can be B002, and the second built-in water making information can be 80ml of outlet water.

When a user does not send an instruction identification code and instruction water making information to the communication module 302 through a mobile phone, if a first water cup is placed in the water receiving area 304, the sensing module 303 reads that the first built-in water making information is 100ml of outlet water, and the control module 301 controls the water outlet component 30 to discharge 100ml of outlet water according to the first built-in water making information; if the second cup is placed in the water receiving area 304, the sensing module 303 reads that the second built-in water making information is 80ml of water, and the control module 301 controls the water outlet component 30 to discharge 80ml of water according to the second built-in water making information.

When a user needs to modify the first built-in water making information of the first trigger identification module on the first water cup, the user can send a first instruction identification code and the first instruction water making information to the communication module 302 through the mobile phone, the first instruction identification code can be A001, and the first instruction water making information can be 150ml of discharged water; if the first cup is placed in the water receiving area 304, the sensing module 303 reads that the first built-in identification code is a001 and the first built-in water making information is 100ml of outlet water, because the first instruction identification code a001 is consistent with the first built-in identification code a001, the control module 301 controls the output module 306 to output the first instruction water making information of 150ml of outlet water to the first trigger identification module, and the control module 301 controls the water outlet component 30 to output 150ml of outlet water according to the first instruction water making information. It should be noted that, when the output module 306 outputs the first instruction water making information of 150ml of outlet water to the first trigger identification module, the first instruction water making information of 150ml of outlet water covers and replaces the original first built-in water making information of 100ml of outlet water, that is, when the first water cup is placed in the outlet water area again, the built-in water making information read by the sensing module is 150ml of outlet water, and the control module 301 controls the outlet water component 30 to make 150ml of outlet water according to the new built-in water making information, so as to modify the built-in water making information of the corresponding trigger identification module 201, thereby reducing the operation of repeatedly setting the water making information by the user.

In some embodiments of the invention, the external element 200 may correspond to a plurality of beverage dispensers 300. For example, a first water purifying dispenser and a second water purifying dispenser are respectively placed in a living room and a bedroom of a user, the first water purifying dispenser and the second water purifying dispenser can interact with the external element 200, the first water purifying dispenser can automatically produce water and discharge water according to water production information built in the external element 200, and water production information built in the external element 200 can be modified; the second water purifying dispenser can automatically produce water and discharge water according to the water production information built in the external element 200, and can also modify the water production information built in the external element 200 so as to enhance the universality of the external element 200 and reduce the operation of repeatedly setting the water production information by a user.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the water purifier 300 includes an air outlet component, the control module 301 is connected to the air outlet component, and the control module 301 controls the air outlet amount of the air outlet component according to the built-in water preparation information or the instruction water preparation information. That is, the water purifying dispenser 300 has a function of preparing bubble water, the built-in water preparation information and the instruction water preparation information may include information on whether bubble water is generated, the control module 301 controls the air outlet part to discharge air when bubble water is required to be generated, and the control module 301 controls the air outlet part not to discharge air when bubble water is not required to be generated.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the air outlet component may include an air cylinder, an air outlet nozzle, and an air outlet valve selectively communicating the air cylinder and the air outlet nozzle, and the control module 301 is connected to the air outlet valve to control the air outlet nozzle to output air by controlling the opening and closing of the air outlet valve, so that the air nozzle may be inserted into the water cup to receive water and output air, thereby achieving the function of preparing bubble water.

In addition, the built-in water making information and the instruction water making information can also comprise the water amount of the generated bubble water, so that the control module 301 controls the opening time of the air outlet valve according to the water amount of the generated bubble water, and further realizes the control of the air outlet amount of the air outlet component.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the water purifying drinking machine 300 further includes a bubble bottle, the bubble bottle is respectively matched with the water outlet component 30 and the air outlet component, the water outlet component 30 can be communicated with the bubble bottle through a pipeline, the water outlet component 30 can inject water into the bubble bottle through a pipeline, the air outlet component can be communicated with the bubble bottle through a pipeline, the air outlet component can inject air into the bubble bottle, so as to prepare bubble water in the bubble bottle, the bubble bottle has a bubble water outlet, and the bubble water outlet can output bubble water to the water outlet area.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the sensing module 303 is a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) sensing module, the output module 306 is a RFID output module, and the trigger Identification module on the external element 200 is a RFID trigger Identification module, so that non-contact data communication between the RFID sensing module and the RFID trigger Identification module and non-contact data communication between the RFID output module and the RFID trigger Identification module can be realized.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the external element 200 may be a water receiving container or a wearable device, and the water receiving container may be a water cup, so as to enhance the water receiving experience of the user by binding the water cup with the user instruction water making information. Wearable equipment can be the bracelet, and the user can arrange the bracelet in and read induction zone and output induction zone, carries out data communication through the induction module and the output module in the triggering identification module 201 of bracelet and the water purification machine 300 to realize the system water function that corresponds, thereby when the user uses the drinking cup that does not have triggering identification module 201, also can realize controlling the corresponding system water function of water purification machine 300 through the bracelet of hand-carrying, and then be favorable to promoting user experience.

It should be noted that the trigger identification module 201 of the wearable device may be an NFC (Near Field Communication) trigger identification module, and the RFID sensing module and the RFID output module may also perform data Communication with the NFC trigger identification module, that is, the wearable device with an NFC function in the market may realize the function of the external element 200 through software adaptation, so as to increase the compatibility of the water purifier 300, and further facilitate increasing the market share of the water purifier.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the water purifier 300 includes a plurality of water paths, which are respectively connected to the water outlet member 30 in a conducting manner, and the plurality of water paths can be connected in series or in parallel, and are configured to pass through different water purifying members to discharge filtered water with different water qualities toward the water outlet member 30, that is, different water purifying members have different filtering effects on water. The control module 301 is configured to control the on/off of each waterway to control the waterway through which the water purifier 300 flows and the water purifying unit flowing through when preparing the filtered water, so as to control the water outlet unit 30 to discharge the filtered water of the corresponding water quality according to the instruction water preparation information or the built-in water preparation information. It can be understood that the water purifier 300 can prepare filtered water with different water qualities by filtering, the built-in water preparation information and the instruction water preparation information can include water quality information, and the control module 301 controls the water path through which the water flows according to the water quality information, so that the water flows through the corresponding water purifying component on the water path, and then the filtered water with the water quality set by the user is prepared.

It should be noted that different water purification components may refer to different water purification components in the same water purification apparatus, and the different water purification components may be a pre-PAC (polyaluminium chloride) filter element, a RO reverse osmosis membrane of different grades, a post-activated carbon filter element, and the like, so that a user can select the water quality of filtered water by himself, thereby satisfying the differentiated requirements of different users on water quality.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the water purifying drinking machine 300 comprises an adding component, the adding component can add a substance into the water outlet pipeline, the water outlet pipeline is connected to the water outlet component 30 to change the water quality of the water outlet component 30, the control module 301 is connected to the adding component, and the control module 301 can control the adding amount of the adding component according to the instruction water making information or the built-in water making information. It can be understood that the water purifying drinking machine 300 has a function of preparing different water qualities by adding substances, for example, mineral water is prepared by adding minerals, the built-in water preparation information and instruction water preparation information may include whether mineral water is generated, when mineral water needs to be generated, the control module 301 controls the adding component to add minerals into the water outlet pipeline, and the minerals may be food-grade potassium chloride, magnesium sulfate, and the like, so as to adjust the water quality of the outlet water, improve the drinking taste of the water, and supplement ions required by a human body.

In addition, the built-in water preparation information and the instruction water preparation information may further include the amount of water that generates mineral water, so that the control module 301 controls the adding component to add mineral to the water outlet pipeline according to the amount of water that generates mineral water.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the built-in water production information includes at least one of water quantity information, water temperature information, and water quality information; the instruction water making information comprises at least one of water quantity information, water temperature information and water quality information. It can be understood that the water purifying drinking machine 300 has the waterway system 100, the water outlet component 30 is disposed at the water outlet end of the waterway system 100, the control module 301 is connected to the waterway system 100, the control module 301 can control the water making amount and the water outlet amount of the waterway system 100 according to the water amount information, the control module 301 can control the water making temperature of the waterway system 100 according to the water temperature information, and the control module 301 can control the water making quality of the waterway system 100 according to the water quality information, so as to meet different water requirements of users.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the built-in water preparation information includes water quantity information, the instruction water preparation information includes water quantity information, the water purifying drinking machine 300 further includes a detection component connected to the control module 301, the detection component is disposed above the water receiving area 304 and is configured to detect a water level height and a container height of a water receiving container located in the water receiving area 304, and the control module 301 is further configured to control the water outlet component 30 to stop water outlet when one of a first water stop condition and a second water stop condition is satisfied, where the first water stop condition is that a water outlet quantity of the water outlet component 30 reaches a water outlet quantity of the water quantity information, and the second water stop condition is that a ratio of the water level height to the container height is greater than or equal to a preset threshold value.

Specifically, when the control module 301 controls the water outlet component 30 to discharge water according to the built-in water making information or the instruction water making information, if the ratio of the water level height to the container height is always smaller than the preset threshold, when the water yield of the water outlet component 30 reaches the water yield information, the control module 301 controls the water outlet component 30 to stop discharging water, so as to discharge water according to the water yield required by the user.

If before the water yield of water outlet part 30 does not reach the water yield information, when the ratio of the water level height to the container height is greater than or equal to the preset threshold value, then control module 301 controls water outlet part 30 to stop water outlet, so that when the water yield information exceeds the suitable water receiving amount of the water receiving container, water is automatically stopped to prevent the water receiving container from receiving too much water to cause watering, thereby being beneficial to promoting the intellectualization of clean drink machine 300 and promoting user experience.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the preset threshold may be in a range of 0.7 to 0.9, so as to prevent the water container from receiving too much water to cause water sprinkling.

In some embodiments of the invention, the detection component is an ultrasonic sensor and/or an infrared sensor, the ultrasonic sensor can calculate the position of the upper edge of the water receiving container according to the flight time of the ultrasonic wave, and uses the position as a water level calculation reference to further obtain the water level height and the container height of the water receiving container, and the infrared sensor can obtain the water level height and the container height according to the position of the infrared probe, the time from the sending of the infrared ray to the receiving of the infrared ray and the propagation speed of the infrared ray.

Referring now to fig. 4 and 5, a waterway system 100 of a water purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail, it being understood that the following description is only exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the invention.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the waterway system 100 of the water purifying dispenser according to the embodiment of the present invention includes: the water cooling system comprises a filtering assembly 50, a water tank assembly 10, a refrigerating assembly 20, a heating assembly 40, a water outlet assembly 30, a bubble water assembly, a first water channel 61, a second water channel 62, a third water channel 63, a fourth water channel 64, a fifth water channel 65, a sixth water channel 66, a seventh water channel 67 and an eighth water channel 68, a first water pump 71, a second water pump 72, a sterilizing valve 73, a drain valve 81, a water outlet valve 82, a waste water valve 83, a water inlet valve 84 for controlling the on-off of the water channels, and further comprises a pressure maintaining valve 86, a booster pump 85 and a water leakage protector 87.

Wherein, the first water path 61 connects the water tank assembly 10 and the water outlet assembly 30, and the first water path 61 is provided with a refrigeration assembly 20 (such as an ice container assembly, a compressor assembly, etc.) for refrigerating water. The second waterway 62 connects the tank assembly 10 and the water outlet member 30, and the second waterway 62 is provided with a heating assembly 40 (e.g., a hot assembly, a hot tank assembly, etc.) for heating water. The third waterway 63 connects the second waterway 62 and the tank assembly 10, so that the tank assembly 10 and the heating assembly 40 are located on the closed-loop waterway formed by the second waterway 62 and the third waterway 63, the fourth waterway 64 is connected with the first waterway 61, and the fourth waterway 64 is used for draining water, for example, the outlet end of the fourth waterway 64 can be communicated with the water outlet 110 of the water purifying drinking machine. The fourth water path 64 may be provided with a drain valve 81 and used to control the on/off of the fourth water path 64. The first waterway 61 and the second waterway 62 are both connected to the water outlet member 30 through the fifth waterway 65, the fifth waterway 65 may be provided with a water outlet valve 82, and of course, in some embodiments, the third waterway 63 may also be communicated with the water outlet member 30 through the fifth waterway 65, so as to realize the function of taking normal temperature water through the third waterway 63 and the fifth waterway 65, further simplifying the waterways and reducing parts.

As shown in fig. 4, the filter assembly 50 is provided with a waste water port 51, a sixth waterway 66 is connected to the waste water port 51, and the sixth waterway 66 is used for the drainage of the filter assembly 50. In some embodiments, the outlet end of the sixth waterway 66 may be in communication with the outlet port 110 of the water purifier, and the sixth waterway 66 is provided with a waste valve 83 to control the opening and closing of the sixth waterway 66.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, filter assembly 50 has a front waterway and a rear waterway, waterway system 100 includes a seventh waterway 67, seventh waterway 67 connecting the front waterway and the rear waterway 67, seventh waterway 67 being provided with a fill valve 84. The water inlet valve 84 is used for controlling the on/off of the seventh waterway 67 to control the water inlet state of the entire waterway system 100. The water inlet valve 84 is used for opening and closing a waterway of the whole machine, normally, when the waterway system 100 is opened during water making, tap water is guaranteed to smoothly enter the system, and when the water making is stopped, the water inlet valve 84 is closed to cut off a water source, so that the problems of constant pressure bearing in the interior, long flow of wastewater and the like are avoided.

In some embodiments, and with continued reference to fig. 4 and 5, the seventh water path 67 is further provided with a booster pump 85, and the booster pump 85 may boost the pressure of the water source to a pressure required for filtering water by the filter assembly 50, e.g., the booster pump 85 may boost the water pressure to a pressure required for filtering water by the RO reverse osmosis membrane and direct the water to the RO reverse osmosis membrane for filtering. The booster pump 85 is connected between the front water path and the rear water path of the filter assembly 50, and the reason for this is that there is no impurity in the water filtered by the front water path, so that the booster pump 85 is prevented from being blocked by the impurity.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the waterway system 100 further includes an eighth waterway 68, the eighth waterway 68 is connected to the water source and the water inlet end of the filtering assembly 50, the eighth waterway 68 is provided with a pressure maintaining valve 86, and the pressure maintaining valve 86 can eliminate the water pressure fluctuation of the tap water, so as to ensure the water pressure to be stable and avoid the damage of water hammer to the components of the waterway system 100.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the eighth waterway 68 is further provided with a water leakage protector 87, the water leakage protector 87 may be a mechanical device or an electronic water leakage switch, and after a water leakage occurs in the waterway system 100, the water leakage protector 87 may function to close the water source, so as to prevent the water leakage from occurring all the time, and avoid the loss of the user's home finance due to the water leakage.

In some embodiments, a pressure maintaining valve 86 is disposed at the upstream side of the water leakage protector 87 to prevent the water hammer damage of the water leakage protector 87 caused by the water pressure of the water source from affecting the water leakage prevention effect.

The public demand for drinking water has gradually changed from pure water to multi-functional drinking water, such as hot water, cold water and bubble water. The existing mode for making hot water is generally a single-function water purifying drinking machine or a kettle, and the operation is inconvenient and complicated; products for modulating cold water are few, and the requirements of common consumers cannot be met; most people choose to buy bottled soda water for cold storage drinking, and cannot know whether additives in the bottled soda water are healthy or not, and the bottled soda water occupies a large space. Therefore, the invention provides a cold and hot integrated water purifying and drinking machine which can filter out pure water and integrate the function of self-making bubble water.

According to the water purifying and drinking machine provided by the embodiment of the invention, the filtration of tap water and the production of purified water can be realized, the machine can heat and refrigerate the purified water to meet the requirement of general drinking water, and in addition, the self-made bubble water component is arranged, so that the drinking scene is greatly enriched. And the integrated product design can control the volume of the whole machine to be a smaller size, and basically meets the installation scenes of all kitchens or living rooms. And the design of the original water tank is avoided, so that a user does not need to frequently replace the original water tank, and the problem of tap water supply is not needed to be considered after the original water tank is purchased and installed for the first time.

According to the waterway system 100 of the water purifier, a set of control logic for realizing the co-assisted operation of multiple systems is provided, so that the multifunctional integrated operation of the water purifier is realized, and the multi-scene water drinking requirement is met. The method comprises the following specific steps:

water purification system of waterway system 100: as shown by the line arrows in fig. 4, when the complete machine is normally powered on, if the water level detection assembly 11 detects that the water in the water tank assembly 10 is short of water, the water inlet valve 84 is opened, the booster pump 85 is started, and the waste water valve 83 is closed. So that the tap water can smoothly enter the filtering assembly 50 for filtering. Therefore, pure water can be supplied to the water tank assembly 10 until the water level sensing assembly 11 senses the water level is full. After the water is full, the filter assembly 50 will start a flushing procedure, i.e. the waste water valve 83 is opened, the booster pump 85 is kept started, and the water inlet valve 84 is also kept opened, and after the flushing in this state is carried out for 30 seconds, the filter assembly 50 is ready to enter a standby state, at this time, the booster pump 85 will stop working, the water inlet valve 84 is also closed, and the waste water solenoid valve will also be closed. The water purification system enters a standby state.

The water level detection assembly 11 includes a sensing signal corresponding to the second predetermined water level and the first predetermined water level. The induction signal corresponding to the second predetermined water level is indicative that the tank assembly 10 is filled with water; when the induction signal corresponding to the first preset water level comes out, the whole machine is started to produce water, and the water taking operation is not interrupted at the moment; if the sensing signal that first predetermined water level corresponds comes out the back and continues the water intaking and drink, because of making water speed and being less than water intaking speed far away, then the final water level of water tank set spare 10 will descend to the water tank bottommost, the sensing signal that third predetermined water level (being minimum water level) corresponds through first predetermined water level, play water velocity of flow signal and system water signal are combined and are calculated and reachd, for preventing to produce heating assembly 40 dry combustion method and the empty scheduling problem of taking out of water pump this moment, the water intaking operation will stop passively, and the complete machine sends out the water shortage warning information, can only carry out the water intaking operation again after water tank set spare 10 is full of water once more.

Normal temperature water taking logic of the water path system 100: as shown by the solid arrows in fig. 4, when water shortage does not occur in the water tank assembly 10, the water taking operation is not limited, at this time, if the water taking button of the operation panel is clicked to take normal-temperature water, or the control module 301 controls the water path system to take normal-temperature water according to the built-in water making information or the instruction water making information, the water outlet valve 82 is opened immediately, the second water pump 72 is also started to operate after the water outlet valve 82 is opened for 0.5 second, at this time, normal-temperature pure water is pumped from the water tank assembly 10 to the heating assembly 40 by the second water pump 72, the heating assembly 40 is not heated, and the normal-temperature pure water flows out through the water outlet valve 82 and the water outlet assembly 30 which are in the opened state.

The hot water taking logic of the waterway system 100: as shown by solid arrows in fig. 4, when water shortage does not occur in the water tank assembly 10, the water taking operation is not limited, at this time, if a water taking button of the operation panel is clicked to perform hot water taking operation, or the control module 301 controls the water path system to prepare hot water according to the built-in water preparation information or the instruction water preparation information, the outlet valve 82 is immediately opened, the heating assembly 40 starts to operate while the outlet valve 82 is opened, the second water pump 72 starts to operate after the outlet valve 82 is opened for 0.5 second, at this time, the normal temperature pure water is pumped from the water tank assembly 10 to the heating assembly 40 by the second water pump 72 to be heated, and the heated water is discharged through the outlet valve 82 and the outlet component 30 which are in the opened state. The hot water outlet can realize various water temperature selections, such as: boiling water, green tea making water, warm water, milk making water and the like. The heating assembly 40 and the second water pump 72 receive different water outlet temperature signals of the system, and different temperature water outlets are realized by matching different flow rates of the second water pump 72 and heating power of the heating assembly 40 in combination with the NTC value of the inlet and outlet water temperature set on the heating assembly 40. When water taking is stopped, the second water pump 72 and the heating assembly 40 stop working immediately after receiving a water taking stopping signal, and the water outlet valve 82 is also closed after the second water pump 72 stops working for 1 second, so that the water outlet valve 82 is prevented from being pressed to cause no water taking in the subsequent process.

Chilled water logic for waterway system 100: as shown by the hollow arrow in fig. 4, when the water tank assembly 10 is not in short of water, the water getting operation is not limited, and at this time, if the water getting button of the operation panel is clicked to get cold water, or the control module 301 controls the water channel system to get cold water according to the built-in water making information or the instruction water making information, the outlet valve 82 is opened immediately, and the first water pump 71 starts to pump water after 0.5 second from the opening of the outlet valve 82, so as to pump the cold water in the refrigeration assembly 20. The discharged cold water can be directly drunk or used for preparing bubble water. When water taking is stopped, the first water pump 71 stops working immediately after receiving a water taking stopping signal, and the water outlet valve 82 is also closed after the first water pump 71 stops working for 1 second, so that the water outlet valve 82 is prevented from being pressed to cause that water cannot be taken out subsequently. The top of refrigeration subassembly 20 is located to water tank set spare 10, the water level in the water tank set spare 10 is higher than the water level in the refrigeration subassembly 20, consequently, the pure water can freely get into and store in the refrigeration subassembly 20, and be provided with the temperature sensor in the refrigeration subassembly 20, temperature in the refrigeration subassembly 20 can be surveyed to this temperature sensor, when the temperature is higher than predetermined cold water temperature value, refrigeration subassembly 20 can full power operation refrigerate, when the temperature reaches predetermined cold water temperature value, refrigeration subassembly 20 will get into standby state or get into low-power heat preservation mode.

High-temperature sterilization control logic: when the machine is not used for a long time, the internal pipeline is easy to breed bacteria in a humid environment, so that high-temperature sterilization can be used for sterilization. As shown by the solid arrows in fig. 5, when the first sterilization mode is started, the water outlet valve 82 is in a closed state, the sterilization valve 73 is immediately opened, after the sterilization valve 73 is opened for 1 second, the second water pump 72 and the heating assembly 40 are simultaneously opened and heated, the normal-temperature purified water in the water tank assembly 10 is pumped by the second water pump 72, and then is heated by the heating assembly 40, at this time, the water outlet valve 82 is closed, the sterilization valve 73 is opened, so that the heated water returns to the water tank assembly 10, the water circuit is continuously performed in this way until the water in the water tank assembly 10 is heated to a specified high temperature (the temperature is sensed by the water outlet NTC of the heating assembly 40), and after the heating is completed, the pipeline is continuously circulated for a period of time for sterilization. As shown by the hollow arrow in fig. 5, when the first sterilization mode is completed, the second sterilization mode is started, the second water pump 72 stops working, the first water pump 71 is started to pump the hot water in the water tank assembly 10 out through the refrigeration assembly 20 (the refrigeration assembly 20 does not refrigerate during sterilization), at this time, the water outlet valve 82 is also always in a closed state, the drain valve 81 is opened, and the high-temperature water is discharged from the drain valve 81, and this stage also lasts for a while until the water in the refrigeration assembly 20 is pumped out. After the second sterilization mode is completed, the whole machine enters a standby mode, and all valves, pumps and heating components 40 are closed.

Other constructions and operations of the water purification dispenser and waterway system 100 according to embodiments of the present invention are known to those of ordinary skill in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example" or "some examples" or the like are intended to mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by those skilled in the art.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A water purifying dispenser, comprising:

the host machine is provided with a water receiving area and an accommodating cavity arranged at an interval with the water receiving area, and a water outlet component for discharging water towards the water receiving area;

the control unit is installed in the accommodating cavity and comprises a communication module, an induction module and a control module, the communication module is in communication connection with the terminal device to acquire instruction water making information sent by the terminal device, the induction module is used for inducing built-in water making information of an external element, the control module is respectively connected with the water outlet component, the induction module and the communication module, and the control module controls the water outlet component to discharge water according to the instruction water making information or the built-in water making information.

2. The water purifier as recited in claim 1, wherein the control unit further comprises an output module connected to the control module, the sensing module is further configured to sense a built-in identification code of the external component, the communication module is further configured to obtain a command identification code sent by the mobile terminal, and the control unit is configured to control the output module to output the command water making information to the external component and control the water outlet component to discharge water according to the command water making information when the control module determines that the built-in identification code is consistent with the command identification code.

3. The water purifier as recited in claim 2, wherein the control unit is configured to control the output module to output the commanded water making information to the external element and to overwrite the commanded water making information with the built-in water making information upon identification when the control module determines that the built-in identification code and the commanded identification code are identical.

4. The clean drinking machine as claimed in claim 1,

the control unit is configured to control the water outlet component to discharge water according to the built-in water production information when the control module determines that the built-in identification code is inconsistent with the instruction identification code.

5. The water purifier as claimed in claim 1, wherein the water purifier comprises an air outlet member, the control module is connected to the air outlet member, and the control module controls the air outlet amount of the air outlet member according to the built-in water preparation information or the instruction water preparation information.

6. The water purifier as recited in claim 5, further comprising a bubble bottle, the bubble bottle being respectively engaged with the water outlet member and the air outlet member, the bubble bottle having a bubble water outlet.

7. The water purifying drinking machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein the sensing module is an RFID sensing module, and the output module is an RFID output module.

8. The water purifier as claimed in claim 1, wherein the water purifier includes a plurality of water paths therein, the plurality of water paths are respectively connected to the water outlet unit, the plurality of water paths are configured to pass through different water purifying units to discharge filtered water of different water qualities toward the water outlet unit, and the control module is configured to control the connection or disconnection of each of the water paths to control the water outlet unit to discharge filtered water of corresponding water quality according to the built-in water production information or the ordered water production information.

9. The water purifier as recited in claim 1, wherein the water purifier includes an adding component for adding a substance into a water outlet pipeline connected to the water outlet member to change the water quality, and the control module is connected to the adding component to control the adding amount of the adding component according to the built-in water production information or the instruction water production information.

10. The water purifying drinking machine as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the built-in water production information includes at least one of water quantity information, water temperature information, and water quality information; the instruction water making information comprises at least one of water quantity information, water temperature information and water quality information.

11. The water purifying drinking machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the built-in water preparing information includes water amount information, the instruction water preparing information includes water amount information,

the water purifying and drinking machine also comprises a detection assembly connected with the control module, the detection assembly is arranged above the water receiving area and is used for detecting the height of the water level and the height of the container of the water receiving container positioned in the water receiving area,

the control module is further configured to control the water outlet component to stop water outlet when one of a first water cut-off condition and a second water cut-off condition is met, wherein the first water cut-off condition is that the water outlet amount of the water outlet component reaches the water amount information, and the second water cut-off condition is that the ratio of the water level height to the container height is larger than or equal to a preset threshold value.