CN115304126A

CN115304126A - Water softener

Info

Publication number: CN115304126A
Application number: CN202210383903.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王鑫
Original assignee: Zhejiang Supor Water Heater Co ltd
Current assignee: Zhejiang Supor Water Heater Co ltd
Priority date: 2022-04-12
Filing date: 2022-04-12
Publication date: 2022-11-08

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a water softener. The water softener comprises a water softener body, a fixing frame and a salt box assembly, wherein the fixing frame is arranged on the water softener body, and the salt box assembly is movably arranged on the fixing frame along a preset direction. Therefore, the water softener provided by the embodiment of the invention has the advantage of improving the convenience of adding salt to the water softener.

Description

Water softener

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of hard water treatment, in particular to a water softener.

Background

The water softener is an ion exchange water softener which removes calcium and magnesium ions in water by using sodium type cation exchange resin, reduces the hardness of raw water, and achieves the purpose of softening hard water so as to avoid the phenomenon that carbonate scales in pipelines, containers and boilers. Water softener among the correlation technique generally needs the installation salt case subassembly, and the salt case subassembly is generally bulky, and salt case subassembly add the salt mouth and be located water softener upper portion, has the problem that the salt degree of difficulty is high during daily use.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving, at least in part, one of the technical problems in the related art. To this end, embodiments of the present invention propose a water softener. This water softener has the advantage that promotes the convenience that the salt box adds the salt.

The water softener provided by the embodiment of the invention comprises a water softener body, a fixing frame and a salt box assembly. The mount sets up on the water softener body, the salt case subassembly is in along the movably setting of predetermined direction on the mount.

According to the water softener provided by the embodiment of the invention, the salt box assembly is movably arranged on the fixing frame along the preset direction, so that the salt box assembly can be moved along the preset direction when salt is added, and the salt is conveniently supplemented to the salt box. Therefore, convenience of salting and user experience are improved.

Therefore, the water softener provided by the embodiment of the invention has the advantage of improving the convenience of adding salt into the salt box.

In some embodiments, the water softener further comprises a guide rail extending in a preset direction, and a slider movably disposed on the guide rail and movable in the preset direction, one of the guide rail and the slider being connected to the fixed frame, and the other of the guide rail and the slider being connected to the salt tank assembly. According to the water softener disclosed by the embodiment of the invention, the guide rail and the sliding piece are arranged to be matched with the movement of the salt box assembly, so that the movement stability of the salt box assembly can be improved. Therefore, the water softener disclosed by the embodiment of the invention has the advantages of good guiding performance and stable movement.

In some embodiments, the sliding member includes a first sliding section disposed on the guide rail and guided movably in the preset direction, and a second sliding section disposed on the first sliding section and guided movably in the preset direction, the second sliding section being connected to the salt box assembly. According to the water softener provided by the embodiment of the invention, the sliding part is divided into the first sliding section and the second sliding section, so that the stroke range of the salt box assembly can be prolonged, the reaching heights of users with different heights can be met, the convenience of salt adding is further improved, and the salt adding requirements of the users with different heights can be met.

In some embodiments, the water softener further comprises a damper disposed on the mount, the damper being disposed on at least one of the slider and the salt tank assembly, the damper being contactable with at least one of the mount and the guide. The water softener provided by the embodiment of the invention is connected with the salt box assembly through the damping piece, so that the movement of the salt box assembly is decelerated, and the movement stability of the salt box assembly is improved. In addition, the suspension of the salt box assembly at any position can be realized through the damping piece. Therefore, the convenience of salt adding and the use experience of the user are further improved.

In some embodiments, the damping member includes a damping block having a damping position in which the damping block is contactable with the guide rail and a non-damping position in which the damping block is remote from the guide rail, and a portion of the transmission member is connected to the mount and another portion of the transmission member is connected to the damping block for driving the damping block to move between the damping position and the non-damping position, and the transmission member is hingedly connected to the mount.

According to the water softener disclosed by the embodiment of the invention, the damping part is divided into the damping block and the transmission part, so that the damping block can move by controlling the transmission part, and the water softener has the advantages of improving the operability and convenience of the movement of the damping block.

In some embodiments, the transmission component comprises a bent rod and a connecting rod, the bent rod has a first end and a second end, the first end of the bent rod is connected with the damping block, the second end of the bent rod is hinged with the connecting rod, and a part of the connecting rod is hinged with the fixing frame.

According to the water softener disclosed by the embodiment of the invention, the transmission part is divided into the bent rod and the connecting rod, and the transmission direction is reversed through the bent rod, so that the space in the horizontal direction occupied by the transmission part is saved, and the water softener has the advantage of compact lifting structure.

In some embodiments, the connecting rod includes a first connecting rod section and a second connecting rod section, one end of the first connecting rod section is hinged to the second end of the bending rod, the other end of the first connecting rod section is hinged to one end of the second connecting rod section, and the second connecting rod section is hinged to the fixing frame so as to drive the first connecting rod section to move along a preset direction when the second connecting rod section rotates. Therefore, the water softener provided by the embodiment of the invention has the advantages of simple structure and high compactness.

In some embodiments, the damping member further includes a resetting member, one end of the resetting member is disposed on the fixing frame, and the resetting member can drive the transmission member to drive the damping block to move from the non-damping position to the damping position. According to the water softener provided by the embodiment of the invention, when the salt box assembly is not pulled down through the reset piece, the reset piece can prevent the salt box assembly from falling down and even can hover, no external force is additionally applied to operate the transmission part, and the convenience of operation is further improved.

In some embodiments, the first link section has a length direction extending in parallel with a predetermined direction, and the second link section is swingable in a thickness direction of the water softener. According to the water softener disclosed by the embodiment of the invention, the second connecting rod section can swing along the thickness direction of the water softener, the thickness direction of the water softener is the front-back direction of the water softener in the direction opposite to the water softener, and the second connecting rod section can swing along the thickness direction (front-back direction) of the water softener to accord with the use habit of a user.

In some embodiments, the salt box assembly has a first side and a second side which are oppositely arranged, and the damping members have at least two, and at least two damping members are arranged on the first side and the second side in a one-to-one correspondence manner. According to the water softener provided by the embodiment of the invention, the two damping pieces are arranged, so that the damping effect can be improved, and the movement stability of the salt box assembly is further improved. If hovering is needed, the method has the advantage that the hovering state is more stable.

In some embodiments, the water softener further comprises an operating handle, and two ends of the operating handle are connected with the other ends of the two second connecting rod sections in a one-to-one correspondence manner. The water softener provided by the embodiment of the invention is connected with the second connecting rod sections of the two damping pieces by arranging the operating handle, so that the linkage of the two damping pieces can be realized, and the water softener has the advantage of good control effect.

In some embodiments, the salt box assembly includes a salt box body and a rack, the salt box body is disposed on the rack, and the rack is movably disposed on the fixing frame along the predetermined direction. The water softener provided by the embodiment of the invention has the advantages of simple structure and convenience in installation by arranging the salt box assembly into the salt box body and the storage rack.

In some embodiments, the water softener further comprises a pulling member connected to the salt tank assembly for pulling the salt tank assembly to guide the movement in the preset direction. The water softener provided by the embodiment of the invention is connected with the salt box assembly through the arranged traction piece, and the salt box assembly can be reset through the traction piece after the salt adding operation is finished, so that the water softener has the function of saving physical strength.

In some embodiments, the traction member comprises a coil spring, a cross arm and a mounting frame, the coil spring is sleeved on the mounting frame, the mounting frame is connected with the fixing frame, one end of the coil spring is connected with the cross arm, and the cross arm is connected with the salt box assembly so as to drag the salt box assembly to move. The water softener provided by the embodiment of the invention can realize automatic rollback through the coil spring, can realize traction on the salt box assembly without applying external drive, and has the advantages of convenience in operation and small occupied space. In addition, the salt box assembly is connected with the cross arm through the coil spring and then connected with the salt box assembly through the cross arm, so that the inward-rolling force of the coil spring is uniformly distributed, and the salt box assembly has the advantage of further improving the movement stability of the salt box assembly.

In some embodiments, the cross arm comprises a cross arm main body and a bent hook part arranged on the cross arm, and a fixing part is arranged on the commodity shelf, and the bent hook part is connected with the fixing part. According to the water softener disclosed by the embodiment of the invention, the hook part is arranged on the cross arm to connect the hook part with the commodity shelf, so that the convenience in mounting and dismounting the water softener disclosed by the embodiment of the invention is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a water softener according to one embodiment of the present invention, with a cover plate omitted.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the mount, traction member, damping member and salt box assembly of an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the mount, traction member, damping member and salt box assembly of an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 isbase:Sub>A sectional view taken alongbase:Sub>A-base:Sub>A in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the mounting bracket, damping member and salt box assembly of an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a traction element according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a damping member according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals are as follows:

a water softener 100;

a water softener body 1;

a fixed frame 2;

a salt tank assembly 3; a salt box body 31; a rack 32; a fixed portion 321;

a guide rail 41; a slide member 42; a first sliding section 421; a second sliding section 422;

a damping member 5; a damping block 51; a transmission member 52; a bent rod 521; a connecting rod 522; a first link section 5221; a second link section 5222; a restoring member 53; an operating handle 54;

a traction member 6; a coil spring 61; a cross arm 62; a cross arm main body 621; a hook portion 622; and a mounting bracket 63.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. 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.

A water softener 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 7.

The water softener 100 of the embodiment of the invention comprises a water softener body 1, a fixing frame 2 and a salt box assembly 3.

A fixing bracket 2 is provided on the water softener body 1, and a salt tank assembly 3 is movably provided on the fixing bracket 2 in a predetermined direction (e.g., up and down direction as shown in fig. 2).

According to the water softener 100 disclosed by the embodiment of the invention, the salt box assembly 3 is movably arranged on the fixing frame 2 along the preset direction, so that the salt box assembly 3 can be controlled to move to the preset height along the preset direction before salt adding, the salt can be conveniently supplemented to the salt box, and the burden of an operator is reduced. Therefore, convenience of salting and user experience are improved.

Therefore, the water softener 100 of the embodiment of the invention has the advantage of improving the convenience of adding salt into the salt box.

As shown in fig. 2 and 5, the water softener 100 further includes a guide rail 41 and a sliding member 42, a length of the guide rail 41 extends in a predetermined direction, the sliding member 42 is movably disposed on the guide rail 41 and is movable in the predetermined direction, one of the guide rail 41 and the sliding member 42 is connected to the fixed frame 2, and the other of the guide rail 41 and the sliding member 42 is connected to the salt tank assembly 3. It will be appreciated that the guide rail 41 is connected to the mounting bracket 2 and the slide 42 is connected to the salt box assembly 3; alternatively, the guide rail 41 is connected to the salt box assembly 3 and the slide 42 is connected to the mounting bracket 2.

The water softener 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention assists the movement of the salt tank assembly 3 by the guide rail 41 and the slider 42, and can improve the stability of the movement of the salt tank assembly 3. Therefore, the water softener 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention has the advantages of good movement guiding performance and stable movement.

Alternatively, the guide rail 41 and the fixing frame 2 may be connected by welding, screwing or integrally molding.

The slide 42 may be a guide block (not shown) provided on the salt tank assembly 3. In other words, the sliding member 42 is a protrusion disposed on the salt box assembly 3, and the protrusion and the guide rail 41 can be guided and moved in the up-down direction.

For example, as shown in fig. 2 and 5, the sliding member 42 includes a first sliding section 421 and a second sliding section 422, the first sliding section 421 is disposed on the guide rail 41 and is movable along a predetermined direction, the second sliding section 422 is disposed on the first sliding section 421 and is movable along a predetermined direction, and the second sliding section 422 is connected to the salt box assembly 3.

According to the water softener 100 provided by the embodiment of the invention, the sliding part 42 is divided into the first sliding section 421 and the second sliding section 422, so that the stroke range of the salt box assembly 3 can be extended, and the requirements of users with different heights can be met. Therefore, the convenience of salt adding is further improved.

Specifically, the ends of the guide rail 41, the first sliding section 421 and the second sliding section 422 are provided with stoppers to prevent the moving stroke from being exceeded. The guide rail 41, the first sliding section 421 and the second sliding section 422 are substantially three-section telescopic guide rails 41.

As shown in fig. 2 and 5, the water softener 100 further comprises a damper 5, the guide rail 41 is disposed on the fixed frame 2, the damper 5 is disposed on the sliding member 42 or the salt tank assembly 3, and the damper 5 can be contacted with one of the fixed frame 2 and the guide rail 41 so as to achieve the purpose of slowing down or hovering the salt tank assembly 3.

The water softener 100 according to the embodiment of the invention is connected with the sliding part 42 or the salt tank assembly upper part 3 through the damping part 5, and the damping block 51 can be contacted with one of the fixed frame 2 and the guide rail 41, so that the movement of the salt tank assembly 3 is decelerated, and the movement stability of the salt tank assembly 3 is improved. In addition, the salt box component 3 can be suspended at any position through the damping piece 5, and when the salt box component 3 is suspended, the salt adding process does not need to keep the stability of the salt box component 3 through external force. Therefore, convenience of salt adding and use experience of the user are further improved.

As shown in fig. 2 and 5, the damping member 5 comprises a damping block 51 and a transmission member 52, the damping block 51 has a damping position in which the damping block 51 is contactable with the guide rail 41 for suspending the salt tank assembly 3, and an un-damping position in which the damping block 51 is away from the guide rail 41, a part of the transmission member 52 is connected with the fixing frame 2, another part of the transmission member 52 is connected with the damping block 51 for driving the damping block 51 to move between the damping position and the un-damping position through the transmission member 52, and the transmission member 52 is hinged with the fixing frame 2.

The water softener 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention divides the damping member 5 into the damping block 51 and the transmission member 52. Therefore, the water softener 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention has an advantage of improving the operability and convenience of the movement of the damping block 51.

Alternatively, the damping mass 51 is disposed in the region of the fixed frame 2 near the upper end, and one end of the transmission member 52 is connected to the damping mass 51, and the other end of the transmission member 52 extends downward.

As shown in fig. 2 and 5, the transmission member 52 includes a curved bar 521 and a connecting rod 522, the curved bar 521 has a first end and a second end, the first end of the curved bar 521 is connected to the damping mass 51, the second end of the curved bar 521 is hinged to the connecting rod 522, and a portion of the connecting rod 522 is hinged to the fixing frame 2.

According to the water softener 100 disclosed by the embodiment of the invention, the transmission part 52 is divided into the bent rod 521 and the connecting rod 522, and the transmission direction is reversed through the bent rod 521, so that the space in the horizontal direction occupied by the transmission part 52 is saved. The water softener 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention has an advantage of compact structure.

Optionally, the curved bar 521 includes a first section and a second section, an included angle is formed between the first section and the second section, one end of the first section is connected to the damping block 51, the other end of the first section is connected to one end of the second section, and the other end of the second section is hinged to the connecting rod 522.

As shown in fig. 2 and 5, the connecting rod 522 includes a first connecting rod section 5221 and a second connecting rod section 5222, one end of the first connecting rod section 5221 is hinged to the second end of the bent rod 521, the other end of the first connecting rod section 5221 is hinged to one end of the second connecting rod section 5222, and the second connecting rod section 5222 is hinged to the fixing frame 2 so as to drive the first connecting rod section 5221 to move in a predetermined direction when the second connecting rod section 5222 rotates.

Optionally, a limiting hole is formed on the second connecting rod 5222, and a limiting post is arranged on the fixing frame 2 and disposed in the limiting hole.

As shown in fig. 2 and 5, the damping member 5 further includes a reset member 53, one end of the reset member 53 is disposed on the sliding member 42, and the reset member 53 can drive the transmission member 52 to move the damping block 51 from the non-damping position to the damping position. In other words, in the absence of an external force, the restoring member 53 may drive the transmission member 52 to bring the damping block 51 into contact with at least one of the water softener body 1 and the guide rail 41.

According to the water softener 100 provided by the embodiment of the invention, the transmission part 52 can be driven by the reset piece 53 to drive the damping block 51 to move from the non-damping position to the damping position, so that when no acting force is applied to the salt tank assembly 3, the reset piece 53 can block the falling of the salt tank assembly 3, even can suspend, no additional external force is required to be applied to maintain the damping block 51 fixed at the damping position, and the convenience of operation is further improved.

Specifically, the lower end of the restoring member 53 is connected to the slider 42, and the upper end of the restoring member 53 is connected to the transmission member 52. For example, the upper end of the restoring member 53 is connected to the curved bar 521, and the restoring member 53 may be a tension spring.

As shown in fig. 2 and 5, the length direction of the first link section 5221 is parallel to the preset direction, and the second link section 5222 can swing in the thickness direction of the water softener 100 (e.g., the front-rear direction shown in fig. 2).

The water softener 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention can swing in the thickness direction of the water softener 100 by the second link section 5222. When the water softener 100 is salted, a user tends to face the water softener 100, the thickness direction of the water softener 100 is the front-back direction of the water softener 100, and the second link section 5222 can swing along the thickness direction of the water softener 100 to conform to the use habit of the user.

Specifically, the upper end of the second link section 5222 is hinged with the lower end of the first link section 5221, and the lower end of the second link section 5222 is inclined toward the front side of the water softener 100.

As shown in fig. 2 and 5, the salt tank assembly 3 has a first side and a second side which are oppositely arranged, and the damping members 5 have two, and the two damping members 5 are arranged on the first side and the second side in a one-to-one correspondence. For example, as shown in fig. 2, the first side is the left side of the water softener body 1, and the second side is the right side of the water softener body 1.

The water softener 100 of the embodiment of the invention can improve the damping effect and further improve the motion stability of the salt tank assembly 3 by arranging the two damping members 5.

As shown in fig. 2 and 7, the water softener 100 further includes an operating handle 54, and both ends of the operating handle 54 are connected to the other ends of the two second link sections 5222 in a one-to-one correspondence. In other words, one end of the operating handle 54 is connected to the other end of the second link section 5222 of one of the damping members 5, and the other end of the operating handle 54 is connected to the other end of the other second link section 5222. Specifically, one end of the operating handle 54 is connected to the lower end of the right second link section 5222, and the other end of the operating handle 54 is connected to the lower end of the left second link section 5222.

The water softener 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can realize linkage of the two damping members 5 by connecting the operating handle 54 to the second link sections 5222 of the two damping members 5, and has an advantage of good operation effect.

Optionally, a sponge sleeve is sleeved on the operating handle 54 to improve the operating comfort.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the salt box assembly 3 includes a salt box body 31 and a rack 32, the salt box body 31 is disposed on the rack 32, and the rack 32 is movably disposed on the fixing frame 2 along a predetermined direction.

The water softener 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention has the advantages of simple structure and easy installation by configuring the salt tank assembly 3 as the salt tank body 31 and the storage rack 32.

Specifically, supporter 32 includes bottom plate and two limiting plates, and two limiting plates link to each other with the bottom plate, and the limiting plate is located the first side and the second side of salt case body 31 respectively, and salt case body 31 sets up on the bottom plate.

As shown in fig. 2 and 6, the water softener 100 further comprises a pulling member 6, and the pulling member 6 is connected to the salt tank assembly 3 so as to pull the salt tank assembly 3 to move in the preset direction.

The water softener 100 of the embodiment of the invention is connected with the salt box assembly 3 through the arranged traction piece 6, and can assist the salt box assembly 3 to reset through the traction piece 6 after the salt adding operation is finished, thereby having the function of saving physical strength.

In particular, the traction element 6 is associated with a rack 32. Further, the pulling member 6 is connected to two limit plates.

As shown in fig. 2 and 6, the pulling member 6 comprises a coil spring 61, a cross arm 62 and a mounting rack 63, wherein the coil spring 61 is sleeved on the mounting rack 63, the mounting rack 63 is connected with the fixing rack 2, one end of the coil spring 61 is connected with the cross arm 62, and the cross arm 62 is connected with the salt box assembly 3 so as to pull the salt box assembly 3 to move.

According to the water softener 100 disclosed by the embodiment of the invention, the traction piece 6 comprises the coil spring 61, the cross arm 62 and the mounting frame 63, automatic rollback can be realized through the coil spring 61, traction on the salt box assembly 3 can be realized without traction of external drive, and the water softener has the advantages of convenience in operation and small occupied space. In addition, the spring 61 is connected with the cross arm 62, and then the spring 62 is connected with the salt box assembly 3, so that the inward rolling force of the spring 61 is uniformly distributed, and the salt box assembly 3 has the advantage of further improving the moving stability.

Alternatively, the coil spring 61 may be plural. The number of coil springs 61 may be set according to the weight of the salt box assembly 3.

Alternatively, the mounting bracket 63 may be connected to the fixing frame 2 by welding or screwing. For example, the mounting bracket 63 may be provided with a threaded hole, and the corresponding fixing bracket 2 may also be provided with a corresponding threaded hole, and both may be fixed by a screw.

As shown in fig. 2 and 6, the crossbar 62 includes a crossbar body 621 and a hook portion 622 provided on the crossbar 62, the shelf 32 is provided with a fixing portion 321, and the hook portion 622 is connected to the fixing portion 321.

The water softener 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention has the hook 622 on the cross arm 62, and the hook 622 is connected to the storage rack 32. Thus, the water softener 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention has advantages of easy installation and disassembly.

The water softener 100 of the embodiment of the present invention has the following specific operation process when adding salt: pressing the operating handle 54 rearward rotates the second link section 5222, which in turn pushes the first link section 5221 upward, moving the damper block 51 from the damping position to the non-damping position to move the damper block 51 out of contact with the slider 42. Damping piece 5, slider 42 and salt case subassembly 3 all move down the direction, when salt case subassembly 3 descends to required height, pulling operating handle 54 forward or directly releasing presses operating handle 54 effort, reset 53 drive knee 521 rotates, and then make damping piece 51 and mount 2 contact so that prevent the decline of salt case subassembly 3, salt case subassembly 3 is under the extension of traction 6, deuterogamy damping piece 51, can further make salt case subassembly 3 realize the damping and reach and hover, can not add external force and lift salt case subassembly 3 when adding salt, further reduce the degree of difficulty of adding salt.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or to implicitly indicate the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless explicitly specified 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; may be mechanically coupled, may be electrically coupled or may be in communication with each other; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be interconnected within two elements or in a relationship where two elements interact with each other unless otherwise specifically limited. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

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

In the present disclosure, the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" and the like mean that a specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present disclosure. 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 and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it will be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and not to be construed as limiting the present invention, and that changes, 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 softener (100) comprising:

a water softener body (1);

the fixing frame (2), the said fixing frame (2) is set up on the said water softener body (1);

the salt box assembly (3), the salt box assembly (3) is movably arranged on the fixing frame (2) along the preset direction.

2. The water softener (100) according to claim 1, further comprising a guide rail (41) and a slider (42), the guide rail (41) extending along the preset direction, the slider (42) being movably disposed on the guide rail (41) and being movable along the preset direction, one of the guide rail (41) and the slider (42) being connected with the fixed frame (2), and the other of the guide rail (41) and the slider (42) being connected with the salt box assembly (3).

3. The water softener (100) of claim 2 wherein the slider (42) comprises a first slider section (421) and a second slider section (422), the first slider section (421) being disposed on the guide rail (41) and being guidingly movable in the preset direction, the second slider section (422) being disposed on the first slider section (421) and being guidingly movable in the preset direction, the second slider section (422) being connected to the salt tank assembly (3).

4. The water softener (100) according to claim 2, further comprising a damper (5), the guide rail (41) being disposed on the mount (2), the damper (5) being disposed on at least one of the slider (42) and the salt tank assembly (3), the damper (5) being contactable with at least one of the mount (2) and the guide rail (41).

5. The water softener (100) according to claim 4, characterized in that the damping member (5) comprises a damping mass (51) and a transmission member (52), the damping mass (51) having a damping position in which the damping mass (51) is contactable with the guide rail (41) and an undamped position in which the damping mass (51) is remote from the guide rail (41), a portion of the transmission member (52) being connected to the fixture (2) and another portion of the transmission member (52) being connected to the damping mass (51) for driving the damping mass (51) to move between the damping position and the undamped position, the transmission member (52) being articulated to the fixture (2).

6. The water softener (100) according to claim 5, wherein the transmission member (52) comprises a bent rod (521) and a connecting rod (522), the bent rod (521) having a first end and a second end, the first end of the bent rod (521) being connected to the damping block (51), the second end of the bent rod (521) being hinged to the connecting rod (522), a portion of the connecting rod (522) being hinged to the fixture (2).

7. The water softener (100) of claim 6, wherein the connecting rod (522) comprises a first connecting rod section (5221) and a second connecting rod section (5222), one end of the first connecting rod section (5221) is hinged with the second end of the bent rod (521), the other end of the first connecting rod section (5221) is hinged with one end of the second connecting rod section (5222), and the second connecting rod section (5222) is hinged with the fixing frame (2) to drive the first connecting rod section (5221) to move in a preset direction when the second connecting rod section (5222) rotates.

8. The water softener (100) according to claim 6, wherein the damping member (5) further comprises a reset member (53), one end of the reset member (53) is disposed on the fixture (2), and the reset member (53) can drive the transmission member (52) to drive the damping block (51) to move from the non-damping position to the damping position.

9. The water softener (100) of claim 7 wherein the first connecting rod section (5221) has a length direction parallel to the predetermined direction and the second connecting rod section (5222) is swingable in a thickness direction of the water softener (100).

10. The water softener (100) according to any one of claims 4-9, characterized in that the salt tank assembly (3) has a first side and a second side arranged opposite each other, the damping members (5) having at least two, at least two damping members (5) being arranged one-to-one on the first side and the second side.

11. The water softener (100) of claim 7 further comprising an operating handle (54), wherein both ends of the operating handle (54) are connected to the other ends of the two second connecting rod sections (5222) in a one-to-one correspondence.

12. The water softener (100) according to any one of claims 1-9, wherein the salt tank assembly (3) comprises a salt tank body (31) and a storage rack (32), the salt tank body (31) is arranged on the storage rack (32), and the storage rack (32) is movably arranged on the fixing frame (2) along the preset direction.

13. The water softener (100) according to claim 12, further comprising a pulling member (6), wherein the pulling member (6) is connected to the salt tank assembly (3) for pulling the salt tank assembly (3) to guide movement in the preset direction.

14. The water softener (100) according to claim 13, wherein the pulling member (6) comprises a coil spring (61), a cross arm (62) and a mounting frame (63), the coil spring (61) is sleeved on the mounting frame (63), the mounting frame (63) is connected with the fixing frame (2), one end of the coil spring (61) is connected with the cross arm (62), and the cross arm (62) is connected with the salt tank assembly (3) so as to pull the salt tank assembly (3) to move.

15. The water softener (100) according to claim 14, wherein the cross arm (62) comprises a cross arm body (621) and a hook part (622) arranged on the cross arm (62), the rack (32) is provided with a fixing part (321), and the hook part (622) is connected with the fixing part (321).