CN202589281U - Beverage distributor - Google Patents
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Abstract
The utility model relates to a beverage distributor in general. The beverage distributor comprises a beverage supplying source, a beverage distribution outlet, a flowing system, a receiver and a filter changing mechanism. The flowing system is led to the beverage distribution outlet through the beverage supplying source, the receiver is used to receive removed filter components and place the filter components in the flowing system functionally, and the filter changing mechanism is used to change the filter components.
Description
Technical field
The utility model relates to the distributor that is used for beverage, for example drinking water dispenser.
Background technology
The known device that filters and distribute beverage that is useful on is especially for the device that the source water filtration is become drinking water.
For example, U.S. Patent application US2010/163470 discloses a kind of water dispenser, and said water dispenser comprises: water inlet, and it receives water from the water source of supply; The water filter assembly; And water out, it can be operable to provides the filtered water that receives from said water filter assembly.
United States Patent (USP) 5,111,966 describe a kind of water dispenser, and said water dispenser comprises from the upwardly extending reversing water bottle of water dispenser, the container in the said water bottle backfill water dispenser; This container provides the water source to tap.Water treatment system can be contained in the water dispenser, to purify the water that flows into from the water source.
At the open WO98/17582 of patent, WO2008/058613, US6, in 841,067, US5,823,007 and US6,074,550 at least part provide other examples.
The utility model content
The utility model provides a kind of beverage dispenser that comprises the replaceable filter element.According to the utility model, this device comprises the filter system that has filter replacement mechanism, and said filter replacement mechanism is generally that the user activates, and is configured to filter cell is presented to the user to be used for inspection or to change.Therefore, the filter system of the utility model has two basic status: filter cell is in device and be integrated into running system to be used for the running status of filter beverages, and this paper is called " first state "; Filter is presented to the user to be used for the running status of above-mentioned purpose, and this paper is called " second state ".
The utility model provides a kind of beverage dispenser, and said beverage dispenser comprises: the beverage supply source; Beverage distributes outlet; Running system, said running system is led to said outlet from said source of supply; And receiver, said receiver is used for receiving removable filter cell and is used for filter cell functionally is placed on running system.Distributor also comprises the filter replacement mechanism that is used to change filter cell.Said more converting mechanism has first state and second state, and can between two states, change.In first state; The filter that is received in the said receiver operationally engages with the joint element of running system; And in second state, said filter cell breaks away from from said joint element, and for the user be can and remove or change being used to.In one embodiment, be transformed into another through user activated actuating mechanism realization one of them from said state.
Filter replacement mechanism in the distributor of the utility model is structured in the filter mechanism framework usually, and said filter mechanism framework keeps the element of filter replacement mechanism and running system.
Beverage is preferably water.Therefore, the beverage according to this embodiment is used for the source water filtration is become drinking water.
According to the embodiment of the utility model, distributor configuration becomes to be used for to lean on the gravity filtration beverage.In other words, advance past liquid flow system and therefore pass through filter cell according to the beverage of this embodiment mode with gravity.Especially, such distributor can comprise that the user can reach allowing its source Beverage case of filling, and the source Beverage case is communicated with filter is mobile through the opening of its bottom.In order to allow the branch Beverage case of increasing income it to be filled being used for, opening can be associated with valve, and said valve is closed opening when Beverage case is removed in the source.Therefore, among embodiment, the utility model provides a kind of beverage dispenser therein, and said beverage dispenser comprises the beverage supply source; Beverage distributes outlet; Filter cell, said filter cell is used for filter beverages; Have the removable source Beverage case of opening in its bottom, said opening is associated with valve, and said valve can be operable to automatic sealed open when removing the source Beverage case; The filter beverages storage box; And running system, case leads to said outlet through said valve and the filter cell that is placed on the said running system to said running system from said source.
Distribute outlet though can filter outlet directly be linked to, distributor can also comprise the filter beverages storage box, and the beverage of filtration flows into said filter beverages storage box and is stored in wherein.Therefore; The distributor of this embodiment comprises the mobile subsystem more than, at least one first-class subsystem and at least one second mobile subsystem, wherein; Case leads to said storage box to said first-class subsystem from said source; And filter cell functionally is placed on wherein the beverage that flows through filter cell to filter, said second flow in the subsystem each comprise the pump that at least one is used to advance beverage, and lead to outlet from storage box.
The beverage dispenser that also is an independent aspect of the utility model comprises: beverage supply source, beverage distribute outlet, are used for filter cell and at least two above-mentioned mobile subsystems of filter beverages.
The filter of known the utility model itself can comprise and is respectively applied for cooling or heats the drink cooling system of the beverage outside the outlet to be allocated and in the beverage heating system one or two.Be exemplified as the kind of announcing disclosed cooling and heating element heater among the WO2011/114327 at PCT, and some other elements, such as those kinds of in the background parts of these patent applications, confirming.
Hereinafter, term " filter " and " filter cell " can alternately use.
Filter cell is received in the receiver usually, and said receiver is movable between closed position and open position, and said closed position and open position correspond respectively to first and second states.Receiver is biased to open position by spring or by other devices usually.Distributor also comprises constraint mechanism, and said constraint mechanism is maintained in its closed position receiver, and it is configured to when activating actuating mechanism, discharge receiver and allows receiver to be displaced to open position.Through a nonrestrictive example, receiver is to be displaced to the closed position with the mode that pivots from open position.
The distributor of the utility model also comprises wing plate usually, and said wing plate can be as door-plate displacement between open mode and closed condition, thereby allows to appear and change filter.In off position, such wing plate constitutes the element of dispenser exterior characteristic, thereby is generally the part of the outer wall of distributor; In open mode, wing plate allows to extract out filter cell.Wing plate directly or indirectly is attached to movable receiver usually so that receiver its open and close that displacement between position is being closed at it corresponding to wing plate and open mode between move.
According to an embodiment (this paper is called " handle construction "); Distributor comprises the handle component that the user can reach; Said handle component is displacement pivotly between first orientation and second orientation, thus with filter cell more converting mechanism between its first state and second state, activate.Be suitable for being attached to handle component with the joint element that the upper end of filter engages with the close mode of liquid, and the pivotal displacement through handle component, joint element is displacement vertically basically between engagement state and disengaged position.
Joint element engages the upper end of filter cell, and common (although not being ad hoc) is asymmetric in one embodiment, and said joint element has: the opening of locating in the top, and said opening is attached to the flexible conduit element; Open bottom, said bottom have outstanding peripheral wall downwards; And skirt shape part, said skirt shape part is around it.The size of said wall is designed to fit into the depressed part that is formed in the filter cell top, and said depressed part has the diapire of tape punching, thereby allows liquid to get into filter interior.The said wall of common flexible body liner and said skirt shape partly are suitable for connecting airtight with depressed part liquid and close.
Said joint element comprises and one or morely is used to form said liquid and connects airtight the elastomeric elements that closes.
Be included in the ingress port of filter beverages storage box top end according to the distributor of the embodiment of the utility model, said filter beverages storage box is positioned at the filter cell below.Open construction becomes in case said filter replacement mechanism is in said first state just engages with the bonding part of the bottom end position of said filter cell; So that getting into said filter beverages storage box opening, the liquid that flows out from said filter is equipped with valve element usually; When filter replacement mechanism when first state is converted to second state; Filter replacement mechanism removes filter, thereby said valve element can be closed opening.One of valve is exemplified as film with one or more slits, or has the layout of two overlapping a little films, and said two overlapping a little films distortion allow liquid to get into said storage box thus when the engage part.
Said distributor comprises framework, and said framework keeps said receiver and said more converting mechanism.
When the filter cell displacement, though mechanism from its first state-transition to second state, some unfiltered beverage can still be retained in the running system of filter top and can drip into filter beverages storage box through other modes.Therefore, valve element guarantees that unfiltered beverage will not enter storage box.And distributor also generally includes the inclined surface element around opening, and said inclined surface element is downward-sloping, thereby unfiltered beverage is entered the excessive collector element that spills.An embodiment according to the utility model; Glass supporting and the excessive collector element that spills comprise grid elements, overflow and spill gatherer, buoy and opening; Its split shed is communicated with downward-sloping surface element fluid, spills gatherer to be used for that unfiltered beverage is entered said overflowing.According to the embodiment of the utility model, glass supporting and the excessive collector element that spills engage with distributor through snap engagement.
Therefore; In the embodiment of the utility model, be provided with beverage dispenser, said beverage dispenser comprises glass supporting and the excessive collector element that spills that having overflows spills receiver; Said element has the rear member, and said rear member is applicable to and engages the recess that holds that is limited to distributor the place ahead.In one embodiment, member snap-fitted in rear is advanced said recess.
Another embodiment (this paper is called " reciprocating type tray configurations ") according to the utility model; Receiver is configured to move back and forth between retracted position of cutting out and the extended position opened along the linear path of basic horizontal; In said retracted position of closing; Receiver is contained in the distributor, and in the said extended position of opening, receiver is exposed to allow to change filter cell.Receiver is configured to the opening that designs for receiving filtration device element usually, and said opening is limited in the tray unit of shift reciprocately.
Said opening is configured to the forward part at tray unit usually; Said forward part is attached to the rear section of tray unit pivotly; And can around with the vertical axis of said linear path in level orientation (flushing with other parts of tray unit usually) with turn forward and rotate between the orientation, so that the replacing filter cell.Term " orientation turns forward " is meant the orientation that the rear end of forward part makes progress and edge direction is forward rotated.Forward part is biased to and turns forward the orientation and constrain in level orientation.When tray unit arrives open position, promptly when arriving the fully open position or its between moving period before, discharging said constraint near the fully open position to allow to turn to the orientation that turns forward.
The constraint mechanism that said forward part is remained on level orientation generally includes the protrudent pin of side direction; Said protrudent pin can move back and forth between restraint position and off-position; In said restraint position, mechanism constrains in its level orientation with forward part, in said off-position; Forward part is released turning to the orientation that turns forward, and pin is biased to its restraint position.Be provided with the pin guide element, said pin guide element is configured to during the forward displacement of pallet from the closed position to the open position, be displaced to its off-position from its restraint position, discharges forward part thus to turn to its orientation that turns forward.Guide element is configured such that during the shift reciprocately of pallet from the open position to the closed position not moving pin.
The orientation that turns forward like this makes the user check and change filter cell more easily.Behind inspection filter or replacing filter (if necessary), the user rotates back its level orientation with said inclination forward part, and said inclination forward part is latchable to said level orientation through said constraint mechanism subsequently.The structure of given as above-mentioned pin guide element sells unshift between moving period backward, and therefore the forward part of tray unit remains on level orientation.
In order to allow it to travel forward, the said tray unit of reciprocating type tray configurations is biased to open position by biasing apparatus usually.Distributor according to this embodiment also comprises the pallet latch apparatus, and said pallet latch apparatus is suitable for tray unit is constrained in the closed position, and discharges tray unit when being suitable in distributor second state and be displaced to open position to allow it.According to an embodiment, biasing apparatus is configured to during open position moves, provide from the closed position at tray unit the active force of substantial constant.Embodiment according to the utility model also is provided with tray unit kinetic damping equipment, and said tray unit kinetic damping equipment is intended to give the smooth motion of tray unit from the closed position to the open position.Exemplary kinematic constraint equipment is the friction element that is used with the wheel of being with gear, and the wheel of said band gear is connected to the track of the band gear that is formed in the tray unit.Therefore, in this example embodiment, during the linear displacement of tray unit, the wheel of band gear rotates to suppress rapid movement.
In an embodiment of reciprocating type tray configurations, distributor comprises the mechanical organ that the user can activate, said mechanical organ can be operable to activate said filter cell more converting mechanism be transformed into second state from first state.But user's actuation element for example can be by solenoid-activated, and said solenoid is activated by the electronic switch that the user can reach.
Distributor according to the embodiment of reciprocating type tray configurations can also comprise wing plate; Said wing plate is movable in off position and between the open mode; In said closed condition, said wing plate limits the element of dispenser exterior characteristic, and said closed condition and open mode correspond respectively to more first state and second state of converting mechanism; Said wing plate can present filter to be used for replacing through said door-plate as door-plate.Wing plate moves through the variation in its orientation usually in off position and between the open mode.In one embodiment; When being in open mode; Wing plate is in the orientation of the basic horizontal in the plane of the under that is limited tray unit basically, and its orientation that moves to basic horizontal is through realizing around the rotating of axis of the under that is limited tray unit.
In off position and the change that moves through the orientation between the open mode realize.
According to an embodiment of reciprocating type tray configurations, wing plate is associated with biasing apparatus, and said biasing apparatus is used for said wing plate is biased to open mode.Wing plate constrains in its closed condition through the wing plate latch apparatus; Said wing plate latch apparatus has stable state and transition condition; In said stable state, said wing plate latch apparatus breech lock wing plate, and it is constrained in closed condition; Said transition condition is used to discharge wing plate, moves to open mode to allow it.The wing plate latch apparatus is biased to said stable state.The distributor of this embodiment comprises actuation element, and said actuation element is operable to said wing plate latch apparatus is converted to transition condition from its stable state.Actuation element is usually by solenoid-activated, and said solenoid is operated by the user activated electronic switch.The tray unit of this embodiment is associated with the tray unit latch apparatus; Said tray unit latch apparatus has stable state and transition condition; In said stable state; Said tray unit latch apparatus breech lock tray unit also is tied to the closed position with it, and said transition condition is used to discharge tray unit, is displaced to open position to allow said tray unit.The tray unit latch apparatus is biased to stable state.And according to this embodiment, wing plate is attached to actuation element, and said actuation element is configured to when part is towards the motion of its open mode at least, said tray unit latch apparatus is transformed into transition condition from stable state at wing plate.
In reciprocating type tray configurations, first state that transforms back into is realized with one in following or both usually: (i) tray unit is back into its closed position; (ii) force wing plate to move to its closed condition.
Said distributor comprises joint element; Said joint element is suitable for engaging with the close mode of liquid the upper end of said filter cell, said joint element caused for through said wing plate in the displacement vertically basically between engagement state and disengaged position of the motion between its closed condition and the open mode.
Said distributor comprises joint element; Said joint element is suitable for engaging with the close mode of liquid the upper end of said filter cell, said joint element through said wing plate between its closed condition and open mode motion and can displacement vertically basically between engagement state and disengaged position.
Said joint element is asymmetric substantially, and said joint element has: opening, said opening locate to be attached to the flexible liquid duct element in the top; And open bottom, said open bottom has the cylindrical wall to lower process; With the skirt shape part around said cylindrical wall; The asymmetric depressed part that being dimensioned to of said cylindrical wall fits in the top that is formed on filter cell and form liquid with said depressed part together with said skirt shape part and connect airtight and close; Said filter cell has the perforation on its diapire, to be used for the inside that liquid gets into filter.
Said joint element comprises and one or morely is used to form said liquid and connects airtight the elastomeric elements that closes.
Said distributor comprises flexible liquid conduit part section, and said flexible liquid conduit part section is attached to said running system with said joint element.
Can be used in the distributor of the utility model filter cell usually (though not being ad hoc) have cylindrical form basically.Term " cylindrical form basically " means to have cylinder form on the whole; Filter cell can also have some irregular characteristics in its surface, and can have not exclusively is columniform one or more part, such as having oval cross section etc.The top of filter cell has same (though not being ad hoc) asymmetric depressed part usually, and said depressed part is centered on to the wall that extends below by the upper surface from filter cell.Depressed part has the diapire of tape punching, and said perforation allows liquid to get into the inside of filter.The bottom of such filter cell is formed with and is used at least one opening that liquid gets into, and said opening is formed on centre usually.Yet, it should be noted that the utility model is not limited to specific filter cell, and the utility model can be implemented with various filter cell.
A problem of gravity filtration is that the initial change of new filter cell is wet, and this is that said suitable overflow is essential for the continuous unimpeded operation of distributor because surface tension and other factors can stop the suitable overflow of filter.Therefore, an embodiment according to the utility model provides the beverage dispenser that has based on the filter actuating mechanism of gravity filtration.The filter actuating mechanism comprises pump, and said pump moves when detecting new filter automatically, is perhaps manually booted by the user in filter replacing back and moves.Pump is activated and the beverage of pumping q.s, becomes wet so that filter is initial.Beverage dispenser according to this embodiment comprises source Beverage case, replaceable filter receiver and filter beverages storage box from top to bottom; And comprise being used for source beverage to be filtered is discharged the system of advancing the filter beverages storage box through filter and collection that said beverage advances by gravity; And said beverage dispenser comprises the startup pump, and said startup pump is configured to advance a certain amount of beverage through filter, thereby makes the filter that newly changes suitably become wet.
The utility model also is provided with the beverage dispenser that is used for gravity filtration, and said beverage dispenser has the actuating mechanism kind of above-mentioned qualification.It should be noted that some embodiment with the handle construction associated description can also be applied in the reciprocating type tray configurations of the utility model.Special, the joint element kind relevant with previous constructions can also be used in the latter.Similarly, be provided with mobile subsystem, the filter cell below of mentioned kind filter beverages storage box, the opening that engages with the bottom of filter cell, avoid check valve equipment and inclined surface embodiment that filter beverages is not discharged into wherein can also be applied to reciprocating type tray embodiments.
Hereinafter, the utility model will be described two specific embodiments of the utility model, and an embodiment belongs to the scope of the handle construction of the utility model, and another is in the framework of reciprocating type structure.
Though the specifically described embodiment of this paper illustrates and has the user and activate the more distributor of converting mechanism, should be noted in the discussion above that not get rid of has self actuating.Announce WO2011/030340 referring to PCT, it discloses a kind of filter cell that uses indicator that comprises.Also anticipate to have the use of filter cell that said PCT applies for use indicator or the useful life indicator (basis of detecting automatically as filter state) of disclosed kind according to the utility model, the actuating of filter replacement mechanism can automation thus.
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In order to understand the utility model and to understand and in reality, how to carry out, only embodiment is described referring now to appended accompanying drawing with the mode of nonrestrictive example, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the stereogram according to the water dispenser of the embodiment of handle construction, and the lid of source water tank is opened.
Fig. 2 illustrates the filter mechanism framework and the filtered water storage box of the water dispenser of Fig. 1, and said filter mechanism framework has the some of them parts (conveniently not having filter for showing) that are in closed condition.
Fig. 3 illustrates framework and the filtered water storage box of Fig. 2 with face upwarding stereogram, and the filter receiver has been removed to allow to check the breech lock of filter receiver.
Fig. 4 illustrates the filter replacement mechanism that is in open mode, and receiver is attached on the wing plate of a part that constitutes the water dispenser surface.
Fig. 5 illustrates the filter cell that has with Fig. 2 same configuration, and filter cell is in place.
Fig. 6 A illustrates device, and wall is removed to show running system with other elements.
Fig. 6 B is the stereogram of filtered water storage box.
Fig. 6 C is the sketch map of valve arrangement at the entry port place of filtered water storage box.
Fig. 7 A illustrates the drinking glass/drinking glasses supporting of distributor and overflows and spills gatherer; Fig. 7 B illustrates drinking glass/drinking glasses supporting and overflows and spills the exploded view of gatherer.
Fig. 8 A illustrates the stereogram according to the water dispenser of the embodiment of reciprocating type tray configurations.
Fig. 8 B illustrates the water dispenser of Fig. 8 A, and is removed as the movable wing plate of door-plate, and with display filter and filter receiver, and wing plate is in closed condition.
Fig. 9 illustrates Fig. 8 A that is in open mode and the water dispenser of 8B, and the forward part of tray unit turns forward.
Figure 10 is the stereogram of filter mechanism framework, source water tank and the filtered water storage box that is associated.
Figure 11 A illustrates the filter mechanism framework of the water dispenser of Fig. 8 A-10 that is in first state.
Figure 11 B illustrates the side view of the filter mechanism framework of the state that is in Figure 11 A.
Figure 11 C is the face upwarding stereogram of the filter mechanism framework of Figure 11 A, and door-plate is removed to be used to show the latch apparatus of movable wing plate.
The filter mechanism framework that is in open mode before the forward part that Figure 12 A, 12B and 12C are illustrated in reciprocating type pallet with side view, front elevational view and front view respectively turns forward.
Figure 12 D is the amplification stereogram of a part that is in the framework of Figure 12 A condition.
Figure 13 illustrates the filter replacement mechanism that is in open mode, and the some of them frame element is removed, thereby can check the parts that other are hidden.
Figure 14 illustrates the filter frame of Figure 12 A that is in open mode, and the front elements of reciprocating type pallet turns forward.
Figure 15 illustrates the filter frame of Figure 12 A that is in open mode, and the front elements of reciprocating type pallet turns forward.
Figure 16 A, 16B and 16C illustrate the filter cell of the embodiment of the utility model respectively with top perspective view, sidepiece stereogram and face upwarding stereogram.
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Shown in the accompanying drawing and the embodiment that will be described below relate to water dispenser, promptly in said water dispenser, but beverage is the source water that is filtered into drinkable dispensing water.Yet, it will be appreciated that this specification is not intended to the utility model is restricted to the situation that beverage is a water.
At first referring to Fig. 1, it illustrates water dispenser 100, and said water dispenser has source water tank 102, and said source water tank 102 is covered by case lid 104, and said case lid 104 can be opened to fill the source water tank by the user.Distributor has and is positioned at the console 106 that moisture is allotted mouthful 108 tops.Device also has drinking glass/drinking glasses supporting and the excessive gathering element 110 that spills, and this element 110 has sieve shape upper-part 112, thereby the water that spills that allows to overflow is collected the watering memory element 114 that into overflows.
Device has outer wall 116 and movable wing plate 118, and said movable wing plate 118 is open for the mode of describing with hereinafter and changes filter.
With reference now to Fig. 2-4.Fig. 2 and 3 illustrates the framework 204 that has the filtered water storage box 202 that is associated, and filter frame holds filter system 200.The filter system that is contained in the framework 204 has first state and second state, and in said first state, the filter receiver is in the closed position, and is as shown in Figure 2, and in said second state, filter receiver 206 is shown in an open position, and is as shown in Figure 4.Filter receiver 206 is pivotably engaged with framework through hinge 210, and outwards is biased to open position by bias spring 212.Receiver 206 is attached to wing plate 214 via opening 216 through screw engagement.
Comprise the bolt lock mechanism breech lock receiver of door bolt 218 (lug of particularly in Fig. 3, being seen 220 with among Fig. 4 is used) and thus receiver is constrained in the closed position.
When operation; The outlet of source water tank 102 directly is communicated with the liquid inlet of first-class subsystem 222; Said first-class subsystem comprises the bellows flexible conduit 224 that is attached to joint element 226; Said joint element 226 has outstanding downwards wall 228 and is associated with skirt shape part 230 and with elastomer element 232, and said elastomer element 232 is configured to depressed part 1610 liquid with the top end of filter cell 1600 (in Figure 16 A, showing) thus and connects airtight and close.Filter replacement mechanism also comprises handle, and said handle rotates so that filter replacement mechanism is transformed into second state from first state around hinge 236 pivotly.First state is following state: filter is in the position that is used for gravity filtration source water, and in this state, and handle (with respect to its another extreme orientations) is in the orientation of level more and is contained in part 122 belows of source water tank 102.In order to be transformed into second state, handle upwards turns to more vertical orientation, and as long as handle is in this position, storage box can't be put back into position shown in Figure 1.This is one of them release mechanism, to guarantee that water can not flow when filter cell is not in place in system.
Handle 234 is integrally formed with the coupling part 238 that has two wing plates, and each wing plate all limits the S shape passage 240 that holds bar 242, and said bar 242 is attached to vertically movable pillar 244.Thus, pillar 244 vertically moves through the rotation displacement and the handle framework 246 of handle 234 Face to face.Therefore, when handle 234 was displaced to its more vertical orientation, beam 242 was pulled and thus to top offset along passage 240, thereby caused the joint element 226 and the upper end of filter cell 1600 to break away from.
As shown in Figure 3, joint element 226 also make door bolt 218 to top offset to top offset, shown in door bolt 218 by bias spring (not shown) biased downward.In case to top offset, door bolt 218 just breaks away from from lug 220, thereby allows receiver to move to open position, and is as shown in Figure 4.In case the connection of joint element 226 and door bolt 218 makes that joint element 226 upwards is displaced on the critical level, door bolt 218 returns its home position through the effect of its bias spring that is associated.Therefore, in order to change back first state, after changing filter, the user moves (as shown in Figure 5) with wing plate 118 angularly and is engaged by door bolt 218 in the closed position towards the closed position usually.Subsequently, handle 234 can rotate go back to the orientation that plays basic horizontal, thereby joint element is engaged with the upper end of filter cell 1600, and is as shown in Figure 5.In case be in this state, source water tank 102 can be put back in place, and distributor moves to be used for the source water filtration once more.
Refer again to Fig. 2.As shown in, storage box 202 has entry port 610, the opening at basal surface 252 places of said entry port 610 through being formed on framework 204 projects upwards.This port assemblies that projects upwards becomes the joint element liquid with the at of filter 1600 to connect airtight to close.Surface 252 has outward edge 254 inclined downward a little.This downward-sloping surface terminates in opening 710 tops; Said opening 710 is formed on the drinking glass supporting and overflows and spills in the gathering element 110; Shown in Fig. 7 A, said drinking glass supporting and overflowing is spilt gathering element 110 and is collected in the water that filter can be revealed from the running system of filter cell top between the stage of replacement.Valve arrangement (will be described below) guarantees that this water that spills that overflows will can not be collected in the storage box 202.Fig. 7 B shows drinking glass supporting and the excessive exploded view that spills gathering element 110; Said drinking glass supporting and overflow and spill gathering element 110 and comprise grid 712, thus allow to strike water discharging on it through grid and be collected in to overflow and spill in the collector element 714 from the top.Overflow and to spill collector element and can be equipped with the buoy 716 in the hole 718 that is positioned at grid, said buoy 716 can move along with the variation of water level vertically, indicates the user whether need spill the gatherer discharge water from overflowing thus and comes out.The element 110 for example mode through snap engagement engages with water dispenser among Fig. 1, and thus, the user can spill collector element 110 with overflowing from the distributor extraction, to be emitted on the wherein water of collection.
With reference now to Fig. 6 A,, it illustrates the running system element of the distributor of Fig. 1.Can be clear that source water tank 102, with and handle 120, outlet 130 and the part 122 that covers handle 234.In this position, pillar 244 is in its downward position fully, and thus, joint element 226 engages with filter cell 1600.Outlet port 130 is communicated with ingress port 222 through tubing system (not shown), and is communicated with valve 620 through manifold system.Valve 620 has the startup pump 622 that is associated, and said startup pump 622 has outlet port 624, and said outlet port 624 is communicated with second ingress port 626 that leads to running system via the tubing (not shown).Automatically or through the user starting when changing filter, valve 620 is opened, and pump 622 is activated so that the water pump of primary quantity is delivered in the filter, thereby makes its inside become wet fully.
Illustrate like the best in 6B, storage box 202 has the outlet port 612 that is attached to pump 630, and said pump 630 is pumped into liquid in the pipeline 632.Pipeline 632 is attached to vertical manifold channels 634, and said vertical manifold channels 634 is fed into the water of pumping in valve 636,638 and 640.Through controlling these valves, suitable fluid temperature can be fed to and distribute outlet (not shown in Fig. 6), as will explaining.
Distributor also comprises water heating system 642, and said water heating system 642 can be a disclosed kind in the U.S. Provisional Application 61/282,670, and this U.S. Provisional Application is additional to this as appendix A.Water dispenser also comprises cooling system, and said cooling system comprises heat exchange elements 644 and cooling liquid system 646, and said cooling system can be that PCT announces disclosed kind among the WO2011/030339, and it includes this paper in as a reference in full.In the valve 636,638,640 one guides filtered water through heating system 642; Another is through cooling system 644; Thereby be used for the water of heating or cooling is advanced to distribution outlet 108 separately, the filtered water that the 3rd valve in the valve 636,638,640 will be under the environment temperature directly is directed to said outlet.Therefore, through suitably mixing the water of different temperatures, can distribute any temperature required filtered water in the exit.
With reference now to Fig. 6 B and 6C,, as shown in, ingress port 610 is equipped with elastomer element 650, said elastomer element 650 is guaranteed the liquid tight with the outlet at bottom of filter cell.Also be provided with liquid level meter 652, said liquid level meter 652 can be a disclosed kind among the PCT application PCT/IL2011/050085, and said PCT application is additional to this as appendix B, and it includes this paper in as a reference in full.Storage box also comprises the thermometer 654 that is used for water temperature in the measure case 202, and said water temperature is as one of them input of control system (not shown), to be used to realize required distribution water temperature.
As shown in Fig. 6 C, port 610 is equipped with film 660, and said film 660 has slit 662.Engage and when deforming, slit is opened to allow water to get into storage box at bottom opening with filter cell 1600.
With reference now to Fig. 8 A-15, an embodiment of reciprocating type tray configurations is described.The emphasis that this embodiment describes is at its filter replacement mechanism.As it is understandable that, water dispenser can comprise heating and cooling system, temperature control system and with other relevant element of above-described turning handle structure.
With reference now to Fig. 8 A and 8B,, it illustrates the water dispenser 800 of an embodiment who is reciprocating type tray configurations, and wherein, Fig. 8 A illustrates the device with the movable wing plate 820 that is in closed condition, and in Fig. 8 B, thereby this wing plate is removed inner member is shown.Shown in 8A, in off position in, wing plate 820 is the elements in the dispenser exterior characteristic.Removing of wing plate 820 illustrates the filter replacement mechanism 810 that has filter receiver 812, and be of hereinafter, and filter receiver 812 keeps filter cell 1600.Water dispenser comprises console 814, and said console 814 has the display 816 that covers in the distribution outlet 818.Water dispenser comprises that also drinking glass/drinking glasses keeps and overflow spilling gathering element 822; Said drinking glass/drinking glasses keeps and overflows that to spill gathering element 822 similar with the element 110 of above-described distributor 100 on function and structure, and the reader can the description of reference element 110 in Fig. 7 understand its 26S Proteasome Structure and Function.
In Fig. 8 A and 8B, water dispenser illustrates and is in its first running status, and Fig. 9 illustrates second state that distributor is in the permission inspection and changes filter 1600.Different with situation among the embodiment of Fig. 1-7 is; Through pushing electronic switch or activating filter replacement mechanism to be transformed into its second state (as shown in Figure 9) through pushing touch-screen; Thereby activation solenoid, said solenoid cause the conversion between said state with the mode that hereinafter is described subsequently.
Figure 10 illustrates some operating elements of distributor separately.The active water storage box 1010 that illustrates, filtered water storage box 1012, and be contained in the filter system 810 in the framework 1016.First-class subsystem is limited the water conduit that leads to joint element 1,014 1018; Said joint element 1014 engages with the top of filter cell 1600, and the outlet at bottom of said filter cell 1600 is equipped with the inlet that leads to storage box 1012 with the close mode of liquid.Joint element 1014 is substantially similar with joint element 226, and the mode of its joint is also similar.Therefore, the description that the reader can reference element 226 is used to explain the function and the structure of joint element 1014.Similarly, the description of the embodiment among the engaged mode of the valve arrangement of the outlet of filter cell 1600 and storage box inlet and Fig. 1-7 (special in figure 6B and 6C) is similar, and the reader can be used to understand its 26S Proteasome Structure and Function with reference to above description.
Figure 11 A-11C illustrates filter replacement mechanism in the closed position 810, and said filter replacement mechanism 810 is contained in the framework 1016, and has removed wing plate 820 among Figure 11 C so that its latch apparatus to be shown.Wing plate 820 is linked to framework through hinge 1020, and can be displaced to the open position shown in Figure 12 A-12D pivotally around hinge.Wing plate 820 has lever segment 1022, and said lever segment 1022 is attached to beam 1024 with the mode that pivots at 1024 places, and said beam 1024 is linked to active element 1030 at 1028 places.Active element is by direction (in side view Figure 11 B shown in the be clockwise) biasing of bias spring 1032 along arrow 1034.Lever segment 1022, beam 1026, active element 1030 and other elements that is associated (hereinafter will further describe) have the corresponding portion in the opposite side place of framework symmetry.As shown in Figure 11 C; A pair of breech lock tooth 1040 is projected into outside the front surface of framework 1016; In the said a pair of breech lock tooth 1040 each in groove 1042 shown in latch mode and release conditions between move back and forth; In said release conditions, tooth is in another extreme end of groove 1042.Tooth 1040 is attached to sliding members 1044 and is moved by sliding members 1044; Said sliding members 1044 with the mode of flank (flanking) be assemblied in pillar 1046 tops and along the axis of pillar between two extreme positions slidably, said two extreme positions are by the displacement restriction of the tooth 1040 in the groove 1042.Sliding members has whole protruding member 1048 and by the bias spring (not shown) latch mode into (among Figure 11 C the rightest position) of setovering.Solenoid 1050 is set and said solenoid 1050 is configured to promote member 1048; Thereby sliding members 1044 is temporarily moved into release conditions, allow wing plate 820 to be opened to open position thus, shown in Figure 12 A-12D; At said open position, wing plate is in the orientation of level basically.
In a single day wing plate is released and is opened by the bias force promotion of bias spring 1032; Active element 1030 rotates along the direction of arrow 1034; Therefore; Tooth 1036 causes pallet constraint mechanism generation angular displacement through the top 1038 of splice constraint mechanism, and said top 1038 makes mode that tray unit 1200 describes with hereinafter to front slide subsequently.
As shown in; The active element 1030 that rotates around axis 1060 has the wheel part 1062 of cogged; The said part 1062 of taking turns engages with the constraint wheel 1064 of cogged; The constraint wheel 1064 of said cogged is equipped with friction element, suppresses fast moving thus and makes wing plate move to its open mode smoothly from its closed condition.
Illustrate like the best in Figure 13, tray unit 1200 has the forward part 1210 of band opening 1212, and said opening 1212 is suitable for receiving filtration device element 1600.Tray unit 1200 constrains in the rear position through pallet latch apparatus 1070, and said pallet latch apparatus 1070 comprises beam 1072, and at 1074 places framework 1016 pivotly, and by bias spring 1076 biased downward.When the top 1038 of tooth 1036 slam latch equipment 1070, latch apparatus 1070 moves around 1074 pivotly momently, and therefore, beam 1072 raises a little.Beam 1072 is constructed with the groove (not shown); Said groove cooperates with the coupling protuberance of the rear end of tray unit 1200, and that resists thus that constant force biasing element (not shown) produces constrains in the rear position to the bias force of the open position shown in Figure 12 A-12D with tray unit 1200 forward.Therefore, when wing plate 820 was opened the back rest 1072 risings, tray unit 1200 was released to move forward to open position.
Shown in Figure 13 like Figure 11 A-; Tray unit 1200 is provided with the track 1080 of band gear in its bottom; Said track 1080 engages with the constraint wheel 1310 of band gear, and is shown in figure 13, and the constraint wheel 1310 of said band gear suppresses to move and tray unit 1200 is moved forward smoothly.
Laterally projecting at the front end place of the rear section 1214 of tray unit is pin 1220, shown in Figure 12 C and 12D.Pin 1220 is contained in the raceway groove 1232 and in this raceway groove, vertically moves.Pin 1220 is connected to latch component; Said latch component is latched in level orientation with the forward part 1210 of tray unit 1200; In said level orientation, said forward part 1210 flushes with the remainder of tray unit, and said level orientation is the orientation shown in Figure 12 A-12D.Yet forward part 1210 is biased to forward bearing by the bias spring (not shown), shown in Figure 14 and 15.Therefore, pin discharge forward part 1210 to bottom offset, so that its orientation is changed to the orientation that turns forward.
Like Figure 14 and 15 and shown in Figure 9, forwardly divide 1210 fully open positions that turn forward, can check or change filter cell.
Figure 16 A to Figure 16 C illustrates the filter cell of the kind in the foregoing description that is used in water dispenser.Filter cell 1600 has cylinder form generally, and adjacency section 1614 and 1616 is in its side, and said adjacency section 1614 and the said filter cell of 1616 guiding suitably are placed in the filter receiver.Depressed part 1610 is formed on the top 1620 of filter cell, and said depressed part 1610 has the bottom 1622 of perforation, and said bottom 1622 allows water to get into the inside of filter.Be provided with central filtered water outlet 1630 at, said central filtered water outlet 1630 is centered on by the engagement member 1632 that is used to engage the Rose Box inlet.
The centre of depressed part has illustrated useful life indicator 1640 on the top of filter.This useful life indicator is open in PCT application WO2011/030340, and it includes this paper in as a reference in full.
Claims (41)
1. a beverage dispenser is characterized in that, said beverage dispenser comprises:
-beverage supply source;
-beverage distributes outlet;
-running system, said running system is led to said outlet from said source of supply;
-receiver, said receiver are used for receiving the filter cell that can remove and are used for said filter cell functionally is placed on said running system; With
-filter replacement mechanism, said filter replacement mechanism is used to change said filter cell, and said mechanism has first state and second state and can between first state and second state, change; In first state; The filter that is received in the said receiver can operatively engage with the joint element of said running system; And in second state, said filter cell from said joint element break away from and for the user be can and remove or change being used to; One of them state-transition from first state and second state realizes through the user activated actuating mechanism to another state.
2. distributor according to claim 1 is characterized in that said beverage is urged into through said filter cell by gravity.
3. distributor according to claim 2 is characterized in that, said distributor comprises: the source Beverage case; The filter beverages storage box; Beverage case leads to said storage box from said source for first-class subsystem, said first-class subsystem, and filter cell functionally is placed in the said first-class subsystem; The second mobile subsystem, the said second mobile subsystem comprises that at least one is used for filter beverages is advanced to from said storage box the pump of said outlet.
4. distributor according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said distributor comprises and is respectively applied for cooling or heats the go out drink cooling system of the beverage outside the said outlet and in the beverage heating system one or two to be allocated.
5. distributor according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said distributor comprises:
-can displacement the filter cell receiver, said filter cell receiver can displacement between corresponding with first state and second state respectively closed position and open position, and is biased to open position; And
-constraint mechanism, said constraint mechanism are used for said receiver is maintained in its closed position; Said constraint mechanism is configured to when activating said actuating mechanism, discharge said receiver, and receiver is displaced to open position thus.
6. distributor according to claim 5 is characterized in that said receiver is displacement pivotally between open position and closed position.
7. distributor according to claim 5; It is characterized in that; Said receiver is attached to wing plate, said wing plate and said receiver together in off position and displacement between the open mode, in said closed condition; Said wing plate constitutes the element of the surface of said distributor, and said closed condition and open mode correspond respectively to the closed position and the open position of said receiver.
8. distributor according to claim 5 is characterized in that, said distributor comprises:
The handle component that-user can reach, said handle component is displacement pivotally between first orientation and second orientation, between its first state and second state, activates respectively so that said filter cell is changed system; With
-joint element; Said joint element is suitable for engaging with the close mode of liquid the upper end of said filter cell; Said joint element can displacement vertically basically between engagement state and disengaged position, and can be through said handle component in separately first orientation and the displacement separately between the second orientation and displacement.
9. distributor according to claim 8 is characterized in that, said joint element has: opening, said opening locate to be attached to the flexible liquid duct element in the top; And open bottom, said open bottom has the peripheral wall to lower process; With the skirt shape part around said peripheral wall; The size of said peripheral wall is designed to fit into the depressed part in the top that is formed on filter cell and forms liquid with said depressed part together with said skirt shape part connects airtight and closes; Said filter cell has the perforation on its diapire, to be used for the inside that liquid gets into filter.
10. distributor according to claim 8 is characterized in that, said joint element comprises and one or morely is used to form said liquid and connects airtight the elastomeric elements that closes.
11. distributor according to claim 5 is characterized in that, said filter cell has columniform basically form, and wherein, said filter cell is received in the said receiver, and said columniform basically form has top and bottom; Said top comprises the depressed part that is centered on to the wall that extends below by the upper surface from said filter cell, and said depressed part has the diapire of tape punching to be used to making liquid get into the inside of said filter; The bottom of said filter has at least one and is used for the opening that liquid gets into.
12. distributor according to claim 11; It is characterized in that; Said distributor is included in the ingress port of the top end of filter beverages storage box; Said filter beverages storage box is positioned at said filter receiver below, and said open construction becomes in case said filter replacement mechanism is in said first state just engages with the bonding part of the bottom end position of said filter cell, so that get into said filter beverages storage box from the liquid of said filter outflow.
13. distributor according to claim 12 is characterized in that, said opening is equipped with valve element, to be used for when said first state is transformed into said second state, closing said opening at said filter replacement mechanism.
14. distributor according to claim 13 is characterized in that, said opening is centered on by downward-sloping surface element, to be used to discharge unfiltered beverage.
15. distributor according to claim 5 is characterized in that, said distributor comprises framework, and said framework keeps said receiver and said more converting mechanism.
16. distributor according to claim 5; It is characterized in that; The displacement of said receiver is that at said retracted position of closing, said receiver is contained in the said distributor along the reciprocating motion of substantially horizontal linear path between retracted position of closing and the extended position opened; At the said extended position of opening, said receiver is exposed to allow to change said filter cell.
17. distributor according to claim 16 is characterized in that, said receiver has the opening that is limited in the tray unit, and said open construction becomes to receive said filter cell.
18. distributor according to claim 17; It is characterized in that; Said open construction is in the forward part of said tray unit; Said forward part is attached to the rear section of said tray unit pivotally, and can be around the axis vertical with said linear path in level orientation with turn forward and rotate between the orientation, and is biased to the orientation that turns forward; Said forward part constrains in said level orientation, and when said tray unit arrives open position, is released to turn to the orientation that turns forward.
19. distributor according to claim 18 is characterized in that, said distributor comprises:
-constraint mechanism, said constraint mechanism are used for said forward part is remained on said level orientation; Said restraining structure comprises the pin of lateral protrusion; Said pin can move back and forth between restraint position and off-position; In said restraint position, said constraint mechanism constrains in said level orientation with said forward part, in said off-position; Said forward part is released to turn to the orientation that turns forward, and said pin is biased to its restraint position; With
-pin guide element; Said pin guide element is configured to during said pallet is displaced to open position forward from the closed position, guide said pin and is displaced to its off-position from its restraint position; Discharge said forward part thus to turn to its orientation that turns forward, said guide element is configured to during the shift reciprocately of said pallet from the open position to the closed position, not make said pin displacement.
20. distributor according to claim 19 is characterized in that, said tray unit is biased to open position by the tray unit biasing apparatus.
21. distributor according to claim 20; It is characterized in that; Said distributor comprises the pallet latch apparatus; Said pallet latch apparatus is used for said tray unit is constrained in the closed position, and is used for discharging said tray unit and is displaced to the open position of second state of said distributor to allow said tray unit.
22. distributor according to claim 17 is characterized in that, said tray unit biasing apparatus is configured at said tray unit the power that equates basically was provided between the whole moving period from the closed position to the open position.
23. distributor according to claim 17 is characterized in that, said distributor comprises tray unit kinetic damping equipment, to give the smooth motion of tray unit from its closed position to its open position.
24. distributor according to claim 16 is characterized in that, said distributor comprises the mechanical organ that the user can activate, said mechanical organ can be operable to activate said filter cell more converting mechanism be transformed into second state from first state.
25. distributor according to claim 16; It is characterized in that; Said distributor comprises wing plate, and said wing plate can move in off position and between the open mode, in said closed condition; Said wing plate limits the element of the surface of said distributor, and said closed condition and open mode correspond respectively to said first state and second state.
26. distributor according to claim 25 is characterized in that, in off position and the change that moves through the orientation between the open mode realize.
27. distributor according to claim 26; It is characterized in that; In open mode; Said wing plate is in the substantially horizontal orientation in the plane of the under that is limited said tray unit, and is to rotate through the axis around the under that is limited said tray unit to realize to the motion in said substantially horizontal orientation.
28. distributor according to claim 27 is characterized in that, said distributor comprises:
-biasing apparatus, said biasing apparatus are used for said wing plate is biased to open mode;
-wing plate latch apparatus; Said wing plate latch apparatus has stable state and transition condition; In said stable state; The said said wing plate of wing plate latch apparatus breech lock and said wing plate constrained in its closed condition, said transition condition is used to discharge said wing plate and moves to open mode to allow said wing plate; Said wing plate latch apparatus is biased to said stable state;
-actuation element, said actuation element can be operable to said wing plate latch apparatus is transformed into transition condition from its stable state;
-tray unit latch apparatus; Said tray unit latch apparatus has stable state and transition condition; In said stable state; The said said tray unit of tray unit latch apparatus breech lock and said tray unit constrained in its closed position, said transition condition is used to discharge said tray unit and is displaced to open position to allow said tray unit; Said tray unit latch apparatus is biased to stable state; With
-linking the actuation element of wing plate, said actuation element is configured at least partly when its open mode is moved, said tray unit latch apparatus is transformed into transition condition from its stable state when said wing plate.
29. distributor according to claim 28 is characterized in that, first state of changing is back realized by one in following or both: (i) said tray unit is promoted go back to its closed position; (ii) force said wing plate to move to its closed condition.
30. distributor according to claim 28; It is characterized in that; Said distributor comprises joint element; Said joint element is suitable for engaging with the close mode of liquid the upper end of said filter cell, said joint element caused for through said wing plate in the displacement vertically basically between engagement state and disengaged position of the motion between its closed condition and the open mode.
31. distributor according to claim 16; It is characterized in that; Said distributor comprises joint element; Said joint element is suitable for engaging with the close mode of liquid the upper end of said filter cell, said joint element through said wing plate between its closed condition and open mode motion and can displacement vertically basically between engagement state and disengaged position.
32. distributor according to claim 31 is characterized in that, said joint element is asymmetric substantially, and said joint element has: opening, said opening locate to be attached to the flexible liquid duct element in the top; And open bottom, said open bottom has the cylindrical wall to lower process; With the skirt shape part around said cylindrical wall; The asymmetric depressed part that being dimensioned to of said cylindrical wall fits in the top that is formed on filter cell and form liquid with said depressed part together with said skirt shape part and connect airtight and close; Said filter cell has the perforation on its diapire, to be used for the inside that liquid gets into filter.
33. distributor according to claim 32 is characterized in that, said joint element comprises and one or morely is used to form said liquid and connects airtight the elastomeric elements that closes.
34. distributor according to claim 30 is characterized in that, said distributor comprises flexible liquid conduit part section, and said flexible liquid conduit part section is attached to said running system with said joint element.
35. distributor according to claim 16 is characterized in that, the said filter cell that is received in the said receiver has columniform basically form, and said columniform basically form has top and bottom; Said top comprises the asymmetric depressed part that is centered on to the wall that extends below by the upper surface from said filter cell, and said depressed part has the diapire of tape punching to be used to making liquid get into the inside of said filter; The bottom of said filter has at least one and is used for the opening that liquid gets into.
36. distributor according to claim 35; It is characterized in that; Said distributor is included in the opening of the top end of filter beverages storage box; Said filter beverages storage box is positioned at said filter receiver below, and said open construction becomes in case said filter replacement mechanism is in said first state just engages with the bonding part of the bottom end position of said filter cell, so that get into said filter beverages storage box from the liquid of said filter outflow.
37. distributor according to claim 36 is characterized in that, said opening is equipped with valve element, to be used for when said first state is transformed into said second state, closing said opening at said filter replacement mechanism.
38., it is characterized in that said opening is centered on by downward-sloping surface element according to the described distributor of claim 37, to be used to discharge unfiltered beverage.
39., it is characterized in that said distributor comprises the filter mechanism framework according to the described distributor of claim 38, said filter mechanism framework keeps said receiver and said more converting mechanism.
40. distributor according to claim 16 is characterized in that, said distributor also comprises the startup pump, and said pump is sent beverage pump to said filter, to be used for that initial change of said filter wet.
41., it is characterized in that said beverage is a water according to each described distributor in the above claim.
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