CN209847113U - Water softener and dish washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a dish washer technical field provides a water softener and dish washer, which comprises a housin, locate the salt chamber on the casing, the resin chamber, the mouth of pipe in intercommunication salt chamber, through the salt lid that adds of joint structure and mouth of pipe assembly, and, locate the mouth of pipe and add the sealing washer between the salt lid, the joint structure is including locating on the mouth of pipe inside wall, radial interior convex first L type fin, and locate on the salt lid lateral wall, the second L type fin of radial evagination, first L type fin and second L type fin mutually support the joint when screwing up with the salt lid, still be equipped with on the mouth of pipe inside wall when screwing up with the salt lid in order to cover with the salt ejecting gradually, radial interior convex guide rib. Add salt lid through first L type fin and second L type fin joint, have simple to operate's advantage, the guide rib butt is so that add the salt lid and deviate from the mouth of pipe gradually in the bottom of second L type fin, conveniently adds the dismantlement of salt lid, consequently has that the leakproofness is good, simple structure, with low costs and easy dismounting's advantage.

Description

Water softener and dish washing machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a dish washer technical field especially provides a water softener and dish washer.

Background

Water softeners are generally used in dishwashers to soften tap water, reduce water hardness, and extend the service life of the dishwashers.

The water softener generally includes a resin chamber and a salt chamber, and after the dishwasher is used for a period of time, the salt chamber needs to be added with salt again to improve the water softening capacity of the resin in the resin chamber.

Some water softeners among the prior art, this water softener include the lid subassembly, and this lid subassembly is sealed effectual, but has adopted more parts like including screw, sealed lid and sealing member etc. and mounting structure is complicated, and manufacturing cost is high, when needing to add salt, the operation of this lid subassembly when opening is more complicated, hard to influence and add salt efficiency.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to provide a water softener aims at solving and adds among the prior art salt lid subassembly with high costs, tear open, adorn inconvenient technical problem.

In order to achieve the above object, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: the utility model provides a water softener, includes the casing, locates salt chamber and resin chamber in the casing, locate intercommunication on the casing the mouth of pipe in salt chamber, through the joint structure with what the mouth of pipe assembled adds the salt lid, and locate the mouth of pipe with add the sealing washer between the salt lid, the joint structure is including locating first L type fin that radial interior protrusion just invertd on the mouth of pipe inside wall, and locate add on the salt lid lateral wall, the second L type fin of radial evagination, when screwing up with the salt lid first L type fin with second L type fin mutually supports the joint, and the vertical board bottom of the first L type fin of inversion forms the guide rib to the lopsidedness downwardly extending, the guide rib is used for make when screwing out with the salt lid second L type fin is along its slip and will add the salt lid and upwards ejecting gradually.

Further, the guide rib and the first L-shaped rib are integrally formed.

Furthermore, the first L-shaped convex ribs and the second L-shaped convex ribs are at least three pairs, and the three pairs of the first L-shaped convex ribs and the second L-shaped convex ribs are arranged at equal intervals.

Furthermore, the first L-shaped convex rib and the salt adding cover are provided with a first limiting convex rib and a first limiting groove which are matched with each other.

Further, still integrated into one piece has the handle on adding the salt lid, the side of handle is equipped with anti-skidding line.

Further, the casing includes inferior valve, mesochite and epitheca, the inferior valve with mesochite welded fastening, the mesochite with epitheca welded fastening, the mouth of pipe sets up on the epitheca.

Furthermore, a main water inlet channel, a first branch water channel communicated with the salt cavity and a second branch water channel communicated with the resin cavity are arranged in the middle shell, and electromagnetic valves are arranged at the junctions of the main water inlet channel, the first branch water channel and the second branch water channel; and a one-way valve for controlling the water in the salt cavity to flow into the resin cavity is arranged between the salt cavity and the resin cavity.

The utility model also provides a dish washer, include: the water softener comprises a base and the water softener body, wherein a mounting hole is formed in a bottom plate of the base, the pipe orifice is penetrated through the lower portion of the bottom plate, the mounting hole extends into the upper portion of the bottom plate and is fixed on the base through a fixing ring, and the fixing ring is connected with the pipe orifice in a clamping mode or in a threaded mode.

Further, still be equipped with the round bulge loop on the casing, the bulge loop with form the annular between the mouth of pipe, be equipped with sealed the pad in the annular, sealed thickness of filling up is higher than the height of bulge loop, the upper surface butt of sealed pad is in the lower surface of bottom plate.

Further, the upper surface of the sealing gasket is arranged in an annular wavy shape.

The utility model has the advantages that:

the utility model provides a water softener and a dish washing machine, a salt adding cover is clamped by a first L-shaped convex rib and a second L-shaped convex rib, and the installation is convenient; when the salt adding cover is unscrewed in a counterclockwise rotating mode, the bottom of the second L-shaped convex rib abuts against the guide rib and gradually moves upwards along the inclined surface of the guide rib, so that the salt adding cover is gradually ejected upwards, and finally can be pulled out from the pipe orifice conveniently, the salt adding cover is more time-saving and labor-saving to disassemble; simultaneously, just can realize orificial sealed assembly through the sealing washer with add the salt lid, simple structure and practiced thrift the cost, consequently, the utility model discloses a water softener has the advantage that the leakproofness is good, simple structure, with low costs and easy dismounting in mouth of pipe department.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required for the embodiments or the prior art descriptions will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings without inventive labor.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an overall structure of a water softener according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an exploded structure of a water softener according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a salt adding cover according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of a nozzle in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a fixing ring and a sealing gasket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the water path structure of the water softener according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the solenoid valve and the water channel in the middle case according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic view of the water softener according to the embodiment of the present invention, partially cut away.

Reference numerals: 1. a housing; 11. an upper shell; 111. a convex ring; 112. a ring groove; 12. a middle shell; 121. a main water inlet path; 122. a first branch water channel; 123. a second water dividing channel; 13. a lower case; 14. a salt cavity; 15. a resin chamber; 2. a pipe orifice; 21. a first L-shaped rib; 211. a first limit groove; 22. a guide rib; 23. a third L-shaped rib; 231. a second limit groove; 3. adding a salt cover; 31. a second L-shaped rib; 32. a first limit convex rib; 33. a handle; 331. anti-skid lines; 4. a seal ring; 5. an electromagnetic valve; 51. a support; 52. a coil; 53. an iron core; 54. a spring; 55. sealing sleeves; 56. a seal ring; 6. a one-way valve; 7. a base; 71. a base plate; 8. a fixing ring; 81. a fourth L-shaped rib; 82. a second limit convex rib; 9. a gasket; 91. and the ring is wavy.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary and intended to be used for explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "length", "width", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are merely for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.

Referring to fig. 1 to 8, a water softener according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 1, a salt chamber 14 and a resin chamber 15 disposed in the housing 1, a pipe orifice 2 disposed on the housing 1 and connected to the salt chamber 14, a salt cap 3 assembled with the pipe orifice 2 through a clamping structure, and a sealing ring 4 disposed between the pipe orifice 2 and the salt cap 3. When salt adding cover 3 is assembled on pipe orifice 2 through the clamping structure, sealing washer 4 is by the extruded part in order to be used for sealing the gap between pipe orifice 2 and salt adding cover 3, reaches sealed waterproof purpose.

In this embodiment, the salt adding cover 3 is provided with a limiting groove, and the sealing ring 4 is sleeved on the limiting groove, so that after the sealing ring 4 is extruded and partially bonded with the pipe orifice 2, the screwing-out of the salt adding cover 3 is not affected.

Moreover, mouth of pipe 2 is the hollow cylinder structure, adds salt lid 3 parts and pegs graft in mouth of pipe 2, first L type fin 21 and mouth of pipe 2 integrated into one piece, second L type fin 31 with add salt lid 3 integrated into one piece, make like this that the independent part that uses when mouth of pipe 2 department need seal few, reduced production and assembly cost.

As shown in fig. 2, 3 and 4, in the present embodiment, the clamping structure includes: locate on the inside wall of mouth of pipe 2, radial interior convex and the first L type fin 21 of inversion to and locate on the salt lid 3 lateral wall, radial convex second L type fin 31, the horizontal plate below of the first L type fin 21 of inversion forms the joint and supplies the horizontal plate of second L type fin 31 to twist to block in, the vertical board bottom of the first L type fin 21 of inversion inclines downwardly extending to one side and forms guide rib 22, guide rib 22 is used for making second L type fin 31 along its slip and will add salt lid 3 and upwards ejecting gradually when screwing out salt lid 3.

In the water softener provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the rotation direction when the salt adding cover 3 is screwed up is clockwise, the direction when the salt adding cover 3 is screwed out is anticlockwise, and when the salt adding cover 3 is screwed up by clockwise rotation, the salt adding cover 3 is clamped with the second L-shaped convex rib 31 through the first L-shaped convex rib 21, so that the installation is convenient; when the salt adding cover 3 is unscrewed in a counterclockwise rotating mode, the bottom of the second L-shaped convex rib 31 abuts against the guide rib 22 and gradually moves upwards along the inclined surface of the guide rib 22, so that the salt adding cover 3 is gradually ejected upwards, and finally can be conveniently pulled out from the pipe orifice 2, the salt adding cover 3 is more time-saving and labor-saving to disassemble; simultaneously, just can realize the sealed assembly of mouth of pipe 2 through sealing washer 4 with add salt lid 3, simple structure with practiced thrift the cost, consequently, the water softener of this embodiment has that the leakproofness is good, simple structure, with low costs and easy dismounting's advantage in mouth of pipe 2 department.

As shown in fig. 2, in the present embodiment, the housing 1 includes: the pipe comprises a lower shell 13, a middle shell 12 and an upper shell 11, wherein the lower shell 13 and the middle shell 12 are welded and fixed, the middle shell 12 and the upper shell 11 are welded and fixed, and a pipe orifice 2 is arranged on the upper shell 11. In the present embodiment, the upper shell 11, the middle shell 12 and the lower shell 13 are all formed by injection molding of plastic material, wherein the welding is realized by hot plate welding to form the shell 1.

As shown in fig. 3, a handle 33 is integrally formed at the top of the salt adding cover 3, the handle 33 is in a straight shape, anti-slip lines 331 are formed on the side surface of the handle 33, the handle 33 and the anti-slip lines 331 are convenient for screwing the salt adding cover 3, and the operation is convenient and labor-saving.

As shown in fig. 4, in the present embodiment, the guide rib 22 and the first L-shaped rib 21 are integrally formed. The upper surface of the end of the guide rib 22 away from the first L-shaped rib 21 is lower than the bottom surface of the second L-shaped rib 31 after the salting cover 3 is installed at the nozzle 2, so that the second L-shaped rib 31 slides onto the guide rib 22. Preferably, chamfers or inclined surfaces are provided at the end surfaces of the guide ribs 22 and the bottom surfaces of the second L-shaped ribs 31, so that it is easier to slide the second ribs onto the guide ribs 22 to realize that the guide ribs 22 eject the salting cover 3. In other embodiments, the guide ribs 22 are provided separately on the inner side wall of the spout 2, wherein the number of the guide ribs 22 is at least one.

In this embodiment, the first L-shaped rib 21 and the second L-shaped rib 31 are equidistantly provided with at least three pairs, and the first L-shaped rib 21 and the second L-shaped rib 31 are provided with three pairs, so that the stable clamping assembly of the salt adding cover 3 and the pipe orifice 2 is realized by using the triangular stability principle. In other embodiments, two or four pairs of the first L-shaped rib 21 and the second L-shaped rib 31 may be provided. In this embodiment, the distance between two adjacent first L-shaped ribs 21 is at least greater than the linear length of one second L-shaped rib 31, so that the salting cover 3 can be normally taken out and installed. In other embodiments, the distance between two adjacent first L-shaped convex ribs 21 is the sum of the linear lengths of the guide rib 22 and the second L-shaped convex rib 31, so that the guide rib 22 can push the salting cover 3 out of the nozzle 2 more, and the salting cover 3 can be taken out more easily.

Preferably, in this embodiment, a first limiting groove 211 is provided on the first L-shaped protruding rib 21, and a first limiting protruding rib 32 is provided on the salt adding cover 3, and after the first L-shaped protruding rib 21 is clamped with the second L-shaped protruding rib 31, the first limiting protruding rib 32 is clamped in the first limiting groove 211 for improving the fastening performance of the clamping of the first L-shaped protruding rib 21 and the second L-shaped protruding rib 31. In other embodiments, the first limiting groove 211 is disposed on the salting cover 3, and the first limiting rib 32 is disposed on the first L-shaped rib 21; or the first L-shaped convex rib 21 and the salt adding cover 3 are alternately provided with a first limit convex rib 32 and a first limit groove 211.

As shown in fig. 2, 6 and 7, in the present embodiment, a main water inlet path 121, a first sub water inlet path 122 communicating with the salt chamber 14, and a second sub water inlet path 123 communicating with the resin chamber 15 are provided in the middle shell 12, wherein the main water inlet path 121 communicates with a water source outside the water softener and supplies water to the inside of the water softener.

An electromagnetic valve 5 is arranged at the junction of the main water inlet path 121, the first branch water inlet path 122 and the second branch water inlet path 123, and the electromagnetic valve 5 is used for controlling the water entering the main water inlet path 121 to flow into the salt cavity 14 or the resin cavity 15. A check valve 6 for controlling the water in the salt cavity 14 to flow into the resin cavity 15 is arranged between the salt cavity 14 and the resin cavity 15, and the check valve 6 has the function of enabling the water in the salt cavity 14 to flow into the resin cavity 15, but not enabling the water in the resin cavity 15 to flow into the salt cavity 14.

As shown in fig. 2 and 7, in the present embodiment, the electromagnetic valve 5 includes a bracket 51, a coil 52 mounted on the bracket 51, an iron core 53 movably disposed in the bracket 51, a spring 54 having one end abutting on the bracket 51 and the other end abutting on the iron core 53, and a sealing sleeve 55 disposed on the iron core 53 for sealing a junction of the main water inlet path 121, the first sub water inlet path 122, and the second sub water inlet path 123; the bracket 51 is mounted on the housing 1 and is sealingly assembled with the housing 1 using a sealing ring 56.

As shown in fig. 7, when water needs to enter the salt cavity 14, the solenoid valve 5 is in a non-operating state, at this time, the iron core 53 is sealed at the water inlet port of the second water inlet branch path 123 by the elastic force of the spring 54, and when water needs to enter the resin cavity 15, the solenoid valve 5 operates, so that the iron core 53 drives the sealing sleeve 55 to move in the left direction in the figure and seal the water inlet port of the first water inlet branch path 122, so that water enters the second water inlet branch path 123, and at this time, the spring 54 is compressed. After the resin cavity 15 finishes water inflow, the solenoid valve 5 does not work, and the spring 54 automatically pushes the iron core 53 and the sealing sleeve 55 to move in the right direction in the figure under the self elasticity to seal the water inlet port of the second branch water inflow path 123, wherein the arrow in the figure is the water flow direction.

As shown in fig. 8, the embodiment further provides a dishwasher, which includes an inner container, an outer shell, a base 7 and the water softener, wherein a bottom plate 71 of the base 7 is provided with a mounting hole, the nozzle 2 penetrates through the mounting hole from the lower part of the bottom plate 71 to extend to the upper part of the bottom plate 71, and is fixed on the base 7 through a fixing ring 8, and the fixing ring 8 is clamped or screwed with the nozzle 2; above the floor 71 is a washing chamber of the dishwasher.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, in the present embodiment, the fixing ring 8 is preferably connected to the nozzle 2 in a snap-fit manner, specifically, a plurality of radially outward protruding third L-shaped ribs 23 are provided on the outer side wall of the nozzle 2, a plurality of radially inward protruding fourth L-shaped ribs 81 are provided on the inner side wall of the fixing ring 8, the third L-shaped ribs 23 and the fourth L-shaped ribs 81 are snap-fit with each other to mount the fixing ring 8, and in the present embodiment, the opening direction of the third L-shaped ribs 23 is the same as the opening direction of the first L-shaped ribs 21. In the present embodiment, six pairs of the third L-shaped ribs 23 and the fourth L-shaped ribs 81 are provided at equal intervals.

Be equipped with the spacing recess 231 of second on third L type fin 23, be equipped with the spacing protruding muscle 82 of second with the spacing recess 231 joint of second on solid fixed ring 8 for improve the fastness of solid fixed ring 8 installation. Or a second limiting convex rib 82 is arranged on the third L-shaped convex rib 23, and a second limiting groove 231 clamped with the second limiting convex rib 82 is arranged on the fixing ring 8.

Preferably: as shown in fig. 4 and 8, a ring of convex rings 111 is further provided on the upper shell 11, an annular groove 112 is formed between the convex rings 111 and the nozzle 2, a gasket 9 is provided in the annular groove 112, the thickness of the gasket 9 is greater than the height of the convex rings 111, and the upper surface of the gasket 9 abuts against the lower surface of the bottom plate 71. The sealing gasket 9 is used for sealing and waterproofing between the water softener and the base 7 and preventing water above the base 7 from flowing into the inside below the base 7 to damage other electrical parts.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the upper surface of the packing 9 is provided in the annular wavy shape 91, so that the sealing performance of the packing 9 can be improved when the packing 9 is compressed. In this embodiment, the sealing ring 4, the sealing pad 9, the sealing sleeve 55 and the sealing ring 56 are made of rubber or silicone material. In this embodiment, the water softener is first mounted on the base 7 by the fixing ring 8, and then the nozzle 2 is closed by the salting cap 3.

The above description is only exemplary of the present invention and should not be taken as limiting the scope of the present invention, as any modifications, equivalents, improvements and the like made within the spirit and principles of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. The utility model provides a water softener, includes the casing, locates salt chamber and resin chamber in the casing, locate intercommunication on the casing the mouth of pipe in salt chamber, through the joint structure with what the mouth of pipe assembled adds the salt lid, and locate the mouth of pipe and add the sealing washer between the salt lid, its characterized in that: the clamping structure comprises: the salt adding cover is characterized by comprising a first L-shaped convex rib which is arranged on the inner side wall of the pipe orifice and is inwards convex in the radial direction and inverted, and a second L-shaped convex rib which is arranged on the outer side wall of the salt adding cover and is outwards convex in the radial direction, wherein the first L-shaped convex rib and the second L-shaped convex rib are matched and clamped with each other when the salt adding cover is screwed down, the bottom end of a vertical plate of the first L-shaped convex rib which is inverted extends downwards to one side in an inclined mode to form a guide rib, and the guide rib is used for enabling the second L-shaped convex rib to slide along the guide rib when the salt adding cover is screwed out so.

2. The water softener according to claim 1, wherein: the guide rib and the first L-shaped convex rib are integrally formed.

3. The water softener according to claim 2, wherein: the first L-shaped convex ribs and the second L-shaped convex ribs are at least three pairs, and the three pairs of the first L-shaped convex ribs and the second L-shaped convex ribs are arranged at equal intervals.

4. A water softener according to claim 3 wherein: first L type fin with add salt and cover and be equipped with first spacing rib and the first spacing recess of mutually supporting.

5. The water softener according to claim 4, wherein: the salt adding cover is further integrally formed with a handle, and anti-skid grains are arranged on the side face of the handle.

6. The water softener according to claim 1, wherein: the casing includes inferior valve, mesochite and epitheca, the inferior valve with mesochite welded fastening, the mesochite with epitheca welded fastening, the mouth of pipe sets up on the epitheca.

7. The water softener according to claim 6, wherein: a main water inlet channel, a first branch water channel communicated with the salt cavity and a second branch water channel communicated with the resin cavity are arranged in the middle shell, and an electromagnetic valve is arranged at the intersection of the main water inlet channel, the first branch water channel and the second branch water channel; and a one-way valve for controlling the water in the salt cavity to flow into the resin cavity is arranged between the salt cavity and the resin cavity.

8. A dishwasher, characterized by: the method comprises the following steps: the water softener comprises a base and the water softener as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a bottom plate of the base is provided with a mounting hole, the pipe orifice penetrates through the mounting hole from the lower part of the bottom plate to the upper part of the bottom plate and is fixed on the base through a fixing ring, and the fixing ring is clamped or in threaded connection with the pipe orifice.

9. A dishwasher according to claim 8, wherein: still be equipped with the round bulge loop on the casing, the bulge loop with form the annular between the mouth of pipe, be equipped with sealed the pad in the annular, sealed thickness of filling up is higher than the height of bulge loop, the upper surface butt that fills up is in the lower surface of bottom plate.

10. A dishwasher according to claim 9, wherein: the upper surface of the sealing gasket is arranged in an annular wavy shape.