CN213444117U - Solid-state salt dissolving assisting structure for salt tank, salt tank and water softener - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a solid-state salt helps dissolves structure, salt case and water softener for salt case. The solid salt solubilizing structure comprises: the salt separation piece and a supporting piece used for supporting the salt separation piece; the salt separation piece is provided with a plurality of salt dissolving holes, and the aperture of each salt dissolving hole is smaller than the particle diameter of the solid salt; the support member includes: the support elements can be spliced, and the splicing number of the support elements can be adjusted so as to adjust the support height of the support element to the salt separation element. This solid-state salt helps dissolves structure, a support piece for supporting separate salt spare includes a plurality of support element that can splice, the support height of support piece to separating salt spare is adjusted to the mode of the concatenation quantity of accessible increase and reduction support element, so can adjust the support height of support piece to separating salt spare according to the specification of water softener, in order to raise the liquid level department to the water softener salt case with the solid-state salt on separating salt spare, can fully let the salt water saturation, guarantee with this that the water softener performance does not receive the saturation influence of salt water, improve user experience.

Description

Solid-state salt dissolving assisting structure for salt tank, salt tank and water softener

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a household electrical appliances technical field especially relates to a solid-state salt helps dissolves structure, salt case and water softener for salt case.

Background

With the improvement of living standard, people have higher and higher requirements on the used water quality, for example, the hardness of washing water is not suitable to be too high, and accordingly, a water softener which can soften water body by using resin to remove scale-prone components (mainly calcium and magnesium ions) is more and more popular among consumers. Wherein, the water softener needs to be regenerated to the failure resin by adding strong brine in use.

At present, a salt dissolving plate is usually installed in a salt box of a water softener, solid salt can be placed on the salt dissolving plate, and the height difference between the salt dissolving plate and the bottom of the salt box is utilized to improve the self dissolving speed and the saturation degree of the salt water. However, the existing salt dissolving plate is not suitable for water softeners with different specifications, and has poor universality, so that the user experience is poor.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Based on this, the utility model discloses to the problem that the present salt dissolving plate is not applicable to the water softener of different specifications, provide a solid-state salt that is used for the salt case helps and dissolves structure, salt case and water softener, can reach the support height according to the specification adjustment support piece of water softener to separating the salt spare, applicable in the technical effect of the water softener of different specifications.

A solid salt solubilizing structure for a salt bin, comprising: a salt-separating member and a support member for supporting the salt-separating member;

the salt separation piece is provided with a plurality of salt dissolving holes, and the hole diameter of each salt dissolving hole is smaller than the particle diameter of the solid salt;

the support member includes: the support elements can be spliced, and the splicing number of the support elements can be adjusted so as to adjust the support height of the support element to the salt separation element.

It will be appreciated that the salt separator serves to contain the solid salt. In addition, the water softeners with different specifications require different saturated salt water amounts, so that the liquid levels of the salt tanks are different.

As an example, the salt dissolving holes can be round holes, square holes or strip holes. In addition, the pore diameters of the salt dissolving pores are consistent and uniformly distributed. Regarding the concrete distribution mode who dissolves the salt hole, the utility model provides an example, separate to have the multiunit on the salt spare dissolve the salt hole, adjacent two sets of dissolve crisscross distribution of salt hole to improve the dissolution rate of solid-state salt.

As the solid salt helps and dissolves structure for supporting the support piece that separates the salt spare includes a plurality of spliced support units, the support height that support piece pair separated the salt spare can be adjusted to the mode that increases and reduce the concatenation quantity of support unit, can adjust the support height that support piece pair separated the salt spare according to the specification of water softener like this to raise the solid salt on separating the salt spare to the liquid level department of water softener salt case, can fully let the salt water saturation, guarantee that the water softener performance does not receive the saturation influence of salt water with this, improve user experience.

In one embodiment, the supporting unit includes: a plurality of supporting columns distributed at intervals along the periphery of the supporting piece;

the supporting columns are connected with the salt separating piece or the corresponding supporting columns on the adjacent supporting units.

In this way, the salt separating piece can be firmly supported by the supporting piece, and the installation number of the supporting columns can be reduced.

In one embodiment, one end of the supporting column is provided with a first mounting protrusion, and the other end of the supporting column is provided with a first mounting groove;

the first mounting protrusion is fixed in the corresponding first mounting groove on the adjacent supporting unit in an interference fit manner.

As an example, the upper end of each supporting column in each supporting unit is provided with the first mounting protrusion, and the lower end of each supporting column in each supporting unit is provided with the first mounting groove; or the upper end of each supporting column in each supporting unit is provided with the first mounting groove, and the lower end of each supporting column in each supporting unit is provided with the first mounting protrusion; or, the upper end of a part of the support columns of each support unit is provided with the first mounting protrusion, and the upper end of the rest support columns is provided with the first mounting groove.

As an example, the first mounting protrusion is a cylindrical protrusion, and the first mounting groove is a circular groove adapted to the cylindrical protrusion. The first mounting protrusion can be arranged on the supporting column in a welding, threaded connection or integrated forming mode.

In one embodiment, a plurality of second mounting bulges or/and a plurality of second mounting grooves are arranged on the salt separating piece at intervals along the edge of the salt separating piece;

the second mounting bulges are fixed in the corresponding first mounting grooves on the adjacent supporting units in an interference fit manner;

or/and the second mounting groove clamps the corresponding first mounting protrusion on the adjacent supporting unit in an interference fit manner.

In one embodiment, the supporting unit further includes: at least one connecting rib, connecting rib is connected between two adjacent support columns.

As an example, the connecting rib may be welded or integrally formed between two adjacent supporting columns.

Therefore, the connecting ribs are convenient for the support columns on the support unit to be simultaneously assembled with the adjacent support columns on the support unit or the salt separating pieces, and the assembly and disassembly efficiency of the solid salt dissolving assisting structure is improved.

In one embodiment, the salt separator includes: the salt-separating plate comprises a salt-separating plate and reinforcing ribs arranged around the salt-separating plate in a surrounding manner;

the reinforcing ribs are connected with the supporting units;

the salt dissolving holes are formed in the salt separating plate.

Thus, the reinforcing ribs can prevent the salt separation plate from deforming due to the excessive solid salt.

In one embodiment, the salt-separating plate is concave-convex.

So, unsmooth the salt baffle can increase the quantity of seting up of salt dissolving hole, and then can increase the contact surface area of solid salt and the water in the salt case can accelerate the dissolution of solid salt for salt water concentration is more even, improves the regeneration efficiency to the resin, and then can improve the performance of water softener.

As an example, a plurality of connecting protrusions protruding toward the center of the salt separating plate are formed at intervals along the direction of the inner wall of the reinforcing rib, and a second mounting protrusion or a second mounting groove is arranged on each connecting protrusion. In this way, the overall width of the reinforcing bar can be reduced. It is understood that the number and the specific distribution position of the supporting columns on the supporting unit adjacent to the salt-separating member are the same as the number and the specific distribution position of the coupling protrusions, respectively. For example, if the reinforcing rib has a rectangular frame structure and one connecting protrusion is formed on each corner of the reinforcing rib, 4 support columns are disposed on the support unit adjacent to the salt separating member, and each support column corresponds to one connecting protrusion.

In one embodiment, the salt-separating plate is serrated or wavy.

It will be appreciated that the salt barrier comprises a plurality of wave-like or saw-tooth like projections next to each other.

A salt box, comprising: the solid salt solubilizing structure of any of the above.

According to the salt box, the supporting piece for supporting the salt separating piece comprises the plurality of splicing supporting units, the supporting height of the supporting piece for the salt separating piece can be adjusted by increasing and reducing the splicing number of the supporting units, so that the supporting height of the supporting piece for the salt separating piece can be adjusted according to the specification of the water softener, solid salt on the salt separating piece is lifted to the liquid level of the salt box of the water softener, the salt water can be fully saturated, the performance of the water softener is guaranteed not to be affected by the saturation degree of the salt water, and the user experience is improved.

A water softener, comprising: the salt box.

According to the water softener, the supporting piece for supporting the salt separation piece comprises the plurality of splicing supporting units, the supporting height of the supporting piece to the salt separation piece can be adjusted by increasing and reducing the splicing number of the supporting units, so that the supporting height of the supporting piece to the salt separation piece can be adjusted according to the specification of the water softener, solid salt on the salt separation piece is lifted to the liquid level of the salt tank of the water softener, the salt water can be fully saturated, the performance of the water softener is guaranteed not to be affected by the saturation degree of the salt water, and the user experience is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an assembly diagram of a solid-state salt dissolution-assisting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is an exploded schematic view of a solid salt dissolution aid structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a supporting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a top view of a supporting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the supporting unit in the direction B-B shown in fig. 4 according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a bottom view of a salt-separating member according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a salt-separating member according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the salt-separating member shown in fig. 6, taken along the line a-a according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Wherein the various reference numbers in the figures are as follows:

100. a salt-separating member; 100a, salt dissolving holes; 100b, a second mounting groove; 110. a salt-separating plate; 120. reinforcing ribs; 121. a connecting projection; 200. a support member; 210. a support unit; 211. a support pillar; 2111. a first mounting boss; 2112. a first mounting groove; 212. and connecting ribs.

Detailed Description

In order to make the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein, as those skilled in the art will be able to make similar modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", and the like, indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore, 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 at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," 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; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.

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

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not denote a unique embodiment.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, an embodiment of the present invention provides a solid-state salt dissolution assisting structure for a salt box, which includes: a salt-separating member 100 and a supporting member 200 for supporting the salt-separating member 100; the salt separation member 100 is provided with a plurality of salt dissolving holes 100a, and the hole diameter of the salt dissolving holes 100a is smaller than the particle diameter of the solid salt; the support 200 includes: a plurality of support units 210 can be spliced, and the splicing number of the support units 210 can be adjusted to adjust the support height of the salt separating piece 100 by the support piece 200.

It will be appreciated that the salt barrier 100 is used to house solid salt. In addition, the water softeners with different specifications require different amounts of saturated salt water, so that the liquid level of the salt tank (the water level for dissolving solid salt) is different.

As an example, the salt dissolving hole 100a may be a circular hole, a square hole, or a strip hole. In addition, the pore diameters of the salt-dissolving pores 100a are uniform and uniformly distributed. Regarding the specific distribution mode of the salt dissolving holes 100a, the utility model provides an example, the salt separating piece 100 is provided with a plurality of groups of salt dissolving holes 100a, and two adjacent groups of salt dissolving holes 100a are distributed in a staggered manner to improve the dissolving rate of the solid salt.

With respect to the number of the supporting units 210, the embodiments of the present invention are not particularly limited as long as the water softeners of different specifications can be used. For example, 3 supporting units 210 are disposed on the solid salt solubilizing structure shown in fig. 1 and 2.

According to the solid salt dissolving-assisting structure, the supporting piece 200 for supporting the salt separating piece 100 comprises the plurality of splicing supporting units 210, the supporting height of the supporting piece 200 for the salt separating piece 100 can be adjusted by increasing and decreasing the splicing number of the supporting units 210, so that the supporting height of the supporting piece 200 for the salt separating piece 100 can be adjusted according to the specification of the water softener, solid salt on the salt separating piece 100 is raised to the liquid level of the salt tank of the water softener, the salt water can be fully saturated, the performance of the water softener is ensured not to be influenced by the saturation of the salt water, and the user experience is improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3 to 5, the supporting unit 210 includes: a plurality of support columns 211 distributed at intervals along the circumference of the support member 200; the support columns 211 are connected to corresponding support columns 211 on the salt separator 100 or an adjacent support unit 210. In this way, the salt separator 100 can be firmly supported by the support member 200, and the number of the support posts 211 to be installed can be reduced.

With respect to the number of the supporting columns 211, the embodiments of the present invention are not particularly limited as long as the salt separating member 100 can be effectively supported. For example, 4 support columns 211 are disposed on the support unit 210 as shown in fig. 1 to 4, and each support column 211 corresponds to one corner of the salt separating member 100.

Of course, in other embodiments, the support 200 may also include 1 support column 211, and the support column 211 may be disposed at the center or at the corner of the salt separator 10010.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, one end of the supporting pillar 211 is provided with a first mounting protrusion 2111, and the other end of the supporting pillar 211 is provided with a first mounting groove 2112; the first mounting protrusion 2111 is fixed in the corresponding first mounting groove 2112 of the adjacent support unit 210 by interference fit. Wherein, the upper end of each supporting column 211 in each supporting unit 210 is provided with a first mounting protrusion 2111, and the lower end is provided with a first mounting groove 2112; or, the upper end of each supporting column 211 in each supporting unit 210 is provided with a first mounting groove 2112, and the lower end is provided with a first mounting protrusion 2111; alternatively, the upper end of a portion of the support columns 211 of each support unit 210 is provided with a first mounting protrusion 2111, and the upper end of the remaining portion of the support columns 211 is provided with a first mounting groove 2112.

As an example, the first mounting protrusion 2111 is a cylindrical protrusion, and the first mounting groove 2112 is a circular groove adapted to the cylindrical protrusion. The first mounting protrusion 2111 may be welded, screwed, or integrally formed on the supporting pillar 211.

Of course, in other embodiments of the present invention, the first mounting protrusion 2111 of the supporting column 211 can be fixed in the corresponding first mounting groove 2112 of the adjacent supporting unit 210 by a snap or a fastener (e.g., a screw).

Further, as shown in fig. 6, in some embodiments of the present invention, the salt-separating member 100 is provided with a plurality of second mounting protrusions or/and a plurality of second mounting grooves 100b at intervals along the edge of the salt-separating member; the second mounting protrusion is fixed in the corresponding first mounting groove 2112 of the adjacent support unit 210 in an interference fit manner; or/and the second mounting groove 100b is tightly clamped with the corresponding first mounting protrusion 2111 of the adjacent support unit 210 in an interference fit manner. It can be understood that the number of the second installation protrusions and the second installation grooves 100b on the salt separating member 100 are arranged and distributed in the same manner as the first installation protrusions 2111 and the first installation grooves 2112 of the adjacent supporting units 210, for example, if the first installation protrusion 2111 is arranged at the upper end of each supporting column 211 on the supporting unit 210 adjacent to the salt separating member 100 shown in fig. 3, the salt separating member 100 shown in fig. 6 is provided with a plurality of second installation grooves 100b at intervals along the circumferential direction of the salt separating member.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2 to 5, the supporting unit 210 further includes: at least one connecting rib 212, the connecting rib 212 being connected between two adjacent supporting columns 211. The connecting ribs 212 facilitate the simultaneous assembly of the plurality of supporting columns 211 on the supporting unit 210 with each supporting column 211 or the salt separating piece 100 on the adjacent supporting unit 210, and improve the assembly and disassembly efficiency of the solid salt dissolving-assisting structure.

Alternatively, the connecting ribs 212 may be welded or integrally formed between two adjacent supporting columns 211.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6 to 8, the salt barrier 100 includes: the salt-separating plate 110 and the reinforcing ribs 120 which are arranged around the salt-separating plate 110; the reinforcing ribs 120 are connected to the support unit 210; the salt dissolving holes 100a are opened on the salt-separating plate 110. The reinforcing ribs 120 prevent the salt barrier 110 from being deformed by the excess solid salt.

The specific shape of the salt-separating plate 110 is mainly related to the inner contour of the salt box, for example, if the inner contour of the salt box is substantially rectangular, the salt-separating plate 110 is also configured into a rectangular plate-like structure as shown in fig. 6 and 7.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, a plurality of connecting protrusions 121 protruding toward the center of the salt-separating plate 110 are formed at intervals along the inner wall of the reinforcing rib 120, and a second mounting protrusion or a second mounting groove 100b is disposed on the connecting protrusion 121. In this way, the overall width of the reinforcing bars 120 can be reduced. It is understood that the number and the specific distribution position of the supporting columns 211 on the supporting unit 210 adjacent to the salt-separating member 100 are the same as those of the connecting protrusions 121, respectively. For example, if the reinforcing rib 120 is a rectangular frame structure as shown in fig. 6 and 7, and one connecting protrusion 121 is formed on each corner of the reinforcing rib 120, 4 supporting pillars 211 are provided on the supporting unit 210 adjacent to the salt separator 100, and each supporting pillar 211 corresponds to one connecting protrusion 121.

Further, as shown in fig. 7 and 8, the salt barrier 110 is concave-convex. The concave-convex salt separating plate 110 can increase the number of the salt dissolving holes 100a, further increase the contact surface area of the solid salt and the water in the salt tank, accelerate the dissolution of the solid salt, make the concentration of the salt water more uniform, improve the regeneration efficiency of the resin, and further improve the use performance of the water softener.

In particular, in some embodiments of the present invention, the salt-separating plate 110 may be serrated or wavy as shown in fig. 7 and 8. It will be appreciated that the salt barrier 110 comprises a plurality of wave-like or saw-tooth like projections next to each other. Correspondingly, each group of salt dissolving holes 100a is distributed along the extending direction of the corresponding wavy or saw-toothed protrusion.

The utility model discloses another embodiment still provides a salt box, and this salt box includes: the solid salt solubilizing structure of any of the above.

As described above, the support member 200 for supporting the salt separator 100 comprises a plurality of support units 210 which can be spliced, the support height of the support member 200 to the salt separator 100 can be adjusted by increasing and decreasing the splicing number of the support units 210, so that the support height of the support member 200 to the salt separator 100 can be adjusted according to the specification of the water softener to raise the solid salt on the salt separator 100 to the liquid level of the salt tank of the water softener, so that the salt water can be fully saturated, the performance of the water softener can be ensured not to be affected by the saturation of the salt water, and the user experience is improved.

Another embodiment of the present invention further provides a water softener, comprising: the salt tank of any preceding claim.

As described above, the support member 200 for supporting the salt separator 100 comprises a plurality of support units 210 which can be spliced, the support height of the support member 200 to the salt separator 100 can be adjusted by increasing and decreasing the splicing number of the support units 210, so that the support height of the support member 200 to the salt separator 100 can be adjusted according to the specification of the water softener to raise the solid salt on the salt separator 100 to the liquid level of the salt tank of the water softener, so that the salt water can be fully saturated, the performance of the water softener is ensured not to be affected by the saturation of the salt water, and the user experience is improved.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only represent some embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is specific and detailed, but not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the present invention, several variations and modifications can be made, which are within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A solid-state salt hydrotroping structure for salt boxes comprising: a salt separator (100) and a support (200) for supporting the salt separator (100);

the salt separation piece (100) is provided with a plurality of salt dissolving holes (100a), and the hole diameter of each salt dissolving hole (100a) is smaller than the particle diameter of the solid salt;

the support (200) comprises: a plurality of support units (210) which can be spliced, wherein the splicing number of the support units (210) is adjustable so as to adjust the support height of the salt separation piece (100) by the support piece (200).

2. The solid-state salt hydrotropic structure of claim 1, wherein the support unit (210) comprises: a plurality of supporting columns (211) distributed at intervals along the periphery of the supporting piece (200);

the supporting columns (211) are connected with the corresponding supporting columns (211) on the salt separating piece (100) or the adjacent supporting units (210).

3. The solid-state salt solubilizing aid structure according to claim 2, wherein one end of the supporting column (211) is provided with a first mounting protrusion (2111), and the other end of the supporting column (211) is provided with a first mounting groove (2112);

the first installation protrusions (2111) are fixed in the corresponding first installation grooves (2112) on the adjacent supporting units (210) in an interference fit mode.

4. The solid-state salt dissolution assisting structure according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of second mounting protrusions or/and a plurality of second mounting grooves (100b) are arranged on the salt separating piece (100) at intervals along the edge of the salt separating piece;

the second mounting protrusions are fixed in the corresponding first mounting grooves (2112) on the adjacent supporting units (210) in an interference fit mode;

or/and the second mounting groove (100b) clamps the corresponding first mounting protrusion (2111) on the adjacent support unit (210) in an interference fit manner.

5. The solid-state salt hydrotropic structure of claim 2, wherein the support unit (210) further comprises: at least one connecting rib (212), wherein the connecting rib (212) is connected between two adjacent supporting columns (211).

6. Solid-state salt hydrotropic structure according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein the salt barrier (100) comprises: the salt-separating plate comprises a salt-separating plate (110) and reinforcing ribs (120) arranged around the salt-separating plate (110);

the reinforcing rib (120) is connected with the supporting unit (210);

the salt dissolving holes (100a) are formed in the salt separating plate (110).

7. The solid salt hydrotropic structure of claim 6, wherein the salt barrier (110) is concave-convex.

8. The solid salt hydrotropic structure of claim 7, wherein the salt barrier (110) is serrated or wavy.

9. A salt box, characterized in that it comprises: the solid salt solubilizing structure of any one of claims 1-8.

10. A water softener, comprising: the salt tank of claim 9.

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