CN213865640U - Float valve subassembly and water purifier - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a float valve component and a water purifier, wherein the float valve component comprises a water purifying cavity, a floating block, a lever and a valve body; the water purifying cavity is provided with a water purifying inlet and a water purifying outlet; the floating block can float up and down in the water purifying cavity; the lever is hinged in the water purification cavity, the first end of the lever is driven by the floating block to move, the second end of the lever can move along with the first end of the lever, and the second end of the lever is provided with a magnet; the valve body comprises a valve body pipeline and an iron body at least partially positioned in the water purifying cavity, and the iron body moves when the magnet is close to or away from the iron body so as to open or close the valve body pipeline. The utility model discloses a float valve subassembly simple structure can the effective control water route break-make, is applicable to no electric no pump water purifier.

Description

Float valve subassembly and water purifier

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a water purifier field, concretely relates to float valve subassembly and water purifier.

Background

The water purifier is a treatment device for filtering and purifying water, and is more and more popular with small-sized purifiers suitable for families along with higher requirements of people on life quality. The traditional water purifier usually needs to be electrified, water inlet and water closing are controlled by an electrically driven power device such as a pump, sometimes the water cannot be reliably fed and closed due to the problems of electric power or water pressure, and meanwhile, the working noise is high. In order to overcome the above problems of the conventional water purifiers, some water purifiers without pumps and power supply exist in the prior art, for example, a float can be used for controlling the water level and the on-off of a water path, but the existing water purifiers have a complex structure for controlling the on-off by the float, and are sometimes sucked or clamped to be difficult to disconnect the water path. In addition, to better purify water, water purifiers generally include a plurality of filter elements, and the water piping connection is very complicated.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

To overcome the disadvantages of the prior art, a first object of the present invention is to provide a float valve assembly, which has a simple structure and can effectively control the on/off of a water path. A second object of the present invention is to provide a pump-less and power-less water purifier having the above float valve assembly.

In order to realize the first purpose of the utility model, the utility model provides a float valve component, which comprises a water purifying cavity, a floating block, a lever and a valve body; the water purifying cavity is provided with a water purifying inlet and a water purifying outlet; the floating block can float up and down in the water purifying cavity; the lever is hinged in the water purification cavity, the first end of the lever is driven by the floating block to move, the second end of the lever can move along with the first end of the lever, and the second end of the lever is provided with a magnet; the valve body comprises a valve body pipeline and an iron body at least partially positioned in the water purifying cavity, and the iron body moves when the magnet is close to or away from the iron body so as to open or close the valve body pipeline.

It is from top to bottom visible, the utility model discloses a float valve subassembly passes through the slider and drives the lever rotation, and the lever drives magnet removal again, thereby makes the iron body remove the break-make of control valve body pipeline through the suction of magnet, float valve subassembly simple structure, and the break-make that can effective control valve body pipeline.

The further technical scheme is that the second end of the lever is arranged between the hinged position of the lever and the water purifying cavity and the first end of the lever.

It is from top to bottom visible, the utility model discloses a first end of lever is more far away from the articulated department of lever and water purification cavity for lever second end in the float valve subassembly, and the first end of lever has the bigger arm of force, and the first end of lever can be promoted more laborsavingly when receiving the promotion of slider, has further overcome the problem that the magnet of lever second end and suction between the iron body lead to the lever to be difficult to the removal. Simultaneously, the lever second end sets up between articulated department and lever first end for float valve subassembly structure is compacter.

The further technical proposal is that the lever of the utility model is hinged above the floating block, and the first end of the lever is contacted with the upper end of the floating block; the valve body pipeline is positioned outside the water purifying cavity, and the iron body extends into the water purifying cavity from the side surface of the water purifying cavity; the second end of the lever is bent downwards, and the magnet can be close to the iron body from the upper part of the iron body or from the side surface of the iron body.

It is from top to bottom visible, the utility model discloses a first end of lever can be through gravity automatically with the slider upper end contact in the float valve subassembly, when the slider floated from top to bottom, the first end of lever reciprocated thereupon automatically, further simplified structure. The valve body pipeline is positioned at the outer side of the water purifying cavity body, so that the connection of a water path is facilitated. The second end of the lever is bent downwards so that the magnet can be better matched with the iron body extending out of the side surface, and the structure is more compact.

The further technical proposal is that the upper end of the floating block comprises a convex part and a concave part with height difference; the first end of the lever is directly contacted with the boss, or the first end of the lever is provided with a bead part which is contacted with the boss; the recess is located below the lever second end.

It is from top to bottom apparent, the utility model discloses a slider is preferred to have bellying and depressed part among the float valve subassembly, and the bellying is used for promoting lever first end, and the depressed part is used for avoiding slider and lever second end, iron body contact. Set up like this and can further improve compact structure nature, when the clear water cavity intake makes the slider upwards float, the bellying can move the height that surpasss the iron body, improves the water storage capacity. The first end of the lever may be provided with a bead for smoother movement of the first end of the lever over the slider when the slider is moved.

The further technical proposal is that the purified water inlet and outlet are arranged at the lower end of the purified water cavity; the lateral wall of water purification cavity is equipped with the protruding muscle, and the side of slider is equipped with the guide post that upwards extends with the movably complex hole of guide post with the movably contact of protruding muscle and/or water purification cavity is internal.

It is from top to bottom apparent, the utility model discloses a water purification access & exit can set up in the ground or the side of water purification cavity lower extreme for example water purification cavity lower extreme for water can promote the slider removal from the slider below better. Further, in order to avoid the floating block from floating irregularly, the water purifying cavity can limit the floating block to float up and down through the convex ribs on the side wall or the guide columns.

For realizing the utility model discloses a second purpose, the utility model provides a water purifier, it includes water inlet, delivery port, filter element group spare and float valve subassembly, and filter element group spare includes filter core entry, filter core export and is located the filter core between filter core entry and the filter core export, and float valve subassembly is the float valve subassembly in the above-mentioned arbitrary scheme, and the valve body pipeline lies in between water inlet and the filter core entry on the rivers direction, and the filter core export is connected by outlet conduit with the delivery port, and the water purification access & exit is connected to on the outlet conduit.

It is from top to bottom visible, the utility model discloses a water purifier has adopted above-mentioned float valve subassembly, and the valve body pipeline lies in between water inlet and the filter element subassembly on the rivers direction, and in filter element subassembly filtration purification's water got into the water purification cavity all the way, another way entered into the delivery port, formed the linker structure, got into the break-make through float valve subassembly's slider and lever control valve body pipeline behind the water purification cavity, according to the water level control intake and the water of closing in the water purification cavity. The water purifier is provided with water pressure by tap water connected with a water inlet, and electricity and a pump are not needed.

The filter element is a three-in-one composite filter element, and the composite filter element comprises a PP cotton filter layer, an active carbon filter layer and a reverse osmosis membrane layer which are sequentially arranged along the water flow direction between the filter element inlet and the filter element outlet; a dense water gap is communicated between the activated carbon filter layer and the reverse osmosis membrane layer.

From top to bottom, the utility model discloses a composite filter core, simple structure and water purification are effectual. The water entering from the inlet of the filter element is divided into two paths after passing through the PP cotton filter layer and the active carbon filter layer, one path is purified water passing through the reverse osmosis membrane layer and flows out from the outlet of the filter element, and the other path is concentrated water not passing through the reverse osmosis membrane layer and is discharged from the concentrated water port.

The water purifier further comprises a pre-filter, the pre-filter is positioned between the water inlet and the valve body in the water flow direction, and a filter screen is arranged in the pre-filter.

It is from top to bottom visible, the utility model discloses the water purifier still filters through leading filter before water gets into the valve body pipeline, avoids bold impurity to get into valve body and filter core, improves the life of water purifier.

The water purifier further comprises a kettle and a rear filter element, wherein the kettle comprises a kettle body and a handle; a first water locking component is arranged in the water outlet, a second water locking component is arranged on the kettle body, and the second water locking component is matched with the first water locking component and then connected with the water outlet; the handle is communicated with the kettle body, and the rear filter element is arranged in the handle

Therefore, the water outlet in the water purifier can be connected with the water kettle through the water locking assembly, when the two water locking assemblies are matched, the water outlet is communicated with the water kettle, the filter element, the purified water cavity and the water kettle are communicated to form a communicating vessel structure, and water in the filter element and water in the purified water cavity filtered by the composite filter element enter the water kettle; when the water in the kettle reaches a preset water level, correspondingly, the water level in the water purification cavity is increased to a position where the magnet is far away from the iron body, the iron body is not attracted by the magnet, and the iron body moves to close a valve body pipeline under the action of water pressure; when the kettle is separated from the water locking assembly, the water outlet is closed, and water leakage is avoided. The post-placed filter element is arranged in the handle, and the post-placed filter element can further purify water in the kettle.

The water purifier further comprises a shell, the shell comprises a support platform for placing a kettle, and a water outlet is formed in the support platform; the water inlet is arranged on the shell, the filter element assembly and the float valve assembly are positioned in the shell, and all waterway pipelines among the water inlet, the water outlet, the filter element assembly and the float valve assembly are positioned in the shell; the casing includes the first lid that can open and shut and can lead to the filter element subassembly after opening, and the handle includes the second lid that can open and shut and can lead to rearmounted filter core after opening.

It is from top to bottom visible, the utility model discloses each subassembly of water purifier and the water route pipeline between them support and protect through the casing to improve the aesthetic property of water purifier. The shell and the handle can be respectively provided with a first cover body and a second cover body which can be opened, so that the composite filter element and the rear filter element can be conveniently replaced.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a first embodiment of the float valve assembly of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of the float valve assembly of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is an exploded view of the first embodiment of the float valve assembly of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the cooperation of the floating block, the valve body and the lever in the first embodiment of the float valve assembly of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of the float valve assembly of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is an exploded view of a second embodiment of the float valve assembly of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a slider, a valve body and a lever in a second embodiment of the float valve assembly of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the water purifier of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the water purifier according to another viewing angle.

Fig. 10 is a schematic view of the water purifier according to the present invention with the housing removed.

Fig. 11 is a schematic view of the water purifier of the present invention at another viewing angle after the housing is removed.

Fig. 12 is a schematic structural view of a cross section of an embodiment of the water purifier of the present invention.

Fig. 13 is a schematic structural view of another cross section of the water purifier according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 to 4 show a first embodiment of a float valve assembly 100, comprising a float valve assembly 100 comprising a water purification chamber 110, a slider 120, a lever 130 and a valve body 140. Wherein, the water purifying cavity 110 is provided with a water purifying inlet and outlet 111; the floating block 120 can float up and down in the purified water chamber 110 according to the water level of the water entering or flowing out from the purified water inlet/outlet 111; the lever 130 is hinged in the water purification cavity 110, a first end of the lever 130 is driven by the floating block 120 to move, a second end of the lever 130 can move along with the first end of the lever 130, and a magnet 131 is arranged at the second end of the lever 130; the valve body 140 includes a valve body pipe 142 and a ferrous body 141 at least partially disposed in the water purification chamber 110, and the ferrous body 141 moves to open or close the valve body pipe 142 when the magnet 131 approaches or leaves the ferrous body 141. For example, when the slider 120 floats upwards in the clean water chamber 110, the lever 130 is pushed to rotate upwards, the magnet 131 is used to leave the iron body 141, the valve body 140 is locked to close the water path under the action of water pressure, and conversely, when the slider 120 moves downwards in the chamber, the lever 130 rotates downwards, so that the magnet 121 approaches the iron body 141, the iron body 141 is sucked by suction, and the valve body pipeline 142 of the valve body 140 is opened.

Specifically, the second end of the lever 130 is arranged between the hinge 132 of the lever 130 and the water purification cavity 110 and the first end of the lever 130, so that the first end of the lever 130, which is driven by the slider 120 to move, has a larger moment arm, the slider 120 is convenient to drive the first end of the lever 130 to move so as to drive the magnet 131 to move, and the phenomenon that the magnet 131 is difficult to move due to the attraction between the magnet 131 and the iron body 141 so as to influence the control of the on-off of the water channel is avoided.

Specifically, the lever 130 is hinged above the slider 120, and a first end of the lever 130 contacts with the upper end of the slider 120, and the first end of the lever 130 can automatically fall to the upper end of the slider 120 under the action of gravity. The valve body pipe 142 is located outside the water purification chamber 110, which facilitates the connection of the valve body pipe 142 with other waterway structures. The iron body 141 extends into the water purifying cavity 110 from the side surface of the water purifying cavity 110, so that the iron body 141 is attracted by the magnet 131. The second end of the lever 130 is bent downward, and the magnet 131 can approach the iron body 141 from the side of the iron body 141.

Specifically, the slider 120 includes a convex portion 121 and a concave portion 122 having a height difference at the upper end, i.e., the convex portion 121 is higher than the concave portion 122. The first end of the lever 130 is provided with a bead 133, and the bead 133 contacts with the boss 121, so that the first end of the lever 130 moves on the boss 121 when the first end of the lever 130 floats up and down along with the boss 121. The recess 122 is located below the second end of the lever 130, and when the protrusion 121 floats up to a height higher than that of the second end of the lever 130, the recess 122 can accommodate the second end of the lever 130, so that the float valve assembly 100 has a more compact structure and the water level in the water purification chamber 110 can be higher.

Specifically, the purified water inlet/outlet 111 is disposed on the bottom surface of the lower end of the purified water chamber 110, and water is introduced from below the slider 120 to facilitate the movement of the slider 120. The side wall of the water purification cavity 110 is provided with a rib 112, the side surface of the floating block 120 is movably contacted with the rib 112, and the rib 112 can play a positioning role to prevent the floating block 120 from moving in other directions except the up-down direction.

Fig. 5 to 7 show a second embodiment of the float valve assembly 100, the float valve assembly 100 of which is substantially identical in construction to the first embodiment described above, with the primary difference being that the first end of the lever 130 is in direct contact with the boss 121; magnet 131 can approach iron body 141 from above iron body 141; the side wall of the water purification cavity 110 is not provided with a convex rib, the water purification cavity 110 is internally provided with a guide post 113 extending upwards, and the floating block 120 is provided with a hole 123 movably matched with the guide post 113.

In addition to the float valve assembly 100 described in the first and second embodiments, the components of the float valve assembly 100 may be modified and combined in different ways within the scope defined by the claims, and all such modifications and combinations are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Fig. 8 to 13 show an embodiment of a water purifier, which is a pump-free and single-pot water purifier including a water inlet 200, a water outlet 300, a filter cartridge assembly 400, a float valve assembly 100, a pre-filter 500, a water pot 600, a post-filter cartridge 700, and a housing 800, the float valve assembly 100 may be the float valve assembly 100 described in the first or second embodiment above. Cartridge assembly 400 includes, among other things, a cartridge inlet 410, a cartridge outlet 420, and a composite cartridge 430 positioned between cartridge inlet 410 and cartridge outlet 420. The valve body conduit 142 is located between the water inlet 200 and the cartridge inlet 410 in the direction of water flow, the cartridge outlet 420 is connected to the water outlet 300 by the water outlet conduit 310, and the clean water inlet 111 is connected to the water outlet conduit 310.

Specifically, the composite filter element 430 includes a PP cotton filter layer 431, an activated carbon filter layer 432, and a reverse osmosis membrane layer 433, which are sequentially disposed in a water flow direction between the filter element inlet 410 and the filter element outlet 420. The composite filter element 430 can be arranged in the filter element cavity 434, the PP cotton filter layer 431, the activated carbon filter layer 432 and the reverse osmosis membrane layer 433 are tubular filter layers, the activated carbon filter layer 432 is sleeved outside the reverse osmosis membrane layer 433, the PP cotton filter layer 431 is sleeved outside the activated carbon filter layer 432, the filter element inlet 410 leads to the outer cavity of the filter element cavity 434, namely the outer side of the PP cotton filter layer 431, and the filter element outlet 420 is communicated with the inner cavity of the filter element cavity 434, namely the inner side of the reverse osmosis membrane layer 433. A concentrated water port 435 is communicated between the activated carbon filter layer 432 and the reverse osmosis membrane layer 433, and concentrated water which cannot pass through the reverse osmosis membrane layer 433 is discharged.

Specifically, the pre-filter 500 is located between the water inlet 200 and the valve body pipe 142 in the water flow direction, and a filter screen, such as a steel wire filter screen, is provided in the pre-filter 500 for removing large impurities, thereby preventing the impurities from entering the valve body pipe 142 and the filter element assembly 400 to damage the water purifier. The pre-filter 500 enters from the outer cavity of the pre-filter 500, and flows out through the inner cavity of the pre-filter 500 after being filtered by the steel mesh.

Specifically, the water inlet 200 is connected with the pre-filter 500 through a first pipeline 201 on the water channel plate, the pre-filter 500 is connected with the valve body pipeline 142 through a second pipeline 202, the valve body pipeline 142 is connected with the filter element inlet 410 through a third pipeline 203, the filter element outlet 420 is connected with the water outlet 300 through a water outlet pipeline 310, the purified water inlet and outlet 111 is connected with the water outlet pipeline 310 through a fourth pipeline 204, the activated carbon filter layer 432 and the reverse osmosis membrane layer 433 are connected with the concentrated water inlet 435 through a fifth pipeline 205 on the water channel plate, and concentrated water outlets among the filter element inlet 410, the filter element outlet 420, the activated carbon filter layer 432 and the reverse osmosis membrane layer 433 are all arranged on the water channel plate.

Specifically, the kettle 600 comprises a kettle body 610 and a handle 620. The water outlet 300 is provided with a first water locking component 320, the kettle body 610 is provided with a second water locking component 611, the second water locking component 611 is used for being matched with the first water locking component 320, when the first water locking component and the second water locking component are matched, the kettle body 610 is communicated with the water outlet 300, water can enter the kettle body 610, and when the first water locking component 320 and the second water locking component 611 are separated, the first water locking component 320 and the second water locking component 611 are respectively closed, and water leakage of the kettle 600 and the water outlet 300 is avoided. The first water-locking component 320 and the second water-locking component 611 can be existing water-locking components as long as the connection in matching and the closing in disconnection can be realized. The handle 620 is communicated with the kettle body 610, and the rear filter element 700 is placed in the handle 620, so that the kettle can be soaked in water for a long time, impurities, peculiar smell and the like in the water in the kettle body 610 can be further adsorbed, and the taste is improved.

Specifically, a support 810 for placing the water bottle 600 is provided at the front end of the housing 800, and the water outlet 300 is provided on the support 810. The water inlet 200 and the concentrate port 435 are arranged at the rear end of the housing 800, the filter element assembly 400 and the float valve assembly 100 are positioned in the housing 800, all waterway pipelines among the water inlet 200, the water outlet 300, the concentrate port 435, the filter element assembly 400 and the float valve assembly 100 are positioned in the housing 800, and the housing 800 can play a role in protection and beauty. The housing 800 includes a first cover 820 that opens and closes and provides access to the filter cartridge assembly 400, and the handle 620 includes a second cover 621 that opens and closes and provides access to the rear filter cartridge 700.

When the water purifier of the present embodiment works, a waterway flow is operated, tap water enters the water purifier from the water inlet 200, flows into the valve body pipeline 142 of the float valve assembly 100 after being filtered by the steel mesh of the pre-filter 500, and the float valve assembly 100 controls the on-off of the valve body pipeline 142. After passing through the valve body pipeline 142, water enters the composite filter element through the filter element inlet 410 for filtration and purification, and after filtration, the water flows out in two ways, one way is finally filtered purified water and flows out from the filter element outlet 420, and the other way is concentrated water without passing through the reverse osmosis membrane layer 433 and is discharged out of the purifier through the concentrated water outlet 435. The purified water flows out from the filter element outlet 420 and then is divided into two paths, one path flows to the water outlet 300 and the water kettle 600 connected to the water outlet 300, the other path flows to the water purification cavity 110 of the float valve assembly 100, and the water purification cavity 110 and the water kettle 600 form a communicating device principle to control the water level of the water kettle 600, so that the effects of shutting off the water path when the water is full and opening the water path when the water is short are achieved.

Finally, it should be emphasized that the above-described embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. The float valve component is characterized by comprising a water purifying cavity, a floating block, a lever and a valve body; the water purifying cavity is provided with a water purifying inlet and a water purifying outlet; the floating block can float up and down in the water purifying cavity; the lever is hinged in the water purification cavity, a first end of the lever is driven by the floating block to move, a second end of the lever can move along with the first end of the lever, and a magnet is arranged at the second end of the lever; the valve body comprises a valve body pipeline and an iron body at least partially positioned in the water purification cavity, and the iron body moves to open or close the valve body pipeline when the magnet is close to or away from the iron body.

2. The float valve assembly of claim 1 wherein said lever second end is disposed between said lever articulation with said water purification chamber and said lever first end.

3. The float valve assembly of claim 2 wherein said lever is hinged above said slider, said lever first end being in contact with said slider upper end; the valve body pipeline is positioned on the outer side of the water purification cavity, and the iron body extends into the water purification cavity from the side surface of the water purification cavity; the second end of the lever is bent downwards, and the magnet can be close to the iron body from the upper part of the iron body or from the side surface of the iron body.

4. The float valve assembly of claim 3 wherein said slider upper end includes a raised portion and a recessed portion having a height differential; the first end of the lever is in direct contact with the boss, or the first end of the lever is provided with a bead part which is in contact with the boss; the recess is located below the lever second end.

5. The float valve assembly of any one of claims 1 to 4 wherein said clean water port is provided at a lower end of said clean water chamber; the lateral wall of water purification cavity is equipped with protruding muscle, the side of slider with the movably contact of protruding muscle, and/or be equipped with the guide post that upwards extends in the water purification cavity, the slider be equipped with the movably complex hole of guide post.

6. The water purifier is characterized by comprising a water inlet, a water outlet, a filter element assembly and a float valve assembly, wherein the filter element assembly comprises a filter element inlet, a filter element outlet and a composite filter element positioned between the filter element inlet and the filter element outlet, the float valve assembly is the float valve assembly in any one of claims 1 to 5, a valve body pipeline is positioned between the water inlet and the filter element inlet in the water flow direction, the filter element outlet is connected with the water outlet through a water outlet pipeline, and a water purification inlet and a water purification outlet are connected to the water outlet pipeline.

7. The water purifier of claim 6, wherein the composite filter element comprises a PP cotton filter layer, an activated carbon filter layer and a reverse osmosis membrane layer which are arranged in sequence along the water flow direction between the filter element inlet and the filter element outlet; and a concentrated water port is communicated between the activated carbon filter layer and the reverse osmosis membrane layer.

8. The water purifier according to claim 6 or 7, further comprising a pre-filter positioned between the water inlet and the valve body in a water flow direction, the pre-filter having a filter screen disposed therein.

9. The water purifier according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the water purifier further comprises a kettle and a rear filter element, wherein the kettle comprises a kettle body and a handle; a first water locking component is arranged in the water outlet, a second water locking component is arranged in the kettle body, and the second water locking component is used for being matched with the first water locking component and then communicated with the water outlet; the handle is communicated with the kettle body, and the rear filter element is placed in the handle.

10. The water purifier according to claim 9, wherein the water purifier further comprises a housing including a support base for placing the water bottle, the water outlet being provided on the support base; the water inlet is arranged on the shell, the filter element assembly and the float valve assembly are positioned in the shell, and all waterway pipelines among the water inlet, the water outlet, the filter element assembly and the float valve assembly are positioned in the shell; the casing includes the openable and closable and can access to after opening the first lid of filter element group spare, the handle includes the openable and closable and can access to after opening the second lid of rearmounted filter core.

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