CN214087778U - Quick water filtration water purification kettle - Google Patents

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CN214087778U
CN214087778U CN202022909239.4U CN202022909239U CN214087778U CN 214087778 U CN214087778 U CN 214087778U CN 202022909239 U CN202022909239 U CN 202022909239U CN 214087778 U CN214087778 U CN 214087778U
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王先华
杨俊昊
鲍振羽
罗捷
袁瑾
吴君敏
陈双建
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储吉江
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The application discloses water purification kettle strains water fast, which comprises a kettle body, pot lid and pot handle, first hu zui and hu kou have been seted up on the kettle body, what the pot lid can be opened sets up in hu zui department, pot handle and kettle body fixed connection, internal purifier that is provided with of kettle, purifier includes water purification bowl and filter, water purification bowl cuts off hu zui and first hu zui, the filter sets up in water purification bowl, water purification bowl bottom is provided with the delivery port, be provided with supercharging device and first check valve on the pot lid, gas in the supercharging device can get into in the water purification bowl through first check valve, be provided with the second check valve that can let outside gas inflow on the supercharging device, the second hu zui has been seted up on the kettle body, the second hu zui sets up in the below of first hu zui, be provided with the outlet valve on the second hu zui, can reduce water purification filterable time, and pour out more conveniently when liquid is less in the kettle.

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Quick water filtration water purification kettle
Technical Field
The application relates to the technical field of water purifying equipment, in particular to a rapid water filtering and purifying kettle.
Background
The water purifying kettle is a household drinking water filtering device and is used for purifying drinking water for families which cannot be installed under economic conditions or live in short time. The built-in filter element is used for filtering water scale, heavy metals, particle impurities, plankton, peculiar smell and the like, so that the water quality and the taste are improved.
However, the existing water purifying kettle has the following defects:
1. common domestic water purification kettle all is gravity type water filtering kettle, relies on the self gravity of water in the kettle, makes the raw water pass through the filter core and reaches filterable purpose, but because of water self gravity is limited, and the filter core is for better water purification effect, and density is great usually, therefore the water of newly packing into can go out water for a few minutes.
2. The kettle mouth of kettle generally all sets up in kettle body top, and the volume of increase kettle that can be as much as possible prevents that liquid from spilling over, but along with pouring of liquid, the liquid level in the kettle reduces the back, needs to increase the slope angle of kettle, and it is comparatively inconvenient to use.
Disclosure of Invention
An aim at of this application provides one kind can reduce the filterable time of water purification, and pours more convenient quick water purification kettle of straining when liquid is less in the kettle.
In order to achieve the above purposes, the technical scheme adopted by the application is as follows: a rapid water filtering and purifying kettle comprises a kettle body, a kettle cover and a kettle handle, wherein the kettle body is provided with a first spout and a kettle opening, the kettle cover is arranged at the kettle opening in an openable way, the kettle handle is fixedly connected with the kettle body, a water purifying device is arranged in the kettle body and comprises a water purifying bowl and a filter, the water purifying bowl separates the kettle opening and the first kettle nozzle, the filter is arranged in the water purifying bowl, the bottom of the water purifying bowl is provided with a water outlet, the kettle cover is provided with a pressure device and a first one-way valve, the gas in the supercharging device can enter the water purifying bowl through the first one-way valve, the supercharging device is provided with a second one-way valve which can allow external gas to flow in, the kettle body is provided with a second spout which is arranged below the first spout, and the second spout is provided with a water outlet valve.
Preferably, the pressurizing device comprises a pressurizing cover and a supporting reset piece, the volume of the pressurizing cover can be changed through extrusion, the pressurizing cover is arranged at the top of the kettle cover, the supporting reset piece is arranged in the pressurizing cover, and the second one-way valve is arranged on the pressurizing cover.
Preferably, the pressurizing device comprises a pressurizing cover, an air vent column and a driving device, the driving device is arranged on the kettle cover, a pressurizing cavity with variable volume is formed between the pressurizing cover and the kettle cover, the top of the air vent column is fixedly connected with the pressurizing cover, the driving device can control the air vent column to lift, the second one-way valve is arranged on the pressurizing cover, an air inlet channel is arranged in the air vent column, and two ends of the air inlet channel are respectively connected with the pressurizing cavity and the second one-way valve.
Preferably, the pressurizing device comprises a piston and a pressing rod, an air cylinder is arranged at the top of the pot cover, the upper end of the first check valve is communicated with the air cylinder, the piston is in sliding clamping connection with the air cylinder, and the pressing rod and the second check valve are arranged at the top of the piston.
As an improvement, the opening of the second spout is arranged in an upward inclined manner, and the water outlet valve comprises a sealing plug or a water outlet faucet.
As an improvement, an air pressure sensor is arranged at the bottom of the kettle cover, and a display device for receiving and displaying data of the air pressure sensor is arranged at the top of the kettle cover.
Specifically, the filter top is provided with the detachable filter mantle, be provided with the filter core in the filter, the filter bottom is provided with the filtration pore, the filter bottom with water purification bowl bottom contactless, the delivery port upwards rises all around and forms the outlet shaft, the cooperation of filter bottom the outlet shaft forms out the water passageway.
Specifically, the connection mode of the driving device and the ventilation column comprises ball screw connection or gear-rack connection.
As an improvement, the open-top of water purification bowl is in first kettle mouth side is provided with the flap, the flap around inlayed with kettle mouth complex sealing washer, the joint corner cut has been seted up along having seted up in the sealing washer outside down, sealing washer upper portion is provided with the dead slot.
Specifically, the pressure boost cover includes top cap and ripple cover, the second check valve set up in on the top cap, the top cap with pot lid cooperation joint the support piece that resets, ripple cover connect in the top cap is all around.
Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effect of this application lies in:
1. through setting up supercharging device, atmospheric pressure in the water purification bowl of can pressurizeing, because liquid when the filter core is not flowing out completely, what filter department can be approximate is regarded as seal structure, therefore the pressure in the water purification bowl increases the back, and the liquid in the filter core receives the influence of pressure, and the velocity of flow after the pressure boost is compared with the velocity of flow that only receives under the influence of gravity and is promoted, realizes quick water purification, reduces the water outlet time, has still set up two kinds of manual and automatic structures simultaneously and has selected, and easy operation is convenient.
2. Set up the second hu zui in the below of first hu zui, when the liquid level descends, first hu zui department needs great inclination just can pour liquid, simultaneously, owing to set up supercharging device on the pot lid, the focus of whole clean kettle is at the top, when inclination is too big, can increase the degree of difficulty that uses clean kettle, can open the sealing plug of second hu zui department this moment, goes out water from second hu zui department, reduces the degree of difficulty of pouring water, increases the convenience of use.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment according to the present application;
FIG. 2 is a front view of a preferred embodiment according to the present application;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the internal structure taken along the line A-A of FIG. 2, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view at a of FIG. 3 according to a preferred embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 5 is a structural view of a water stop valve as a water outlet faucet according to a preferred embodiment of the present application
Fig. 6 is a perspective sectional view of a water purifying apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 7 is a structural view of a supercharging device according to another preferred embodiment of the present application, which is automatically supercharged;
FIG. 8 is a structural view of a supercharging device according to yet another preferred embodiment of the present application, which is continuously supercharged manually;
FIG. 9 is a schematic structural view of a ball screw connection between a drive device and a vent column according to another preferred embodiment of the present application;
figure 10 is a schematic view of a drive device and vent column according to another preferred embodiment of the present application using a rack and pinion connection.
In the figure: 1. a kettle body; 11. a first spout; 12. a kettle mouth; 13. a second spout; 131. a sealing plug; 132. a water outlet tap; 2. a pot lid; 21. a first check valve; 22. an air pressure sensor; 23. a display device; 24. a seal ring; 241. clamping and corner cutting; 242. an empty groove; 25. an air cylinder; 3. a kettle handle; 4. a water purification device; 41. a water purifying bowl; 411. a water outlet; 412. a water outlet well; 413. a blocking cover; 42. a filter; 421. a filter housing; 422. filtering holes; 423. a filter element; 424. a water outlet channel; 5. a pressure boosting device; 51. supporting a reset member; 52. a top cover; 53. a bellows cover; 61. a pressurizing cover; 62. ventilating columns; 621. an air intake passage; 63. a drive device; 631. a first bevel gear; 632. a second bevel gear; 633. a longitudinal gear; 71. a piston; 72. a pressure lever; 8. a second one-way valve.
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The present application is further described below with reference to specific embodiments, and it should be noted that, without conflict, any combination between the embodiments or technical features described below may form a new embodiment.
In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, for the terms of orientation, such as "central", "lateral", "longitudinal", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc., it indicates that the orientation and positional relationship shown in the drawings are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, but does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be construed as limiting the specific scope of protection of the present application.
It is noted that the terms first, second and the like in the description and in the claims of the present application are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order.
The terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, in the description and claims of this application, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed, but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.
The present application is further described with reference to the accompanying drawings:
as shown in fig. 1 to 5, a preferred embodiment of the present application includes a pot body 1, a pot lid 2 and a pot handle 3, the pot body 1 is provided with a first spout 11 and a pot opening 12, the pot lid 2 is openably disposed at the pot opening 12, the pot handle 3 is fixedly connected to the pot body 1, a water purifying device 4 is disposed in the pot body 1, the water purifying device 4 includes a water purifying bowl 41 and a filter 42, the water purifying bowl 41 separates the pot opening 12 and the first spout 11, the filter 42 is disposed in the water purifying bowl 41, a water outlet 411 is disposed at the bottom of the water purifying bowl 41, when in use, liquid to be filtered is introduced into the water purifying bowl 41, the liquid flows out from the water outlet 411 after being filtered by the filter 42, the pot lid 2 is provided with a pressure increasing device 5 and a first one-way valve 21, the pressure increasing device 5 increases the air pressure in the water purifying bowl 41 through the first one-way valve 21, the flow rate of the liquid to be filtered can be significantly increased, and the waiting time can be reduced, increase water purification efficiency, be provided with the second check valve 8 that can let the external gas inflow on supercharging device 5 for resume the atmospheric pressure in supercharging device 5, make things convenient for the secondary pressure boost.
Supercharging device 5's implementation is manual single pressure boost, resets 51 including pressure boost cover and support, and the volume accessible manual extrusion of pressure boost cover is flexible and is changed, and the pressure boost cover sets up in 2 tops of pot lid, supports that to reset 51 and set up in pressure boost cover, supports pressure boost cover, makes pressure boost cover can resume to the original state after receiving the extrusion, and first check valve 21 both ends communicate pressure boost cover and water purification bowl 41 respectively.
Supercharging device 5 top all is provided with second check valve 8, after the pressure boost cover carried out pressurization once, in 41 in the gaseous entering water purification bowl, and gaseous blockking by first check valve 21 can't flow back, gets into negative pressure state, supports the trend that resets 51 has the pressure boost cover to reset this moment, replenishes the gas in supercharging device 5 through second check valve 8, can the reconversion to prepare to carry out the pressurization next time.
One of them setting mode of pressure boost cover includes top cap 52 and ripple cover 53, second check valve 8 sets up on top cap 52, top cap 52 and pot lid 2 cooperation joint support reset 51, support the preferred pressure spring of reset 51, ripple cover 53 covers and connects around top cap 52, can play sealed and protection effect, after the extrusion ripple cover 53, ripple cover 53 contracts, the air in the ripple cover 53 gets into in the water purification bowl 41 through first check valve 21, increase the pressure in the water purification bowl 41.
The second hu zui 13 has been seted up on the kettle body 1, second hu zui 13 is located the below of first hu zui 11, be provided with the detachable outlet valve on the second hu zui 13, when the liquid level descends, liquid could just be poured out to first hu zui 11 department great inclination, and simultaneously, owing to set up supercharging device 5 on pot lid 2, the focus of whole water purification kettle is at the top, when inclination is too big, can increase the degree of difficulty of using the water purification kettle, can open the outlet valve of second hu zui 13 department this moment, go out water from second hu zui 13 department, reduce the degree of difficulty of pouring water, increase the convenience of use, the outlet valve can be the device of steerable second hu zui 13 play water such as sealing plug 131 or play tap 132.
2 bottoms of pot lid are provided with baroceptor 22 for the atmospheric pressure numerical value in the monitoring water purification bowl 41, 2 tops of pot lid are provided with the display device 23 that receives and show baroceptor 22 data, conveniently observe the pressure variation in the water purification bowl 41, when the internal gas pressure of water purification bowl 41 is not enough, can carry out the pressure boost once more.
Kettle lid 2 has inlayed all around with kettle mouth 12 complex sealing washer 24, and joint corner cut 241 has been seted up along having seted up down in the sealing washer 24 outside, and sealing washer 24 upper portion is provided with dead slot 242, the cooperation of messenger's sealing washer 24 and kettle mouth 12 that this design can be convenient, and sealing performance is good, prevents to escape in the gas gap from kettle lid 2 and kettle mouth 12 at the pressure boost in-process, reduces the pressure boost effect.
As shown in fig. 6, a detachable filter cover 421 is disposed on the top of the filter 42 to facilitate replacement of the filter element 423, the filter element 423 is disposed in the filter 42, the filter 42 is provided with filter holes 422 at the bottom for secondary filtration, the bottom of the filter 42 is not in contact with the bottom of the water purification bowl 41, the periphery of the water outlet 411 rises upwards to form a water outlet well 412, the bottom of the filter 42 is matched with the water outlet well 412 to form a water outlet channel 424, so that liquid flowing out of the filter 42 can be precipitated, and the water purification effect is increased.
The top opening of the water purification bowl 41 is provided with a blocking cover 413 at the side of the first spout 11 to prevent the incompletely filtered liquid in the water purification bowl 41 from flowing out of the water purification bowl 41 during pouring.
As shown in fig. 7, the pressurizing device of the second embodiment of the present application is arranged in an automatic pressurizing manner, and includes a pressurizing cover 61, an air vent column 62 and a driving device 63, where the driving device 63 is preferably a motor, a pressurizing cavity with a variable volume is formed between the pressurizing cover 61 and the kettle cover 2, the first one-way valve 21 is connected to the pressurizing cavity and the water purifying kettle 41, the top of the air vent column 62 is fixedly connected to the pressurizing cover 61, the driving device 63 controls the air vent column 62 to ascend and descend, when the air vent column 62 descends, the pressurizing cover 61 can be driven to descend, the volume of the pressurizing cavity is reduced, so that the gas in the pressurizing cavity enters the water purifying kettle 41, the second one-way valve 8 is arranged on the pressurizing cover 61, an air inlet channel 621 is formed in the air vent column 62, two ends of the air inlet channel 621 are respectively connected to the pressurizing cavity and the second one-way valve 8, so that the gas in the pressurizing cavity can be supplemented from the outside, the negative pressure state can be released, and the next pressurizing can be convenient, in the embodiment, the switch can be arranged on the kettle cover 2 or the kettle handle 3, the power supply can be externally connected, and the battery can be hidden in the kettle cover 2.
The driving device 63 and the ventilation column 62 can be connected through a structure as shown in fig. 9, the driving device 63 drives the first bevel gear 631 to rotate, the second bevel gear 632 is in matched transmission with the first bevel gear 631, the ventilation column 62 is provided with external threads, the second bevel gear 632 is provided with internal threads, and the ventilation column 62 and the second bevel gear 632 are connected through a ball screw to realize up-and-down sliding;
the driving device 63 and the ventilation column 62 may be connected as shown in fig. 10, the driving device 63 drives the longitudinal gear 633 to rotate, one side of the ventilation column 62 is provided with a latch which is matched with the longitudinal gear 633, and the ventilation column 62 as a rack structure is driven to slide up and down by the rotation of the longitudinal gear 633.
As shown in fig. 8, the pressurizing device of the third embodiment of the present application is configured to perform continuous pressurization manually, and includes a piston 71 and a pressure lever 72, an air cylinder 25 is disposed on the top of the lid 2, the top of the first check valve 21 is communicated with the air cylinder 25, the piston 71 is slidably and snap-fitted in the air cylinder 25, and the pressure lever 72 and the second check valve 8 are disposed on the top of the piston 71, so that air in the air cylinder 25 can be pressed into the clean water bowl 41 by using the principle and operation of the air pump.
The foregoing has described the general principles, essential features, and advantages of the application. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present application is not limited to the embodiments described above, which are merely illustrative of the principles of the application, but that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the application, and these changes and modifications are intended to be within the scope of the application as claimed. The scope of protection claimed by this application is defined by the following claims and their equivalents.

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1. The utility model provides a water purification kettle strains fast, includes the kettle body, pot lid and pot handle, first hu zui and hu kou have been seted up on the kettle body, what the pot lid can be opened set up in kettle mouth department, the pot handle with kettle body fixed connection, its characterized in that: the internal purifier that is provided with of kettle, purifier includes water purification bowl and filter, the water purification bowl cuts off the hu kou with first hu zui, the filter set up in the water purification bowl, water purification bowl bottom is provided with the delivery port, be provided with supercharging device and first check valve on the pot lid, gas in the supercharging device can pass through first check valve gets into in the water purification bowl, the last second check valve that can let outside gas inflow that is provided with of supercharging device, the second hu zui has been seted up on the kettle body, the second hu zui set up in the below of first hu zui, be provided with the outlet valve on the second hu zui.
2. The rapid water filtering and purifying kettle as claimed in claim 1, wherein: supercharging device includes the pressure boost cover and supports the piece that resets, the volume accessible extrusion of pressure boost cover changes, the pressure boost cover sets up in the pot lid top, support the piece that resets set up in the pressure boost cover, the second check valve set up in on the pressure boost cover.
3. The rapid water filtering and purifying kettle as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the pressurization device comprises a pressurization cover, an air ventilation column and a driving device, wherein the driving device is arranged on the kettle cover, a pressurization cavity with variable volume is formed between the pressurization cover and the kettle cover, the top of the air ventilation column is fixedly connected with the pressurization cover, the driving device can control the air ventilation column to lift, the second one-way valve is arranged on the pressurization cover, an air inlet channel is arranged in the air ventilation column, and two ends of the air inlet channel are respectively connected with the pressurization cavity and the second one-way valve.
4. The rapid water filtering and purifying kettle as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the supercharging device comprises a piston and a pressing rod, an inflator is arranged at the top of the pot cover, the upper end of the first check valve is communicated with the inflator, the piston is connected with the inflator in a sliding mode, and the pressing rod is arranged at the top of the piston through the second check valve.
5. The rapid water filtering and purifying kettle as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the opening of the second kettle mouth is arranged in an upward inclined mode, and the water outlet valve comprises a sealing plug or a water outlet faucet.
6. The rapid water filtering and purifying kettle as claimed in claim 1, wherein: an air pressure sensor is arranged at the bottom of the kettle cover, and a display device for receiving and displaying data of the air pressure sensor is arranged at the top of the kettle cover.
7. The rapid water filtering and purifying kettle as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the filter comprises a water outlet, a water outlet bowl, a water outlet, a detachable filter cover, a filter element, a filter hole, a water outlet well and a water outlet channel, wherein the filter cover is arranged at the top of the filter, the filter element is arranged in the filter, the filter hole is formed in the bottom of the filter, the bottom of the filter is not in contact with the bottom of the water purification bowl, the periphery of the water outlet rises upwards to form the water outlet well, and the bottom of the filter is matched with the water outlet well to form the water outlet channel.
8. A rapid water filtration and purification kettle as claimed in claim 3, wherein: the driving device and the ventilation column are connected in a ball screw connection mode or a gear-rack connection mode.
9. The rapid water filtering and purifying kettle as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the top opening of water purification bowl is in first kettle mouth side is provided with the fender lid, the kettle lid have inlayed all around with kettle mouth complex sealing washer, the joint corner cut has been seted up along having seted up in the sealing washer outside down, sealing washer upper portion is provided with the dead slot.
10. The rapid water filtering and purifying kettle as claimed in claim 2, wherein: the pressure boost cover includes top cap and ripple cover, the second check valve set up in on the top cap, the top cap with kettle lid cooperation joint support the piece that resets, ripple cover connect in around the top cap.
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