CN214513170U

CN214513170U - Water purifier

Info

Publication number: CN214513170U
Application number: CN202023201986.9U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黄健荣; 舒毅; 盛先贺; 陈伟杰; 向海涛; 郑礼政
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2020-12-25
Filing date: 2020-12-25
Publication date: 2021-10-29
Anticipated expiration: 2030-12-25

Abstract

The utility model provides a water purifier, which comprises a bracket, a filtering part, a gland and a spacer, wherein the bracket is provided with an installation cavity; the filter part is arranged in the mounting cavity in a removable way; the pressing cover is rotatably arranged on one side of the mounting cavity, which is provided with an opening, one end of the pressing cover is an operating end, and the pressing cover is used for pressing the filtering part into the mounting cavity; the spacer is arranged between the gland and the filter part and is positioned between the operating end and the rotation axis of the gland; wherein the pressing cover applies pressure to the filter part through the spacer in a state that the operation end is rotated toward the filter part. In the scheme, the gland and the filtering part are separated by the spacer, and the pressure applied to the filtering part by the gland is transmitted by the spacer, so that the gland cannot be in contact with the filtering part even if the gland is elastically deformed during force application, the stress point is always the spacer, and the stress point cannot move towards the operation end or move less, so that the labor-saving effect of the gland is ensured, and a user can install the filtering part in a labor-saving manner.

Description

Water purifier

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a water purifier technical field particularly, relates to a water purifier.

Background

In the current market, the water purifying and drinking device mostly adopts a sealing ring to realize the sealing of a filtering part (or a filter element). The sealing function of the sealing ring is realized through interference fit, when the filtering part is disassembled and assembled, the friction force applied to the filtering part is large, and therefore most products can reduce the force required by a user when the filtering part is replaced by adopting a method of increasing the pressing cover. The gland achieves the effect of saving labor by the lever principle when pressing the filtering part. But when the installation filter house, when pressing the filter house downwards along with the gland is held to the hand, and the gland can take place certain deformation because of the atress, the contact surface increase of gland and filter house leads to the effort stress point of handle and filter house to obviously remove to the direction of staff operation, and the laborsaving effect of gland is more and more poor, brings not good experience for the user.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model provides a water purifier to install the filter house.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a water purifier, including: a bracket having a mounting cavity; a filter part which is arranged in the mounting cavity in a removable way; the pressing cover is rotatably arranged on one side, provided with an opening, of the mounting cavity, one end of the pressing cover is an operation end, and the pressing cover can press the filtering part into the mounting cavity; a spacer disposed between the gland and the filter portion, the spacer being located between the operating end and an axis of rotation of the gland; wherein the pressing cover applies pressure to the filter part through the spacer in a case where the operation end is rotated toward the filter part.

Further, the side of the gland facing the filter part is provided with a force application surface, the side of the filter part facing the gland is provided with a force bearing surface, and the spacer is arranged on the force application surface or the force bearing surface so as to separate the force application surface and the force bearing surface.

Further, the projection of the edge of the operating end, the spacer and the rotation axis on the force application surface is a projection edge, a projection piece and a projection line in sequence, wherein the distance between the projection edge and the projection piece is L1, the distance between the projection piece and the projection line is L2, and L1 is greater than 2L 2.

Further, the spacer is fixed to the filter portion.

Further, the filter part comprises a filter element and a cover arranged on the filter element, and the spacer is fixed on the cover.

Further, the spacer and the housing are of unitary construction.

Further, the outer cover comprises a base shell and a convex shell arranged on the base shell in a protruding mode, the spacing piece is arranged on the base shell in a protruding mode, and the pressing cover is provided with an avoiding cavity avoiding the convex shell.

Further, the spacer is a plurality of, and a plurality of the spacer is set up at interval.

Further, the gland is hinged to the bracket.

Further, the gland is U type structure, the water purifier still includes two and articulates pivot on the support, two the pivot all with the coaxial setting of axis of rotation, the both ends of gland and two the pivot one-to-one is connected.

The technical scheme of the utility model provides a water purifier, which comprises a bracket, a filtering part, a gland and a spacer, wherein the bracket is provided with an installation cavity; the filter part is arranged in the mounting cavity in a removable way; the pressing cover is rotatably arranged on one side of the mounting cavity, which is provided with an opening, one end of the pressing cover is an operating end, and the pressing cover is used for pressing the filtering part into the mounting cavity; the spacer is arranged between the gland and the filter part and is positioned between the operating end and the rotation axis of the gland; wherein the pressing cover applies pressure to the filter part through the spacer in a state that the operation end is rotated toward the filter part. In this scheme, gland and filter house separate through the spacer, and the gland passes through the spacer transmission to the pressure that the filter house was applyed, even the gland has taken place elastic deformation like this when the application of force, the gland also can not contact with the filter house, and the stress point is the spacer all the time, and the stress point can not remove or move to the operation end than less, has guaranteed the laborsaving effect of gland like this (also guarantee lever effect), makes the user can install the filter house more laborsavingly, improves user experience.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which form a part of the present application, are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:

fig. 1 shows an exploded view of a water purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 shows a schematic view of the housing and spacer of FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the water purifier of fig. 1 in an assembling process;

fig. 4 shows a partially enlarged view of the water purifier in fig. 3;

fig. 5 shows a sectional view of the water purifier of fig. 1 after assembly;

fig. 6 shows a partially enlarged view of the water purifier in fig. 5.

Wherein the figures include the following reference numerals:

10. a support; 20. a filtering part; 21. a filter element; 22. a housing; 23. a base shell; 24. a convex shell; 30. a gland; 31. an operation end; 32. an avoidance cavity; 40. a spacer; 50. a rotating shaft.

Detailed Description

The technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is to be understood that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the invention, and not all embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention, its application, or uses. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, an embodiment of the present invention provides a water purifier, including: the support 10, the support 10 has installation cavities; a filter unit 20 removably provided in the mounting chamber; the gland 30 is rotatably arranged at one side of the installation cavity with the opening, one end of the gland 30 is an operation end 31, and the gland 30 can press the filter part 20 into the installation cavity; a spacer 40 disposed between the gland 30 and the filter part 20, the spacer 40 being located between the operating end 31 and the rotation axis of the gland 30; wherein the pressing cover 30 applies pressure to the filter part 20 through the spacer 40 while the operation end 31 is rotated toward the filter part 20.

In this scheme, gland 30 and filter portion 20 separate through spacer 40, and the pressure that gland 30 applied to filter portion 20 passes through spacer 40 transmission, even gland 30 has taken place elastic deformation like this when the application of force, gland 30 also can not contact with filter portion 20, and the point of stress is spacer 40 all the time, and the point of stress can not move or move less to operation end 31, has guaranteed the laborsaving effect (also guarantee lever effect) of gland 30 like this, makes the user can install filter portion 20 more laborsavingly, improves user experience.

In the present embodiment, a side of the pressing cover 30 facing the filter part 20 has a force applying surface, a side of the filter part 20 facing the pressing cover 30 has a force receiving surface, and a spacer 40 is provided on the force applying surface or the force receiving surface to space the force applying surface and the force receiving surface apart. I.e. the spacer 40 may be provided on the gland 30 or on the filter house 20. The spacer 40 prevents the contact between the force-applying surface and the force-receiving surface, so that even if the pressing cover 30 is elastically deformed when pressed down, the pressing cover 30 does not contact the filter unit 20, i.e., the pressing force of the pressing cover 30 can be transmitted to the filter unit 20 only through the spacer 40, thereby ensuring the labor-saving effect.

In the present embodiment, the projections of the edge of the operation end 31, the spacer 40 and the rotation axis on the force application surface are a projection edge, a projection piece and a projection line in sequence, wherein the distance between the projection edge and the projection piece is L1, the distance between the projection piece and the projection line is L2, and L1 > 2L 2. Through the size setting, the lever principle is utilized to achieve a good labor-saving effect, and user experience is improved.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the spacer 40 is fixed to the filter portion 20. In this way, the position of the spacer 40 on the filter part 20 does not change, i.e., does not move toward the operation end 31, during the process of pressing the pressing cover 30, so that the labor saving effect of the pressing cover 30 is relatively constant and does not deteriorate during the entire installation process, thereby allowing the user to install the filter part 20 relatively easily.

In the present embodiment, the filter portion 20 includes a filter element 21 and a cover 22 provided on the filter element 21, and the spacer 40 is fixed to the cover 22. In operation, the gland 30 depresses the spacer 40, the spacer 40 depresses the cover 22, and the cover 22 depresses the cartridge 21, thereby pressing the cartridge 21 into the mounting cavity of the bracket 10.

In this embodiment, the spacer 40 and the housing 22 are of unitary construction. The integral structure can improve the strength of the integral structure. Specifically, the spacer 40 and the housing 22 are made using an injection molding process, which facilitates manufacturing.

In the present embodiment, the outer cover 22 includes a base shell 23 and a convex shell 24 convexly disposed on the base shell 23, the spacer 40 is convexly disposed on the base shell 23, and the pressing cover 30 has an escape cavity 32 escaping from the convex shell 24. Thus, the structure interference can be avoided, and the water purifier is compact.

In the present embodiment, the spacer 40 is plural, and the plural spacers 40 are arranged at intervals. By providing a plurality of spacers 40, the pressure applied by the pressing cover 30 can be distributed to different positions of the filter part 20, so that the pressure distribution is uniform, the filter part 20 is prevented from being inclined, and the filter part 20 is convenient to be installed in the installation cavity.

In the present embodiment, the gland 30 is hinged to the bracket 10. Specifically, the gland 30 is a U-shaped structure, the water purifier further comprises two rotating shafts 50 hinged on the bracket 10, the two rotating shafts 50 are coaxially arranged with the rotating axis, and two ends of the gland 30 are connected with the two rotating shafts 50 in a one-to-one correspondence manner. This facilitates the assembly of the gland 30 and the bracket 10.

Alternatively, in another embodiment not shown, unlike the above-described embodiment, the filter part 20 has a slot for inserting a tool, and the bracket 10 may support the tool inserted into the slot to pry the filter part 20 out of the installation cavity by the tool.

With this arrangement, when the filter 20 needs to be removed from the bracket 10, the end of a tool such as a screwdriver can be inserted into the slot, and then the filter 20 can be pried outward from the mounting cavity using the structure on the bracket 10 as a fulcrum, so that the filter 20 can be pried out easily. By adopting the scheme, the filter part 20 can be detached mainly, or can be detached in an auxiliary manner when other detaching manners fail, so that the reliability is improved, and the condition that the filter part can be detached only after the structure of a product is damaged is avoided.

In the present embodiment, the opening of the mounting cavity is located at the upper end of the bracket 10, and the upper end surface of the bracket 10 is used for supporting a tool; when the filter unit 20 is mounted in place in the mounting cavity, the insertion groove is located lower than the upper end surface of the bracket 10. Through the arrangement, the lever principle is conveniently utilized to pry up the filtering part 20 from bottom to top, and the labor-saving effect is achieved.

In this embodiment, there are a plurality of slots, and the plurality of slots are distributed at different positions of the filter portion 20. This allows the filter house 20 to be pried out from a different location, which may be more convenient. Wherein one tool can be used to lever different positions separately or multiple tools can be used to lever different positions simultaneously.

Optionally, there are two slots, and the two slots are respectively located at two opposite sides of the filter portion 20. In operation, two tools are used to simultaneously insert the two slots and pry up the filter part 20, so that the filter part 20 is uniformly stressed and prevented from inclining, and the filter part can be pried out in a labor-saving manner.

Optionally, the filter part 20 further comprises a force-bearing structure disposed on the filter element, the pressing cover 30 comprises a main body and a jacking structure disposed on the main body, the main body is hinged to the bracket 10, the main body has an operating end, and a rotation axis of the main body is located between the operating end and the jacking structure; wherein, under the condition of rotating the operation end towards the direction far away from the filter part 20, the jacking structure is abutted with the force bearing structure so as to jack the filter part 20 from the installation cavity. Therefore, the lever principle can be utilized, the filter part 20 is jacked up through the jacking structure under the condition that the operation end is rotated in the direction away from the filter part 20, the operation of a user is facilitated, and time and labor are saved.

Alternatively, in another embodiment, not illustrated, the filter house 20 comprises, in contrast to the previous embodiment, a force-bearing surface and a convex hull arranged on the force-bearing surface; the gland 30 is provided with an avoiding cavity for avoiding the convex shell, the filter part 20 can be pressed into the mounting cavity by applying pressure to the stress surface by the gland 30, and one end of the gland 30, which is far away from the rotation axis of the gland, is an operating end; in the direction from the operation end to the rotation axis, the avoidance cavity sequentially comprises a wide cavity and a narrow cavity, wherein the gap between the inner wall of the wide cavity and the side wall of the convex shell is A, the gap between the inner wall of the narrow cavity and the side wall of the convex shell is B, and A is larger than B.

By adopting the scheme, when the filter part 20 is installed, the gland 30 is pulled up, the filter part 20 is placed in the installation cavity, the convex shell is easily corresponding to the wide cavity due to the large gap between the wide cavity and the convex shell of the gland 30, and the convex shell is easily inserted into the wide cavity when the gland 30 is pressed down; with the filter part 20 sliding down and the pressing cover 30 pressing down, the narrow cavity is matched with the convex shell, the convex shell enters the narrow cavity, the inner wall of the narrow cavity can guide the filter part 20, so that the filter part 20 is just installed in place, and therefore the scheme realizes the quick positioning and installation of the filter part 20.

Alternatively, the pressing cover 30 includes an operating arm and two pressing arms, one ends of the two pressing arms are respectively connected with two ends of the operating arm, the operating arm and the two pressing arms surround to form an avoiding cavity, and the operating end is located at the operating arm. Wherein the rotation axis passes through the other ends of the two pressure arms. Thus, the pressing cover 30 can apply pressure to the stress surface and avoid the convex shell, so that the structural interference is avoided, and the water purifier has a compact structure.

Optionally, the pressure arm comprises a first arm section and a second arm section connected to each other, the first arm section being connected to the operating arm, wherein the area between the two first arm sections of the two pressure arms forms a wide cavity and the area between the two second arm sections of the two pressure arms forms a narrow cavity. It is also understood that the distance between two first arm segments is greater than the distance between two second arm segments.

Optionally, the narrow cavity narrows in a direction from the operating end to the axis of rotation. I.e. the dimension of the narrow chamber parallel to the axis of rotation decreases gradually in the direction from the operating end to the axis of rotation. Thus, the inner wall of the narrow cavity is matched with the side wall of the convex shell when the pressing cover 30 presses the filtering part 20, and the gradually narrowed inner wall plays a role in limiting and guiding the convex shell, so that the filtering part 20 can be quickly installed at an accurate position.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. 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

1. A water purifier, characterized by comprising:

a bracket (10), the bracket (10) having a mounting cavity;

a filter unit (20) removably disposed in the mounting chamber;

the pressing cover (30) is rotatably arranged on one side, provided with an opening, of the mounting cavity, one end of the pressing cover (30) is an operating end (31), and the pressing cover (30) can press the filtering part (20) into the mounting cavity;

a spacer (40) disposed between the gland (30) and the filter portion (20), the spacer (40) being located between the operating end (31) and an axis of rotation of the gland (30);

wherein the pressing cover (30) applies a pressing force to the filter part (20) through the spacer (40) in a case where the operation end (31) is rotated toward the filter part (20).

2. The water purifier according to claim 1, wherein a side of the pressing cover (30) facing the filter part (20) has a force applying surface, a side of the filter part (20) facing the pressing cover (30) has a force receiving surface, and the spacer (40) is provided on the force applying surface or the force receiving surface to space the force applying surface and the force receiving surface apart.

3. The water purifier according to claim 2, wherein the edge of the operating end (31), the spacer (40) and the projection of the axis of rotation on the force application surface are, in order, a projection edge, a projection member and a projection line, wherein the distance between the projection edge and the projection member is L1, the distance between the projection member and the projection line is L2, and L1 > 2L 2.

4. The water purifier according to claim 1, wherein the spacer (40) is fixed to the filter part (20).

5. The water purifier according to claim 4, wherein the filter portion (20) includes a filter element (21) and a cover (22) provided on the filter element (21), the spacer (40) being fixed to the cover (22).

6. The water purifier according to claim 5, wherein the spacer (40) and the housing (22) are of unitary construction.

7. The water purifier according to claim 5, wherein the outer cover (22) includes a base shell (23) and a convex shell (24) convexly provided on the base shell (23), the spacer (40) is convexly provided on the base shell (23), and the pressing cover (30) has an escape chamber (32) escaping the convex shell (24).

8. The water purifier according to claim 1, wherein the spacer (40) is plural, and the plural spacers (40) are provided at intervals.

9. The water purifier according to claim 1, wherein the gland (30) and the bracket (10) are hinged.

10. The water purifier according to claim 9, wherein the pressing cover (30) has a U-shaped structure, the water purifier further comprises two rotating shafts (50) hinged on the bracket (10), the two rotating shafts (50) are coaxially arranged with the rotating axis, and two ends of the pressing cover (30) are correspondingly connected with the two rotating shafts (50).