CN215899407U

CN215899407U - Water purifying drinking machine

Info

Publication number: CN215899407U
Application number: CN202121493143.2U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 周瑜; 孙丽英; 李键; 杨磊
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Strauss Water Equipment Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Strauss Water Equipment Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-06-29
Filing date: 2021-06-29
Publication date: 2022-02-25
Anticipated expiration: 2031-06-29

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of water purifying drinking machines, in particular to a water purifying drinking machine, and aims to solve the problem that the user experience of the water purifying drinking machine in the prior art is poor. This clean drink machine includes the casing, is provided with panel assembly on it, and panel assembly includes: a panel having a display surface, at least a portion of the display surface facing a side of the housing facing a user; wherein, the panel sets up in the casing with mobilizable mode to: by this action the panel is switched between at least a first working position and a second working position, so that: the display surface can be oriented in different orientations with the panel in the first and second operating positions. According to the water purifying and drinking machine provided by the utility model, the panel of the water purifying and drinking machine is movably arranged on the shell, so that the water purifying and drinking machine can be switched at least between the first working position and the second working position, the orientation of the panel is changed, the water purifying and drinking machine can meet the requirements of users with different heights, the observation and the operation of the users are facilitated, and the user experience is further improved.

Description

Water purifying drinking machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of water purifying drinking machines, in particular to a water purifying drinking machine.

Background

A water purifying drinking machine is a device capable of instantly providing cold/hot drinking water for users, and has gradually become one of the essential household appliances in modern families.

The types of the water purifying drinking machines are various. Taking a table water purifier as an example, the usage scene is mostly in a living room and is generally placed at a tea table, a dining cabinet and the like. The operating panel of a conventional bench water purifier is positioned at the front end of the device and faces a fixed direction. For families with members with high and low heights, the use disadvantage of the type of water purifying drinking machine is obvious. When the device was placed in lower position, the higher user of height often needed to bow to lower the head and just can control the panel, when the device was placed in higher position, then probably need stand on tiptoe to the lower adult of height or children and just can control the panel, can't satisfy the demand that two user groups that the difference in height is great facilitate the use simultaneously, lead to user experience relatively poor.

Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a new water purifying dispenser that solves the above problems.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to solve the problem of poor user experience of the water purifying dispenser in the prior art, the utility model provides the water purifying dispenser which comprises a shell, wherein a panel assembly is arranged on the shell, and the panel assembly comprises:

a panel having a display surface, at least a portion of the display surface facing a side of the housing facing a user; wherein the panel is movably disposed on the housing so as to: by this action the panel is switched between at least a first and a second working position, so that: the display surface can be oriented in different orientations with the panel in the first and second operating positions.

According to the water purifying and drinking machine provided by the utility model, the panel of the water purifying and drinking machine is movably arranged on the shell, so that the water purifying and drinking machine can be switched at least between the first working position and the second working position, the orientation of the panel is changed, the water purifying and drinking machine can meet the requirements of users with different heights, the observation and the operation of the users are facilitated, and the user experience is further improved.

It should be noted that switching the panel between at least the first operating position and the second operating position may be switching the panel between only two determined operating positions, namely the first operating position and the second operating position, or may be switching between the first operating position, the second operating position, and any transition position therebetween. In addition, the panel can be switched between the first working position and the second working position by means of a mechanism, such as a driving mechanism, a speed reducing mechanism and the like; the switching can also be realized by manual switching of a user, such as manual pushing of the user; the panel can also be set into a curved screen structure, so that the panel faces two different directions and is selectively displayed according to the requirement; and so on. Furthermore, there are various movable implementations, such as a pivotal connection of the panel to the housing, a sliding connection of the panel to the housing, and so on.

With respect to the above-mentioned water purifying drinking machine, in some possible embodiments, the display surfaces corresponding to the first working position and the second working position have an included angle therebetween.

Through the arrangement, the display surface can face different directions when the panel of the water purifying drinking machine is positioned at different working positions so as to meet the requirements of users with different heights.

It should be noted that the implementation manner of having the included angle between the display surfaces corresponding to the first working position and the second working position may be implemented by relative movement between the panel and the housing, for example, by rotation and movement of the panel, or by setting the panel as a curved screen.

With regard to the above-mentioned water purifying drinking machine, in some feasible embodiments, the water purifying drinking machine further comprises a limiting structure, and the limiting structure is used for enabling the panel to be continuously located at the first working position or the second working position.

Through setting up limit structure, can ensure that the panel continuously stably maintains on arbitrary work position, and then convenience of customers controls.

The limiting structure can have various implementation modes. If the arc-shaped slot is arranged on the shell, the bulge which can be inserted into the arc-shaped slot is arranged on the panel, and in the process that the panel rotates or moves relative to the shell, the bulge is abutted to the side walls of the two end parts of the slot to achieve the purpose of limiting. Or the slot is formed on the side wall of the panel, the corresponding position of the shell forms a bulge, and the purpose of limiting is realized by the abutting between the bulge and the side wall of the end part of the slot. Or, a fixed surface is provided on the housing, and a movable surface formed on the panel can abut against the fixed surface in the process that the panel moves or rotates relative to the housing, and the panel is limited by the abutment. Or, a hinge is arranged in the shell, one end of the hinge is fixedly connected to the shell, the other end of the hinge is fixedly connected to the panel, and the panel is limited by the hinge with the limited length in the process of moving relative to the shell. And so on.

For the above-mentioned water purifying drinking machine, in some possible embodiments, the limiting structure includes: a fixing surface arranged or formed on the shell; and a movable surface provided or formed on the panel so as to: when the panel reaches the first working position or the second working position, the movable surface reaches a position where the movable surface and the fixed surface are abutted against each other, so that the panel can be continuously located at the first working position or the second working position.

The purpose of limiting the panel is achieved by means of mutual abutting between the surfaces, the limiting structure is simple and reliable, and the limiting effect is better.

It will be understood that the mounting surface may be a surface of the housing itself or of another structure attached to the housing, i.e., a mounting surface provided on the housing, such as a surface provided in a recess in the housing to provide a stop. Further, the fixing surface may be a horizontal surface, a vertical surface, an inclined surface, or an arc surface. The movable surface may be a surface of the panel itself or a surface of another structure attached to the panel, i.e. a movable surface provided on the panel, such as a raised portion surface provided on the panel and capable of cooperating with a groove on the housing. The active surface can be a straight surface or an arc surface. The movable surface for limiting can be continuous or discontinuous.

With regard to the above-mentioned water purifying dispenser, in some possible embodiments, a reserved space for installing the panel is formed on the housing, and the fixing surface is formed at a position of the housing corresponding to the reserved space; and/or

The movable surface is formed at a position of the panel corresponding to the reserved space.

Through set up the headspace that is used for installing the panel on the casing to will be used for spacing fixed surface and activity face to set up in the position that corresponds with headspace, both do benefit to and realize spacing purpose, can guarantee the integrality of clean drink machine outward appearance again.

In some possible embodiments, the limiting structure includes a first limiting portion, the fixed surface of the first limiting portion includes an inclined surface having an angle with the horizontal plane, and the movable surface of the first limiting portion includes a first movable surface and a second movable surface having an angle, wherein the first movable surface and the inclined surface abut against each other when the panel is located at the first working position, and the second movable surface and the inclined surface abut against each other when the panel is located at the second working position.

In this way, a more specific implementation of the spacing structure is provided.

In some possible embodiments, the limiting structure further comprises a second limiting part located above the first limiting part, the fixed surface of the second limiting part comprises a flat surface parallel to the horizontal plane, and the movable surface of the second limiting part comprises a third movable surface, and the third movable surface and the flat surface abut against each other when the panel is located at the first working position or the second working position.

With regard to the above-mentioned water purifying dispenser, in some possible embodiments, the housing has at least one mating surface at a position corresponding to the headspace, and in the case where the panel is in the first working position or the second working position, the at least one mating surface is flush with the display surface at a side facing the user.

By arranging at least one matching surface on the shell corresponding to the reserved space, under the condition that the panel is positioned at the first working position or the second working position, the structural design flush with the display surface can ensure that the panel and the shell are more harmonious visually, and the smoothness of the whole appearance of the water purifying dispenser is improved.

With respect to the above-described water purifying dispenser, in some possible embodiments, the water purifying dispenser includes a switching mechanism by which the face plate is movably switched between the first operating position and the second operating position.

The switching mechanism is used for realizing the free switching of the panel between two working positions. The switching mechanism may be a motor alone or a combination of a motor and a gear. Further, the switching mechanism may enable the panel to rotate about a horizontal axis, or the panel to rotate about a vertical axis, or the like. The motor can be a motor capable of rotating forward and backward, and can be an inner rotor motor, an outer rotor motor and the like.

With the above-described water purifying dispenser, in some possible embodiments, the panel is switched between the first operating position and the second operating position by means of the switching mechanism in such a manner as to rotate within a plane.

Through switching over between first position and the second position with the mode of rotating around horizontal axis in the plane scope with the help of switching structure, can adapt to the user of different heights, no matter user's individual head height, all can adjust the panel orientation when using, makes it face the user as far as possible, and then convenience of customers controls the panel.

Drawings

The disclosure of the present invention will become more readily understood with reference to the accompanying drawings. As is readily understood by those skilled in the art: these drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to constitute a limitation on the scope of the present invention. Moreover, in the drawings, like numerals are used to indicate like parts, and in which:

FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a clean drink machine provided by the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the clean drink dispenser of the present invention in a first operational position;

FIG. 3 shows an enlarged view at A in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the clean drink dispenser of the present invention in a second operational position;

FIG. 5 shows an enlarged view at B in FIG. 4;

list of reference numerals:

1. a housing; 11. an inclined surface; 12. flat surface; 13. a first mating surface; 14. a second mating surface; 2. a panel assembly; 21. a panel; 211. a display surface; 212. a first movable surface; 213. a second movable surface; 214. a third movable surface; 22. a component; 3. a motor; 4. a water tank.

Detailed Description

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are only for explaining the technical principle of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. For example, although the following embodiments are explained with reference to a counter-top water purifier, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention is also applicable to a counter-top water purifier, a built-in water purifier, etc., without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Furthermore, in the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a better understanding of the present invention. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without some of these specific details.

In the description of the present invention, the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like, which indicate directions or positional relationships, are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are for convenience of description only, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Furthermore, it should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

Based on the problem that the existing water purifying dispenser is poor in use experience pointed out by the background art, the utility model provides the water purifying dispenser, the panel of the water purifying dispenser is movably arranged on the shell, so that the water purifying dispenser can be switched between the first working position and the second working position at least, the orientation of the panel is changed, the water purifying dispenser can meet the requirements of users with different heights, the observation and the operation of the users are facilitated, and the user experience is further improved.

The following describes a water purifying dispenser according to the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a clean drink machine provided by the present invention; FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the clean drink dispenser of the present invention in a first operational position; FIG. 3 shows an enlarged view at A in FIG. 2; FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the clean drink dispenser of the present invention in a second operational position; fig. 5 shows an enlarged view at B in fig. 4.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the water purifier in the present embodiment includes a housing 1, a water tank 4, and the like, and the water tank 4 is disposed at the rear of the housing 1. A reserved space for installing the panel assembly 2 is formed at a position forward of the top of the housing 1, and the reserved space has a reserved opening in which the panel assembly 2 with display and control functions is installed. The panel assembly 2 includes a panel 21 and a component 22 connected to the panel 21, the panel 21 is disposed at the reserved opening, and the display surface 211 is a plane, but the display surface 211 may also be an arc surface. In the working state, the display surface 211 faces the side of the user standing, so as to show the user the related information of the water purifier, such as the information of water temperature, heating state, water quantity and the like, and provide the user with control keys for controlling the water purifier.

As shown in fig. 1, the panel 21 is connected to the housing 1 through a rotating shaft, one side of the rotating shaft is connected to the motor 3, the motor 3 in this embodiment is an inner rotor motor, a housing of the motor 3 is fixedly connected to the housing 1, and an output shaft of the motor 3 is fixedly connected to the panel 21. Under the drive of the motor 3, the panel 21 can rotate around the rotating shaft in the positive and negative directions, so as to change the orientation of the panel 21. The output shaft of the motor 3 in this embodiment is collinear with the axis of rotation of the faceplate 21. It will be appreciated that, in order to make the operation of the panel 21 smoother, a speed reduction mechanism, such as a speed reduction gear mechanism, may be connected between the motor 3 and the panel 21, in which case the output shaft of the motor 3 is parallel to the rotation axis of the panel 21. The motor 3 in this embodiment is a micro motor, and is located outside the housing 1, and the motor 3 is covered with a cover shell, thereby playing the role of shielding the motor and protecting the motor. It is understood that the installation position of the motor 3 in the present embodiment is merely exemplary, and the motor 3 may also be provided in the housing 1.

In the process that the panel 21 rotates around the shell 1 to switch the working position, in order to prevent the panel 21 from turning over excessively, a limiting structure is further arranged. The limiting structure in the embodiment is mainly limited by the abutting between the surfaces. Referring to fig. 2 to 5, the limiting structure in this embodiment includes a first limiting portion and a second limiting portion, the first limiting portion is located at a position below the panel 21, and the second limiting portion is located at a position above the panel 21. The first and second stopper portions each realize a stopper function by mutual abutment between a fixed surface formed on the housing 1 and a movable surface formed on the panel 21.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, when the panel 21 is in the first working position, it is suitable for use by a head-up user. The display surface 211 of the panel 21 at this time is oriented in an obliquely upward direction, and it is the first stopper portion that functions as a stopper at this time. The first limiting part comprises an inclined surface 11 formed on the shell 1, an included angle is formed between the inclined surface 11 and the horizontal plane, and specifically, the inclined surface extends downwards towards the interior of the shell 1 along the bottom edge of the reserved opening. The first limiting portion further includes a first active surface 212 and a second active surface 213 formed on the panel 21, and an included angle is formed between the first active surface 212 and the second active surface 213, and the two are connected by an arc surface having a certain radian. The curved surface is provided to keep the panel 21 smooth when switching between the first operating position and the second operating position. When the panel 21 is located at the first working position, the first movable surface 212 and the inclined surface 11 abut against each other, as shown in fig. 3, and the second movable surface 213 is exposed outside the reserved space.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, when the panel 21 is in the second working position, which is suitable for a lower user, the display surface 211 of the panel 21 is a vertical surface. When the panel 21 is at the working position, the first limiting part and the second limiting part simultaneously play a limiting role. The second stopper portion includes a flat surface 12 formed on the housing 1, and a third movable surface 214 formed on the panel 21. As shown in fig. 5, the third movable surface 214 abuts against the flat surface 12, and the second movable surface 213 abuts against the inclined surface 11, so that the two stopper portions simultaneously stop the panel 21. .

The rotating shaft connected to the panel 21 is also one of the elements that play a role of limiting.

In order to ensure that the panel 21 can keep consistent with the appearance of the shell 1 after the working positions are switched and the panel is more harmonious visually, at least one matching surface is arranged at the position of the shell 1 corresponding to the reserved space, and the matching surface can enable the two to be excessively softer, so that the appearance of a user is improved. Specifically, as shown in fig. 3 and 5, the housing 1 is provided with a first mating face 13 and a second mating face 14 corresponding to the positions of the reserved space. The first mating surface 13 is located at the lower edge of the reserved opening and the second mating surface 14 is located at the upper edge of the reserved opening. When the panel 21 is in the first working position, the display surface 211 of the panel 21 is an inclined surface, and the display surface 211 is flush with the second mating surface 14. When the panel 21 is located at the second working position shown in fig. 5, the display surface 211 of the panel 21 is a vertical surface, and the display surface 211 is flush with the first mating surface 13. Like this, no matter panel 21 work is in first work position or second work position, through setting up the fitting surface, has all beautified the outward appearance of clean drink machine to a certain extent, has promoted user's use and has experienced.

It should be noted that the panel in the panel assembly of the present invention may be a panel with functions of interaction, display, etc., such as a liquid crystal display panel, which is used for displaying temperature, time, working status, functions, etc., and the user realizes human-computer interaction by clicking keys or touch buttons on the panel.

So far, the technical solutions of the present invention have been described in connection with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but it is easily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of the present invention is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Equivalent changes or substitutions of related technical features can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principle of the utility model, and the technical scheme after the changes or substitutions can fall into the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A water purifying dispenser, comprising a housing on which is disposed a panel assembly, the panel assembly comprising:

a panel having a display surface, at least a portion of the display surface facing a side of the housing facing a user;

wherein the panel is movably disposed on the housing so as to:

by this action the panel is switched between at least a first and a second working position, so that:

the display surface can be oriented in different orientations with the panel in the first and second operating positions.

2. The clean drink machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein said display surfaces corresponding to said first and second operating positions have an included angle therebetween.

3. The clean drink machine as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a stop structure for maintaining the panel in the first or second operating position.

4. The clean drink machine as claimed in claim 3, wherein said limiting structure includes:

a fixing surface arranged or formed on the shell; and

is arranged on or formed on the active surface of the panel so as to:

when the panel reaches the first working position or the second working position, the movable surface reaches a position where the movable surface and the fixed surface are abutted against each other, so that the panel can be continuously located at the first working position or the second working position.

5. The clean drinking machine as claimed in claim 4, wherein the housing is formed with a reserved space for mounting the panel, and the fixing surface is formed at a position of the housing corresponding to the reserved space; and/or

6. The clean drinking machine as claimed in claim 5, wherein the limiting structure includes a first limiting portion, the fixed surface of the first limiting portion includes an inclined surface having an angle with the horizontal plane, the movable surface of the first limiting portion includes a first movable surface and a second movable surface having an angle,

wherein, under the condition that the panel is located the first position, the first activity face with the inclined plane is mutual butt, under the condition that the panel is located the second position, the second activity face with the inclined plane is mutual butt.

7. The clean drinking machine as claimed in claim 6, wherein the limiting structure further comprises a second limiting portion located above the first limiting portion, the fixed surface of the second limiting portion comprises a flat surface parallel to the horizontal plane, and the movable surface of the second limiting portion comprises a third movable surface, and the third movable surface and the flat surface abut against each other in the case where the panel is located at the first working position or the second working position.

8. The clean drink machine as claimed in claim 5, wherein said housing has at least one mating surface at a position corresponding to said head space,

in the case that the panel is located in the first working position or the second working position, at least one of the mating surfaces is flush with the display surface on a side facing a user.

9. The clean drink machine as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that it comprises a switching mechanism by means of which the panel is switched in a movable manner between the first operating position and the second operating position.

10. The clean drink machine as claimed in claim 9, wherein said panel is rotatably switched between said first and second operating positions by means of said switching mechanism.