CN217243806U

CN217243806U - Water drinking equipment

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Publication number: CN217243806U
Application number: CN202220414368.2U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘兴国; 顾春鹏; 常园园; 姚菲菲; 孙丽英; 曹冠忠; 刘煜森; 范汇武
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Smart Technology R&D Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Smart Technology R&D Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-02-28
Filing date: 2022-02-28
Publication date: 2022-08-23
Anticipated expiration: 2032-02-28

Abstract

The utility model relates to a drinking water equipment technical field specifically provides a drinking water equipment, aims at solving the problem that the current water dispenser that has the function of supplying warm boiled water can produce great noise because of water pump work in the use. Mesh for this reason, the utility model discloses a drinking water equipment includes the casing, the storage water tank of setting in the casing, heating device and heat transfer structure, heating device and/or heat transfer structure are higher than the bottom of the case of storage water tank, inside heating device's import is connected to the storage water tank through first connecting pipe, heat transfer structure has first heat transfer passageway, heating device's export connects gradually the second connecting pipe, first heat transfer passageway, the third connecting pipe, the delivery port of fourth connecting pipe and drinking water equipment, the delivery port is less than the second end of second connecting pipe, near delivery port is provided with first valve, be full of water in the passageway of all connecting pipes under the state that first valve is in to close, so that make rivers flow through the siphon after first valve is opened, water pump drive has been avoided producing the noise.

Description

Water drinking equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a drinking water equipment technical field specifically provides a drinking water equipment.

Background

With the continuous improvement of the living standard of people, drinking water equipment such as a water dispenser, a water purifier and the like become a permanent electrical appliance in the life of people. People's consciousness of drinking water healthily is continuously improved, and the drinking demand of people for plain boiled water in daily life is continuously increased. The boiled water is too hot to drink immediately, and the user can drink after the temperature drops to drinkable temperature for a period of time.

In order to bring convenience to people drinking plain boiled water, a water dispenser with a function of supplying warm boiled water is provided, and a heat exchange device is arranged in the water dispenser to reduce the temperature of the boiled water and supply the boiled water to users. Generally, in order to facilitate the placement of the water dispenser, the overall structural design of the water dispenser is compact, a water storage tank is arranged in a shell of the water dispenser, a heating device and a heat exchange device are arranged in a space between the water storage tank and the shell, and a water pump is arranged on a pipeline in order to supply water in the water storage tank to a user after passing through the heating device and the heat exchange device. However, in the process of preparing warm boiled water, the water pump generates large noise when pumping water, which causes adverse effects to users and causes poor use experience of users.

Therefore, there is a need in the art for a new solution to the above-mentioned problems.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to solve the technical problems, namely, the problem that the existing water dispenser with the function of supplying warm and boiled water can generate larger noise due to the work of a water pump in the using process is solved. The utility model provides a drinking water device, which comprises a shell, a water storage tank, a heating device and a heat exchange structure, wherein the water storage tank, the heating device and/or the heat exchange structure are/is arranged in the shell, the position of the heating device and/or the heat exchange structure is higher than the position of the bottom of the water storage tank, the inlet of the heating device is connected with the first end of a first connecting pipe, the second end of the first connecting pipe extends into the water storage tank, the heat exchange structure is provided with a first heat exchange channel, the outlet of the heating device is connected with the first end of the first heat exchange channel through a second connecting pipe, the second end of the first heat exchange channel is connected to the water outlet of the drinking water device through a third connecting pipe and a fourth connecting pipe in turn, the position of the water outlet is lower than the position of the second end of the second connecting pipe, a first valve is arranged near the water outlet, the channels of all the connecting pipes are filled with water when the first valve is in a closed state, so that the water in the water storage tank continuously flows towards the water outlet through a siphon action when the water in the fourth connecting pipe flows out after the first valve is opened.

In the preferable technical scheme of the above water drinking equipment, the heat exchange structure is a heat exchange pipe arranged in the water storage tank, and a channel in the heat exchange pipe forms the first heat exchange channel.

In the preferable technical scheme of the water drinking equipment, a partition plate is arranged on the inner side of the water storage tank, and the first heat exchange channel is formed between the partition plate and a side plate of the water storage tank.

In the preferable technical scheme of the above water drinking equipment, the heat exchange structure further has a second heat exchange channel, and the second heat exchange channel is connected in series with the first connecting pipe.

In the preferred technical scheme of the water drinking equipment, the heat exchange structure is a sleeve, and the sleeve comprises an inner pipe and an outer pipe sleeved outside the inner pipe; the channel in the inner tube and the channel between the inner tube and the outer tube form the first heat exchange channel and the second heat exchange channel, respectively, or the channel in the inner tube and the channel between the inner tube and the outer tube form the second heat exchange channel and the first heat exchange channel, respectively.

In the preferable technical scheme of the drinking equipment, the sleeve is arranged around the water storage tank in an enclosing manner.

In a preferred technical solution of the above water dispenser, an outlet of the heating device is connected to the fourth connecting pipe through a fifth connecting pipe, and the third connecting pipe and the fifth connecting pipe are respectively provided with a second valve and a third valve.

In a preferred embodiment of the above water dispenser, the opening degree of the second valve and/or the third valve is adjustable.

In a preferred embodiment of the above drinking water apparatus, a downstream end of the third connecting pipe and an upstream end of the fourth connecting pipe are respectively connected to a first inlet and an outlet of a three-way valve, and an outlet of the heating device is connected to a second inlet of the three-way valve through a fifth connecting pipe.

In a preferred technical solution of the above water dispenser, the three-way valve is a proportional control valve.

In a preferred technical solution of the above water dispenser, a water inlet pipe is connected to the fourth connection pipe at a position upstream of the first valve.

Under the condition of adopting the technical scheme, the water drinking equipment comprises a shell, a water storage tank arranged in the shell, a heating device and a heat exchange structure, wherein the position of the heating device and/or the heat exchange structure is higher than the position of the bottom of the water storage tank, the inlet of the heating device is connected with the first end of a first connecting pipe, the second end of the first connecting pipe extends into the water storage tank, the heat exchange structure is provided with a first heat exchange channel, the outlet of the heating device is connected with the first end of the first heat exchange channel through a second connecting pipe, the second end of the first heat exchange channel is connected to the water outlet of the water drinking equipment through a third connecting pipe and a fourth connecting pipe in sequence, the position of the water outlet is lower than the position of the second end of the second connecting pipe, a first valve is arranged near the water outlet, the channels of all the connecting pipes are filled with water in a closed state of the first valve, so that the water in the water storage tank is held through a siphon action when the water in the fourth connecting pipe flows out after the first valve is opened Continuously flows towards the water outlet. Through such setting, need not to drive water through the water pump and flow in the pipeline, just can make the rivers in the storage water tank flow from the delivery port after heating device and heat transfer device through the siphon effect, the condition of producing the noise when having avoided using water pump drive water to flow has optimized user's use and has experienced.

Drawings

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a water dispenser according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the connection structure of the main components in the water dispenser according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a connection structure of main parts in a water dispenser according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing a connection structure of main parts in a water dispenser according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of a connection structure of main parts in a water dispenser according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

List of reference numbers:

1. a housing; 11. a control panel; 111. a control button; 112. a display screen; 2. a water storage tank; 31. a heat exchange tube; 32. a partition plate; 321. an outer cavity; 322. an inner cavity; 33. a sleeve; 331. an inner tube; 332. an outer tube; 4. a heating device; 51. a first connecting pipe; 52. a second connection pipe; 53. a third connecting pipe; 54. a fourth connecting pipe; 55. a fifth connecting pipe; 56. a water inlet pipe; 61. a proportional regulating valve; 62. a first valve; 63. a water inlet valve; 64. a second valve; 65. a third valve; 7. and (7) a water outlet.

Detailed Description

First, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described below 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, the following embodiments are described with reference to a water dispenser, but this does not limit the protection scope of the present invention, and the water dispenser of the present invention may also be a water purifier or other suitable water dispenser.

It should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the terms of direction or positional relationship indicated by the terms "inside", "outside", "upper", "lower", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are merely for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element 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," "third," "fourth," and "fifth" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Furthermore, it is also to be understood that, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the term "connected" is to be interpreted broadly, e.g. as a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, or through the communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

The current water dispenser that has a supply warm boiled water function mentioned based on the background art can produce the problem of great noise because of water pump work in the use, the utility model provides a drinking water equipment drives the flow of water through the siphon principle, has avoided the condition that produces the noise when using water pump drive rivers to flow, has optimized user's use and has experienced.

The drinking water apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to fig. 1 to 5. Wherein, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a water dispenser according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the connection structure of the main components in the water dispenser according to the first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a connection structure of main parts in a water dispenser according to a second embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing a connection structure of main parts in a water dispenser according to a third embodiment of the present invention; fig. 5 is a schematic view of a connection structure of main parts in a water dispenser according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, the water dispenser includes a housing 1, a control panel 11 is disposed on the upper portion of the front panel of the housing 1, and three control buttons 111 and a display screen 112 are disposed on the control panel 11. The front panel of the shell 1 is provided with a water outlet 7 at a position below the control panel 11. A water storage tank, a heating device and a heat exchange structure (not shown in the figure) are arranged in the shell 1.

As shown in fig. 2, the heating device 4 is located above the water storage tank 1, the heat exchange structure is a heat exchange pipe 31 disposed in the water storage tank 2, an internal channel of the heat exchange pipe 31 forms a first heat exchange channel, an inlet of the heating device 4 is connected to a first end of a first connection pipe 51, a second end of the first connection pipe 51 extends into the water storage tank 2, an outlet of the heating device 4 is connected to a first end of the heat exchange pipe 31 and an inlet of a proportional regulating valve 61 through a second connection pipe 52 and a fifth connection pipe 55, respectively, a second end of the heat exchange pipe 31 is connected to another inlet of the proportional regulating valve 61 through a third connection pipe 53, an outlet of the proportional regulating valve 61 is connected to the water outlet 7 through a fourth connection pipe 54, the position of the water outlet 7 is located below the bottom of the water storage tank 2, and a first valve 62 is disposed on the fourth connection pipe 54 and close to the water outlet 7. The fourth connection pipe 54 is connected to a water inlet pipe 56 between the first valve 62 and the upper end, the upstream end of the water inlet pipe 56 is connected to a water source (not shown in the figure, such as a water outlet of a water purification apparatus, a purified water tank, etc.), and the water inlet pipe 56 is provided with a water inlet valve 63.

Before use, the water inlet valve 63 is opened, water is filled into the water storage tank 2 through a water source, then the water inlet valve 63 is closed, and all pipelines are filled with water.

When a user inputs an instruction to supply high-temperature boiling water through the control panel 11, the controller of the water dispenser controls the first valve 62 to be opened, and adjusts the state of the proportional regulating valve 61 such that the fourth connecting pipe 54 is communicated with the fifth connecting pipe 55 and is disconnected from the third connecting pipe 53. The water in the fourth connecting pipe 54 flows out from the water outlet 7, under the siphon action, the water in the first connecting pipe 51 and the fifth connecting pipe 55 flows towards the water outlet 7, the water source in the water storage tank 2 continuously enters the first connecting pipe 51, the normal temperature water entering the first connecting pipe 51 enters the heating device 4 and then is boiled to be high temperature boiled water (water which is just boiled), and the high temperature boiled water flows through the fifth connecting pipe 55, the proportion regulating valve 61 and the fourth connecting pipe 54 in sequence and then is discharged from the water outlet 7.

When a user inputs an instruction for supplying warm water and the temperature of the warm water through the control panel 11, the controller of the water dispenser controls the first valve 62 to be opened, and adjusts the state of the proportional control valve 61, so that the fourth connection pipe 54 is communicated with both the fifth connection pipe 55 and the third connection pipe 53. The water in the fourth connecting pipe 54 flows out from the water outlet 7, under the action of siphon, the water in the first connecting pipe 51, the fifth connecting pipe 55, the heat exchange pipe 31 and the third connecting pipe 53 flows towards the water outlet 7, the water source in the water storage tank 2 continuously enters the first connecting pipe 51, the normal temperature water entering the first connecting pipe 51 enters the heating device 4 and then is boiled to become high temperature boiled water (water which is just boiled), a part of the high temperature boiled water flows to the fourth connecting pipe 54 through the fifth connecting pipe 55 and the proportion regulating valve 61 in sequence, the other part of the high temperature boiled water enters the heat exchange pipe 31 through the second connecting pipe 52, the part of the high-temperature boiled water exchanges heat with the normal-temperature water in the water storage tank 2 to become low-temperature boiled water, then the low-temperature boiled water sequentially enters the fourth connecting pipe 54 through the third connecting pipe 53 and the proportion adjusting valve 61, and the high-temperature boiled water and the low-temperature boiled water are mixed in the fourth connecting pipe 54 to become warm boiled water and are discharged from the water outlet 7.

Through foretell structure, need not to drive water through the water pump and flow in the pipeline, just can make the rivers in the storage water tank 2 flow from delivery port 7 behind heating device 4 and heat exchange tube 31 through the siphon effect, the condition of noise generation when having avoided using water pump drive water to flow has optimized user's use and has experienced. In addition, the proportion of the high-temperature boiled water and the low-temperature boiled water entering the fourth connecting pipe 54 can be adjusted by adjusting the opening degree of the proportion adjusting valve 61, so that the temperature of the warm boiled water discharged from the water outlet 7 is adjusted, and different requirements of users are met.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, different from the first embodiment, the proportional control valve 61 is no longer provided, the downstream ends of the third connecting pipe 53 and the fifth connecting pipe 55 are all directly connected to the fourth connecting pipe 54, and the third connecting pipe 53 and the fifth connecting pipe 55 are respectively provided with the second valve 64 and the third valve 65, the opening of which can be adjusted. In the process of preparing warm boiled water, the ratio of the opening degrees of the second valve 64 and the third valve 65 can be adjusted, and the ratio of the high-temperature boiled water and the low-temperature boiled water entering the fourth connecting pipe 54 can also be adjusted, so that the temperature of the warm boiled water discharged from the water outlet 7 can be adjusted.

In the third embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 4, the difference from the first embodiment is that the heat exchange structure is no longer the heat exchange tube 31 disposed in the water storage tank 2, the inside of the water storage tank 2 is provided with the annular partition plate 32 parallel to the side wall, the partition plate 32 partitions the inside of the water storage tank 2 into the outer cavity 321 and the inner cavity 322, and the outer cavity 321 forms the first heat exchange channel of the heat exchange structure. The first connection pipe 51 is extended into the inner chamber 322, one end of the second connection pipe 52 is connected to the outlet of the heating device 4, the other end of the second connection pipe 52 is extended into the outer chamber 321, and the third connection pipe 53 is connected to the upper portion of the outer chamber 321.

In the fourth embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, different from the first embodiment, the heat exchange structure is no longer the heat exchange tube 31 disposed in the water storage tank 2, but is the sleeve 33 disposed in the water storage tank 2, the sleeve 33 includes an inner tube 331 and an outer tube 332 disposed outside the inner tube 331, and the channel between the inner tube 331 and the outer tube 332 and the channel in the inner tube 331 form the first heat exchange channel and the second heat exchange channel respectively. The lower end of the inner pipe 331 is connected to the inside of the water storage tank 2, and the upper end of the inner pipe 331 is connected to the inlet of the heating means 4 through the first connection pipe 51. An outlet of the heating device 4 is connected to an upper end of the outer pipe 332 through a second connection pipe 52, and a lower end of the outer pipe 332 is connected to one inlet of the proportional regulating valve 61 through a third connection pipe 53.

When warm water is prepared, the normal-temperature water in the water storage tank 2 exchanges heat with the high-temperature boiled water in the first heat exchange channel to absorb heat and then enters the heating device 4 when flowing through the second heat exchange channel, so that the heat of heat exchange can be more fully utilized, the energy utilization rate is improved, and the energy consumption is reduced.

In another possible embodiment, the connection positions of the inner tube 331 and the outer tube 332 in the fourth embodiment and other pipelines may be reversed. Specifically, the lower end of the outer pipe 332 is connected to the inside of the water storage tank 2, the upper end of the outer pipe 332 is connected to the inlet of the heating device 4 through the first connection pipe 51, the outlet of the heating device 4 is connected to the upper end of the inner pipe 331 through the second connection pipe 52, and the lower end of the inner pipe 331 is connected to one inlet of the proportional control valve 61 through the third connection pipe 53.

In another possible embodiment, the above-mentioned sleeve 33 can be coiled outside the tank 2. Through the arrangement, the sleeve 33 can fully utilize the space between the water storage tank 2 and the shell 1, and facilitates the arrangement of parts in the shell 1, so that the structure is more compact, the volume of the water dispenser is reduced, and the placement of the water dispenser is facilitated.

In some possible embodiments, the proportional control valve 61 in the third and fourth embodiments may be eliminated with reference to the second embodiment, the downstream ends of the third connecting pipe 53 and the fifth connecting pipe 55 are directly connected to the fourth connecting pipe 54, and the third connecting pipe 53 and the fifth connecting pipe 55 are respectively provided with a second valve 64 and a third valve 65, the opening of which can be adjusted.

In some possible embodiments, one of the second valve 64 and the third valve 65 in the above embodiments is set to be opened for adjustment, and the proportion of the opening of the second valve 64 and the fifth valve 65 is changed by adjusting the opening of the valve.

In other possible embodiments, the second valve 64 and the third valve 65 are both set to be non-adjustable in opening degree, i.e., the second valve 64 and the third valve 65 have only two states of opening and closing. Therefore, high-temperature boiled water and warm boiled water can be provided for a user, and the temperature of the warm boiled water can not be adjusted.

In other possible embodiments, the proportional regulating valve 61 in the above embodiments is replaced by a three-way valve. Therefore, high-temperature boiled water and warm boiled water can be provided for a user, and the temperature of the warm boiled water can not be adjusted.

In other possible embodiments, the fifth connection pipe 55 in the first, second and third embodiments is omitted, and the outlet of the heating device 4 is connected to the second connection pipe 52, the first heat exchange channel, the third connection pipe 53 and the fourth connection pipe 54 in sequence. Thus, warm boiled water can be provided for users, but high-temperature boiled water cannot be provided.

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. Without departing from the principle of the present invention, a person skilled in the art can make equivalent changes or substitutions to the related technical features, and the technical solutions after these changes or substitutions will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A drinking water device is characterized by comprising a shell, a water storage tank, a heating device and a heat exchange structure, wherein the water storage tank, the heating device and/or the heat exchange structure are/is arranged in the shell, the position of the heating device and/or the heat exchange structure is higher than the position of the bottom of the water storage tank, the inlet of the heating device is connected with the first end of a first connecting pipe, the second end of the first connecting pipe extends into the water storage tank, the heat exchange structure is provided with a first heat exchange channel, the outlet of the heating device is connected with the first end of the first heat exchange channel through a second connecting pipe, the second end of the first heat exchange channel is connected to the water outlet of the drinking water device through a third connecting pipe and a fourth connecting pipe in sequence, the position of the water outlet is lower than the position of the second end of the second connecting pipe, and a first valve is arranged near the water outlet,

the channels of all the connecting pipes are filled with water when the first valve is in a closed state, so that the water in the water storage tank continuously flows towards the water outlet through a siphon action when the water in the fourth connecting pipe flows out after the first valve is opened.

2. The water dispensing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the heat exchange structure is a heat exchange tube disposed within the water storage tank, a channel within the heat exchange tube forming the first heat exchange channel.

3. The drinking water apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein a partition is provided inside the water storage tank, and the first heat exchange passage is formed between the partition and a side plate of the water storage tank.

4. The water dispenser of claim 1, wherein the heat exchange structure further has a second heat exchange channel, the second heat exchange channel being connected in series to the first connecting pipe.

5. The drinking apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the heat exchanging structure is a sleeve, the sleeve including an inner tube and an outer tube sleeved outside the inner tube;

the channel within the inner tube and the channel between the inner tube and the outer tube form the first heat exchange channel and the second heat exchange channel, respectively,

or the channel in the inner tube and the channel between the inner tube and the outer tube form the second heat exchange channel and the first heat exchange channel, respectively.

6. The drinking apparatus of claim 5, wherein the sleeve is enclosed around the storage tank.

7. The water dispenser apparatus according to any one of claims 1-6, wherein the outlet of the heating device is connected to the fourth connecting pipe by a fifth connecting pipe, and a second valve and a third valve are respectively arranged on the third connecting pipe and the fifth connecting pipe.

8. The water dispensing apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the opening of the second valve and/or the third valve is adjustable.

9. The water fountain according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the downstream end of the third connecting tube and the upstream end of the fourth connecting tube are connected to a first inlet and an outlet of a three-way valve, respectively, and the outlet of the heating device is connected to a second inlet of the three-way valve by a fifth connecting tube.

10. The water fountain apparatus of claim 9, wherein the three-way valve is a proportional regulating valve.

11. The drinking apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a water inlet pipe is connected to the fourth connecting pipe at a position upstream of the first valve.