CN220205665U

CN220205665U - Water softener with salt box illumination structure

Info

Publication number: CN220205665U
Application number: CN202321692072.8U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黎强
Original assignee: Canature Health Technology Group Co ltd
Current assignee: Canature Health Technology Group Co ltd
Priority date: 2023-06-30
Filing date: 2023-06-30
Publication date: 2023-12-19
Anticipated expiration: 2033-06-30

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the field of water treatment equipment, and particularly discloses a water softener with a salt box lighting structure, which comprises a circuit board, a sensing piece and a lamp assembly, wherein the circuit board is arranged on a sliding cover and comprises a Hall element; when the sliding cover is positioned at the closing position of the salt adding port, the Hall element is far away from the sensing piece, and the circuit board breaks the circuit of the lamp assembly. When the sliding cover is opened, the circuit board which is induced by the induction piece and the Hall element controls the lamp component to illuminate the inside of the salt box, so that the soft water salt amount in the salt box can be conveniently observed; when the sliding cover is closed, the induction piece and the Hall element do not generate induction, the lamp component is extinguished, and electricity is not wasted.

Description

Water softener with salt box illumination structure

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of water treatment equipment, in particular to a water softener with a salt box illumination structure.

Background

The water softener can remove calcium and magnesium ions in water through ion exchange resin to achieve the purpose of reducing the hardness of raw water. After the ion exchange resin is fully adsorbed with calcium and magnesium ions, the ion exchange resin cannot be continuously softened, at the moment, soft water salt is required to be regenerated on the ion exchange resin, the soft water salt is stored in a salt box of the water softener, and a user needs to frequently check the residual quantity of the soft water salt in the salt box. The check is that the sliding cover opens the salt adding port, and the salt adding port is used for observing the salt box, and when the soft water salt is little or consumed, the soft water salt is added into the salt box from the salt adding port.

The water softener is usually installed in a kitchen or other hidden places similar to the kitchen, the light is poor, and the user is inconvenient to observe the soft water salt amount in the salt box, so that how to improve the brightness in the salt box is a technical problem to be solved in the field.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to solve the technical problem of providing the water softener with the salt box lighting structure, when the sliding cover is opened to add the salt, the salt box is illuminated, so that the soft water salt amount in the salt box can be conveniently observed.

In order to solve the technical problems, the water softener with the salt box lighting structure provided by the utility model comprises:

a circuit board mounted on the slide cover and including a Hall element;

an induction piece mounted to the upper cover;

the lamp assembly is arranged on the middle cover and used for illuminating the salt box, and the lamp assembly is connected with the circuit board;

when the sliding cover is positioned at the opening position of the salt adding port, the Hall element is close to the sensing piece and generates sensing, the circuit board conducts the circuit of the lamp assembly, and the lamp assembly illuminates the salt box;

when the sliding cover is positioned at the closing position of the salt adding port, the Hall element is far away from the sensing piece, and the circuit board breaks the circuit of the lamp assembly.

Preferably, a nut post is arranged on one side of the sliding cover facing the salt box, and the circuit board is mounted on the sliding cover through the cooperation of the fastening screw and the nut post.

Preferably, the circumference of the circuit board is fixed by a plurality of fastening screws.

Preferably, a step column is arranged on one side of the high cover facing the sliding cover, a mounting hole is formed in the step column, and the sensing piece is mounted in the mounting hole.

Preferably, a step hole penetrating through the middle cover is formed in the position, above the salt box, of the middle cover, and the lamp assembly is mounted in the step hole.

Preferably, a buckle is arranged in the step hole to be matched with a circuit board of the lamp assembly to fasten the lamp assembly.

Preferably, the top of the water softener body is provided with a cylindrical hole, and the cylindrical hole is positioned below the stepped hole in the vertical direction so that light emitted by the lamp assembly enters the salt box.

Preferably, the sliding cover is slidably arranged at a salt adding port of the high cover and used for opening or closing the salt adding port;

the high cover is connected with the top edge of the middle cover, and the bottom edge of the middle cover is connected with the side wall of the water softener body.

When the sliding cover is opened, the circuit board which is induced by the induction piece and the Hall element controls the lamp component to illuminate the inside of the salt box, so that the soft water salt amount in the salt box can be conveniently observed; when the sliding cover is closed, the induction piece and the Hall element do not generate induction, the lamp component is extinguished, and electricity is not wasted.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the present utility model, the following brief description of the drawings is given for the purpose of the present utility model, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and that other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without the need for inventive work for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a water softener having a salt tank lighting structure according to the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view at A in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view at B in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of one embodiment of a water softener having a salt tank lighting structure according to the present utility model;

fig. 5 is an enlarged view at C in fig. 4;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view at D in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view at E in FIG. 4;

fig. 8 is a schematic view showing a salt adding port in an opened and closed state of an embodiment of a water softener having a salt box lighting structure according to the present utility model, wherein a left side view is a salt adding port closed state and a right side view is a salt adding port opened state.

In the figure, 1-a circuit board; 11-hall elements; 2-sensing piece; 3-a lamp assembly; 31-a lamp; 32-a circuit board; 41-a water softener body; 42-middle cover; 43-high lid; 44-sliding cover; 411-cylindrical holes; 412-a salt adding port; 421-step hole; 431-step column; 432-mounting holes; 441-nut posts; 442-tightening screw.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made more apparent and fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which some, but not all embodiments of the utility model are shown. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.

Referring to fig. 1 and 4, there is shown a water softener having a salt tank lighting structure provided by the present utility model, including:

a circuit board 1 mounted on the slider 44 and including a hall element 11;

a sensing element 2 mounted to the upper cover 43;

a lamp assembly 3 mounted to the middle cover 42 for illuminating the salt tank, the lamp assembly 3 being connected to the circuit board 1;

when the sliding cover 44 is at the opening position of the salt adding port 412, the hall element 11 approaches the sensing piece 2 and generates sensing, the circuit board 1 conducts the circuit of the lamp assembly 3, and the lamp assembly 3 illuminates the salt box;

when the sliding cover 44 is at the closing position of the salt adding port 412, the hall element 11 is far away from the sensing piece 2, and the circuit board 1 breaks the circuit of the lamp assembly 3.

In the embodiment of the utility model, the circuit board 1 including the hall element 11 is mounted on the sliding cover 44 (as shown in fig. 2 and 5), and can move along with the movement of the sliding cover 44, and the sensing element 2 is mounted on the upper cover 43 towards the sliding cover 44 and is positioned at a proper position, so that when the sliding cover 44 is positioned at the position where the salt adding port 412 is opened, the hall element 11 and the sensing element 2 are positioned at a position where sensing can be generated (usually at the most connected position); when a user wants to observe the use condition of soft water salt in the salt box, the sliding cover 44 opens the salt adding port 412 (as shown in fig. 8), and at this time, the hall element 11 is close to the sensing element 2 and generates a sensing signal, so that the circuit of the lamp assembly 3 on the circuit board 1 is conducted, the lamp 31 (usually, but not limited to, an LED lamp) of the lamp assembly 3 is lighted, the lighting effect on the salt box is played, the user can observe the use condition of soft salt in the salt box under the condition of illumination, and the user experience is improved; after the user finishes observing, the sliding cover 44 closes the salt adding port 412 (as shown in fig. 8), and at the moment, the hall element 11 is far away from the sensing piece 2, no sensing signal is generated any more, so that the circuit of the lamp assembly 3 on the circuit board 1 is disconnected, the lamp 31 is extinguished, and the salt box is not illuminated any more; it is understood that when the salt adding port 412 is in an open state, the lamp 31 is normally on, so as to be convenient for observing the condition in the salt box, and when the salt adding port 412 is in a closed state, the lamp 31 is normally off, so that no electricity waste is caused. It should be noted that, in other embodiments, the circuit board 1 including the hall element 11 may also be mounted on the upper cover 43, and the sensing element 2 is mounted on the sliding cover 44, that is, the sensing element 2 and the hall element 11 may or may not generate sensing to turn on or off the circuit of the lamp assembly 3 by moving along with the sliding cover 44. It should be further noted that, the water softener generally includes a water softener body 41, in which a salt tank is installed, in order to facilitate adding salt into the salt tank, a salt adding port 412 is formed at a position of the top of the water softener body 41 (the salt adding port 412 is generally smaller than a top opening of the salt tank), a middle cover 42, a high cover 43 and a sliding cover 44 are sequentially installed at the top of the water softener body 41, the middle cover 42 covers the top of the water softener body 41 (edges of the middle cover and the high cover 43 are connected in a snap-fit manner, etc.), the high cover 43 covers the top of the middle cover 42 (edges of the middle cover and the high cover 43 are also connected in a snap-fit manner, etc.), openings corresponding to the salt adding port 412 are formed at corresponding positions of the middle cover 42 and the high cover 43 so as to facilitate adding salt into the salt tank, the sliding cover 44 is slidable (the sliding manner may be a slide rail type, or a roller type) to install the top surface of the high cover 43, and the sliding cover 44 closes or opens the salt adding port 412.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, a nut post 441 is disposed on a side of the sliding cover 44 facing the salt box, and the circuit board 1 is mounted on the sliding cover 44 through the cooperation of the fastening screw 442 and the nut post 441. In this embodiment, the circuit board 1 is mounted on the back surface of the sliding cover 44 (i.e. the side facing the upper cover 43), and generally, the fixing position of the circuit board 1 is located at a peripheral edge and an angular position thereof, a fixing area is reserved at the edge and the angular position, after the fastening screw 442 penetrates the area and cooperates with the nut post 441 to fix the circuit board 1, and generally, a plurality of fixing points are distributed on the edge of the circuit board 1 in a manner of being distributed uniformly as much as possible, for example, four fixing positions may be set for the rectangular circuit board 1, at the four angular positions or at the middle positions of the four edges respectively, and no interference is caused to the circuit of the circuit board 1.

In a specific embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, a step post 431 is disposed on a side of the upper cover 43 facing the sliding cover 44, the step post 431 is provided with a mounting hole 432, and the sensing element 2 is mounted in the mounting hole 432. In this embodiment, the mounting hole 432 is usually located at the top of the stepped post 431, i.e., the mounting hole 432 is closer to the slide cover 44 in order to bring the sensing piece 2 closer to the hall element 11; the sensing element 2 may be mounted to the mounting hole 432 by interference fit, adhesive, or the like.

In a specific embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 7, a stepped hole 421 penetrating the middle cover 42 is formed at a position above the salt box, and the lamp assembly 3 is mounted to the stepped hole 421; preferably, a buckle is provided in the stepped hole 421 to fasten the lamp assembly 3 in cooperation with the circuit board 32 of the lamp assembly 3. In this embodiment, the connection between the lamp assembly 3 and the circuit board 1 is generally a circuit connection (wired or wireless) in the prior art; the lamp assembly 3 is mounted in the stepped hole 421 of the middle cover 42, the stepped hole 421 may be a through hole, and when the lamp assembly 3 is mounted in the stepped hole 421, the lamp 31 faces the direction of the salt box, and the light emitted by the lamp can be transmitted into the salt box; the circuit board 32 of the lamp 31 is preferably mounted in the stepped hole 421 in the form of a snap-fit connection, but is not intended to be so limited, and may be mounted inside the stepped hole 421 in the form of an interference fit or adhesive, etc.

In a specific embodiment, a cylindrical hole 411 is formed at the top of the water softener body 41, and the cylindrical hole 411 is located below the stepped hole 421 in the vertical direction to allow the light emitted by the lamp assembly 3 to enter the salt tank. As can be appreciated, in the existing water softener structure, the top of the existing water softener structure is only provided with the salt adding port 412 at the position of the sliding cover 44, and other parts are normally blocked by the top cover, so in order to make the light energy emitted by the lamp assembly 3 pass through the top cover, a cylindrical hole 411 needs to be formed in the top cover (the top of the water softener body 41), and the light emitted by the lamp 31 passes through the cylindrical hole 411 and irradiates into the salt box; it should be noted that, the opening position of the cylindrical hole 411 needs to be located at the top of the salt box and located at the lower position of the step hole 421.

In summary, when the sliding cover is opened, the circuit board induced by the induction piece and the Hall element controls the lamp assembly to illuminate the inside of the salt box, so that the soft water salt amount in the salt box can be conveniently observed; when the sliding cover is closed, the induction piece and the Hall element do not generate induction, the lamp component is extinguished, and electricity is not wasted.

The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the utility model is not intended to limit the scope of the utility model, but rather to cover any modifications, equivalents, improvements or the like within the spirit and scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A water softener having a salt tank lighting structure, comprising:

a circuit board mounted on the slide cover and including a Hall element;

an induction piece mounted to the upper cover;

2. The water softener having a salt box lighting structure of claim 1 wherein a nut post is provided on a side of the sliding cover facing the salt box, and the circuit board is mounted to the sliding cover by a fastening screw in cooperation with the nut post.

3. The water softener having a salt tank lighting structure as set forth in claim 2, wherein the circumference of the circuit board is fixed by a plurality of fastening screws.

4. The water softener having a salt box lighting structure of claim 1 wherein a stepped post is provided on a side of the high cover facing the sliding cover, the stepped post is provided with a mounting hole, and the sensing member is mounted in the mounting hole.

5. The water softener having a salt box lighting structure of claim 1 wherein the middle cover is provided with a stepped hole penetrating the middle cover at a position above the salt box, and the lamp assembly is mounted to the stepped hole.

6. The water softener having a salt box lighting structure of claim 5 wherein a snap is provided in the stepped bore to fasten the lamp assembly in cooperation with a circuit board of the lamp assembly.

7. The water softener having a salt box lighting structure of claim 6 wherein a cylindrical hole is provided in the top of the softener body at a position below the stepped hole in the vertical direction for light from the lamp assembly to enter the salt box.

8. The water softener having a salt box lighting structure as set forth in claim 1, wherein the sliding cover is slidably provided at a salt adding port position of the high cover for opening or closing the salt adding port;