CN220557829U - Water dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a water dispenser. The water dispenser comprises a water tank, a water dispenser main body and a water guide seat assembly, wherein the water tank is used for containing water, the water dispenser main body is used for installing the water tank, the water tank is installed on the water dispenser main body through the water guide seat assembly, the water guide seat assembly is used for guiding water in the water tank into the water dispenser main body, and the detection device is used for detecting whether water exists in the water tank. This water dispenser is through setting up detection device on the water guide seat subassembly, and detection device does not occupy the water tank inner space for the water capacity of water tank is not influenced, also can not take place float switch card and die and influence the problem of pleasing to the eye degree.

Description

Water dispenser

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a water dispenser.

Background

As a small-sized household appliance of a desktop type, a desktop type water dispenser is increasingly used in daily life of people because of its small size and convenience of water production, which are liked by consumers. In addition, the existing water dispenser has high aesthetic degree, and a user can use the water dispenser as a household appliance and a home decoration.

The existing water dispenser generally has the function of preventing dry heating, namely, a heating body does not work when water in a water tank is lack of water. In order to realize dry heating prevention, the water dispenser generally adopts a flowmeter to detect water flow, or a float switch is arranged in a water tank, and an induction probe is added on a rear cover plate of the water dispenser. However, the cost of setting up the flowmeter is higher, and float switch's volume is big, leads to the water capacity of water tank to descend to add float switch in the water tank and influence pleasing to the eye and take place the card and die phenomenon easily.

Therefore, how to provide a water dispenser which has low cost, does not occupy the space of a water tank and can realize dry heating prevention is a technical problem to be solved.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to provide a water dispenser which has a dry-heating prevention function, has low cost of parts for realizing dry-heating prevention, and does not occupy the space in a water tank.

To achieve the purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

a water dispenser comprising: the water tank is used for containing water; the water dispenser main body is used for installing the water tank; the water guide seat assembly is arranged on the water dispenser main body through the water tank, and is used for guiding water in the water tank into the water dispenser main body, and the water guide seat assembly is provided with a detection device which is used for detecting whether water exists in the water tank.

Preferably, the detection device is arranged inside the water guide seat assembly.

Preferably, the detecting device comprises a ball lever, a ball lever and a detecting piece, wherein the ball lever is arranged in the water guide seat assembly, the ball lever is movably sleeved on the ball lever, the ball lever can be lifted along with the water level in the water guide seat assembly, and the detecting piece can send out a water shortage signal when the ball lever descends to a preset low water level.

Preferably, the water guide seat assembly comprises a water guide seat, a water passing cavity is arranged in the water guide seat, the water passing cavity can be communicated with a water containing cavity of the water tank arranged on the base, and the ball rod is arranged in the water passing cavity.

Preferably, the detecting piece comprises a magnet and a reed pipe, wherein the reed pipe is arranged at the bottom of the ball float, and the magnet is arranged in the ball float.

Preferably, a mounting cavity is formed in the ball rod, and the reed pipe is arranged in the mounting cavity.

Preferably, the reed switch is at least partially located at the lowest water level of the water passing cavity.

Preferably, the end of the ball float penetrates the water guide seat.

Preferably, the detection device is located at the central axis of the water passing cavity.

Preferably, the floating ball body comprises a plurality of sub-balls which are arranged in a split mode.

The utility model has the beneficial effects that:

the water dispenser provided by the utility model comprises a water tank, a water dispenser main body and a water guide seat assembly, wherein the water tank is used for containing water, the water dispenser main body is used for installing the water tank, the water tank is installed on the water dispenser main body through the water guide seat assembly, the water guide seat assembly is used for guiding water in the water tank into the water dispenser main body, and the detection device is used for detecting whether water exists in the water tank. This water dispenser is through setting up detection device on the water guide seat subassembly, and detection device does not occupy the water tank inner space for the water capacity of water tank is not influenced, also can not take place float switch card and die and influence the problem of pleasing to the eye degree.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of a water softener according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a rack and water treatment mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a stent according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a back plate and bumps provided by an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of a water tank provided by an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a tank and water guide assembly provided in an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a water guide seat assembly according to an embodiment of the present utility model when a water tank is not deficient;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a water guide seat assembly according to an embodiment of the present utility model when a water tank is empty;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a water-receiving box assembly according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 10 is an enlarged view of a portion a in fig. 1.

In the figure:

100. a water dispenser main body;

110. a housing; 111. a top cover; 112. a front decorative cover plate; 113. a back cover plate; 114. a base; 115. a water tank cover; 116. a bump; 1161. a clamping block; 1162. a first ramp; 1163. a second ramp; 1164. a connecting rail; 120. a water treatment mechanism; 121. a heating body; 122. an electronic ice container; 123. a water pump; 124. a conduit assembly; 125. an electromagnetic valve; 126. a first connector; 1261. an annular portion; 1262. a connection part; 127. a second connector; 128. a water-vapor separation box; 130. a bracket; 131. a horizontal bottom plate; 132. a vertical plate; 133. a horizontal top plate; 134. a ring plate; 135. a vertical mounting plate; 136. a pipe clamp; 137. a first connection post; 138. a second connection post; 140. an electric control box;

200. a water tank; 210. a handle; 220. a groove; 221. a bayonet; 222. a first inner sliding surface; 223. a second inner sliding surface; 224. an inner top surface; 230. a flow-through port; 240. a plug-in component; 250. a seal; 251. sealing the head; 252. a connecting rod portion;

300. a display assembly;

400. a water receiving box assembly; 410. a water receiving box body; 411. a water container; 412. a cover body; 4121. a water permeable hole; 413. a support structure; 414. a water containing chamber; 415. a storage cavity; 420. a first absorbent member; 430. a second adsorption member; 440. a support;

500. a water guide seat assembly; 510. a water guide seat; 511. a jack-up structure; 512. a plug-in groove; 513. a water passing cavity; 514. a base; 515. a bottom cover; 5151. a plug block; 520. a cue; 521. a mounting cavity; 522. a first lever portion; 523. a second lever portion; 524. a third lever portion; 530. a floating sphere; 540. a reed pipe; 550. a wire; 560. a seal ring; 561. sealing ring edges.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made apparent and fully in view of 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.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. Wherein the terms "first position" and "second position" are two different positions.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixed or removable, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

The utility model provides a water dispenser which is a small table-type water dispenser and can be placed on a table top, the ground or a supporting surface of any support for users to use at any time. As shown in fig. 1 to 10, the water dispenser includes a water tank 200, a water dispenser body 100, a display assembly 300, and a water receiving box assembly 400.

The water tank 200 is a main component for containing water, the water in the water tank 200 may be tap water or purified water, depending on the function of the water dispenser body 100, for example, if the water dispenser body 100 has a function of purifying tap water, the water tank 200 may contain tap water, and if the water dispenser body 100 has no capability of purifying tap water, the water tank 200 generally contains purified water.

A water containing cavity is formed in the water tank 200, a water receiving port is formed at the top of the water containing cavity, and the water tank 200 is detachably connected with the water dispenser main body 100. In the present embodiment, the water tank 200 is disposed at the rear side of the water dispenser body 100, but in other embodiments, the water tank 200 may be disposed at the left side or the right side of the water dispenser body 100, etc., as required. By detaching the water tank 200 from the water dispenser body 100, a user can move the water tank 200 to a tap water pipe to pour tap water into the water tank 200 or pour purified water into the water tank 200.

The water dispenser body 100 is a main mechanism for treating water, which includes, but is not limited to, heating water, cooling water, purifying water, and injecting a specific gas into water to form bubble water. The water dispenser body 100 includes a housing 110 and a water treatment mechanism 120. The housing 110 forms a chamber within which the water treatment mechanism 120 is disposed, and the housing 110 is capable of protecting the water treatment mechanism 120 from damage to the water treatment mechanism 120 or foreign matter entering the water treatment mechanism 120. In addition, the water treatment mechanism 120 and other mechanisms are hidden in the housing 110, which helps to improve the aesthetics of the water fountain.

As shown in fig. 2, the water treatment mechanism 120 includes a heating body 121, an electronic ice container 122, a water pump 123, and a pipe assembly 124, and the heating body 121 is mainly used to heat water supplied from the water tank 200 so that the water temperature is increased to a temperature required by a user, for example, 50 ℃, 80 ℃, or 100 ℃ to supply warm water or boiled water to the user. The electronic ice container 122 is mainly used for cooling water provided by the water tank 200, so that the water temperature is reduced to a temperature required by a user, and cold water is provided for the user. It should be noted that, the specific structures of the heating body 121 and the electronic ice container 122 are conventional, and are not described in detail herein. The pipe assembly 124 is used for communicating the water tank 200 with the heating body 121 and for communicating the water tank 200 with the electronic ice container 122, and in particular, a water guide seat assembly 500 capable of communicating with the water tank 200 is arranged on the water dispenser main body 100, and the pipe assembly 124 is used for communicating the water guide seat assembly 500 with the heating body 121 and for communicating the water guide seat assembly 500 with the electronic ice container 122. The water pump 123 is disposed on the pipe assembly 124 and is mainly used to power the flow of water in the pipe assembly 124 so as to pump the water in the water tank 200 into the heating body 121 or the electronic ice container 122.

In some embodiments, with continued reference to fig. 1, the housing 110 is a split structure assembled from a plurality of shells, and in particular, the housing 110 includes a top cover 111, a front trim cover 112, and a rear cover 113. The water dispenser body 100 further includes a bracket 130, the bracket 130 protruding in a vertical direction, a bottom of the bracket 130 assuming a function of a part of the housing 110, and the rest of the bracket 130 extending into the housing 110. The front decorative cover plate 112 is protruded and covered on the front side of the bracket 130 along the vertical direction, the rear cover plate 113 is protruded and covered on the rear side, the left side and the right side of the bracket 130 along the vertical direction, the top cover 111 is covered on the upper side of the bracket 130, and the front decorative cover plate 112, the bracket 130, the rear cover plate 113 and the top cover 111 enclose a closed space, which is the cavity of the housing 110. The front, rear, upper, and lower directions in this case are in accordance with the directions shown in fig. 1.

It should be noted that, the housing 110 is provided with a plurality of functional components, the functional components refer to any component capable of playing a role, the bracket 130 bears a part of the functions of the housing 110, but the bracket 130 has a more important role of fixing and installing all the functional components in the housing 110, so that all the functional components are integrated on one bracket 130 at the same time, the compactness of the internal structure of the water dispenser is improved, the assembly difficulty of the water dispenser is reduced, the volume of the water dispenser is effectively reduced, and the arrangement accords with the development trend of miniaturization and high integration level of the water dispenser. It should be noted that the above water treatment mechanism 120 and the below-presented electronic control box 140 and the water vapor separation box 128 all belong to functional components, and any other components that need to be disposed on the housing 110 and can be integrated on the stand 130 all belong to functional components.

In order to improve the compactness of the internal structure of the water dispenser body 100, as shown in fig. 2, the heating body 121, the electronic ice container 122, the water pump 123, and the pipe assembly 124 are all connected to the bracket 130. Specifically, the bracket 130 is provided with a first installation space, a second installation space, and a third installation space, the electronic ice container 122 is detachably installed in the first installation space, the water pump 123 is detachably installed in the second installation space, and the heating body 121 is detachably installed in the third installation space.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the bracket 130 includes a horizontal bottom plate 131, a vertical plate 132 and a horizontal top plate 133 that are sequentially and vertically connected, the horizontal bottom plate 131 and the horizontal top plate 133 are located on the same side of the vertical plate 132, the horizontal bottom plate 131, the vertical plate 132 and the horizontal top plate 133 enclose a first installation space that forms a U shape, and the electronic ice container 122 is disposed in the first installation space that forms a U shape.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, a plurality of first connecting columns 137 are disposed on a surface of the vertical plate 132 facing away from the horizontal bottom plate 131, the plurality of first connecting columns 137 enclose a second installation space, the water pump 123 is disposed in the second installation space, and the water pump 123 is provided with a first connecting member 126, the first connecting member 126 includes an annular portion 1261 sleeved on the water pump 123 and a connecting portion 1262 extending in a tangential direction of the annular portion 1261, and the connecting portion 1262 is connected with the first connecting columns 137.

In some more specific embodiments, the number of the first connecting posts 137 is four, and the four first connecting posts 137 are arranged in two rows and two columns, and each first connecting post 137 is provided with a first connecting hole. The water pump 123 is arranged between the four first connecting columns 137, the number of the first connecting pieces 126 is two, the annular portions 1261 of the two first connecting pieces 126 are all sleeved on the water pump 123, the two first connecting pieces 126 are provided with four connecting portions 1262, each connecting portion 1262 is provided with a second connecting hole, and screws penetrate through the first connecting holes and the second connecting holes, so that the connection between the connecting portions 1262 and the first connecting columns 137 is achieved. Of course, in other embodiments, the number of the first connecting posts 137 and the number of the first connecting members 126 can be increased or decreased according to the requirement.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the support 130 further includes a ring plate 134, and a portion of the ring plate 134 is disposed above the horizontal top plate 133 in a protruding manner, and forms a third installation space with the horizontal top plate 133, and the heating body 121 is disposed on the horizontal top plate 133 and surrounded and limited by the ring plate 134.

To achieve the limit of the pipe assembly 124, with continued reference to fig. 3, a pipe clamp 136 is provided on the bracket 130, the pipe clamp 136 being configured to clamp a water pipe included in the pipe assembly 124. In some embodiments, the tubing assembly 124 includes a plurality of water tubes, each of which is restrained by one or more tube clamps 136. In some embodiments, the tube clamp 136 is a U-shaped resilient clamp.

With continued reference to FIG. 2, the water treatment mechanism 120 further includes a solenoid valve 125, the solenoid valve 125 being disposed on the conduit assembly 124 and configured to control the flow of water, the solenoid valve 125 being coupled to the bracket 130. In some embodiments, the plurality of water pipes include a main pipe communicating with the water guide seat assembly 500 and two branch pipes respectively connected with the heating body 121 and the electronic ice bladder 122, the electromagnetic valve 125 is a two-position three-way valve, and the electromagnetic valve 125 is disposed at a communication position of the main pipe and the two branch pipes, for controlling a flow direction of water.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, a plurality of second connecting posts 138 are protruded on the bracket 130, the solenoid valve 125 is disposed between the plurality of second connecting posts, and a second connecting member 127 is disposed on the solenoid valve 125, and the second connecting member 127 is connected to the second connecting posts 138. In some specific embodiments, the number of the second connecting columns 138 is two, each second connecting column 138 is provided with a third connecting hole, the second connecting piece 127 is a rectangular plate, two ends of the rectangular plate are respectively provided with a fourth connecting hole, and the pins penetrate through the third connecting holes and the fourth connecting holes to fix the second connecting columns 138 and the second connecting pieces 127. Of course, in other embodiments, the number of the second connecting posts 138 and the second connecting members 127 can be increased or decreased according to the requirement.

The electromagnetic valve 125, the heating body 121, the electronic ice container 122, etc. are all electric components of the water dispenser, and for wiring, a wire clip (not shown in the figure) is arranged on the bracket 130, and the wire clip is used for clamping an electric wire of the electric components of the water treatment mechanism 120 so as to improve the uniformity of wiring.

With continued reference to fig. 2, the functional components further include an electronic control box 140, the electronic control box 140 being coupled to the bracket 130. In some embodiments, a vertical mounting plate 135 is convexly arranged on the horizontal top plate 133, and the electronic control box 140 is installed in a right-angle space formed by surrounding the vertical mounting plate 135 and the horizontal top plate 133.

With continued reference to fig. 1, the functional components further include a water-vapor separation box 128, wherein the water outlet of the heating body 121 and the water outlet of the electronic ice container 122 are respectively communicated with the water-vapor separation box 128, and the water-vapor separation box 128 is connected to the housing 110. It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the water-vapor separation box 128 is a water outlet member of the main body of the water dispenser, the water outlet member is connected to the housing 110, and is specifically located on the front decorative cover plate 112, and the water outlet of the water outlet member is disposed outside the housing 110 and downward. Of course, in other embodiments, the water outlet member may also be a water outlet nozzle separate from the water vapor separator cartridge 128 and connected downstream of the water vapor separator cartridge 128.

The housing 110 needs to form a space for installing the water tank 200 in addition to forming a chamber for installing the water treatment mechanism 120. With continued reference to fig. 1, the housing 110 further includes a base 114 and a tank cover 115, the base 114 being horizontally disposed at a rear side of the rear cover 113 and coupled to a lower portion of the rear cover 113, the base 114 being for supporting the water tank 200. The water tank cover 115 is provided at the rear side of the rear cover 113, and the water tank cover 115 is rotatably coupled to the upper portion of the rear cover 113, the water tank cover 115 being for covering the water receiving port of the water tank 200. A space for accommodating the water tank 200 is formed between the tank cover 115 and the base 114. The water tank cover 115 can rotate to an inclined state or a vertical state in the rotation process, so that the water tank 200 can be mounted on the base 114 or can be dismounted from the base 114, and after the water tank 200 is mounted on the base 114 in place, the water tank cover 115 can rotate to a horizontal position covering a water receiving port of the water tank 200, so that the water receiving port of the water tank 200 is blocked, and foreign matters are prevented from entering the water tank 200.

In some embodiments, the top of the tank 200 is provided with a first annular stepped surface and the bottom of the tank cover 115 is provided with a second annular stepped surface that mates with the first annular stepped surface. The stability of the cover of the tank cover 115 provided on the tank 200 can be improved by using the first annular stepped surface and the second annular stepped surface.

In some embodiments, to facilitate the user's movement of the water tank 200, a handle 210 is provided on the water tank 200. Optionally, the handle 210 has a U-shaped structure.

In order to achieve smooth detachment of the water tank 200 from the main body 100 of the water dispenser, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the water dispenser further includes a hooking structure through which the housing 110 and the water tank 200 are detachably coupled, and the hooking area of the housing 110 and the water tank 200 is greater than 1/2 of the contact area of the housing 110 and the water tank 200. The water dispenser realizes the detachable connection of the shell 110 and the water tank 200 by adopting the hanging structure, and the hanging area of the shell 110 and the water tank 200 is limited to be larger than 1/2 of the contact area of the shell 110 and the water tank 200, so that the water tank 200 is not easy to displace relative to the water dispenser main body 100, and the probability that water is accidentally spilled and the water tank is separated from the water dispenser main body 100 is reduced.

In some embodiments, the ratio of the height of the hitching structure to the height of the tank 200 is no less than three quarters.

In some embodiments, the ratio of the width of the hitching structure to the width of the tank 200 is no less than three-quarters.

In some embodiments, tank 200 is slidably coupled to housing 110 in a first direction via a coupling structure. In some specific embodiments, the first direction is a vertical direction.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, in some embodiments, the hooking structure may include a protrusion 116 and a groove 220 capable of hooking each other, one of the protrusion 116 and the groove 220 being provided on the housing 110, specifically, on the rear cover 113 of the housing 110, and the other of the protrusion 116 and the groove 220 being provided on the water tank 200.

For example, the protrusion 116 is provided on the case 110, the groove 220 is provided on the water tank 200, the groove 220 forms a bottom opening, and the groove 220 can be inserted to the protrusion 116 from top to bottom in a vertical direction. Of course, in some embodiments, the locations of the tab 116 and the recess 220 may be interchanged, i.e., with the tab 116 being disposed on the tank 200 and the recess 220 being disposed on the housing 110.

Further, the bump 116 has an outer sliding surface, the groove 220 has an inner sliding surface, the outer sliding surface and the inner sliding surface are disposed obliquely in the first direction, and the outer sliding surface and the inner sliding surface are in sliding abutment.

Still further, the outer sliding surface includes a first outer sliding surface and a second outer sliding surface on opposite sides of the bump 116, and a distance between the first outer sliding surface and the second outer sliding surface gradually increases along the first direction; the inner slide surface includes a first inner slide surface 222 and a second inner slide surface 223 on opposite sides of the groove 220, the first inner slide surface 222 slidably abutting the first outer slide surface, and the second inner slide surface 223 slidably abutting the second outer slide surface.

Specifically, with continued reference to fig. 4, the bump 116 includes a first inclined rail 1162 and a second inclined rail 1163 that are disposed opposite to each other, the inclination direction of the first inclined rail 1162 is opposite to the inclination direction of the second inclined rail 1163, the distance between the first inclined rail 1162 and the second inclined rail 1163 from top to bottom is gradually increased, the outer side wall surface of the first inclined rail 1162 away from the second inclined rail 1163 is a first outer sliding surface, and the outer side wall surface of the second inclined rail 1163 away from the first inclined rail 1162 is a second outer sliding surface. With continued reference to fig. 5, the inner wall surface of the groove 220 includes a first inner sliding surface 222 and a second inner sliding surface 223 that are disposed opposite to each other and are disposed obliquely, the first inner sliding surface 222 being in sliding contact with the first outer sliding surface, and the second inner sliding surface 223 being in sliding contact with the second outer sliding surface.

Further, with continued reference to fig. 4, the tab 116 further includes a connecting rail 1164, the connecting rail 1164 being connected between the top of the first ramp 1162 and the top of the second ramp 1163. With continued reference to fig. 5, the inner wall surface of the groove 220 further includes an inner top surface 224 connected between the top of the first inner sliding surface 222 and the top of the second inner sliding surface 223, and during the sliding connection between the back cover plate 113 and the water tank 200, the inner top surface 224 is used to make a limited abutment with the connecting rail 1164 so as to limit the back cover plate 113 and the water tank 200 from continuing to slide relatively.

In addition to the use of the protrusion 116 and the recess 220 capable of being coupled to each other, the coupling structure further includes a latch 1161 and a bayonet 221 capable of being coupled to each other, one of the latch 1161 and the bayonet 221 is provided on the housing 110, and the other of the latch 1161 and the bayonet 221 is provided on the water tank 200.

Alternatively, the hooking structure may also include both a protrusion 116 and a recess 220 that are hooked to each other, and a latch 1161 and a bayonet 221 that are snapped to each other. Specifically, one of the protrusion 116 and the groove 220 is provided on the housing 110, and the other of the protrusion 116 and the groove 220 is provided on the water tank 200. One of the latch 1161 and the bayonet 221 is provided on the boss 116, and the other of the latch 1161 and the bayonet 221 is provided at the bayonet 221.

In some embodiments, with continued reference to fig. 4, the number of clips 1161 is three, and the three clips 1161 are respectively protruding on the first inclined rail 1162, the second inclined rail 1163, and the connecting rail 1164. Correspondingly, as shown in fig. 5, the number of the bayonets 221 is three, the three bayonets 221 are respectively arranged on the first inner sliding surface 222, the second inner sliding surface 223 and the inner top surface 224, and the three clamping blocks 1161 are clamped with the three bayonets 221 in a one-to-one correspondence manner.

In some more specific embodiments, as shown in fig. 5, the ratio of the height a of the bayonet 221 located at the highest position to the entire height b of the water tank 200 is 1/2 or more to improve the assembly stability of the water dispenser body 100 and the water tank 200.

The water guide seat assembly 500 is mainly used for guiding water in the water tank 200 into the water treatment mechanism 120 in the water dispenser main body 100, and as shown in fig. 6, the water guide seat assembly 500 is disposed in the base 114. Since the water tank 200 needs to be disassembled to receive water and assembled to the water dispenser body 100 to guide water into the water treatment mechanism 120, the bottom of the water tank 200 is provided with a through-flow port 230, a plug 240 protruding downward around the through-flow port 230, and a sealing member 250 movably disposed in the through-flow port 230 and the plug 240.

When the water tank 200 is detached from the water dispenser body 100, the sealing member 250 can seal the flow-through port 230 so that the water tank 200 does not leak, and when the water tank 200 is mounted to the base 114 of the water dispenser body 100, the sealing member 250 needs to be moved to a position where the flow-through port 230 is opened so that water in the water tank 200 can enter the water treatment mechanism 120 through the water guide seat assembly 500.

In order to realize the movement of the sealing member 250, as shown in fig. 7 and 8, the water guiding seat assembly 500 includes a water guiding seat 510, the water guiding seat 510 includes a jack-up structure 511 and a plugging slot 512 disposed around the jack-up structure 511, the jack-up structure 511 is used in cooperation with the sealing member 250, and the plugging slot 512 is used in cooperation with the plugging member 240. The jacking structures 511 gradually jack the seal 250 during the top-to-bottom insertion of the insert 240 into the insert groove 512 such that the seal 250 moves from a first position sealing the vent 230 to a second position opening the vent 230.

Also, a water passing chamber 513 is provided in the water guide seat 510, and the water passing chamber 513 can communicate with the water containing chamber of the water tank 200 mounted to the base 114. Specifically, the water flow channel is penetratingly arranged on the jacking structure 511, the bottom end opening of the water flow channel is communicated with the water flow cavity 513, the sealing member 250 comprises a sealing head 251 and a connecting rod portion 252 which are connected with each other, the size of the sealing head 251 is larger than that of the water flow channel 230, the size of the connecting rod portion 252 is smaller than that of the water flow channel 230, the sealing head 251 is located in the water containing cavity of the water tank 200, the connecting rod portion 252 is penetratingly arranged in the water flow channel 230, and when the sealing member 250 is jacked by the jacking structure 511, an annular flow channel can be formed between the outer wall surface of the connecting rod portion 252 and the inner wall surface of the water flow channel 230, and the annular flow channel is communicated with the top opening of the water flow channel.

That is, when the sealing member 250 is lifted by the lifting structure 511, water in the water containing chamber of the water tank 200 can flow into the water passing chamber 513 of the water guiding seat 510 through the annular flow passage and the water passing flow passage, and the water inlet end of the main pipe of the pipe assembly 124 extends into the water passing chamber 513, and water in the water passing chamber 513 can be pumped away under the action of the water pump 123.

In addition, the water guide seat assembly 500 further includes a return spring (not shown) that has a tendency to move the seal 250 toward the first position of the seal through-flow port 230. In some embodiments, the return elastic member is a coil spring, the coil spring is sleeved on the connecting rod portion 252, and the bottom end of the coil spring is connected with the connecting rod portion 252, and the top of the coil spring abuts against the outer wall surface of the water tank 200. During the process that the sealing member 250 is lifted by the lifting structure 511, the coil spring is compressed, and when the water tank 200 is detached from the water dispenser body 100, the sealing member 250 descends under the driving of the coil spring, and the sealing head 251 closes the overflow port 230.

In some embodiments, to improve the tightness and avoid the water leakage, as shown in fig. 7 and 8, a sealing ring groove is provided on the water guiding seat 510, the sealing ring groove is provided around the plugging groove 512, a sealing ring 560 is provided in the sealing ring groove, and the sealing ring 560 has a sealing ring edge 561 extending into the plugging groove 512 and abutting against the outer wall surface of the plug 240.

In order to detect the amount of water in the water tank 200 to avoid dry heating caused by continuous operation of the heating body 121 in the water shortage state, as shown in fig. 7 and 8, a detection device is provided on the water guide seat assembly 500, and the detection device is used for detecting whether water is in the water tank 200. This water dispenser is through setting up detection device in water guide seat subassembly 500, and detection device does not occupy water tank 200 inner space for water tank 200's water holding capacity is not influenced, also can not take place float switch card and die and influence the problem of pleasing to the eye degree.

In some embodiments, the detection device is disposed inside the water guide seat assembly 500, further, the detection device is disposed at a central axis of the water chamber 513; of course, in some other embodiments, the detection means is provided on the outer wall surface of the water guide seat assembly 500.

Specifically, the detection device includes a ball float 520 disposed in the water guiding seat 510, a ball float 530 and a detection member, the ball float 520 is disposed in the water passing cavity 513 along a vertical direction, the ball float 530 is movably sleeved on the ball float 520, and the ball float 530 can rise and fall along with a water level in the water passing cavity 513, and the detection member can send a water shortage signal when the ball float 520 falls to a preset low water level.

The water dispenser utilizes the ball float 520, the ball float 530 and the detecting element which are arranged in the water guide seat 510 to realize the water shortage detection of the water tank 200, has low cost, does not occupy the internal space of the water tank 200 because the water dispenser is not arranged in the water tank 200, ensures that the water capacity of the water tank 200 is not affected, and also does not cause the problem that a float switch arranged in the water tank in the prior art is blocked and the attractiveness of the water dispenser is affected.

It should be noted that, the floating ball body 530 may be an integrally formed ring structure, or may be a split structure formed by combining a plurality of split spheres in a detachable connection manner or a fixed connection manner, where the detachable connection manner includes, but is not limited to, magnetic attraction, connection of a connecting piece, snap connection, and the like, and the fixed connection manner includes welding, bonding, and the like.

In some embodiments, the detection member includes a magnet (not shown) and a reed pipe 540, and the reed pipe 540 is disposed at the bottom of the cue stick 520. Optionally, the reed pipe 540 is disposed inside the cue 520, specifically, a mounting cavity 521 is disposed inside the cue 520, and the reed pipe 540 is disposed in the mounting cavity 521, so as to realize water resistance to the reed pipe 540. The magnet is disposed within floating ball body 530. When floating ball body 530 descends to a preset low water level, reed switch 540 can signal under the influence of the magnetic field of the magnet. The water dispenser is also provided with a control mechanism, the control mechanism is electrically connected with the reed switch 540 through a wire 550, the control mechanism is electrically connected with the heating body 121, and the control mechanism can receive a water shortage signal and control the heating body 121 to stop heating, so that the phenomenon of dry heating caused by continuous heating of the heating body 121 is avoided.

In some embodiments, reed switch 540 is at least partially at the lowest water level of water chamber 513.

Of course, in other embodiments, the detecting device may be a liquid level sensor disposed in the water guiding seat 510, and the liquid level sensor is used to detect whether the water in the water guiding seat 510 drops to the preset low water level, so as to determine whether the water tank 200 has water.

It should be noted that the control mechanism may be a centralized or distributed controller, for example, the controller may be a single-chip microcomputer, or may be a distributed multi-chip microcomputer, where a control program may be run in the single-chip microcomputer, so as to control each electronic component of the water dispenser to implement its function.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 7, the water guiding seat 510 includes a seat 514 and a bottom cover 515, the seat 514 has an inner cavity formed with a bottom opening, the bottom cover 515 has a plug 5151, the base 114 is disposed under the seat 514, the plug 5151 is inserted into the bottom opening, and an inner wall surface of the inner cavity and a top surface of the base 114 enclose a water passing cavity 513 forming the water guiding seat 510.

In some embodiments, the end of the cue stick 520 extends through the water guide 510. Optionally, the top end of the ball float 520 penetrates the top of the water guiding seat 510, and further, the top end of the ball float 520 exceeds the top surface of the water guiding seat 510 so as to be located outside the water guiding seat 510; alternatively, the bottom end of the ball float 520 penetrates the bottom of the water guide 510, and further, the bottom end of the ball float 520 exceeds the bottom surface of the water guide 510 so as to be located outside the water guide 510.

With continued reference to fig. 8, the ball screw 520 is mounted on the bottom cover 515, and specifically, the bottom cover 515 is provided with a mounting hole therethrough, and the ball screw 520 is inserted into the mounting hole. In some embodiments, the assembly hole is a stepped hole, which specifically includes a first hole and a second hole that are disposed up and down and are mutually communicated, and the aperture of the first hole is larger than the aperture of the second hole. The floating ball 520 comprises a first rod 522, a second rod 523 and a third rod 524 which are sequentially connected from top to bottom, wherein the size of the second rod 523 is larger than that of the first rod 522, the size of the second rod 523 is larger than that of the third rod 524, the floating ball 530 is sleeved on the first rod 522, the second rod 523 is arranged in the first hole, and the third rod 524 is arranged in the second hole. This improves the stability of the assembly of the cue stick 520 to the bottom cover 515.

In order to facilitate water receiving, as shown in fig. 1, 9 and 10, the water dispenser further includes a water receiving box assembly 400, the water receiving box assembly 400 is located directly below the water outlet of the water-vapor separation box 128, the water receiving box assembly 400 includes a water receiving box body 410 and a first adsorbing member 420, the first adsorbing member 420 is disposed on one side of the water receiving box body 410 near the housing 110, and the first adsorbing member 420 is adsorbed with a second adsorbing member 430 located on the housing 110. The support 440 is provided on the bottom surface of the water receiving case 410, and the support 440 can be in point contact with a support surface on which the water dispenser is placed. It should be noted that, the contact area between the supporting member 440 and the supporting surface is much smaller than the area of the bottom surface of the water receiving box assembly 400, so that the friction force between the water receiving box assembly 400 and the supporting surface is reduced and the water receiving box assembly can be moved relatively easily.

The water dispenser main body 100 and the water receiving box assembly 400 of the water dispenser adopt a connection mode of the first absorption part 420 and the second absorption part 430 for the water receiving box assembly 400 to be relatively fixed in position, difficult to lose, easy to assemble and disassemble and lower in cleaning difficulty. The water receiving box assembly 400 is contacted with the supporting surface by the supporting piece 440, the contact area is small, the received friction force is small, and the disassembly and assembly flexibility is high.

In some embodiments, the end surface of the support 440 remote from the water receiving box assembly 400 is arcuate. In some specific embodiments, the support 440 is in the shape of a hemisphere, cylinder, frustum, or cube. Of course, in some other embodiments, the support 440 may be irregularly shaped.

In some embodiments, the distance between the water receiving box assembly 400 and the support surface of the water dispenser is equal to the height of the support 440, and the height of the support 440 is 2cm-5cm, for example, the height of the support 440 may be 2cm, 2.5cm, 3cm, 3.5cm, 4cm, 4.5cm, or 5cm.

In some embodiments, the number of the supporting pieces 440 is one, and the supporting pieces 440 are disposed at the center of the bottom surface of the water receiving cartridge assembly 400. The support 440 is in surface contact with the support surface.

In some embodiments, the number of the supporting members 440 is plural, and the plurality of supporting members 440 are uniformly arranged on the bottom surface of the water receiving case 410 of the water receiving case assembly 400. It should be noted that the sum of the contact areas of the plurality of supporting members 440 and the supporting surface is still smaller than the area of the bottom surface of the water receiving box assembly 400, so that the friction force between the water receiving box assembly 400 and the supporting surface is reduced and the water receiving box assembly can be moved relatively easily. The support 440 may be in surface contact with the support surface or may be in point contact with the support surface.

In some embodiments, first absorbent component 420 and second absorbent component 430 are magnets that are capable of attracting each other; in some embodiments, the second suction member 430 is an electromagnet and the first suction member 420 is a magnet.

In some embodiments, the support 440 is a silicone dot, and the number of the support 440 is not less than three.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 10, the water receiving box 410 includes a water containing box 411 and a cover 412, the top opening of the water containing box 411 is covered by the cover 412, and water permeable holes 4121 are formed in the cover 412. In some embodiments, the water permeable holes 4121 are one or more of kidney holes, round holes, square holes, elongated holes. The number of the water permeable holes 4121 is plural, and the plurality of water permeable holes 4121 are uniformly distributed on the cover 412.

In some embodiments, in order to enable the first absorbent member 420 to be mounted in the water containing box 411 and to be separated from water, a water containing cavity 414 and a storage cavity 415 are formed in the water containing box 411, wherein the water containing cavity 414 is used for receiving water leaking from the water permeable hole 4121, and the storage cavity 415 is used for accommodating the first absorbent member 420.

In some embodiments, the storage cavity 415 has an upwardly opening top opening through which the first absorbent article 420 can be placed into the storage cavity 415. Correspondingly, the cover 412 includes a solid portion and an opening portion, the water permeable hole 4121 is formed on the opening portion, the opening portion is covered over the water containing cavity 414, and the solid portion is covered over the storage cavity 415. Thus, the object placing cavity 415 can be covered, and water is prevented from falling into the object placing cavity 415.

Of course, in some other embodiments, the storage cavity 415 has a side opening open to a side away from the water containing cavity 414, through which the first absorbent component 420 can be placed within the storage cavity 415. Alternatively, as shown in fig. 10, the storage cavity 415 has a bottom opening opened downward, through which the first adsorbing element 420 can be placed in the storage cavity 415.

In order to support the cover 412, to prevent the cover 412 from falling into the water containing cartridge 411, as shown in fig. 10, a plurality of support structures 413 are provided in the water containing cartridge 411, and the support structures 413 are used to support the cover 412. In some embodiments, the support structure 413 is a grid plate, and in some embodiments, the support structure 413 is a plurality of spaced apart support plates. In some embodiments, the water containing cassette 411 has an inclined inner bottom surface to facilitate pouring water out of the water containing cassette 411.

In order to further improve the stability of the cover 412 on the water containing cartridge 411, a ring groove is formed at the top of the water containing cartridge 411, and the edge portion of the cover 412 is placed in the ring groove.

In order to facilitate the user to open the cover 412 to pour the water in the water containing box 411 and clean the inside of the water containing box 411, a handle structure is provided on the cover 412. In some embodiments, the clasp structure is a clasp slot; in some embodiments, the clasp structure is a clasp boss.

In some embodiments, the casing 110 has a front arc surface, the water receiving box 410 is disc-shaped, and the sidewall surface of the water receiving box 410 abuts against the front arc surface, so as to improve the aesthetic property and the compactness of the water dispenser.

In some embodiments, the number of first absorbing members 420 is plural, the plurality of first absorbing members 420 are disposed around the circumference of the water receiving cartridge 410, and any one of the plurality of first absorbing members 420 can absorb with the second absorbing member 430. So can improve the flexibility that water receiving box subassembly 400 and water dispenser main part 100 are inhaled to magnetism, the user need not hard adjustment water receiving box subassembly 400's angle can realize water receiving box subassembly 400 and water dispenser main part 100's magnetism and inhale.

As shown in fig. 1, the water dispenser further includes a display assembly 300, where the display assembly 300 includes a display screen, and a plurality of function buttons are disposed on the display screen, and different operations, such as start and stop of the water dispenser, and the temperature of water outlet, can be controlled by touching or pressing different function buttons. The specific structure of the display screen is the prior art and will not be described here in detail.

It is to be understood that the above examples of the present utility model are provided for clarity of illustration only and are not limiting of the embodiments of the present utility model. Other variations or modifications of the above teachings will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. It is not necessary here nor is it exhaustive of all embodiments. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. which come within the spirit and principles of the utility model are desired to be protected by the following claims.

Claims (10)

1. A water dispenser, comprising:

-a water tank (200), said water tank (200) being for containing water;

a water dispenser body (100) for mounting the water tank (200);

the water guide seat assembly (500), the water tank (200) is installed in the water dispenser main body (100) through the water guide seat assembly (500), the water guide seat assembly (500) is used for leading water in the water tank (200) into the water dispenser main body (100), the water guide seat assembly (500) is provided with a detection device, and the detection device is used for detecting whether water exists in the water tank (200).

2. The water dispenser according to claim 1, wherein,

the detection device is arranged inside the water guide seat assembly (500).

3. The water dispenser according to claim 2, wherein,

the detection device comprises a ball float (520), a ball float (530) and a detection piece, wherein the ball float (520) is arranged in the water guide seat assembly (500), the ball float (530) is movably sleeved on the ball float (520), the ball float (530) can lift along with the water level in the water guide seat assembly (500), and the detection piece can send out a water shortage signal when the ball float (520) descends to a preset low water level.

4. The water dispenser according to claim 3, wherein,

the water guide seat assembly (500) comprises a water guide seat (510), a water passing cavity (513) is formed in the water guide seat (510), the water passing cavity (513) can be communicated with a water containing cavity of the water tank (200), and the ball rod (520) is arranged in the water passing cavity (513).

5. The water dispenser of claim 4, wherein,

the detection piece comprises a magnet and a reed pipe (540), the reed pipe (540) is arranged at the bottom of the ball float (520), and the magnet is arranged in the ball float (530).

6. The water dispenser of claim 5, wherein,

an installation cavity (521) is formed in the ball rod (520), and the reed pipe (540) is arranged in the installation cavity (521).

7. The water dispenser of claim 5, wherein,

the reed pipe (540) is at least partially positioned at the lowest water level of the water passing cavity (513).

8. The water dispenser of claim 4, wherein,

the end part of the ball rod (520) penetrates through the water guide seat (510).

9. The water dispenser of claim 4, wherein,

the detection device is positioned at the central axis of the water passing cavity (513).

10. The water dispenser according to any one of claims 3 to 9, wherein,

the floating ball body (530) comprises a plurality of sub-spheres which are arranged in a split mode.