KR100288921B1 - Dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A dispenser is provided to easily supply water to a water storage without detachment of the water storage or operation of a push switch. CONSTITUTION: A dispenser includes a water storage(10); a pipe(40); a motor(30); a bellows pipe(50) and a reverse rotation switch(100) to move drinking water outside of a refrigerator through the bellows pipe to the water storage. The water storage is installed in the refrigerator to store the drinking water. The pipe is connected with the water storage and extended to the outside. The motor pump is installed on the pipe to move the drinking water. The bellows pipe is extendably installed on an end of the pipe to discharge and take in the drinking water. The reverse rotation switch is activated as the bellows pipe is drawn out to drive the motor pump to rotate reversely.

Description

Dispense device

The present invention relates to a dispensing apparatus, and more particularly, to a dispensing apparatus which allows the water supply to be easily carried out without the operation of the switch or to remove the reservoir to supply water from the outside to the reservoir of the dispense.

In general, the dispensing device mainly stores liquid objects and supplies them for use by the user when necessary. An example in which such a dispensing device is used is a refrigerator. In other words, in recent years, with the improvement of living standards, the capacity of the refrigerator is increasing, and refrigerators with various functions are being released. With reference to the drawing showing a dispensing device that allows the user to simply drink the water stored in the refrigerator without the opening of the refrigerator door of the refrigerator to be supplied from the outside.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a conventional dispensing device. According to this, the storage 1 in which the storage goods, such as water which a user drinks (it demonstrates below "water" as an example), is installed in the inside of the door a. In addition, a motor 3 for supplying water stored in the reservoir 1 to the outside is connected to the reservoir. On the flow passage through which water is transferred from the reservoir 1 to the motor 3, a filter 2 for filtering foreign substances mixed with water is provided. The reservoir 1, the filter 2 and the motor 3 are provided inside the door.

Meanwhile, a discharge pipe 4 for discharging water to the outside of the door a is connected to the motor 3, and the discharge pipe 4 passes through the door a to the container position part 5. It will deliver water. The container position part 5 is a part where the container receiving the water to be supplied is located.

In addition, a switch lever 6 is installed inside the container position part 5, and the switch lever 6 is for operating the motor 3.

Next, a process of using a conventional dispensing apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. 2. As shown, in the conventional dispensing apparatus, in order for a user to receive water from a container 7 such as a cup, the switch lever 6 is placed into the container 7 while the container 7 is placed in the container position part 5. ) Inward.

When the switch lever 6 is pushed inward of the door a, the motor 3 is operated. Accordingly, the water inside the reservoir 1 is driven by the motor 3 to pass through the filter 2 and moved in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 2, through the discharge pipe 4 to the container 7. Is delivered. Then, after a certain amount of water is put into the container 7, the user pulls out the container 7 holding the switch lever 6 to the outside of the container position part 5, and the switch lever 6 is moved to its original state. Accordingly, the operation of the motor 3 is stopped to stop the supply of water.

After using the dispensing device for a predetermined time as described above, the water in the reservoir 1 is exhausted, and the user fills the water in the reservoir 1 again.

However, the conventional dispensing device is inconvenient to separate the reservoir located inside the door (a) in order to supply water back to the reservoir (1). That is, after opening the door (a) to separate the reservoir (1) from the dispense device, filling the reservoir (1) with water, and re-combining the reservoir (1) to the dispensing device is a very troublesome problem occurs do.

In addition, the dispensing device may be damaged by frequently combining and separating the reservoir 1, and when the reservoir 1 filled with water is combined with the dispense device, it is difficult for the elderly and the like to combine due to its weight. This happens.

In order to solve the above problems, a dispensing device which allows a simple supply of water into the reservoir 1 without separating the reservoir 1 from the dispensing device is described in the application of the applicant (Application No. 97-75475). There is a bar.

The improved dispensing device will now be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. As shown in FIG. 3, a pleated pipe 50 is installed at the end of the discharge pipe 40 connected to the motor 30. The corrugated pipe 50 is made of a flexible material and can be folded and unfolded so that the length and direction can be adjusted.

The corrugated pipe 50 as described above is usually housed inside the upper surface of the container position portion 60 formed in the door (a). That is, the outer diameter of the folded pipe 50 in the folded state is slightly larger than the inner diameter of the guide portion 52 formed on the upper surface of the container position portion may be located above the guide portion 52. Since the corrugated pipe 50 is made of a flexible material, the corrugated pipe 50 is easily drawn out of the container position part 60 through the guide part 52 when pulled out.

In addition, the motor 30 has a structure capable of rotating in both directions of the forward and reverse directions. That is, the motor 30 rotates in the forward direction according to the operation of the switch lever 70, and the motor 30 rotates in the reverse direction according to the operation of the push switch 80 located on the wall of the container position part 60. do. Therefore, when the motor 30 rotates in the forward direction, water is supplied from the reservoir 10 to the outside, and when rotated in the reverse direction, water can be supplied from the outside to the reservoir 10.

Next, the operation of the dispense device having the above structure will be described. In order to drink water, the user places the container (b) in the container position unit 60 in the same manner as the conventional dispensing apparatus, and by pressing the switch lever 70, the motor 30 is operated in the forward direction to the reservoir 10 Water is delivered from the inside through the filter 20 and the discharge pipe 40 to the container (b) located in the container position portion (60).

After all the water in the reservoir 10 is consumed, in order to supply water from the outside to the reservoir 10, the corrugated pipe 50 may be moved to the container position portion without having to separate the reservoir 10 as in the conventional dispensing apparatus. 60) is drawn to the outside to supply water to the reservoir (10). That is, the motor 30 is reversed as the end of the pleated pipe 10 is connected to the water container c containing water for water supply and the push switch 80 installed on the wall of the container position part 60 is operated. The water in the bucket c passes through the pleated pipe 50 and passes through the discharge pipe 40 and the filter 20 to enter the reservoir 10 in reverse.

As described above, the improved dispensing device which supplies water into the storage 10 from the outside by the operation of the push switch 80 can remove the opening of the refrigerator door a and the separating operation of the storage 10. When the water supply to the reservoir 10 is required to hold a separate operation to hold the push switch 80 located on the wall of the container position portion 60.

In this case, according to the operation structure of the push switch 80, the water must be kept pressed during the process of supplying water to the reservoir 10, or a separate operation of turning on and off the push switch 80 at the start and end of the water supply is necessary. . Therefore, when the water container (c) containing the water to be supplied to the reservoir 10 is heavy, both hands should be used, and in this case, the operation of pressing the push switch 80 becomes impossible.

In addition, in order to prevent leakage to the surroundings, the pleated pipe 50 must be exactly matched to the water tank, so the pleated pipe 50 must be held, so the operation of the push switch 80 using the hand has to be very inconvenient in use. A problem occurs.

An object of the present invention is to provide a dispensing device that can be easily supplied to the reservoir when water is supplied to the reservoir, without separation of the reservoir or operation of the push switch.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a dispense apparatus according to the prior art.

2 is a state diagram of use of the dispense apparatus according to the prior art;

3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of another dispensing apparatus according to the prior art;

4 is a state diagram of use of another dispensing apparatus according to the prior art;

5 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a dispense apparatus according to the present invention.

6 is a state diagram of use of the dispense apparatus according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: storage 20: strainer

30: motor 40: discharge pipe

50: corrugated pipe 52: guide part

60: container position part 70: switch lever

80: push switch 90: push plate

100: reverse rotation switch a: door

b: container c: bucket

Dispensing apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the storage for storing the storage, the delivery means for delivering the storage in the forward and reverse direction, connected to the delivery means and the length and direction is variable and the storage And a storage passage through which water is transferred, and a driving portion installed on the storage passage and configured to reversely drive the transfer means, and opening and closing the driving portion according to a change in the length of the storage passage to reverse the inflow of the storage. This adjustment is a technical point.

By the configuration as described above there is a convenient advantage that does not require an operation for a separate switch operation.

The storage passage includes a corrugated pipe extending in various directions, and a guide part for guiding the corrugated pipe. The driving unit includes a pressing plate located on the upper outer circumferential surface of the corrugated pipe and a reverse rotation switch located on an upper surface of the guide part so that the pressing plate drives the reverse rotation switch when the corrugated pipe is extended.

Next, with reference to Figures 5 and 6 showing a preferred embodiment of the dispense apparatus according to the present invention as described above will be described in detail. In the following description, the same reference numerals are used for the same configurations as in the prior art.

As shown, a reservoir 10 in which water is stored is installed inside the door a. A motor 30 for transmitting power for supplying water stored in the reservoir 10 to the outside or supplying water to the reservoir 10 from the outside is installed at an upper portion of the reservoir 10. That is, the motor 30 is capable of rotating in both directions of the forward and reverse directions, and when the motor 30 is rotated in the forward direction, water can be supplied from the reservoir 10 to the outside. You can supply water in the

In addition, a filter 20 is installed between the reservoir 10 and the motor 30 to filter foreign matter mixed in water. When water is transferred from the reservoir 10 to the outside by the filter 20, foreign matter mixed in the water is filtered to supply clean water.

On the other hand, the discharge pipe 40 is connected to one side of the motor (30). At the end of the discharge pipe 40, a pleated pipe 50 is installed. The corrugated pipe 50 is made of a flexible material and can be folded and unfolded to allow length and direction adjustment. Such a pleated pipe 50 is usually housed inside the door (a). That is, the outer diameter of the corrugated pipe 50 in the fully folded state may be located inside the door (a) because the outer diameter of the corrugated pipe 50 is slightly larger than the inner diameter of the guide portion 62 guided when the corrugated pipe 50 exits to the outside. have. Since the corrugated pipe 50 is made of a flexible material, the corrugated pipe 50 is easily drawn out to the outside of the door a through the guide part 62 when pulled out.

In addition, one side inner surface of the guide part 62 is provided with a reverse rotation switch 100 for driving the reverse rotation of the motor 30. When the reverse rotation switch 100 is turned on (on), the motor 30 is reversely rotated to allow water to flow into the reservoir 10 from the outside. In addition, the pressing plate 90 is provided on the upper outer peripheral surface of the corrugated pipe 50. The pressing plate 90 is located in the upper portion of the guide part 62, that is, inside the door a when the corrugated pipe 50 is completely folded, and in the state where the corrugated pipe 50 is unfolded, the pressing plate 90 7 is in contact with the inner surface of the guide portion 62 as shown in Figure 7, thereby pressing the reverse rotation switch 100 the surface of the pressing plate 90. Accordingly, the reverse rotation switch 100 is turned on so that the reverse rotation of the motor 30 is performed so that water can be supplied from the outside to the storage 10. That is, in the state where the corrugated pipe 50 is unfolded by the user pulling the corrugated pipe 50 out of the guide unit 52, the reverse rotation switch 100 of the motor 30 is performed by the pressing plate 90. In the turned-on state, in the state in which the pleated pipe 50 is folded, the switch 100 is maintained in the off state.

Next, a lower portion of the guide portion 52 has a container position portion 60 in which a container receiving water discharged from the pleated pipe 50 is located. In addition, a switch lever 70 is installed inside the container position part 60. When the switch lever 70 is pressed into the door a by the container, the switch 30 drives the motor 30 in the forward direction, thereby supplying the water in the reservoir 10 to the container.

Hereinafter, a process of operating the present embodiment having the configuration as described above will be described. First, FIG. 6 illustrates a state in which water is supplied using a normal container. According to this, the container is pressed in the switch lever 70 while being located in the container position portion (60). As the switch lever 70 is pressed, the motor 30 is rotated in the forward direction, whereby the water in the reservoir 10 is corrugated pipe folded with the discharge pipe 40 by the motor 30 ( 50) to the vessel. Of course, the water delivered to the motor 30 in the reservoir 10 in the process of passing through the filter 20 is filtered foreign matter mixed in the water.

And, if it is impossible to be located in the container position portion 60 due to the large or abnormal shape of the container, the container is placed outside the container position portion, and the corrugated pipe 50 is removed from the guide portion 52. After a little outward, the switch lever 70 can be operated by hand to receive water. Of course, in the above case, if the corrugated pipe 50 is completely removed, the pressing plate 90 operates the reverse switch 100 so that the reverse rotation of the motor 30 occurs, and thus the corrugated pipe 50 should not be completely removed. will be.

As described above, after supplying the water in the reservoir 10 to the external container using the switch lever 70, after the water stored in the reservoir 10 is used up, the water is filled into the reservoir 10. You have to put it. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, the pleated pipe 50 is completely pulled out through the guide part 52, and the pleated pipe 50 is inserted into a bucket c containing water to be supplied to the reservoir 10. .

In this case, as the crimp pipe 50 is completely drawn out, as the press plate 90 installed on the upper outer circumferential surface of the corrugated pipe 50 descends to the bottom, the press plate 90 is reversely installed on one side of the guide part 52. When the switch 100 is pressed, the reverse rotation switch 100 is turned on. Therefore, the motor 30 is reversely rotated, so that the water stored in the bucket c is supplied into the reservoir 10 through the discharge pipe 40 through the corrugated pipe 50.

As described above, in the present invention, since the reverse rotation switch 100 is turned on by simply removing the corrugated pipe 50 to the outside, the water can be supplied into the storage 10, and thus the storage 10 is externally stored as in the related art. The inconvenience of having to separate or press a separate push switch by hand is eliminated.

On the other hand, after the desired amount of water is supplied into the reservoir 10 by the operation as described above, by simply removing the pleated pipe 50 from the bucket and inserting the pleated pipe 50 into the upper portion of the guide portion 52 The operation of the motor 30 is stopped. That is, by inserting the pleated pipe 50 to the upper portion of the guide portion 52, the pleated pipe 50 is completely folded, and the pressing plate 90 located on the outer circumferential surface of the upper portion of the pleated pipe 50 is back to the top Will move. Therefore, as the pressing plate 90 can no longer press the reverse rotation switch 100, the reverse rotation switch 100 is turned off (off) so that the reverse rotation of the motor 30 is stopped to the inside of the reservoir 10. Will stop supplying water.

By folding the corrugated pipe 50 as described above, after the operation of filling the reservoir 10 with water is completed, the dispensing device can be used again.

As such, in the present invention, after filling water into the reservoir 10, the operation of combining the reservoir 10 again, or pressing a push switch is eliminated, and the storage is only performed by simply removing the corrugated pipe 50 completely. (10) Since the water can be filled inside, it can be easily used by anyone, such as the elderly and children.

As described above, the dispensing apparatus according to the present invention does not require a separate switch pressing operation for reverse rotation of the motor in order to fill water into the reservoir, and the reverse rotation of the motor is achieved by simply removing the corrugated pipe. The advantage is that it is possible to fill the reservoir with water simply and conveniently.

Claims (3)

A bucket installed inside the refrigerator to store drinking water, A conduit connected to the bucket to form a conduit to the outside of the refrigerator; A motor pump installed on the conduit to move drinking water; A suction discharge pipe which is installed at the end of the conduit to be stretched and discharges and sucks drinking water; Dispensing apparatus comprising a reverse drive unit for controlling the reverse operation of the motor pump to be able to transfer the water from the outside of the refrigerator to the bucket through the suction discharge pipe. The dispensing device of claim 1, wherein the suction discharge pipe comprises a pleated pipe extending in various directions, and a guide part for guiding the pleated pipe. According to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the reverse drive unit is composed of a pressing plate located on the upper outer peripheral surface of the corrugated pipe, and a reverse rotation switch located on the upper surface of one side of the guide portion so that the pressing plate when the corrugated pipe is extended Dispensing device, characterized in that for driving the reverse rotation switch.