KR100625195B1 - A water dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

Cold and hot water according to the present invention, the main body 100 is built a plurality of parts; A box-type bottled water bottle 200 provided at one side of the main body 100 to supply bottled water; A suction pipe 160 installed at one side of the main body 100 to guide the bottled water of the box-type bottled water bottle 200 to be sucked into the main body 100; The box-type bottled water bottle 200 and the suction pipe 160 is coupled to the box-type bottled water bottle 200 or the suction pipe 160 is configured to include a flow means of the lever assembly 170 or the motor assembly 190 to flow up and down ; The box-type bottled water bottle 200 is a plastic bag 220 is a bottled water is accommodated, and a sealing cap 222 formed on one side of the plastic bag 220 to control the selective outflow of bottled water, and the plastic bag 220 It is configured to include a box 240 that is accommodated therein and to form an appearance, and on one side of the suction pipe 160 seats the box-shaped bottle 200 in the correct position and at the same time the suction pipe 160 and the closed cap ( 222 is characterized in that the fixing guide 150 is formed with a fixing groove 152 is formed to guide the coupling. According to this configuration, it is possible to replace the box-type bottled water more conveniently, there is an advantage that can be supplied clean water so that the water used is not accumulated or remaining.

Hot and cold water machine, box water bottle, suction pipe, fixed guide, sealed cap, flow means

Description

Hot and cold water dispenser {A water dispenser}

1 is a perspective view showing an open state of the front cover of a typical cold and hot water heater.

2 is a perspective view of a cold and hot water heater according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the fixing guide and the sealing cap of the cold and hot water employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention is coupled.

Figure 4 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the suction pipe is provided with a sealing member flows downward in the cold and hot water employing the preferred embodiment of the present invention is combined with the sealing cap.

Figure 5a is a partial side view showing a state in which the suction pipe of the cold and hot water heater employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention is manually coupled with the closing cap by the flow means of the lever assembly.

Figure 5b is a partial front view showing a state in which the suction pipe of the cold and hot water heater employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention is manually coupled to the closure cap by the flow means of the lever assembly.

FIG. 6 is a partial front view of another embodiment of FIG. 5B; FIG.

Figure 7 is a partial front view showing a state in which the suction pipe of the cold and hot water heater employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention is automatically coupled to the sealing cap by the flow means of the motor assembly.

Figure 8 is a partial front view showing a box-type bottled water bottle of a cold and hot water machine employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention is coupled to the suction pipe manually by the flow means of the lever assembly.

Figure 9 is a partial front view showing a box-type bottled water bottle of a cold and hot water machine employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention is automatically coupled to the suction pipe by the flow means of the motor assembly.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100. ..... Main body 120. .....

122. ..... ejection cock 124. ..... drip cover

130. ..... Front cover 132.

140. ..... bottled water storage 142. ..... bottled water

142a. ..... Settle Handle 150. ..... Fixed Guide

152. ..... fixing groove 160. ..... suction line

162. .... Coupling members 162a, 172a, 222b. ..... Sealing member

170. ..... Lever assembly 172. ..... Lever moving part

174. ..... lever fixing 175. ..... lever

176. ..... Lever Handle 178. ..... Lever Guide

179. ..... Hinge 190. ..... Motor Assembly

192. ..... Pinion 194. ..... Rack

200. ..... Water Bottle Box 220. ..... Plastic Bag

222. ..... Sealed cap 222 '. ..... Guide Home

222a. ..... inlet 240. ..... box

242. ..... Opening 244. ..... Box Handle

The present invention relates to a cold and hot water machine, and more specifically, a fixing guide for fixing the sealing cap of the box-type bottled water bottle is formed on one side of the bottled water container in which the box-type bottled water is stored, and the suction pipe and the sealed cap simply or manually by the flow means. It relates to a cold and hot water heater configured to be coupled.

In general, cold and hot water refers to a device for supplying cold water and hot water. Recently, as pollution of a water supply source is increased due to factory waste water, more and more places use commercially available bottled water instead of tap water. Offices and homes are also drinking water by installing a cold and hot water machine to rapidly cool or heat bottled water.

1 is a perspective view showing an open state of the front cover of a typical cold and hot water heater. As shown in the drawing, the cold / hot water machine is composed of a body 10 having a substantially rectangular pillar shape and a bottled water bottle 20 for supplying bottled water, and the take-out cock for intermittently discharging the water of the cold / hot water machine above the front part of the body 10. A takeout part 12 provided with a 12a, a drip tray (not shown) and a drip tray cover 12b is formed.

The front cover 16 that selectively opens and closes the bottled water container receiving unit 14, the bottled water container 20 is stored in the lower portion of the discharge portion (12). The front cover 16 is formed of a transparent material or a plurality of long holes 16a are formed to check the state of the bottled water bottle 20 accommodated in the bottled water container 14.

And, the lower surface of the bottled water container 14 is provided with a bottled water bottle holder 14a for guiding the slide to position the bottled water bottle 20 in place, the bottled water bottle holder 14a A handle 14a 'is further formed on the front upper side of the bottled water bottle holder 14a on which the bottled water bottle 20 is placed to facilitate the entrance and exit of the bottled water bottle holder 14a.

An upper side of the bottled water container 14 is provided with suction means 18 for sucking the water in the bottled water 20 into the main body 10. The suction means 18 is a suction hose 18a connected from the inside of the main body 10 and a cap 18b coupled to an upper inlet of the bottled water bottle 20 and a suction cup inserted into the bottled water bottle 20. It consists of 18c.

Although not shown, the suction hose 18a serves to transfer the water of the bottled water bottle 20 to the cold water tank and the hot water tank in the main body 10, and the bottled water reservoir 14 Take out the bottled water 20 from the outside is formed long so that it can be easily replaced.

The cap 18b serves to seal the inlet of the bottled water bottle 20 by coupling the suction hose 18a to the upper side, and the suction cup 18c is provided below the cap 18b. The water in the bottle 20 can be easily inhaled.

Therefore, when the water in the bottled water bottle 20 is exhausted, the bottled water bottle 20 is withdrawn from the bottled water container receiving portion 14, and the cap 18b and the suction cup 18c of the suction means 18 are removed from the bottled water bottle ( 20), and then replaced with a bottle of water filled with water 20 to recombine the cap (18b) and the suction cup (18c) in the reverse order to the bottled water (20).

However, in the conventional cold and hot water machine as described above has the following problems.

That is, the suction means 18 composed of the suction hose 18a, the cap 18b and the suction cup 18c has a suction cup 18c coupled with the cap 18b every time the bottled water 20 is replaced. ) By disassembling from the bottled water bottle 200 and recombining again, a user spends a lot of time.

In addition, when replacing the bottled water 20, the user has to hold the suction cup 18c coupled with the cap 18b with one hand while exchanging a new bottle of water with the other hand. Foreign matters on the long 18c, there is a problem in hygiene.

In addition, since the suction hose 18a is formed long, when the bottled water bottle 20 is removed from the bottled water container receiving unit 14 and replaced with a new bottled water bottle, the suction hose 18a is twisted to prevent bottled water supply. At the same time, there is a problem that the water accumulated in the suction hose (18a) is always accumulated, causing the water to deteriorate.

An object of the present invention for solving the problems as described above, is to provide a cold and hot water machine is formed with a fixing guide for fixing the sealing cap of the box-type bottled water bottle on one side of the bottled water storage unit is accommodated.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cold and hot water machine, which is configured to be lightly and easily held by a box-type bottled water bottle, which is simply or manually combined with a suction pipe by a flow stage.

Cold and hot water according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the main body and a plurality of parts are built; A box-type bottled water passage provided on one side of the main body to supply bottled water; A suction pipe installed at one side of the main body to guide the bottled water to be sucked into the main body; It characterized in that it comprises a flow means for flowing the box-type bottled water bottle or suction pipe up / down so that the box-type bottled water tank and the suction pipe is coupled.

The box-type bottled water bottle includes a plastic bag (Bag) to accommodate the bottled water, a sealing cap formed on one side of the plastic bag to control selective outflow of the bottled water, and a box (Box) to receive the plastic bag and form an exterior thereof. Characterized in that the configuration.

One side of the suction pipe is characterized in that the fixing guide for seating the box-type bottled water in the correct position and guides the suction pipe and the sealing cap to be coupled.

The fixing guide is characterized in that the fixing groove is received is fixed to the sealing cap is formed.

The flow means is characterized in that the lever assembly or motor assembly.

The lever assembly may be formed on one side of the lever moving part or lever connecting rod which moves up and down, the lever fixing part which fixes and supports the lever moving part or the lever connecting member, and the lever moving part or the lever connecting member to hold the user. It characterized in that it comprises a lever handle for facilitating.

In addition, the motor assembly is characterized in that it comprises a motor for generating power, a pinion to rotate by the driving force of the motor, and a rack flowing up and down in accordance with the rotation of the pinion.

According to the present invention having such a configuration, it is more convenient to replace the box-type bottled water bottle, there is an advantage that can be used to supply clean bottled water is not used or remaining water.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a cold and hot water heater according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the fixing guide and the sealing cap of the cold and hot water heater employed in the preferred embodiment of the present invention is coupled.

As shown in these figures, the cold and hot water machine is formed in a substantially rectangular pillar shape to the main body 100, a plurality of parts are built-in, the box-type bottled water tank 200 is provided in the lower side of the main body 100 to supply bottled water It is composed.

The extraction unit 120 for extracting the bottled water of the box-shaped bottled water bottle 200 is formed above the front portion of the main body 100. The take-out part 122 is formed in the take-out unit 120 for intermittently discharging the water discharge of the cold and hot water heater, and a water collecting container (not shown) is formed below the take-out cock 122, the upper side of the drip container It is provided with a trough cover 124.

The front cover 130 for selectively opening and closing the bottled water receiving unit 140, the box-shaped bottled water 200 is accommodated is installed in the lower portion of the outlet 120. The front cover 130 is preferably formed of a transparent material or a plurality of long holes 132 are formed to check the state of the box-shaped bottle 200 is accommodated in the bottled water storage 140, the front cover 130 At the central portion of the side), the cover handle 134 is further formed so that the user can easily grip and open.

In addition, the lower surface of the bottled water receiving unit 140 is provided with a bottled water bottle holder 142 slidingly guided to guide the position to place the box-shaped bottled water bottle 200 in place, the bottled water bottle holder 142 The upper side of the front) is provided with a handle holder (142a) is gripped to facilitate the entrance and exit of the bottled water bottle holder 142 in which the box-type bottled water bottle 200 is placed.

The bottled water bottle holder 142 is provided with a box-type bottled water bottle 200 containing bottled water. The box-type bottled water bottle 200 is composed of a plastic bag (Vinyl bag, 220) to accommodate the bottled water and the box (240, 240) is accommodated inside the plastic bag 220 to form an appearance.

The upper side of the plastic bag 220 is formed with a closed cap 222 for controlling the selective outflow of bottled water is coupled to the suction pipe 160 to be described below. The sealing cap 222 is formed in a substantially circular shape, the suction port 222a through which the suction pipe 160 is coupled to the center portion is formed, the outer peripheral surface guide groove to be fixed to the fixing guide 150 to be described below ( 222 'is further molded.

The box 240 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape to accommodate the plastic bag 220 and is formed of a light paper material. An opening 242 is formed at an upper surface of the box 240 to allow the sealing cap 222 through which the bottled water is discharged to enter and exit, and a box handle that can be gripped to easily move the box-type bottled water bottle 200 at both sides thereof. 244 is formed.

A suction tube 160 for sucking the bottled water of the box-type bottled water bottle 200 is installed on an upper side of the bottled water container 140 in which the box-type bottled water bottle 200 is accommodated, and the box-type bottled water bottle 200 is provided at one side of the suction tube 160. ) And a fixing guide 150 for guiding and fixing the suction pipe 160 and the sealing cap 222 at the same time as being guided to be seated in the correct position.

The fixing guide 150 is formed in a substantially rectangular cylindrical shape, a fixing groove 152 is formed in the front portion so that the sealing cap 222 is received and fixed. The fixing groove 152 has a shape recessed from the front to the rear, and more specifically, is formed so that the space becomes narrower toward the rear so that the sealing cap 222 easily enters into the wide space in the front and is fixed to the rear Molded is preferred.

Figure 4 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the suction pipe of the cold and hot water heater employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention is coupled downward and coupled to the sealing cap, Figure 5a and 5b is a suction pipe of the cold and hot water heater employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention A partial side view and a front view are shown to be coupled to the closure cap manually by the flow means of the lever assembly, Figure 6 is a partial front view showing another embodiment of Figure 5b.

First, as shown in FIG. 4, an inner side of the main body 100, that is, an upper side of the living part container 140, is provided with a suction pipe 160. Although not shown, the suction pipe 160 serves to suck the bottled water of the box-type bottled water bottle 200 into the cold water tank and the hot water tank of the main body 100.

Therefore, the bottled water is temporarily stored in the cold water tank and the hot water tank through the suction pipe 160, and the bottled water temporarily stored in the cold water tank and the hot water tank is discharged through the take-out cock 122 of the outlet 120. Will be available for drinking.

In addition, the suction pipe 160 is coupled to the sealing cap 222 of the box-shaped bottle 200, the coupling member directly coupled to the sealing cap 222 at the lower end of the suction pipe 160 for this coupling. 162 is provided. The coupling member 162 is formed of an injection molding or a metal material and attached to the lower end of the suction pipe 160 to be accommodated in the sealing cap 222.

In addition, the end of the coupling member 162 is pointed to be able to easily penetrate the sealing cap 222. More specifically, the end of the coupling member 162 is formed obliquely by an oblique line so that the end is pointed so that it can easily penetrate through the inlet 222a of the center of the sealing cap 222.

The lower side of the coupling member 162 is inserted into the sealing cap 222 to prevent the suction pipe 160 from flowing and at the same time air is sucked from the outside when the bottled water bottle 200 is sucked in. It is provided with a sealing member 162a for sealing not to be.

The sealing member 162a is preferably an O-ring made of a rubber material, and is fitted to the lower end of the coupling member 162 to be combined with the inside of the sealing cap 222 so that the suction pipe 160 and the suction guide are provided. Let 180 be sealed.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the suction tube flows downward by the manual lever assembly to be coupled to the sealing cap.

The suction pipe 160 and the sealing cap 222 may be coupled to the lever assembly 170. The lever assembly 170 may include a lever moving part 172 inserted into the sealing cap 222 and the lever moving part 172. Lever fixing portion 174 for fixing and supporting), a lever handle 176 formed on one side of the lever moving portion 172 to be gripped by the user, and formed below the lever fixing portion 174 The lever guide 178 is configured.

The lever moving part 172 is formed integrally with the lever handle 176, and when the user grips the lever handle 176 to move downward, the lever moving portion 172 moves directly downward to be coupled to the sealing cap 222, the A sealing member 172a is further provided outside the end portion so as to be completely sealed and coupled to the sealing cap 222.

In addition, the lever fixing portion 174 is coupled to the end of the suction pipe 160 serves to support the lever moving portion 172 moving downward or upward, the lower side of the lever fixing portion 174 A lever guide 178 is formed to guide the movement of the lever handle 176 downward or upward.

The lever guide 178 is formed in a substantially bent 'S' shape, which is to move the lever handle 176 combined with the lever moving part 172 downward or upward to stop the lever handle 176 ) Is inserted into the bent portion of the top / bottom to fix the lever handle 176 not to flow.

Meanwhile, FIG. 6 illustrates another embodiment of FIG. 5B. As shown in FIG. 6, one side of the lever handle 176 of the lever assembly 170 is fixed to the one side of the main body 100 by a hinge 179. It is also possible to allow the lever moving portion 172 coupled with the handle 176 to be installed to be movable up / down.

FIG. 8 is a partial front view showing a box-type bottled water bottle of a cold / hot water machine employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention, which is manually engaged with the suction pipe by the flow means of the lever assembly.

As shown in the drawing, the suction pipe 160 is fixed to one side of the main body 100, and the bottled water bottle holder 142 on which the box-type bottled water bottle 200 is placed flows upward by the lever assembly 170. To be combined.

The lever handle 176 and one end is coupled to the lower side of the bottled water bottle holder 142 and the other end is provided with a lever connecting rod 175 coupled to support the lower center of the bottled water bottle holder 142. The lever connecting portion 175 is coupled to the hinge 179 to the lever fixing portion 174, the central portion of which is fixed to the lower side of the bottled water holder 142.

Therefore, when the force is applied downward to the lever handle 176, the portion combined with the bottled water bottle rest 142 relative to the center portion of the lever connecting rod 175 flows upward to the box-type bottled water bottle 200 By moving upwards, the suction pipe 160 and the sealing cap 222 are coupled.

And, Figure 7 is a partial front view showing a state in which the suction pipe of the cold and hot water heater adopting a preferred embodiment of the present invention is automatically coupled to the closed cap by the flow means of the motor assembly, Figure 9 is a preferred embodiment of the present invention Partial front view is shown in which the box-type water bottle of the cold / hot water heater employed is automatically coupled to the suction pipe by the flow means of the motor assembly.

As shown in these figures, the motor assembly 190 is coupled to the motor generating power (not shown), the pinion 192 rotating by the driving force of the motor, and the pinion 192 and the gear type. As the pinion 192 rotates, the rack 194 moves up and down.

The motor assembly 190 is installed on one side of the suction tube 160 as shown in FIG. 7 so that the suction tube 160 flows downward or as shown in FIG. 9. It is installed at the lower portion of the box-type bottled water bottle 200 is moved upwards so that the suction cap 160 and the sealed cap 222 of the box-type bottled water bottle 200 can be configured to be coupled.

In addition, the motor assembly 190 is provided with a separate front cover detection device (not shown) on one side of the main body 100 and the front cover 130, such a front cover detection device and one side of the main body 100. Through the control unit (not shown), the suction pipe 160 or the box-shaped bottle 200 may be configured to flow upward or downward.

Herein, the suction pipe 160 and the box-shaped bottle 200 are automatically moved as described above.

When the front cover 130 installed at the front lower end of the main body 100 is closed, the front cover switch (not shown) is turned on and is applied to the control unit through the front cover detection unit (not shown). Check the current position of the suction pipe 160 through the suction pipe position detection unit (not shown).

In this case, when the suction pipe 160 is in a high position, that is, in a state in which it is not coupled to the sealing cap 222 (High state), the suction pipe 160 is driven in a forward direction through a motor driving unit (not shown). Move to the inside of the sealing cap 222 to be coupled to allow the suction of bottled water.

If the position of the suction pipe 160 does not move into the sealing cap 222 even after operating for a predetermined time in driving the motor in the forward direction to move the suction pipe 160 downward, that is, the suction pipe 160 If the position of) does not go low, stop the motor and make an error beep.

When the front cover 130 is opened, the front cover switch is turned off, and the control unit operates the motor in the reverse direction so that the suction pipe 160 is separated from the sealing cap 222 and moved upward. do.

At this time, even if the suction pipe 160 is not separated from the sealing cap 222 even after the motor is operated for a predetermined time, that is, if the position of the suction pipe 160 does not become high, the motor is stopped. Make an error beep sound.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-exemplified embodiments, and many other modifications based on the present invention may be made by those skilled in the art within the above technical scope.

As described in detail above, in the cold and hot water dispenser of the present invention, the suction guide and the sealing cap are a manual lever assembly or an automatic motor so that a fixing guide for fixing the sealing cap of the box-type bottle is formed at one side of the bottled water container in which the box-type bottle is received. It is to be coupled to the flow means consisting of the assembly.

Therefore, it is effective to satisfy the user's product utilization by replacing the bottled water bottle so that the user can easily grasp and move the bottled water bottle that is light in weight and easy to move due to its structure. It is expected.

In addition, the box-type bottled water container provided in the cold and hot water dispenser is easily and easily removed, replaced, and recombined, thereby saving the user's time required for the box-type water bottle replacing work.

In addition, by replacing the box-type bottled water, the suction pipe and the sealing cap are automatically coupled by one lever operation or a motor, and thus the user's ease of use is also expected to be improved.

In addition, since the length of the suction pipe connected to the inside of the main body is short, there is no need to worry about the safety of using the hot or cold water according to the deterioration of water or the propagation of bacteria that occurred while the water is always in the long suction hose of the conventional cold and hot water heater. There is an advantage.

As a result, the convenience and safety of the use of the cold and hot water heaters are secured, thereby increasing the reliability of the product and increasing the recognition of the product, thereby increasing the purchasing desire for the product.

Claims (7)

A main body in which a plurality of parts are built; A box-type bottled water passage provided on one side of the main body to supply bottled water; A suction pipe installed at one side of the main body to guide the bottled water to be sucked into the main body; The box-type bottled water bottle or the suction pipe is configured to include a flow means for flowing up and down the box-type bottled water bottle or suction pipe, On one side of the suction pipe, And a fixed guide for guiding the suction tube and one side of the box-type bottled water to be coupled to the box-type bottled water container at the correct position. According to claim 1, wherein the box-type bottled water, Bags for drinking water, Is formed on one side of the plastic bag and a closed cap for controlling the selective outflow of bottled water, Cold and hot water machine, characterized in that the plastic bag is accommodated therein and comprises a box (Box) forming an appearance. delete The cold and hot water machine according to claim 2, wherein the fixing guide has a fixing groove in which the sealing cap is received and fixed. The hot and cold water heater according to claim 1, wherein the flow means is a lever assembly or a motor assembly. The method of claim 5, wherein the lever assembly, A lever moving part or lever connecting rod which flows up and down, A lever fixing part for fixing and supporting the lever moving part or lever connecting rod, Cold and hot water heater, characterized in that it comprises a lever handle which is formed on one side of the lever moving portion or lever connecting rod to facilitate the user's grip. The method of claim 5, wherein the motor assembly, Motor to generate power, A pinion that rotates with the driving force of the motor, Cold and hot water heater, characterized in that it comprises a rack flowing up / down in accordance with the rotation of the pinion.

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