KR101104344B1 - Safety valve for water purifier - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A safety valve for a drinking water supplier is provided to prevent the twisting and moving of a lever in other directions excepting a fixed water supply direction. CONSTITUTION: A safety valve for a drinking water supplier comprises a housing(10), an opening and closing part(20), a water intake lever(30), a safety restrainer(50), and a flow protector(40). The housing comprises the inlet port and an outlet port. The opening and closing part comprise the sealing member and the rod member. The sealing member is located in housing in order to guide the drinking water, flowing in the inlet port, to the outlet port. The rod member is installed in the sealing member to move up and down and closes the outlet port. The safety restrainer selectively detains the water supply direction operation of the opening and closing part. The flow protector prevents that the opening and closing part rotates in the other direction excepting the water supply direction.

Description

Safe intake valve for drinking water supply equipment {SAFETY VALVE FOR WATER PURIFIER}

The present invention relates to a safety intake valve for a drinking water supply device, and more particularly, to prevent the intake lever from being twisted or rotated in a direction other than the intake direction, to safely intake and operate the intake lever only when the safety button is operated. The present invention relates to a safety intake valve for a drinking water supply device to prevent a safety accident caused by hot water.

In general, water purifiers are classified into small or large water purifiers according to the number of people who consume water, small water purifiers are used in homes or restaurants, and large water purifiers are mainly used in schools and factories.

And most water purifiers should be replaced or cleaned and sanitized periodically to maintain clean condition. At this time, the sterilization work mainly used is widely used by ozone as a sterilization / oxidant.

On the other hand, in recent years, for the convenience of use, a lot of cold and hot water purifiers that can supply purified water divided into cold water and hot water. In addition, the cold water purifier is installed with a cold water valve and a hot water valve to selectively take cold water and hot water respectively.

In the valve for the water purifier, when the user pushes the intake lever, the opening and closing rod provided inside the valve is operated by the lever action, and the discharge port is opened to discharge water.

The technical structure described above is a background technique for assisting the understanding of the present invention, and does not mean the prior art widely known in the technical field to which the present invention belongs.

Conventional valves used in cold water purifiers as described above, because the intake lever is rotated in the valve with the opening and closing rod when the user pushes the intake lever, the intake is not smoothly made, there is a problem that the intake is unstable.

The present invention has been made in order to improve the conventional problems as described above, to provide a safety intake valve for drinking water supply device to secure the water intake by preventing the intake lever is twisted or rotated in a direction other than the intake direction. Its purpose is to.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a safety intake valve for a drinking water supply device to be able to prevent the safety accident by hot water by operating the intake lever only when the safety button is operated.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a housing in which the inlet and outlet are respectively formed so that drinking water is introduced and discharged; An opening and closing portion installed in the housing to open and close the outlet; A water intake lever connected to the opening and closing portion so as to be supported by the housing and operating the opening and closing portion in a water intake direction in which the discharge opening is opened; And it provides a safety intake valve for drinking water supply apparatus including a flow preventing portion for supporting the water intake lever or the opening and closing portion to prevent the opening and closing portion flows in a direction other than the intake direction.

In addition, the present invention provides a safety intake valve for a drinking water supply device is provided in the housing further comprises a safety restraining portion for selectively restraining the operation of the water intake direction.

In addition, the present invention comprises a housing in which the inlet and outlet are respectively formed so that drinking water is introduced into and discharged; An opening and closing portion installed in the housing to open and close the outlet; A water intake lever connected to the opening and closing portion so as to be supported by the housing and operating the opening and closing portion in a water intake direction in which the discharge opening is opened; And provided in the housing provides a safety intake valve for drinking water supply device including a safety restraining portion for selectively restraining the operation in the water intake direction.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a safety intake valve for drinking water supply device further comprises a flow preventing portion for supporting the water intake lever or the opening and closing portion to prevent the opening and closing portion flows in a direction other than the intake direction.

In addition, the present invention is provided with a sealing member inside the housing to seal the housing so that drinking water flowing into the inlet is led to the outlet; And an opening and closing portion installed on the sealing member so as to be movable up and down, the opening and closing portion being configured to be connected to the water intake lever to open and close the outlet. The flow preventing portion is formed in the opening and closing portion to prevent rotation of the rod member. To provide a safety intake valve for drinking water supply.

In addition, the present invention is a locking member formed on the rod member; And it provides a safety intake valve for drinking water supply device comprising the flow preventing portion consisting of a locking groove formed in the sealing member so that the locking member is inserted.

The present invention also provides a safety intake valve for a drinking water supply device in which the locking member and the locking groove are formed in a polygonal or ellipse shape.

The present invention also provides a safety intake valve for a drinking water supply device, in which the flow preventing portion is formed in the opening and closing portion, and the flow preventing portion is supported by the safety restraining portion to restrain the intake direction movement of the opening and closing portion.

In addition, the present invention is provided with a sealing member inside the housing to seal the housing so that drinking water flowing into the inlet is led to the outlet; And an opening / closing part installed on the sealing member so as to be movable up and down, the opening and closing part made up of a rod member connected to the intake lever to open and close the outlet port according to the operation of the intake lever, wherein the safety restraining part is disposed up and down of the rod member. Provide a safety intake valve for a drinking water supply that selectively restrains movement.

In addition, the present invention is provided to be movable on the upper side of the sealing member, the rod restraining member to contact or spaced apart from the rod member through the movement to restrain the movement of the rod member; And a safety restraining portion formed of an elastic member for elastically supporting the rod constraining member toward the rod member so that the rod constraining member contacts the rod member.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a safety intake valve for drinking water supply device comprising a guide member provided in the housing so that the safety restraining portion is guided to the movement of the rod restraining member.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a safety intake valve for drinking water supply apparatus comprising a release preventing member for supporting the elastic member so that the safety restraining portion is prevented from the separation of the elastic member.

According to the safety intake valve for drinking water supply device according to the present invention as described above, the intake lever is prevented from being twisted or flow in a direction other than the intake direction has the advantage that can be safely and easily intake.

In addition, the present invention has the advantage that the safety accident due to the malfunction of the intake lever can be prevented because the opening and closing rod is moved in the intake direction only when the intake lever is operated the safety restraint.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a safety intake valve for a drinking water supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional view of the combination of FIG.
Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the restraint of the rod member in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a plan sectional view showing a state where the safety restraining unit is operated according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description based on the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, the terms or words used in the present specification and claims are defined in the technical spirit of the present invention on the basis of the principle that the inventor can appropriately define the concept of the term in order to explain his invention in the best way. It must be interpreted to mean meanings and concepts.

Hereinafter, a safety intake valve for a drinking water supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in Figure 1 to 4, the safety intake valve for drinking water supply device according to the present embodiment is the housing 10, opening and closing portion 20, intake lever 30, the flow preventing portion 40 and the safety restraining portion And 50.

The housing 10 includes a main body 11 in which the opening and closing part 20, the flow preventing part 40, and the safety restraining part 50 are installed, and the main body 11 to prevent foreign matter from penetrating into the main body 11. The cover 13 is coupled to the.

The main body 11 has an installation space 15 is formed so that the opening and closing portion 20, the flow preventing portion 40 and the safety restraining portion 50 is installed, so that drinking water flows into the installation space 15 to be discharged. Inlet port 11a and outlet port 11b are formed, respectively. At this time, the inlet 11a is formed on the side of the main body 11, the outlet 11b is formed on the lower surface of the main body (11).

In addition, the main body 11 is coupled to the connection pipe (11c) for connecting the hose to the inlet (11a) to easily connect a hose (not shown) to which drinking water is supplied.

The main body 11 is further provided with an installation hole 11d for installing the safety restraint 50.

The cover 13 is coupled to the main body 11 to support the safety restraining portion 50 and the opening and closing portion 20.

The opening and closing portion 20 is provided in the installation space 15 of the main body 11 to selectively open and close the outlet 11b by the operation of the water intake lever 30.

The opening and closing portion 20 is a sealing member 21 for sealing the installation space 15 to the main body 11 so that the drinking water flowing into the inlet (11a) is led to the outlet (11b), the outlet 11b is opened and closed It consists of a rod member 23 is installed to be movable up and down in the sealing member 21.

In addition, the opening and closing portion 20 is coupled to the elastic support member 25 and the lower end of the rod member 23 for moving the rod member 23 moved upward by the water intake lever 30 to the outlet 11b. ) Is further provided with an opening and closing plate 27 to completely seal.

The sealing member 21 has an operating hole 21a formed at the center thereof so that the rod member 23 is movably coupled thereto, and the outer surface and the operating hole 21a for tight sealing with the main body 11 and the rod member 23. The sealing member 29 is provided in each. The sealing member 29 is more tightly sealed between the sealing member 21 and the main body 11 and between the sealing member 21 and the rod member 23 to leak drinking water to the outside of the housing 10. Is completely prevented.

As the sealing member 29 according to the present embodiment, an O-ring may be used, and may be variously changed according to a user's needs.

In addition, the sealing member 21 is formed with a support groove portion 21b on which the upper end of the elastic support member 25 is seated on its lower surface so that the elastic support member 25 is stably supported.

In addition, when the sealing member 21 is coupled with the main body 11 and the rod member 23, the seating groove 21c on which the sealing member 29 is seated is prevented from being separated from the main body 11 and the rod member 23. It is formed in the inner surface of the hole 21a, respectively.

The rod member 23 is exposed through the cover 13 to the outside of the housing 10 and hinged to the water intake lever 30, and the opening and closing plate 27 is mounted to the lower end through bolts or screws.

When the intake lever 30 is rotated to the front or the rear of the housing 10, the rod member 23 opens upward of the intake direction to open the outlet 11b, and the force acting on the intake lever 30 is increased. Once removed, the elastic support member 25 is downwardly closed to seal the outlet 11b.

The opening and closing plate 27 moves together with the rod member 23, and a sealing pad 27a is attached to the bottom surface of the opening / closing plate 27 so that the outlet 11b is tightly sealed according to the movement of the rod member 23.

The elastic support member 25 has an upper end supported by being inserted into the support groove 21b of the sealing member 21, and the lower end contacts the upper end of the opening / closing plate 27 to elastically support the rod member 23 downward.

As the elastic support member 25 according to the present embodiment, a coil spring is used to insert the rod member 23, and may be variously changed according to a user's needs.

On the other hand, the rod member 23 is rotated in the sealing member 21 by the flow preventing portion 40 to prevent the intake lever 30 is rotated or flows in a direction other than the intake direction when the drinking water is intake Is prevented.

To this end, the flow preventing part 40 is composed of a locking member 41 formed in the rod member 23 and the locking groove portion 43 formed in the sealing member 21 so that the locking member 41 is inserted and caught.

The locking member 41 protrudes from the outer surface of the rod member 23, and the upper end thereof is supported by the safety restraining unit 50 to prevent the rod member 23 from moving upward in the intake direction. Such, the locking member 41 has a concave-convex shape to be stably supported by the locking groove 43.

In addition, the locking groove 43 is formed in a shape corresponding to the locking member 41 so that the locking member 41 is inserted and moved up and down, and formed on the same center line as the operation hole 21a of the sealing member 21. do.

In the present embodiment, for example, the locking member 41 and the locking groove 43 is formed in an uneven shape, but if the locking member 41 is formed to protrude from the rod member 23 is formed in a polygonal or ellipse shape. May be

In addition, the flow preventing part 40 according to the present embodiment grooves the locking member 41 in the rod member 23 as long as the locking member 41 can be supported by the locking groove 43 of the safety restraining part 50. It may be formed in the form.

In addition, the flow preventing part 40 according to the present embodiment has been described with an example that the locking member 41 is formed in the rod member 23, the locking groove 43 is formed in the sealing member 21. , The locking member 41 may be formed in the water intake lever 30, and the locking groove 43 may be formed in the cover 13.

The safety restraining part 50 is provided on the main body 11 of the housing 10 to selectively support the locking member 41 of the flow preventing part 40 to restrain the rod member 23 from moving upwardly in the intake direction. Or release the constraint.

To this end, the safety restraining part 50 includes a rod restraining member 51 provided above the sealing member 21 and an elastic member 53 for elastically supporting the rod restraining member 51 toward the rod member 23. And a detachment preventing member 57 for preventing detachment of the guide member 55 and the elastic member 53 to guide the rod restraining member 51.

In addition, the safety restraint unit 50 is further provided with a button member 59 provided on the main body 11 to smoothly move the rod restraining member 51.

The rod constraining member 51 has a through hole 51a formed in the center portion thereof so that the rod member 23 penetrates, and support bars 51b are formed on the outer surfaces of the rod constraining member 51 so as to move stably in the guide member 55. At this time, the rod restraining member 51 has a larger diameter of the through hole 51a than the locking member 41, and one support bar 51b is in contact with the elastic member 53 and the other support bar ( 51b) is in contact with the button member 59.

The rod constraining member 51 is installed on the sealing member 21 so that the rod member 23 passes through the through hole 51a, and the inner surface of the through hole 51a is in contact with the rod member 23. The locking member 41 is supported by the lower surface. At this time, the rod constraining member 51 is elastically supported by the elastic member 53 toward the rod member 23 side.

The rod restraining member 51 is moved in the direction compressing the elastic member 53 when the button member 59 is pressed to release the restraint of the locking member 41 while being spaced apart from the rod member 23.

The elastic member 53 is installed in the main body 11 of the housing 10 so that one end contacts the support bar 51b of the rod constraining member 51 to elastically support the rod constraining member 51 toward the rod member 23. do.

On the other hand, the main body 11 is formed with an insertion hole 15 into which the elastic member 53 is inserted so that the elastic member 53 can be easily installed, and the cap member 17 is coupled to the insertion hole 15. The elastic member 53 is to prevent the departure to the outside of the main body (11).

In addition, the elastic member 53 is supported by the release preventing member 57 so that the elastic member 53 is prevented from being separated from the rod binding member 51 when compressed or relaxed by the rod binding member 51.

The separation preventing member 57 is formed to protrude from the support bar 51b and the cap member 17 so as to have a protrusion shape, respectively, and is inserted into one end and the other end of the elastic member 53 so as to form the elastic member 53. Will be supported.

In the present embodiment, for example, the separation preventing member 57 is formed in the form of a protrusion, but the separation preventing member 57 may be formed in a groove shape so that the elastic member 53 is inserted and supported.

The guide member 55 is a rod restraint member 51 is manually inserted therein so that the rod restraint member 51 is stably moved.

To this end, the guide member 55 is provided with a guide groove portion 55b into which the moving space portion 55a and the support bar 51b are inserted to move the rod constraining member 51.

The guide member 55 has a lower surface in contact with the sealing member 21 to completely cover the rod constraining member 51, and an upper end thereof is supported by the cover 13 of the housing 10 to support the main body 11. It is installed stably in the installation space 15 of the.

The button member 59 is installed in the main body 11 to be in contact with the support bar 51b of the rod constraining member 51, and one surface thereof is exposed to the outside of the main body 11. At this time, a rib 11e for installing the button member 59 is protrudingly formed on the main body 11, and a ring stopper 19 is coupled to the rib 11e to prevent the button member 59 from being separated. Done.

The operation of the safety intake valve for drinking water supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above.

First, when the user presses the button member 59 so that the drinking water is discharged from the main body 11, the rod restraining member 51 which restrains the rod member 23 is moved to be spaced apart from the rod member 23. Then, the locking of the locking member 41 caught in the rod constraining member 51 is released, and the rod member 23 is in a state in which the water intake direction is operable upward.

In such a state, when the user pushes the intake lever 30, the intake lever 30 is rotated based on the hinge coupled with the rod member 23, and the rod member 23 is moved upwards to The discharge port 11b is opened, and drinking water is discharged to the discharge port 11b.

At this time, since the rod member 23 is prevented from being rotated in the sealing member 21 by the locking member 41 and the locking groove 43, it is prevented that the water intake lever 30 is rotated. Thus, the discharge of the drinking water due to the malfunction of the water intake lever 30 is prevented.

Subsequently, when the intake of drinking water is completed and the user removes the drinking water container that has been in contact with the intake lever 30, the rod member 23 is moved downward in the sealing direction by the elasticity of the elastic support member 25. As the member 23 moves, the water intake lever 30 is rotated to its original position.

Then, the rod restraining member 51 pressed by the button member 59 is returned to the rod member 23 side by the elasticity of the elastic member 53, and the inner surface of the through hole 51a is the outer surface of the rod member 23. Is in contact with. Then, the locking member 41 is caught on the lower surface of the rod constraining member 51, and the operation of the water intake lever 30 is constrained before the button member 59 is pressed, so that drinking water due to an incorrect operation of the water intake lever 30 is prevented. And safety accidents due to hot drinking water are completely prevented.

In addition, since the movement of the rod restraining member 51 restraining the operation of the rod member 23 is guided by the guide member 55, the movement of the rod restraining member 51 is not only made stable and smooth, but also restrained safety. Malfunction of the part 50 is also prevented.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, but may be embodied in various other forms without departing from the spirit of the invention, It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

10 housing 11 body
13 cover 15 installation space
17: cap member 19: stopper
20: opening and closing part 21: sealing member
23: rod member 25: elastic support member
27: opening and closing plate 30: water intake lever
40: flow preventing portion 41: locking member
43: locking groove 50: safety restraint
51: rod binding member 53: elastic member
55: guide member 57: separation prevention member
59: button member

Claims (12)

delete delete delete A housing in which an inlet and an outlet are formed so that drinking water flows in and out;
The outlet is installed in the housing to open and close, the drinking water flowing into the inlet is provided in the interior of the housing to guide the outlet and the sealing member for sealing the housing and the movable member is installed to be movable up and down and the outlet Opening and closing portion including a rod member for opening and closing the;
A water intake lever connected to the opening and closing portion to be supported by the housing, operating the opening and closing portion in a water intake direction in which the discharge opening is opened, and connected to the rod member to open and close the discharge opening;
A safety restraining portion provided in the housing to selectively restrain the intake direction operation of the opening and closing portion; And
And a locking member which supports the water intake lever or the opening and closing portion so as to prevent the opening and closing portion from being rotated in a direction other than the water intake direction, and is formed in the rod member, and the locking member is supported by the safety restraining portion so that the rod Includes; flow prevention portion for preventing the member from moving in the water intake direction,
The flow preventing portion is formed in the opening and closing to prevent the rotation of the rod member,
The flow preventing part, the safety intake valve for drinking water supply device comprising a; engaging groove portion formed in the sealing member so that the locking member is inserted.
delete delete The method of claim 4, wherein
The catching member and the catching groove are safety intake valves for drinking water supply apparatus, characterized in that formed in a polygonal or ellipse form.
delete The method of claim 4, wherein
The safety restraining portion safety intake valve for drinking water supply device, characterized in that to selectively restrain the vertical movement of the rod member.
The method of claim 9, wherein the safety restraint portion,
A rod constraining member provided to be movable above the sealing member, the rod constraining member being in contact with or spaced apart from the rod member through movement to constrain the movement of the rod member; And
An elastic member for elastically supporting the rod constraining member toward the rod member such that the rod constraining member contacts the rod member;
Safety intake valve for drinking water supply apparatus comprising a.
The method of claim 10,
The safety restraining part may further include a guide member provided in the housing to guide the movement of the rod restraining member.
The method of claim 10,
The safety restraint part may further include a separation preventing member supporting the elastic member so that the separation of the elastic member is a safety intake valve for a drinking water supply device.

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