KR101544609B1 - Water purifier having cup cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

A water purifier having a cup washer is disclosed. According to the present invention, the water purifier having a cup washer includes: a water purifier main body having a cup inlet and a cup outlet; a cup washing part provided in the water purifier main body to wash and sterilize cups inputted through the cup inlet; and a cup lifting part to move cups washed in the cup washing part to the cup outlet. The cup inlet and the cup outlet are different in height. The cup lifting part lowers the washed cups to the cup outlet.

Description

WATER PURIFIER HAVING CUP CLEANER "

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a water purifier provided with a cup washing unit, and more particularly, to a water purifier equipped with a cup washing unit for washing a cup.

The term water purifier refers to a water purifier that can be installed in the inside of a filter layer for water purification, or an internal device such as an electrolytic method, ultraviolet radiation chamber method, ion exchange method, osmosis and reverse osmosis method, It is a device that purifies and uses as drinking water.

In general, many restaurants and cafeterias are equipped with water purifiers for drinking water. Although disposable cups are used for the use of a water purifier, the use of recyclable cups usually provides a cup storage device which can store many cups and sterilize them.

Such a conventional cup storage device is composed of a tubular casing having a door formed therein, a cup shelf formed in a multi-stage inside the casing, and a sterilizing part embedded in the casing.

It is inconvenient to sterilize the cup by using the cup accommodating device as in the prior art. That is, there is an inconvenience that the door of the cup storage device must be opened and closed in order to sterilize the cup to be used or used.

In addition, the conventional cup storage device has a merely function of sterilizing the cup and does not have a function of cleaning the cup, so that when the cup is thickly adhered to the cup, sterilization is not properly performed.

Furthermore, since the conventional cup storage device is provided separately from the water purifier and occupies a space, it can not be installed in a narrow space.

The above-described technical structure 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.

Korean Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2007-0074069 (electric rods) 2007. 07. 12

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a water purifier provided with a cup washing unit capable of washing and sterilizing a cup and continuously washing and sterilizing the cup.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a water purifier body including a water purifier body having a cup inlet and a cup outlet; A cup washing unit provided in the purifier body and washing the cup introduced through the cup inlet; And a cup elevating part for moving the cup cleaned by the cup washing part to the cup discharging part, wherein the cup feeding port and the cup discharging port are provided at different heights, and the cup elevating and lowering part lowers the cleaned cup to the cup discharging port The water purifier can be provided.

The cup washing unit may include a cup holding and moving unit provided in the purifier body and holding the cup introduced into the cup inlet and moving the cup to the cup washing unit. A washing unit provided in the purifier body and washing the cup moved by the cup holding and moving unit; A drying unit for drying the cup moved after being washed in the washing unit; And a sterilizing unit for sterilizing the cup, which is dried and moved in the drying unit.

The cleaning unit may include a housing driving unit provided on the ceiling of the purifier body for cleaning the outside of the cup, a brush housing connected to the housing driving unit and lifted and rotated in the cup direction, An outer cleaning unit having an inner brush for frictionally cleaning the outer surface; And a brush rod connected to the brush rod driving part and lifted and rotated in the cup direction, and a brush holder provided on an outer wall of the brush rod, And an inner cleaning unit having an outer brush for friction-rinsing the interior.

The brush housing is provided with a first incision slit for guiding the cup holding and guiding to prevent interference between the finger connecting rod of the cup holder and the moving part and the brush housing when the cup holder and the moving part are lowered, A second incision slit may be provided to prevent interference of the connection rod.

Wherein the cup elevating portion includes an elevating guide rail provided on the purifier body in a region where the sterilizing portion is provided; A cup supporting plate which is movable up and down in a height direction of the elevating guide rail and supports the sterilized cup; And a lifting and lowering driving unit that is provided in the purifier body and is connected to the cup supporting plate to raise and lower the cup supporting plate.

The embodiments of the present invention can improve the cleanliness of the cup by providing a cup washing unit capable of washing and sterilizing the cup in the water purifier body as well as sterilizing the cup.

Further, the cup cleaner for sterilizing and cleaning the cup in the main body of the water purifier is integrally provided, thereby improving the space efficiency and convenience in use.

Furthermore, since the height of cup discharging port into which the cup is inserted and the height of the discharging port of the cup from which the cup is discharged are made different, the cup is put into the cup inlet by the cup elevating portion, and then the cleaned and sterilized cup is lowered so that the cup can be continuously and massively cleaned and sterilized .

1 is a perspective view schematically illustrating a water purifier provided with a cup washing unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a cleaning, drying, and sterilization process of the water purifier shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an external washing section for washing the outside of the cup shown in FIG. 2. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a view schematically showing an inner cleaning part for cleaning the inside of the cup shown in FIG. 2. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a schematic view illustrating a drying unit for drying the cup shown in FIG. 2. FIG.
Fig. 6 is a schematic view showing a sterilizing part for sterilizing the cup shown in Fig. 2. Fig.
FIG. 7 is a view schematically showing a cup elevating portion for moving the cup to the cup discharging port shown in FIG. 1;

In order to fully understand the present invention, operational advantages of the present invention, and objects achieved by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and the accompanying drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference symbols in the drawings denote like elements.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically illustrating a water purifier provided with a cup washing unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view schematically showing a cleaning, drying and sterilizing process of the water purifier shown in FIG. 3 is a view schematically showing an external washing section for washing the outside of the cup shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a view schematically showing an internal washing section for washing the inside of the cup shown in FIG. 2, Fig. 6 is a view schematically showing a sterilizing part for sterilizing the cup shown in Fig. 2, and Fig. 7 is a view for schematically showing a sterilizing part for drying the cup shown in Fig. Fig. 2 is a view schematically showing a cup elevating portion for moving the cup;

As shown in these drawings, the water purifier 1 equipped with the cup washing unit according to the present embodiment includes a water purifier main body 100 provided with a cup inlet 130 and a cup outlet 140, A cup washing unit 200 for washing and sterilizing the cup C introduced through the cup inlet 130 and a cup for moving the cup C cleaned by the cup washing unit 200 to the cup outlet 140, And a lifting unit 300.

1, the water purifier main body 100 includes a cold / hot water discharge unit 110 through which cold / hot water is discharged, an ice discharge unit 120 through which ice is discharged, A cup insertion port 130 provided at the insertion position of the cup C and a cup discharge port 140 provided at the discharge position of the cup C.

In this embodiment, the cup inlet 130 and the cup outlet 140 may be provided at different heights, as shown in FIG. In this case, when the plurality of cups C are cleaned, interference between the respective cups C to be introduced can be avoided, that is, after one cup C is inserted, Therefore, there is an advantage that washing and disinfection of the cup (C) can be speeded up.

In the present embodiment, the purifier body 100 may be provided with the upper receiving groove 150 shown in FIG. 3 and the lower receiving groove 160 shown in FIG. The upper receiving groove 150 may be received in the case where the external washing portion 221 is not operated as shown in FIG. The inner cleaning portion 222 can be accommodated when it is not used.

Even if the external cleaning section 221 and the internal cleaning section 222 are not operated, the flow path of the cup C can be disturbed if it protrudes into the cleaning space. In the present embodiment, when the external cleaning section 221 and the internal cleaning section 222 are not operated in consideration of this point, it is possible to prevent the inflow path of the cup C from being disturbed by being accommodated in the above-described receiving recess. In this case, since the inflow path of the cup C is not disturbed, there is no need to increase the washing space, which is advantageous in that the size of the water purifier main body 100 can be reduced.

1, the purifier body 100 may include an operation button 170 and a display unit 180 indicating progress, eg, a cleaning state, a drying temperature, and a sterilization state.

The cup washing unit 200 serves to wash, dry and sterilize the cup C which is provided in the purifier body 100 and is introduced into the cup inlet 130.

The present embodiment can reduce the inconvenience for separately cleaning or disinfecting the cup C by integrally providing the cup cleaner 200 in the purifier body 100 and it is possible to sterilize the cup C, The inside and the outside of the cup C are cleaned and dried, so that the cleanliness of the cup C can be improved.

In addition, since the cup cleaner 200 for sterilizing and cleaning the cup C is integrally provided on the purifier body 100, there is no need to provide a separate cup cleaner or a drying device, thereby improving space efficiency.

2, the cup cleaning unit 200 is configured to hold the cup C to be filled and thereafter hold the outer cleaning area, the inner cleaning area, the drying area, A cleaning unit 221 and 222 for cleaning the inside and outside of the cup C held and moved by the washing unit 221 and 222, A drying unit 230 for drying the cup C and a sterilizing unit 240 for sterilizing the cup C dried in the drying unit 230.

7, the cup holding and moving unit 210 of the cup washing unit 200 includes a rotating shaft 211 rotatably provided in the water purifier main body 100 and a rotating shaft 211 rotatably mounted on the rotating shaft 211 And a finger 213 which is connected to the finger connecting rod 212 and holds the cup C, as shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, although the rotary shaft 211 is not shown, the gear of the motor connected to the lower end of the rotary shaft 211 may be rotated in the forward direction or the reverse direction.

In this embodiment, the finger connecting rod 212 can rotate the gear and gear engaging cup C of the small motor built in the rotating shaft 211 to a position opposite to the normal position. For example, when the cup C is in the position shown in FIG. 3 (b), the upper surface of the cup C may be rotated so as to face the bottom of the purifier body 100. Conversely, when the cup C is dried or sterilized, the upper surface of the cup C may be rotated so as to face the ceiling of the purifier body 100, as shown in Figs. 5 and 7.

In this embodiment, a plurality of finger connecting rods 212 may be provided on the rotating shaft 211.

In this embodiment, the finger 213 holding the cup C can be operated in various known ways. For example, a pair of holding fingers for directly holding the cup C, a finger rod (not shown) rotatably hinged to the finger rod, and a finger rod (Not shown) that rotates the pair of holding fingers.

In this embodiment, after the sterilization process is completed, interference may occur between the finger 213, which is moved to the cup inlet 130, and the newly inserted cup C. This is because the finger 213 contacts the cup C The finger 213 can be rotated simultaneously with the rotation of the rotary shaft 211. [

The washing units 221 and 222 of the cup washing unit 200 include an external washing unit 221 for washing the outside of the cup C and an internal washing unit 222 for washing the inside of the cup C.

As shown in FIG. 3, the outer cleaning part 221 is provided in the upper receiving groove 150 of the purifier body 100 by washing the outside of the inverted cup C, A brush housing 221b connected to the housing driving part 221a and lifted (raised or lowered) and rotated, and a plurality of internal brushes 221c provided on the inner wall of the brush housing 221b do.

The housing driving part 221a of the external washing part 221 lifts and rotates the brush housing 221b so that the brush housing 221b can be lifted and lowered using a cylinder (not shown) (Not shown) that meshes with an end portion of the cylinder in the body of the brush housing 221a so as to rotate the cylinder in the forward or reverse direction to rotate the brush housing 221b. In addition, the means for rotating the cylinder may be replaced by known means.

The brush housing 221b of the external cleaning section 221 may be provided with a first cutting slit 221ba and a second cutting slit 221bb as shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, the first incision slit 221ba is provided in the height direction of the brush housing 221b to prevent interference with the finger connecting rod 212 when the brush housing 221b is lifted or lowered.

3 (a), the second incision slit 221bb may be provided so as to be perpendicular to the first incision slit 221ba, and the second incision slit 221bb may be provided at the right side of the brush housing 221b, And serves to prevent interference with the connection rod 212.

In this embodiment, the brush housing 221b may be formed in a cylindrical shape.

3 (a), the outer cleaning part 221 may be provided in the upper receiving groove 150, and the cup C may be provided in the cleaning area It can be lowered and rotated in the direction of the cup C to clean the outer wall of the cup C, as shown in Fig. 3 (b).

4, the inner cleaning part 222 may clean the inside of the cup C that has flowed into the inner cleaning space, and may be provided in the lower receiving groove 160 of the purifier body 100, A brush rod 222b connected to the brush rod driving portion 222a and raised (raised or lowered) and rotated, and a plurality of external brushes 222c provided on the outer wall of the brush rod 222b do.

The brush rod driving part 222a of the inner cleaning part 222 lifts and rotates the brush rod 222b so that the brush rod 222b can be lifted and lowered by using a cylinder (not shown) A motor (not shown) may be provided inside the body of the driving unit 222a to engage with the end of the cylinder so that the cylinder may be rotated in the forward or reverse direction to rotate the brush rod 222b. In addition, the means for rotating the cylinder may be replaced by known means.

4A, the inner cleaning part 222 may be provided in the lower receiving groove 160 of the water purifier body 100, and the cup C Is raised and rotated in the direction of the cup C, the inner wall of the cup C can be cleaned, as shown in Fig. 4 (b).

The drying unit 230 of the cup washing unit 200 is configured to dry the cup C that has been cleaned by the cleaning units 221 and 222 and is disposed on the ceiling of the purifier body 100 And a blowing fan 232 provided at the bottom of the heater 231.

In this embodiment, the blowing fan 232 may be provided on the ceiling portion of the purifier body 100.

6, a sealing wall 233 is provided in the region where the cup C is to be dried in this embodiment, and the finger connecting rod 212 and the cup C are provided in the sealing wall 233, A finger connecting rod passing hole 233a and a cup passing hole 233b are provided.

7, the sterilizing unit 240 of the cup washing unit 200 sterilizes the cup C dried in the drying unit 230, and the sterilizing unit 240 241).

In this embodiment, the sterilizing lamp 241 may include an ultraviolet lamp.

In this embodiment, the sterilizing air generated in the sterilizing unit 240 may be supplied to the inner brush 221c or the outer brush 222c to sterilize the sterilizing air. The sterilizing air may leak to the outside of the water purifier main body 100 through the cup inlet 130 or the cup outlet 140 during the sterilization of the internal brush 221c or the external brush 222c, ) Or the cup discharging port 140 with a door (not shown).

The cup lifting unit 300 serves to move the cup C sterilized by the sterilizing unit 240 to the cup outlet 140 of the purifier body 100 shown in FIG.

7, the cup elevating portion 300 includes an elevating guide rail 310 provided on the purifier body 100, a lift guide rail 310 provided on the elevating guide rail 310, A cup supporting plate 320 for supporting the cup C and a lifting and lowering driving unit 320 connected to the lifting guide rail 310 or the water purifier body 100 and connected to the cup supporting plate 320, (Not shown).

The cup supporting plate 320 of the cup lifting unit 300 is provided with a support protrusion 321 for preventing the cup C from coming off and a cup 321 which is not shown but may be provided with a cutting hole, (C) can be moved in the cup outlet (140). This may be useful when the space of the cup outlet 140 is wide and a plurality of cups C are accommodated in the cup outlet 140. (Not shown), such as a conveyor, may be provided on the cup outlet 140 to move the cup C on the cup outlet 140.

The elevation driving part of the cup elevating part 300 may be a cylinder connected to one end of the cup supporting plate 320 and operated by pneumatic pressure.

In the present embodiment, washing, drying, and sterilizing of the above-described cup (C) can be performed under the control of a control unit (not shown).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, a cup washing unit capable of washing and sterilizing the cup is provided in the purifier body, so that the cup can be cleaned as well as sterilized, thereby improving the cleanliness of the cup.

Further, the cup cleaner for sterilizing and cleaning the cup in the main body of the water purifier is integrally provided, thereby improving the space efficiency and convenience in use.

Furthermore, since the height of cup discharging port into which the cup is inserted and the height of the discharging port of the cup from which the cup is discharged are made different, the cup is put into the cup inlet by the cup elevating portion, and then the cleaned and sterilized cup is lowered so that the cup can be continuously and massively cleaned and sterilized .

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Accordingly, such modifications or variations are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

1: Water purifier with cup washing unit
100: purifier body 110: cold /
120: Ice discharging part 130: Cup inlet
140: cup outlet 150: upper receiving groove
160: Lower receiving groove 170: Operation button
180: display unit 200: cup cleaning unit
210: cup holding and moving part 211: rotating shaft
212: finger connecting rod 213: finger
221, 222: Cleaning part 221: External cleaning part
221a: Housing driving part 221b: Brush housing
221ba: first incision slit 221bb: second incision slit
221c: inner brush 222: inner cleaning part
222a: Brush load driving part 222b: Brush load
222c: outer brush 230: drying section
231: Heating heater 232: Ventilation fan
233: sealing wall 233a: finger connecting rod passing hole
233b: Cup through hole 240: Sterilization part
241: Sterilizing lamp 300: Cup elevating part
310: lift guide rail 320: cup support plate
321: Supporting projection C: Cup

Claims (5)

A water purifier body having a cup inlet and a cup outlet;
A cup washing unit provided in the purifier body for washing and sterilizing the cup introduced through the cup inlet; And
And a cup elevating part for moving the cup cleaned by the cup cleaning part to the cup discharging port,
The cup-
A cup holding and moving unit provided in the purifier body for holding a cup introduced into the cup inlet and moving the cup to the cup cleaner;
A washing unit provided in the purifier body and washing the cup moved by the cup holding and moving unit;
A drying unit for drying the cup moved after being washed in the washing unit; And
And a sterilizing unit for sterilizing the cup, which is dried and moved in the drying unit,
The cleaning unit includes:
A brush housing connected to the housing driving part and lifted and rotated in the cup direction; and a cleaning brush provided on the inner wall of the brush housing to clean the outside of the cup by friction cleaning An external cleaning unit having an internal brush for cleaning the inside of the washing unit; And
A brush rod driving part provided at the bottom of the water purifier main body for washing the inside of the cup; a brush rod connected to the brush rod driving part and lifted and rotated in the cup direction; And an inner cleaning part provided with an outer brush for frictionally cleaning the inner cleaning part,
Wherein the cup inlet and the cup outlet are provided at different heights, the cup elevator descends the cleaned cup to the cup outlet,
The brush housing is provided with a first incision slit for guiding the cup holding and guiding to prevent interference between the finger connecting rod of the cup holder and the moving part and the brush housing when the cup holder and the moving part are lowered, And a second incision slit is provided to prevent interference of the connection rod. delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
The cup-
An elevating guide rail provided on the purifier body in a region where the sterilizing section is provided;
A cup supporting plate which is movable up and down in a height direction of the elevating guide rail and supports the sterilized cup; And
And a lifting and lowering driving unit provided on the purifier body and connected to the cup supporting plate to raise and lower the cup supporting plate.

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