KR101571452B1

KR101571452B1 - A front door structure of mineral water bottle erecting type dispenser

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Publication number: KR101571452B1
Application number: KR1020140059846A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 신용성
Original assignee: (주)현대 와코텍
Priority date: 2014-05-19
Filing date: 2014-05-19
Publication date: 2015-12-11
Also published as: KR20150133034A

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a front door structure of a water tank type water cooler and heater, and more particularly, Structure.
In order to achieve this, a main body for forming a storage space in which a water tank is formed and accommodated is formed, and is fixed to both sides of the main body, and forms a long hole toward the front of the main body. At both ends of the long hole, A lower bracket fixed to both sides of the main body and provided below the upper bracket and having a shaft hole corresponding to a height of the fastening hole in the upward and downward directions, a pair of upper and lower brackets coupled to the upper and lower brackets, A front door which opens and closes the storage space while being slid in the upward and downward directions by the sliding means, a front door which is slidably moved along the slot of the upper bracket around the lower bracket, And is engaged with the lower end portion of the sliding means while being rotated toward the lower end portion of the sliding means Side locking means for restraining the increase of the door; including providing the front door structure of the water bottle type water purifier formulations configured.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a front door structure of a water tank type water heater,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a front door structure of a water tank type water cooler / heater, and more particularly, to a front door structure of a water tank type water cooler / heater that facilitates opening and closing of a water tank storage space and suppresses vibration noise.

As a result of rapid modernization and environment pollution caused by the wastewater from the plant, pollution of the water source is getting worse, and there is an increasing trend of using water purifiers or bottled water sold as drinking water instead of drinking tap water directly.

Especially, the water heater is widely used in public places, offices and general households. It is provided as a cold / hot water heater for rapidly cooling or heating bottled water, so that it is possible to select cold water or hot water according to the taste of water .

1, the water tank is inverted upside down on the top of the water heater so that the mouth portion of the water tank is submerged in the top of the water heater, and then the water in the water tank is naturally dropped by the amount of cold water or hot water have.

However, when the water tank is placed upside down on the top of the water heater / hot water generator as described above, considerable force is required to lift the water tank filled up with water to the top of the water heater / hot water heater. There were many difficulties.

In addition, there is a problem that the water is poured to the outside while contaminating the surroundings in the process of turning the water bottle upside down with the cap of the water bottle being opened.

In addition, there is a problem that the spout portion of the contaminated water bottle in the distribution process is immersed in the top of the cold / hot water heater, which is not hygienic.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, recently, there has been provided a water-bottled water type water-conditioner of the present invention, which is constructed such that a water tank is placed under the main body of a water heater and the water of a water bottle is pumped to a water- .

Hereinafter, a water column type fixed water heater / warmer (hereinafter referred to as a 'fixed water heater / warmer') will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in the drawing, the present invention is a cold / hot water machine in which a water bottle is set up. In the lower part of the cold / hot water machine, a storage space 10 is formed which can be opened to one side to receive a water bottle B, A front door 20 for opening and closing the storage space 10 is hingedly coupled to a front side of the front door.

At this time, opening / closing means 30 for restricting opening / closing of the front door 20 is provided at one end of the front door 20.

As shown in FIG. 2, the opening / closing means 30 may use a magnet, and may be configured to perform screwing and hooking using screws, though not shown.

With this configuration, the hinged front door 20 is rotated to open and close the storage space 10 to take out the water bottle B set up in the storage space 10 to the outside, or to move the water bottle B into the storage space 10).

The storage space 10 is provided with a tray T for supporting the water bottle B. The water tank B mounted on the tray T can be easily moved to the tray T, A moving means and a handle are provided.

However, the conventional sizing-type cold / hot water generating machine constructed as described above has the following problems.

A cooling system (not shown) and a pump (not shown) are provided in the interior of the sizing type cold / hot water generating machine to generate cold water through a cooling action and take out cold / hot water by the action of the pump.

In this process, there is a problem that noise is generated in the front door 20 due to vibrations due to the pumping action of the compressor and the pump of the cooling system.

That is, the opening / closing means 30 such as a magnet or a hook may generate a clearance between the front door 20 and the main body of the water cooler / heater, thereby maximizing vibration noise.

Of course, in order to prevent such vibration noise, the front door 20 may be fixed to the main body completely tightly by using screws or the like so as to prevent a gap between the front door 20 and the main body. However, The operation of opening and closing the front door (20) is troublesome.

Korea Registration No. 10-0625190 Korea Registration No. 20-0339925

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a front door structure of a water-column type water-type chiller and heater capable of suppressing vibration noise and facilitating opening and closing operations through sliding.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a water supply system comprising: a main body for forming a storage space in which a water bottle is housed and accommodated, the main body being fixed to both sides of the main body and forming a long hole toward the front of the main body, A lower bracket fixed to both sides of the main body and provided below the upper bracket and having a shaft hole corresponding to a height of the latch hole in the upward and downward directions, A pair of upper and lower brackets which are coupled to each other and which are slidably moved along an elongated hole of the upper bracket about a lower bracket and are slid upward and downward by sliding means, And a sliding door which is axially coupled to the inner side surfaces of the front door and is rotated toward the lower end of the sliding door, Hanging on the lower end portion of the riding unit restraint for restraining the rise of the front door means: water bottle to provide a front door structure of the type sized bottled water dispenser configured to include.

At this time, it is preferable that the upper and lower ends of the sliding means are elastically coupled with the fixing protrusions, which are moved along the fastening holes and the long holes and the axial holes, respectively.

The restricting means includes a pivoting member that is pivotally coupled to the inner side surfaces of the front door and pivots toward a lower end of the sliding means, An elastic member elastically supported between an upper end of the pivoting member and an inner surface of the front door, and a hook formed at a lower end of the pivoting member and corresponding to a lower end of the sliding member Do.

Preferably, the sliding means is a slide rail.

The front door structure of the water bottle type water conditioner according to the present invention has the following effects.

First, the front door that opens and closes the storage space in which the water bottle is housed is slid upward to open and close the storage space, thereby making it possible to easily open and close the storage space.

In particular, since the front door is inclined toward the front of the main body through the upper bracket, the sliding operation is performed, so that the sliding operation of the front door can be smoothly performed without interference.

Second, the noise of the front door due to the vibration of the main body can be suppressed.

Both sides of the upper end of the front door are restrained by the upper bracket and both sides of the lower end of the front door are restrained by the lower bracket so that the noise due to the vibration of the front door can be suppressed even if the main body vibration occurs.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a conventional cold /
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a conventional water bottle type fixed water heater /
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a water bottle type fixed-type cold water heater according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a water bottle type water purification and cold storage apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a partial side sectional view showing a water bottle type water purification and cold storage apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing a state before the front door is raised
FIG. 6 is a partial side sectional view of a water bottle type water purification and cold / hot water generating machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is a side sectional view showing a state in which the front door is pulled obliquely forward
7A and 7B are partial top cross-sectional views illustrating a state in which restraining means of a water bottle type fixed-type cold / hot water heater according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is operated
FIG. 8 is a partial side sectional view of a water bottle type fixed water heater / hot water heater according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is a side sectional view showing a state in which a front door is raised.

It is to be understood that the words or words used in the present specification and claims are not to be construed in a conventional or dictionary sense and that the inventor can properly define the concept of a term in order to describe its invention in the best possible way And should be construed in light of the meanings and concepts consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a front door structure (hereinafter referred to as a "front door structure of a cold / hot water heater") of a water bottle type fixed water heater / warmer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6C.

The front door structure of the cold / hot water heater has a technical feature that suppresses noise caused by vibrations of the body of the water cooler / heater and easily opens / closes the storage space in which the water bottle is housed.

The cold / hot water machine having such technical features includes a main body 100, an upper bracket 200, a lower bracket 300, a sliding means 400, a front door 500, and a restraining means 600 do.

The main body 100 serves to convert and extract bottled water into cold and hot water, and a water bottle is housed at the lower end of the main body 100 in a regular shape.

A storage space 110 for storing a water bottle is formed in the lower end of the main body 100 and a cooling system (not shown) for converting the living water into cold / hot water and a heating means ), A pump (not shown), and the like.

This configuration is the same as the conventional well-known technique, and detailed description and notice are omitted.

3 and 4, the main body 100 is provided with a cock 120 for taking out cold and hot water in a buried configuration.

Next, the upper bracket 200 is a portion to which the lower bracket 300 and the later described sliding means 400 are coupled, and is provided as a pair protruding forward from both sides of the main body 100.

The upper bracket 200 serves to keep the front door 500 inclined forward of the main body 100 and forms an elongated hole 210 toward the front of the main body 100.

At this time, at both ends of the slot 210, a locking hole 220 extending upward is formed as shown in FIG.

The latching hole 220 is configured to restrain the flow of the front door 500 by fastening the fixing protrusion of the sliding means 400, which will be described later.

The lower bracket 300 is a portion to which a lower end of the sliding means 400 is coupled and is installed below the upper bracket 200 of the main body 100.

The lower bracket 300 is also provided as a pair and a shaft hole 310 is formed so that a fixing protrusion provided at a lower end of the sliding means 400 can be axially coupled. , And is formed in the shape of a long hole in the downward direction.

This is for securing a space in which the sliding means 400 can be lifted and lowered in the process of releasing the sliding means 400 hooked on the latching hole 220 of the upper bracket 200.

The sliding means 400 serves to slide the front door 500 to the upper side of the main body 100 and is installed in the upper bracket 200 and the lower bracket 300 as described above.

The sliding means 400 may be configured to allow the front door 500 to slide upward, and may include a rolling means such as a roller.

In this specification, for the sake of better understanding of the explanation, it is assumed that the sliding means 400 is a slide rail.

The slide rail 400 is constituted by a known technique, and a plurality of rails are provided in a state of being overlapped with two or more.

Between each rail, a bearing (not shown), which is a rolling means, is provided to allow the rail to be extended long, and a stopper (not shown) is provided to maintain a long unfolded condition.

The slide rail having such a configuration is unfolded or restored to lift and lower the front door.

On the inner side surface of the slide rail 400, fixing projections 410 and 420 are provided in the upper and lower directions, respectively.

The fixing protrusions 410 and 420 are coupled to the elongated hole 210 and the engaging hole 220 of the upper bracket 9200 and the shaft hole 310 of the lower bracket 300 so that when the front door 500 moves, And is guided along the hole 220 and the shaft hole 310.

The fixing protrusions 410 and 420 are installed to be elastically supported on the slide rail 400 in the upward and downward directions.

The fixing protrusions 410 and 420 arranged on the shaft hole 310 of the lower bracket 300 of the upper bracket 200 can be smoothly moved or restored downward.

Next, the front door 500 moves up and down along the slide rail 400 to open and close the storage space 110 of the main body 100.

The front door 500 is fixed to a rail located at the outermost side of the overlapped slide rail 400.

At this time, both sides of the lower end of the front door 500 are formed with a restraining hole 510 through which the inside and the outside are penetrated.

The restraining hole 510 has a configuration in which a button of a restraining means 600 described later enters and exits.

Next, the restraining means 600 restrains the upward movement of the front door 500 and is axially coupled to the inside of the front door 500, respectively.

The restraining means 600 is axially coupled to the inside of the front door 500 and rotates toward the restraining hole 510 to restrain the upward movement of the front door 500.

The restraining means 600 includes a pivoting member 610, a button 620, an elastic member 630, and a hook 640 as shown in FIG.

The tiltable member 610 is axially coupled to the inner side of the front door 500 and rotates toward the lower end of the slide rail 400 and constitutes the body of the constraining means 600.

The button 620 is formed on one side of the pivoting member 610 and is configured to be inserted into and out of the restraining hole 510 of the front door 500.

That is, the button 620 is exposed to the outside through the restraining hole 510 of the front door 500, so that the user can press the button 620 to pivot the tilting member 610 to the inside of the front door 500 It is.

The elastic member 630 provides an elastic force for restoring the rotated tiltable member 610 and is installed at the upper end of the tiltable member 610.

That is, the elastic member 630 is interposed between the upper end of the pivoting member 610 and the inner surface of the front door 500 to expand and contract to restore the pivoting member 610.

At this time, the elastic member 630 is preferably provided as a spring.

The hook 640 is hooked on the lower end of the slide rail 400 to constrain the upward movement of the front door 500 and is formed to be bent toward the lower end of the slide rail 400.

That is, when the button 620 is pressed, the pivotal member 610 is rotated toward the inside of the front door 500, the spring 630 is retracted, and the hook 640 is retracted So that the front door 500 can be elevated.

Hereinafter, the sliding action of the front door of the cold / hot water heater constructed as described above will be described.

4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the front door 500 closes the storage space 110 in which the water bottle is housed, showing the initial state of the cold / hot water heater.

In this state, the storage space 110 is opened to replace the water tank.

5 and 6, the front door 500 is pulled toward the front of the main body 100 to be inclined.

This is to prevent the front door 500 from interfering with the upper structure of the main body 100 when sliding upward.

At this time, in order to pull out the front door 500, the fixing protrusion 410 of the slide rail 400 hooked on the fixing hole 220 of the upper bracket 200 is lowered to release it from the fixing of the fixing hole 220 .

The fixing protrusion 420 formed at the lower end of the slide rail 400 is also lowered to the lower end of the shaft hole 310 with the tension as well as the fixing protrusion 410 formed at the upper end of the slide rail 400.

The upper end of the front door 500 is pivoted around the fixing protrusion 420 formed at the lower end of the slide rail 400. In this process, the slide rail 400 The fixing protrusion 410 is moved forward along the slot 210.

When the front door 500 is then released, the front door 500 is raised upward by the height of the locking hole 220 and is maintained in a tilted state by the restoring force of the fixing protrusions 410 and 420 supported by the tension.

At this time, the inclination angle of the front door 500 is preferably 15 degrees.

Next, the front door 500 is slid upward to open the storage space 110.

To do this, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the button 620 exposed through the restraining hole 510 is pressed.

When the button 620 is pressed, the pivoting member 610 is rotated toward the inside of the front door 500 around the axis of the front door 500.

At this time, the spring 630 coupled to the upper end of the pivoting member 610 is pressed against the inner surface of the front door 500, and the hook 640 formed at the lower end of the pivoting member 610 is pushed by the slide rail 400, As shown in Fig.

Accordingly, the front door 500 is allowed to freely lift and lower along the slide rails 400.

Thereafter, the front door 500 is slid upward to open the storage space 110 as shown in FIG.

At this time, the front door 500 is raised by 55 cm from the ground, and the elevated state is maintained by a stopper (not shown) provided on the slide rail 400.

Thereafter, the water tank is taken out through the opened storage space 110 and then replaced with a new water tank.

Thus, the water bottle replacing operation is completed.

On the other hand, in order to restore the front door 500 after completing the operation of replacing the water bottle, the aforementioned series of storage space opening operation is reversed.

As described above, the front door structure of the water tank type water heater / hot water heater according to the present invention has a technical feature that the front door is slid upward to open and close the water tank storage space.

Accordingly, noise due to vibration of the main body can be suppressed, and the front door can be easily opened and closed.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

100: main body 110: storage space
120: Cork 200: Upper bracket
210: elongated hole 220:
300: lower bracket 310:
400: Sliding means (slide rail) 410, 420: Fixing projection
500: front door 510: restraining ball
600: restricting means 610:
620: Button 630: Elastic member (spring)
640: Hook

Claims

A main body for forming a storage space in which a water bottle is erected and stored;
An upper bracket fixed to both sides of the main body and formed with a long hole toward the front of the main body and having fastening holes formed at both ends of the long hole toward the upper side;
A lower bracket fixed to both sides of the main body and provided below the upper bracket and having a shaft hole corresponding to a height of the engagement hole in the upward and downward directions;
Sliding means coupled to the upper bracket and the lower bracket and provided as a pair and sloping along the slot of the upper bracket about the lower bracket;
A front door coupled to the sliding means and slidable upward and downward by the sliding means to open and close the storage space;
And a restraining means for restraining a rise of the front door by being pivotally connected to the inner side surface of the front door and being pivotally moved toward the lower end of the sliding means and hooked to the lower end of the sliding means.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the upper and lower ends of the sliding means are elastically coupled to the fixing protrusions which are respectively moved along the locking holes and the elongated holes and the shaft holes.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
A restraining hole penetrating inside and outside is formed on both sides of the front door,
The restraining means
A pivoting member that is axially coupled to both inner side surfaces of the front door and is rotated toward a lower end of the sliding means;
A button formed on the pivoting member and exposed through a restraining hole;
An elastic member elastically supported between an upper end of the pivoting member and an inner surface of the front door;
And a hook formed at a lower end of the pivoting member and corresponding to a lower end of the sliding means.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
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