KR101826876B1 - Pipe assembly module and water purifier having the same - Google Patents
Pipe assembly module and water purifier having the sameInfo
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- KR101826876B1 KR101826876B1 KR1020150045161A KR20150045161A KR101826876B1 KR 101826876 B1 KR101826876 B1 KR 101826876B1 KR 1020150045161 A KR1020150045161 A KR 1020150045161A KR 20150045161 A KR20150045161 A KR 20150045161A KR 101826876 B1 KR101826876 B1 KR 101826876B1
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a flow pipe connection module and a water purifier having the same, wherein the flow pipe connection module according to the present invention comprises a first flow pipe and a second flow pipe engagement space, And a second flow path connection port connected to the second flow path pipe, wherein the first flow path connection port is connected to the first flow path pipe, and the second flow path connection port is connected to the second flow path pipe, The first and second flow path connecting ports are respectively provided in the first flow path connecting port and the second flow path connecting port to fix the first flow path pipe and the second flow path pipe and are provided inside the first flow path pipe and the second flow path pipe in an inclined manner A connecting cap having an inclined portion and a connecting cap inserted into the connecting cap and moving along the inclined portion when the first flow pipe and the second flow pipe are moved to closely contact the first flow pipe and the second flow pipe, And the housing is such that a plurality of connections, extended connection part provided in the housing; shop fitting member having a contact member that is provided so that the fastener, the housing is connected to a plurality of fastening to the fastening part extended; And a connection releasing member movably provided in the housing, the connection releasing member being installed in the first channel tube direction and being provided to move the first channel tube when the first channel tube is disengaged from the housing, A body portion inserted into the connection cap and brought into close contact with the first flow pipe and the second flow pipe, and contacting the inclined portion; And a head portion extending from the body portion to the outside of the connection cap and exposed to the outside of the connection cap, wherein the connection member has one side extending in the head direction of the contact member, And the other side is fixed to the housing and is provided to cut off the movement of the contact member by contacting the head of the contact member.
Description
The present invention relates to a flow pipe connection module capable of interconnecting or disconnecting flow pipe through which fluid flows, and a water purifier including the same.
The water filter filters the water into purified water and supplies it to the user. The water filter is provided inside the water filter to filter the water.
The water filter is provided with an inflow channel pipe through which water flows in and an outflow channel pipe through which water passing through the inner filtration member flows out. To this end, the filter member is provided in a receiving space formed inside the water filter, which is configured to allow water to flow in and out. The water flowing into the water filter through the inflow channel pipe is filtered while passing through the filter member, and then flows out to the outside of the water filter through the outflow channel pipe.
The conventional water purifier has a plurality of such water filters, and the water supplied to the water purifier is sequentially passed through the plurality of different filter members provided in the plurality of water filters, and finally the purified water is supplied to the user .
Accordingly, there is a need for a connection module that not only interconnects the inlet flow pipe and the outlet flow pipe provided in each of the plurality of water filters, but also can fix and connect the water filter itself.
In the conventional water filter connection module, the water filter is moved to a position below the water filter connection module and assembled to the water filter connection module. For example, the water filter may be assembled to the water filter connection module by screwing the water filter into the water filter connection module, or the water filter may be attached to the water filter connection module.
However, such a method has a problem in that the size of the water purifier becomes larger together with the size of the connection module itself of the water filter, and the material cost rises as the number of components increases.
Also, when the water filter connection module is located at a low position, the operation of connecting the water filter is not easy, and even if the space below the water filter connection module does not have enough space to place the water filter, There is a problem that it can not.
An object of the present invention is to connect an inflow channel pipe and an outflow channel pipe provided in a fluid channel, particularly a plurality of water filters, to each other, and to easily connect or disconnect the water filter to the water purifier.
Specifically, it is an object of the present invention to facilitate the fastening or separation work of the water filter.
Another object of the present invention is to reduce the manufacturing cost of the product.
The present invention provides the following channel connection module and a water purifier having the same.
The channel connecting module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a first channel tube and a second channel tube fastening space, and the first channel tube and the second channel tube are connected to each other in the fastening space. And a second flow path connection port provided in the fastening space of the housing, the first flow path connection port being connected to the first flow path pipe and the second flow path connection port being connected to the first flow path connection port, A connection cap which is installed in each of the connection ports and fixes the first flow pipe and the second flow pipe, and has an inclined portion provided inside the first flow pipe and the second flow pipe in an inclined manner, And a tightening member inserted into the cap, the tightening member moving along the inclined portion when the first flow path and the second flow path are moved and being provided so as to be in close contact with the first flow path and the second flow path, Material; fastening member fastened to and,, the expanded locking part such that the housing is connected to a plurality; and the housing is such that a plurality of connections, extended connection part provided in the housing; And a connection releasing member movably provided in the housing, the connection releasing member being installed in the first channel tube direction and being provided to move the first channel tube when the first channel tube is disengaged from the housing, A body portion inserted into the connection cap and brought into close contact with the first flow pipe and the second flow pipe, and contacting the inclined portion; And a head portion extending from the body portion to the outside of the connection cap and exposed to the outside of the connection cap, wherein the connection member has one side extending in the head direction of the contact member, And the other side is fixed to the housing and is provided to cut off the movement of the contact member by contacting the head of the contact member.
Preferably, the housing includes a moving groove continuously formed in a moving direction of the connection releasing member, and the connection releasing member may include a moving protrusion inserted into the moving groove.
More preferably, the body portion of the contact member may include an escape prevention protrusion protruding toward the inclined portion so as to move along the inclined portion of the connection cap; And a plurality of separation grooves formed in the circumferential direction, and when the connection cap is urged in the center direction, it can be provided to be elastically deformed in the center direction.
More preferably, the head portion may include a locking protrusion protruding from the connection cap.
More preferably, the extension fastening portion is provided with a fastening groove portion continuously formed in a predetermined length in the direction of the second flow path tube, and the fastening body includes a fastening protrusion portion inserted into the fastening groove portion, A plurality may be provided.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a water purifier comprising: a water purifier body to which water is introduced; A plurality of water filters provided inside the purifier body to filter the inflow water and each having an inflow channel and an outflow channel; And the flow pipe connection module provided in the water purifier body and connected to the inflow flow pipe and the outflow flow pipe so as to connect the plurality of water filters.
Preferably, the housing is provided with the same number as that of the water filter, and a pair of fitting members are provided in the coupling space, and the inflow channel and the outflow channel of one of the water filters are connected to the first flow path, And the second flow pipe may be connected to the second flow passage and may be provided to connect the different water filters.
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According to the present invention, it is possible to connect the inflow channel pipe and the outflow channel pipe provided in the fluid filter, particularly the water filter, and the inflow channel pipe and the outflow channel pipe respectively provided in the plurality of water filters, Water can be sequentially passed through the water filter, so that water having high water quality can be provided.
At this time, by providing a simple connection module, it is possible to miniaturize the product and minimize the parts.
Also, the connecting and separating operation of the flow pipe can be efficiently performed, and the convenience of use is increased.
1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a flow pipe connection module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is applied to a water filter.
2 is an exploded perspective view of the flow pipe connection module.
3 is an exploded perspective view of Fig.
4 is a perspective view of the fitting member.
5 is a perspective view showing a state where the first flow pipe is coupled to the fitting member.
6 is a sectional view showing the state before the operation of the fitting member.
7 is a cross-sectional view showing the state after the operation of the fitting member.
Fig. 8 is a state diagram in which water flows into the fitting member, and shows A-A 'in Fig. 3.
Fig. 9 is a state diagram in which water does not flow inside the fitting member, and shows A-A 'in Fig. 3;
In order to facilitate an understanding of the description of the embodiments of the present invention, elements denoted by the same reference numerals in the accompanying drawings are the same element, and among the elements having the same function in each embodiment, Respectively.
Further, in order to clarify the gist of the present invention, a description of elements and techniques well known in the prior art will be omitted, and the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
It is to be understood, however, that the spirit and scope of the present invention are not limited to the embodiments shown, but may be suggested by those skilled in the art in other forms, additions, or alternatives, .
First, the present invention provides a flow pipe connection module capable of interconnecting a plurality of flow pipe. Preferably, the flow path pipe may be an inflow flow path pipe and an outflow path pipe provided in the water filter of the water purifier. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to various kinds of flow pipes for passing a fluid therein.
Hereinafter, a case where the present invention is applied to an inflow channel pipe and an outflow channel pipe provided in a water filter will be described as a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
1, the flow
1 shows a state in which a plurality of
2 is an exploded perspective view of the
The first flow pipe and the second flow pipe may be connected to each other in the
2 and 3, the
As shown in FIG. 2, the
The
The
The opening and closing
6, an additional O-ring R is provided on the side surface of the opening / closing
An
That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the opening / closing
Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the
When the
Accordingly, the user inserts the
That is, as shown in FIG. 8, a pair of fitting members may be provided in the fastening space of the
When the inflow channel and the outflow channel are brought into contact with the opening and closing
At this time, one end of the second flow path is inserted into the second flow
On the other hand, when the inflow channel and the outflow channel are inserted into the
As shown in FIG. 6, the
The tightening
According to the
5, the
When the
8, when the
According to the
As the
The user can insert the
Therefore, in the present invention, it is possible to prevent the
Accordingly, the
8 and 9, the
The
When the
1 and 8, in a state where the
3, when the user tries to separate the
Therefore, when the user disconnects the inlet flow pipe and the outlet flow pipe from the
2, the
That is, when the
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 as defined in the appended claims. It will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art.
10: housing 20: first flow pipe
30: second flow pipe 50: expansion joint
100: Assembly head 110: Fitting member
120: connection cap 130: tight contact member
140: release member 200: fastener
300: purifier body 400: water filter
Claims (10)
A first flow path connection port provided in the fastening space of the housing and connected to the first flow path pipe and a second flow path connection port connected to the second flow path pipe, wherein the first flow path connection port and the second flow path connection port And a connecting cap having an inclined portion which is installed inside the first flow path tube and the second flow path tube and fixes the first flow path tube and the second flow path tube and is provided inside the first flow path tube and the second flow path tube at an inclination in the longitudinal direction, And a fitting member inserted into the first channel tube and the second channel tube, the fitting member being moved along the inclined portion when the first channel tube and the second channel tube are moved and being provided so as to be in close contact with the first channel tube and the second channel tube;
An expansion joint provided in the housing to connect the plurality of housings;
A fastening member fastened to the extended fastening part such that a plurality of the housings are connected; And
And a connection releasing member movably provided in the housing, the connection releasing member being provided in the first channel tube direction and being provided to move from the housing when the first channel tube is disengaged,
Wherein the tightening member includes: a body portion inserted into the connection cap and brought into close contact with the first flow pipe and the second flow pipe, and contacting the inclined portion; And a head portion extending from the body portion to the outside of the connection cap and exposed to the outside of the connection cap,
Wherein the connection releasing member is provided with one side extending in the direction of the head portion of the contact member and the other side being fixed to the housing and being provided to cut off the movement of the contact member by coming into contact with the head portion of the contact member, A duct connection module including a flange;
The housing includes:
And a moving groove continuously formed in a moving direction of the connection releasing member,
The connection release member
And a moving protrusion inserted into the moving groove.
Wherein the body portion of the tightening member comprises:
A protrusion protruding in the direction of the inclined portion to move along the inclined portion of the connection cap; And
And a plurality of separation grooves formed in a circumferential direction,
Wherein the connecting cap is elastically deformed in the center direction when the connecting cap is urged in the center direction.
The head
A locking protrusion protruding from the coupling cap;
And a connection part for connecting the flow pipe connection module.
Wherein the expansion-
And a fastening groove portion continuously formed in a predetermined length in the second flow path direction,
The fastener (1)
And a fastening protrusion inserted into the fastening groove, wherein a plurality of fastening protrusions are provided.
A plurality of water filters provided inside the water purifier body to filter the inflow water and each having an inflow channel and an outflow channel; And
The flow pipe connection module according to any one of claims 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 connected to the inflow channel and the outflow channel to couple the plurality of water filters, ;
And a water purifier.
The housing includes:
Wherein the same number as that of the water filter is provided and the inlet pipe tube and the outlet pipe tube of one water filter are provided to be fastened to the first flow pipe respectively by including a pair of fitting members in the fastening space ,
Wherein the second flow path tube includes:
Wherein the water filter is connected to the second flow passage connecting port to connect the different water filters.
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