KR19980069522A - Water distributor - Google Patents

Abstract

The water distributor of the present invention, the control pad 290 on the front side of the front panel 220 to cover the display unit 301 and the button unit 302 of the main PCB 300 installed on the rear side of the front panel 220 In the water dispenser is installed, the control pad 290 has a display cover portion 291 and a button cover portion 292 of the display unit 301 and the button unit 302 of the main PCB (300) Since it is characterized in that the injection molding integrally, while improving the workability and assemblability and at the same time beautify the appearance, as well as down the manufacturing cost.

Description

Water distributor

The present invention relates to a water distributor, more specifically, to remove various harmful substances contained in raw water, such as tap water by the reverse osmosis method to purify, and then purified and hot water by the cooling and heating means and at the same time selective The present invention relates to a water distributor which can be taken with water.

The general water distributor removes foreign substances contained in the raw water by passing the raw water supplied from the tap water into a separate filtering means.

Such a water distributor may be classified into natural filtration, direct filtration, ion exchange resin, and reverse osmosis, depending on how it is purified. Among these, the reverse osmosis water distributor may apply artificial pressure by applying a predetermined pressure to the raw water. Water purification is performed by passing through the membrane, which is an ordinary osmotic membrane, to remove heavy metals, bacteria, carcinogens, etc., and to pass only pure water and dissolved oxygen.It is used for cutting-edge scientific industry or cleaning of high-precision electronic parts or medical use. Recently, due to serious environmental pollution, it is widely used in home and business water distributors for drinking water.

Therefore, in view of the above, the reverse osmosis type water distributor has been proposed by the present applicant in Korean Patent Application No. 96-16753 (filed date: May 17, 1996).

That is, the water distributor, as shown in Figures 1 to 3, the front panel 11, the rear panel 12, both side panels 13, the upper panel 14, the lower panel to the outside of the main body 10 (15) are assembled to each other.

At this time, the outer middle height of the front panel 11 is provided with a reservoir 16 for collecting the residual water falling from the intake valve to be described later and draining the collected residual water manually or automatically.

In addition, the first and second partition members 20 and 21 are installed in the horizontal direction so as to form the gaps E and F having a predetermined area on the upper and lower sides, respectively, with respect to the predetermined height of the main body 10. The third partition member 22 is provided in the longitudinal direction so as to form a space G of a predetermined area on the rear side between the first partition member 20 and the second partition member 21. The front of the third partition member 22 to form a space (H) (I) of a predetermined area in the upper and lower front side, respectively, between the first partition member 20 and the second partition member 21. The fourth partition member 23 is provided in the lateral direction at a predetermined height.

At this time, in the space (E) is provided with a water storage tank 30 that can store a predetermined amount of purified water on the upper surface of the first partition member 20, the operation of the product on the front panel (11) The control pad 40 is provided with a main PCB (Main Printed Circuit Board) 41 can be selectively operated.

In the space (F), the compressor 50 compresses the refrigerant on one side thereof at a high temperature and high pressure with respect to the upper surface of the lower panel 15, and receives the refrigerant compressed from the compressor 50 on the other side. A condenser 60 that functions, and cooling means 70 for cooling the compression and condensation heat generated by the compressor 50 and the condenser 60 in the middle thereof are provided.

In the space G, a plurality of filtration means 90 is installed to be interchangeably supported by the first and second filter fixing brackets 80 and 81 at a predetermined height on the rear surface of the third partition member 22. The pressure pump 100 is installed on one side of the upper surface of the second partition member 21.

That is, as shown in Figure 4, the plurality of filtering means 90, the first filter is fixed so as to remove the suspended matter such as rust residues contained in the raw water when the raw water supplied from the tap (not shown) is passed through The first filter fixing bracket 80 is provided to remove foreign substances such as chlorine components contained in the raw water when the raw water supplied from the precipitation filter 91 and the precipitation filter 91 installed through the bracket 80 pass. The first filter fixing bracket to remove various heavy metals and carcinogens contained in the raw water when the raw water supplied through the pretreatment filter 92 and the pretreatment filter 82 and the pressurized pump 100 are pressurized. Odors contained in raw water when raw water fed simultaneously from the first and second membrane filters 93 and 94 and the first and second membrane filters 93 and 94 provided through 80 are passed. And a first filter fixing bra to remove toxic gas components After the filter 80 installed through the jacket 80 and the raw water supplied from the after-treatment filter 95 is passed through the sterilization of harmful bacteria contained in the raw water to be supplied to the purified water reservoir 30 2 consists of a sterilizing filter 96 installed through the filter fixing bracket (81).

At this time, the precipitation filter 91, the pretreatment filter 92, the first and second membrane filter 93, 94, the post-treatment filter 95, the sterilization filter 96 and the pressure pump 100 are the raw water They are interconnected by connecting hoses 97 which guide the flow.

In addition, a concentrated water pipe 98 is connected to one lower side of the first and second membrane filters 93 and 94 to discharge the concentrated water generated while passing through the inside thereof.

On the other hand, the fourth partition member (H) in the space (H) to receive and store the purified water stored in the purified water storage tank 30 in a predetermined capacity through the first and second purified water pipes (31, 32), respectively ( 23 is provided with a hot water tank 110 and a cold water tank 120.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, the first water purification pipe 31 is connected to one side of the bottom surface of the water storage tank 30 and the bottom thereof is connected to the bottom surface of the hot water tank 110. The upper end of the second water purification pipe 32 is connected to the other side of the bottom surface of the purified water storage container 30, and the lower end thereof is connected to the upper surface of the cold water container 120.

In addition, the hot water tank 110 has a heater member 111 for heating the purified water stored therein while being heated by receiving power, the cold water tank 120 receives the liquid refrigerant on the outer peripheral side of the cold water tank 120 Cooling coil 121 for cold heat exchange of the purified water in the spiral wound is wound, the hot water and cold water in the hot water and cold water tanks 110, 120 to discharge the hot water and cold water tanks 110, 120, respectively Water intake pipes 112 and 122 respectively installed in the water outlet and hot water and cold water intake valves 130 and 131 are installed at the same time and protrude outwards through the front panel 11.

On the other hand, in the space (I) is installed on the upper surface of the second partition member 21 to control the operation of the product and at the same time is provided with an electrical equipment box 140 exposed to one side of the both side panels (13).

However, according to the conventional water dispenser configured as described above, the control pad 40 includes a transparent portion such that the light emitted from the display portion (not shown) arranged on the main PCB 41 is emitted to the outside through a limited portion. (Not shown) and at the same time the button portion (not shown) of the main PCB protrudes to the outside to form an opaque portion (not shown) to be pressed, but the transparent portion and the opaque portion are each injection molded and assembled together Because of the structure, the workability and assembly properties are deteriorated, as well as lacking a sense of unity, the appearance is not faint, and there is a problem that the manufacturing cost is increased.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to injection molding the transparent portion and the opaque portion of the control pad integrally to improve the workability and assembly and at the same time beautiful appearance In addition, the present invention provides a water distributor that can reduce the manufacturing cost.

The water dispenser according to the present invention made to achieve the above object, in the water dispenser provided with a control pad on the front side of the front panel to cover the display and the button portion of the main PCB installed on the rear side of the front panel, The pad is characterized in that the display cover and the button cover portion covering the display portion and the button portion of the main PCB is integrally injection molded.

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional water distributor,

2 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional water distributor side,

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional water distributor,

4 is a flow chart showing the arrangement of the conventional filtering means and the pressure pump,

5 is an overall perspective view showing a water distributor of the present invention,

6 is a perspective view showing the inside of the water distributor of the present invention,

Figure 7 is an exploded perspective view showing the interior of the water distributor of the present invention,

8 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a water distributor of the present invention;

9 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a control pad and a main PCB of the present invention;

10 is a front view showing a control pad of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

220: front panel 221: convex surface

222: through hole 223: snap hole

224: screw hole 290: control pad

291: display cover portion 292: button cover portion

293: transparent portion 294: opaque portion

295: button protrusion groove 300: main PCB

301: display unit 302: button unit

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 to 10.

As illustrated in FIGS. 5 to 8, the water distributor of the present invention guides the introduction of external air to a predetermined position in the interior of the main body 200 and at the same time, a plurality of parts may be mounted on the upper surface thereof. Lower panel 210 is installed so that the front panel 220, the lower panel 230, the first and second side panels 240, 250, the upper panel 190 on both sides of the lower panel 210 ) And the first and second support frames 260 and 270 are vertically installed at the same predetermined height so that the plurality of hooks are installed by a plurality of locking methods and fastening methods, respectively. Intermediate panel 280 is installed by a fastening method so as to form an upper and lower space K (L) of a predetermined area on the upper and lower sides of the main body 200 at an intermediate height with respect to the frame 270. It is.

That is, in the lower panel 210, the bell mouse 211 is vertically vertically upward at a predetermined height so as to guide the flow of air to a place when the outside air flows into the inside of the main body 200 at the center of the bottom thereof. It is bent, and the inner peripheral surface of the bell mouse 211 is seated and screwed in the air blowing means to be described later, the bottom edge of the sterilizing filter, pressure pump, drainage switching means, transformer, etc. to be described later is not leaked or flooded It is seated at a certain height and joined.

9 and 10, a convex surface 221 is integrally formed on the front panel 220 such that the control pad 290 and the main PCB 300 are coupled to an upper side thereof, and a lower portion thereof. In the center of the side, the intake port described later is turned on electronically by the force of pressing the container in close contact and the passage is opened so that the water intake is turned off when the water (for example, cold water, hot water, and purified water) is taken in or the release force is released. As the operation is closed, the push button 310 is installed to be resilient so that the water intake is stopped, and at the bottom thereof, the water collecting tank (2) collects the water flowing down through the water intake port to be described later and immediately drains it to the outside. 320 is detachably installed.

At this time, the front surface of the central side of the convex surface 221 penetrates a predetermined area on the upper and lower sides so that the light emitted from the main PCB 300 is limited to a predetermined portion of the control pad 290 is emitted to the outside Sphere 222 is formed, and the plurality of snap holes 223 and screw holes 224 are distributed on the left and right sides of the through holes 222 so that the control pad 290 is coupled by a locking method and a fastening method, respectively. In the center of the lower surface of the convex surface 221, a through hole (not shown) is formed so that the lower end of the intake hose to be described later penetrates to the outside.

The display pad 291 and the button cover 292 are integrally formed in the control pad 290 so as to cover the front side of the display unit 301 and the button unit 302 of the main PCB 300. .

In this case, the light emitted from the display unit 301 and the button unit 292 on the back surface of the display cover unit 291 and the button cover unit 292, the transparent portion 293 of the limited portion of the control pad 290 A light-colored object (not shown) is coated on the opaque portion 294 of the remaining portion to prevent the light from passing through, and the cover portion 302 is provided on the button cover portion 292. A portion of the protruding to the outside is a plurality of button protrusion groove 295 is formed through a predetermined interval so that the consumer can press.

On the other hand, in the upper space (K), the water storage tank 330 is seated on the upper surface of the intermediate panel 280 to be stored in the center of the constant capacity is coupled to the screw method, the raw water supplied to one side Filtration means 350 is installed to replace the filter fixing bracket 340 fastened and assembled to the second support frame 270 and the intermediate panel 280 to filter and filter various foreign substances contained therein. On the other side, the intermediate panel 280 to store the purified water stored in the purified water storage container 330 to a predetermined capacity and at the same time to heat the purified water stored by the heating heat of the heater (not shown) accommodated therein at a hot temperature. Hot water bottle 360 is seated on the upper surface of the screw is coupled.

In this case, the purified water storage container 330 is composed of a body 331 of a predetermined area with an upper opening, and a lid 332 covering the upper opening of the body 331.

That is, in the body 331, the purified water filtered by the filtering means 350 on the upper side of the water is introduced into the body 331 through the first connection arc or an integer exceeding a predetermined level inside the body 331 The through hole 333 is formed so that the second drain hose 371 is drained through the second connection hose 371, and the water purification inside the body 331 is connected to the bottom of the front surface through the third inlet 372 through the intake port. The first outlet 334 is formed to flow to the outside, the lower end of the rear end so that the purified water inside the body 331 is introduced into the hot water tank 360 through the fourth connection hose 373 ( 335 is formed, and a third outlet 336 is formed at the center of the bottom surface thereof so that the purified water inside the body 331 flows into the cold water tank described later.

The lid 332 is provided at one side thereof with a water level detecting means 380 in the vertical direction to detect the water level state of the purified water stored in the body 331 in multiple stages, the other side of the purified water storage tank by ultraviolet light The sterilization lamp 390 passes through the water storage tank 330 in the vertical direction so as to secondaryly sterilize the purified water stored in the cold water container 330 and the water, which will be described later. It is installed to be inserted into the cold water container.

The filter fixing bracket 340 is bent in a L-shape when viewed from the front so that its upper end is screwed to the front and rear surfaces of the upper and lower ends of the second support frame 270, and its lower end is the intermediate panel 280. Screwed to one side of

The filtering means 350 is a sedimentation filter installed to replace the bottom surface of the filter fixing bracket 340 so as to remove suspended substances such as green debris contained in the raw water when the raw water supplied from the tap water (not shown) passes. 351, and a pretreatment filter 352 installed so as to be solid on the bottom surface of the filter fixing bracket 340 so as to remove foreign substances such as chlorine components contained in the raw water when the raw water supplied from the precipitation filter 351 passes. A filter fixing bracket is provided to remove various heavy metals and carcinogens contained in the raw water when the raw water is passed from the pretreatment filter 352 to the pressurized pump 400 installed at one side of the upper surface of the lower panel 210. Reverse osmosis filter (353) installed on the bottom of the upper plate of the 340 and the filter fixed to remove the odor and toxic gas components contained in the raw water when the raw water supplied from the reverse osmosis filter (353) is passed through The post-treatment filter 354 installed on the bottom surface of the racket 340 so as to be solid and sterilize harmful germs contained in the raw water when the raw water supplied from the post-treatment filter 354 passes. It is composed of a sterilization filter 355 installed on one side of the upper surface of the lower panel 210 to be supplied.

At this time, the precipitation filter 351, the pretreatment filter 352, the reverse osmosis filter 353, the post-treatment filter 354, the sterilization filter 355 and the pressure pump 400 are connected to the fifth to guide the flow of raw water They are interconnected by hoses 374.

A concentrated water pipe 410 is connected to one lower side of the reverse osmosis filter 353 to discharge the concentrated water generated while passing through the inside of the reverse osmosis filter 353.

On the other hand, the upper side of the lower space (L) is supplied with the purified water stored in the purified water storage container 330 and stored at a predetermined capacity and at the same time to heat exchange the purified water to a cold temperature by heat exchange means described later of the intermediate panel 280 Cold water tank 450 in the center of the lower surface is tightly attached to be suspended to a predetermined height, and the lower side through the lower panel 210 through the sterilization filter 355, the subscription pump 400, drain switching means 460 , The blowing means 470 and the transformer 480 are respectively provided at predetermined positions.

At this time, the cold water tank 450 is coupled to the lower portion of the heat exchange means 490 for heat-exchanging the coolant inside the cold water tank 450, the outer side wall switching mode power unit 500 (Switching Mode Power) Is installed, the concentrated water amount control valve 510 is installed at the outer side wall edge, the upper side is accommodated inside the cold water tank 450, the temperature sensing rod 520 to sense the temperature of the upper and lower water level of the cold water Is installed.

The drain switching means 460 is a valve body 461 and the front and rear ends are seated on the upper end of the two mounting ribs 212 protruding upward on one side of the upper surface of the lower panel 210, and the valve body 461 Pressing the center of the valve body 461 in the lower direction through the top of the both ends of the fixing bracket 462 is screwed to the upper surface of the lower panel 210.

The blowing means 470 is a motor 471 driven by receiving power, a fan 472 rotated by receiving the driving force of the motor 471, and a bell mouse 211 formed in the lower panel 210. It is mounted on the inner circumferential surface of the bracket consists of a bracket (473) for supporting the motor 471.

The heat exchange means 490 is in close contact with the cold sink (491; Cold Sink) exposed to the outside through the bottom to contact the purified water stored in the cold water tank 450, and the lower surface of the cold sink 491 It is in close contact with the thermoelectric element 492 and the lower surface of the thermoelectric element 492 by a plurality of fastening screws 493 and the sleeve 494 to the lower surface of the cold water container 450 through a suitable amount of. It consists of a heat sink (495: Heat Sink) fixed by pressure.

In this case, a plurality of cutout grooves 491a and 495a are formed at the upper side of the cold sink 491 and the lower side of the heat sink 495 in the horizontal direction so as to increase the heat transfer area.

On the other hand, the front of the intermediate panel 280, the first to third electronics for controlling the water flowing out from the purified water reservoir 330, the hot water tank 360, the cold water tank 450, respectively, according to an electronic signal The valve fixing bracket 281 is integrally bent to be perpendicular to the vertical direction so that the valves 530, 531, and 532 are fixed, and the first to third solenoid valves 530, 531, 532 At one end, the water flowing out through the outlet (not shown) of the second outlet 334 of the purified water storage container 330 and the hot water and cold water container 360, 450 is first to third solenoid valves 530. Water discharge hoses 540, 541, and 542 are connected to each of the first and third solenoid valves 531, 532, and 542, respectively. Intake hose 550 to discharge the water flowing out of the reservoir 330, the hot water tank 360, the cold water tank 450 to the first to third solenoid valves 530, 531, 532, respectively Connected .

Next, the operation and effect of the present invention configured as described above will be described.

First, after connecting the product to the tap water (not shown), when the tap water is turned on while the raw water flows through the plurality of filtration means 350 by the constant water pressure applied to the tap water and the pressure of the operation of the pressure pump 400 It is integer.

That is, when raw water supplied from the tap water passes through the settling filter 351, suspended solids such as green debris contained in the raw water are removed, and after passing through the settling filter 351, passes through the pretreatment filter 352. When the foreign matter such as chlorine components contained in the raw water is removed, various heavy metals and carcinogens contained in the raw water are removed when passing through the reverse osmosis filter 353 after passing through the pretreatment filter 352.

Then, after passing through the reverse osmosis filter 353 and passing through the post-treatment filter 354, the odor and toxic gas components contained in the raw water are removed. After passing through the post-treatment filter 354, the sterilization filter 355 is removed. As the harmful bacteria contained in the raw water pass through the first sterilization treatment through the first connection hose 370 connected to the upper height of the purified water storage container 330, the water is supplied into the purified water storage container 330 as shown in FIG. 8. do.

In addition, some of the purified water supplied into the purified water storage tank 330 through the fourth connection hose 373 connecting the rear side of the purified water storage tank 330 and the rear side of the hot water tank 360 to the water tank up to a predetermined capacity which becomes the full water level ( 360, a portion of the purified water continues to be supplied to a certain level of water level through the upper side of the cold water tank 450 interconnected with the third outlet 336 formed at the bottom of the purified water storage tank 330, Raw water supply is blocked according to the multi-stage detection signal of the water level detecting means 380 mounted on one side of the lid 331 of the water storage tank 330 when the storage tank 330 and the hot and cold water tanks 360 and 450 become full water levels. At the same time the operation of the pressure pump 400 is stopped.

At this time, when the water level inside the purified water storage tank 330, the hot water and cold water tanks 360, 450 is lowered, the multi-level water level detection of the water level detecting means 380 is made and the control pad 290 of the front panel 220 Displayed on the display unit 301 of the main PCB 300 through the transparent portion 293 formed therein, so that the consumer can check the consumption of water stored in the purified water storage tank 330, hot water and cold water tanks 360, 450 Can be.

On the other hand, the sterilization lamp 390 installed on the lid 332 of the purified water storage tank 330 has a predetermined height into the inside of the cold water tank 450 through the third outlet 336 formed at the bottom of the purified water storage tank 330. Installed vertically until the second time sterilization of the bacteria contained in the purified water stored in the purified water storage tank 330 and the cold water tank 450 at the same time.

That is, the ultraviolet light emitted from the sterilization lamp 390 is irradiated to the purified water filled with a predetermined capacity in the purified water storage tank 330 and the cold water tank 450 so that the purified water stored in the purified water storage tank 330 is not discharged to the outside for a long time. It effectively prevents the growth of microorganisms that can occur when left untreated, thereby preventing secondary bacterial contamination.

On the other hand, when the heater member (not shown) installed in the hot water tank 360 for hot water supply is operated, the heater member is heated to a set temperature according to the applied current supply to heat exchange the purified water stored in the hot water tank 360 hot. do.

Then, when the thermoelectric element 492 of the blower means 470 and the heat exchange means 490 is operated to supply the cold water, the motor 471 of the blower means 470 is driven by being supplied with power to operate the fan 472. The outside air is introduced into the main body 200 through the passage of the bell mouse 211 formed at the center of the lower panel 210 by the blowing force by the rotation of the fan 472. The heat sink 495 of the means 490 is hit directly.

At this time, the heat sink 495 is cooled by the blowing wind and cools to discharge heat conducted to the cold sink 491 accommodated in the cold water tank 450 according to the electronic characteristics of the thermoelectric element 492 to the outside. By repeating the cycle, the purified water stored in the cold water tank 450 is coldly heat exchanged to a low temperature.

On the other hand, if the user wants to receive the hot water and cold water stored in the purified water storage tank 330, hot water and cold water tanks 360, 450 in a container (not shown), such as a cup, first, the control pad of the front panel 220 ( Press the power button (not shown) protruding on the 290, and at the same time press the water purification button (not shown), and then place a container such as a cup in the intake hose 550 of the front panel 220 Push toward the push button 310 protruding in the center of the lower side.

At this time, when the push button 310 inputs data to the microcomputer (not shown) on the signal connected to the movable contact (not shown) and the fixed contact in the push button 310 by the movement to the rear side, the micom The first electronic valve 530 is turned on according to a programmed input to open the intake passage by determining the data, and the purified water stored in the purified water storage vessel 330 is opened by the opening of the intake passage. ) Flows along the water discharge hose 540 connecting the first solenoid valve 530 and along the mounting hose 550 connected to the first solenoid valve 530 to be discharged into the container such as the cup described above. Withdrawal is possible.

Then, the water collected in the drip tray 320 during the intake is drained to the outside of the product along the drainage pipe (not shown) connecting between the drip tray 320 and the drain switching means 460.

As described above, according to the present invention, the transparent portion for emitting light emitted from the display unit arranged on the main PCB of the control pad to the outside through the limited portion, and the button portion of the main PCB protrudes to the outside to enable the push operation Since the opaque portion is formed integrally by injection molding, it is possible to improve the workability and assemblability and at the same time to enhance the appearance and down the manufacturing cost.

Claims (3)

In the water distributor with a control pad installed on the front side of the front panel to cover the display and button portion of the main PCB installed on the rear side of the front panel, The control pad is characterized in that the display cover and the button cover of the cover portion and the button portion of the main PCB is integrally formed injection molding water dispenser. The method of claim 1, And a transparent part and an opaque part formed on a rear surface of the display cover part and the button cover part so that light emitted from the display part and the button part is emitted and blocked to the outside through a limited part of the control pad. The method of claim 2, The opaque portion is a water distributor, characterized in that the coating is a dark colored object that does not pass through the light.