KR200275498Y1 - Water purifier having illuminating water lever - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a water purifier having a light intake lever, which is convenient for use at night or in a dark place by allowing local illumination of the intake lever, and the lighting structure can be applied without changing the overall design of the water purifier body itself. It aims at making it easy to apply and versatility.

The water purifier according to the present invention includes a water purifier main body 100, a water intake part 110 having at least one water intake port 120 installed in front of the water purifier body, and an intake lever 130 in which an upper end is pivotably coupled to the water intake port. ) The intake lever is formed of a light diffusion material. At least one insertion groove 132 and a wiring groove 134 connected to the insertion groove are formed at an upper end of the intake lever. In addition, the light emitting diode 200 which is supplied with power by a wire that is wired through the wiring groove is inserted into the insertion groove. In addition, the front of the water purifier main body is further provided with a motion detection sensor 310 for detecting the movement of a person and an illuminance detection sensor 320 for detecting the roughness of the main surface of the water purifier, the inside of the water purifier body and the motion detection sensor and A control driving circuit 330 may be further installed to control the light emission driving of the light emitting diodes 200 according to the signal input by the illuminance sensor.

Description

Water purifier with lighting water lever {WATER PURIFIER HAVING ILLUMINATING WATER LEVER}

The present invention relates to a water purifier having an illumination intake lever, and more particularly, to a water purifier having a convenient illumination intake lever for use at night or in a dark place by allowing local illumination of the intake lever.

The water purifier is a device configured to purify raw water by filters and / or membranes and store the purified water in a storage tank, and to make the purified water into cold water or hot water by a cooling device or a heater so that it can be safely taken out. In most of these water purifiers, a water intake unit is provided in front of water to collect purified water, and the water intake unit is usually provided with a cold water intake port and a hot water intake port so as to selectively intake cold water and hot water. For each intake port, the intake lever is installed in the form extending from the rear to the bottom respectively. That is, when the cup is pushed down the intake lever under the intake port, the valve installed in the intake port is opened, and water can be taken in.

If you want to use the water purifier as described above at night or in the dark, it is difficult to distinguish between the cold intake or hot water intake, and the water intakes and the intake levers cannot be located well. Difficulties follow In particular, when the user wakes up while sleeping and tries to take water from the water purifier and drinks it, there may be a case in which hot water flows by hand and burns by mistake.

In view of these considerations, a conventional water purifier has been proposed by Korean Applicant Model No. 173091 with an automatic lamp lighting function. The water purifier includes: a water purifier main body having a water purifying function therein; a water intake unit for collecting water purified from the front of the main body; and a water purifier having a lever configured to take water purified at an upper end of the water intake unit: A sensor for detecting the movement of the human body and a sensor for detecting the brightness of the surrounding light are attached to the front of the main body, and a lamp is attached near the water intake unit so that the lamp is turned on or off according to the detection state of the sensors. It is characterized by such that it is configured to turn off.

However, in the water purifier of the prior art, the overall design change of the water purifier main body itself has to be made in order to install the lamp as a structure in which the lamp is installed on one inner wall surface of the water intake part, and there is a problem of deteriorating the aesthetics.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described conventional problems, and relates to a water purifier having a convenient light intake lever for use at night or in a dark place by making local illumination of the intake lever.

Another object of the present invention is to apply the lighting structure without changing the overall design of the water purifier main body itself, and to facilitate the application and generality of the lighting structure by replacing only the intake lever even when changing the lighting structure such as adding a lamp. It is to provide a water purifier having an illumination intake lever.

1 is a front view showing an example of a water purifier having an illumination intake lever according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the lighting device is applied to the water intake lever constituting the water purifier according to the present invention.

3 is an exploded perspective view of the water intake lever constituting the water purifier according to the present invention.

4 is a circuit diagram showing a control drive circuit constituting the water purifier according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: water purifier body, 110: water intake section,

120: water intake, 130: water intake lever,

132: insertion groove, 134: wiring groove,

200: light emitting diode, 310: motion detection sensor,

320: illuminance sensor, 330: control drive circuit,

340: amplifier, 350: comparator,

360: microprocessor, 370: driving circuit

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention, a water purifier main body having a water purification function, a water intake unit provided with at least one water inlet in front of the water purifier body so as to take the purified water, and the water intake opening and closing the water intake A water purifier having a water intake lever pivotally coupled to an upper end thereof, wherein the water intake lever is formed of a light diffusion material; At least one insertion groove and a wiring groove connected to the insertion groove are formed at an upper end of the water intake lever to be opened and closed; The insertion groove is characterized in that the light emitting diode supplied with power by the wire that is wired through the wiring groove is inserted.

According to the present invention, the front of the water purifier body is further provided with a motion sensor for detecting the movement of a person and an illuminance sensor for detecting the illuminance of the main surface of the water purifier, the inside of the body to the motion sensor and the illumination sensor A control driving circuit for controlling the light emitting drive for the light emitting diode may be further provided according to the input signal.

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

As shown in Figure 1, reference numeral 100 is a water purifier main body constituting the water purifier according to the present invention, the water intake unit 110 is formed in the front so that the water purified by the water purifier main body 100 can be withdrawn have. Here, it is illustrated that only one intake port 120 for collecting purified water in the intake unit 110 is installed, but the intake port 120 may be installed in plural numbers according to the drinking purpose of cold / hot water.

Opening and closing of the intake port 120 is performed by the turning operation of the intake lever 130, the upper end of the intake lever 130 to the intake port 120 to open and close the not shown valve installed in the intake hole 120 It is pivotally connected. Accordingly, when the bottom of the intake lever 130 is pushed back or the cup is disposed below the inlet 120, the bottom of the intake lever 130 is pushed back to the cup to open the intake port 120 to intake water into the cup. . Since the intake port 120 is a general one, a more detailed description thereof will be omitted.

According to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3, at least one insertion groove 132 is formed at an upper end of the water intake lever 130. Here, it is illustrated that the insertion grooves 132 are formed at both upper ends of the intake lever 130, and the light emitting diodes 200 are inserted into the insertion grooves 132. The light emitting diodes 200 employed in the present invention are just the most preferable examples of the structure installed in the water intake lever 130, and other light emitting lamps may also be employed as long as they can achieve the object of the present invention. It should be included in the scope of the invention.

As shown in Figure 2 and 3, in order to connect the wire 210 for supplying power to the light emitting diodes 200, a wiring groove connected to the insertion groove 132 on the upper end of the intake lever 130 134 is formed. In the present invention, as two insertion grooves 132 are formed, two wiring grooves 134 and 134 are formed from the respective insertion grooves 132 toward the upper center of the intake lever 130, respectively. The insertion groove 132 and the wiring groove 134 may be opened and closed by a cover 136 detachably coupled thereto.

In order to allow the light emitted from the light emitting diodes 200 installed in the water intake lever 130 to diffuse into the water intake lever 130, the intake lever 130 is illuminated, and the water intake lever 130 is a light diffusion material. It is preferable to form. The water intake lever 130 may not only be formed of a transparent synthetic resin material such as acrylic, but also may be formed of a light diffusable synthetic resin material.

In the case of the water purifier configured as described above, the light emitting diode 200 is always supplied with power, and thus the intake lever 130 is always illuminated like a tail lamp, so power consumption may be considered, but power consumption is extremely low due to the characteristics of the light emitting diode 200. Low power consumption can be ignored.

In addition, in the present invention, in order for the light emitting diodes 200 to be automatically turned on / off according to the surrounding environment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a motion detection sensor 310 and a water purifier main surface for detecting a movement of a person Illuminance detection sensor 320 for detecting the illuminance of the water purifier main body 100 is further installed, respectively, the water purifier main body 100 is input by the behavior detection sensor 310 and the illumination detection sensor 320. The control driving circuit 330 may be further installed to control the light emitting driving of the light emitting diodes 200 according to the signal.

The control driving circuit 330, as shown in Figure 4, the amplifier 340 for amplifying the signal input from the behavior sensor 310, a comparator for comparing the signal amplified by the amplifier 340 And a microprocessor 360 which checks, calculates and outputs a signal from the comparator 350 and a signal from the illuminance sensor 320, and a signal output from the microprocessor 360. Accordingly, the driving circuit 370 turns on / off the light emitting diodes 200.

In addition, although not shown here, a means for manually turning on / off the light emitting diode 200 without automatically turning on / off the light as described above may be provided, for example, when the water intake lever 130 is pushed back. Alternatively, a limit switch may be installed to turn on the light emitting diode 200 when the intake lever 130 is touched.

Next, the operation of the water purifier having the illumination intake lever according to the present invention configured as described above will be described.

When power is supplied to the water purifier, raw water is purified by a filter and / or a membrane not shown in the water purifier main body 100 and stored in a storage tank. When the purified water is taken, the cup is pushed back against the intake lever 130 to intake water from the intake port 120.

If the automatic lighting structure is not installed in the water purifier according to the present invention, the light emitting diode 200 is always lit in the state in which power is supplied to the water purifier, so that the intake lever 130 is brightly illuminated, and therefore, even in a dark place or at night, Water purifier can be used conveniently.

On the other hand, when the automatic lighting structure is installed in the water purifier according to the present invention, if the user moves toward the water purifier for water intake, the movement of the light emitting diode 200 is controlled by the control driving circuit 330 as the movement is detected by the sensor 310. The light emitting diode 200 emits light when it is detected by the illumination sensor 320 in a dark place or at night and is determined to be less than a predetermined illuminance by the control driving circuit 330, so that the light emitting diode 200 emits light, so The water purifier can be used conveniently without lighting.

In addition, when the number of light emitting diodes 200 is increased or replaced with other types of light emitting lamps, it is easy to apply the lighting structure because only the intake lever 130 having a different number or structure of the insertion grooves 132 is replaced. .

In the water purifier having the light intake lever according to the present invention configured as described above, the intake lever itself, which has to be operated in order to substantially withdraw water, can be locally illuminated, thereby providing a lighting structure without changing the overall design of the water purifier body. It is easy to apply, and when only the intake lever is replaced when the light emitting lamp is increased or when a light emitting lamp having a different structure is adopted, the applicability of the lighting structure can be improved and its general purpose can be improved.

In addition, the structure of locally illuminating the water intake lever itself without changing the water purifier main body has the advantage of improving the aesthetics of the water purifier, and thus can improve the water purifier.

Claims (5)

Water purifier main body 100 having a water purifying function, at least one intake unit 120 is provided in front of the water purifier main body so that the purified water can be withdrawn, and turning to the inlet to open and close the inlet In a water purifier having a water intake lever 130, possibly having an upper end coupled thereto: The water intake lever is formed of a light diffusion material; At least one insertion groove 132 and a wiring groove 134 connected to the insertion groove are formed at an upper end of the water intake lever to be opened and closed; The water purifier having a light intake lever, characterized in that the insertion groove is inserted into the light emitting diode 200 is supplied by the wire that is wired through the wiring groove. The method of claim 1, In front of the water purifier main body 100, a motion detection sensor 310 for detecting the movement of a person and an illuminance detection sensor 320 for detecting the illuminance of the main surface of the water purifier are further installed, and the motion detection is performed inside the water purifier main body. The water purifier having a light intake lever, characterized in that the control driving circuit 330 for controlling the light-emitting drive for the light emitting diodes 200 in accordance with the signal input by the sensor and the illumination sensor. The method of claim 2, The control driving circuit 330 may include an amplifier 340 for amplifying a signal input from the behavior sensor 310, a comparator 350 for comparing the signal amplified by the amplifier, and a signal from the comparator. And a microprocessor 360 which checks and calculates and outputs a signal from the illumination sensor 320, and a driving circuit 370 turning on / off the light emitting diode 200 according to the signal output from the microprocessor. Water purifier having an illumination intake lever, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, The light emitting diode 200 is a water purifier having a light intake lever, characterized in that the light emitting lever is characterized in that the light emitting lever when touching or pushing. The method of claim 1, The light emitting diode 200 is a water purifier having a light intake lever, characterized in that the light is always emitted when the power is supplied even if the external change is not detected.