KR20060015789A - A water dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

Cold and hot water according to the present invention, the main body 100 is built a plurality of parts; Bottled water bottle 200 is provided on one side of the main body 100 for supplying bottled water; A suction pipe 160 installed at one side of the main body 100 to guide the bottled water of the bottled water bottle 200 to be sucked into the main body 100; A suction guide 180 provided at one side of the bottled water bottle 200 to guide the flow of the bottled water; The suction pipe 160 and the suction guide 180 is coupled to the suction pipe 160 or the suction guide 180 is configured to include a flow means of the lever assembly 170 or the motor assembly 190 to flow up / down ; The suction guide 180 includes a suction cup 182 for guiding the suction of the bottled water of the bottled water bottle 200, and a fixing bracket 184 for fixing the suction cup 182, and the suction pipe 160. At one side of the water bottle 200 is seated in the correct position and at the same time the guide pipe 150 for guiding the suction pipe 160 and the fixing bracket 184 is characterized in that it is formed. According to this configuration, the bottled water can be replaced more easily, there is an advantage that can be supplied to clean bottled water because the water used is not accumulated or remaining.

Hot and cold water machine, bottled water bottle, suction pipe, suction guide, guide guide, air groove, flow means

Description

Hot and cold water dispenser {A water dispenser}

1 is a perspective view showing an open state of the front cover of a typical cold and hot water heater.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the body and bottled water bottle of cold and hot water according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3a is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the suction pipe is provided with a sealing member flows downward in the cold and hot water employing the preferred embodiment of the present invention is coupled with the suction guide.

Figure 3b is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the suction pipe is coupled to the suction guide provided with a sealing member flows downward in the cold and hot water heater employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4a is a partial side view showing the suction pipe of the cold and hot water heater employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention is coupled to the suction guide manually by the flow means of the lever assembly.

Figure 4b is a partial front view showing the suction pipe of the cold and hot water heater employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention is coupled to the suction guide manually by the flow means of the lever assembly.

FIG. 5 is a partial front view of another embodiment of FIG. 4B; FIG.

Figure 6 is a partial front view showing a state in which the suction pipe of the cold and hot water heater employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention is automatically coupled to the suction guide by the flow means of the motor assembly.

Figure 7 is a partial front view showing the bottled water bottle of the cold and hot water machine employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention is coupled to the suction pipe manually by the flow means of the lever assembly.

Figure 8 is a partial front view showing the bottled water bottle of the cold and hot water machine employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention is automatically coupled to the suction pipe by the flow means of the motor assembly.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100. ..... Main body 120. .....

122. ..... ejection cock 124. ..... drip cover

140. ..... Front cover 150. ..... Guide guide

160. ..... suction pipe 162. ..... coupling member

162a, 172a, 184a. ..... Sealing member 170. ..... Lever assembly

172. ..... lever moving part 174. ..... lever fixing part

175. ..... lever connector 176. ..... lever handle

177. ..... Bottled water supporter 178. ..... Lever guide

179. ..... Hinge 180. ..... Suction Guide

182. ..... suction cup 182a. ..... Air Home

184. ..... Fixing Bracket 190. ..... Motor Assembly

192. ..... Pinion 194. ..... Rack

200. ..... Bottled water bottle 220. ..... Bottled water bottle cap

The present invention relates to a cold and hot water machine, and more particularly, to a cold and hot water machine, which is configured such that a suction pipe through which bottled water is sucked and a suction guide for guiding the flow of the bottled water are manually or automatically simply coupled by a flow means.

In general, cold and hot water refers to a device for supplying cold water and hot water. Recently, as pollution of a water supply source is increased due to factory waste water, more and more places use commercially available bottled water instead of tap water. Offices and homes are also drinking water by installing a cold and hot water machine to rapidly cool or heat bottled water.

1 is a perspective view showing an open state of the front cover of a typical cold and hot water heater. As shown in the drawing, the cold / hot water machine is composed of a body 10 having a substantially rectangular pillar shape and a bottled water bottle 20 for supplying bottled water, and the take-out cock for intermittently discharging the water of the cold / hot water machine above the front part of the body 10. A takeout part 12 provided with a 12a, a drip tray (not shown) and a drip tray cover 12b is formed.

The front cover 16 that selectively opens and closes the bottled water container receiving unit 14, the bottled water container 20 is stored in the lower portion of the discharge portion (12). The front cover 16 is formed of a transparent material or a plurality of long holes 16a are formed to check the state of the bottled water bottle 20 accommodated in the bottled water container 14.

And, the lower surface of the bottled water container 14 is provided with a bottled water bottle holder 14a for guiding the slide to position the bottled water bottle 20 in place, the bottled water bottle holder 14a A handle 14a 'is further formed on the front upper side of the bottled water bottle holder 14a on which the bottled water bottle 20 is placed to facilitate the entrance and exit of the bottled water bottle holder 14a.

An upper side of the bottled water container 14 is provided with suction means 18 for sucking the water in the bottled water 20 into the main body 10. The suction means 18 is a suction hose 18a connected from the inside of the main body 10 and a cap 18b coupled to an upper inlet of the bottled water bottle 20 and a suction cup inserted into the bottled water bottle 20. It consists of 18c.

Although not shown, the suction hose 18a serves to transfer the water of the bottled water bottle 20 to the cold water tank and the hot water tank in the main body 10, and the bottled water reservoir 14 Take out the bottled water 20 from the outside is formed long so that it can be easily replaced.

The cap 18b serves to seal the inlet of the bottled water bottle 20 by coupling the suction hose 18a to the upper side, and the suction cup 18c is provided below the cap 18b. The water in the bottle 20 can be easily inhaled.

Therefore, when the water in the bottled water bottle 20 is exhausted, the bottled water bottle 20 is withdrawn from the bottled water container receiving portion 14, and the cap 18b and the suction cup 18c of the suction means 18 are removed from the bottled water bottle ( 20), and then replaced with a bottle of water filled with water 20 to recombine the cap (18b) and the suction cup (18c) in the reverse order to the bottled water (20).

However, in the conventional cold and hot water machine as described above has the following problems.

That is, the suction means 18 composed of the suction hose 18a, the cap 18b and the suction cup 18c has a suction cup 18c coupled with the cap 18b every time the bottled water 20 is replaced. ) By disassembling from the bottled water bottle 200 and recombining again, a user spends a lot of time.

In addition, when replacing the bottled water 20, the user has to hold the suction cup 18c coupled with the cap 18b with one hand while exchanging a new bottle of water with the other hand. Foreign matters on the long 18c, there is a problem in hygiene.

In addition, since the suction hose 18a is formed long, when the bottled water bottle 20 is removed from the bottled water container receiving unit 14 and replaced with a new bottled water bottle, the suction hose 18a is twisted to prevent bottled water supply. At the same time, there is a problem that the water accumulated in the suction hose (18a) is always accumulated, causing the water to deteriorate.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a cold and hot water heater, which is configured to be simply or manually coupled to the suction pipe and the suction guide for guiding the flow of bottled water by the flow means.

Cold and hot water according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the main body and a plurality of parts are built; Bottled water passage provided on one side of the main body for supplying bottled water; A suction pipe installed at one side of the main body and guiding the bottled water to be sucked into the main body; A suction guide provided at one side of the bottle to guide the flow of bottled water; The suction pipe or the suction guide is coupled to the suction pipe or the suction guide is characterized in that it comprises a flow means for flowing up / down.

The suction guide is characterized in that it comprises a suction bracket for guiding the bottled water suction of the bottled water, and a fixing bracket for fixing the suction cup.

One side of the suction pipe is characterized in that the guide guide for guiding the suction tube and the fixing bracket to be seated at the same time as seating the bottled water in the correct position.

One surface of the suction cup is characterized in that the air groove for guiding the air to enter the interior of the bottled water from the outside is formed.

The flow means is characterized in that the lever assembly or motor assembly.

The lever assembly may be formed on one side of the lever moving part or lever connecting rod which moves up and down, the lever fixing part which fixes and supports the lever moving part or the lever connecting member, and the lever moving part or the lever connecting member to facilitate the user's grip. It characterized in that it comprises a lever knob to make.

In addition, the motor assembly is characterized in that it comprises a motor for generating power, a pinion to rotate by the driving force of the motor, and a rack flowing up and down in accordance with the rotation of the pinion.

According to the present invention having such a configuration, it is possible to replace the bottled water bottle more easily, there is an advantage that can be supplied to clean water so that the water used is not accumulated or remaining.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the main body and bottled water bottle of the cold and hot water according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. According to this, the cold and hot water is formed in a substantially rectangular pillar shape is composed of a main body 100, a plurality of parts are built-in, the bottled water bottle 200 is provided in the lower side of the main body 100 to supply the bottled water.

The extraction unit 120 for extracting the bottled water of the bottled water bottle 200 is formed above the front portion of the main body 100. The take-out part 122 is formed in the take-out unit 120 for intermittently discharging the water discharge of the cold and hot water heater, and a water collecting container (not shown) is formed below the take-out cock 122, the upper side of the drip container The drip tank cover 124 is provided.

The front cover 140 for selectively opening and closing the bottle holder (not shown) in which the bottled water bottle 200 is accommodated is installed at the lower portion of the outlet 120. The front cover 140 is preferably formed of a transparent material or a plurality of long holes 142 are formed so that the state of the bottled water bottle 200 accommodated in the bottled water container receiving portion.

And, although not shown on the lower surface of the bottle storage container is provided with a bottled water bottle rests to guide the sliding water guide to position the bottled water bottle 200 in a fixed position, the bottled water bottle ( The handle is gripped to facilitate the entrance and exit of the bottled water bottle rest 200 is placed.

Figure 3a and 3b is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the suction pipe of the cold water heater adopting a preferred embodiment of the present invention flows downward and coupled to the suction guide, Figure 4a and 4b is a cold water heater employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention A partial side view and a front view of the suction pipe of FIG. 5 are shown in which the suction pipe of the assembly is manually engaged with the suction guide by the lever means, and FIG. 5 is a partial front view of the other embodiment of FIG. 4B.

First, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, an inner side of the main body 100, that is, an upper side of the bottled water storage unit, is provided with a suction pipe 160. Although not shown, the suction pipe 160 serves to suck the bottled water of the bottled water bottle 200 into the cold water tank and the hot water tank of the main body 100.

At one side of the suction pipe 160 to guide the bottled water 200 to be seated at the correct position and at the same time to guide the coupling of the suction bracket 160 and the fixing bracket 184 of the suction guide 180 to be described below Guide guide 150 is formed. The guide guide 150 is formed in a substantially rectangular cylindrical shape, a fixing groove (not shown) is formed in the front portion so that the fixing bracket 184 is received and fixed.

In more detail, the fixing groove has a shape recessed from the front to the rear, and is formed to narrow the space toward the rear so that the fixing bracket 184 is formed to enter and exit the wide space in the front and to be fixed at the rear. It is preferable that the outer circumferential surface of the groove is guided to the guide groove 184 'formed on the outer circumferential surface of the fixing bracket 184 to be easily coupled.

In addition, a lower end of the suction pipe 160 is provided with a coupling member 162 that is directly coupled to the fixing bracket 184, the coupling member 162 is formed of an injection molding or a metal material of the suction pipe 160 Attached inside the bottom and joined.

The outside of the lower end of the coupling member 162 is inserted into the fixing bracket 184 to prevent the suction pipe 160 from flowing and at the same time air is not sucked from the outside when the bottled water 200 is sucked in. There is provided a sealing member 162a to seal the sealing.

The sealing member 162a is preferably an O-ring made of a rubber material, and is fitted to the lower end of the coupling member 162 to be combined with the inside of the fixing bracket 184 so that the suction pipe 160 and the suction guide are provided. Let 180 be sealed.

In addition, as opposed to the state in which the coupling member 162 of the suction pipe 160 is coupled to the inside of the fixing bracket 184, a predetermined protrusion inside the fixing bracket 184 as shown in Figure 3b It is also possible to form a shape and having a sealing member 184a as described above to be inserted into the coupling member 162 to be coupled.

On the other hand, the upper side of the bottled water bottle 200 is provided with a suction guide 180 coupled to correspond to the suction pipe 160. The suction guide 180 is integrally or separately formed with the suction cup 182 inserted into the bottled water bottle 200 and the suction cup 182, that is, the bottled water bottle 200 is formed on the upper side of the bottled water bottle 200. It consists of a fixing bracket 184 fixed to the inlet of.

The suction cup 182 is preferably formed as long as possible to reach the inner bottom of the bottled water bottle 200 to suck all the bottled water of the bottled water bottle 200, is formed of a rigid plastic material, the end of More preferably, the bottled water bottle cap 200 is formed at an angle so as to penetrate easily through the bottled water bottle cap 220.

In addition, one surface of the suction cup 182 coupled to the bottle cap 220 is formed with an air groove 182a through which air is introduced so as to smoothly suck the bottled water of the bottled water bottle 200.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the suction tube flows downward by the manual lever assembly, and looks at the state in which the suction guide is coupled to the suction guide.

The suction pipe 160 and the suction guide 180 may be coupled to the lever assembly 170. The lever assembly 170 may include a lever moving part 172 inserted into the fixing bracket 184 and the lever moving part 172. Lever fixing portion 174 for fixing and supporting), a lever handle 176 formed on one side of the lever moving portion 172 to be gripped by the user, and formed below the lever fixing portion 174 The lever guide 178 is configured.

The lever moving part 172 is formed integrally with the lever handle 176, and when the user grasps the lever handle 176 and descends downward, the lever moving part 172 moves directly downward to be coupled to the fixing bracket 184. A sealing member 172a is further provided outside the end portion so as to be completely sealed and coupled to the fixing bracket 184.

In addition, the lever fixing portion 174 is coupled to the end of the suction pipe 160 serves to support the lever moving portion 172 moving downward or upward, the lower side of the lever fixing portion 174 A lever guide 178 is formed to guide the movement of the lever handle 176 downward or upward.

The lever guide 178 is formed in a substantially bent 'S' shape, which is to move the lever handle 176 coupled to the lever moving part 172 downward or upward to stop the lever handle 176 ) Is inserted into the bent portion of the top / bottom to fix the lever handle 176 not to flow.

Meanwhile, FIG. 5 illustrates another embodiment of FIG. 4B. As shown in FIG. 5, one side of the lever handle 176 of the lever assembly 170 is fixed to the one side of the main body 100 by a hinge 179, and the lever is fixed. It is also possible to allow the lever moving portion 172 coupled with the handle 176 to be installed to be movable up / down.

FIG. 7 is a partial front view showing the bottled water bottle of the cold / hot water machine in which the preferred embodiment of the present invention is manually engaged with the suction pipe by the flow means of the lever assembly. As shown in the drawing, the suction pipe 160 is fixed to one side of the main body 100, and the bottled water bottle holder 177 in which the bottled water bottle 200 is placed is flowed upward by the lever assembly 170 and coupled thereto. Be sure to

The lower side of the bottled water bottle holder 177 is provided with a lever connector 175 is coupled to one end and the other end is coupled to support the lower center of the bottled water bottle holder 177. The lever connecting portion 175 is coupled to the hinge 179 to the lever fixing portion 174, the center portion of which is fixed to the lower side of the bottled water holder 177.

Therefore, when the force is applied downward to the lever handle 176, the portion combined with the bottled water bottle rest 177 relative to the center portion of the lever connecting rod 175 flows upwards so that the bottled water bottle 200 By moving upward, the suction pipe 160 and the suction guide 180 installed in the bottled water bottle 200 are coupled to each other.

And, Figure 6 is a partial front view showing a state in which the suction pipe of the cold and hot water heater adopting a preferred embodiment of the present invention is automatically coupled with the suction guide by the flow means of the motor assembly, Figure 8 is a preferred embodiment of the present invention Partial front view is shown in which the bottled water of the cold and hot water heater employed is automatically coupled to the suction pipe by the flow means of the motor assembly.

As shown in these figures, the motor assembly 190 is coupled to the motor generating power (not shown), the pinion 192 rotating by the driving force of the motor, and the pinion 192 and the gear type. As the pinion 192 rotates, the rack 194 moves up and down.

The motor assembly 190 is installed on one side of the suction pipe 160 as shown in FIG. 6 so that the suction pipe 160 flows downward or as shown in FIG. 8 of the bottled water bottle 200. The suction guide 180 coupled to the bottled water bottle 200 is installed at a lower side thereof to move upward, and thus the suction pipe 160 and the suction guide 180 may be coupled to each other.

In addition, the motor assembly 190 is provided with a separate front cover detection device (not shown) on one side of the main body 100 and the front cover 140, such a front cover detection device and one side of the main body 100. Through the control unit (not shown), the suction pipe 160 or the suction guide 180 may be configured to flow upward or downward.

Here, when the suction pipe 160 and the suction guide 180 are automatically flowed as described above, the shapes are as follows.

When the front cover 140 installed at the lower front of the main body 100 is closed, the front cover switch (not shown) is turned on and is applied to the control unit through the front cover detection unit (not shown). Check the current position of the suction pipe 160 through the suction pipe position detection unit (not shown).

In this case, when the suction pipe 160 is in a high position, that is, in a state in which it is not coupled with the suction guide 180 (High state), the suction pipe 160 is driven in a forward direction through a motor driving unit (not shown). By moving the inside of the fixing bracket 184 of the suction guide 180 to be coupled to enable the suction of bottled water.

If the position of the suction pipe 160 does not move into the fixing bracket 184 even after operating for a predetermined time in driving the motor forward to move the suction pipe 160 downward, that is, the suction pipe 160 If the position of) does not go low, stop the motor and make an error beep.

When the front cover 140 is opened, the front cover switch is turned off, and the control unit operates the motor in the reverse direction so that the suction pipe 160 is separated from the fixing bracket 184 and moved upward. do.

Even if the suction pipe 160 is not separated from the fixing bracket 184 even after operating the motor for a predetermined time, that is, if the position of the suction pipe 160 does not become high, the motor is stopped. Make an error beep sound.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-exemplified embodiments, and many other modifications based on the present invention may be made by those skilled in the art within the above technical scope.

As described in detail above, in the cold / hot water dispenser of the present invention, the suction pipe connected to suck the bottled water into one side of the main body and the suction guide for guiding the flow of the bottled water in the bottled water form a manual lever assembly or an automatic motor assembly. To be coupled to the flow means.

Therefore, the bottled water bottle provided in the cold and hot water can be easily and easily removed, replaced and recombined to save the user's time required to replace the bottled water bottle.

In addition, by replacing the bottled water, the suction pipe and the suction guide are automatically coupled by one lever operation or a motor, and thus the user's ease of use is also expected to be improved.

In addition, since the length of the suction pipe connected to the inside of the main body is short, there is no need to worry about the safety of the use of the cold or hot water according to the deterioration of water or the propagation of bacteria that has always been accumulated in the long suction hose of the conventional cold and hot water dispenser. have.

As a result, the convenience and safety of the use of the cold and hot water heaters are secured, thereby increasing the reliability of the product and increasing the recognition of the product, thereby increasing the purchasing desire for the product.

Claims (7)

A main body in which a plurality of parts are built; Bottled water passage provided on one side of the main body for supplying bottled water; A suction pipe installed at one side of the main body and guiding the bottled water to be sucked into the main body; A suction guide provided at one side of the bottle to guide the flow of bottled water; Cold and hot water, characterized in that it comprises a flow means for the suction pipe or the suction guide flows up / down to couple the suction pipe and the suction guide. The method of claim 1, wherein the suction guide, Suction cup guide to guide the inhalation of the bottled water, Cold and hot water heater, characterized in that comprising a fixing bracket for fixing the suction cupboard. According to claim 1, One side of the suction pipe, The hot and cold water heater, characterized in that the guide guide for guiding the suction tube and the fixing bracket is coupled to the bottle while seating the bottle in the correct position. The cold and hot water heater of claim 2, wherein an air groove is formed on one surface of the suction cup to guide air to the inside of the bottled water from the outside. The hot and cold water heater according to claim 1, wherein the flow means is a lever assembly or a motor assembly. The method of claim 5, wherein the lever assembly, A lever moving part or lever connecting rod which flows up and down, A lever fixing part for fixing and supporting the lever moving part or lever connecting rod, Cold and hot water heater, characterized in that it comprises a lever handle which is formed on one side of the lever moving portion or lever connecting rod to facilitate the user's grip. The method of claim 5, wherein the motor assembly, Motor to generate power, A pinion that rotates with the driving force of the motor, Cold and hot water heater, characterized in that it comprises a rack flowing up / down in accordance with the rotation of the pinion.

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