KR20200083756A - a water purifier mounting swing purifing filter - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a purification filter attachment/detachment device for a water purifier to detachably attach a purification filter which is installed at a sink of a kitchen or the like to purify raw water such as tap water and the like. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the purification filter attachment/detachment device for a water purifier is applied to a purification filter attachment/detachment device for a water purifier to which the purification filter filtering foreign matter from raw water is coupled to be replaceable and comprises: a housing cap having a plurality of nipples horizontally protruding to receive raw water or discharge purified water and a first locking groove formed on the upper surface; and a head for a purifier. The head for a purifier comprises: a main body having an inner flow passage allowing the nipple to be detachably coupled to one end and communicating with the water purifier at the other end, and having a fluid moving path formed therein; a pusher rotationally formed on a wing type upper sidewall extended from the upper part of the main body; and a first locking lever rotationally hinge-coupled to the upper part of the main body, having a first locker formed on the bottom surface to be locked to and unlocked from a first locking groove, and releasing the housing cap as the first locker is unlocked from the first locking groove when being rotated by pressure of the pusher.

Description

A water purifier mounting swing purifing filter for water purifiers

The present specification relates to a water filter desorption device, and more specifically, a water filter desorption device for a water purifier, which is installed in a kitchen sink or the like, and is capable of detaching a water filter for purifying raw water such as tap water to the head of the water purifier It is about.

Unless otherwise indicated herein, the content described in this section is not prior art to the claims of this application and is not admitted to be prior art by inclusion in this section.

In general, an undersink type water purifier is externally concealed in a storage space formed inside a kitchen sink, and water tap water supplied from a water tap is purified by a plurality of water filters, so-called faucet. It is installed to supply water through the drink water supply valve.

A drain hose for discharging the wastewater discharged from the sink into the main drain pipe of the building is disposed in the storage space portion inside the sink in which the undersink type water purifier is installed, and various kinds of articles are stored in the storage space portion. Due to this, when the water filter is replaced with respect to the water purifier, the replacement work is difficult in the narrow storage space.

On the other hand, the desktop type water purifier has the advantage of efficiently utilizing the storage space inside the kitchen sink, and the advantage of freely moving the water purifier position on the top of the sink.

On the other hand, the desktop type water purifier is also inconvenient to require space when replacing the water filter for the water purifier, and the entire water purifier is exposed to the outside, which is undesirable in appearance, and it is also inconvenient to process the water supply hose and drain hose connected to the water purifier. You will have

When replacing the water filter of the undersink type water purifier and the desktop type water purifier described above, it is difficult for ordinary users who do not have expertise in water purifier to replace the water filter, so it is difficult to replace the water filter (the so-called "water purifier coordinator") When requesting a replacement water filter, the inconvenience of having to wait because the replacement of the water filter is not performed immediately, and a problem that the consumer has to pay for the travel expenses associated with a visit to a professional water purifier technician.

A filter connection module and a filter assembly having the same are posted in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2017-0079375.

An embodiment of the present specification relates to a water filter desorption device for a water purifier that allows general users to easily replace the water filter by a one-touch method on the head of the water purifier.

In the embodiment of the present specification, as the water filter is detached from the water purifier head in the horizontal direction, it is unnecessary to install a water purifier or secure a lot of space for replacing the water filter, so it can be easily replaced without being affected by kitchen items placed around the water purifier. It is related to the water filter desorption device for water purifiers.

According to an embodiment of the present specification to achieve the above and other purposes of the present specification,

It is applied to the water filter desorption device for water purifiers, in which a water filter for filtering foreign substances in raw water is exchangeable.

A housing cap in which a plurality of nipples through which raw water or purified water is introduced or discharged is projected horizontally and a first locking groove is formed on an upper surface;

The nipple is detachably coupled to one end and the main body is formed on the inside of the fluid flow path communicating with the other end to the water purifier, and a pusher formed rotatably on the upper side wall of the wing extending over the main body, and the main body The first locker hinged to the top and locked and unlocked in the first locking groove is formed on the bottom surface, and the first locker is unlocked from the first locking groove when rotated by the pusher pressure. Provided is a water purifier filter detachment device comprising a; water purifier head made of a first locking lever for releasing the locking of the housing cap.

According to the water purifier of the present specification having the above-described configuration has the following advantages.

As the general users who do not have expert knowledge of the water purifier can easily replace the water filter with a one-touch method to the water purifier head, it is possible to solve the trouble of requesting a water purifier technician to replace the water filter.

In addition, as the water filter is detached in the horizontal direction to the water purifier head, it is unnecessary to install a water purifier or secure a lot of space for replacing the water filter, so it can be easily replaced without regard to kitchen items placed around the water purifier. It can provide convenience and reliability.

1 is a perspective view of a water purifying filter desorption device for a water purifier according to a preferred embodiment of the present specification,
Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the desorption device shown in Figure 1,
Figure 3 (a,b,c,d) is a cross-sectional view of the use state of the detachable device shown in Figure 1,
Figure 4 is a modified example of the desorption device shown in Figure 1,
5 is a view of a water filter that is replaceably coupled to a water purifier by the desorption device shown in FIG. 1.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the water purifier filter attachment and detachment apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present specification.

1 to 5, the water filter desorption device (A) for a water purifier according to an embodiment of the present specification

For water purifiers in which a water purifying filter (consisting of a housing cap 12 formed in an opening of a filter housing 9 and a filter housing 9) for filtering foreign substances harmful to the human body, such as suspended matter and heavy metals contained in raw water, is replaceable. Applied to water filter desorption device,

A housing cap 12 in which a plurality of nipples 10 through which raw water or purified water is introduced or discharged is formed to protrude horizontally, and a first locking groove 11 is formed on an upper surface;

The body 14 is formed inside the fluid transfer passage 13, the nipple 10 being detachably coupled to one end and the other end communicating with the water purifier (not shown), and the wings extending over the body 14 A pusher 16 (pusher) formed rotatably on the upper side wall 15, and a first locker hinged to the upper portion of the main body 14 and locked and unlocked in the first locking groove 11 ( 17) is formed on the bottom surface, the first to release the locking of the housing cap 12 by unlocking the first rocker 17 from the first locking groove 11 when the pusher 16 is rotated by pressing And a water purifier head (19) made of a locking lever (18).

According to a more preferred embodiment, the housing cap 12 described above

The handle portion 20 is formed on the opposite side of the nipple 10.

An elastic member that is formed between the bracket 21 having an arch shape formed on the upper surface of the main body 14 and the first locking lever 18 and the bracket 21 to press the first locking lever 18 in the vertical direction. (22) (As an example, a compressed coil spring is used);

The first locker 17 of the first locking lever 18 is elastically biased to an initial state that is coupled to the first locking groove 11.

A through groove 23 corresponding to the pusher 16 is formed in the wing-shaped upper side wall 15,

One or more hooks 16 are formed opposite to the inner left and right sides of the pusher 16,

A locking jaw 25 to which the hook 24 is coupled is formed to prevent the pusher 16 from being detached from the through groove 23.

On the inner surface of the pusher (16) is projected to the rib 26 formed in the vertical direction,

The first locking lever 18 is rotated even after the first rocker 17 is released from the first locking groove 11 by pressing the pusher 16 and rotates the first locking lever 18 to the unlocking position. It further includes a secondary locking jaw (27) for limiting the elevation of the first locking lever 18 to prevent the.

A second locking groove 28 formed at a position lower than the first locking groove 11 on the upper surface of the housing cap 12,

The first locking lever 18 is formed by an extension of the connector 40, and one end is hinged and fixed to the wing-shaped lower side wall 29 extending under the main body 14, and the second locking groove ( 28) the second rocker 30 that is locked and unlocked to the second locking lever 38 formed on the bottom surface; further comprising,

When the first and second locking levers 18 are rotated by the pusher 16 pressurization, the first locker 17 and the second locker 30 are first locked grooves 11 and second locked grooves 28. Can be unlocked from

As it further includes; the first rib 31 and the second rib 32, the inclined surface 33 formed on the outer surface forming the first locking groove 11 and the second locking groove 28;

When the nipple 10 of the housing cap 12 is coupled to one end of the fluid movement passage 13 of the main body 14, the first rocker 17 and the second rocker 30 are raised by the inclined surface 33. 1,2 The lever 18 for locking can be rotated to the unlocking position.

The guide jaw 34 which protrudes to the left and right of the wing-shaped lower side wall 29 under the wing-shaped upper side wall 15 of the main body 14,

It further includes a guide cutout 35 formed symmetrically on the left and right sides of the housing cap 12 to correspond to the guide jaw 34.

In the drawings, reference numeral 36 is a through-hole formed on the bottom plate (not shown in the drawing) of the wing-shaped upper side wall 15 and the first rocker 17 is raised and lowered when the first locking lever 18 is rotated. 37 Is a through groove formed on the upper plate (not shown) of the wing-shaped lower side wall 29 and the second rocker 30 is raised and lowered when the second locking lever 38 is rotated.

Hereinafter, an example of use of the water purifying and detaching device for a water purifier according to an embodiment of the present specification will be described according to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the water filter built in the filter housing 9 coupled to the housing cap 12 is made of at least two or more composite filters, a plurality of nipples 10 horizontally formed on the housing cap 12 ) Through which raw water or purified water enters and exits.

That is, the raw water, such as tap water, flows into the filter housing 9 through the first nipple 10a, and the pre-treated water in which suspended substances in the raw water are filtered through the internal pre-treatment water filter is discharged through the second nipple 10b. The RO water filtered by heavy metals, etc. in the pre-treatment water by the external water filter flows into the filter housing 9 through the third nipple 10c, and the water taste of purified water is improved by the internal post-treatment water filter. Post-treatment water is discharged through the fourth nipple (10d).

At this time, since the description of the process for purifying raw water by the water filter built in the filter housing 9 and the external water filter is used in the technical field to which the present specification belongs, detailed descriptions of their configuration will be omitted.

As shown in Figure 3a, in the state gripping the handle portion 20 of the housing cap 12 to which the above-described filter housing 9 is coupled, a plurality of nipples 10 formed in the housing cap 12 is Correspondingly, a half (1/2) of the length of the nipple 10 is horizontally pushed to one end of the fluid movement passage 13 formed in the body 14 to be coupled.

In this case, the guide jaw 34 formed on the left and right sides of the wing-shaped lower side wall 29 under the wing-shaped upper side wall 15 and the left and right sides of the housing cap 12 corresponding to the guide jaw 34 The formed guide incision 35 is unevenly coupled to each other.

That is, since the guide jaw 34 and the guide incision 35 serve as a guide for the housing cap 12, the nipple 10 of the housing cap 12 is easily attached to the fluid movement passage 13 of the body 14 It can be combined.

As the inclined surface 33 is formed on the outer surfaces of the first and second ribs 31 and 32 forming the first and second locking grooves 11 and 28, the housing cap 12 is coupled to the main body 14 In order to do so, the first and second rockers 17 and 30 slide on the inclined surface 33 and are located on the upper surfaces of the first and second ribs 31 and 32 (at this time, the first locking lever 18 and the arch shape) The elastic member 22 formed between the brackets (21) is subjected to a compressive force).

Therefore, since the first and second locking levers 18 and 38 are rotated upward, the first and second lockers 17 and 30 are the bottom plate of the wing-shaped upper side wall 15 and the wing-shaped lower side wall 29. It is raised through the through hole 36 and the through groove 37 formed in the top plate.

As shown in FIG. 3B, the entire length of the nipple 10 of the housing cap 12 is pushed into the fluid movement passage 13 of the main body 14 in a state where the handle portion 20 is gripped.

Due to this, the first and second locking levers 18 and 38 are returned to the initial position by the elastic restoring force of the elastic member 22.

That is, the first and second rockers 17 and 30 of the first and second locking levers 18 and 38 are lowered. Due to this, the connector 40 is connected to the first rocker 17 and the first locking lever 18 formed on the bottom surface of the first locking lever 18 hinged and fixed to the upper portion of the main body 14. The second locker 30 formed on the bottom surface of the extended locking lever 38 for the first locking groove 11 and the second locking groove 28 formed on the upper surface of the housing cap 12 correspondingly Combined.

Therefore, when the housing cap 12 is coupled to the main body 14 by a one-touch method, the first and second rockers 17 and 30 of the first and second locking levers 18 and 38 are provided with the housing cap 12. As the first and second locking grooves 11 and 28 are unevenly coupled to each other, it is possible to prevent the housing cap 12 from being detached from the main body 14.

As shown in Figure 3c, the pusher 16 formed rotatably on the wing-shaped upper side wall 15 of the body 14 to separate the housing cap 12 detachably coupled to the above-described body 14 As the lower side is pressed, the second locking lever formed by the first locking lever 18, the first locking lever 18 and the connector 40 and hinged to the wing-shaped lower side wall 29 is fixed. (38) is rotated (at this time, the elastic member 22 formed between the first locking lever 18 and the arch-shaped bracket 21 is subjected to a compressive force).

The first and second locking levers 18 and 38 are rotated upward by rotating the first and second locking levers 18 and 38 around the hinge pins (not shown in the drawing) due to the above-described pusher 16 pressure. ), the first and second lockers 17 and 30 formed on the bottom surface of the housing cap 12 are separated from the first and second locking grooves 11 and 28.

Due to this, the locking state of the housing cap 12 with respect to the main body 14 is released.

As shown in Figure 3d, the first and second locking grooves (11,28) of the first and second rockers (17,30) of the first and second locking levers (18,38) of the aforementioned housing cap (12) ) To detach the housing cap 12 from the body 14 by gripping the handle 20 of the housing cap 12 in a detached state.

Accordingly, the nipple 10 of the housing cap 12 can be separated from the fluid movement passage 13 of the body 14 corresponding thereto.

At this time, the second locking lever (extended formed on the first locking lever 18 and the first locking lever 18) by the elastic restoring force of the elastic member 22 as the external force pressing the pusher 16 is removed. Since 38) returns to the initial position, the first and second rockers 17 and 30 formed on the bottom surfaces of the first and second locking levers 18 and 38 have a bottom plate and wings of the wing-type upper side wall 15. It is lowered through the through hole 36 and the through groove 37 formed in the upper plate of the lower side wall 29 of the mold.

According to the water filter desorption device for a water purifier according to the embodiment of the present specification as described above,

When the housing cap 12 to which the filter housing 9 is coupled is coupled in the horizontal direction by the one-touch method to the body 14 of the head 19 for the water purifier connected to the water purifier (not shown), the body 14 The first and second locking grooves 11 and 28 of the first and second rockers 17 and 30 of the first and second locking levers 18 and 38 formed to be rotatable in the housing cap 12 are correspondingly formed. Is coupled to. Due to this, the housing cap 12 detachably coupled to the main body 14 can be locked.

On the other hand, when the pusher 16 formed rotatably on the wing-shaped upper side wall 15 of the main body 14 is pressed, the first and second locking levers 18 and 38 are rotated to turn the first and second lockers 17 As the ,30) is detached from the first and second locking grooves 11 and 28 and the locking of the housing cap 12 relative to the main body 14 is released, the handle portion 20 of the housing cap 12 is gripped. By separating in the horizontal direction, the housing cap 12 can be easily removed from the body 14.

As described above, the housing cap 12 to which the filter housing 9 is coupled can be coupled and separated in the horizontal direction to the main body 14, so that when replacing the filter housing 9 in the water purifier, the space is limited. It is unnecessary to secure a lot of space.

Here, although the above-described specification has been described with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art variously modify the specification without departing from the spirit and scope of the specification as set forth in the claims below. You will understand that you can change it.

10; Nipple
11; 1st locking home
12; Housing cap
13; Fluid flow path
14; main body
15; Wing-shaped upper side wall
16; Pusher
17; 1st locker
18; First locking lever
19; Water Purifier Head
20; Handle
21; Bracket
22; Elastic member
23; Through groove
24; hook
25; Jam
26; live
27; Secondary locking jaws
28; 2nd locking home
29; Wing-shaped lower side wall
30; 2nd locker
31; 1st rib
32; 2nd rib
33; incline
34; Guide chin
35; Guide incision

Claims (8)

A housing cap in which a plurality of nipples through which raw water or purified water is introduced or discharged is projected horizontally, a first locking groove is formed on an upper surface, and a water filter is formed on a lower surface;
The nipple is detachably coupled to one end and the main body is formed on the inside of the fluid movement path communicating with the other end to the water purifier, and the pusher is formed rotatably on the upper side wall of the wing extending to the top of the main body, and the top of the main body And a water purifier head made of a first locking lever formed on a bottom surface of a first locker which is hinged to be rotatably fixed and locked and unlocked in the first locking groove. Device. According to claim 1,
The housing cap
The water filter desorption device for a water purifier, characterized in that the handle portion is formed on the opposite side of the nipple. According to claim 1,
As it further comprises; an elastic member formed between the first locking lever and the bracket and pressing the first locking lever in the vertical direction;
And a first locker of the first locking lever elastically biases the first locker coupled to the first locking groove in an initial state. According to claim 1,
A through groove corresponding to the pusher is formed in the upper side wall of the wing,
One or more hooks are formed opposite to the inner left and right sides of the pusher,
Purification filter desorption device for a water purifier, characterized in that the engaging jaw is formed with the hook to prevent the pusher from being detached from the through groove. According to claim 1,
On the inner surface of the pusher is formed protruding on the rib formed in the vertical direction,
An auxiliary locking jaw to prevent the first locking lever from rotating even after the first locker is released from the first locking groove by the pusher pressing and rotating the first locking lever to the unlocking position; A water filter desorption device for a water purifier, further comprising a. According to claim 1,
A second locking groove formed at a position lower than the first locking groove on the upper surface of the housing cap,
The second locker, which is extended to the first locking lever and is hingedly fixed to one end of the wing-shaped lower side wall extended to the lower portion of the main body, is locked and unlocked in the second locking groove on the bottom surface. As it further comprises a second locking lever formed;
When the first and second locking levers are rotated by the pusher press, the first and second lockers are unlocked from the first locking groove and the second locking groove. Device. The method of claim 1 or 6,
As further comprising; the inclined surface formed on the outer surface of the first rib and the second rib forming the first locking groove and the second locking groove;
When coupling the nipple of the housing cap to one end of the fluid movement passage of the main body, the first and second rockers are raised by the inclined surface to rotate the first and second locking levers to an unlocking position. Water filter desorption device for water purifiers. The method of claim 6,
A guide jaw protruding opposite to the left and right sides of the wing-shaped lower side wall under the wing-shaped upper side wall of the main body,
And a guide cutout formed symmetrically on the left and right sides of the housing cap to correspond to the guide jaw.

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