TW202123861A - Cold container for sparkling drinks mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

A cold container for sparkling drinks mechanism includes a barrel body and a sensing module. The barrel body includes a sidewall. A condenser tube is wound around the sidewall. The condenser tube is for being communicated with a condenser device. The sensing module is electrically connected to the condenser device. The sensing module includes a first sensing member and a second sensing member. The first sensing member is disposed on an interior of the barrel body. The second sensing member is in touch with the barrel body.

Description

Cooler of bubble water machine

The invention relates to a cooler of a bubble water machine.

According to the principle of the cooler of the general bubble water machine, the liquid is circulated in the barrel, and a low-temperature condenser is wound outside the barrel. The liquid is cooled, and then the liquid in the barrel is diverted out after the temperature is cooled, that is, cold drinks are available for drinking. In order to fully dissolve carbon dioxide into the drinking water, the drinking water needs to be at an extremely low temperature to increase the solubility of carbon dioxide. Therefore, the cooling power of the conventional bubble water condenser tube is extremely large, so that the drinking water that has just flowed into the barrel can be quickly cooled and kept in a low temperature state.

However, because the low-temperature condensing tube is wound around the barrel, when the temperature of the liquid in the barrel drops to close to the freezing point, the liquid located on the peripheral wall of the barrel will begin to freeze, and as the condenser continues to perform on the barrel. Cooling will make the ice layer condensed on the inner wall of the barrel thicker and thicker. This will not only waste the electric energy consumed by the condensation effect of the bubble water machine, but also reduce the liquid in the barrel, which reduces the supply of cold drinks. Shortcomings that need to be improved urgently.

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a novel and advanced bubble water cooler to solve the above-mentioned problems.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a cooler for a bubble water machine, which can effectively detect the thickness of the ice layer in the barrel. When the thickness of the ice layer reaches a certain level, the condenser tube will no longer perform cooling operations to avoid wasting electrical energy and causing the barrel. The fluid in the body will be relatively reduced and the supply of cold drinks will decrease.

In order to achieve the above objective, the present invention provides a cooler of a bubble water machine, which includes a barrel and a detection module. The barrel body includes a peripheral wall, and a condenser tube is wound around the peripheral wall, and the condenser tube is connected to a condenser device. The detection module is electrically connected to the condensing device, and includes a first detection element and a second detection element. The first detection element is arranged in the barrel, and the second detection element is in contact with the barrel. Wherein, when the liquid in the barrel contacts the first detection element, the first detection element and the second detection element are electrically conducted by the electrical conduction of the liquid and the barrel, and the detection module is provided for Start the operation of the condensing device; when the liquid in the barrel does not touch the first detection element, the first detection element and the second detection element are not electrically connected, and the detection module is used to turn off the operation of the condensing device .

The following examples are only used to illustrate the possible implementation aspects of the present invention, but they are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention, and are described first.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 4, which show a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The cooler of the bubble water machine of the present invention includes a barrel 1 and a detection module 3.

The barrel 1 includes a peripheral wall 11, and a condensing pipe 2 is wound around the peripheral wall 11, and the condensing pipe 2 is connected to a condensing device (not shown). When the condensing device is in operation, the working fluid of the condensing device That is, it is directed to the condenser tube 2 to cool the barrel 1. In this embodiment, the cooler of the bubble water machine further includes a water outlet pipe 42, a water inlet pipe 43, and an air filling pipe 44. The water outlet pipe 42 penetrates the top of the barrel 1 and extends to the barrel 1 The bottom.

The detection module 3 is electrically connected to the condensing device, and includes a first detection element 31 and a second detection element 32. The first detection element 31 is disposed in the barrel 1, and the second detection element 32 is connected to the The barrel 1 is in contact.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the liquid in the barrel 1 contacts the first detection element 31, the first detection element 31 and the second detection element 32 are electrically conducted by the liquid and the barrel 1 When it is electrically conductive, the detection module 3 is used to start the operation of the condensing device; when the liquid in the barrel 1 does not contact the first detection element 31, the first detection element 31 and the second detection element 32 is not electrically conductive. The detection module 3 is used to shut down the operation of the condensing device. Specifically, when the temperature in the barrel 1 is too low, the liquid on the inner side of the peripheral wall 11 begins to condense into an ice layer. When the thickness of the ice layer is large enough to cover the first detection element 31, the first detection element 31 does not contact the liquid in the barrel 1. Since the ice layer is not conductive, the first detection element 31 and the The second detection element 32 is not electrically conductive, and the detection module 3 turns off the operation of the condensing device to prevent the continuous cooling in the barrel 1 from making the ice layer thicker and thicker. Therefore, the present invention can avoid wasting electric energy and avoid As a result, the liquid in the barrel 1 is relatively reduced and the supply of cold drinks is reduced, and the structure is simple.

Specifically, the first detection element 31 includes a first detection end 311 and a set of connecting sections 312. The set of connecting sections 312 pass through the barrel 1, and the set of connecting sections 312 and the first detection end 311 are different from each other. The first detection end 311 extends into the barrel 1, and the first detection end 311 is electrically connected to the second detection element 32 by the conduction of the liquid and the barrel 1, so the ice layer The thickness needs to be large enough to cover the first detection end 311, so that the first detection end 311 and the second detection element 32 are not electrically connected, which can prevent the opening and closing status of the condensing device from being switched too frequently, which will It becomes more power consuming and causes the condensing device to wear out.

In this embodiment, the connecting section 312 penetrates the peripheral wall 11 and is adjacent to the bottom of the barrel 1, and the second detection element 32 is assembled on the top of the barrel 1.

It also includes a water level gauge 41. The water level gauge 41 is installed on the top of the barrel 1 and penetrates into the barrel 1 to detect the water level in the barrel 1. When the water level gauge 41 measures the inside of the barrel 1 The liquid can be replenished immediately after the water level drops.

When the first detection element 31 and the second detection element 32 are not electrically connected, after the detection module 3 has passed a predetermined time, the first detection element 31 and the second detection element 32 are still not electrically connected At this time, the detection module 3 is used to shut down the condensing device. In addition, one of the first detection element 31 and the second detection element 32 is a ground wire. In this embodiment, the second detection element is a ground wire, which can avoid the first detection element 31 and the second detection element. 32 Leakage and electricity to outsiders. Furthermore, the preset time is three to five minutes. In this embodiment, it is three minutes to have a buffer time. When a user takes the liquid in the barrel 1 within the preset time, it will proceed. In the process of adding liquid, when the temperature of the liquid newly injected into the barrel 1 is relatively high, the ice layer will melt, and the condensing device does not need to stop moving, which can avoid frequent switching of the condensing device.

It is worth mentioning that the cooler of the bubble water machine further includes at least one attachment member 5, the at least one attachment member 5 is provided on the inner side of the peripheral wall 11 and extends radially inward, and the at least one attachment member 5 can be used for ice Layer adhesion prevents the ice layer from peeling off the peripheral wall 11 and the liquid in the barrel 1 from drifting.

Preferably, the attachment member 5 is plate-shaped and extends in the axial direction of the barrel 1, and the attachment member 5 is provided with a plurality of perforations 51, so that the ice layer can communicate with the perforation 51, and it is easier to attach to the perforation 51. Attachment 5.

Wherein, the attachment member 5 is an L-shaped plate member, the attachment member 5 includes a bending section 52, the bending section 52 abuts against the peripheral wall 11, and an end of the attachment member 5 away from the peripheral wall 11 is provided with a concave-convex structure 53 The concave-convex structure 53 is also used to make the ice layer more easily adhere to the attachment member 5.

Preferably, the number of the at least one attachment member 5 is plural, the plurality of attachment members 5 are arranged in a ring shape to evenly support the ice layer, and the first detection element 31 is arranged on any two adjacent attachment members 5 , And the first detection element 31 slightly exceeds the range of the axial length of each attachment 5.

In summary, when the temperature of the bubble water machine of the present invention is too low, the liquid on the inner side of the peripheral wall begins to condense into an ice layer. When the thickness of the ice layer is large enough to cover the first detection element At this time, the first detection element is not in contact with the liquid in the barrel. Since the ice layer is not conductive, the first detection element and the second detection element are not electrically connected, and the detection module turns off the condensation The operation of the device avoids the continuous cooling of the barrel body to make the ice layer thicker and thicker. Therefore, the present invention can avoid wasting electric energy and avoid causing the liquid in the barrel body to be relatively reduced, resulting in a decrease in the supply of cold drinks, and has a simple structure.

1: barrel 2: Condenser 3: Detection module 5: attachment 11: Zhoubi 31: The first detection element 32: The second detection element 311: first detection end 312: Assembly section 41: Water level gauge 42: Outlet pipe 43: inlet pipe 44: Gas filling line 51: Piercing 52: bending section 53: Concave-convex structure

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a top view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 is a side view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 4 is a diagram of the use state of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1: barrel

2: Condenser

5: attachment

11: Zhoubi

31: The first detection element

311: first detection end

312: Assembly section

51: Piercing

52: bending section

Claims (10)

A cooler of a bubble water machine, including: A barrel including a peripheral wall, a condenser tube is arranged around the outer side of the peripheral wall, and the condenser tube is connected to a condenser device; A detection module electrically connected to the condensing device, including a first detection element and a second detection element, the first detection element is arranged in the barrel, and the second detection element is in contact with the barrel; Wherein, when the liquid in the barrel contacts the first detection element, the first detection element and the second detection element are electrically conducted by the electrical conduction of the liquid and the barrel, and the detection module is provided for Start the operation of the condensing device; when the liquid in the barrel does not touch the first detection element, the first detection element and the second detection element are not electrically connected, and the detection module is used to turn off the operation of the condensing device . The cooler of the bubble water machine according to claim 1, wherein the first detection element includes a first detection end and a set of connecting sections, the set of connecting sections penetrates the barrel, the set of connecting sections and the first A detection end is not electrically connected, the first detection end extends into the barrel, and the first detection end is electrically connected with the second detection element through the conduction of the liquid and the barrel. The cooler of the bubble water machine according to claim 2, wherein the assembly section penetrates the peripheral wall and is adjacent to the bottom of the barrel, and the second detection element is assembled on the top of the barrel. The cooler of the bubble water machine according to claim 1, wherein when the first detection element and the second detection element are not electrically connected, after the detection module has passed a preset time, the first detection element and When the second detection element is still not electrically conductive, the detection module starts to shut down the operation of the condensing device. The cooler of the bubble water machine according to claim 1 further includes a water level gauge which is arranged on the top of the barrel and penetrates into the barrel to detect the water level in the barrel. The cooler of the bubble water machine according to claim 1, further comprising at least one attachment member, and the at least one attachment member is arranged on the inner side of the peripheral wall and extends radially inward. The cooler of the bubble water machine according to claim 6, wherein the attachment member is plate-shaped and extends in the axial direction of the barrel, and the attachment member is penetrated with a plurality of perforations. The cooler of the bubble water machine according to claim 7, wherein the attachment is an L-shaped plate, the attachment includes a bent section, the bent section abuts against the peripheral wall, and the attachment is away from the peripheral wall A concave-convex structure is provided at one end. The cooler of the bubble water machine according to claim 7, wherein the number of the at least one attachment is plural, the plural attachments are arranged in a ring shape, and the first detection element is arranged on any two adjacent attachments And the first detection element slightly exceeds the range of the axial length of each attachment. The cooler of the bubble water machine according to claim 8, which further includes a water outlet pipe, a water inlet pipe, and an air filling pipe, the water outlet pipe passes through the top of the barrel and extends to the bottom of the barrel; One of the first detection element and the second detection element is a ground wire; the first detection element includes a first detection end and a set of connecting sections, the set of connecting sections pass through the barrel, and the set of connecting sections The first detection terminal is not electrically connected to the first detection terminal, the first detection terminal extends into the barrel, and the first detection terminal is electrically connected to the second detection element through the conduction of the liquid and the barrel; the assembly is connected The section penetrates the peripheral wall and is adjacent to the bottom of the barrel, and the second detection element is assembled on the top of the barrel; when the first detection element and the second detection element are not electrically connected, the detection module After a predetermined period of time, when the first detection element and the second detection element are still not electrically connected, the detection module is used to turn off the operation of the condensing device; it also includes a water level gauge, the water level gauge is set on the The top of the barrel body goes deep into the barrel body to detect the water level in the barrel body; the number of the at least one attachment member is plural, the plural attachment members are arranged in a ring shape, and the first detection element is arranged on any two adjacent ones Between the attachment parts, and the first detection element slightly exceeds the range of the axial length of each attachment part; the preset time is three to five minutes.

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