WO2019172531A1 - Dispositif de distribution d'eau - Google Patents

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WO2019172531A1
WO2019172531A1 PCT/KR2019/001315 KR2019001315W WO2019172531A1 WO 2019172531 A1 WO2019172531 A1 WO 2019172531A1 KR 2019001315 W KR2019001315 W KR 2019001315W WO 2019172531 A1 WO2019172531 A1 WO 2019172531A1
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Heesang Yoon
Sangsoo AHN
Junseok YOU
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Lg Electronics Inc.
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
    • E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
    • E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
    • E03C1/04—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/12—Flow or pressure control devices or systems, e.g. valves, gas pressure control, level control in storage containers
    • B67D1/1277—Flow control valves
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/0042—Details of specific parts of the dispensers
    • B67D1/0081—Dispensing valves
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
    • E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
    • E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
    • E03C1/04—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
    • E03C1/0404—Constructional or functional features of the spout
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
    • E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
    • E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
    • E03C1/05—Arrangements of devices on wash-basins, baths, sinks, or the like for remote control of taps
    • E03C1/055—Electrical control devices, e.g. with push buttons, control panels or the like
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D35/00—Filtering devices having features not specifically covered by groups B01D24/00 - B01D33/00, or for applications not specifically covered by groups B01D24/00 - B01D33/00; Auxiliary devices for filtration; Filter housing constructions
    • B01D35/02—Filters adapted for location in special places, e.g. pipe-lines, pumps, stop-cocks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D2210/00—Indexing scheme relating to aspects and details of apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught or for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
    • B67D2210/00002—Purifying means
    • B67D2210/00005—Filters
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
    • E03C2201/00—Details, devices or methods not otherwise provided for
    • E03C2201/40—Arrangement of water treatment devices in domestic plumbing installations

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  • the present disclosure relates to a water dispensing device.
  • a water dispensing device which is a device configured to supply water, is a device that may discharge a desired amount of water according to user's manipulation.
  • a water dispensing device when a general user operates a lever or a button, stored water may be discharged through a nozzle.
  • the water dispensing device is configured such that while the user manipulates the lever or the button, a valve of the nozzle is opened so that the water is discharged, and the user terminates the manipulation of the lever or the button while identifying an amount of water being filled in a cup or a container.
  • the water dispensing device may typically be applied to a refrigerator and a water purifier.
  • the water dispensing device provided in the refrigerator and the water purifier may function to automatically supply a set amount of water according to user's manipulation.
  • a water dispensing device has been developed which may supply cold water and hot water as well as simply supply purified water.
  • a pipe connecting structure including a rotation connecting member coupled to a connection hole formed in a water treatment device in which water is introduced or discharged and is processed and a pipe connecting member having one side connected to a pipe rotatably connected to the rotation connecting member and extending from an inside of the water treatment device and the other side connected to a pipe extending from the outside is disclosed in Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2014-0047995.
  • the length of a passage may be reduced.
  • hot water or cold water is supplied, hot water, cold water, and purified water are discharged through a top cover defining an upper surface of a body to minimize loss of a temperature.
  • a structure is formed in which separate pipes are connected to opposite sides of a pipe hole with respect to the top cover.
  • the above-described conventional under-sink-type water treatment device has a problem in that when a pipe is separated from an upper side of a top cover to replace the pipe, water leaks, and water filled in the pipe is introduced into a housing through a pipe hole.
  • a water dispensing device includes an under-sink portion installed inside a sink, and a faucet, at least a part of the faucet, which includes a water discharging nozzle, being installed outside the sink.
  • the under-sink portion includes a housing including a top cover defining a flat upper surface, a raw water pipe configured to guide raw water supplied from the outside of the housing to an inside of the housing, a filter configured to purify the water supplied along the raw water pipe into purified water, and a water discharging pipe through which the purified water passing through the filter flows, and is installed inside the sink.
  • the faucet includes a water discharging nozzle configured to supply the water supplied through the water discharging pipe to a user, and at least a part of the faucet, which includes the water discharging nozzle, is installed outside the sink.
  • the water discharging pipe has one end connected to a side of the filter and the other end passing through the top cover and exposed to the outside of the top cover.
  • connection pipe the other end of the water discharging pipe, exposed to the outside of the top cover, is connected to the faucet through a connection pipe.
  • connection pipe is connected to each other through a separate connection member.
  • connection member includes a check valve configured to control flow of the water from the connection pipe to the water discharging pipe.
  • the top cover includes at least one pipe hole through which the water discharging pipe passes and an outer blocking wall protruding upward from an upper surface of the top cover, spaced apart from the pipe hole, and surrounding a circumference of the pipe hole.
  • the top cover includes an inner blocking wall protruding upward from the upper surface of the top cover and formed along the circumference of the pipe hole.
  • the other end of the water discharging pipe exposed to the outside of the top cover, includes a bent portion bent in a vertical direction and then bent in a transverse direction while passing through the top cover.
  • a support guide protruding to be bent in a shape corresponding to the bent portion is formed on the upper surface of the top cover to contactably support the bent portion.
  • a groove inwardly concave such that the bent portion is accommodated therein is formed on an upper surface of the support guide.
  • a fixing protrusion protruding inward such that at least a part of the bent portion is press-fitted therein is formed in the groove.
  • a width of an inlet of the groove is smaller than a diameter of the water discharging pipe, and a half of more of the water discharging pipe with respect to a cross section is accommodated in the groove.
  • a protective cap having an upward concave space and covering the support guide and the bent portion is mounted on the upper surface of the top cover.
  • a communication hole through which the water discharging pipe transversely extending from an end of the bent portion passes is formed in the protective cap.
  • a lower end of the protective cap is formed to have a shape corresponding to the outer blocking wall, and surrounds an outer circumference of the outer blocking wall.
  • a fastening boss protruding upward is formed on the upper surface of the top cover, and a fastening hole is formed at a position corresponding to the fastening boss in the protective cap.
  • the protective cap has an extending wall extending downward from an inner upper surface thereof.
  • a water dispensing device may have the following effects.
  • a pipe hole through which a water discharging pipe passes and a connection portion between the water discharging pipe and the connection pipe are spaced apart from each other in a transverse direction, so that a phenomenon may be prevented in which water leaking by gravity is introduced into the pipe hole.
  • the water discharging pipe may be more stably maintained in a bent state, and the bent state of the water discharging pipe may be easily fixed.
  • connection portion between the upper surface of the under-sink portion and the water discharging pipe may be protected.
  • the length of a passage connecting the under-sink portion and the faucet is reduced, so that loss of the temperature of hot water or cold water according to an increase in the length of the passage may be minimized.
  • FIG. 1 is a view schematically illustrating a state in which a water dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is mounted on a sink;
  • FIG. 2 is a water piping diagram for explaining a process of discharging hot water from the water dispensing device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the water dispensing device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating only a top cover, a water discharging pipe, and a connection pipe;
  • FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a protective cap is separated in FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 7 is a partial enlarged view of FIG. 6.
  • FIG. 8 is a plan view illustrating a state in which the protective cap is removed in FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 1 is a view schematically illustrating a state in which a water dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is mounted on a sink.
  • FIG. 2 is a water piping diagram for explaining a process of discharging hot water from the water dispensing device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a state in which a faucet is mounted on the sink.
  • the water dispensing device may correspond to a water purifier, a refrigerator, and the like.
  • the water dispensing device may be provided as an under-sink-type water purifier.
  • the water dispensing device includes an under-sink portion 100 installed inside a sink 10, and a faucet 200, at least a part of which is installed to be exposed to the outside of the sink 10.
  • the under-sink portion 100 includes a housing 110 including a top cover 111 defining a flat upper surface. Further, the under-sink portion 100 includes a raw water pipe 11 configured to guide raw water supplied from the outside of the housing 110 to an inside of the housing 110, a filter 120 configured to purify the water supplied along the raw water pipe 11 into purified water, and a water discharging pipe 30 through which the purified water passing through the filter 120 flows.
  • the housing 110 may be provided in a box shape, and may be arranged in a storage space below the sink 10. Also, the raw water pipe 11 connects a water source and the filter 120 inside the housing 110 while passing through the housing 110. Thus, the raw water supplied from the water source outside the housing 110 may be supplied to the filter 120 through the raw water pipe 11.
  • the water supplied to the filter 120 is purified into the purified water while passing through the filter 120.
  • the purified water passing through the filter 120 flows to the faucet 200 mounted outside the sink 10 through the water discharging pipe 30.
  • one end of the water discharging pipe 30 is connected to a side of the filter 120, and the other end of the water discharging pipe 30 passes through the top cover 111, is exposed to the outside of the top cover 111, and is connected to the faucet 200.
  • the other end of the water discharging pipe 30, exposed to the outside of the top cover 111, may be connected to the faucet 200 through a separate connection pipe 130.
  • connection pipe 130 may be connected to the water discharging pipe 30, and the other end of the connection pipe 130 may be connected to the faucet 200.
  • water discharged to the outside of the housing 110 through the water discharging pipe 30 may be supplied to the faucet 200 through a connection pipe 40.
  • the water discharging pipe 30 may be branched into a purified water pipe 31, a cold water pipe 32, and a hot water pipe 33 inside the housing 110.
  • the purified water pipe 31, the cold water pipe 32, and the hot water pipe 33 may be understood as a part of the water discharging pipe 30.
  • the water branched to the purified water pipe 31 is supplied to a side of the faucet 200 in a purified water state.
  • the water branched to the cold water pipe 32 is supplied to a side of the faucet 200 in a cold water state after being cooled while passing through a cooling tank 140 provided on the cold water pipe 32.
  • the water branched to the hot water pipe 33 is supplied to the side of the faucet 200 in a hot water state after being heated while passing through a hot water module 130 provided on the hot water pipe 33.
  • a flow rate measuring unit 14 configured to measure a flow rate of the water
  • a flow rate adjusting unit 20 configured to adjust the flow rate of the water
  • a flow velocity valve (not illustrated) configured to adjust a flow velocity of the water
  • opening/closing valves 13, 17, 18, and 19 configured to control flow of the water
  • the flow rate of the water supplied to the cooling tank 140 the hot water module 130 may be measured, and outputs of the cooling tank 140 and the hot water module 130 may be adjusted using information on the flow rate. Also, when the flow rate adjusting unit 20 or the flow velocity valve (not illustrated) is provided, an amount of the water supplied to the cooling tank 140 and the hot water module 130 may be adjusted, so that cold water and hot water having temperatures desired by a user may be generated. Also, the cold water and the hot water may be generated by an amount desired by the user. Also, when the opening/closing valves 13, 17, 18, and 19 are provided, the flow of the water supplied to the cooling tank 140 and the hot water module 130 may be controlled. The opening/closing valves 17 and 19 may be opened only when it is necessary to generate the cold water or the hot water, to supply the water to the cooling tank 140 or the hot water module 130.
  • At least one of the flow rate measuring unit 14, the flow rate adjusting unit 20, the flow velocity valve (not illustrated), and the opening/closing valve 19 may be installed on the cold water pipe 32 or the hot water pipe 33.
  • the faucet 200 may include a water discharging nozzle 210 configured to supply, to the user, the purified water, the cold water, and the hot water supplied from the purified water pipe 31, the cold water pipe 32, and the hot water pipe 33, and a switching valve 300 having one inlet, a plurality of outlets, and a temperature sensor (not illustrated) configured to measure the temperature of the water supplied from the purified water pipe 31, the cold water pipe 32, and the hot water pipe 33, the switching valve 300 being configured to supply, to the water discharging nozzle 210, or drain, to the outside, the purified water, the cold water, and the hot water supplied from the purified water pipe 31, the cold water pipe 32, and the hot water pipe 33 according to temperatures.
  • the entire faucet 200 may be mounted to be exposed to the upper side of the sink 10. Accordingly, a body 220 in which the switching valve 300 is embedded and the water discharging nozzle 210 extending from an upper portion of the body 220 may be located above the sink 10.
  • a lower portion of the faucet 200 may be mounted inside the sink 10. Accordingly, the body 220 in which the switching valve 300 is embedded may be arranged inside the sink 10, and the water discharging nozzle 210 extending from the upper portion of the body 220 may be mounted to be exposed to the upper side of the sink 10.
  • the switching valve 300 may be provided as two-way valve.
  • the switching valve 300 may include an inlet connected to the hot water pipe 33, an outlet communicating with the inlet and connected with the water discharging nozzle 210, a body communicating with the inlet and having a drainage port formed therein and connected to a drain pipe 23 or a drainage hole (not illustrated), and an opening/closing unit provided inside the body and configured to selectively open/close the outlet and the drainage port.
  • a display and input unit 240 may be provided in the faucet 200.
  • the display and input unit 240 may be provided in a touch screen manner.
  • the display and input unit 240 may be provided on the upper surface of the water discharging nozzle 210.
  • the display and input unit 240 may have a function of selecting hot water, purified water, and cold water, a water discharging command function, a function of setting the temperatures of the cold water and the hot water, a drain selecting function, a filter replacement period notifying function, and the like.
  • a sterilized water cork 230 may be provided in the faucet 200. Further, a sterilized water generating unit (not illustrated) may be provided in the under-sink portion 100. Thus, sterilized water generated by the sterilized water generating unit may be supplied to the outside of the sink 10 through the sterilized water cork 230.
  • the water discharging nozzle 210 and the sterilized water cork 230 may be mounted rotatably about the body 220.
  • the under-sink portion 100 may receive the raw water through the raw water pipe 11 connected to a water pipe, and the like.
  • a pressure reducing valve 12 is installed on the raw water pipe 11, and the pressure of the raw water passing through the pressure reducing valve 12 is reduced to a predetermined pressure.
  • the raw water flows toward the filter 120 along a pipe connecting the pressure reducing valve 12 and the filter 120. Foreign matters are removed from the raw water passing through the filter 120, so that the raw water is changed to purified water. Further, as an inlet valve 13 is opened, the purified water sequentially passes through the inlet valve 13 and the flow rate measuring unit 14 along the water discharging pipe 30.
  • the flow rate measured by the flow rate measuring unit 14 may be used as data necessary for controlling an output of the hot water module 130.
  • the purified water passing through the flow rate measuring unit 14 flows along the water discharging pipe 30. Further, the water discharging pipe 30 may be branched into a cold water and purified water side and a hot water side through a branching pipe 15.
  • the purified water branched to the cold water and purified water side is branched to a cold water side and a purified water side by a T connector 16 in turn, and flows to the purified water pipe 31 and the cold water pipe 32.
  • a purified water discharging valve 18 and a cold water discharging valve 17 are installed in the purified water pipe 31 and the cold water pipe 32, respectively.
  • the purified water discharging valve 18 and the cold water discharging valve 17 may be selected according to purified water/cold water selecting manipulation of the user, and the selected valve is opened through manipulation of a water discharging button by the user, so that the purified water or the cold water may be discharged.
  • the water passing through the cold water pipe 32 and the cold water discharging valve 17 connected to the cold water side of the T connector 16 passes through a cooling coil inside the cooling tank 140.
  • the water flowing along the cooling coil is cooled to the cold water while being heat-exchanged with a coolant inside the cooling tank 140.
  • the coolant is cooled to maintain a predetermined temperature.
  • a compressor may be driven to cool the coolant.
  • the driving of the compressor may be determined by a cold water temperature sensor provided inside the cooling tank 140.
  • the coolant may always maintain a predetermined temperature.
  • the driving of the compressor may be adjusted.
  • the frequency of the compressor which is an inverter compressor may be adjusted and cooling ability of the compressor may be adjusted according to a required load. That is, the compressor may be driven by inverter control, and may cool the coolant at an optimum efficiency.
  • the user may manipulate a manipulation unit of the water purifier to forcibly set the operation of the compressor to an off state.
  • the compressor may be forcibly maintained in an off state.
  • the cold water passing through the cooling tank 140 may be discharged to the outside through the connection pipe 40 and the water discharging nozzle 210 connected with the cold water pipe 32.
  • the purified water introduced into the purified water side of the T connector 16 may pass through the purified water pipe 31 and the purified water discharging valve 18, and may be discharged to the outside through the connection pipe 40 and the water discharging nozzle 210 connected to the purified water pipe 31.
  • the purified water flows to the hot water side of the branching pipe 15, and then flows to the hot water pipe 33.
  • the hot water discharging valve 19 and the flow rate adjusting unit 20 may be opened by control of a controller 150, and the water flowing in the hot water pipe 33 through the flow rate adjusting unit 20 may be adjusted to have a flow rate suitable for heating the hot water.
  • the controller 150 adjusts an amount of the purified water supplied to a hot water tank of the hot water module 130 such that the water may be heated to a predetermined temperature by the hot water module 130.
  • the purified water passing through the flow rate adjusting unit 20 passes through the hot water module 130. Further, the purified water may be heated to a predetermined temperature while passing through the hot water module 130.
  • the hot water module 130 may be heated in an induction heating scheme.
  • the output controller 520 controls an output of a working coil included in the hot water module 130.
  • the purified water passing through the hot water module 130 may be heated to the predetermined temperature.
  • the hot water heated while passing through the hot water module 130 may flow toward the water discharging nozzle 210 along the hot water pipe 33, and may be discharged to the outside through the connection pipe 40 and the water discharging nozzle 210 connected to the hot water pipe 33.
  • the hot water module 130 may further be connected to the drain pipe 23.
  • the drain pipe 23 may discharge, to the outside, steam generated when the water inside the hot water module 130 boils.
  • a safety valve 231 is provided in the drain pipe 23. Thus, when a pressure that is not less than a predetermined pressure is generated, the safety valve 231 is opened to discharge the steam to the outside.
  • the safety valve 231 which is configured to discharge the steam generated when the hot water is heated in the hot water tank, prevents the internal pressure of the hot water tank from excessively increasing due to the steam.
  • the safety valve 231 may be configured to be opened under a predetermined pressure, and may have various structures in which the steam inside the hot water tank may be smoothly discharged.
  • the cold water, the purified water, and the hot water may be discharged to the outside through one water discharging nozzle 210.
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating only a top cover, a water discharging pipe, and a connection pipe.
  • FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a protective cap is separated in FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 7 is a partial enlarged view of FIG. 6.
  • FIG. 8 is a plan view illustrating the state in which the protective cap is separated in FIG. 4.
  • a pipe hole 112 through which the water discharging pipe 30 passes is formed in the top cover 111.
  • under-sink-type water purifier As the length of a passage connecting the under-sink portion 100 and the faucet 200 is reduced, when the hot water or the cold water is supplied, the hot water, the cold water, and the purified water are discharged through the top cover 111 to minimize loss of the temperature.
  • a structure in which the water discharging pipe 30 passes through the pipe hole 112 is not formed, and a structure is formed in which the water discharging pipe 30 is connected to a lower end of the pipe hole 112 and the connection pipe 40 is connected to an upper end of the pipe hole with respect to the top cover 111. That is, the water discharging pipe 30 is provided inside the housing 110, and the connection pipe 40 is provided outside the housing 110.
  • connection pipe 40 on the upper side of the top cover 111 is separated to replace the connection pipe 40, and the like, water leaks from the connection pipe 40, and water filled in the connection pipe 40 is introduced into the housing 110 through the pipe hole 112.
  • a structure is formed in which the water discharging pipe 30 passes through the pipe hole 112.
  • an end of the water discharging pipe 30, exposed to the outside of the housing 110, is spaced apart from the pipe hole 112 by a predetermined distance (the length of the water discharging length extending outward from the pipe hole).
  • connection pipe 40 is separated, even though the water leaks from the end of the water discharging pipe 30, the leaking water is not introduced through the pipe hole 112.
  • the water discharging pipe 30 may mean the purified water pipe 31, the cold water pipe 32, and the hot water pipe 33.
  • the connection pipe 40 may include a purified water connection pipe connected to the purified water pipe 31, a cold water connection pipe connected to the cold water pipe 32, and a hot water connection pipe connected to the hot water pipe 33.
  • the water discharging pipe 30 may mean a common pipe (not illustrated) through which the cold water and the purified water are commonly discharged, and the hot water pipe 33.
  • the connection pipe 40 may include a common connection pipe connected to the common pipe (not illustrated), and the hot water connection pipe connected to the hot water pipe 33.
  • connection pipe 40 is connected with the water discharging pipe 30 to supply, to the faucet 200, the purified water, the cold water, and the hot water received from the water discharging pipe 30.
  • connection pipe 40 and the water discharging pipe 30 may be connected to each other through a separate connection member 160.
  • connection member 160 may have connectors formed on opposite sides thereof and connected to the connection pipe 40 and the water discharging pipe 30, and may have a passage formed therein to communicate with the connectors. Thus, the water in the water discharging pipe 30 may be transferred to the connection pipe 40 through the connection member 160.
  • connection member 160 may be provided as a check valve allowing the water to flow from the water discharging pipe 30 to the connection pipe 40 and configured to control flow of the water from the connection pipe 40 to the water discharging pipe 30.
  • connection member 160 when the connection member 160 is provided as the check valve, if the connection pipe 40 is separated, a phenomenon may be prevented in which the water in the connection pipe 40 is introduced into the water discharging pipe 30.
  • connection member 160 may be provided as a check valve in which when the water discharging valve 30 or the connection pipe 40 is separated, a separated connector is automatically closed.
  • connection pipe 40 As the connector connected to the connection pipe 40 is automatically closed when the connection pipe 40 is separated, the water in the connection pipe 40 is not introduced into the water discharging pipe 30. In addition, a phenomenon may be prevented in which the water in the water discharging pipe 30 leaks to the outside of the connection member 160.
  • the at least one pipe hole 112 through which the water discharging pipe 30 passes and an outer blocking wall 113 protruding upward from the upper surface of the top cover 111, spaced apart from the pipe hole 112, and surrounding the periphery of the pipe hole 112 may be formed in the top cover 111.
  • the pipe hole 112 is formed on an inner side of the outer blocking wall 113.
  • connection member 160 may be arranged on an outer side of the outer blocking wall 113. That is, the water discharging pipe 30 and the connection pipe 40 may be connected to each other on the outer side of the outer blocking wall 113.
  • the outer blocking wall 113 is formed to surround the pipe hole 112.
  • the outer blocking wall 113 may be formed in a closed curve shape.
  • the outer blocking wall 113 may be provided in a quadrangular shape having rounded corners.
  • the outer blocking wall 113 is formed as described above, even though the water leaks from the connection member 160 arranged outside the outer blocking wall 113, a phenomenon may be prevented in which the leaking water may be blocked by the outer blocking wall 113, and accordingly, the leaking water may be introduced into the pipe hole 112.
  • the outer blocking wall 113 may protrude at a uniform height.
  • three to four pipe holes 112 may be formed inside the outer blocking wall 113. Further, the water discharging pipe 30 through which the purified water, the cold water, the hot water, the sterilized water, and the like flow may pass through the pipe holes 112.
  • an inner blocking wall 114 protruding upward from the upper surface of the top cover 111 and formed along the circumference of the pipe hole 112 may be formed in the top cover 111.
  • a protruding height of the inner blocking wall 114 may be higher than a protruding height of the outer blocking wall 113.
  • the water discharging pipe 30 may have a bent shape.
  • the other end of the water discharging pipe 30, exposed to the outside of the top cover 111 includes a bent portion 30a bent in a vertical direction and then bent in a transverse direction while passing through the top cover 111.
  • the water discharging pipe 30 is rearward bent by about 90 degrees and extend rearward while passing through the top cover 111. Thereafter, a rearward extending end 30b is connected to the connection pipe 40 through the connection member 160.
  • connection member 160 When the water discharging pipe 30 has a rearward bent shape as described above, the connection member 160 may be spaced apart from the pipe hole 112 in a transverse direction. Thus, even when the water leaks from the connection member 160, the leaking water is not introduced into the pipe hole 112. In addition, a phenomenon may be more surely prevented in which the water leaking by the outer blocking wall 113 and the inner blocking wall 114 is introduced into the pipe hole 112.
  • a support guide 115 protruding in a bent shape corresponding to the bent portion 30a is formed on the upper surface of the top cover 111 to contactably support the bent portion 30a.
  • the support guide 115 may include a curved portion 115a bent from a front lower side on which the pipe hole 112 is formed to a rear upper side and a straight portion 115b extending rearward from an upper end of the curved portion 115a.
  • a lower end of the water discharging pipe 30 bent rearward while passing through the top cover 111 may contactably support the support guide 115.
  • a groove 115c that is inwardly concave such that the bent portion 30a is accommodated therein is formed on the upper surface of the support guide 115.
  • the pipe hole 112 and the groove 115c of the top cover 111 may communicate with each other, and opposite sides of the inner blocking wall 114 may be connected to the support guide 115.
  • the water discharging pipe 30 When the groove 115c is formed in the support guide 115 as described above, as the water discharging pipe 30 is fitted in the groove 115c, the water discharging pipe 30 may be contactably supported on the support guide 115 more stably.
  • a fixing protrusion 115d protruding inward such that at least a part of the bent portion 30a is press-fitted therein may be formed in the groove 115c.
  • the fixing protrusion 115d serves to fix the water discharging pipe 30 seated on the groove 115c.
  • the fixing protrusion 115d is formed along an inner circumferential surface of the groove 115c. Further, the inner diameter of the fixing protrusion 115d may be formed to be smaller than the outer diameter of the water discharging pipe 30.
  • the water discharging pipe 30 may be fixed to the fixing protrusion 115d in a press-fitting scheme.
  • the width of an inlet of the groove 115c may be formed to be smaller than the diameter of the water discharging pipe 30, and the diameter of the groove 115c may be formed to correspond to the diameter of the water discharging pipe 30. Further, a half or more of the water discharging pipe 30 with respect to a cross section may be accommodated in the groove 115c.
  • the inlet of the groove 115a means a part communicating with the pipe hole 112.
  • the water discharging pipe 30 formed of an elastic material when the water discharging pipe 30 formed of an elastic material is forcibly inserted into the groove 115c through the inlet of the groove 115c having a narrow width after passing through the pipe hole 112, the water discharging pipe 30 may be maintained inserted into the groove 115c without escaping through the inlet of the groove 115c.
  • the support guide 115 may have an extending portion 115e extending vertically downward from the bottom surface of the top cover 111.
  • the extending portion 115e is in a state in which the groove 115a is formed.
  • the water discharging pipe 30 may contactably support the support guide 115 in a state in which a position of the water discharging pipe 30 is fixed from an inside of the top cover 111. As a result, fixing force of the water discharging pipe 30 may be improved.
  • a protective cap 170 having an upward concave space and covering the support guide 115 and the bent portion 30a may be mounted on the upper surface of the top cover 111.
  • the protective cap 170 protects the pipe hole 112, the outer blocking wall 113, the inner blocking wall 114, the support guide 115, and the water discharging pipe 30.
  • a communication hole 171 through which the water discharging pipe 30 transversely extending rearward from an end of the bent portion 30a passes is formed in the protective cap 170.
  • the communication hole 171 may be cut to a lower end of the protective cap 170. Accordingly, when the protective cap 170 is mounted while being downward moved or when the protective cap 170 is separated while being upward moved, the protective cap 170 may be fitted in or separated from the water discharging pipe 30 through the communication hole 171. That is, the protective cap 170 may be mounted on or separated from the top cover 111 through the communication hole 171 without interference with the water discharging pipe 30.
  • a lower end 172 of the protective cap 170 is formed to have a shape corresponding to the outer blocking wall 113, and surrounds an outer circumference of the outer blocking wall 113.
  • the protective cap 170 may be arranged in accordance with the outer blocking wall 113, so that a mounting position of the protective cap 170 may be automatically arranged.
  • the protective cap 170 ay be formed of a transparent material or a semitransparent material such that an inner situation may be identified from the outside.
  • a pair of fastening bosses 116 protruding upward are formed on the upper surface of the top cover 111, a pair of fastening holes 173 are formed at positions corresponding to the fastening bosses 116 in the protective cap 170.
  • the protective cap 170 in a state in which the protective cap 170 is arranged on the upper surface of the top cover 111, when a bolt, a screw, or the like is fastened to the fastening holes 173, the fastening holes 173 and the fastening bosses 116 are coupled to each other, so that the protective cap 170 may be fixed to the top cover 111.
  • an extending wall 174 protruding downward is formed on the inner upper surface of the protective cap 170.
  • the extending wall 174 may serve to push the water discharging pipe 30 while being in contact with the upper surface of the water discharging pipe 30 such that the bent portion 30a of the water discharging pipe 30 seated on the support guide 115 is maintained in a bent state.
  • the extending wall 174 may be formed at a position corresponding to the inner blocking wall 114, and a lower end of the extending wall 174 may be in contact with the upper end of the inner blocking wall 114.
  • the introduction of the leaking water into the pipe hole 112 may be more surely prevented by the inner blocking wall 114 and the extending wall 174.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un dispositif de distribution d'eau comprenant une partie sous-évier comportant un boîtier muni d'un couvercle supérieur définissant une surface supérieure plate, un tuyau d'eau brute conçu pour guider l'eau brute fournie depuis l'extérieur du boîtier vers l'intérieur du boîtier, un filtre conçu pour purifier l'eau fournie le long du tuyau d'eau brute en eau purifiée, et un tuyau d'évacuation d'eau dans lequel l'eau purifiée traversant le filtre s'écoule, la partie de sous-évier étant installée à l'intérieur d'un évier, et un robinet comprenant une buse d'évacuation d'eau conçue pour fournir l'eau fournie par le tuyau d'évacuation d'eau à un utilisateur, au moins une partie du robinet, qui comprend la buse d'évacuation d'eau, étant installée à l'extérieur de l'évier, le tuyau d'évacuation d'eau ayant une extrémité reliée à un côté du filtre et l'autre extrémité passant à travers le couvercle supérieur et étant exposée à l'extérieur du couvercle supérieur, et l'autre extrémité du tuyau d'évacuation d'eau, exposée au couvercle supérieur, est raccordée au robinet par le biais d'un tuyau de raccordement.
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