A water purifier

By optimizing the internal layout of the water purifier and the installation structure of the filter element, the problems of complex disassembly and assembly of the filter element and complex pipeline structure of the existing water purifier are solved, achieving a more compact volume and a more convenient maintenance process.

CN117486314BActive Publication Date: 2025-01-21GUANGDONG AOMEI INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202311760123.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-12-19
Publication Date
2025-01-21
Estimated Expiration
2043-12-19

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Technical Problem

The filter element of the existing water purifier is complicated to disassemble and assemble, and the pipeline structure is complex to occupy a large space, resulting in a large overall volume and troublesome maintenance.

Method used

Design a water purifier with optimized layout. The filter device and water pipeline components are set between the front and rear doors of the casing. The water storage container is set on one side. A simplified filter element mounting bracket and filter element locking device are used to facilitate the removal of the filter element. Installation and maintenance.

Benefits of technology

It achieves a compact layout of the internal structure of the water purifier, reduces the overall volume and occupied space, simplifies the disassembly, assembly and maintenance process of the filter element, and improves usage efficiency and maintenance convenience.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of water purification equipment, and relates to a water purifier, comprising a housing, a filter device adjacent to the housing, a water pipeline assembly and a water storage container, wherein the water pipeline assembly is connected between the filter device and the water storage container, and the filter device is close to the front side of the housing, and the water pipeline is close to the rear side of the housing. The filter device and the water pipeline assembly are arranged between the front door and the rear door in sequence, and the water storage container is arranged on one side of the filter device and the water pipeline assembly, which can effectively optimize the internal layout of the water purifier, make the internal structure of the water purifier more compact, and effectively reduce the overall volume and occupied space of the water purifier.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of water purification equipment, and in particular to a water purifier with optimized layout and convenient filter element disassembly and assembly. Background Art

[0002] A water purifier is a water treatment device that deeply filters and purifies water according to the user's water usage requirements. Its technical core is the filter membrane in the filter element device. Currently, the main technologies come from three types: ultrafiltration membrane, RO reverse osmosis membrane and nanofiltration membrane.

[0003] Existing water purifiers usually use multi-stage filter elements to filter and purify water, but the multi-stage filter elements are installed vertically in a water filter box. During installation, the filter element needs to be tilted at a certain angle to be connected to the same water circuit board. In addition, complex pipelines are also provided on the outside of the water filter box. These pipelines are connected to the multi-stage filter element through the water circuit board, which makes it difficult to disassemble and assemble the filter element and inconvenient to replace it. In addition, the complex pipelines take up a large space, resulting in a complex internal structure of the water purifier, troublesome pipeline maintenance, and a large overall size of the water purifier.

[0004] The present invention is proposed in view of the deficiencies in the prior art. Summary of the invention

[0005] The present invention aims to provide a water purifier with optimized layout and convenient filter element disassembly and assembly, so as to solve at least one of the above-mentioned technical problems.

[0006] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the technical problem is:

[0007] A water purifier comprises a casing, a filter device adjacent to the casing, a water pipeline assembly and a water storage container, wherein the water pipeline assembly is connected between the filter device and the water storage container, the filter device is close to the front side of the casing, and the water pipeline is close to the rear side of the casing.

[0008] A water purifier as described above, wherein the filtering device includes a primary filter element group, a secondary filter element group and a tertiary filter element group, and the water supply pipeline assembly includes a raw water input pipeline, a first concentrated water output pipeline and a first purified water output pipeline connected to the primary filter element group, and a second purified water output pipeline connected between the primary filter element group and the secondary filter element group, and a third purified water output pipeline connected between the secondary filter element group and the tertiary filter element group, and a second concentrated water output pipeline and a pure water output pipeline connected to the tertiary filter element group.

[0009] In a water purifier as described above, the first-stage filter element group includes a first-stage filter element, the second-stage filter element group includes a plurality of second-stage filter elements, and the third-stage filter element group includes a plurality of third-stage filter elements. A first mounting bracket for mounting the first-stage filter element and a second mounting bracket for mounting the second-stage filter element and the third-stage filter element are also provided in the casing. The water storage container and the first mounting bracket are respectively provided on both sides of the second mounting bracket, and the first mounting bracket is close to the bottom of the second mounting bracket.

[0010] In a water purifier as described above, the second mounting bracket includes a plurality of filter cartridge mounting cavities and filter cartridge access ports corresponding to each of the filter cartridge mounting cavities, each of the filter cartridge mounting cavities is arranged and distributed along a first direction, the filter cartridge access ports are connected to the filter cartridge mounting cavities and form a second direction for filter cartridge installation, the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, and each of the secondary filter cartridges and tertiary filter cartridges can be accessed and placed along the second direction; any two of the filter cartridge mounting cavities are separated by a partition, and a positioning assembly for fixing the filter cartridge is provided on the partition.

[0011] In the water purifier as described above, each of the secondary filter elements and the tertiary filter elements are arranged in the corresponding filter element installation cavity along the first direction; or, each of the secondary filter elements and the tertiary filter elements are arranged in the corresponding filter element installation cavity in an alternating manner along the first direction.

[0012] In a water purifier as described above, each of the secondary filter elements and each of the tertiary filter elements are respectively configured with a first waterway plate and a second waterway plate, each of the first waterway plate and the second waterway plate are respectively provided with a first water inlet end and a second water inlet end, a first water purification end and a second water purification end, a first concentrated water end and a second concentrated water end, each of the first water inlet ends is connected to the second purified water output pipeline, each of the first water purification ends and each of the second water inlet ends is respectively connected to the third purified water output pipeline, each of the first concentrated water ends and each of the second concentrated water ends is respectively connected to the second concentrated water output pipeline, and each of the second water purification ends is connected to the pure water output pipeline.

[0013] In a water purifier as described above, the water storage container includes a pure water tank and a water-saving tank which are arranged vertically, the pure water tank is arranged in the pure water output pipeline, the first pure water output pipeline and the second concentrated water output pipeline are respectively connected to the water-saving tank, the second concentrated water output pipeline is provided with a third concentrated water output pipeline connected to the water-saving tank, and the water-saving tank is also connected to a domestic water pipeline connected to the outside.

[0014] In a water purifier as described above, a cover plate and a back plate are respectively provided on both sides of the second mounting bracket, each filter element access port is provided in the cover plate along the first direction, a plurality of openings are provided in the back plate, each opening corresponds to each filter element mounting cavity, and a stop bar opposite to the partition is provided between any two of the openings, and the second mounting bracket is also provided with a supporting frame on one side of the displacement opening.

[0015] In a water purifier as described above, each of the first-stage filter cartridges and each of the second-stage filter cartridges comprises a filter cartridge shell, a filter cartridge seat, and a filter cartridge body; the filter cartridge body is connected to the filter cartridge seat and installed in the filter cartridge shell; a filter cartridge locking device is provided between the filter cartridge seat and the filter cartridge shell, and the filter cartridge seat is detachably connected to the filter cartridge shell through the filter cartridge locking device.

[0016] In a water purifier as described above, the filter element locking device includes an operating component, a limit member connected to the operating component and movable up and down relative to the filter element seat, a slider connected to the limit member and retractable relative to the inside and outside of the filter element seat, and a reset member, a guide structure is provided between the limit member and the slider, the operating component includes an operating component, a rotating shaft connected to the operating component, a cam driving part is provided in the rotating shaft, and a linkage part opposite to the cam driving part is provided in the limit member, the rotating shaft is driven to rotate in the filter element seat by the operating component, and the cam driving part is synchronously rotated to drive the linkage part to produce linkage, thereby driving the limit member to move downward in the filter element seat, and the limit member drives the slider to retract toward the filter element seat through the guide structure, and the reset member is used to extend the slider toward the outside of the filter element seat.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0018] 1. The filter device and the water delivery pipeline assembly are sequentially arranged between the front door and the rear door of the housing, and the water storage container is arranged on one side of the filter device and the pipeline assembly, which can effectively optimize the internal layout of the water purifier, make the internal structure of the water purifier more compact, and effectively reduce the overall volume and occupied space of the water purifier;

[0019] 2. The front door and the rear door of the casing have an open state and a closed state relative to the casing. The filter device and the water pipeline assembly are arranged between the front door and the rear door. When the front door and the rear door are opened, the user can directly inspect the filter device and the water pipeline assembly, which is convenient, fast, time-saving and labor-saving.

[0020] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the water purifier of the present invention from the front side perspective;

[0022] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the water purifier of the present invention from a rear side perspective;

[0023] Figure 3 The internal structure of the water purifier of the present invention Figure 1 ;

[0024] Figure 4 The internal structure of the water purifier of the present invention Figure 2 ;

[0025] Figure 5 The internal structure of the water purifier of the present invention Figure 3 ;

[0026] Figure 6 The internal structure of the water purifier of the present invention Figure 4 ;

[0027] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of waterway connection of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of one of the specific distribution embodiments of the secondary filter element and the tertiary filter element of the filtering device of the present invention;

[0029] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of a second specific distribution embodiment of the secondary filter element and the tertiary filter element of the filtering device of the present invention;

[0030] Fig.10 is a three-dimensional diagram of the filter device of the present invention from a rear side perspective;

[0031] Fig.11 The third embodiment of the second mounting bracket of the present invention is Figure 1 ;

[0032] Fig.12 The third embodiment of the second mounting bracket of the present invention is Figure 2 (Hide the fixed part);

[0033] Fig.13 is an exploded view of the second mounting bracket of the present invention (with the fixing portion hidden);

[0034] Fig.14 for Fig.12 A magnified view of part A;

[0035] Fig.15 It is a connection schematic diagram of the filter element locking device of the present invention;

[0036] Fig.16 is an exploded view of the filter element locking device of the present invention;

[0037] Fig.17The internal structure of the filter element locking device of the present invention Figure 1 ;

[0038] Fig.18 The internal structure of the filter element locking device of the present invention Figure 2 . DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0040] See also Figure 1 —18. A water purifier provided by the present invention includes a casing 1, a filter device 2 adjacent to the casing 1, a water pipeline assembly 3 and a water storage container 4, wherein the water pipeline assembly 3 is connected between the filter device 2 and the water storage container 4, and the filter device 2 is close to the front side of the casing 1, and the water pipeline is close to the rear side of the casing 1. In this embodiment, the casing 1 is provided with a front door 11 and a rear door 12 that are opposite and can be opened, the front side of the filter device 2 faces the front door 11, the rear side of the filter device 2 faces the rear door 12, and the water pipeline assembly 3 is arranged on the rear side of the filter device 2 and faces the rear door 12. Heavier electrical equipment such as a booster pump can be arranged on the lower side of the filter device 2 and the water pipeline assembly 3, that is, the heavier electrical equipment such as the booster pump is installed on the bottom side of the casing 1, which can effectively optimize the internal layout of the water purifier, make the internal structure of the water purifier more compact, and effectively reduce the overall volume and occupied space of the water purifier; in addition, the front door 11 and the rear door 12 both have an open state and a closed state relative to the casing 1, and the filter device 2 and the water pipeline assembly 3 are arranged between the front door 11 and the rear door 12. When the front door 11 and the rear door 12 are opened, the user can directly inspect the filter device 2 and the water pipeline assembly 3, which is convenient, fast, time-saving and labor-saving.

[0041] For details, see Figure 1—7, the filtering device 2 includes a primary filter element group 21, a secondary filter element group 22 and a tertiary filter element group 23, the water delivery pipeline assembly 3 includes a raw water input pipeline 31 connected to the primary filter element group 21, a first concentrated water output pipeline 32 and a first purified water output pipeline 33, and a second purified water output pipeline 34 connected between the primary filter element group 21 and the secondary filter element group 22, and a third purified water output pipeline 35 connected between the secondary filter element group 22 and the tertiary filter element group 23, and a second concentrated water output pipeline 36 and a pure water output pipeline 37 connected to the tertiary filter element group 23; in this embodiment, the primary filter element group 21, the secondary filter element group 22 and the tertiary filter element group 23 The first filter element group 23 is used in conjunction with the filter device 2 to form the filter device 2. The outer side of the housing 1 is provided with a raw water interface 101, a pure water interface 102, a clean water interface 103 and a concentrated water interface 104 that can be connected to the outside. The raw water input pipeline 31 is connected between the raw water interface 101 and the water inlet end of the first filter element group 21, and is used to input raw water such as tap water, rain water, river water, lake water, etc. The first concentrated water output pipeline 32 is connected between the concentrated water output end of the first filter element group 21 and the concentrated water interface 104, and is used to output concentrated water formed by filtering the first filter element group 21. The first clean water output pipeline 33 is connected between the first clean water output end of the first filter element group 21 and The first filter element 21 is connected to the second filter element 22 and the second filter element 22 is connected to the second filter element 21. The water purification interface 103 is used to output the purified water formed by filtering the first filter element group 21. The purified water formed by filtering the first filter element group 21 can be used as domestic water with low water quality requirements such as flushing toilets and washing floors. The second purified water output pipeline 34 is connected between the second purified water output end of the first filter element group 21 and the water inlet end of the second filter element group 22, and is used to transport the purified water formed by filtering the first filter element group 21 from the first filter element group 21 to the second filter element group 22 for secondary filtration and purification. The third purified water output pipeline 35 is connected between the purified water output end of the second filter element group 22 and the water inlet end of the tertiary filter element group 23, and is used to transport the purified water formed by filtering the first filter element group 21 from the first filter element group 21 to the second filter element group 22 for secondary filtration and purification. The clean water formed by filtering the core group 22 is transported from the secondary filter core group 22 to the tertiary filter core group 23 for tertiary filtration and purification. The second concentrated water output pipeline 36 is connected between the concentrated water output end of the tertiary filter core group 23 and the waste water interface, and is used to output the concentrated water formed by filtering the tertiary filter core group 23 to the outside. The concentrated water formed by filtering the tertiary filter core group 23 can be understood as waste water. The pure water output pipeline 37 is connected between the pure water output end of the tertiary filter core group 23 and the pure water interface 102, and is used to output the pure water formed by filtering the tertiary filter core group 23 to the outside for user use. The pure water formed by filtering the tertiary filter core group 23 should meet the drinking water standards.

[0042] Further, participate Figure 4, the primary filter element group 21 includes a primary filter element, the secondary filter element group 22 includes a plurality of secondary filter elements 221, the tertiary filter element group 23 includes a plurality of tertiary filter elements 231, and the housing 1 is further provided with a first mounting bracket 51 for mounting the primary filter element, and a second mounting bracket 52 for mounting the secondary filter element 221 and the tertiary filter element 231. The water storage container 4 and the first mounting bracket 51 are respectively arranged on both sides of the second mounting bracket 52, and the first mounting bracket 51 is close to the bottom of the second mounting bracket 52. In this embodiment, one primary filter element may be provided, and the primary filter element is used as a pre-filter element to pre-treat the raw water. Since the primary filter element is relatively small in size and is connected to the raw water input pipeline 31, the first mounting bracket 51 is arranged at a position close to the raw water interface 101 for easy pipeline connection. It can also shorten the raw water input pipeline 31, improve the efficiency of raw water input, and optimize the internal layout of the water purifier. For details, see Figure 5 The first mounting bracket 51 is provided with a first-stage filter element fixing cavity 511, which is detachably mounted in the housing 1 by fasteners; in another embodiment, in order to increase the pretreatment efficiency of raw water, a plurality of first-stage filter elements may be provided, and optionally, each of the first-stage filter elements may be connected in parallel to the raw water input pipeline 31, the first clean water output pipeline 33, the second clean water output pipeline 34 and the first concentrated water output pipeline 32.

[0043] See also Fig.11—14. In order to further improve the water purification efficiency and water purification quality of the filtering device 2, the secondary filter element 221 and the tertiary filter element 231 are respectively provided with multiple ones. Therefore, the second mounting bracket 52 is arranged on one side of the water storage container 4. Specifically, the second mounting bracket 52 includes a plurality of filter element installation cavities 521 and filter element access ports 522 corresponding to each of the filter element installation cavities 521. Each of the filter element installation cavities 521 is arranged and distributed along a first direction. The filter element access ports 522 are connected to the filter element installation cavities 521 and form a second direction for filter element installation. The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, and each of the secondary filter element 221 and the tertiary filter element 231 can be taken and placed along the second direction. Any two of the filter element installation cavities 521 are separated by a partition 523. A positioning assembly 524 for fixing the filter element is provided on the partition 523. In this embodiment, each of the filter element installation cavities 521 is used to place the two The first-stage filter element 221 or the third-stage filter element 231, each of the filter element installation cavities 521 is respectively connected with each of the filter element removal and placement ports 522 to form the second direction for filter element installation, and the second direction is the removal and placement direction of the filter element. In actual application, the second direction is toward the human body, so that the user can take and disassemble the filter element; further, the first direction can be set to be longitudinal or transverse, and a plurality of the filter element installation cavities 521 are arranged and distributed along the first direction, and the size of the filter element installation cavity 521 is adapted to the standard filter element, so as to reduce the space occupied by the multi-stage filter element in the water purification equipment, optimize the internal layout of the water purification equipment, make the internal structure of the water purification equipment more compact, and thus reduce the volume of the water purification equipment; if the first direction can be longitudinal, that is, the main bracket is provided with a plurality of filter element installation cavities 521 arranged along its height direction; if the first direction can be transverse, that is, the main bracket is provided with a plurality of filter element installation cavities 521 arranged along its length direction. In the water purifier, each of the second directions is toward the front door 11, that is, each of the second directions is toward the human body, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, and the user can pass the filter element through the filter element access port 522 and push the filter element into the filter element installation cavity 521 for easy access to the filter element; and by providing multiple filter element installation cavities 521, the water purifier can be installed with multiple filter elements to improve water purification efficiency. In addition, in order to optimize the internal layout of the water purification device, the first direction is preferably longitudinal.

[0044] Furthermore, a plurality of equally spaced partitions 523 are installed in the second mounting bracket 52 along the first direction, and any two of the filter element mounting cavities 521 are separated by a partition 523, wherein the filter element mounting cavity 521 located at the top of the second mounting bracket 52 is formed by being surrounded by the top of the second mounting bracket 52 through a partition 523, and the filter element mounting cavity 521 located at the bottom of the second mounting bracket 52 is formed by being surrounded by the bottom of the second mounting bracket 52 through a partition 523; optionally, each of the partitions 523 can be detachably connected to the second mounting bracket 52 by fasteners, or each of the partitions 523 can be welded to the second mounting bracket 52, which has a simple structure and is easy to assemble.

[0045] Furthermore, the positioning assembly 524 includes a first positioning member 5241 and a second positioning member 5242 which are arranged opposite to each other. The first positioning member 5241 and the second positioning member 5242 are connected to the filter element through fasteners, respectively. Figure 1 The first positioning member 5241 and the second positioning member 5242 are arranged at intervals and opposite to each other on the left and right sides of the partition 523 to prevent the first positioning member 5241 and the second positioning member 5242 from blocking the filter element from entering the filter element installation cavity 521. Optionally, the first positioning member 5241 and the second positioning member 5242 are respectively provided with a plurality of installation holes, and are detachably connected to the filter element through fasteners such as screws and bolts, which is conducive to better fixing the filter element in the filter element installation cavity 521, facilitating the assembly and use of the filter element, thereby improving the installation stability of the filter element. The positioning assembly 524 has a simple structure and is easy to implement. ; Further, for the convenience of production, the first positioning member 5241 and the second positioning member 5242 can adopt a similar structure. Optionally, the first positioning member 5241 and the second positioning member 5242 are both set as L-shaped connecting plates, and one end of the first positioning member 5241 can be installed on the partition 523 through the fastener or be integrally formed with the partition 523 by welding or the like, and the other end of the first positioning member 5241 is connected to the filter element, which is convenient for production implementation and improves the production and assembly efficiency of the bracket structure. The installation method of the second positioning member 5242 is similar to that of the first positioning member 5241.

[0046] Furthermore, a cover plate 525 and a back plate 526 are respectively provided on both sides of the second mounting bracket 52, each filter element access port 522 is provided in the cover plate 525 along the first direction, and a plurality of openings 5261 are provided in the back plate 526, each of the openings 5261 corresponds to each of the filter element mounting cavities 521, and a stop bar 5262 opposite to the partition plate 523 is provided between any two of the openings 5261, and the second mounting bracket 52 is also provided with a plurality of supporting brackets 527, and each of the supporting brackets 527 corresponds to each of the openings 5261. Specifically, the cover plate 525 and the back plate 526 are respectively installed on the front and rear sides of the second mounting bracket 52, and the structural strength of the second mounting bracket 52 is enhanced by the cover plate 525 and the back plate 526. During installation, the filter element is placed in the filter element installation cavity 521, and the tail of the filter element passes through the opening 5261. The opening 5261 is provided to facilitate the connection between the filter element and the waterway plate; further, the baffle 5262 is provided between any two of the openings 5261 to facilitate enhancing the structural strength of the back plate 526.

[0047] Ginseng Fig.12 —14. In some embodiments, the support bracket 527 is disposed on one side of the opening 5261; specifically, the support bracket 527 is used to support small components such as wastewater solenoid valves, and the support bracket 527 includes a mounting portion 5271 and a supporting plate 5272 disposed on one side of the mounting portion 5271, the mounting portion 5271 includes a first connecting plate 52711 and a second connecting plate 52712 connected to the first connecting plate 52711, the first connecting plate 52711 is connected to the second mounting bracket 52, and the supporting plate 5272 is disposed on one side of the second connecting plate 52712. In this embodiment, the support bracket 527 as a whole can be an integrally formed structure with a simple structure and easy production and implementation. The first connecting plate 52711 and the supporting plate 5272 are respectively arranged at the two ends of the second connecting plate 52712. Specifically, one side of the second connecting plate 52712 can be bent to form the first connecting plate 52711, and the other side of the second connecting plate 52712 can be bent to form the supporting plate 5272, and the first connecting plate 52711 and the supporting plate 5272 can be respectively perpendicular to the second connecting plate 52712. During assembly, the first connecting plate 52711 can be fastened to enable the support bracket 527 to be detachably mounted on the second mounting bracket 52 as a whole. In addition, the second connecting plate 52712 can be an L-shaped connecting structure, and a reinforcing portion 52713 is provided at the inner angle of the L-shaped connecting structure to facilitate strengthening the overall structural strength of the support bracket 527. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the support bracket 527 is mainly arranged according to the arrangement of the three-stage filter element 23 .

[0048] Optional, see Figure 8 , one of the specific distribution embodiments of each of the secondary filter element 221 and the tertiary filter element 231 is as follows:

[0049] Each of the secondary filter elements 221 and the tertiary filter elements 231 is arranged in the corresponding filter element installation cavity 521 along the first direction; specifically, the primary filter element group 21121 and the secondary filter element group 22122 are arranged adjacent to each other in the second installation bracket 52, wherein three secondary filter elements 221 are arranged in sequence, and three tertiary filter elements 231 are arranged in sequence, and when the first direction is the height direction of the second installation bracket 52, each of the secondary filter elements 221 can be arranged in parallel and arranged on the upper side or the lower side of the tertiary filter element group 23, or each of the secondary filter elements 221 can be arranged in parallel and arranged on On the left or right side of the three-stage filter element group 23122, each of the three-stage filter elements 231 is also arranged in parallel; when the first direction is the length direction of the second mounting bracket 52, each of the two-stage filter elements 221 can be arranged side by side and arranged on the left or right side of the three-stage filter element group 23, or each of the two-stage filter elements 221 can be arranged side by side and arranged on the upper side or lower side of the three-stage filter element group 23, and each of the three-stage filter elements 231 is also arranged side by side; the above is an example of the layout of each of the two-stage filter elements 221 and the three-stage filter element 231, and the actual layout of each of the two-stage filter elements 221 and the three-stage filter element 231 is not limited. Secondly, no matter how each of the two-stage filter elements 221 and the three-stage filter element 231 is arranged, each of the two-stage filter elements 221 and the three-stage filter element 231 corresponds to each other and is connected through the third purified water output pipeline 35. In addition, the second direction is opposite to the front door 11 and is perpendicular to the first direction.

[0050] Optional, see Fig. 9 The second specific distribution embodiment of each of the secondary filter element 221 and the tertiary filter element 231 is as follows:

[0051] Each of the secondary filter elements 221 and the tertiary filter element 231 is arranged and staggered in the corresponding filter element installation cavity 521 along the first direction; specifically, each of the secondary filter elements 221 and the tertiary filter element 231 is arranged and staggered along the first direction, each of the secondary filter elements 221 and the tertiary filter element 231 is connected in pairs, and each of the secondary filter elements 221 and the tertiary filter element 231 can be taken and placed along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. In this embodiment, when the first direction is the height direction of the second mounting bracket 52, each of the secondary filter elements 221 and the tertiary filter element 231 is staggered and arranged in parallel; when the first direction is the length direction of the second mounting bracket 52, each of the secondary filter elements 221 and the tertiary filter element 231 is staggered and arranged in parallel; the above is an example of the layout of each of the secondary filter elements 221 and the tertiary filter element 231, and the actual layout of each of the secondary filter elements 221 and the tertiary filter element 231 is not limited. Secondly, no matter how the secondary filter element 221 and the tertiary filter element 231 are arranged, the secondary filter element 221 and the tertiary filter element 231 correspond to each other and are connected through the third purified water output pipeline 35. In addition, the second direction is opposite to the front door 11 and perpendicular to the first direction.

[0052] Furthermore, the water storage container 4 includes a pure water tank 41 and a water-saving tank 42 which are arranged in an upper and lower manner. The pure water tank 41 is arranged in the pure water output pipeline 37. The first pure water output pipeline 33 and the second concentrated water output pipeline 36 are respectively connected to the water-saving tank 42. The second concentrated water output pipeline 36 is provided with a third concentrated water output pipeline 38 connected to the water-saving tank 42. The water-saving tank 42 is also connected to a domestic water pipeline 39 connected to the outside. In this embodiment, the pure water tank 41 is arranged in the pure water output pipeline 37 and connected between the pure water output end of the three-stage filter element group 23 and the pure water interface 102 to output pure water to the outside for user use. The water inlet end of the water-saving tank 42 is connected to the first clean water output pipeline 33 and the third concentrated water output pipeline 38 respectively, and the water outlet end of the water-saving tank 42 is connected to the clean water interface 103 through the domestic water pipeline 39 to output clean water to the outside for user use. The pure water tank 41 and the water-saving tank 42 are arranged on the second mounting bracket 52 in an upper and lower distribution. On one side, and the volume of the pure water tank 41 is greater than that of the water-saving tank 42. The pure water tank 41 is used to store pure water that meets the drinking water standards, and the water-saving tank 42 is used to store purified water with poor water quality as domestic water, so as to improve water utilization efficiency and reduce the waste of water resources. Moreover, the pure water tank 41 and the water-saving tank 42 pre-store water during the water purification process of the water purifier, which can shorten the time for users to wait for filtered purified water and facilitate user use. In addition, the pure water tank 41 and the water-saving tank 42 preferably adopt cubic water tanks, which can reduce the space occupied by the water storage container 4 inside the water purifier and optimize the internal layout of the water purifier.

[0053] Furthermore, each of the secondary filter elements 221 and each of the tertiary filter elements 231 is respectively configured with a first waterway plate 222 and a second waterway plate 232, each of the first waterway plate 222 and the second waterway plate 232 is respectively provided with a first water inlet end 2221 and a second water inlet end 2321, a first clean water end 2222 and a second clean water end 2322, a first concentrated water end 2223 and a second concentrated water end 2323, each of the first water inlet ends 2221 is connected to the second clean water output pipeline 34, each of the first clean water ends 2222 and each of the second water inlet ends 2321 is respectively connected to the third clean water output pipeline 35, each of the first concentrated water ends 2223 and each of the second concentrated water ends 2323 is respectively connected to the second concentrated water output pipeline 36, and each of the second clean water ends 2322 is connected to the pure water output pipeline 37.In this embodiment, each of the secondary filter elements 221 and each of the tertiary filter elements 231 is respectively connected to a first waterway plate 222 and a second waterway plate 232 that are independent of each other, and the first water inlet end 2221 of each of the first waterway plates 222 is respectively connected to the second clean water output pipeline 34 through a corresponding water delivery pipe, so that water is delivered to each of the secondary filter elements 221 for filtration, and the first clean water end 2222 of each of the first waterway plates 222 and the second water inlet end 2321 of each of the second waterway plates 232 are respectively connected to the second clean water output pipeline 34 through a corresponding water delivery pipe. The water inlet and outlet of the pipeline 35 are connected to each other so that the clean water formed by filtering the secondary filter element 221 can be transported to each tertiary filter element 231 for filtration. The first concentrated water end 2223 of each first waterway plate 222 and the second concentrated water end 2323 of each second waterway plate 232 are connected to the second concentrated water output pipeline 36 through corresponding water delivery pipes, so that the concentrated water formed by filtering the secondary filter element 221 and the tertiary filter element 231 can be transported to the wastewater interface through the second concentrated water output pipeline 36. The second water purification ends 2322 are respectively connected to the pure water output pipeline 37 through corresponding water delivery pipes, so that the pure water formed by filtering the three-stage filter element 231 is output to the outside through the pure water interface 102 for user use; in another embodiment, the second water purification ends 2322 of each of the second water circuit plates 232 can be respectively connected to the pure water tank 41 through corresponding water delivery pipes, so that the pure water can be first stored in the pure water tank 41, and then output to the outside through the pure water output pipeline 37 for user use; by individually connecting each of the two-stage filter element 221 and each of the three-stage filter element 231 The corresponding water circuit board is configured independently, which simplifies the water circuit connection and facilitates the disassembly, assembly, maintenance and replacement of the water circuit board; in addition, the water supply pipeline assembly 3 such as the raw water input pipeline 31, the first concentrated water output pipeline 32, the first purified water output pipeline 33, the second purified water output pipeline 34, the third purified water output pipeline 35, the second concentrated water output pipeline 36 and the pure water output pipeline 37 can be connected by hard water pipes, and these pipelines are respectively arranged on the rear side and the lower side of the second mounting bracket 52, so as to improve the internal layout of the water purifier and make the internal structure of the water purifier more compact, thereby facilitating the reduction of the volume of the water purifier. It should be noted that the first water inlet end 2221 in the first water circuit board 222 connected to the secondary filter element 221 does not need to be connected to the raw water input pipeline 31, but directly enters water through the second purified water output pipeline 34.

[0054] Optionally, in order to optimize the internal aesthetics of the water purifier, a first decorative panel 105 located on the upper side of the second mounting bracket 52, a second decorative panel 106 connected to the second mounting bracket 52, and a third decorative panel 107 located on the lower side of the second mounting bracket 52 are also installed inside the water purifier. When the user opens the front door 11, the first decorative panel 105, the second decorative panel 106 and the third decorative panel 107 are used to shield the assembly structure inside the water purifier to beautify the user's perception.

[0055] See also Fig.15 —18. In the water purifier of this embodiment, since there are a large number of filter elements, in order to further optimize the disassembly and assembly of the filter elements, the following improvements are made:

[0056] Each of the primary filter elements and each of the secondary filter elements 221 comprises a filter element shell 201, a filter element seat 202, and a filter element body. The filter element body is connected to the filter element seat 202 and installed in the filter element shell 201. A filter element locking device 203 is provided between the filter element seat 202 and the filter element shell 201, and the filter element seat 202 is detachably connected to the filter element shell 201 through the filter element locking device 203; further, the filter element locking device 203 comprises an operating component 2031, a limiting member 2032 connected to the operating component 2031 and movable up and down relative to the filter element seat 202, a slider 2033 connected to the limiting member 2032 and retractable relative to the filter element seat 202, and a reset member 2034. A guide structure 20321 is provided between the limiting member 2032 and the slider 2033. The operating component 2031 includes an operating member 20311 and a rotating shaft 20312 connected to the operating member 20311, a cam driving part 20313 is provided in the rotating shaft 20312, and a linkage part 20322 opposite to the cam driving part 20313 is provided in the limiting member 2032, the rotating shaft 20312 is driven to rotate in the filter element seat 202 by the operating member 20311, and the cam driving part 20313 is caused to rotate synchronously to drive the linkage part 20322 to produce linkage, thereby driving the limiting member 2032 to move downward in the filter element seat 202, and the limiting member 2032 drives the slider 2033 to retract toward the filter element seat 202 through the guide structure 20321, and the reset member 2034 is used to make the slider 2033 extend toward the outside of the filter element seat 202.

[0057] In this embodiment, the filter cartridge housing 201 is provided with a locking groove 2011 adapted to the slider 2033, the filter cartridge housing 201 is detachably connected to the filter cartridge seat 202, the filter cartridge seat 202 is provided with a sliding groove 2021 adapted to the slider 2033, the slider 2033 is driven to slide in the sliding groove 2021 and perform linear telescopic sliding relative to the locking groove 2011 by the filter cartridge locking device 203, so that the slider 2033 is connected or separated correspondingly to the locking groove 2011, and the filter cartridge locking device 203 has respective corresponding sliding grooves. The block 2033 is connected to or separated from the lock groove 2011 in a locked state and an unlocked state, thereby realizing the installation and removal of the filter element seat 202 in the filter element housing 201; specifically, the filter element seat 202 is provided with an installation cavity 2022, the limiting member 2032 is connected to the slider 2033 and can be lifted and lowered in the installation cavity 2022, the two sides of the limiting member 2032 are respectively provided with the linkage part 20322, the rotating shaft 20312 is hinged in the filter element seat 202 and is placed on the upper part of the filter element seat 202 and the limiting member 2032, the rotating shaft 2031 The cam driving part 20313 of the rotating shaft 20312 is connected to one side of the rotating shaft 20312 and extends outward from the rotating shaft 20312, and the cam driving part 20313 of the rotating shaft 20312 abuts against the linkage part 20322, and the operating member 20311 is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft 20312. When removing the filter element, the user can rotate the operating member 20311 upward until the operating member 20311 is substantially perpendicular to the filter element seat 202, and drive the rotating shaft 20312 to rotate counterclockwise in the filter element seat 202 through the operating member 20311, while driving the cam The driving part 20313 rotates around the rotating shaft 20312 and drives the linkage part 20322 to move downward in the filter element seat 202. At this time, the limiting member 2032 is driven to move downward in the installation cavity 2022 as a whole through the linkage part 20322. At the same time, the slider 2033 is driven to retract toward the filter element seat 202 and disengage from the locking groove 2011 in the filter element shell 201 through the guide structure 20321. The filter element locking device 203 is converted from the locked state to the unlocked state, thereby realizing the removal of the filter element seat 202 from the filter element shell 201, which is convenient for users to replace the filter element body.During installation, after ensuring that the slider 2033 is accurately aligned with the locking groove 2011, the user can relax the force applied to the operating member 20311 or the user can drive the operating member 20311 to rotate downward and reset, and drive the rotating shaft 20312 to rotate clockwise and reset in the filter element seat 202 through the operating member 20311, and at the same time drive the cam driving part 20313 to rotate clockwise and reset around the rotating shaft 20312, and the cam driving part 20313 eliminates the downward force on the linkage part 20322. At this time, the slider 2033 can be driven to extend toward the outside of the filter element seat 202 through the reset component 2034, and the limit member 2032 can be moved up and reset in the installation cavity 2022 through the guide structure 20321, so that the filter element locking device 203 is converted from an unlocked state to a locked state; preferably, the reset component 2034 can be a reset spring. Optionally, the operating member 20311 can be set as a rotating handle, and the upper part of the filter element seat 202 is further provided with a top cover 204, and the top cover 204 is provided with a rotating hole 2041 for the rotating shaft 20312 or the operating member 20311 to pass through, and a receiving groove 2042 for receiving the operating member 20311. When the filter element locking device 203 is in a locked state, the operating member 20311 is substantially parallel to the top cover 204 and received in the receiving groove 2042, which is convenient for users to use; when the filter element locking device 203 is in an unlocked state, the operating member 20311 is substantially perpendicular to the top cover 204. ;

[0058] Furthermore, a clearance groove 20323 is provided in the middle part of the limiting member 2032, and the guide structure 20321 includes a first guide portion 203211 provided on the inner side of the limiting member 2032 and a second guide portion 203212 provided in the sliding block 2033, the first guide portion 203211 and the second guide portion 203212 are adapted to each other, and during assembly, the second guide portion 203212 is inserted into the clearance groove 20323 from both sides of the limiting member 2032, and the second guide portion 203212 is abutted against the first guide portion 203211, optionally, the first guide portion 203211 can be set as an arcuate surface, and the second guide portion 203212 can be set as an inclined surface, and the inclined surface is inclined from the sliding block 2033 toward the inner side of the hollow portion.

[0059] The filter element locking device 203 is provided to facilitate the disassembly, assembly and replacement of the filter element body, and the filter element locking device 203 has a simple overall structure, strong linkage, and is easy for users to operate.

[0060] The above examples are only used to further illustrate the technical content of the present invention, so that readers can understand it more easily, but they do not mean that the implementation of the present invention is limited to this. Any technical extension or re-creation made according to the present invention is protected by the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the claims.

Claims

1. A water purifier, characterized in that: The water-conducting device comprises a housing (1), a filter device (2) disposed adjacent to the housing (1), a water pipeline assembly (3) and a water storage container (4), wherein the water pipeline assembly (3) is connected between the filter device (2) and the water storage container (4), and the filter device (2) is close to the front side of the housing (1), and the water pipeline assembly (3) is close to the rear side of the housing (1); The filtering device (2) comprises a primary filter element group (21), a secondary filter element group (22) and a tertiary filter element group (23); the water delivery pipeline assembly (3) comprises a raw water input pipeline (31), a first concentrated water output pipeline (32) and a first purified water output pipeline (33) connected to the primary filter element group (21); a second purified water output pipeline (34) connected between the primary filter element group (21) and the secondary filter element group (22); a third purified water output pipeline (35) connected between the secondary filter element group (22) and the tertiary filter element group (23); and a second concentrated water output pipeline (36) and a pure water output pipeline (37) connected to the tertiary filter element group (23); The primary filter element group (21) comprises a primary filter element, the secondary filter element group (22) comprises a plurality of secondary filter elements (221), and the tertiary filter element group (23) comprises a plurality of tertiary filter elements (231). The housing (1) is further provided with a first mounting bracket (51) for mounting the primary filter element, and a second mounting bracket (52) for mounting the secondary filter element (221) and the tertiary filter element (231). The water storage container (4) and the first mounting bracket (51) are respectively arranged on two sides of the second mounting bracket (52), and the first mounting bracket (51) is close to the bottom of the second mounting bracket (52). Each of the secondary filter elements (221) and each of the tertiary filter elements (231) is respectively provided with a first waterway plate (222) and a second waterway plate (232); The second mounting bracket (52) comprises a plurality of filter element mounting cavities (521) and filter element access openings (522) corresponding to the filter element mounting cavities (521), the filter element mounting cavities (521) being arranged and distributed along a first direction, the filter element access openings (522) being in communication with the filter element mounting cavities (521) and forming a second direction for filter element installation, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction, and the secondary filter elements (221) and the tertiary filter elements (231) being able to be accessed and placed along the second direction; any two of the filter element mounting cavities (521) are separated by a partition (523), and a positioning assembly (524) for fixing the filter element is provided on the partition (523); The outer side of the housing (1) is provided with a raw water interface (101), a pure water interface (102), a purified water interface (103) and a concentrated water interface (104) which can be connected to the outside, and the first mounting bracket (51) is arranged at a position close to the raw water interface (101).

2. A water purifier according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each of the secondary filter elements (221) and the tertiary filter elements (231) is arranged in a corresponding filter element installation cavity (521) along the first direction; Alternatively, each of the secondary filter elements (221) and the tertiary filter elements (231) are arranged in a staggered manner along the first direction within a corresponding filter element installation cavity (521).

3. A water purifier according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: Each of the first waterway plates (222) and the second waterway plates (232) is respectively provided with a first water inlet end (2221) and a second water inlet end (2321), a first purified water end (2222) and a second purified water end (2322), a first concentrated water end (2223) and a second concentrated water end (2323); each of the first water inlet ends (2221) is connected to the second purified water output pipeline (34); each of the first purified water ends (2222) and each of the second water inlet ends (2321) is respectively connected to the third purified water output pipeline (35); each of the first concentrated water ends (2223) and each of the second concentrated water ends (2323) is respectively connected to the second concentrated water output pipeline (36); and each of the second purified water ends (2322) is connected to the pure water output pipeline (37).

4. A water purifier as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The water storage container (4) comprises a pure water tank (41) and a water-saving tank (42) which are arranged in an upper and lower manner; the pure water tank (41) is arranged in the pure water output pipeline (37); the first purified water output pipeline (33) and the second concentrated water output pipeline (36) are respectively connected to the water-saving tank (42); the second concentrated water output pipeline (36) is provided with a third concentrated water output pipeline (38) connected to the water-saving tank (42); and the water-saving tank (42) is also connected to a domestic water pipeline (39) connected to the outside.

5. A water purifier according to claim 1, characterized in that: A cover plate (525) and a back plate (526) are respectively provided on both sides of the second mounting bracket (52); each filter element access opening (522) is provided in the cover plate (525) along the first direction; a plurality of openings (5261) are provided in the back plate (526); each opening (5261) corresponds to each filter element mounting cavity (521); and a stop bar (5262) ​​opposite to the partition plate (523) is provided between any two of the openings (5261); and the second mounting bracket (52) is further provided with a supporting bracket (527) located on one side of the opening (5261).

6. A water purifier according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each of the primary filter elements and each of the secondary filter elements (221) comprises a filter element shell (201), a filter element seat (202), and a filter element body; the filter element body is connected to the filter element seat (202) and installed in the filter element shell (201); a filter element locking device (203) is provided between the filter element seat (202) and the filter element shell (201); the filter element seat (202) is detachably connected to the filter element shell (201) through the filter element locking device (203).

7. A water purifier according to claim 6, characterized in that: The filter element locking device (203) comprises an operating component (2031), a limiting component (2032) connected to the operating component (2031) and movable up and down relative to the filter element seat (202), a sliding block (2033) connected to the limiting component (2032) and movable inward and outward relative to the filter element seat (202), and a reset component (2034), wherein a guide structure (20321) is provided between the limiting component (2032) and the sliding block (2033), the operating component (2031) comprises an operating component, a rotating shaft connected to the operating component, a cam driving portion is provided in the rotating shaft, and the limiting component (2031) is movable up and down relative to the filter element seat (202), a sliding block (2033) connected to the limiting component (2032) and movable inward and outward relative to the filter element seat (202), and a reset component (2034). A linkage part (20322) is provided in the filter element seat (202) opposite to the cam driving part, and the rotating shaft is driven to rotate in the filter element seat (202) through the operating part, and the cam driving part is caused to rotate synchronously to drive the linkage part (20322) to produce linkage, thereby driving the limiting member (2032) to move downward in the filter element seat (202), and the limiting member (2032) drives the slider (2033) to retract toward the filter element seat (202) through the guide structure (20321), and the reset member (2034) is used to make the slider (2033) extend toward the outside of the filter element seat (202).

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