Water purifying and drinking machine

Abstract

The invention discloses a water purifying and drinking machine. The water purifying and drinking machine comprises an ice storage box, an ice maker, an ice making box and an ice-water separation box, the ice maker and the ice making box are arranged at the opening of the ice storage box, and the ice making box can pivot relative to the ice maker so as to be switched between an ice making state and an ice unloading state; an ice-water separation box capable of pivoting around the ice making box relative to the ice maker is further arranged at the opening of the ice storage box, and at least part of an inner cavity of the ice-water separation box covers the outer wall of the ice making box all the time; wherein the ice-water separation box is provided with a water outlet, and the water outlet is not communicated with the opening of the ice storage box; when the ice-making box is switched from the ice-making state to the ice-unloading state, the opening of the ice-water separation box faces upwards to receive liquid poured out of the ice-making box, and then the liquid flows out of the ice-water separation box from the water outlet based on the gravity effect. When the ice-making box is switched to the ice unloading state, the opening of the ice-water separation box faces downwards or faces one side, so that ice blocks in the ice-making box are prevented from falling into the ice storage box.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of water dispensers, and in particular to a water purifier. Background Art

[0002] The current ice making device usually uses a single ice box to make ice, and the ice box is turned over to discharge the ice after making ice. However, since some ice water will remain in the ice box after making ice, it is necessary to separate the ice cubes from the residual ice water when discharging ice. The prior art uses a water baffle that can move with the turning of the ice box to guide the first poured ice water to the cold water tank at the beginning of the turning of the ice box, and the remaining ice cubes fall into the ice storage bin as the ice box is further turned over.

[0003] In order to prevent the water baffle from interfering with the ice in the ice storage bin when it rotates and to ensure effective ice storage space in the ice storage bin, the ice storage bin of the ice making device is arranged at a greater depth. As a result, the existing ice making device occupies a larger space, which is not conducive to the aesthetic design of the product and the daily use of the user. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of this, the present invention provides a beverage purifier for solving the problems in the prior art that the ice cubes and the residual water after ice making are easily output incorrectly, and the ice making device occupies a large space.

[0005] To achieve one or part or all of the above purposes or other purposes, the present invention provides a beverage purifier, the beverage purifier comprising an ice storage box, an ice maker, an ice making box and an ice-water separation box;

[0006] An ice maker and an ice box are arranged at the opening of the ice storage box, and the ice box can pivot relative to the ice maker to switch between an ice making state and an ice removing state;

[0007] The opening of the ice storage box is also provided with an ice-water separation box capable of pivoting around the ice making box relative to the ice maker;

[0008] Wherein, the ice-water separation box is provided with a drain port, and the drain port is not connected with the inlet of the ice storage box;

[0009] When the ice making box is switched from an ice making state to an ice removing state, the opening of the ice-water separation box faces upward and the inner cavity thereof at least partially covers the outer wall of the ice making box to receive the liquid and / or ice cubes poured out of the ice making box, and then the liquid flows out of the ice-water separation box from the drain port due to gravity;

[0010] When the ice making box is in the ice-removing state, the opening of the ice-water separation box faces downward or toward one side or remains upward to avoid blocking ice cubes from falling into the ice storage box, or to prevent ice cubes in the inner cavity of the ice-water separation box from falling into the ice storage box.

[0011] Furthermore, when the ice making box is switched from the ice making state to the ice removing state, the ice-water separation box is stationary relative to the ice maker with its opening facing upward, and the ice making box pivots from a position with its opening facing upward to a position with its opening facing downward.

[0012] Furthermore, the inner and outer wall surfaces of the ice-making box and the ice-water separation box extending along the direction of the pivot axis are both in arc shape.

[0013] Furthermore, the pivot axis of the ice making box is colinearly arranged with the pivot axis of the ice-water separation box.

[0014] Furthermore, the ice-water separation box is formed by a bottom wall extending along the pivot axis direction of the ice-water separation box, and a first end wall and a second end wall respectively connected to both ends of the bottom wall;

[0015] The drain port is arranged on the first end wall, and the drain port is arranged close to the bottom wall and extends from the opening of the ice-water separation box to the bottom of the inner cavity of the ice-water separation box;

[0016] Alternatively, the drain port is disposed on the bottom wall, and the drain port is close to the first end wall and extends from a position close to the opening of the ice-water separation box to the bottom of the inner cavity of the ice-water separation box.

[0017] Furthermore, a water retaining plate is provided on one side edge of the bottom wall, and the water retaining plate and the inner wall of the ice-water separation box form a flip water storage cavity.

[0018] Furthermore, the bottom wall extends obliquely along the direction of the pivot axis of the ice-water separation box, and one end of the bottom wall connected to the first end wall is farther away from the pivot axis of the ice-water separation box than the other end.

[0019] Furthermore, the beverage purifier further comprises a cold water tank, the water outlet of which is connected to the ice making box, for providing liquid for making ice to the ice making box;

[0020] Wherein, the cold water tank is sleeved on the outside of the ice storage box, and at least part of the inner cavity wall and the ice storage box are enclosed to form a water return cavity.

[0021] Furthermore, the inner cavity of the ice-water separation box is surrounded by a bottom wall extending along the pivot axis direction of the ice-water separation box, and a first end wall and a second end wall respectively connected to both ends of the bottom wall;

[0022] The drain port is arranged on the first end wall or the bottom wall, and the projection of the drain port on the horizontal plane faces the water return chamber.

[0023] Furthermore, the inner cavity of the ice-water separation box is surrounded by a bottom wall extending along the pivot axis direction of the ice-water separation box, and a first end wall and a second end wall respectively connected to both ends of the bottom wall;

[0024] The drain port is arranged on the first end wall, or is arranged on the bottom wall and close to the first end wall;

[0025] The ice storage box comprises a rear wall, a side wall and a lead-out wall, at least one of the side walls is connected to the rear wall with an inclined wall, and the inclined wall and the inner cavity wall of the cold water tank are enclosed to form the water return cavity;

[0026] A water guide is also provided at the opening of the ice storage box. The upper end of the water guide is open and used to receive the liquid flowing out of the drain port. The lower end is not connected to the opening of the ice storage box but is connected to the opening of the water return chamber.

[0027] Furthermore, the outer wall surface of the bottom wall is provided with a drainage fixing edge, the upper end opening of the water guide member is provided with a drainage fixing groove and a drainage main cylinder hole, and the two ends of the drainage main cylinder hole are respectively connected to the water outlet end of the drain port and the return water chamber; the drainage fixing groove is connected to the drainage main cylinder hole, the outer wall of the ice-water separation box abuts against the groove wall of the drainage fixing groove, and the drainage fixing edge is located in the drainage main cylinder hole.

[0028] Furthermore, the water guiding member includes a main water guiding cylinder and at least one branch water guiding cylinder, the water inlet of the main water guiding cylinder is connected to the drain outlet; one end of the branch water guiding cylinder is connected and fixed to the main water guiding cylinder, and the other end is embedded in the return water chamber, and the branch water guiding cylinder is arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the return water chamber.

[0029] Furthermore, when the openings of the ice-making box and the ice-water separation box are both in a horizontal plane and facing upward, the opening height of the ice-making box is lower than the opening height of the ice-water separation box.

[0030] Furthermore, the beverage purifier also includes a cover shell and a pivot drive member; the cover shell is covered on the opening of the ice storage box, and the ice maker, the ice box and the ice-water separation box are all located in a cavity formed between the cover shell and the ice storage box; the driving end of the pivot drive member passes through the cover shell to connect the ice box and the ice-water separation box.

[0031] Furthermore, the ice-water separation box is further provided with a first anti-rotation groove, the cover shell is provided with an anti-rotation column and a second anti-rotation groove, the anti-rotation column is movably embedded in the second anti-rotation groove; the first anti-rotation groove is respectively arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the anti-rotation column and the second anti-rotation groove; the first anti-rotation groove is located on one side or both sides of the pivot axis of the ice-water separation box, and on the first end wall or the second end wall;

[0032] When the ice-water separation box is in a pivoting state, the anti-rotation column is subjected to force and is embedded deeper in the second anti-rotation groove; when the ice-water separation box is pivoted to a state where the first anti-rotation groove is directly opposite to the second anti-rotation groove, one end of the anti-rotation column is released from the second anti-rotation groove and extends a distance so that the other end of the anti-rotation column is embedded in the first anti-rotation groove.

[0033] Furthermore, the process of the ice box switching from the ice making state to the ice removing state includes a first process and a second process;

[0034] In the first stroke, the ice making box starts to pivot relative to the ice-water separation box from the ice making state, and the opening of the ice making box gradually tilts to one side so that the liquid in the ice making box flows into the ice-water separation box;

[0035] In the second stroke, the ice making box and the ice-water separation box are synchronously pivoted relative to the ice maker until the ice making box is switched to an ice-removing state and the opening of the ice-water separation box faces downward or toward one side.

[0036] Furthermore, the inner cavity wall of the ice-water separation box is provided with a limiting guide slot extending along the pivoting direction of the ice-making box, and the outer wall of the ice-making box is provided with a limiting column slidably embedded in the limiting guide slot; when the limiting column slides in the limiting guide slot, the ice-making box pivots relative to the ice-water separation box.

[0037] Implementing the embodiments of the present invention will have the following beneficial effects:

[0038] The beverage purifier proposed by the present invention utilizes an ice maker to make ice for water in an ice box. The ice box is switched from an ice-making state to an ice-removing state by the pivoting action of the ice box: the ice-water separation box first receives the residual ice water and discharges the ice water through a drain port, and then the ice-making box discharges the ice cubes into an ice storage box; or the ice-water separation box receives the ice cubes and the residual ice water together, and then the residual ice water is discharged through a drain port, and then the ice-water separation box discharges the ice cubes into an ice storage box; or the ice-water separation box first receives the residual ice water and discharges the ice water through a drain port, and then the ice-water separation box receives the ice cubes and discharges the ice cubes into an ice storage box.

[0039] When the ice making box is switched from the ice making state to the ice removing state, the opening of the ice-water separation box faces upward and its inner cavity at least partially covers the outer wall of the ice making box, thereby realizing the wrapping arrangement of the ice making box and the ice-water separation box and reducing the space occupied by the ice making and ice removing components.

[0040] In summary, the water purifier not only outputs ice cubes and residual ice water correctly, but also avoids increasing the space occupied by ice-making and ice-discharging components. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0041] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

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[0043] Figure 1 This is an exploded schematic diagram of a water purifier in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0044] Figure 2 It is a schematic cross-sectional view of a water purifier in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0045] Figure 3 It is a schematic cross-sectional view of a water purifier in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0046] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A partial enlarged view of the middle A;

[0047] Figure 5 A schematic cross-sectional view of a water purifier in another embodiment of the present invention;

[0048] Figure 6 It is a schematic cross-sectional structural diagram of a disassembled state of a water purifier in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0049] Figure 7 This is a partial structural exploded view of a water purifier in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0050] Figure 8 A partial structural exploded view of a water purifier in another embodiment of the present invention;

[0051] Fig. 9 It is a structural schematic diagram of an ice-making drainage guide of a water purifier in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0052] Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the drainage box of the water purifier in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0053] Fig.11 It is a schematic cross-sectional structural diagram of a drainage box of a water purifier in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0054] Fig.12 It is a cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of an ice-making state of a water purifier in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0055] Fig.13It is a cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of a water purifier in a first period of drainage state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0056] Fig.14 It is a cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of a water purifier in a second period of drainage state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0057] Fig.15 It is a cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of an ice-discharging state of a water purifier in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0058] Fig.16 It is a cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of an ice-making state of a water purifier in another embodiment of the present invention;

[0059] Fig.17 It is a cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of a water purifier in a first period of drainage state according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0060] Fig.18 It is a cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of a water purifier in a second period of drainage state according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0061] Fig.19 It is a cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of an ice-discharging state of a water purifier in another embodiment of the present invention;

[0062] Fig. 20 It is a structural schematic diagram of an ice-making state of a water purifier in another embodiment of the present invention;

[0063] Fig.21 It is a cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of a water purifier in a drainage state in yet another embodiment of the present invention;

[0064] Fig. 22 It is a schematic cross-sectional structural diagram of an ice-discharging state of a beverage purifier in another embodiment of the present invention.

[0065] Reference numerals:

[0066] 10. Ice storage box; 11. Rear wall; 12. Side wall; 13. Outlet wall; 14. Oblique wall; 20. Ice maker; 30. Ice box; 31. Limiting column; 40. Ice-water separation box; 41. Drain outlet; 42. Bottom wall; 43. First end wall; 44. Second end wall; 45. Drainage fixing edge; 46. First anti-rotation groove; 47. Limiting guide slide groove; 48. Water baffle; 481. Flip water storage chamber; 50. Cold water tank; 51. Return water chamber; 60. Water guide; 61. Drainage fixing groove; 62. Drainage main cylinder hole; 63. Main water guide cylinder; 64. Sub-water guide cylinder; 65. Clamping groove; 70. Cover shell; 71. Anti-rotation column; 72. Second anti-rotation groove; 80. Pivoting drive member; 90. Water inlet cylinder; 91. External water inlet cylinder column; 92. Internal water inlet cylinder column. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0067] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs; the terms used in the specification of the application herein are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention; the terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof in the specification and claims of the present invention and the above-mentioned drawings are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present invention or the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish different objects rather than to describe a specific order. The cold water mentioned in the specification and claims of the present invention includes water at room temperature.

[0068] Reference to "embodiments" herein means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in conjunction with the embodiments may be included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. The appearance of the phrase in various places in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it an independent or alternative embodiment that is mutually exclusive with other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.

[0069] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solutions of the present invention, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0070] Reference Figures 1 to 22 The first embodiment of the present application provides a beverage purifier, which includes: an ice storage box 10, an ice maker 20, an ice box 30 and an ice-water separation box 40; the ice maker 20 and the ice box 30 are arranged at the opening of the ice storage box 10, and the ice box 30 can pivot relative to the ice maker 20 to switch between an ice-making state and an ice-removing state; the opening of the ice storage box 10 is also provided with an ice-water separation box 40 that can pivot around the ice box 30 relative to the ice maker 20; wherein the ice-water separation box 40 is provided with a drain port 41, and the drain port 41 is not connected to the entrance of the ice storage box 10;

[0071] When the ice making box 30 switches from the ice making state to the ice removing state, the opening of the ice-water separation box 40 faces upward and the inner cavity thereof at least partially covers the outer wall of the ice making box 30 to receive the liquid and / or ice cubes poured out of the ice making box 30, and then the liquid flows out of the ice-water separation box 40 from the drain port 41 due to gravity.

[0072] When the ice making box 30 is in the ice-removing state, the opening of the ice-water separation box 40 faces downward or toward one side or remains upward to avoid blocking ice cubes from falling into the ice storage box 10 or allowing ice cubes in the inner cavity of the ice-water separation box 40 to fall into the ice storage box 10.

[0073] When the ice box 30 is in the ice-making state, the ice maker 20 is used to make ice on the water in the ice box 30 .

[0074] Reference Figure 20 to Figure 22 In one embodiment, the ice making box 30 pivots around the ice maker 20 and the ice-water separation box 40 is in a non-pivoting state until the opening of the ice making box 30 faces downward and is directly opposite to or obliquely corresponds to the ice-water separation box 40. During this process, the ice-water separation box 40 can receive the ice water or part of the ice cubes poured out of the ice making box 30, and after the ice water enters the ice-water separation box 40, it continues to flow out of the ice-water separation box 40 from the drain port 41 due to gravity.

[0075] When the ice box 30 is in the ice-shedding state, that is, the ice box 30 has been pivoted around the ice maker 20 to a position with its opening facing downward, the ice-water separation box 40 still maintains a state with its opening facing upward, and the inner cavity of the ice-water separation box 40 is separated from the outer wall that wraps the ice box 30, and the ice-water separation box 40 receives all the ice cubes poured out of the ice box 30. Thereafter, the ice-water separation box 40 is pivoted around the ice maker 20 until its opening faces downward or to one side, so as to pour the ice cubes in the inner cavity of the ice-water separation box 40 into the ice storage box 10.

[0076] Reference Figures 12 to 19 In another embodiment, during the process of the ice box 30 pivoting around the ice maker 20, the ice-water separation box 40 is first in a non-pivoting state, and then pivots with the ice box 30; as the pivoting angle of the ice box 30 increases, the speed at which the ice water is poured out of the ice box 30 also increases, and the ice water flowing out due to the tipping of the ice box 30 first flows into the ice-water separation box 40, and the ice water after flowing into the ice-water separation box 40 then flows out of the ice-water separation box 40 from the drain port 41 based on the action of gravity, so that the ice-water separation box 40, which pivots with the ice box 30 after the ice box 30 pivots a certain angle, can discharge the ice water during the flipping process, and can reduce the time used for ice-water separation.

[0077] When the liquid in the ice-water separation box 40 is completely drained, the ice-making box 30 pivots around the ice maker 20 until its opening faces downward or to one side, so as to pour the ice cubes into the ice storage box 10. At the same time, the ice-water separation box 40 also pivots around the ice maker 20 so that the opening of the ice-water separation box 40 faces downward or to the same side as the opening of the ice-making box 30, so as to avoid the ice-water separation box 40 blocking the ice cubes from falling into the ice storage box 10.

[0078] In other embodiments, the ice box 30 pivots around the ice maker 20, the ice-water separation box 40 is in a pivoted state, and the pivot angle of the ice-water separation box 40 is smaller than the pivot angle of the ice-making box 30, until the opening of the ice-making box 30 faces downward and is directly opposite or obliquely corresponding to the ice-water separation box 40. During this process, the ice-water separation box 40 can receive the ice water or part of the ice cubes poured out of the ice-making box 30, and after the ice water enters the ice-water separation box 40, it continues to flow out of the ice-water separation box 40 from the drain port 41 due to gravity.

[0079] Therefore, the beverage purifier can avoid the output error of the made ice and the residual water after ice making. In addition, the inner cavity of the ice-water separation box 40 at least partially covers the outer wall of the ice-making box 30, combined with the pivoting action of the ice-making box 30 and the ice-water separation box 40, and the ice-making box 30 and the ice-water separation box 40 are arranged at the opening of the ice storage box 10, so as to avoid the ice-water separation box 40 and the ice-making box 30 from interfering with the ice storage box 10 and colliding with each other, thereby avoiding the increase of the occupied space of the ice-making and ice-discharging components.

[0080] Reference Figure 20 to Figure 22 When the ice making box 30 switches from the ice making state to the ice removing state, the ice-water separation box 40 is stationary relative to the ice maker 20 and the opening is facing upward, and the ice making box 30 pivots from the position with the opening facing upward to the position with the opening facing downward.

[0081] In this embodiment, the ice-water separation box 40 is utilized to directly receive the liquid and ice cubes poured out from the ice-making box 30, and then the drain port 41 is combined to discharge the liquid in the inner cavity of the ice-water separation box 40, so that only ice cubes remain in the inner cavity of the ice-water separation box 40, and then the ice-water separation box 40 is pivoted to pour the ice cubes into the ice storage box 10.

[0082] Reference Figures 1 to 8 ,and Figures 12 to 22 The inner and outer wall surfaces of the ice making box 30 and the ice-water separation box 40 extending along the direction of the pivot axis are both in arc shape.

[0083] In this embodiment, the ice making box 30 and the ice-water separation box 40 of this example are used to save the space occupied by the ice making and ice discharging structure.

[0084] Reference Figures 1 to 8 ,and Figures 12 to 22 The pivot axis of the ice making box 30 is colinearly arranged with the pivot axis of the ice-water separation box 40, further saving the space occupied by the ice making and ice discharging structure.

[0085] Reference Figures 1 to 8 ,and Figures 10 to 22 The ice-water separation box 40 is formed by a bottom wall 42 extending along the pivot axis direction of the ice-water separation box 40, and a first end wall 43 and a second end wall 44 respectively connected to both ends of the bottom wall 42;

[0086] The drain port 41 is disposed on the first end wall 43 , and the drain port 41 is disposed close to the bottom wall 42 and extends from the opening of the ice-water separation box 40 to the bottom of the inner cavity of the ice-water separation box 40 ;

[0087] Alternatively, the drain port 41 is disposed on the bottom wall 42 , and the drain port 41 is close to the first end wall 43 and extends from a position close to the opening of the ice-water separation box 40 to the bottom of the inner cavity of the ice-water separation box 40 .

[0088] In this embodiment, the ice-water separation box 40 and the water drain port 41 of this embodiment are arranged so that water can be drained smoothly during the pivoting process of the ice-water separation box 40 .

[0089] Specifically, the ice making box 30 and the ice-water separation box 40 are nested, the second end wall 44 of the ice-water separation box 40 is connected to the pivot drive 80 , and an end wall of the ice making box 30 close to the second end wall 44 is connected to the pivot drive 80 .

[0090] Reference Figures 1 to 8 ,and Figures 10 to 22 A water baffle 48 is disposed on one side edge of the bottom wall 42 , and the water baffle 48 and the inner wall of the ice-water separation box 40 form a flip water storage chamber 481 .

[0091] Specifically, the water baffle 48 is close to a first extending end of the water drain port 41 , and the first extending end of the water drain port 41 is close to an opening of the ice-water separation box 40 .

[0092] When the ice box 30 is allowed to pour liquid into the ice-water separation box 40, the ice box 30 is pivoted relative to the ice-water separation box 40, and the ice box 30 is pivoted in a direction away from the water baffle 48. When the ice box 30 is allowed to switch from the ice-making state to the ice-removing state, the pivoting direction of the ice box 30 and the ice-water separation box 40 is the same as the pivoting direction of the ice box 30 in the above-mentioned drainage state.

[0093] In this embodiment, the water baffle 48 of this embodiment is used to prevent the ice box 30 from pivoting too fast and the water from being discharged out of the ice-water separation box 40. Moreover, when the ice-water separation box 40 is also pivoted around the ice maker 20 along with the ice box 30, the water storage chamber 481 is turned over to prevent the residual ice water in the ice-water separation box 40 from being discharged from the opening of the ice-water separation box 40 into the ice storage box 10, and the ice box 30 can continue to pivot to ensure that the ice water in the ice box 30 is completely discharged into the ice-water separation box 40; in summary, the water in the ice-water separation box 40 is only discharged through the drain port 41, thereby ensuring that the output of ice cubes and residual ice water is correct.

[0094] Reference Figures 1 to 8 ,and Figures 10 to 22The bottom wall 42 extends obliquely along the pivot axis direction of the ice-water separation box 40 , and one end thereof connected to the first end wall 43 is farther away from the pivot axis of the ice-water separation box 40 than the other end.

[0095] In this embodiment, the ice-water separation box 40 of this embodiment is used to accelerate the drainage speed of the ice-water separation box 40 .

[0096] Reference Figures 1 to 6 , Figures 12 to 22 The beverage purifier further includes a cold water tank 50, a water outlet of which is connected to the ice making box 30, for providing liquid for making ice to the ice making box 30;

[0097] The cold water tank 50 is sleeved on the outside of the ice storage box 10 , and at least a portion of the inner cavity wall and the ice storage box 10 are enclosed to form a water return cavity 51 .

[0098] In this embodiment, the ice storage box 10 and the cold water tank 50 are set in a nested manner, the space occupied by the overall structure of the water purifier is reduced, and the water return chamber 51 is used to discharge the water in the ice-water separation box 40 to the cold water tank 50 through the drain port 41 and the water return chamber 51. Thus, while the water purifier is set in a nested manner, the opening of the ice storage box 10 and the water inlet of the cold water tank 50 are separated and set at two locations, and the drainage direction of the ice-water separation box 40 and the ice discharge direction of the ice making box 30 are set in different directions, ensuring the correct output of ice cubes and residual ice water.

[0099] Reference Figures 1 to 8 ,and Figures 10 to 22 The inner cavity of the ice-water separation box 40 is surrounded by a bottom wall 42 extending along the pivot axis direction of the ice-water separation box 40, and a first end wall 43 and a second end wall 44 respectively connected to both ends of the bottom wall 42;

[0100] The drain port 41 is disposed on the first end wall 43 or the bottom wall 42 , and a projection of the drain port 41 on a horizontal plane faces the water return chamber 51 .

[0101] In this embodiment, the drain port 41 of this embodiment is utilized to ensure that the liquid discharged from the drain port 41 is only discharged into the water return chamber 51 and then discharged into the cold water tank 50 .

[0102] Reference Figures 1 to 22 The inner cavity of the ice-water separation box 40 is surrounded by a bottom wall 42 extending along the pivot axis direction of the ice-water separation box 40, and a first end wall 43 and a second end wall 44 respectively connected to both ends of the bottom wall 42;

[0103] The drain port 41 is disposed on the first end wall 43 , or is disposed on the bottom wall 42 and close to the first end wall 43 ;

[0104] The ice storage box 10 includes a rear wall 11, a side wall 12 and a lead-out wall 13. An inclined wall 14 is connected between at least one of the side walls 12 and the rear wall 11. The inclined wall 14 and the inner wall of the cold water tank 50 enclose the water return chamber 51.

[0105] A water guide 60 is further provided at the opening of the ice storage box 10 . The upper end of the water guide 60 is open and used to receive the liquid flowing out of the drain port 41 . The lower end of the water guide 60 is not connected to the opening of the ice storage box 10 but is connected to the opening of the water return chamber 51 .

[0106] In this embodiment, the side wall 12 is arranged between the side wall 12 and the rear wall 11, and the return water chamber 51 is formed by the side wall 12 and the inner cavity wall of the cold water tank 50, which facilitates the bottom of the water guide member 60 to be inserted into the return water chamber 51, thereby improving the stability of the installation and fixation of the ice storage box 10 and the cold water tank 50.

[0107] Reference Figures 1 to 22 The outer wall surface of the bottom wall 42 is provided with a drainage fixing edge 45, and the upper end opening of the water guide member 60 is provided with a drainage fixing groove 61 and a drainage main cylinder hole 62, and the two ends of the drainage main cylinder hole 62 are respectively connected to the water outlet end of the drain port 41 and the return water chamber 51; the drainage fixing groove 61 is connected to the drainage main cylinder hole 62, and the outer wall of the ice-water separation box 40 abuts against the groove wall of the drainage fixing groove 61, and the drainage fixing edge 45 is located in the drainage main cylinder hole 62.

[0108] In this embodiment, the two parts of the ice-water separation box 40 are partially embedded and fixed at the ice inlet of the ice storage box 10 and the water inlet of the drainage main cylinder hole 62, so that the drainage position of the ice-water separation box 40 is separated from the ice discharge position of the ice box 30, and the ice storage box 10 is embedded in the cold water tank 50, so that the ice box 30, the ice-water separation box 40, the ice storage box 10, and the cold water tank 50 are sequentially embedded and assembled up and down, reducing the lateral space occupied by the overall structure of the water purifier. In addition, the drainage fixing edge 45 is used to limit the projection of the drainage port 41 on the horizontal plane to always be in the drainage main cylinder hole 62, that is, the liquid discharged from the drainage port 41 only flows into the drainage main cylinder hole 62.

[0109] Reference Figures 1 to 9 , Figures 12 to 22 The water guide member 60 includes a main water guide cylinder 63 and at least one branch water guide cylinder 64. The water inlet of the main water guide cylinder 63 is connected to the drain outlet 41. One end of the branch water guide cylinder 64 is connected and fixed to the main water guide cylinder 63, and the other end thereof is embedded in the return water chamber 51. The branch water guide cylinder 64 and the return water chamber 51 are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence.

[0110] Specifically, the outer walls of the two water guide cylinders 64 and the outer wall of the main water guide cylinder 63 enclose a clamping groove 65, which is locked and connected to the ice inlet of the ice storage box 10. The clamping groove 65 further improves the stability of the embedded fixation of the ice storage box 10 and the cold water tank 50.

[0111] The drainage locking groove 61 is provided at the water inlet of the main water guide cylinder 63 , and the drainage main cylinder hole 62 is formed by connecting the cylinder holes of the main water guide cylinder 63 and the sub-water guide cylinder 64 .

[0112] In this embodiment, the water diversion cylinder 64 is embedded in the water return chamber 51 to further improve the stability of the ice storage box 10 and the cold water tank 50. Then, the main water diversion cylinder 63 is combined to achieve the communication between the drain port 41 and the water return chamber 51.

[0113] Reference Figure 4 , Fig.12 , Fig.16 and Fig. 20 When the openings of the ice-making box 30 and the ice-water separation box 40 are both in a horizontal plane and facing upward, the opening height of the ice-making box 30 is lower than the opening height of the ice-water separation box 40 .

[0114] In this embodiment, the arrangement of the ice box 30 and the ice-water separation box 40 is utilized to ensure that after the ice box 30 is pivoted at a small angle relative to the ice-water separation box 40, the opening of the ice box 30 can be rotated and embedded into the inner cavity of the ice-water separation box 40, that is, the liquid in the ice box 30 can be discharged into the ice-water separation box 40. In addition, during the drainage process, the height difference is also utilized to prevent the liquid discharged from the ice box 30 from splashing out of the ice-water separation box 40.

[0115] Reference Figures 1 to 8 The beverage purifier also includes a cover shell 70 and a pivot drive member 80; the cover shell 70 is covered on the opening of the ice storage box 10, and the ice maker 20, the ice box 30 and the ice-water separation box 40 are all located in a cavity formed by the cover shell 70 and the ice storage box 10; the driving end of the pivot drive member 80 passes through the cover shell 70 to connect the ice box 30 and the ice-water separation box 40.

[0116] In this embodiment, the cover body 70 is used to make the ice making box 30 in a closed environment to perform ice making operation, and the ice making speed of the ice maker 20 is increased. The pivoting driving member 80 is used to realize the pivoting of the ice making box 30 and the ice-water separation box 40, and the driving end of the pivoting driving member 80 penetrates the cover body 70 and then connects the ice making box 30 and the ice-water separation box 40, thereby improving the pivoting stability of the ice making box 30 and the ice-water separation box 40.

[0117] Specifically, the ice-making end of the ice maker 20 passes through the cover body 70 to be located in the inner cavity of the ice-making box 30 .

[0118] Reference Figures 1 to 9 The ice-water separation box 40 is further provided with a first anti-rotation groove 46, and the cover shell 70 is provided with an anti-rotation column 71 and a second anti-rotation groove 72, wherein the anti-rotation column 71 is movably embedded in the second anti-rotation groove 72; the first anti-rotation groove 46 is respectively provided with the anti-rotation column 71 and the second anti-rotation groove 72 in a one-to-one correspondence; the first anti-rotation groove 46 is located on one side or both sides of the pivot axis of the ice-water separation box 40, and on the first end wall 43 or the second end wall 44;

[0119] When the ice-water separation box 40 is in a pivoting state, the anti-rotation column 71 is subjected to force and is further embedded in the second anti-rotation groove 72; when the ice-water separation box 40 is pivoted to a state where the first anti-rotation groove 46 is directly opposite to the second anti-rotation groove 72, one end of the anti-rotation column 71 is freed from the force and extends out a certain distance from the second anti-rotation groove 72 so that the other end of the anti-rotation column 71 is embedded in the first anti-rotation groove 46.

[0120] In this embodiment, the first anti-rotation groove 46, the anti-rotation column 71 and the second anti-rotation groove 72 are used to realize the movable limitation of the ice-water separation box 40 and the cover body 70. When the ice making box 30 pours liquid into the ice-water separation box 40, the ice-water separation box 40 is prevented from pivoting, ensuring that the water in the ice making box 30 is discharged into the ice-water separation box 40.

[0121] Reference Figures 1 to 6 , Fig.12 and Fig. 22 The process of the ice box 30 switching from the ice making state to the ice removing state includes a first process and a second process;

[0122] In the first stroke, the ice making box 30 starts to pivot relative to the ice-water separation box 40 from the ice making state, and the opening of the ice making box 30 gradually tilts to one side so that the liquid in the ice making box 30 flows into the ice-water separation box 40;

[0123] In the second stroke, the ice making box 30 and the ice-water separation box 40 are synchronously pivoted relative to the ice maker 20 until the ice making box 30 is switched to the deicing state and the opening of the ice-water separation box 40 faces downward or to one side.

[0124] In this embodiment, in the first stroke, the liquid in the ice making box 30 flows into the ice-water separation box 40 , is then discharged from the drain port 41 into the water return chamber 51 , and finally flows into the cold water tank 50 .

[0125] Reference Figures 1 to 8 ,and Figures 10 to 19The inner cavity wall of the ice-water separation box 40 is provided with a limiting guide slot 47 extending along the pivoting direction of the ice-making box 30, and the outer wall of the ice-making box 30 is provided with a limiting column 31 slidably embedded in the limiting guide slot 47; when the limiting column 31 slides in the limiting guide slot 47, the ice-making box 30 pivots relative to the ice-water separation box 40.

[0126] Specifically, when the ice box 30 is in the ice making state, the limiting column 31 is at one end of the limiting guide slot 47, and when the ice box 30 switches from the ice making state to the ice removing state, the limiting column 31 slides from one end of the limiting guide slot 47 to the other end of the limiting guide slot 47.

[0127] In the present embodiment, the limiting guide slot 47 and the limiting column 31 are used to limit the pivot distance and pivot path of the ice box 30 relative to the ice-water separation box 40, so that when the ice box 30 discharges liquid into the ice-water separation box 40, the ice box 30 and the ice-water separation box 40 pivot asynchronously, or only the ice box 30 pivots, and the ice-water separation box 40 is in a stationary state; when the ice box 30 is in the de-icing state, the ice box 30 drives the ice-water separation box 40 to pivot together through the limiting guide slot 47 and the limiting column 31, so as to reduce the control instructions of the pivot drive 80.

[0128] Based on the further feature of this embodiment, the control end of the pivot driving member 80 passes through the cover body 70 , the second end wall 44 of the ice-water separation box 40 , and is then connected and fixed to an end wall of the ice-making box 30 .

[0129] In this embodiment, the pivot drive member 80 is used to save structural materials of the water purifier, and the pivot axes of the ice box 30 and the ice-water separation box 40 are arranged in a colinear manner, which is convenient for further reducing unnecessary structures of the ice box 30 and the ice-water separation box 40. In combination with the limiting guide slide groove 47 and the limiting column 31, the normal use of the pivot operation of the ice-water separation box 40 is also ensured.

[0130] In some embodiments, the water purifier is also provided with a water inlet cylinder 90, which includes an external water inlet cylinder column 91 and an internal water inlet cylinder column 92. The cylinder wall of the internal water inlet cylinder column 92 is attached to the side wall 12 of the inner cavity of the ice box 30, and the water outlet end of the internal water inlet cylinder column 92 is connected to the inner cavity of the ice box 30 and is arranged along the direction of the bottom wall 42 of the inner cavity of the ice box 30; the water outlet end of the external water inlet cylinder column 91 can be pivotally penetrated into the ice and water separation box 40 to be connected to the water inlet end of the internal water inlet cylinder column 92, and the water inlet end of the external water inlet cylinder column 91 is connected to the inner cavity of the cold water tank 50.

[0131] In this embodiment, the external water inlet column 91 is used to realize the cold water tank 50 supplying water to the internal water inlet column 92, and then the internal water inlet column 92 is used to guide the water input from the cold water tank 50 into the ice box 30. The internal water inlet column 92 is then used to attach the cylinder wall to the side wall 12 of the inner cavity of the ice box 30 to reduce the gas content of the water input from the cold water tank 50 to the ice box 30, thereby increasing the probability of the ice maker 20 making transparent ice; and the water delivery pipe is inserted into the inner cavity of the ice box 30 to prevent the water delivery structure from swinging randomly with the pivoting of the ice box 30, thereby preventing the water delivery component from interfering with the rotating ice box 30.

[0132] Further, based on this embodiment, the water outlet end of the external water inlet cylinder 90 can be pivotally installed on the cover body 70 and the first end wall 43 , and the pivot axis of the external water inlet cylinder 90 is colinearly arranged with the pivot axis of the ice box 30 .

[0133] In this embodiment, the normal water supply operation of the water inlet cylinder 90 is ensured, and the pivoting stability of the ice making box 30 is further improved. Specifically, the water outlet end of the built-in water inlet cylinder column 92 is adjacent to the cavity wall of the inner cavity of the ice making box 30.

[0134] Obviously, the embodiments described above are only some embodiments of the present invention, rather than all embodiments. The preferred embodiments of the present invention are given in the accompanying drawings, but they do not limit the patent scope of the present invention. The present invention can be implemented in many different forms. On the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the understanding of the disclosure of the present invention more thorough and comprehensive. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, for those skilled in the art, it is still possible to modify the technical solutions recorded in the aforementioned specific embodiments, or to perform equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. Any equivalent structure made using the contents of the specification and drawings of the present invention, directly or indirectly used in other related technical fields, is also within the scope of patent protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A water purifier, characterized in that: include: Ice storage box; An ice maker and an ice box are arranged at the opening of the ice storage box, and the ice box can pivot relative to the ice maker to switch between an ice making state and an ice removing state; The opening of the ice storage box is also provided with an ice-water separation box capable of pivoting around the ice making box relative to the ice maker; Wherein, the ice-water separation box is provided with a drain port, and the drain port is not connected with the inlet of the ice storage box; When the ice making box is switched from an ice making state to an ice removing state, the opening of the ice-water separation box faces upward and the inner cavity thereof at least partially covers the outer wall of the ice making box to receive the liquid and / or ice cubes poured out of the ice making box, and then the liquid flows out of the ice-water separation box from the drain port due to gravity; When the ice making box is in the ice-removing state, the opening of the ice-water separation box faces downward or toward one side or remains upward to avoid blocking ice cubes from falling into the ice storage box, or to prevent ice cubes in the inner cavity of the ice-water separation box from falling into the ice storage box.

2. The water purifier according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the ice making box is switched from the ice making state to the ice removing state, the ice-water separation box is stationary relative to the ice maker with its opening facing upward, and the ice making box pivots from a position with its opening facing upward to a position with its opening facing downward.

3. The water purifier according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner and outer wall surfaces of the ice making box and the ice-water separation box extending along the direction of the pivot axis are both in arc shape.

4. The water purifier according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pivot axis of the ice making box is colinearly arranged with the pivot axis of the ice-water separation box.

5. The water purifier according to claim 3, characterized in that: The ice-water separation box is formed by a bottom wall extending along the pivot axis direction of the ice-water separation box, and a first end wall and a second end wall respectively connected to both ends of the bottom wall; The drain port is arranged on the first end wall, and the drain port is arranged close to the bottom wall and extends from the opening of the ice-water separation box to the bottom of the inner cavity of the ice-water separation box; Alternatively, the drain port is disposed on the bottom wall, and the drain port is close to the first end wall and extends from a position close to the opening of the ice-water separation box to the bottom of the inner cavity of the ice-water separation box.

6. The water purifier according to claim 5, characterized in that: A water baffle is provided on one side edge of the bottom wall, and the water baffle and the inner wall of the ice-water separation box form a flip water storage cavity.

7. The water purifier according to claim 5, characterized in that: The bottom wall extends obliquely along the pivot axis direction of the ice-water separation box, and one end of the bottom wall connected to the first end wall is farther away from the pivot axis of the ice-water separation box than the other end.

8. The water purifier according to claim 1, characterized in that: The beverage purifier further comprises a cold water tank, a water outlet of which is in communication with the ice making box, for providing liquid for making ice to the ice making box; Wherein, the cold water tank is sleeved on the outside of the ice storage box, and at least part of the inner cavity wall and the ice storage box are enclosed to form a water return cavity.

9. The water purifier according to claim 8, characterized in that: The inner cavity of the ice-water separation box is surrounded by a bottom wall extending along the pivot axis direction of the ice-water separation box, and a first end wall and a second end wall respectively connected to both ends of the bottom wall; The drain port is arranged on the first end wall or the bottom wall, and the projection of the drain port on the horizontal plane faces the water return chamber.

10. The water purifier according to claim 8, characterized in that: The inner cavity of the ice-water separation box is surrounded by a bottom wall extending along the pivot axis direction of the ice-water separation box, and a first end wall and a second end wall respectively connected to both ends of the bottom wall; The drain port is arranged on the first end wall, or is arranged on the bottom wall and close to the first end wall; The ice storage box comprises a rear wall, a side wall and a lead-out wall, at least one of the side walls is connected to the rear wall with an inclined wall, and the inclined wall and the inner cavity wall of the cold water tank are enclosed to form the water return cavity; A water guide is also provided at the opening of the ice storage box. The upper end of the water guide is open and used to receive the liquid flowing out of the drain port. The lower end is not connected to the opening of the ice storage box but is connected to the opening of the water return chamber.

11. The water purifier according to claim 10, characterized in that: The outer wall surface of the bottom wall is provided with a drainage fixing edge, the upper end opening of the water guide member is provided with a drainage fixing groove and a drainage main cylinder hole, the two ends of the drainage main cylinder hole are respectively connected to the water outlet end of the drain port and the return water chamber; the drainage fixing groove is connected to the drainage main cylinder hole, the outer wall of the ice-water separation box abuts against the groove wall of the drainage fixing groove, and the drainage fixing edge is located in the drainage main cylinder hole.

12. The water purifier according to claim 10, characterized in that: The water guide member includes a main water guide cylinder and at least one branch water guide cylinder. The water inlet of the main water guide cylinder is connected to the drain outlet. One end of the branch water guide cylinder is connected and fixed to the main water guide cylinder, and the other end is embedded in the return water chamber. The branch water guide cylinder and the return water chamber are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence.

13. The water purifier according to claim 5, characterized in that: When the openings of the ice-making box and the ice-water separation box are both in a horizontal plane and facing upward, the opening height of the ice-making box is lower than the opening height of the ice-water separation box.

14. The water purifier according to claim 5, characterized in that: The beverage purifier also includes a cover shell and a pivot drive member; the cover shell is covered on the opening of the ice storage box, and the ice maker, the ice box and the ice-water separation box are all located in a cavity formed by the cover shell and the ice storage box; the driving end of the pivot drive member passes through the cover shell to connect the ice box and the ice-water separation box.

15. The water purifier according to claim 14, characterized in that: The ice-water separation box is also provided with a first anti-rotation groove, the cover shell is provided with an anti-rotation column and a second anti-rotation groove, the anti-rotation column is movably embedded in the second anti-rotation groove; the first anti-rotation groove is respectively arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the anti-rotation column and the second anti-rotation groove; the first anti-rotation groove is located on one side or both sides of the pivot axis of the ice-water separation box, and on the first end wall or the second end wall; When the ice-water separation box is in a pivoting state, the anti-rotation column is subjected to force and is embedded deeper in the second anti-rotation groove; when the ice-water separation box is pivoted to a state where the first anti-rotation groove is directly opposite to the second anti-rotation groove, one end of the anti-rotation column is released from the second anti-rotation groove and extends a distance so that the other end of the anti-rotation column is embedded in the first anti-rotation groove.

16. The water purifier according to any one of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that: The process of the ice box switching from the ice making state to the ice removing state includes a first process and a second process; In the first stroke, the ice making box starts to pivot relative to the ice-water separation box from the ice making state, and the opening of the ice making box gradually tilts to one side so that the liquid in the ice making box flows into the ice-water separation box; In the second stroke, the ice making box and the ice-water separation box are synchronously pivoted relative to the ice maker until the ice making box is switched to an ice-removing state and the opening of the ice-water separation box faces downward or toward one side.

17. The water purifier according to claim 16, characterized in that: The inner cavity wall of the ice-water separation box is provided with a limiting guide slot extending along the pivoting direction of the ice-making box, and the outer wall of the ice-making box is provided with a limiting column slidably embedded in the limiting guide slot; when the limiting column slides in the limiting guide slot, the ice-making box pivots relative to the ice-water separation box.

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