Water dispenser capable of discharging water automatically

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and particularly relates to an automatic water outlet water dispenser which comprises a water dispenser body. The water dispenser body comprises a control part, a water outlet part, a pressure sensing device and a water stop sensing device; the pressure sensing device comprises a pressure sensor and a time delay device; the water dispenser body is provided with a water receiving table below the water outlet component; the pressure sensor is arranged on the water receiving platform and is used for sensing the gravity of the water receiving container; when the duration time of the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor exceeds a preset time value of the time delay device, the control part starts the water outlet part to discharge water; the water stop sensing device is used for detecting the difference between the height of the water receiving container and the height of the liquid level, and the control part stops water discharge of the water discharge part when the difference value is smaller than a preset value; the safety of the automatic water outlet water dispenser can be improved, and potential safety hazards are reduced; in addition, water injection of the water outlet component can be automatically stopped through the water stop sensing device, a user does not need to monitor the water outlet component all the time, and the automation level is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and in particular relates to an automatic water-discharging drinking machine. Background Art

[0002] A water dispenser is a small electrical appliance used by users in indoor places such as homes. Users can replenish water at any time through the water dispenser, which is convenient to use.

[0003] The prior art water dispenser has an automatic water dispensing and water stopping structure. When a water cup is placed on the water receiving table, the water dispenser can automatically dispense water through sensing technology, and automatically stop dispensing water after the water cup is removed, thereby freeing up hands and eliminating the need to hold the water cup and wait for the water to be collected. For example, a smart water dispenser disclosed in Chinese invention patent CN103948313B and a smart water dispenser disclosed in Chinese invention patent application CN105996763A both detect the height of the water cup and the height of the liquid level through the cooperation of a height sensor and a water level sensor, and then automatically dispense water or automatically stop dispensing water through the control of a controller.

[0004] However, the above patent and the existing water dispenser technology that controls water flow through infrared and other sensing technologies are easily activated when sensing non-cup objects such as human hands. They are highly sensitive and will get wet when children place their hands under the water outlet. If hot water is discharged, it will cause safety problems, leaving potential safety hazards. Utility Model Content

[0005] The utility model aims to provide an automatic water dispensing drinking machine, aiming to solve the technical problem that the automatic sensing water dispensing technology in the prior art is not safe enough and is easy to sense human hands and automatically dispense water, which brings potential safety hazards.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, an embodiment of the utility model provides an automatic water-discharging drinking fountain, comprising a drinking fountain body; the drinking fountain body comprises a control component and a water-discharging component; the drinking fountain body is provided with a pressure sensing device; the pressure sensing device and the water-discharging component are both communicatively connected with the control component; the pressure sensing device comprises a pressure sensor and a delay device which are communicatively connected with each other; the drinking fountain body is provided with a water-receiving platform below the water-discharging component; a water-receiving area is provided between the water-receiving platform and the water-discharging component; a pressure sensor is provided on the water-receiving platform for sensing the gravity of the water-receiving container; when the duration of the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor exceeds the preset time value of the delay device, the control component starts the water-discharging of the water-discharging component.

[0007] Optionally, the water dispenser body includes a water-stop sensing device communicatively connected to the control component; the water-stop sensing device includes a liquid level sensing component for detecting the liquid level in the water receiving container and a height sensing component for detecting the height of the water receiving container; the water-stop sensing device is used to control the control component to stop the water discharge of the water discharge component when the difference between the liquid level and the height of the water receiving container is less than a preset value.

[0008] Optionally, the water stop sensing device is arranged beside the water outlet component.

[0009] Optionally, the liquid level sensing component includes a liquid level transmitter and a liquid level sensor; the liquid level transmitter is used to continuously transmit signals to the liquid surface, and the liquid level sensor is used to receive signals continuously emitted from the liquid level transmitter and reflected back from the liquid surface.

[0010] Optionally, the transmitting port of the liquid level transmitter faces vertically downward; the signal transmitted by the liquid level transmitter can cover the water receiving area.

[0011] Optionally, an operation panel is provided on the outer side wall of the water dispenser body; the operation panel can be used to adjust a preset value of the difference between the liquid level height and the water receiving container height.

[0012] Optionally, the water dispenser body includes a cold water module and a hot water module; the cold water module and the hot water module are both provided with a water stop sensing device and a water outlet component; the cold water module includes a cooling device; and the hot water module includes a heating device.

[0013] Optionally, a positioning structure is provided on the water receiving platform; the positioning structure is used to locate the placement position of the water receiving container on the water receiving platform.

[0014] Optionally, the pressure sensor is arranged on the positioning structure and is located directly below the water outlet component.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the above one or more technical solutions in the automatic water dispenser provided by the embodiment of the utility model have at least one of the following technical effects:

[0016] A pressure sensor is provided on the water receiving platform of the water dispenser. When the water receiving container is placed on the water receiving platform, the pressure sensor senses the pressure formed by the gravity of the water receiving container itself and sends the pressure signal to the delay device, and the delay device starts timing; when the timing time exceeds the preset time value, the delay device sends a signal to the control component to enable the control component to start the water outlet component to discharge water, thereby automatically filling the water receiving container with water; through this structure, the safety of the automatic water outlet drinking machine is improved. When a child places his hand on the water receiving area or accidentally touches the water receiving platform, the water outlet component is not easy to automatically discharge water, thereby reducing safety hazards. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, 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 labor.

[0018] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the utility model.

[0019] Figure 2 It is a cutaway view of the utility model.

[0020] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Enlarged schematic diagram of circle A in the middle.

[0021] Figure 4 for Figure 2 Enlarged schematic diagram of circle B in the middle.

[0022] Figure 5 This is a structural diagram of the water receiving platform.

[0023] Figure 6 It is a partial schematic diagram of the utility model.

[0024] Among them, the reference numerals in the figure are:

[0025] 1. Water dispenser body; 2. Pressure sensor; 3. Water stop sensor; 4. Visual sensor;

[0026] 11. Water outlet component; 111. Water receiving area; 12. Water receiving platform; 121. Positioning structure; 13. Operation panel; 14. Cold water module; 141. Cooling device; 15. Hot water module; 151. Heating device;

[0027] 21. Pressure sensor; 22. Delay device;

[0028] 31. Liquid level sensing component; 311. Liquid level transmitter; 312. Liquid level sensor; 32. Height sensing component;

[0029] 41. Water receiving container. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to be used to explain the embodiments of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0031] In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "length", "width", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating the orientation or position relationship, are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the embodiments of the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0032] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the embodiments of the present utility model, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0033] In the embodiments of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0034] In one embodiment of the present invention, an automatic water dispenser is provided. Figure 1-Figure 4 , including a water dispenser body 1; the water dispenser body 1 includes a control component and a water outlet component 11; the control component can use structures such as a circuit board and a controller to provide intelligent control for the water outlet and water stop of the water outlet component 11; the water outlet component 11 is used to communicate with the water storage container inside the water dispenser body 1 to discharge water.

[0035] Furthermore, the water dispenser body 1 is provided with a pressure sensing device 2; the pressure sensing device 2 and the water outlet component 11 are both communicatively connected with the control component, such as a wired connection or an electromagnetic wave signal connection; the pressure sensing device 2 includes a pressure sensor 21 and a delay device 22 which are communicatively connected with each other, and the delay device 22 can be set as a time relay.

[0036] Furthermore, the water dispenser body 1 is provided with a water receiving platform 12 below the water outlet component 11, and the water receiving platform 12 is used to place a water receiving container 41 so that the opening of the water receiving container 41 can be aligned with the water outlet component 11; a water receiving area 111 is provided between the water receiving platform 12 and the water outlet component 11; a pressure sensor 21 is provided on the water receiving platform 12 to sense the gravity of the water receiving container 41; when the duration of the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor 21 exceeds the preset time value of the delay device 22, the control component starts the water outlet component 11 to discharge water.

[0037] Compared with the prior art, the above one or more technical solutions in the automatic water-discharging drinking machine provided by the embodiment of the utility model have at least one of the following technical effects: a pressure sensor 21 is provided on the water receiving platform 12 of the drinking machine. When the water receiving container 41 is placed on the water receiving platform 12, the pressure sensor 21 senses the pressure formed by the gravity of the water receiving container 41 itself and sends the pressure signal to the delay device 22, and the delay device 22 starts timing; when the timing time exceeds the preset time value, the delay device 22 sends a signal to the control component to enable the control component to start the water discharge component 11 to discharge water, thereby automatically filling the water receiving container 41 with water; through this structure, the safety of the automatic water-discharging drinking machine is improved. When a child places his hand on the water receiving area 111 or accidentally touches the water receiving platform 12, the water discharge component 11 is not easy to automatically discharge water, so as to reduce safety hazards.

[0038] In another embodiment of the present invention, reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 The water dispenser body 1 includes a water stop sensing device 3 which is communicatively connected to the control component; the water stop sensing device 3 includes a liquid level sensing component 31 for detecting the height of the liquid level in the water receiving container 41 and a height sensing component 32 for detecting the height of the water receiving container 41; both the liquid level sensing component 31 and the height sensing component 32 can be implemented by infrared sensing, ultrasonic sensing, or other sensing technologies; the water stop sensing device 3 is used to detect the difference between the height of the water receiving container 41 and the liquid level, and the control component stops the water discharge of the water outlet component 11 when the difference is less than a preset value; it can be understood that, with the same plane as the reference plane, the liquid level gradually rises from the inner bottom of the water receiving container 41, so that the difference between the height of the water receiving container 41 and the liquid level gradually decreases, and when the difference is less than the preset value set on the control component, for example, less than 2 cm, the control component can stop the water discharge of the water outlet component 11 to achieve automatic water stop of the water outlet component 11; the water stop sensing device 3 can start working after the water outlet component 11 starts to discharge water, and the starting step is implemented by the control component.

[0039] Furthermore, the water stop sensing device 3 is disposed beside the water outlet component 11 to detect the height of the water receiving container 41 and the height of the liquid level.

[0040] Furthermore, the liquid level sensing component 31 includes a liquid level transmitter 311 and a liquid level sensor 312; the liquid level transmitter 311 is used to continuously transmit signals to the liquid surface, and the liquid level sensor 312 is used to receive signals continuously emitted from the liquid level transmitter 311 and reflected back from the liquid surface, so that the liquid level sensing component 31 can detect the liquid level height in real time to improve the detection sensitivity, thereby improving the accuracy of water stopping.

[0041] Furthermore, the transmitting port of the liquid level transmitter 311 is vertically downward; the sensing port of the liquid level sensor 312 is oriented to correspond to the signal reflection direction, so as to improve the signal sensing speed and signal detection accuracy of the liquid level sensing component 31 .

[0042] In another embodiment of the present invention, reference Figure 1 The outer wall of the water dispenser body 1 is provided with an operation panel 13; the operation panel 13 can be used to adjust the preset value of the difference between the height of the water receiving container 41 and the liquid level, and / or to adjust the preset value of the delay time of the delay device 22.

[0043] In another embodiment of the present invention, reference Figure 6 The water dispenser body 1 includes a cold water module 14 and a hot water module 15; the cold water module 14 and the hot water module 15 are both provided with a water stop sensing device 3 and a water outlet component 11, so as to facilitate the independent use of the two modules, and the user can use the water receiving container 41 to separately hold cold water or hot water; the cold water module 14 includes a cooling device 141; the hot water module 15 includes a heating device 151.

[0044] In another embodiment of the present invention, reference Figure 5 A positioning structure 121 is provided on the water receiving platform 12; the positioning structure 121 is used to position the water receiving container 41 on the water receiving platform 12; the positioning structure 121 can be set as a boss, a concave ring, or other structures that are easy to identify.

[0045] Further, refer to Figure 4 The positioning structure 121 is set as a positioning plate, and the sensing surface of the pressure sensor 21 is in contact with the bottom surface of the positioning plate; specifically, the water receiving platform 12 is provided with a fixing groove at the bottom of the positioning plate, and the pressure sensor 21 is placed in the fixing groove; when the water receiving container 41 is placed on the top surface of the positioning plate, the positioning plate is deformed, and the pressure sensor 21 senses the deformation and converts it into a communication signal and sends it to the delay device 22.

[0046] In another embodiment of the present invention, reference Figure 3The water dispenser body 1 is provided with a visual sensor 4 beside the water outlet component 11, and the visual sensor 4 is communicatively connected with the control component; the sensing area of ​​the visual sensor 4 covers the water receiving area 111; the visual sensor 4 is used to detect whether the object in the water receiving area 111 is a water receiving container 41. When a hand or other non-water receiving container 41 is placed in the water receiving area 111 and applies force to the pressure sensor 21, even if the force application time reaches the preset time value of the delay device 22, the control component does not start the water outlet component 11 to discharge water, so as to improve the safety of the water outlet component 11 and reduce safety hazards.

[0047] The rest of this embodiment is the same as the first embodiment. The features not explained in this embodiment are all based on the explanations in the first embodiment and will not be described in detail here.

[0048] The above content is a further detailed description of the utility model in combination with specific preferred implementation methods, and it cannot be determined that the specific implementation of the utility model is limited to these descriptions. For ordinary technicians in the technical field to which the utility model belongs, without departing from the concept of the utility model, its architecture can be flexible and can derive a series of products. Just making a few simple deductions or substitutions should be regarded as belonging to the patent protection scope of the utility model determined by the submitted claims.

Claims

1. An automatic water-dispensing drinking fountain, comprising a drinking fountain body (1); the drinking fountain body (1) comprises a control component and a water-dispensing component (11); characterized in that: The water dispenser body (1) is provided with a pressure sensing device (2); the pressure sensing device (2) and the water outlet component (11) are both communicatively connected to the control component; the pressure sensing device (2) comprises a pressure sensor (21) and a delay device (22) which are communicatively connected to each other; the water dispenser body (1) is provided with a water receiving platform (12) below the water outlet component (11); a water receiving area (111) is provided between the water receiving platform (12) and the water outlet component (11); the pressure sensor (21) is provided on the water receiving platform (12) to sense the gravity of the water receiving container (41); when the duration of the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor (21) exceeds a preset time value of the delay device (22), the control component starts the water outlet component (11) to discharge water.

2. The automatic water dispenser according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water dispenser body (1) comprises a water-stopping sensing device (3) communicatively connected to the control component; the water-stopping sensing device (3) comprises a liquid level sensing component (31) for detecting the height of the liquid level in the water receiving container (41) and a height sensing component (32) for detecting the height of the water receiving container (41); the water-stopping sensing device (3) is used to detect the difference between the height of the water receiving container (41) and the height of the liquid level, and the control component stops the water outlet component (11) from discharging water when the difference is less than a preset value.

3. The automatic water dispenser according to claim 2, characterized in that: The water stop sensing device (3) is arranged beside the water outlet component (11).

4. The automatic water dispenser according to claim 2, characterized in that: The liquid level sensing component (31) comprises a liquid level transmitter (311) and a liquid level sensor (312); the liquid level transmitter (311) is used to continuously transmit signals to the liquid surface, and the liquid level sensor (312) is used to receive signals continuously transmitted from the liquid level transmitter (311) and reflected back from the liquid surface.

5. The automatic water dispenser according to claim 4, characterized in that: The emission port of the liquid level transmitter (311) faces vertically downward.

6. The automatic water dispenser according to claim 2, characterized in that: An operating panel (13) is provided on the outer side wall of the water dispenser body (1).

7. The automatic water dispenser according to claim 2, characterized in that: The water dispenser body (1) comprises a cold water module (14) and a hot water module (15); the cold water module (14) and the hot water module (15) are both provided with a water stop sensing device (3) and a water outlet component (11); the cold water module (14) comprises a cooling device (141); and the hot water module (15) comprises a heating device (151).

8. The automatic water dispenser according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The water receiving platform (12) is provided with a positioning structure (121); the positioning structure (121) is used to locate the placement position of the water receiving container (41) on the water receiving platform (12).

9. The automatic water dispensing drinking fountain according to claim 8, characterized in that: The positioning structure (121) is configured as a positioning plate; the sensing surface of the pressure sensor (21) is in contact with the bottom surface of the positioning plate.

10. The automatic water dispenser according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The water dispenser body (1) is provided with a visual sensor (4) beside the water outlet component (11); the sensing area of ​​the visual sensor (4) covers the water receiving area (111).

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