Water softening equipment convenient for adding salt
By setting a flipped hopper at the opening of the side wall of the cabinet of the water softening equipment, the problem of inconvenience of adding salt in existing equipment is solved, and the operation of adding salt is easily achieved by users without disassembling or pulling out the equipment, improving the user experience.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421209684.1
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-05-30
- Publication Date
- 2025-02-18
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-05-30
AI Technical Summary
When adding salt, existing water softening equipment requires disassembly of the case or pulling out the entire equipment, which is inconvenient to operate and poor user experience.
Design a water softening device for easy addition of salt. By providing a hopper that can be turned outwardly at the opening of the side wall of the chassis, the user can add solids to the salt tank through the hopper without removing the chassis or pulling out the equipment. Salt.
It enables users to add salt without removing the case or pulling out the equipment, making the operation more convenient and enhances the user experience.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of water treatment, and in particular relates to a water softening device which is convenient for adding salt. Background Art
[0002] Since tap water contains metal ions such as calcium, magnesium, and iron, the water has a certain hardness. In order to reduce the hardness of the water and remove metal ions such as calcium and magnesium in the water, it is usually necessary to soften the water with a water softener. The water softener usually includes a resin tank filled with resin and a salt box. It uses the functional ions of the resin to exchange with the calcium and magnesium ions in the water, thereby adsorbing the calcium and magnesium ions in the water. When the resin adsorption reaches saturation, its adsorption capacity decreases, and the resin needs to be regenerated. The resin regeneration process is to rinse the resin tank with brine in the salt box to replace the calcium and magnesium ions in the resin, so that the resin can restore its ability to soften water. The water softener needs to add concentrated brine during use, and the conventional way is to add water and solid salt to the salt box.
[0003] Most of the salt boxes are placed in the shell of the water softener. With the development of technology, more and more users choose to install the water softener in the cabinet. To add salt, the whole machine needs to be pulled out, and then the top cover of the shell needs to be opened to add salt, which makes adding salt very inconvenient and the user experience is poor. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a water softener that is easy to add salt to solve the problem of inconvenient salt addition in existing water softeners. Utility Model Content
[0004] The utility model aims to provide a water softening device which is convenient for adding salt, so as to solve the problem that it is inconvenient to add salt to the existing water softening device.
[0005] The utility model provides a water softening device that is convenient for adding salt, which can be realized by the following technical scheme:
[0006] A water softening device for facilitating salt addition, comprising:
[0007] A body, the body comprising a casing, a resin tank and a salt box, the resin tank and the salt box are installed in the casing, and a side wall of the casing is provided with an opening;
[0008] A hopper is rotatably covered on the opening and can be turned outward relative to the opening. The hopper is located above the salt box, and solid salt is added into the salt box through the hopper.
[0009] In one embodiment, the hopper includes a silo, a feeding port for adding salt is provided at the top of the silo, and a first discharge port is provided at the bottom of the silo, and the position of the first discharge port corresponds to the position of the salt box.
[0010] In one embodiment, the hopper further includes a material guide pipe, which is located at the bottom of the silo, one end of which is connected to the first discharge port, and the other end of which is provided with a second discharge port.
[0011] In one embodiment, the salt box is provided with a salt adding port, the material guide pipe is located above the salt adding port or the material guide pipe is partially inserted into the salt adding port, so that the second material outlet corresponds to the salt adding port.
[0012] In one embodiment, an annular baffle is provided at the outer edge of the salt adding port, and the annular baffle surrounds the periphery of the material guiding pipe.
[0013] In one embodiment, the hopper is provided with a rotating shaft, the casing is provided with a connecting hole, and the rotating shaft is inserted into the connecting hole.
[0014] In one embodiment, a bracket is further provided in the casing, and the bracket includes a side plate, a top plate and a back plate, and the side plate, the top plate and the back plate enclose an inner cavity, the connecting hole is provided on the side plate, and the hopper is built into the inner cavity.
[0015] In one embodiment, the main body also includes a locking assembly, which includes a locking tongue and a locking buckle. The locking tongue and the locking buckle can be engaged with or separated from each other. The locking tongue is installed on the hopper, and the locking buckle is installed on the casing or the bracket.
[0016] In one embodiment, the salt adding port is oval or rectangular.
[0017] In one embodiment, the hopper is provided with a decorative cover plate, and the decorative cover plate is adapted to the opening.
[0018] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effect of the utility model of a softening water device that is easy to add salt is as follows: the softening water device of the utility model is provided with a hopper that can be flipped outward at the opening of the side wall of the casing, and solid salt is added to the salt box through the hopper. The user does not need to disassemble the casing or pull out the entire device to add salt, which is more convenient to operate and enhances the user experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the utility model, the drawings required for use in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show certain embodiments of the utility model and therefore should not be regarded as limiting the scope. For ordinary technicians in this field, other relevant drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.
[0020] Figure 1This is an overall schematic diagram of a water softening device that is convenient for adding salt in the utility model;
[0021] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a water softening device that is convenient for adding salt when adding salt;
[0022] Figure 3 It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of a water softening device that is convenient for adding salt in the utility model;
[0023] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the hopper structure of a water softening device that is convenient for adding salt in the utility model;
[0024] Figure 5 The utility model is a schematic diagram of a support structure of a water softening device which is convenient for adding salt.
[0025] Figure 6 The utility model is a schematic diagram of the structure of a locking assembly of a water softening device which is convenient for adding salt.
[0026] Markings in the figure: 10, casing; 11, opening; 12, connecting hole; 20, resin tank; 30, salt box; 31, salt adding port; 311, annular baffle; 40, hopper; 41, silo; 411, feeding port; 412, first discharge port; 42, material guide pipe; 421, second discharge port; 43, rotating shaft; 44, decorative cover; 13, bracket; 131, side panel; 132, top panel; 133, inner cavity; 14, locking tongue; 15, lock buckle; 151, button; 152, clamping part. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0027] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiment of the utility model clearer, the technical solution in the embodiment of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiment of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiment is a part of the embodiment of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. The components of the embodiment of the utility model described and shown in the drawings here can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.
[0028] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention to be protected, but merely represents selected embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0029] like Figure 1-5As shown, the embodiment of the utility model provides a water softening device that is convenient for adding salt, including a body and a hopper 40. The body includes a housing 10, a resin tank 20 and a salt box 30. The resin tank 20 and the salt box 30 are installed in the housing 10. The resin tank 20 and the salt box 30 are connected to each other, so that the salt box 30 can provide salt water for the resin tank 20. The side wall of the housing 10 is provided with an opening 11, and the hopper 40 can be rotatably covered at the opening 11, and the hopper 40 can be turned outward relative to the opening 11, that is, the hopper 40 can block the opening 11, and can also be turned outward to allow the opening 11 to leak. The hopper 40 is located above the salt box 30, and solid salt is added to the salt box 30 through the hopper 40.
[0030] The water softening device of this embodiment is provided with the hopper 40 which can be turned outward at the opening 11 of the side wall of the housing 10. When solid salt needs to be added, the hopper 40 is turned outward, and then solid salt is added into the hopper 40, and then the solid salt is added into the salt box 30 through the hopper 40. After the salt is added, the hopper 40 is turned inward to block the opening 11. The user of the water softening device of this embodiment can add salt without disassembling the housing 10 or pulling the whole machine out of the cabinet, which is more convenient to operate and enhances the user experience.
[0031] It should be noted that the water softening equipment is a device with a water softening function, which may be a separate water softener, or a water purification equipment integrating water softening and water purification, or an industrial water softener, etc.
[0032] In this embodiment, when the water softening device is embedded in a cabinet, the opening 11 is formed on the side wall of the housing 10 facing the outside of the cabinet.
[0033] Specifically, Figure 2 , Figure 3 and 4 As shown, the hopper 40 includes a silo 41, a top of the silo 41 is provided with a feeding port 411 for adding salt, a bottom of the silo 41 is provided with a first discharge port 412, and the position of the first discharge port 412 corresponds to the position of the salt box 30. When the user adds salt, the hopper 40 is turned over, and the feeding port 411 is turned outward. The user puts solid salt from the feeding port 411, and the solid salt falls from the first discharge port 412 into the salt box 30.
[0034] More specifically, Figure 2As shown, the hopper 40 further includes a guide pipe 42, the guide pipe 42 is located at the bottom of the silo 41, one end of the guide pipe 42 is connected to the first discharge port 412, and the other end of the guide pipe 42 is provided with a second discharge port 421, and the solid salt is guided to the salt box 30 through the guide pipe 42. In order to make the solid salt slide more smoothly from the silo 41 into the guide pipe 42, a chamfer is provided at the connection between the guide pipe 42 and the first discharge port 412.
[0035] Further, such as Figure 2 As shown, the salt box 30 is provided with a salt adding port 31 , and the guide pipe 42 is located above the salt adding port 31 , so that the solid salt falls directly from the second discharge port 421 to the salt adding port 31 , and finally falls into the salt box 30 .
[0036] In another embodiment, the material guide pipe 42 is partially inserted into the salt adding port 31 so that the second material discharge port 421 corresponds to the salt adding port 31, that is, the second material discharge port 421 is completely built into the salt adding port 31, so as to avoid the misalignment of the second material discharge port 421 and the salt adding port 31 during the outward flipping of the hopper 40, thereby preventing solid salt from spilling out when adding salt.
[0037] Furthermore, the salt adding port 31 is oval or rectangular, and an annular baffle 311 is provided at the outer edge of the salt adding port 31, and the annular baffle 311 is wrapped around the periphery of the guide tube 42. The salt adding port 31 is set to be oval or rectangular. On the one hand, it can avoid the misalignment of the guide tube 42 and the salt adding port 31 when the hopper 40 is turned outward, thereby preventing the solid salt from being spilled. On the other hand, it can also avoid the situation where the edge of the guide tube 42 is stuck on the salt adding port 31 when the guide tube 42 is inserted into the salt adding port 31, thereby not affecting the turning of the hopper 40. The user can turn the hopper 40 at a large angle, and it is more convenient to add salt. The annular baffle 311 is provided at the outer edge of the salt adding port 31, which also has a certain blocking effect on the guide tube 42, avoiding the hopper 40 from turning over too much, so that the guide tube 42 is separated from the salt adding port 31 or completely misaligned with the salt adding port 31.
[0038] Further, such as Figure 3 , Figure 4 and 5 As shown, the hopper 40 is provided with a rotating shaft 43, and the housing 10 is provided with a connecting hole 12, and the rotating shaft 43 is inserted into the connecting hole 12, so that the hopper 40 is hinged to the housing 10. In this embodiment, the rotating shaft 43 is arranged on both side walls of the silo 411.
[0039] Furthermore, a bracket 13 is also provided in the casing 10, and the bracket 13 includes a side panel 131, a top panel 132 and a back panel, and the side panel 131, the top panel 132 and the back panel enclose an inner cavity 133, and the connecting hole 12 is provided on the side panel 131, and the hopper 40 is built in the inner cavity 133, that is, the hopper 40 is rotatably hinged in the bracket 13.
[0040] Furthermore, in order to prevent the hopper 40 from turning outward when no salt is added, the body further includes a lock assembly, which includes a lock tongue 14 and a lock buckle 15, and the lock tongue 14 and the lock buckle 15 can be engaged or separated with each other, the lock tongue 14 is installed on the hopper 40, and the lock buckle 15 is installed on the housing 10 or the bracket 13. Preferably, in this embodiment, the lock buckle 15 is installed on the top inner wall of the bracket 13. When salt needs to be added, the hopper 40 is pressed, the lock tongue 14 is separated from the lock buckle 15, and the hopper 40 can be turned outward. The user adds solid salt to the hopper 40, and the solid salt falls into the salt box 30 through the guide tube 42. After adding salt, the hopper 40 is turned inward, the hopper 40 covers the opening 11, and the opening 11 is blocked. The user presses the hopper 40, the locking tongue 14 is engaged with the locking buckle 15, and the hopper 40 is fixed on the casing 10 or in the bracket 13. At this time, the hopper 10 cannot be turned outward.
[0041] Specifically, the lock 15 includes two clamping members 152 and a button 151. The button 151 is used to control the opening and closing of the clamping members 152. When the hopper 40 is covered on the opening 11, the hopper 40 is pressed, and the locking tongue 15 pushes the button 151. At this time, the two clamping members 152 are opened, the locking tongue 15 is separated from the clamping member 152, and the hopper 40 is turned outward. At this time, salt can be added. After the salt is added, the hopper 40 is pushed toward the inside of the opening 11, and the locking tongue 15 abuts against the button 151. At this time, the two clamping members 152 clamp the locking tongue 15, and the hopper 40 is fixed on the bracket 13.
[0042] Furthermore, in order to make the overall softening device more beautiful, the hopper 40 is also provided with a decorative cover plate 44, and the decorative cover plate 44 is adapted to the opening 11, that is, when the salt is added, the hopper 40 blocks the opening 11, at which time the decorative cover plate 44 is completely embedded in the opening 11, and the outer surface of the side wall of the softening device is flat.
[0043] The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. To make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.
[0044] The above-mentioned embodiments only express several implementation methods of the utility model, and the description is relatively specific and detailed, but it cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the utility model patent. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this field, several modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the utility model, which all belong to the protection scope of the utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of the utility model patent shall be based on the attached claims.
Claims
1. A water softening device that is convenient for adding salt, characterized in that: include: A body, the body comprising a casing, a resin tank and a salt box, the resin tank and the salt box are installed in the casing, and a side wall of the casing is provided with an opening; A hopper is rotatably covered on the opening, and the hopper can be turned outward relative to the opening; the hopper is located above the salt box, and solid salt is added into the salt box through the hopper.
2. A water softening device for easy salt addition according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hopper comprises a silo, a feeding port for adding salt is arranged at the top of the silo, and a first discharge port is arranged at the bottom of the silo, and the position of the first discharge port corresponds to the position of the salt box.
3. A water softening device for easy salt addition according to claim 2, characterized in that: The hopper further comprises a material guide pipe, wherein the material guide pipe is located at the bottom of the silo, one end of the material guide pipe is connected to the first discharge port, and the other end of the material guide pipe is provided with a second discharge port.
4. A water softening device for easy salt addition according to claim 3, characterized in that: The salt box is provided with a salt adding port, the material guide pipe is located above the salt adding port or the material guide pipe is partially inserted into the salt adding port, so that the second material outlet corresponds to the salt adding port.
5. A water softening device for easy salt addition according to claim 4, characterized in that: An annular baffle is arranged at the outer edge of the salt adding port, and the annular baffle surrounds the periphery of the material guiding pipe.
6. A water softening device for easy salt addition according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hopper is provided with a rotating shaft, the casing is provided with a connecting hole, and the rotating shaft is inserted into the connecting hole.
7. A water softening device for easy salt addition according to claim 6, characterized in that: A bracket is also provided in the casing, and the bracket includes a side plate, a top plate and a back plate. The side plates, the top plate and the back plate enclose an inner cavity. The connecting hole is provided on the side plate, and the hopper is built in the inner cavity.
8. A water softening device for easy salt addition according to claim 7, characterized in that: The body also includes a lock assembly, which includes a lock tongue and a lock buckle. The lock tongue and the lock buckle can be engaged with or separated from each other. The lock tongue is installed on the hopper, and the lock buckle is installed on the casing or the bracket.
9. A water softening device for easy salt addition according to claim 4, characterized in that: The salt adding port is oval or rectangular.
10. A water softening device for easy salt addition according to claim 2, characterized in that: The hopper is provided with a decorative cover plate, and the decorative cover plate is adapted to the opening.