Water pan and water drinking equipment

By designing an adaptive unit on the water dispenser's water connection tray, it provides support and positioning functions, and solves the problem that the water cup is prone to overturn, which significantly improves the safety of users when collecting water.

CN222853644UActive Publication Date: 2025-05-13NINGBO FOTILE KITCHEN WARE CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421525203.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-06-28
Publication Date
2025-05-13
Estimated Expiration
2034-06-28

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Technical Problem

The water tray of existing water dispensers lacks the positioning function of the water cup, which makes the water cup easily overturned, causing hot water to splash out, damage the equipment and may burn the user, and there is a problem of insufficient safety.

Method used

A water connection tray including a box and a plurality of adaptive units is designed. The box body is equipped with a water collection chamber and a avoidance port. The adaptive unit is composed of a support piece and an elastic member. The support piece can enter the water collection chamber or avoidance port under the deformation of the elastic member, providing support and positioning functions.

Benefits of technology

Through the design of the adaptive unit, the possibility of the water cup being knocked down can be effectively reduced, the safety of users when collecting water, and the risk of cup collision and shaking can be reduced.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a water pan and drinking water equipment, which comprises a box body, a water collecting cavity is arranged in the box body, and a receding opening communicated with the water collecting cavity is arranged on the side wall of the box body; each self-adaptive unit comprises a supporting piece and an elastic piece, the supporting piece is arranged at one end of the elastic piece, and the other end of the elastic piece is arranged on the inner wall of the water collecting cavity, so that the supporting piece has a supporting state and a non-supporting state; when the supporting piece is in a supporting state, the supporting piece is located in the water collecting cavity, and when the supporting piece is in a non-supporting state, the supporting piece is located at the receding opening.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of water drinking machines, in particular to a water receiving tray and water drinking equipment. Background Art

[0002] When a water cup receives water from a water dispenser, it is usually supported on a water tray. Since the water tray does not have the function of positioning the water cup, the water cup is easily overturned by a slight collision or shaking, causing hot water to splash everywhere, which not only damages the water dispenser but also scalds the user. Therefore, existing water dispensers are not safe enough when used. Utility Model Content

[0003] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a water receiving tray and drinking water equipment to address the problem of insufficient safety when using a water dispenser.

[0004] A water receiving tray, comprising:

[0005] A box body, wherein a water collecting chamber is disposed in the box body, and a side wall of the box body is provided with an escape opening connected to the water collecting chamber; and

[0006] A plurality of adaptive units, each of which comprises a support sheet and an elastic member, wherein the support sheet is arranged at one end of the elastic member, and the other end of the elastic member is arranged on the inner wall of the water collecting chamber, so that the support sheet has a supporting state and a non-supporting state;

[0007] When the support sheet is in a supporting state, the support sheet is located in the water collecting chamber, and when the support sheet is in a non-supporting state, the support sheet is located at the avoidance opening.

[0008] The elastic member of the utility model is a spring.

[0009] In the utility model, a water leakage gap is arranged between two adjacent support sheets.

[0010] The portion of the inner wall of the box body opposite to the avoidance opening is a water receiving area, which includes a central area and a peripheral area arranged around the central area, and the adaptive unit is located in the peripheral area.

[0011] The side of the support sheet facing away from the elastic member is a liquid guiding surface for guiding water to the water leakage gap or the central area.

[0012] The liquid guiding surface of the utility model comprises a supporting plane and a liquid guiding arc surface, the supporting plane is perpendicular to the axis of the elastic member, and the supporting plane and the liquid guiding arc surface are smoothly connected.

[0013] The box body of the utility model comprises an upper cover, a surrounding plate and a lower cover, the upper cover and the lower cover are arranged opposite to each other and at a distance, the surrounding plate is arranged between the upper cover and the lower cover, the upper cover, the surrounding plate and the lower cover are arranged to form the water collecting chamber, the avoidance is located in the upper cover, and a drainage outlet is opened on the lower cover.

[0014] The edge of the upper cover of the utility model is clamped on the enclosure, the upper cover is provided with a lifting hole, and a part of the enclosure is located on a side of the upper cover away from the lower cover.

[0015] In the utility model, an avoidance gap is arranged between two adjacent elastic members.

[0016] A drinking water device comprises a water supply machine and a water receiving tray installed on the water supply machine.

[0017] The beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0018] When the cup is placed at the avoidance opening, the support sheet at the bottom of the cup will move downward, and part of the cup will enter the water collection chamber together with the support sheet. After part of the cup enters the water collection chamber, the volume of the cup exposed outside the water collection chamber is reduced, and the possibility of the cup colliding is reduced. In addition, a large number of uncompressed elastic parts are distributed around the cup, which can play a radial limiting or radial positioning effect on the cup, greatly reducing the possibility of the cup being overturned, and the safety of the user when receiving water is greatly improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the water receiving tray in Embodiment 1 of the present utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 The three-dimensional structure of the water receiving tray in the first embodiment of the utility model is shown in FIG. Figure 1 ;

[0021] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the partially enlarged structure;

[0022] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the partially enlarged structure;

[0023] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the adaptive unit in Example 1 of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 6 The three-dimensional structure of the water receiving tray in the first embodiment of the utility model is shown in FIG. Figure 2 ;

[0025] Figure 7This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the water receiving tray in Example 1 of the utility model after the upper cover is hidden.

[0026] Reference numerals:

[0027] 1. Box body; 11. Water collecting chamber; 12. Avoidance; 13. Upper cover; 14. Enclosure; 15. Lower cover; 16. Drainage outlet; 17. Lifting hole; 2. Adaptive unit; 21. Support sheet; 211. Water leakage gap; 22. Elastic member; 222. Liquid guiding surface; 223. Support plane; 224. Liquid guiding arc surface; 225. Avoidance gap. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] In order to make the above-mentioned purposes, features and advantages of the utility model more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the utility model are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the following description, many specific details are set forth to facilitate a full understanding of the utility model. However, the utility model can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without violating the connotation of the utility model, so the utility model is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0029] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0030] 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 at least one of the features. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0031] In 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, unless otherwise clearly defined. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0032] In the present utility model, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" or "above" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" or "below" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0033] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may be a central element. When an element is considered to be "connected to" another element, it may be directly connected to the other element or there may be a central element at the same time. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be the only implementation method.

[0034] Embodiment 1:

[0035] This embodiment provides a water receiving tray, including a box body 1 and a plurality of adaptive units 2.

[0036] See also Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 6 and Figure 7 The box body 1 includes an upper cover 13, a panel 14 and a lower cover 15. The upper cover 13 and the lower cover 15 are arranged opposite to each other and spaced apart in a first direction, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to both the upper cover 13 and the lower cover 15, and the panel 14 is arranged between the upper cover 13 and the lower cover 15, thereby the upper cover 13, the panel 14 and the lower cover 15 are arranged to form a water collecting chamber 11, and a avoidance opening 12 is provided on the upper cover 13, and the avoidance opening 12 is connected to the water collecting chamber 11. Generally, the panel 14 and the lower cover 15 are an integral structure, and the upper cover 13 is detachably mounted on the panel 14.

[0037] See also Figure 5The adaptive unit 2 includes a supporting sheet 21 and an elastic member 22, wherein the supporting sheet 21 is fixed to one end of the elastic member 22, and the elastic member 22 extends along a first direction. Figure 3 and Figure 7 The adaptive unit 2 is located in the water collecting chamber 11, and the end of the elastic member 22 away from the supporting sheet 21 is fixed on the lower cover 15. Thus, through the deformation of the elastic member 22, the supporting sheet 21 has a supporting state and a non-supporting state.

[0038] The specific usage scenarios of the water receiving tray in this embodiment are as follows:

[0039] When no cup is placed at the avoidance opening 12, all elastic members 22 are not deformed under pressure, and the support sheet 21 is in a non-supporting state, and the support sheet 21 is located at the avoidance opening 12;

[0040] When the cup is placed at the avoidance opening 12, the support sheets 21 that are not in contact with the cup are still in a non-support state, while a large number of support sheets 21 in contact with the cup will squeeze the corresponding elastic members 22 due to the gravity of the cup, and sink into the water collection chamber 11 along with a part of the cup. This part of the sinking support sheets 21 is converted from a non-support state to a support state, and the cup is supported by all the support sheets 21 in a support state. At the same time, since the cup is partially sunk into the water collection chamber 11, the possibility of being hit is also reduced. It is easy to understand that at this time, the circumference of the cup is surrounded by a large number of elastic members 22 that are not squeezed. These elastic members 22 can limit or position the cup in the radial direction of the cup, so even if the cup is hit or shaken, it is not easy to be directly overturned, which greatly increases the safety of the cup in the process of receiving water.

[0041] Preferably, the elastic member 22 is a spring, and a gap is left inside the spring when it is in a non-compressed state. When the cup receives water at the avoidance port 12, the water may not be able to accurately enter the cup, and part of the water will flow to the outer wall of the cup, and the water on the outer wall of the cup will flow to the support sheet 21 located at the bottom of the cup. The water on the support sheet 21 can flow to the lower cover 15 using the gap in the elastic member 22 on the side of the cup that is not squeezed, so the water collection chamber 11 can collect the water on the side wall of the cup. In addition, the deformation ability of the spring in the radial direction is relatively weak, so the spring on the side of the cup can also play a good radial limiting or positioning effect on the cup.

[0042] See also Figure 4A water leakage gap 211 is provided between two adjacent support sheets 21. For two adjacent support sheets 21, no matter both are in a supporting state, or both are in a non-supporting state, or one is in a supporting state and the other is in a non-supporting state, the water leakage gap 211 can stably exist, and water droplets on the support sheet 21 can also drip directly to the lower cover 15 through the water leakage gap 211, and will not be restricted by whether the support sheet 21 is in a supporting state. Therefore, the water collection chamber 11 can collect water droplets on all support sheets 21.

[0043] See also Figure 1 , the part of the lower cover 15 opposite to the avoidance opening 12 is the water receiving area. In this embodiment, the water receiving area is a square area, which includes a central area and a peripheral area arranged around the central area. The central area is a circular area, and the adaptive unit 2 is only arranged in the peripheral area, and the central area is not provided with an adaptive unit 2. When the cup is at the avoidance opening 12, the axis of the cup passes through the center of the central area, so that the edge of the bottom of the cup can be stably supported by the adaptive unit 2, while the central part of the bottom of the cup is suspended and does not contact the support sheet 21. Therefore, the water droplets at the central part of the bottom of the cup can directly drip onto the lower cover 15 without passing through the support sheet 21, thereby improving the collection efficiency of the water collection chamber 11 for the water droplets at the bottom of the cup.

[0044] See also Figure 3-Figure 5 The side of the support sheet 21 facing away from the elastic member 22 is a liquid guide surface 222. According to the different positions of the support sheet 21, the water droplets on the support sheet 21 can flow to the central area or to the water leakage gap 211 through the guidance of the liquid guide surface 222, so as to reduce the accumulation of water droplets on the support sheet 21.

[0045] Preferably, the liquid guiding surface 222 includes a support plane 223 and a liquid guiding arc surface 224. The support plane 223 is perpendicular to the axis of the elastic member 22, so that the support plane 223 can fit with the bottom wall of the cup and provide a relatively stable support for the cup. The arc-shaped setting of the liquid guiding arc surface 224 can keep the resistance at a low level when the water droplets flow. The support plane 223 and the liquid guiding arc surface 224 are smoothly connected, so that the water droplets on the support plane 223 can flow to the liquid guiding arc surface 224 more easily.

[0046] In this embodiment, a drain port 16 is provided on the lower cover 15 , and the drain port 16 can be connected to a drain pipe so that the accumulated water in the water collecting chamber 11 can be cleared without removing the upper cover 13 .

[0047] See also Figure 3 An avoidance gap 225 is provided between two adjacent elastic members 22 , and the accumulated water on the lower cover 15 can flow to the drain port 16 through the avoidance gap 225 , thereby reducing the obstruction of the elastic member 22 to the flow of the accumulated water.

[0048] See also Figure 2Generally speaking, the edge of the upper cover 13 is clamped on the enclosure 14, and the edge of the upper cover 13 is blocked by the enclosure 14, which makes it inconvenient to disassemble and assemble the upper cover 13. Based on this technical problem, the upper cover 13 is provided with a lifting hole 17, which can be used to grab the upper cover 13, so as to facilitate the disassembly and assembly of the upper cover 13. The accumulated water on the surface of the upper cover 13 can also flow into the water collecting chamber 11 through the lifting hole 17.

[0049] Preferably, a portion of the enclosure 14 is located on the side of the upper cover 13 away from the lower cover 15 , and the enclosure 14 can block the accumulated water on the surface of the upper cover 13 , and the accumulated water on the surface of the upper cover 13 can eventually enter the water collecting chamber 11 .

[0050] Embodiment 2:

[0051] This embodiment provides a drinking water device, including a water supply machine and the water receiving tray in Embodiment 1, wherein the water receiving tray is mounted on the water supply machine.

[0052] 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.

[0053] The above-mentioned embodiments only express several implementation methods of the utility model, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they 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, and these 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 receiving tray, characterized in that: include: A box body (1), wherein a water collecting chamber (11) is arranged inside the box body (1), and a relief opening (12) connected to the water collecting chamber (11) is opened on a side wall of the box body (1); and A plurality of adaptive units (2), the adaptive units (2) comprising a support sheet (21) and an elastic member (22), the support sheet (21) being arranged at one end of the elastic member (22), and the other end of the elastic member (22) being arranged on the inner wall of the water collecting chamber (11), so that the support sheet (21) has a supporting state and a non-supporting state; When the support sheet (21) is in a supporting state, the support sheet (21) is located in the water collecting chamber (11); when the support sheet (21) is in a non-supporting state, the support sheet (21) is located at the avoidance opening (12).

2. The water receiving tray according to claim 1, characterized in that: The elastic member (22) is a spring.

3. The water receiving tray according to claim 1, characterized in that: A water leakage gap (211) is provided between two adjacent support sheets (21).

4. The water receiving tray according to claim 3, characterized in that: The portion of the inner wall of the box body (1) opposite to the avoidance opening (12) is a water receiving area, and the water receiving area includes a central area and a peripheral area arranged around the central area, and the adaptive unit (2) is located in the peripheral area.

5. The water receiving tray according to claim 4, characterized in that: A surface of the support sheet (21) facing away from the elastic member (22) is a liquid guiding surface (222) for guiding water to the water leakage gap (211) or the central area.

6. The water receiving tray according to claim 5, characterized in that: The liquid guiding surface (222) comprises a supporting plane (223) and a liquid guiding arc surface (224); the supporting plane (223) is perpendicular to the axis of the elastic member (22); and the supporting plane (223) and the liquid guiding arc surface (224) are smoothly connected.

7. The water receiving tray according to claim 1, characterized in that: The box body (1) comprises an upper cover (13), a surrounding plate (14) and a lower cover (15); the upper cover (13) and the lower cover (15) are arranged opposite to each other and spaced apart; the surrounding plate (14) is arranged between the upper cover (13) and the lower cover (15); the upper cover (13), the surrounding plate (14) and the lower cover (15) are arranged to form the water collecting chamber (11); the avoidance opening (12) is located on the upper cover (13); and a drainage opening (16) is provided on the lower cover (15).

8. The water receiving tray according to claim 7, characterized in that: The edge of the upper cover (13) is snap-connected to the enclosure (14); the upper cover (13) is provided with a lifting hole (17); a portion of the enclosure (14) is located on a side of the upper cover (13) away from the lower cover (15).

9. The water receiving tray according to claim 1, characterized in that: An avoidance gap (225) is provided between two adjacent elastic members (22).

10. A drinking water device, characterized in that: The utility model comprises a water supply machine and a water receiving tray as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9 installed on the water supply machine.