Water supply equipment

Abstract

The utility model provides water supply equipment which comprises a support, a water container and a water level detection assembly, the support comprises a base, and a bearing face is arranged on the base; the water container is placed on the bearing surface, the water container comprises a container body, an inner basket and a floater, the inner basket is inserted into the container body and used for containing an object to be extracted, and the floater is arranged on the inner basket and floats along with the water level in the container body; the water level detection assembly is arranged on the support and used for generating water level indication under triggering of the floater. By means of the mode, the cleaning convenience of the water container can be effectively improved, and therefore the use convenience of the water supply equipment is effectively improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a water supply device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Water is a necessity in people's daily life. Water exists in nature as a liquid substance. People often need to store water in a specific water container when taking water, and take water from the water container when needed. Storing water in the water container is a time-consuming and laborious process. Therefore, people have developed water supply devices, such as water dispensers. The existing water supply device generally includes a water container and a water inlet assembly. The water supply device stores water in the water container through the water inlet assembly for people to use in daily life. The water container is a container for storing water. The water inlet assembly needs to know the water level information in the water container when filling water into the water container or when people use the water container to pour water. The existing water supply device usually sets a float in the water container to cooperate with a water level detection assembly to obtain the water level information of the water container. Although this can obtain the water level information of the water container in daily use, the float set in the water container undoubtedly increases the structural complexity of the water container, greatly increasing the cleaning difficulty of the water container, and thus affecting the use convenience of the water supply device. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0003] The present application provides a water supply device. The water supply device includes a support, a water container, and a water level detection assembly. The support includes a base, and the base is provided with a supporting surface. The water container is placed on the supporting surface. The water container includes a container body, an inner basket, and a float. The inner basket is inserted into the container body and is used to store a to-be-extracted material. The float is arranged on the inner basket and floats with the water level in the container body. The water level detection assembly is arranged on the support and is used to generate a water level indication under the triggering of the float.

[0004] In some embodiments, the inner basket includes an inner basket body and a float chamber. The inner basket body forms a first accommodation space for accommodating the to-be-extracted material. The float chamber is connected with the inner basket body and is located outside the inner basket body. The float chamber forms a second accommodation space for accommodating the float.

[0005] In some embodiments, the float chamber includes a cylindrical body, a first end cover, and a second end cover. The float is arranged in the cylindrical body and moves along the axial direction of the cylindrical body under the action of buoyancy. The first end cover and the second end cover are used to block the two ends of the cylindrical body.

[0006] In some embodiments, the first end cover and the second end cover are respectively arranged in a grid shape.

[0007] In some embodiments, the cylindrical wall of the cylindrical body is arranged in a non-porous manner within the moving range of the float.

[0008] In some embodiments, the inner wall surface of the barrel body and / or the outer wall surface of the float is provided with a plurality of ribs spaced along the circumference of the barrel body, the length direction of the ribs being arranged along the axial direction of the barrel body.

[0009] In some embodiments, the first end cover and / or the second end cover is arranged to be detachably connected to the barrel body.

[0010] In some embodiments, the first end cover is located at the top end of the barrel body, and the second end cover is located at the bottom end of the barrel body, the first end cover, the barrel body and the inner basket body are integrally formed, and the second end cover is detachably connected to the barrel body.

[0011] In some embodiments, the float comprises a float body and a magnetic member arranged on the float body, and as viewed along the axial direction of the barrel body, the float body is provided with a curved surface area on the side facing the first accommodation space, and the float body is provided with a planar area on the side away from the first accommodation space, the magnetic member is exposed from the planar area, and the exposed part of the magnetic member is arranged in the same plane as the planar area.

[0012] In some embodiments, the support further comprises a top cover spaced from the base and a back plate connecting the base and the top cover, and a container placement space for accommodating the water container is formed between the supporting surface and the top cover, a third accommodation space is formed on the side of the back plate away from the container placement space, the water level detection assembly is arranged in the third accommodation space, and the planar area is arranged towards the third accommodation space.

[0013] The beneficial effects of the embodiments of the present application are: the present application provides a water supply device, which comprises a support, a water container and a water level detection assembly, the support comprises a base, and the base is provided with a supporting surface; the water container is placed on the supporting surface, and the water container comprises a container body, an inner basket and a float, the inner basket is inserted into the container body and is used for containing the to-be-extracted material, and the float is arranged on the inner basket and floats with the water level in the container body; the water level detection assembly is arranged on the support and is used for generating a water level indication under the triggering of the float. Wherein, the container body serves as a container for containing liquid, and compared with the inner basket serving as a container for containing the to-be-extracted material, the inner basket needs to be cleaned more frequently in daily use. If the float is arranged on the container body, the cleaning task of the container body will be increased, thereby increasing the cleaning complexity of the water container. Compared with arranging the float on the container body, arranging the float on the inner basket can clean the float when cleaning the inner basket, thereby avoiding the need to clean the container body and the inner basket simultaneously and frequently, effectively reducing the cleaning difficulty of the water container, and further effectively improving the cleaning convenience of the water container, so as to effectively improve the use convenience of the water supply device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the water supply device of the present application;

[0015] Figure 2 is Figure 1 the water supply device explosion structure diagram shown in Figure 1;

[0016] Figure 3 is Figure 2 the water container embodiment of the explosion structure diagram shown in Figure 2;

[0017] Figure 4 is Figure 1 the water container cross section A-A structure diagram shown in Figure 3;

[0018] Figure 5 is Figure 1 the water container cross section B-B structure diagram shown in Figure 4;

[0019] Figure 6 is Figure 3 the inner basket embodiment of the three-dimensional structure diagram shown in Figure 5;

[0020] Figure 7 is Figure 6 the inner basket along the axial x1 of the front projection structure diagram shown in Figure 6;

[0021] Figure 8 is Figure 7 the inner basket cross section C-C structure diagram shown in Figure 7;

[0022] Figure 9 is Figure 3 the inner basket inserted into the container body of the three-dimensional structure diagram shown in Figure 8;

[0023] Figure 10 is Figure 9 the inner basket inserted into the container body and along the axial front projection structure diagram shown in Figure 9;

[0024] Figure 11 is Figure 5 the water container structure diagram of part D shown in Figure 10. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0026] The terms "first", "second", etc. in the present application are only for descriptive purpose, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality of" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly and specifically limited. In addition, the terms "include" and "have" and any variations thereof are intended to cover exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, system, product or device including a series of steps or units is not limited to the listed steps or units, but can optionally include steps or units not listed, or can optionally include other steps or units inherent to the process, method, product or device.

[0027] As shown in Figure 1 The present application provides a water supply device 1, which can be applied in a refrigerator, a refrigerator cabinet or the like to provide ice water for users to drink, so as to improve the user experience. Of course, the water supply device 1 can also be used as an external device for users to drink water in daily life. In the embodiments of the present application, the water supply device 1 is mainly applied to a refrigerator or a refrigeration device with refrigeration function. The water supply device 1 is integrated in the refrigerator or the refrigeration device with refrigeration function to realize the function of providing cold drinks for users.

[0028] As shown in Figure 2 The water supply device 1 comprises a support 10, a water container 20 and a water level detection assembly 30.

[0029] As shown in Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 The support 10 comprises a base 11, and the base 11 is provided with a supporting surface 14. The water container 20 is placed on the supporting surface 14. The water container 20 comprises a container body 21, an inner basket 22 and a float 23. The inner basket 22 is inserted into the container body 21 and is used to contain the to-be-extracted material. The float 23 is arranged on the inner basket 22 and floats with the water level in the container body 21. The water level detection assembly 30 is arranged on the support 10 and is used to generate a water level indication under the triggering of the float 23.

[0030] The support 10 is used to provide a placement point for the water container 20 and the water level detection assembly 30, etc. For example, the base 11 of the support 10 is provided with the supporting surface 14, which is used to support the water container 20. When the user needs to drink water or clean the water container 20, the user can take out the water container 20 from the support 10. The support 10 can be matched with an external device or a wall, for example, the support 10 can be matched with the door body of the refrigerator to be hung in the refrigerating chamber of the refrigerator. The water container 20 can be placed in the refrigerating chamber through the support 10, so that the drinkable liquid in the water container 20 can be refrigerated.

[0031] The container body 21 is a main body for the water container 20 to hold liquid. For example, the container body 21 can hold corresponding drinkable liquid, such as water, soda, and the like, according to the type of liquid provided by the water inlet assembly.

[0032] The inner basket 22 is inserted into the container body 21. The inner basket 22 can be used to hold the material to be extracted, such as tea leaves and the like. The inner basket 22 is arranged in the container body 21 in an inserted manner, in other words, the inner basket 22 can be separated from the container body 21 and cleaned separately.

[0033] The water supply device 1 is provided with a water level detection assembly 30 arranged on the support 10. The float 23 arranged on the inner basket 22 can float with the water level in the container body 21. The water level detection assembly 30 can cooperate with the float 23 arranged in the inner basket 22 to generate a water level indication, thereby providing a functional basis for the water container 20 to realize the water filling function without taking out the support 10, thereby effectively improving the convenience of liquid filling or injection of the water supply device 1, and further effectively improving the user experience. For example, the water supply device 1 can be provided with a water supply assembly and a water inlet controller connected with the water inlet assembly. The water inlet controller can be connected with the water level detection assembly 30. The water level detection assembly 30 cooperates with the float 23 to generate a water level indication. In other words, the water level detection assembly 30 cooperates with the float 23 to detect the water level in the container body 21. Based on this, the water inlet controller can determine the real-time liquid injection amount in the container body 21 according to the water level indication generated by the water level detection assembly 30, and further control the start and stop of the water inlet assembly in real time, so as to prevent the liquid injection amount of the water inlet assembly from exceeding the actual capacity of the container body 21, thereby effectively improving the liquid injection reliability of the water supply device 1, and also effectively improving the convenience of liquid filling or injection of the water supply device 1. As an equipment applied in a refrigerator or a refrigeration device with refrigeration function, the water container 20 needs to be in the refrigeration compartment for a long time. With the function support of the water level detection assembly 30, the water supply device 1 has the function of water filling in the refrigeration compartment or without taking out the water container 20 from the refrigeration compartment, thereby effectively improving the use convenience of the water supply device 1.

[0034] Optionally, the setting position of the water level detection assembly 30 can be arranged in a position flush with the water level line of the actual water holding capacity of the container body 21. When the water level line in the container body 21 rises to a position flush with the setting position of the water level detection assembly 30, the float 23 can cooperate with the water level detection assembly 30 to make the water level detection assembly 30 generate a water level indication signal, thereby providing a full filling prompt for the water supply assembly in the water supply device 1, and further making the water supply assembly stop liquid injection automatically.

[0035] The float 23 is a component floating with the water level, and needs to be guided and limited by a specific structure to ensure that the float 23 can stably cooperate with the water level detection assembly 30. The float 23 is arranged on the inner basket 22, that is, a structure for guiding and limiting the float 23 can be arranged on the inner basket 22. Compared with arranging a structure for guiding and limiting the float 23 on the container body 21, the structural complexity of the container body 21 can be effectively reduced, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the container body 21 and effectively increasing the cleaning convenience of the container body 21. The container body 21 is a container for containing liquid, and the inner basket 22 is a container for containing the to-be-extracted material. In daily use, the inner basket 22 needs to be cleaned more frequently. If the float 23 is arranged on the container body 21, the cleaning task of the container body 21 will be increased, thereby increasing the cleaning complexity of the water container 20. Compared with arranging the float 23 on the container body 21, arranging the float 23 on the inner basket 22 can clean the float 23 when the inner basket 22 is cleaned, thereby not needing to clean the container body 21 and the inner basket 22 simultaneously and frequently, effectively reducing the cleaning difficulty of the water container 20, and effectively improving the cleaning convenience of the water container 20, thereby effectively improving the use convenience of the water supply equipment.

[0036] Optionally, as shown in Figure 3 、 Figure 5 、 Figure 6 、 Figure 7 and Figure 8 , the inner basket 22 comprises an inner basket body 223 and a float storage 224. The inner basket body 223 forms a first accommodation space 225 for containing the to-be-extracted material. The float storage 224 is connected with the inner basket body 223 and located outside the inner basket body 223. The float storage 224 forms a second accommodation space 226 for containing the float 23. The float storage 224 is a structure for containing and guiding the float 23. The float 23 is arranged in the second accommodation space 226 in the float storage 224, so that the float 23 can float with the water level and under the guidance of the float storage 224, thereby enabling the float 23 to stably cooperate with the water level detection assembly 30, and effectively improving the stability of the cooperation between the water level detection assembly 30 and the float 23 and the generation of the water level indication signal.

[0037] Optionally, as shown in Figure 3 、 Figure 5 、 Figure 6 、 Figure 7 and Figure 8As shown, the inner basket body 223 is formed with a plurality of extraction holes 2210, which communicate the first accommodating space 225 and the water storage space 212 of the container body 21, are configured to allow liquid to pass through and to block the extraction material, so that the extraction material placed in the first accommodating space 225 can be soaked in the liquid while the extraction material is kept in the first accommodating space 225 and cannot enter the water storage space 212 of the container body 21, thereby ensuring that the liquid poured out of the container body 21 does not contain the extraction material, effectively improving the user's drinking experience.

[0038] Optionally, as shown in Figure 3 , Figure 6 , Figure 7 and Figure 8 , the float chamber 224 includes a cylindrical body 2241, a first end cover 2243 and a second end cover 2240, wherein the float 23 is arranged in the cylindrical body 2241 and moves along the axial direction x1 of the cylindrical body 2241 under the action of buoyancy, and the first end cover 2243 and the second end cover 2240 are used to block both ends of the cylindrical body 2241. The cylindrical body 2241, the first end cover 2243 and the second end cover 2240 together form the second accommodating space 226. The cylindrical body 2241 can limit the float 23 in the horizontal direction to prevent the float 23 from floating in the horizontal direction, so that the float 23 moves as much as possible in the axial direction x1 under the action of buoyancy, so that the water level detection assembly 30 can be arranged on one side of the float 23 in the horizontal direction to ensure that the water level detection assembly 30 can stably cooperate with the float 23. The first end cover 2243 and the second end cover 2240 can limit the float 23 in the axial direction x1 to prevent the float 23 from leaving the second accommodating space 226, thereby ensuring the stability of the function of the float 23 cooperating with the water level detection assembly 30 to obtain the water level indication.

[0039] Optionally, as shown in Figure 3 , Figure 6 , Figure 7 and Figure 8 , the second end cover 2240 is located at the bottom end of the cylindrical body 2241, and the second end cover 2240 is provided with a communication port communicating with the water storage space 212 of the container body and / or the first accommodating space 225, so that the second accommodating space 226 is in liquid communication with the container body 21.

[0040] Optionally, the second end cover 2240 can be arranged in a grid shape, so that the communication openings are arranged in a plurality of grid openings. In this way, the second accommodation space 226 can be in liquid level communication with the container body 21, and the second end cover 2240 can also block the liquid to some extent, thereby effectively reducing the volatility of the liquid entering the second accommodation space 226, so that the water level of the liquid in the second accommodation space 226 can stably rise or fall along the axial direction x1, and the float 23 can more stably move along the axial direction x1, so that the float 23 can more stably cooperate with the water level detection assembly 30.

[0041] Optionally, the first end cover 2243 is arranged at the top end of the cylindrical body 2241, and the first end cover 2243 can also be arranged to communicate with the communication openings of the water storage space 212 and / or the first accommodation space 225 of the container body. In this way, the flowability of the liquid in the second accommodation space 226 can be effectively increased, thereby effectively increasing the synchronization of the liquid level in the second accommodation space 226 and the liquid level in the water storage space 212, and thereby effectively improving the accuracy of the water level indication signal obtained by the water level detection assembly 30 cooperating with the float 23.

[0042] Optionally, the first end cover 2243 and the second end cover 2240 can be arranged in a grid shape, so that the weight of the inner basket 22 can be effectively reduced.

[0043] Optionally, as shown in Figure 3 , Figure 6 , Figure 7 and Figure 8 , the cylinder wall of the cylindrical body 2241 is arranged in a non-porous manner within the movement range of the float 23. Based on this, the liquid in the water storage space 212 and the first accommodation space 225 of the container body 21 can only enter the second accommodation space 226 from the communication openings on the second end cover 2240 and the first end cover 2243, thereby effectively reducing the influence of the liquid fluctuations in the first accommodation space and the water storage space 212 on the liquid fluctuations in the second accommodation space 226, and thereby effectively improving the movement stability of the float 23 in the second accommodation space 226.

[0044] Optionally, as shown in Figure 8As shown, the inner wall surface of the cylindrical body 2241 and / or the outer wall surface of the float 23 is provided with a plurality of protrusions 2244 which are spaced along the circumferential direction of the cylindrical body 2241, and the length direction of the protrusions 2244 is along the axial direction x1 of the cylindrical body 2241. The plurality of protrusions 2244 is provided on the inner wall surface of the cylindrical body 2241 or on the outer wall surface of the float 23, so that the inner wall surface of the cylindrical body 2241 and the outer wall surface of the float 23 are in discontinuous or spaced area surface contact, which can effectively reduce the resistance of the float 23 relative to the cylindrical body 2241, and also effectively reduce the probability of the float 23 adhering to the inner wall surface of the cylindrical body 2241, so as to effectively improve the stability of the float 23 relative to the cylindrical body 2241 with the rising or falling of the water level in the second accommodation space 226.

[0045] Optionally, as shown, the plurality of protrusions 2244 can be provided only on the inner wall surface of the cylindrical body 2241, and the outer wall surface of the float 23 abuts against the cylindrical body 2241 through the protrusions 2244, and the outer wall surface of the float 23 is spaced from the cylindrical body 2241 between adjacent protrusions 2244, so as to effectively reduce the contact area between the outer wall surface of the float 23 and the inner wall surface of the cylindrical body 2241, thereby effectively improving the stability of the float 23 relative to the cylindrical body 2241 with the rising or falling of the water level in the second accommodation space 226. Figure 8

[0046] Of course, the plurality of protrusions 2244 can also be provided only on the outer wall surface of the float 23, or provided on both the outer wall surface of the float 23 and the inner wall surface of the cylindrical body 2241, which will not be described in detail herein. For example, the float 23 includes a float body 230 and a magnetic member 231 provided in the float body 230, and the magnetic member 231 is used to couple with the water level detection assembly 30 to generate a water level indication signal. The float body 230 is used to carry the magnetic member 231, and the outer wall surface of the float 23 refers to the outer wall surface of the float body 230, wherein the plurality of protrusions 2244 can be provided on the outer wall surface of the float body 230.

[0047] Optionally, as shown, Figure 3 and Figure 8 ​As shown, the first end cover 2243 and / or the second end cover 2240 is arranged to be detachably connected with the cylindrical body 2241, based on which the convenience of loading the float 23 into the cylindrical body 2241 can be effectively improved, and when the float 23 needs to be cleaned, the float 23 can be taken out from the second accommodating space 226 by detaching the first end cover 2243 and / or the second end cover 2240, so as to clean the float 23, thereby effectively improving the cleaning convenience of the float 23.

[0048] Optionally, as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 8 shown, only the second end cover 2240 can be arranged to be detachably connected with the cylindrical body 2241, and the first end cover 2243 is arranged to be integrally formed with the cylindrical body 2241, so as to effectively reduce the assembly complexity of the inner basket 22.

[0049] Optionally, as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 8 shown, the first end cover 2243 is located at the top end of the cylindrical body 2241, and the second end cover 2240 is located at the bottom end of the cylindrical body 2241, the first end cover 2243, the cylindrical body 2241 and the inner basket body 223 are integrally formed, and the second end cover 2240 is detachably connected with the cylindrical body 2241, based on which the assembly complexity of the inner basket 22 can be effectively reduced.

[0050] Of course, only the first end cover 2243 can be arranged to be detachably connected with the cylindrical body 2241, or the first end cover 2243 and the second end cover 2240 can be arranged to be detachably connected with the cylindrical body 2241 at the same time, which will not be described in detail herein.

[0051] Optionally, as shown in Figure 8 shown, the float 23 comprises a float body 230 and a magnetic member 231 arranged on the float body 230, wherein the float body 230 is used to float under the action of the buoyancy of the liquid, so as to drive the magnetic member 231 to move along the axial direction x1 relative to the cylindrical body 2241. The magnetic member 231 can be coupled with the water level detection assembly 30, so as to make the water level detection assembly 30 generate a potential change, and then generate a water level indication signal.

[0052] Optionally, as shown in Figure 4 and Figure 8 shown, as viewed along the axial direction x1 of the cylindrical body 2241, the float body 230 is provided with an arc surface area on the side facing the first accommodating space 225, the float body 230 is provided with a planar area on the side away from the first accommodating space 225, the magnetic member 231 is exposed from the planar area, and the exposed part of the magnetic member 231 is arranged in the same plane with the planar area.

[0053] The magnetic member 231 is exposed from the planar area, which can reduce the influence of the float body 230 on the magnetic field of the magnetic member 231, so that the magnetic member 231 can be better coupled with the water level detection assembly 30.

[0054] The arc surface area is arranged on the side of the float body 230 facing the first accommodating space 225, so that the side of the float body 230 facing the first accommodating space 225 is arranged in an arc surface, and the area of the inner wall surface of the cylindrical body 2241 opposite to the arc surface area is also arranged in an arc surface, so that the float 23 can have better guiding performance on the float body 230.

[0055] Optionally, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 5 , the support 10 further comprises a top cover 13 spaced apart from the base 11 and a back plate 12 connecting the base 11 and the top cover 13, and a container placing space 15 for accommodating the water container 20 is formed between the supporting surface 14 and the top cover 13.

[0056] Optionally, as shown in Figure 5 , a third accommodating space 100 is formed on the side of the back plate 12 away from the container placing space 15, and the water level detection assembly 30 is arranged in the third accommodating space 100, and the planar area is arranged towards the third accommodating space 100, so that the water level detection assembly 30 can cooperate with the float 23 located in the container body 21, thereby realizing detection of the water level in the container body 21.

[0057] Optionally, as shown in Figure 3 , Figure 5 , Figure 7 , Figure 8 , Figure 9 and Figure 10 , the water container 20 further comprises a cover body 24. The top edge 213 of the container body 21 is provided with a water outlet nozzle 210, and the container body 21 has a reference plane P1 arranged along the axial direction x1 of the container body 21 and intersecting the water outlet nozzle 210. The inner basket 22 is inserted into the container body 21 from the top of the container body 21, and the inner basket 22 comprises an inner basket body 223, the inner basket body 223 comprising a holding portion 220 and an extraction portion 221, the extraction portion 221 being located at the bottom of the holding portion 220, the peripheral side wall 2200 of the holding portion 220 being adapted to the shape of the inner wall surface of the container body 21 to retain the inner basket 22 in the container body 21, and the inner basket 22 further comprises two water blocking portions 2201 arranged in the holding portion 220, and from the top of the container body 21, the two water blocking portions 2201 are located on both sides of the reference plane P1, and the ends of the two water blocking portions 2201 close to the water outlet nozzle 210 are connected to the peripheral side wall 2200 of the holding portion 220 on both sides of the water outlet nozzle 210; the cover body 24 is covered on the top of the inner basket body 223 and abuts against the two water blocking portions 2201.

[0058] The cover body 24 is covered on the top of the inner basket body 223, and the water container 20 is tilted towards the water outlet nozzle 210 side, so that the liquid in the container body 21 can flow out along the water outlet nozzle 210. The two water blocking parts 2201 are connected to the circumferential wall 2200 of the retaining part 220 on both sides of the water outlet nozzle 210 respectively, and the cover body 24 is covered on the inner basket body 223, and the cover body 24 abuts against the two water blocking parts 2201, so that the two water blocking parts 2201 play a guiding role for the liquid in the inner basket body 223 (i.e. the liquid in the first containing space 225), so that the liquid in the inner basket body 223 can flow towards the water outlet nozzle 210, so that the liquid can flow to the water outlet nozzle 210 as much as possible between the two water blocking parts 2201, so that the liquid can flow out along the water outlet nozzle 210 as much as possible, thereby effectively improving the liquid outflow accuracy of the water container 20. The so-called liquid outflow accuracy refers to that the user can accurately pour the liquid in the water container 20 to the specified position. If the liquid in the water container 20 can flow out from the gap on both sides of the water outlet nozzle 210 in the direction perpendicular to the reference plane P1, it will cause the liquid poured out of the water container 20 to be too dispersed, affecting the liquid outflow accuracy of the water container 20, thereby causing the liquid to splash, and further affecting the user's experience.

[0059] Specifically, when the water container 20 is tilted towards the water outlet nozzle 210 side, part of the liquid in the container body 21 can flow to the water outlet nozzle 210 through the gap between the inner basket body 223 and the container body 21, and the other part flows into the inner basket body 223 and flows to the water outlet nozzle 210 under the guiding action of the two water blocking parts 2201. Therefore, under the guiding action of the two water blocking parts 2201, the liquid can flow to the water outlet nozzle 210 as much as possible between the two water blocking parts 2201, so that the liquid can flow out along the water outlet nozzle 210 as much as possible, thereby effectively improving the liquid outflow accuracy of the water container 20.

[0060] Optionally, after the inner basket 22 is inserted into the container body 21, the axis of the cylindrical body 2241 is arranged in parallel with the axis of the container body 21, so in this document, the axis of the container body 21 and the axis of the cylindrical body 2241 are collectively referred to as the axis x1. Moreover, the axis x1 of the cylindrical body 2241 is arranged in parallel with the axis x1 of the container body 21, which can also ensure that the rising and falling directions of the liquid level in the container body 21 are the same as the movement direction of the float 23 relative to the cylindrical body 2241, thereby ensuring the movement stability of the float 23 relative to the cylindrical body 2241.

[0061] Optionally, as shown in FIG. 6, the inner basket 22 is provided with a plurality of retaining parts 220, and the plurality of retaining parts 220 are arranged in the circumferential direction of the inner basket 22. Figure 6 , Figure 7 and Figure 8As shown, the retaining portion 220 further comprises an annular bottom wall 2202 connected with the peripheral side wall 2200 of the retaining portion 220, and the bottoms of the two water retaining portions 2201 are connected with the annular bottom wall 2202, so that the annular bottom wall 2202 can serve as a reinforcing structure of the peripheral side wall 2200 to effectively improve the overall structural strength of the retaining portion 220.

[0062] Optionally, as shown in Figure 6 , Figure 7 and Figure 8 , viewed from the top of the container body 21, the interval distance j1 of the two water retaining portions 2201 at the end close to the water outlet nozzle 210 is less than the interval distance j1 of the two water retaining portions 2201 at the other end away from the water outlet nozzle 210 in the direction perpendicular to the reference plane P1, so that a necked region is formed between the two water retaining portions 2201. The interval distance j1 of the two water retaining portions 2201 at the end away from the water inlet nozzle is set to be larger, so that the liquid flow between the two water retaining portions 2201 can be increased, thereby improving the liquid outlet flow of the water container 20, and further improving the liquid outlet efficiency of the water container 20.

[0063] Optionally, as shown in Figure 6 , Figure 7 and Figure 8 , the interval distance j1 of at least part of the two water retaining portions 2201 gradually decreases in the direction close to the water outlet nozzle 210, so that there is at least a region between the two water retaining portions 2201, and the region is a tapered region that tapers towards the water outlet nozzle 210. When the liquid flows between the two water retaining portions 2201 to the water outlet nozzle 210, the tapered region can converge the liquid to make the liquid more efficiently converge to the water outlet nozzle 210, thereby effectively improving the liquid outlet efficiency of the water container 20.

[0064] Optionally, the tapered region can be arranged close to the water outlet nozzle 210.

[0065] Optionally, as shown in Figure 6 , Figure 7 and Figure 8 ,As shown, the interval distance j1 of the two water blocking parts 2201 gradually decreases first and then gradually increases in the direction close to the water outlet nozzle 210. In other words, there is a tapering and expanding region between the two water blocking parts 2201 which tapers first and then expands in the direction of the water outlet nozzle 210. When the liquid flows between the two water blocking parts 2201 to the water outlet nozzle 210, the tapering and expanding region first converges and then diverges the liquid, which not only accelerates the flow rate of the liquid flowing to the water outlet nozzle 210 to ensure the liquid outlet efficiency, but also slows down the impact of the liquid on the water outlet nozzle 210 to some extent, so that the liquid flowing to the water outlet nozzle 210 can flow out of the water outlet nozzle 210 in a relatively moderate flow posture, and then the liquid can flow out of the water outlet nozzle 210 in a stable water column shape, thereby effectively improving the liquid outlet accuracy of the water container 20.

[0066] Optionally, as shown in Figure 7 , Figure 10 and Figure 11 , the cover 24 is provided with a first sealing ring 91, and the first sealing ring 91 is used to form a circumferential seal between the cover 24 and the inner basket body 223. The end of the two water blocking parts 2201 close to the water outlet nozzle 210 is provided with a avoiding gap 2205, and the avoiding gap 2205 is used to avoid the first sealing ring 91. The first sealing ring 91 can circumferentially seal the gap between the cover 24 and the inner basket body 223, which can effectively prevent the liquid in the inner basket body 223 from flowing out along the gap between the inner basket body 223 and the cover 24, and further flowing out along the gap between the cover 24 and the container body 21, thereby ensuring that the liquid in the inner basket body 223 can be guided to the water outlet nozzle 210 as much as possible under the guidance of the water blocking parts 2201.

[0067] Optionally, as shown in Figure 3 , Figure 5 , Figure 9 , Figure 10 and Figure 11 , after the cover 24 is covered on the top of the inner basket body 223, the top of the cover 24 is flush with the top edge 2231 of the inner basket body 223, and the top edge 2231 of the inner basket body 223 is arranged around the circumferential side of the cover 24. After the inner basket body 223 is inserted into the container body 21, the top edge 2231 of the inner basket body 223 abuts against the top edge 213 of the container body 21 along the axial direction x1, so that the inner basket body 223 is retained on the container body 21. This arrangement can effectively improve the assembly integrity of the water container 20, thereby effectively improving the aesthetic appearance of the water container 20.

[0068] Optionally, as shown in Figure 3 , Figure 5 , Figure 9 , Figure 10 and Figure 11As shown, the circumferential edge of the cover 24 is provided with a protrusion 242, and the top edge 2231 of the inner basket body 223 is provided with a first notch 2203, the protrusion 242 can pass through the first notch 2203 and be exposed outside the top edge 2231 of the inner basket body 223, and the first notch 2203 can provide a clearance for dismounting the cover 24, and the protrusion 242 can provide a force receiving point for a user, and when the cover 24 is dismounted from the inner basket 22, the protrusion 242 can be pulled to pass through the first notch 2203, so as to take out the cover 24 from the inner basket 22 along the axial direction x1, thereby effectively improving the dismounting convenience of the cover 24 and the inner basket.

[0069] Optionally, as shown in Figure 3 , Figure 5 , Figure 9 , Figure 10 and Figure 11 , the first notch 2203 can be arranged on the top edge 2231 of the inner basket body 223 and the top edge 213 of the container body 21, and the protrusion 242 can pass through the first notch 2203 on the inner basket body 223 and the first notch 2203 on the container body 21 in sequence to be exposed, so that when the inner basket 22 is inserted into the container body 21 and the cover 24 is arranged on the top of the inner basket body 223, the protrusion 242 can be pulled to pass through the two first notches 2203 in sequence, so as to separate the cover 24 from the container body 21 and the inner basket 22 along the axial direction x1, thereby effectively improving the dismounting convenience of the cover 24.

[0070] Optionally, as shown in Figure 3 , the top edge 213 of the container body 21 is further provided with a second notch 2130, so that the top edge 213 of the container body 21 and the top edge 2231 of the inner basket body 223 are arranged in a spaced manner at the position of the second notch 2130, and when the inner basket 22 is inserted into the container body 21, the top edge 2231 of the inner basket body 223 can be pulled to pass through the first notch 2203, so as to separate the inner basket 22 from the container body 21 along the axial direction x1, thereby effectively improving the dismounting convenience of the inner basket 22 and the container body 21.

[0071] Optionally, two second notches 2130 are arranged on the container body 21, and the two second notches 2130 are respectively located on two sides of the container body 21 along a direction perpendicular to the reference plane P1.

[0072] Optionally, as shown in Figure 7 and Figure 10As shown, the other ends of the two water retaining portions 2201, which are away from the water outlet nozzle 210, are spaced apart from the circumferential wall 2200 of the holding portion 220, as viewed from the top of the container body 21. The water retaining portions 2201 serve as flow guiding structures on the inner basket body 223, and have structural differences from the circumferential wall 2200. Therefore, under the premise of ensuring the functions of the water retaining portions 2201, the spacing region 2204 between the water retaining portions 2201 and the circumferential wall 2200 of the holding portion 220 can effectively save the material cost of the inner basket body 223 and also reduce the weight of the inner basket body 223. Among them, the other ends of the two water retaining portions 2201, which are away from the water outlet nozzle 210, are spaced apart from the circumferential wall 2200 of the holding portion 220, which can provide a structural basis for the communication between the spacing region 2204 and the inside of the inner basket body 223 (i.e. the first accommodation space 225), so that the liquid in the spacing region 2204 can flow back to the first accommodation space 225 along the gap between the other ends of the water retaining portions 2201, which are away from the water outlet nozzle 210, and the circumferential wall 2200 of the holding portion 220, thereby avoiding the formation of liquid accumulation in the spacing region 2204.

[0073] Optionally, as shown in Figure 7 , Figure 10 The inner basket 22 further comprises a float chamber 224 and a float 23. The float chamber 224 is connected to the inner basket body 223 and located outside the inner basket body 223. The float 23 is arranged in the float chamber 224. As viewed from the top of the container body 21, the float chamber 224 is at least partially located in the spacing region 2204 between one of the two water retaining portions 2201 and the circumferential wall 2200 of the holding portion 220. As described above, the float 23 is a component for cooperating with the water level detection assembly 30 to obtain a water level indication signal. Among them, the float chamber 224 is located in the spacing region 2204 between one of the two water retaining portions 2201 and the circumferential wall 2200 of the holding portion 220, which can effectively improve the structural compactness of the inner basket 22, thereby effectively improving the space utilization of the inner basket 22.

[0074] Optionally, as shown in Figure 3 , Figure 5 and Figure 10As shown, the cover 24 is provided with a water injection pipe 241, which is arranged to guide the water flow to be injected to be inclined relative to the direction of gravity. The water injection pipe 241 can be used to communicate with a water inlet assembly located outside the water storage container 20, so that the water inlet assembly can inject water into the water storage container 20 along the main water pipe. Among them, the pipe opening of the water injection pipe 241 in the container body 21 is a truncated shape, in other words, the pipe opening 241a of the water injection pipe 241 is a truncated shape arranged to be inclined relative to the direction of gravity, so that when the liquid flows into the container body 21 from the water injection pipe 241, the liquid will flow into the container body 21 on one side of the direction perpendicular to the direction of gravity under the guidance of the pipe opening 241a of the water injection pipe 241. Among them, when the water supply device 1 is installed in the corresponding refrigeration chamber, and the water storage container 20 is arranged in the container placement space 15, the axial x1 is arranged parallel to the direction of gravity.

[0075] Optionally, as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 10 , the water supply device 1 comprises a water inlet assembly (not shown in the figure), wherein the bracket 10 is provided with a water inlet pipe 70 connected with the water inlet assembly, and after the water storage container 20 is placed on the supporting surface 14 of the bracket 10, the water inlet pipe 70 can match the water injection pipe 241, based on this, after the water storage container 20 is placed on the bracket 10, the water supply device 1 can inject water into the water storage container 20 through the water inlet assembly. Specifically, the bracket 10 further comprises a top cover 13 arranged spaced apart from the base 11 and a back plate 12 connecting the base 11 and the top cover 13, and a container placement space 15 for accommodating the water storage container 20 is formed between the supporting surface 14 and the top cover 13, the water inlet pipe 70 is arranged in the top cover 13 and at least partially exposed in the container placement space 15, and after the water storage container 20 is placed in the container placement space 15, the cover 24 is arranged opposite to the top cover 13, so that the water inlet pipe 70 can match the water injection pipe 241.

[0076] Optionally, the water supply device 1 further comprises a water inlet controller (not shown in the figure), which is arranged in the top cover 13, wherein the water inlet controller is connected with the water level detection assembly 30 and the water inlet assembly respectively, so that the water inlet controller can automatically control the volume of liquid injected into the water storage container 20 by the water inlet assembly according to the water level indication signal generated by the cooperation of the water level detection assembly 30 and the float 23, thereby providing a functional basis for the automatic water injection of the water supply device 1.

[0077] Optionally, as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 11 , the water supply device 1 further comprises a just-in-place switch assembly 50 and a just-in-place trigger 60, the just-in-place trigger 60 is arranged to be in sensing cooperation with the just-in-place switch assembly 50, so that the just-in-place switch assembly 50 generates a just-in-place signal, thereby realizing just-in-place detection of whether the water storage container 20 is placed in place on the container placement space 15, and further providing a functional basis for the automatic water injection function of the water supply device 1.

[0078] Optionally, as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 11 The in-place switch assembly 50 is arranged on the top cover 13, and the in-place trigger 60 is arranged on the cover body 24. The in-place switch assembly 50 is connected with the water inlet controller. When the water container 20 is placed in the container placing space 15, the in-place trigger 60 is arranged to be able to inductively cooperate with the in-place switch assembly 50, so that the in-place switch assembly 50 generates an in-place signal. The water inlet controller can control the water inlet assembly to inject water into the water container 20 based on the in-place signal, so as to provide a functional basis for the automatic liquid injection of the water supply device. Among them, the water inlet controller can judge whether the water container 20 placed in the container placing space 15 meets the liquid injection standard according to the in-place signal and the water level indication signal, thereby effectively improving the intelligent automatic liquid injection of the water supply device 1. For example, in some embodiments, the water level detection assembly 30 is arranged to cooperate with the float 23 to obtain a water level full signal of the water container 20. After the water container 20 is placed in the container placing space 15, the in-place trigger 60 is arranged to be able to inductively cooperate with the in-place switch assembly 50, and the in-place switch assembly 50 generates an in-place signal. After receiving the in-place signal, the water inlet controller starts to continuously detect whether the water level full signal sent by the water level detection assembly 30 is received. If not, it starts to inject liquid into the water container 20, and stops injecting liquid into the water container 20 after receiving the water level full signal sent by the water level detection assembly 30.

[0079] For example, in the embodiment in which the water supply device 1 is arranged in the refrigeration chamber, the water inlet controller can cooperate with the in-place switch assembly 50 and the water level detection assembly 30 to realize the automatic liquid injection function of the water container 20 located in the refrigeration chamber, so that the user does not need to manually take out the water container 20 from the refrigeration chamber for liquid injection, and then place the water container 20 after liquid injection in the refrigeration chamber for refrigeration. In this way, the use convenience of the water supply device 1 is effectively improved.

[0080] Optionally, as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 10 The cover body 24 is provided with a recessed area (not marked in the figure) on the side facing the container body 21, and the in-place trigger 60 is arranged in the recessed area. The water container 20 further comprises a retaining member 90, which is detachably connected with the cover body 24 and is used to retain the in-place trigger 60 in the recessed area.

[0081] Optionally, as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 10The shown in-place trigger 60 is located along the loading direction x2 of the water container 20 into the container placement space 15 on the side of the water filling pipe 241 away from the back plate 12, wherein the pipe opening 241a of the water filling pipe 241 is obliquely cut on the side away from the in-place trigger 60, so that when the liquid is introduced into the water container 20, the pipe opening 241a of the water filling pipe 241 can guide the liquid and flow away from the in-place trigger 60, thereby reducing the probability of liquid splashing to the in-place trigger 60, and effectively improving the working stability of the in-place trigger 60.

[0082] Optionally, as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 5 , the water supply device 1 further comprises a manual fork 40 and a physical trigger switch assembly 80 connected with the water inlet controller, the physical trigger switch assembly 80 and the manual fork 40 are arranged on the top cover 13 and can move relative to the top cover 13, wherein one end of the manual fork 40 can be in abutting relationship with the physical switch of the physical trigger switch assembly 80, and the other end of the manual fork 40 is exposed outside the top cover 13. The water inlet controller is configured to control the water inlet assembly to work based on the trigger signal of the physical trigger switch assembly 80 when the water container 20 is not placed in the container placement space 15, and the water inlet controller is further configured to control the water inlet assembly to work based on the water level indication signal of the water level detection assembly 30 and the in-place signal of the in-place switch assembly 50 when the water container 20 is placed in the container placement space 15, based on which the water supply device 1 realizes the interlocking of the automatic liquid injection function and the manual liquid injection function, thereby improving the functional diversity of the water supply device 1, and also making the manual water injection function and the automatic water injection function not interfere with each other, thereby effectively improving the working stability of the water supply device 1. For example, when the water container 20 is taken out of the container placement space 15, the user can manually rotate the manual fork 40 to abut the physical switch of the physical trigger switch assembly 80, so that the physical trigger switch assembly 80 generates a trigger signal, so that the water inlet controller can control the water inlet assembly to perform liquid injection work based on the trigger signal, so that the user can use other containers to take drinking liquid from the water outlet pipe of the water supply device 1.

[0083] Optionally, as shown in Figure 3 , the container body 21 is further provided with a handle portion 211, and the water outlet nozzle 210 and the handle portion 211 are arranged on the two side walls of the container body 21, respectively. Wherein the handle portion 211 is at least partially arranged in a curved arc, which can effectively improve the grip feeling of the handle portion 211.

[0084] Optionally, as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 11As shown, the top cover 13 is further provided with a soft plug 92, when the water container 20 is placed in the container placing space 15, the soft plug 92 abuts against the top of the water container 20 (for example, the soft plug 92 can abut against the cover 24 of the water container 20), so that the water container 20 can be stably fixed in the container placing space 15.

[0085] Optionally, the water supply device 1 can be assembled on the cabinet door of the refrigerator and the like through the support 10, and the water supply device 1 can realize water injection for the water container 20 in the refrigerating chamber through the cooperation of the water inlet assembly, the water level detection assembly 30, the water inlet controller, the in-place switch assembly 50 and the like, thereby effectively improving the use experience and convenience of the water supply device 1.

[0086] It is worth noting that the drawings herein are only for showing the structural relationship and connection relationship of the utility model product, and do not limit the specific structural size of the utility model product.

[0087] The above is only the embodiment of the utility model, and does not limit the patent range of the utility model, and any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation using the content of the utility model specification and drawings, or direct or indirect application in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection range of the utility model.

Claims

1. A water supply apparatus characterized by comprising: The water supply device comprises: a support comprising a base provided with a supporting surface; a water container placed on the supporting surface, the water container comprising a container body, an inner basket and a float, the inner basket being inserted into the container body and used for containing the to-be-extracted material, and the float being arranged on the inner basket and floating with the water level in the container body; a water level detection assembly arranged on the support and used for generating a water level indication under the triggering of the float.

2. The water supply apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by The inner basket comprises an inner basket body and a float chamber, the inner basket body forming a first accommodation space for containing the to-be-extracted material, and the float chamber being connected with the inner basket body and located outside the inner basket body, the float chamber forming a second accommodation space for containing the float.

3. The water supply apparatus according to claim 2, characterized by The float chamber comprises a cylindrical body, a first end cover and a second end cover, the float being arranged in the cylindrical body and moving along the axial direction of the cylindrical body under the action of buoyancy, and the first end cover and the second end cover being used for blocking the two ends of the cylindrical body.

4. The water supply apparatus according to claim 3, characterized by The first end cover and the second end cover are arranged in a grid shape respectively.

5. The water supply apparatus according to claim 4, characterized by The cylinder wall of the cylindrical body is arranged in a non-porous manner within the moving range of the float.

6. The water supply apparatus according to claim 3, characterized by The inner wall surface of the cylindrical body and / or the outer wall surface of the float is provided with a plurality of convex ribs arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical body, and the length direction of the convex ribs is arranged in the axial direction of the cylindrical body.

7. The water supply apparatus according to claim 3, characterized by The first end cover and / or the second end cover are arranged in a detachable connection with the cylindrical body.

8. The water supply apparatus according to claim 7, characterized by The first end cover is located at the top end of the cylindrical body, the second end cover is located at the bottom end of the cylindrical body, the first end cover, the cylindrical body and the inner basket body are integrally formed, and the second end cover is detachably connected with the cylindrical body.

9. The water supply apparatus according to claim 3, characterized by The float comprises a float body and a magnetic member arranged on the float body, and as viewed in the axial direction of the cylindrical body, the float body is provided with an arc surface area on the side facing the first accommodation space, the float body is provided with a flat surface area on the side away from the first accommodation space, the magnetic member is exposed from the flat surface area, and the exposed part of the magnetic member is arranged in a coplanar manner with the flat surface area.

10. The water supply apparatus according to claim 9, characterized by The support further comprises a top cover arranged at intervals with the base and a back plate connecting the base and the top cover, a container placing space for accommodating the water container is formed between the supporting surface and the top cover, a third accommodation space is formed on the side of the back plate away from the container placing space, the water level detection assembly is arranged in the third accommodation space, and the flat surface area is arranged towards the third accommodation space.

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