Water feeding auxiliary device of water dispenser
By designing a water dispenser water filling auxiliary device, which combines clamps and a rotating plate, the water bucket can be automatically flipped and filled with water. This solves the problems of complex structure and cumbersome operation of existing devices, and improves safety and efficiency.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520263797.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-19
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-12
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-02-19
AI Technical Summary
Existing automatic water dispensing devices for water dispensers are complex in structure and cumbersome to operate. They cannot automatically flip the water bucket, which increases the barrier to entry and safety hazards. Furthermore, they place a heavy burden on operators and are inefficient in high-intensity usage scenarios.
A water filling auxiliary device for a water dispenser was designed, including a clamp and a rotating plate. The automatic flipping and water filling of the water bottle is achieved by using a ball screw mechanism. The clamp is connected to the rotating plate through a translation mechanism. During the rotation, the clamp drives the water bottle to flip. A motor drive is provided to reduce the torque requirement.
It enables automatic tilting and water filling of water buckets, simplifies the operation process, reduces the difficulty of use and safety risks, and improves work efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of water dispenser top tank technology, specifically a water dispenser top tank auxiliary device. Background Technology
[0002] Water dispensers, as an indispensable household appliance in modern life, primarily function to heat or cool bottled purified water or mineral water to meet people's drinking needs in different situations. In the water dispenser's workflow, the assembly and dispensing of bottled water is crucial, directly affecting the dispenser's efficiency and user experience. However, currently widely used automatic water dispensing devices in the market generally suffer from complex structures and cumbersome operations.
[0003] These devices often consist of multiple components, requiring specialized operator training to master, which undoubtedly increases the barrier to entry and costs. Furthermore, the complex structure presents safety hazards; improper operation can lead to accidents, causing damage to personnel and equipment. More importantly, traditional automatic water dispenser filling devices have a significant functional limitation: they cannot automatically tilt the water bottle. During assembly, operators typically need to manually tilt the bottle to the designated position, a step that is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive but also greatly reduces work efficiency.
[0004] Especially in high-intensity usage scenarios, such as large office areas and public places, frequent manual overturning of water buckets undoubtedly increases the operator's burden and may lead to errors due to fatigue. In view of the above problems, a new, efficient, and safe automatic water filling device for water dispensers has been designed. This device has the following characteristics: 1. The structure should be as simple as possible to reduce operational difficulty and cost, while improving safety and reliability; 2. It should integrate an automatic overturning function to achieve automatic water bucket assembly and filling, thereby reducing the operator's burden and improving work efficiency. Utility Model Content
[0005] (a) Technical problems to be solved
[0006] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, this utility model provides a water supply auxiliary device for a water dispenser, which solves the technical problems mentioned in the background art.
[0007] (II) Technical Solution
[0008] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model is implemented through the following technical solution: a water supply auxiliary device for a water dispenser, including a clamp and a bracket. The clamp is used to fix a water bottle, which is used to be inverted and inserted into the water dispenser. When the water bottle is inverted, the bottle mouth faces downwards, and the bottle mouth can communicate with the water dispenser. A rotating plate is rotatably connected to the bracket. The rotating plate is perpendicular to the ground. The clamp is set at one end of the rotating plate. When the rotating plate rotates, it can drive the clamp and the water bottle to rotate.
[0009] When the clamp is at its lowest point of rotation, it can grip the water bottle with the opening facing upwards.
[0010] When the clamp is at its highest point of rotation, the bottle opening of the water dispenser is facing downwards, and the height of the lower end of the bottle opening is greater than the height of the top of the water dispenser.
[0011] Preferably, the clamp is connected to the rotating plate via a translation mechanism, the direction of movement of the translation mechanism intersects with the rotation center of the rotating plate, and the translation mechanism is used to move the clamp in the radial direction of the rotating plate.
[0012] Preferably, the translation mechanism is a ball screw mechanism.
[0013] Preferably, the clamp includes two pairs of clamps, one pair of which is used to clamp the bottom of the water bucket and the other pair of clamps is used to clamp the top of the water bucket.
[0014] Preferably, the clamp includes a right clamp of the upper clamp, a left clamp of the upper clamp, a right clamp of the lower clamp, and a left clamp of the lower clamp. The right clamp of the upper clamp and the left clamp of the upper clamp are driven by gear meshing, and the right clamp of the lower clamp and the left clamp of the lower clamp are driven by gear meshing.
[0015] Preferably, a counterweight is provided at the other end of the rotating plate.
[0016] Preferably, the lower end of the bracket is connected to a U-shaped frame, the lower end of the bracket is connected to the middle section of the U-shaped frame, and the bottom of the U-shaped frame is provided with pulleys.
[0017] Preferably, it includes an upper motor and a lower motor, wherein the right clamp of the upper clamp and the left clamp of the upper clamp are driven by the upper motor, and the right clamp of the lower clamp and the left clamp of the lower clamp are driven by the lower motor.
[0018] Preferably, the ball screw mechanism includes a screw drive motor, a screw, and a nut. The screw drive motor is fixedly connected to the back plate of the translation mechanism. The output shaft of the screw drive motor is connected to one end of the screw. The screw is threadedly connected to the nut. When the screw rotates, it can drive the nut to move up and down. A slider is connected to one side of the nut, and the clamp is set on the slider.
[0019] Preferably, it includes a slide rail, and the slider is slidably connected to the back plate of the translation mechanism via the slide rail.
[0020] (III) Beneficial Effects
[0021] This utility model provides a water supply auxiliary device for a water dispenser. It has the following beneficial effects:
[0022] (1) The water dispenser’s water supply auxiliary device utilizes the cooperation of the rotating plate and the clamp. After the rotating plate rotates 180°, the water bottle can also achieve the effect of automatic flipping. The lifting and inverting of the bottle are completed in one step.
[0023] (2) The water dispenser’s water supply auxiliary device uses a counterweight at one end of the rotating disk to reduce the torque required to drive the rotating disk, which is convenient for manual rotation. If a motor is used for drive, the torque requirement of the motor can also be reduced. Attached Figure Description
[0024] Figure 1 This is a front view of the structure of this utility model;
[0025] Figure 2 This is a front view of the fixture of this utility model;
[0026] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the ball screw structure of this utility model;
[0027] Figure 4 This is a perspective view of the present utility model.
[0028] In the diagram: 1. Disc; 2. Right slide rail; 3. Left slide rail; 4. Right gear of the upper clamp; 5. Left gear of the upper clamp; 6. Right gear of the lower clamp; 7. Left gear of the lower clamp; 8. Lead screw drive motor; 9. Upper motor; 10. Lower motor; 11. Right clamp of the upper clamp; 12. Left clamp of the upper clamp; 13. Right clamp of the lower clamp; 14. Left clamp of the lower clamp; 15. Small connecting column; 16. Large connecting column; 17. Lead screw; 18. Nut; 19. Slider-1; 20. Slider-2; 21. Slider-3; 22. Slider-4; 23. Rotating disc; 24. U-shaped frame; 25. Support column; 26. Pulley-1; 27. Pulley-2; 28. Pulley-3; 29. Pulley-4; 30. Counterweight. Detailed Implementation
[0029] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0030] Example 1
[0031] A water supply auxiliary device for a water dispenser includes a clamp and a bracket. The clamp is used to fix a water bottle, which is inverted and inserted into the water dispenser. When the water bottle is inverted, the bottle mouth faces downward and can communicate with the water dispenser. A rotating plate is rotatably connected to the bracket. The rotating plate is perpendicular to the ground. The clamp is set at one end of the rotating plate. When the rotating plate rotates, it can drive the clamp and the water bottle to rotate.
[0032] The fixture is connected to the rotating plate via a translation mechanism. The direction of movement of the translation mechanism intersects with the rotation center of the rotating plate. The translation mechanism is used to move the fixture in the radial direction of the rotating plate.
[0033] The translation mechanism can be a ball screw mechanism, which includes a screw drive motor 8, a screw 17, and a nut 18. The screw drive motor 8 is fixedly connected to the back plate of the translation mechanism. The output shaft of the screw drive motor 8 is connected to one end of the screw 17. The screw 17 is threadedly connected to the nut 18. When the screw 17 rotates, it can drive the nut 18 to move up and down. A slider is connected to one side of the nut 18. A clamp is set on the slider. The slider is slidably connected to the back plate of the translation mechanism through a slide rail. In order to ensure the accuracy of translation, the slide rails can be in pairs.
[0034] The clamp includes two pairs of clamps, one pair for clamping the bottom of the water bottle and the other pair for clamping the top of the water bottle. The clamp includes an upper right clamp 11, an upper left clamp 12, a lower right clamp 13, a lower left clamp 14, an upper motor 9, and a lower motor 10. The upper right clamp 11 and the upper left clamp 12 are driven by gear meshing, and the lower right clamp 13 and the lower left clamp 14 are also driven by gear meshing. One of the upper right clamp 11 and the upper left clamp 12 is driven by the upper motor 9, and one of the lower right clamp 13 and the lower left clamp 14 is driven by the lower motor 10.
[0035] When the clamp is at its lowest point of rotation, it can grip the water bottle with the opening facing upwards.
[0036] When the clamp is at its highest point of rotation, the bottle opening of the water dispenser is facing downwards, and the height of the lower end of the bottle opening is greater than the height of the top of the water dispenser.
[0037] Wherein: the rotating plate is a disc 1.
[0038] Example 2: To reduce the torque requirement for the rotation of disk 1
[0039] The difference from Embodiment 1 is that a counterweight 30 is provided at the other end of the rotating plate.
[0040] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.
[0041] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A water supply auxiliary device for a water dispenser, comprising a clamp and a bracket, wherein the clamp is used to fix a water bottle, the water bottle is used to be inverted and inserted into the water dispenser, the bottle opening facing downwards when inverted, and the bottle opening can communicate with the water dispenser, characterized in that: A rotating plate is rotatably connected to the bracket. The rotating plate is perpendicular to the ground. The clamp is set at one end of the rotating plate. When the rotating plate rotates, it can drive the clamp and the water bucket to rotate. When the clamp is at its lowest point of rotation, it can grip the water bottle with the opening facing upwards. When the clamp is at its highest point of rotation, the bottle opening of the water dispenser is facing downwards, and the height of the lower end of the bottle opening is greater than the height of the top of the water dispenser.
2. The water supply auxiliary device for a water dispenser according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamp is connected to the rotating plate via a translation mechanism. The direction of movement of the translation mechanism intersects with the rotation center of the rotating plate. The translation mechanism is used to move the clamp in the radial direction of the rotating plate.
3. The water supply auxiliary device for a water dispenser according to claim 2, characterized in that: The translation mechanism is a ball screw mechanism.
4. The water supply auxiliary device for a water dispenser according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamp includes two pairs of clamps, one pair of which is used to clamp the bottom of the water bucket and the other pair of clamps is used to clamp the top of the water bucket.
5. The water supply auxiliary device for a water dispenser according to claim 4, characterized in that: The clamp includes a right clamp (11) of the upper clamp, a left clamp (12) of the upper clamp, a right clamp (13) of the lower clamp, and a left clamp (14) of the lower clamp. The right clamp (11) and the left clamp (12) of the upper clamp are driven by gear meshing, and the right clamp (13) and the left clamp (14) of the lower clamp are driven by gear meshing.
6. The water supply auxiliary device for a water dispenser according to claim 1, characterized in that: A counterweight (30) is provided at the other end of the rotating plate.
7. The water supply auxiliary device for a water dispenser according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower end of the bracket is connected to a U-shaped frame (24), and the lower end of the bracket is connected to the middle section of the U-shaped frame (24). The bottom of the U-shaped frame (24) is provided with pulleys.
8. The water supply auxiliary device for a water dispenser according to claim 5, characterized in that: Includes an upper motor (9) and a lower motor (10), one of the upper clamp's right clamp (11) and upper clamp's left clamp (12) is driven by the upper motor (9), and one of the lower clamp's right clamp (13) and lower clamp's left clamp (14) is driven by the lower motor (10).
9. The water supply auxiliary device for a water dispenser according to claim 3, characterized in that: The ball screw mechanism includes a screw drive motor (8), a screw (17), and a nut (18). The screw drive motor (8) is fixedly connected to the back plate of the translation mechanism. The output shaft of the screw drive motor (8) is connected to one end of the screw (17). The screw (17) is threadedly connected to the nut (18). When the screw (17) rotates, it can drive the nut (18) to move up and down. A slider is connected to one side of the nut (18), and the clamp is set on the slider.
10. The water supply auxiliary device for a water dispenser according to claim 9, characterized in that: It includes a slide rail, and the slider is slidably connected to the back plate of the translation mechanism via the slide rail.