Water dispenser

By installing a heating device and a switch valve on the connecting pipe between the pure water tank and the ice tank of the water dispenser, the problem of cross-contamination of water was solved, the sterilization and heat preservation effects were improved, and the safety of users' water was guaranteed.

CN223873748UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-06QINGDAO HAIER STRAUSS WATER EQUIP CO LTD +1
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Application Number
CN202520255936.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-18
Publication Date
2026-02-06
Estimated Expiration
2035-02-18

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Technical Problem

Traditional water dispensers often have cross-contamination between the ice tank and the pure water tank, which affects the heat preservation effect and the user's water safety.

Method used

A heating device and a first switch valve are installed on the connecting pipe between the pure water tank and the ice tank. The heating device sterilizes the water flowing into the ice tank, and the switch valve cuts off the connection when the ice tank is full to prevent cross-contamination.

Benefits of technology

This technology sterilizes the water flowing into the ice chamber, ensuring water safety, preventing cross-contamination, and improving the insulation effect and duration of the ice chamber.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a water dispenser, and belongs to the technical field of water purification. The water dispenser comprises a pure water tank, an ice liner, a heating device and a first switch valve, wherein water is stored in the pure water tank; water in the ice container can be cooled to a preset temperature, and an inlet of the ice container is communicated with an outlet of the pure water tank through a connecting pipeline; the heating device is arranged on the connecting pipeline and can heat water flowing through the connecting pipeline; the first switch valve is arranged on the connecting pipeline and used for connecting or disconnecting the connecting pipeline. According to the water dispenser, the heating device is arranged on the connecting pipeline used for communicating the pure water tank and the ice container, so that water in the pure water tank can be heated before flowing into the ice container, the purpose of sterilization is achieved, and the water use safety of a user is guaranteed; the first switch valve is arranged on the connecting pipeline, so that water mixing between the pure water tank and the ice liner can be prevented, and the heat preservation effect and the heat preservation time of the ice liner are further guaranteed.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to water purification technical field, concretely relates to a water dispenser. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the improvement of modern people's life quality, various kinds of drinking water equipment enter the family, provide convenient, safe drinking water mode for people. The traditional water dispenser can only provide normal temperature or hot water, cannot satisfy the demand of ice water in the hot summer, therefore, the existing market has the water dispenser including ice tank.

[0003] As Figure 1 Shown, in the related art, the water dispenser with ice tank usually exists following question when using:

[0004] 1) pure water tank 100' and ice tank 200' are communicated through connecting pipeline 300', and the water in pure water tank 100' can flow to ice tank 200' by gravity to supplement the water for ice tank 200', but this setting mode often exists water cross connection situation, thereby influence the heat preservation effect and heat preservation time of ice tank 200'.

[0005] 2) the water in pure water tank 100' is easy to breed bacteria after long time storage, lead to the water supplementing in ice tank 200' contain bacteria, influence user's water safety.

[0006] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a water dispenser to solve the above problems. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0007] The utility model is directed at solving or at least mitigating some or all of the above problems. To this end, the utility model is directed at providing a water dispenser that can avoid water cross connection between the ice tank and the pure water tank and ensure user water safety.

[0008] To achieve the above objective, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0009] A water dispenser includes:

[0010] A pure water tank that stores water;

[0011] An ice tank that can lower the water inside to a preset temperature, and the inlet of the ice tank is connected to the outlet of the pure water tank through a connecting pipeline;

[0012] A heating device arranged on the connecting pipeline, which can heat the water flowing through the connecting pipeline;

[0013] A first on-off valve arranged on the connecting pipeline to open or cut off the connecting pipeline.

[0014] As a preferred scheme of the water dispenser provided by the utility model, the water dispenser further comprises a heat exchange structure arranged on the connecting pipeline, the heat exchange structure comprises:

[0015] A heat exchange branch pipe, an inlet of the heat exchange branch pipe is communicated with the outlet of the pure water tank, and an outlet of the heat exchange branch pipe is communicated with the inlet of the heating device;

[0016] A water supplement branch pipe, the water supplement branch pipe is in heat exchange cooperation with the heat exchange branch pipe, an inlet of the water supplement branch pipe is communicated with the outlet of the heating device, and an outlet of the water supplement branch pipe is communicated with the inlet of the ice tank.

[0017] As a preferred scheme of the water dispenser provided by the utility model, the heat exchange branch pipe is hollow tubular, and the water supplement branch pipe is annularly arranged on the outer periphery of the heat exchange branch pipe in a spiral shape.

[0018] As a preferred scheme of the water dispenser provided by the utility model, the heat exchange branch pipe and the water supplement branch pipe are both hollow tubular, and one of the two is annularly arranged on the outer periphery of the other.

[0019] As a preferred scheme of the water dispenser provided by the utility model, the heat exchange branch pipe and the water supplement branch pipe are both hollow tubular, and one of the two is annularly arranged on the outer periphery of the other.

[0020] As a preferred scheme of the water dispenser provided by the utility model, the water dispenser further comprises:

[0021] A water outlet nozzle;

[0022] A pure water pipeline, the outlet of the pure water tank is communicated with the water outlet nozzle through the pure water pipeline;

[0023] A cold water pipeline, the outlet of the ice tank is communicated with the water outlet nozzle through the cold water pipeline;

[0024] A hot water pipeline, the outlet of the heating device is communicated with the water outlet nozzle through the hot water pipeline.

[0025] As a preferred scheme of the water dispenser provided by the utility model, the pure water tank is internally provided with a sterilization member.

[0026] As a preferred scheme of the water dispenser provided by the utility model, the pure water tank is internally provided with a first liquid level detection member for detecting the liquid level of water in the pure water tank; and / or

[0027] The ice tank is internally provided with a second liquid level detection member for detecting the liquid level of water in the ice tank.

[0028] As a preferred scheme of the water dispenser provided by the utility model, the water dispenser further comprises:

[0029] A first drain pipeline is arranged for draining residual water in the pure water tank.

[0030] A second drain pipeline is arranged for draining residual water in the ice tank.

[0031] As a preferred scheme of the water dispenser, the heating device is an instant heating device or a heating tank.

[0032] The water dispenser has the advantages that:

[0033] The water dispenser has the advantages that: BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0034] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments of the present application will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art according to the contents of the embodiments of the present application and the drawings without any creative effort.

[0035] Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of a water dispenser provided by the prior art;

[0036] Figure 2 FIG. 2 is a structural schematic diagram of a water dispenser provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0037] Figure 3 FIG. 3 is a structural schematic diagram of a water dispenser provided by another embodiment of the present application;

[0038] Figure 4 FIG. 4 is a first structural schematic diagram of a heat exchange structure provided by the embodiment of the present application;

[0039] Figure 5 FIG. 5 is a second structural schematic diagram of a heat exchange structure provided by the embodiment of the present application;

[0040] Figure 6 FIG. 6 is a third structural schematic diagram of a heat exchange structure provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0041] REFERENCE NUMERALS:

[0042] 100', pure water tank; 200', ice tank; 300', connecting pipeline;

[0043] 100, pure water tank; 101, sterilization piece; 102, first liquid level detection piece;

[0044] 200, ice tank; 201, second liquid level detection piece;

[0045] 300, heating device;

[0046] 400, heat exchange structure; 410, heat exchange branch pipe; 420, water supplement branch pipe;

[0047] 501, connecting pipeline; 5011, first connecting pipe; 50111, first branch pipe; 50112, second branch pipe; 5012, second connecting pipe; 5013, third connecting pipe; 502, pure water pipeline; 503, cold water pipeline; 5031, third branch pipe; 5032, fourth branch pipe; 504, hot water pipeline; 505, first drainage pipeline; 506, second drainage pipeline; 507, water inlet pipeline;

[0048] 601, first on-off valve; 602, second on-off valve; 603, third on-off valve; 604, fourth on-off valve;

[0049] 700, water outlet nozzle;

[0050] 801, first water pump; 802, second water pump. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0051] Before any embodiments of the present application are explained in detail, it is to be understood that the application is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the above-described accompanying drawings.

[0052] In the present application, the terms "comprise", "contain", "have" or any other variant thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions, so that the process, method, article or device including a series of elements not only includes those elements, but also includes other elements not explicitly listed, or includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. Without more limitations, the element defined by the statement "comprising a" does not exclude the presence of another identical element in the process, method, article or device including the element.

[0053] In the utility model, the term "and / or" is a description of the relationship between the associated objects, which means that there can be three kinds of relationships. For example, A and / or B can mean that there are three cases of A alone, A and B together, and B alone. In addition, the character " / " in the utility model generally indicates that the front and rear associated objects are in a "and / or" relationship.

[0054] In the utility model, the terms "connection", "combination", "coupling" and "installation" can be direct connection, combination, coupling or installation, or indirect connection, combination, coupling or installation. Among them, the direct connection means that two parts or components are connected together without setting an intermediate part, and the indirect connection means that two parts or components are connected with at least one intermediate part, and the two parts or components are connected through the intermediate part. In addition, "connection" and "coupling" are not limited to physical or mechanical connection or coupling, and can include electrical connection or coupling.

[0055] In the utility model, the person skilled in the art will understand that the relative terms used in conjunction with the number or condition (for example, "about", "approximately", "substantially" and the like) include the value indicated by the context and have the meaning indicated by the context. For example, the relative term at least includes the error degree related to the measurement of the specific value, the tolerance caused by the manufacturing, assembly, use and the like related to the specific value. Such terms should also be regarded as disclosing the range defined by the absolute values of the two endpoints. The relative term can refer to the addition or subtraction of a certain percentage (for example, 1%, 5%, 10% or more) of the indicated value. The numerical value without the relative term should also be disclosed as a specific value with a tolerance. In addition, "substantially" when expressing the relative angular positional relationship (for example, substantially parallel, substantially perpendicular), can refer to the addition or subtraction of a certain degree (for example, 1 degree, 5 degrees, 10 degrees or more) based on the indicated angle.

[0056] In the utility model, the person skilled in the art will understand that the functions performed by the components can be performed by one component, multiple components, one part, or multiple parts. Similarly, the functions performed by the parts can also be performed by one part, one component, or multiple parts in combination.

[0057] In the utility model, the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "back" and the like are described in the orientation and positional relationship shown in the drawings, and should not be understood as limiting the embodiments of the utility model. In addition, it should also be understood in the context that when referring to one element being connected to another element "on" or "under", it can be directly connected to another element "on" or "under", or indirectly connected to another element "on" or "under" through an intermediate element. It should also be understood that the orientation terms such as upper side, lower side, left side, right side, front side and back side represent not only the positive orientation, but also the side orientation. For example, the lower side can include the directly below, left below, right below, front below and back below.

[0058] Embodiment one

[0059] Figure 2 The structure schematic diagram of the water dispenser provided by the embodiment is shown. As shown in the figure, Figure 2 The water dispenser provided by the embodiment includes a pure water tank 100, an ice tank 200, a heating device 300 and a first switch valve 601, the pure water tank 100 stores water; the ice tank 200 can reduce the water in it to a preset temperature, the inlet of the ice tank 200 is connected with the outlet of the pure water tank 100 through a connecting pipeline 501; the heating device 300 is arranged on the connecting pipeline 501, and the heating device 300 can heat the water flowing through the connecting pipeline 501; the first switch valve 601 is arranged on the connecting pipeline 501, and is used for conducting or cutting off the connecting pipeline 501.

[0060] The water dispenser provided by the embodiment can make the water in the pure water tank 100 be heated before flowing into the ice tank 200 by arranging the heating device 300 on the connecting pipeline 501 for connecting the pure water tank 100 and the ice tank 200, so as to realize the sterilization purpose, thereby ensuring the water safety of the user; by arranging the first switch valve 601 on the connecting pipeline 501, the connecting pipeline 501 can be cut off through the first switch valve 601 when the water in the ice tank 200 is sufficient, so as to avoid the water in the pure water tank 100 flowing into the ice tank 200 under the action of gravity, prevent the water from being mixed between the pure water tank 100 and the ice tank 200, and further ensure the heat preservation effect and heat preservation time of the ice tank 200.

[0061] In the embodiment, the heating device 300 is an instant heating device, which can realize instant heating of the water flowing through the connecting pipeline 501, thereby meeting the demand of the user for hot water, and the heating device 300 can not store hot water, so as to avoid the water in it being repeatedly heated to affect the water quality. Exemplarily, the heating device 300 can be a thick film heating device. Of course, in other embodiments, the heating device 300 can also be a heating tank, which can also realize the above effect.

[0062] Optionally, the connecting pipeline 501 comprises a first connecting pipe 5011, a second connecting pipe 5012 and a third connecting pipe 5013, two ends of the first connecting pipe 5011 are communicated with the outlet of the pure water tank 100 and the inlet of the heating device 300 respectively; two ends of the second connecting pipe 5012 are communicated with the outlet of the heating device 300 and the inlet of the first switch valve 601 respectively; two ends of the third connecting pipe 5013 are communicated with the outlet of the first switch valve 601 and the inlet of the ice tank 200 respectively. That is, the water in the pure water tank 100 can flow into the ice tank 200 through the first connecting pipe 5011, the heating device 300, the second connecting pipe 5012, the first switch valve 601 and the third connecting pipe 5013 in turn.

[0063] As shown in Figure 1 , the water dispenser further comprises a water outlet nozzle 700, a pure water pipeline 502, a cold water pipeline 503 and a hot water pipeline 504; the outlet of the pure water tank 100 is communicated with the water outlet nozzle 700 through the pure water pipeline 502; the outlet of the ice tank 200 is communicated with the water outlet nozzle 700 through the cold water pipeline 503; the outlet of the heating device 300 is communicated with the water outlet nozzle 700 through the hot water pipeline 504. This design makes the water outlet nozzle 700 flow out water at any temperature according to the user's water demand, thereby improving the user's experience.

[0064] In this embodiment, the first switch valve 601 is a three-way reversing valve, the hot water pipeline 504 is connected in parallel with the third connecting pipe 5013, that is, the inlet of the first switch valve 601 is communicated with the outlet of the heating device 300, the first outlet of the first switch valve 601 is communicated with the inlet of the third connecting pipe 5013, and the second outlet of the first switch valve 601 is communicated with the inlet of the hot water pipeline 504. That is, the hot water in the heating device 300 can be used to provide hot water for the user to drink, and can also be used to supply water to the ice tank 200. By setting the first switch valve 601 as a three-way reversing valve, the length of the hot water pipeline 504 can be shortened, and the use of the switch valve on the hot water pipeline 504 can be omitted, thereby reducing the processing cost of the water dispenser.

[0065] Continuing to show as Figure 1 , the water dispenser further comprises a water inlet pipeline 507, the inlet of the water inlet pipeline 507 is communicated with a water supply device, and the outlet of the water inlet pipeline 507 is communicated with the inlet of the pure water tank 100, so that the water in the water supply device flows into the pure water tank 100 through the water inlet pipeline 507, thereby supplying water to the pure water tank 100. In this embodiment, the water supply device can be a filter device of the water dispenser or a water bucket storing pure water. Optionally, a second switch valve 602 is arranged on the water inlet pipeline 507 to realize the conduction and interruption of the water inlet pipeline 507.

[0066] Optionally, the first liquid level detection member 102 is arranged in the pure water tank 100 to detect the liquid level of the water in the pure water tank 100, and the first liquid level detection member 102 is in signal connection with the second switch valve 602. When the first liquid level detection member 102 detects that the liquid level of the water in the pure water tank 100 reaches the lowest liquid level, the second switch valve 602 is opened to supplement the water in the pure water tank 100, so as to avoid that the small amount of water in the pure water tank 100 affects the user's use; when the first liquid level detection member 102 detects that the liquid level of the water in the pure water tank 100 reaches the highest liquid level, the second switch valve 602 is closed to stop supplementing the water in the pure water tank 100, so as to avoid that the water in the pure water tank 100 overflows and causes waste. The first liquid level detection member 102 is a liquid level sensor, and the detection result is accurate and easy to install.

[0067] It can be understood that when the water in the pure water tank 100 reaches the lowest liquid level, the second switch valve 602 is opened to supplement the water in the pure water tank 100, so that the water that may exist in the pure water tank 100 for a long time without being used affects the water quality of the water in the pure water tank 100. To solve this problem, the water dispenser further comprises a first drainage pipeline 505 for draining the residual water in the pure water tank 100. By arranging the first drainage pipeline 505, the water in the pure water tank 100 can be drained at a regular time, so as to avoid the case that the water in the pure water tank 100 breeds bacteria after being used for a long time.

[0068] Specifically, the first connecting pipe 5011 comprises a first branch pipe 50111 and a second branch pipe 50112, the inlet of the first branch pipe 50111 is in communication with the outlet of the pure water tank 100, a third switch valve 603 is arranged at the connection position of the first branch pipe 50111 and the second branch pipe 50112, the second branch pipe 50112 and the first drainage pipeline 505 are connected in parallel, the third switch valve 603 is a three-way reversing valve, the inlet of the third switch valve 603 is in communication with the outlet of the first branch pipe 50111, the first outlet of the third switch valve 603 is in communication with the second branch pipe 50112, the second outlet of the third switch valve 603 is in communication with the first drainage pipeline 505, and the outlet of the second branch pipe 50112 is in communication with the inlet of the heating device 300. By arranging the third switch valve 603 as a three-way reversing valve, the length of the first drainage pipeline 505 can be shortened, and the use of the switch valve on the first drainage pipeline 505 can be omitted, so as to reduce the processing cost of the water dispenser.

[0069] Optionally, the first connecting pipe 5011 is provided with a first water pump 801 for pumping water in the pure water tank 100 into the heating device 300. Specifically, the first water pump 801 is arranged on the first branch pipe 50111, which can make the second branch pipe 50112 and the first water drainage pipe 505 share the first water pump 801, i.e. when the first outlet of the third switch valve 603 is connected to the inlet thereof, the first water pump 801 can pump water in the pure water tank 100 into the heating device 300; when the second outlet of the third switch valve 603 is connected to the inlet thereof, the first water pump 801 can pump water in the pure water tank 100 out, so as to avoid the existence of residual water in the pure water tank 100, which affects the water quality in the pure water tank 100 and ensures the water safety of the user.

[0070] To further avoid the water in the pure water tank 100 from breeding bacteria after long-time use, the pure water tank 100 is provided with a sterilization member 101 for regularly sterilizing the water in the pure water tank 100. In the embodiment, the sterilization member 101 is a UV lamp, which has simple structure, good sterilization effect and is convenient to install. Of course, in other embodiments, the sterilization member 101 can also be other sterilization devices capable of being applied to the water dispenser to sterilize the water in the pure water tank 100.

[0071] Continuing as shown in Figure 2 The ice tank 200 is provided with a second liquid level detection member 201 for detecting the liquid level of the water in the ice tank 200, and the second liquid level detection member 201 is signal-connected with the first switch valve 601 and the third switch valve 603. When the second liquid level detection member 201 detects that the liquid level of the water in the ice tank 200 reaches the lowest liquid level, the first outlet of the first switch valve 601 is connected to the inlet thereof, and the first outlet of the third switch valve 603 is connected to the inlet thereof, so that the water in the pure water tank 100 flows into the ice tank 200 through the first branch pipe 50111, the second branch pipe 50112, the heating device 300, the second connecting pipe 5012 and the third connecting pipe 5013 in sequence, so as to supplement water in the ice tank 200 and avoid the water in the ice tank 200 from being too little to affect the user's water use; when the second liquid level detection member 201 detects that the liquid level of the water in the ice tank 200 reaches the highest liquid level, the first switch valve 601 and the third switch valve 603 are both closed to stop the water from being supplemented into the ice tank 200, so as to avoid the water in the ice tank 200 from overflowing due to being too much and causing waste. The second liquid level detection member 201 is a liquid level sensor, which has accurate detection result and is convenient to install.

[0072] It can be understood that the water in the ice tank 200 can also breed bacteria after long-time use, which affects the water quality in the ice tank 200. To solve this problem, the water dispenser further comprises a second water drainage pipe 506 for draining residual water in the ice tank 200. By arranging the second water drainage pipe 506, the water in the ice tank 200 can be drained regularly, so as to ensure the water safety of the user.

[0073] Specifically, the cold water pipeline 503 comprises a third branch pipe 5031 and a fourth branch pipe 5032 connected with each other, the second drain pipeline 506 is connected in parallel with the fourth branch pipe 5032, and a fourth switch valve 604 is arranged at the connection position of the third branch pipe 5031 and the fourth branch pipe 5032. The fourth switch valve 604 is a three-way reversing valve, that is, the inlet of the third branch pipe 5031 is connected with the outlet of the ice tank 200, the outlet of the third branch pipe 5031 is connected with the inlet of the fourth switch valve 604, the first outlet of the fourth switch valve 604 is connected with the water outlet nozzle 700, and the second outlet of the fourth switch valve 604 is connected with the inlet of the second drain pipeline 506. By arranging the fourth switch valve 604 as a three-way reversing valve, the length of the second drain pipeline 506 can be shortened, and the use of the switch valve on the second drain pipeline 506 can be omitted, thereby reducing the processing cost of the water dispenser.

[0074] Optionally, a second water pump 802 is arranged on the third branch pipe 5031. When the first outlet of the fourth switch valve 604 is connected with the inlet thereof, the second water pump 802 can pump the water in the ice tank 200 to the water outlet nozzle 700 for use by the user; when the second outlet of the fourth switch valve 604 is connected with the inlet thereof, the second water pump 802 can pump the water in the ice tank 200 into the second drain pipeline 506, so as to avoid the existence of residual water in the ice tank 200, which affects the water quality in the ice tank 200 and ensures the water safety of the user.

[0075] Embodiment Two

[0076] The embodiment provides a water dispenser which is further improved on the basis of the first embodiment.

[0077] Figure 3 A structure schematic diagram of the water dispenser provided by the embodiment is shown. As shown in the figure, Figure 3As shown, in the present embodiment, the water dispenser further comprises a heat exchange structure 400 arranged on the connecting pipeline 501. The heat exchange structure 400 comprises a heat exchange branch pipe 410 and a water supplement branch pipe 420 in heat exchange cooperation. The inlet of the heat exchange branch pipe 410 is connected to the outlet of the pure water tank 100, and the outlet of the heat exchange branch pipe 410 is connected to the inlet of the heating device 300. The inlet of the water supplement branch pipe 420 is connected to the outlet of the heating device 300, and the outlet of the water supplement branch pipe 420 is connected to the inlet of the ice tank 200. That is, the heat exchange branch pipe 410 of the heat exchange structure 400 is connected into the first branch pipe 50111, and the water supplement branch pipe 420 of the heat exchange structure 400 is connected into the third connecting pipeline 5013. By arranging the heat exchange structure 400, the water with a lower temperature in the pure water tank 100 first flows through the heat exchange branch pipe 410 of the heat exchange structure 400 and then flows into the heating device 300, and the water with a higher temperature in the heating device 300 first flows through the water supplement branch pipe 420 of the heat exchange structure 400 and then flows into the ice tank 200. The water with a lower temperature in the heat exchange branch pipe 410 and the water with a higher temperature in the water supplement branch pipe 420 can exchange heat, which is equivalent to preheating the water flowing from the pure water tank 100 to the heating device 300 and cooling the water flowing from the heating device 300 to the ice tank 200, thereby improving the heating efficiency of the heating device 300 and the refrigeration efficiency of the ice tank 200, reducing energy consumption, and reducing the use cost of the user.

[0078] Figure 4 A first structure diagram of the heat exchange structure 400 provided in the present embodiment is shown. As shown in the diagram, Figure 4 In some embodiments, the heat exchange branch pipe 410 is a hollow tubular structure, and the water supplement branch pipe 420 is arranged in a spiral shape around the outer periphery of the heat exchange branch pipe 410. This design can increase the flow path of the water in the water supplement branch pipe 420, thereby increasing the heat exchange time of the water in the water supplement branch pipe 420 and the water in the heat exchange branch pipe 410, to further reduce the initial temperature of the water flowing into the ice tank 200.

[0079] Figure 5 A second structure diagram of the heat exchange structure 400 provided in the present embodiment is shown. As shown in the diagram, Figure 5 In some embodiments, the heat exchange branch pipe 410 and the water supplement branch pipe 420 are both hollow tubular structures, and are arranged side by side with part of the outer surfaces in contact. In this example, the heat exchange branch pipe 410 and the water supplement branch pipe 420 can both be designed as square tubular structures to increase the contact area between them, thereby ensuring the heat exchange efficiency.

[0080] Figure 6 A third structure diagram of the heat exchange structure 400 provided in the present embodiment is shown. As shown in the diagram, Figure 6As shown, in some embodiments, the heat exchange branch pipe 410 and the water supplement branch pipe 420 are both hollow tubular, and one of them is annularly arranged outside the other. This arrangement can achieve better heat exchange effect, and is convenient for processing and assembling.

[0081] The basic principle, main features and advantages of the present application are shown and described above. Those skilled in the art should understand that the above examples do not limit the present application in any form, and any technical solution obtained by equivalent replacement or equivalent transformation falls within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A water dispenser, characterized in that, The application relates to a water dispenser, which comprises: a pure water tank (100) for storing water; an ice tank (200) for lowering the temperature of water in the ice tank (200), and an inlet of the ice tank (200) is connected with an outlet of the pure water tank (100) through a connecting pipeline (501); a heating device (300) arranged on the connecting pipeline (501) and capable of heating water flowing through the connecting pipeline (501); a first switch valve (601) arranged on the connecting pipeline (501) and used for opening or cutting off the connecting pipeline (501).

2. The water dispenser of claim 1, wherein, The water dispenser further comprises a heat exchange structure (400) arranged on the connecting pipeline (501), and the heat exchange structure (400) comprises: a heat exchange branch pipeline (410), an inlet of the heat exchange branch pipeline (410) is connected with an outlet of the pure water tank (100), and an outlet of the heat exchange branch pipeline (410) is connected with an inlet of the heating device (300); a water supplement branch pipeline (420) in heat exchange cooperation with the heat exchange branch pipeline (410), an inlet of the water supplement branch pipeline (420) is connected with an outlet of the heating device (300), and an outlet of the water supplement branch pipeline (420) is connected with an inlet of the ice tank (200).

3. The water dispenser of claim 2, wherein, The heat exchange branch pipeline (410) is a hollow tubular structure, and the water supplement branch pipeline (420) is arranged in a spiral shape around an outer periphery of the heat exchange branch pipeline (410).

4. The water dispenser of claim 2, wherein, The heat exchange branch pipeline (410) and the water supplement branch pipeline (420) are both hollow tubular structures, and one of the two is arranged around an outer periphery of the other.

5. The water dispenser of claim 2, wherein, The heat exchange branch pipeline (410) and the water supplement branch pipeline (420) are both hollow tubular structures, and the two are arranged side by side and partially abut each other.

6. The water dispenser of claim 1, wherein, The water dispenser further comprises: a water outlet nozzle (700); a pure water pipeline (502), an outlet of the pure water tank (100) is connected with the water outlet nozzle (700) through the pure water pipeline (502); a cold water pipeline (503), an outlet of the ice tank (200) is connected with the water outlet nozzle (700) through the cold water pipeline (503); a hot water pipeline (504), an outlet of the heating device (300) is connected with the water outlet nozzle (700) through the hot water pipeline (504).

7. The water dispenser of claim 1, wherein, The pure water tank (100) is provided with a sterilization member (101).

8. The water dispenser of claim 1, wherein, The pure water tank (100) is provided with a first liquid level detection member (102) for detecting the liquid level of water in the pure water tank (100); and / or The ice tank (200) is provided with a second liquid level detection member (201) for detecting the liquid level of water in the ice tank (200).

9. The water dispenser of claim 1, wherein, The water dispenser further comprises: a first drainage pipeline (505) for draining residual water in the pure water tank (100); a second drainage pipeline (506) for draining residual water in the ice tank (200).

10. The water cooler according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that The heating device (300) is an instant heating device or a heating tank.