Water receiving box assembly for water dispenser and water dispenser

Abstract

The utility model discloses a water receiving box assembly for a water dispenser, which comprises a water receiving box (3) and is characterized by further comprising a heating piece (4) used for heating the water receiving box (3). The first sensor (8) is used for monitoring the water level in the water receiving box (3); and the controller is in signal connection with the heating piece (4) and the first sensor (8), so that the controller can receive a signal acquired by the first sensor (8) and control the heating piece (4) to be opened and closed. The utility model further discloses a water dispenser with the water receiving box assembly. Compared with the prior art, the water receiving box assembly for the water dispenser can avoid bacterium breeding caused by accumulated water.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to drinking water equipment technical field, specifically point to a water receiving box subassembly for drinking fountain and drinking fountain. BACKGROUND

[0002] The water receiving box is a component for storing excess water dripped from a water outlet and supporting a water cup in a drinking fountain or a water purifier.

[0003] The water receiving box is usually designed as a detachable component without a drainage mechanism, so when there is accumulated water in the box, the accumulated water is usually poured out manually after being detached and then reattached.

[0004] However, if the water is not drained in time, bacteria may breed in the water receiving box, which may affect the health of the user when the cup is in contact with the water receiving box. Even if most of the water is poured out, some water may still remain in the water receiving box, which may breed bacteria. SUMMARY

[0005] The first technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a water receiving box subassembly for a drinking fountain that can prevent bacteria from breeding due to accumulated water.

[0006] The second technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a drinking fountain that applies the above water receiving box subassembly.

[0007] The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve the above first technical problem is as follows: a water receiving box subassembly for a drinking fountain, comprising a water receiving box, characterized in that it further comprises

[0008] a heating element for heating the water receiving box;

[0009] a first sensor for monitoring the water level in the water receiving box; and

[0010] a controller connected to the heating element and the first sensor to enable the controller to receive signals collected by the first sensor and control the opening and closing of the heating element.

[0011] To ensure sufficient heating, the water receiving box comprises a box body with an open top and a box cover arranged on the open top of the box body, the box body is a heat-conducting element, the box cover is an insulating element, and the heating element is in heat-conducting contact with the box body.

[0012] In order to reduce energy consumption and realize effective drying, the bottom plate of the box body comprises a horizontal plate and two inclined plates which are gradually inclined upward from the edges on the left and right sides of the horizontal plate, and the heating element is an electric heating wire arranged in a serpentine shape, which is laid on the bottom of the horizontal plate.

[0013] In order to monitor the water level in the water receiving box, the first sensor is a pressure sensitive sensor which is installed on the top surface of the horizontal plate.

[0014] In order to avoid residual moisture and achieve the purpose of draining water, a vibration motor is installed on the bottom surface of the inclined plate.

[0015] In order to accelerate heat conduction, a stirring assembly for stirring the accumulated water in the water receiving box is further included.

[0016] In order to realize stirring of the accumulated water, the stirring assembly comprises

[0017] a stirring rod which is arranged in the water receiving box and extends in the left-right direction; and

[0018] a driving element whose power output end is vertically connected to the middle part of the stirring rod, so as to drive the stirring rod to rotate in the horizontal plane.

[0019] In order to realize disinfection and sterilization of the inner cavity of the water receiving box, two disinfecting elements are further included which are respectively installed on the two ends of the stirring rod.

[0020] In order to improve safety, a second sensor for monitoring whether there is a person in front of the water receiving box is installed on the front surface of the water receiving box, and the second sensor is signal connected with the controller, so that the controller can receive the signal collected by the second sensor and control the opening and closing of the heating element.

[0021] The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve the second technical problem is: a water dispenser, characterized in that: comprising the water receiving box assembly.

[0022] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages that: the water receiving box is heated by the heating element, the water level in the water receiving box is monitored by the first sensor, the controller can control the opening and closing of the heating element according to the signal collected by the first sensor, the accumulated water in the water receiving box is dried in time, and bacteria breeding caused by accumulated water is avoided. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the embodiment of the utility model water dispenser;

[0024] Figure 2 It is Figure 1 a three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram of the water receiving box assembly;

[0025] Figure 3 For Figure 1 Longitudinal sectional view of the water receiving box assembly. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The utility model will be described in further detail below in connection with the drawings.

[0027] In the description and claims of the utility model, terms of direction, such as "front", "back", "up", "down", "left", "right", "side", "top", "bottom" and the like, are used to describe various example structural parts and elements of the utility model, but these terms are used herein only for the purpose of convenience of description and are determined based on the example orientation shown in the drawings. Since the embodiments disclosed in the utility model can be arranged in different directions, these terms of direction are only used for description and should not be regarded as limitation, for example, "up" and "down" are not necessarily limited to the direction opposite or consistent with the direction of gravity.

[0028] As Figures 1 to 3 shown, it is a preferred embodiment of the water dispenser of the utility model. The water dispenser comprises a body 1, a water outlet nozzle 2, a water receiving box 3, a heating element 4, a stirring assembly 5, a sterilizing element 6, a vibration motor 7, a first sensor 8 and a second sensor 9, and the water receiving box 3, the heating element 4, the stirring assembly 5, the sterilizing element 6, the vibration motor 7, the first sensor 8 and the second sensor 9 constitute a water receiving box assembly.

[0029] Among them, the front side of the body 1 has a water receiving cavity 11.

[0030] The number of water outlet nozzles 2 is two, and they are arranged at the top of the water receiving cavity 11 in the left-right direction.

[0031] The water receiving box 3 is installed at the bottom of the water receiving cavity 11 and comprises a box body 31 with an open top and a box cover 32 covering the open top of the box body 31. Specifically, the box body 31 is a heat conducting element, and the box cover 32 is an insulating element; the bottom plate of the box body 31 comprises a horizontal plate 311 and two inclined plates 312 gradually inclined outward and upward from the edges on the left and right sides of the horizontal plate 311, so as to collect water to the middle position at the bottom of the water receiving box 3.

[0032] The heating element 4 is an electric heating wire arranged in a serpentine shape, which is laid on the bottom of the horizontal plate 311 and in heat-conducting contact with the horizontal plate 311, so as to heat the entire box body 31.

[0033] The stirring assembly 5 comprises a stirring rod 51 and a driving member 52. Specifically, the stirring rod 51 is arranged in the middle of the inner cavity of the water receiving box 3 and extends in the left-right direction; the driving member 52 is an electric motor installed on the bottom surface of the box cover 32, and the power output end thereof is connected to the middle of the stirring rod 51 in the vertical direction to drive the stirring rod 51 to rotate in the horizontal plane, so as to realize stirring of the accumulated water in the water receiving box 3.

[0034] The number of the sterilizing members 6 is two, which are respectively arranged at the two ends of the stirring rod 51. Specifically, the sterilizing member 6 is an ultraviolet lamp bead.

[0035] The number of the vibration motors 7 is two, which are respectively arranged on the bottom surfaces of the two inclined plates 312.

[0036] The first sensor 8 is a pressure-sensitive sensor, which is arranged on the top surface of the flat plate 311 and is used to monitor the water level in the water receiving box 3. It should be noted that if the water receiving box 3 is designed as a conventional flat-bottomed water receiving box, the accumulated water may gather in the corners and cannot be effectively dried and drained; the pressure-sensitive sensor required by the flat bottom, the electric heating wire is more, which increases the power consumption of the whole machine; if the accumulated water is dispersed, the pressure-sensitive sensor may not be able to effectively identify.

[0037] The second sensor 9 is an infrared sensor, which is arranged on the front surface of the box body 31 and is used to monitor whether there is a person in front. The device will heat during the heating process of the electric heating wire, and the user may be scalded if he accidentally touches it. By arranging the infrared sensor, if a person is detected, the heating and other operations are stopped to prevent the user from being injured.

[0038] In addition, the above-mentioned water dispenser has a controller, and the heating member 4, the first sensor 8 and the second sensor 9 are signal-connected with the controller, so that the controller can receive the signals collected by the first sensor 8 and the second sensor 9 and control the opening and closing of the heating member 4.

[0039] The working principle of the embodiment is as follows: every time the user finishes receiving water, the vibration motor 7 works to shake off the water droplets adhering to the wall surface of the box body 31 to the bottom; when the water level in the water receiving box 3 reaches a certain height, the first sensor 8 sends a signal to the controller, the controller controls the heating member 4 to start drying, and at the same time, the driving member 52 drives the stirring rod 51 to rotate, accelerates heat conduction, and the pressure detected by the first sensor 8 becomes smaller and smaller, and when it is lower than a threshold value, the controller controls the heating member 4 to stop heating, and the residual heat completely dries the water, in this process, the sterilizing member 6 starts to work and revolves with the rotation of the stirring rod 51, which can realize 360° sterilization of the box body 3 without dead angle, improve the sterilization and disinfection effect, and run for 5 minutes to achieve the purpose of drying and sterilizing the water receiving box 3; if the second sensor 9 detects that a person enters the water receiving area during the process, all the operations of the water dispenser are stopped, and the operation continues after the user leaves.

Claims

1. A water receptacle assembly for a water dispenser comprising a water receptacle (3), characterized in that, Further comprising a heating element (4) for heating the water receiving box (3); a first sensor (8) for monitoring the water level in the water receiving box (3); and a controller in signal connection with the heating element (4) and the first sensor (8) so that the controller can receive the signal collected by the first sensor (8) and control the opening and closing of the heating element (4); Further comprising a stirring assembly (5) for stirring the accumulated water in the water receiving box (3).

2. The water receptacle assembly of claim 1, wherein: The water receiving box (3) comprises a box body (31) with an open top and a box cover (32) covering the open top of the box body (31), the box body (31) is a heat conducting element, the box cover (32) is an insulating element, and the heating element (4) is in heat conducting contact with the box body (31).

3. The water receptacle assembly of claim 2, wherein: The bottom plate of the box body (31) comprises a horizontal plate (311) and two inclined plates (312) gradually inclined outward and upward from the edges on the left and right sides of the horizontal plate (311), and the heating element (4) is an electric heating wire arranged in a serpentine shape, which is laid on the bottom of the horizontal plate (311).

4. The water receptacle assembly of claim 3, wherein: The first sensor (8) is a pressure sensitive sensor installed on the top surface of the horizontal plate (311).

5. The water receptacle assembly of claim 3, wherein: A vibration motor (7) is installed on the bottom surface of the inclined plate (312).

6. The water receptacle assembly of claim 1, wherein: The stirring assembly (5) comprises a stirring rod (51) arranged in the water receiving box (3) and extending in the left-right direction; and a driving element (52) with a power output end vertically connected to the middle part of the stirring rod (51) to drive the stirring rod (51) to rotate in the horizontal plane.

7. The water receptacle assembly of claim 6, wherein: Further comprising two disinfecting elements (6) respectively installed on both ends of the stirring rod (51).

8. The water receptacle assembly of any one of claims 1-7, wherein: A second sensor (9) for monitoring whether there is a person in front of the water receiving box (3) is installed on the front surface of the water receiving box (3), and the second sensor (9) is in signal connection with the controller so that the controller can receive the signal collected by the second sensor (9) and control the opening and closing of the heating element (4).

9. A water dispenser, characterized by: The water receiving box assembly comprises the water receiving box assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 8. The water receiving box assembly comprises the water receiving box assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

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