CN1156225A - Water distributing device valve of refrigerater - Google Patents
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A valve assembly of a water dispenser for a refrigerator includes a connecting part connected to a reservoir which stores water, a valve spool for opening/closing the connecting part, a biasing spring placed between the connecting part and valve spool, for exerting a biasing force to the valve spool, and an open/close part for raising the valve spool by overcoming the biasing force of the biasing spring. The horizontal motion of a slide member sliding along a base plate swings the cams, and the swing motion of the cams raises the valve spool. Once valve spool ascends, the connecting part is opened and the water within the reservoir is poured into a cup. The valve assembly is easy and convenient to use, is simple in structure, and maximizes the space efficiency of a refrigerating compartment door.
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The present invention relates to the water dispenser that refrigerator is used, particularly relate to a kind of valve member of water dispenser.
Water dispenser (water dispenser) or vegetables dispenser (vegetable dispenser) are the devices of a kind of automatic dispensing potable water or beverage, and are placed in family, and office or public place are used for family's use or commercial the use.The valve member of the water dispenser of existing commodity vegetables dispenser has used an actuator, and this device is disclosed on April 19th, 1994 approval and gives Credle, in No. the 5th, 303,849, the U. S. Patent of Jr..
Water dispenser is also as family or office equipment.In recent years, the someone advises loading onto the vegetables dispenser in refrigerator.Refrigerator is a kind of household electric appliance of storing various foods under freezing or refrigerated storage temperature, and is fresh in order to keep food for a long time.The storeroom of refrigerator is separated into the refrigerating chamber of storage food under cryogenic temperature and stores the cold storage room of food under refrigerated storage temperature.Supply with refrigerating chamber and cold storage room respectively by the cool air that a vaporizer produces.
Utilize fan the cool air of vaporizer directly to be delivered to the inside of refrigerating chamber.Part cold air is delivered to cold storage room inside, and temperature raises to some extent during the conduit of cold air in the refrigerator of flowing through.Door all is equipped with in the front of refrigerating chamber and cold storage room, so that access food.
In addition, cold storage room has and is stored in its inner potable water.After a container had been filled potable water, this potable water just left in the cold storage room.When needs are drunk the water that leaves in the cold storage room, just open refrigerator door, take out the container of filling potable water.Yet, owing to opening the freezing capacity reduction that refrigerator door makes refrigerator continually.
In order to overcome above-mentioned defective, the someone has proposed a kind of device that is used to send water of refrigerator recently, utilizes the door that need not open cold storage room behind this device just can take out potable water in the cold storage room.Fig. 1 is the sectional view of the valve member 100 of this refrigerator water dispenser, and wherein valve member 100 is contained on the front panel of refrigerating-chamber door 10.Here, the valve member 100 that is arranged on the refrigerating-chamber door 10 comprises a valve body 110, and this valve body 110 has a connection and is contained in the inlet 112 of a container (not drawing among the figure) of door 10 the insides and the outlet 114 of its bottom surface of break-through.In addition, one is used to out/closes outlet 114 120, one of valve rods and is used for the bonnet 130 on closed valve 110 tops and one and can pivots so that the operating handle 140 that valve rod 120 is moved up and down is all adorned thereon.
Valve rod 120 comprises a connecting rod 124 that utilizes hinge 122 to be connected to operating handle 140 and can to move up and down with the rotation of operating handle 140, a Sealing 126 that is connected connecting rod 124 bottoms in order to sealing outlet 114, and one be contained between bonnet 130 bottom surfaces and the Sealing 126 in order to connecting rod 124 is applied the spring 126 of bias force.The inlet 112 of valve body 110 is communicated with door the inside of 10 and one in the container of door 10 the insides placement.Water in the container allows by 112 inside that enter valve body 110 that enter the mouth.Inlet 112 is water abrim always.
In case the user picks up cup and promotes operating handle 140 with cup, operating handle pivots the displacement force that overcomes spring 128 and promotes connecting rod 124, and this has just opened outlet 114.At this moment, the water in the container flows out and fills with and exports 114 following cups.
For health, use the such cup made of paper of disposable dixie cup or paper bag envelope cup to substitute cup 20 usually.Because dixie cup 20 structures are soft, can be out of shape when promoting operating handle 140 with it.Like this, the user must promote to handle 140 with the hand of holding dixie cup 20.Yet for water dispenser commonly used, the water that flows out from the outlet 114 of valve member 100 splashes the user on hand sometimes, and this can make the user unhappy.In addition, for valve member 100 is connected to container, need the very large space on the refrigerating-chamber door 10, this has just reduced the space availability ratio of door 10.Moreover after a period of time, incrustation will be deposited in inlet 112 places of valve body 110, and incrustation just causes water dispenser unhygienic like this.
Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of cleaning, the convenient valve member that uses the refrigerator water dispenser of the space availability ratio that also can improve the cold compartment of refrigerator door.
In order to realize above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, a kind of valve member of refrigerator water dispenser comprises the link of a band cap, this cap is used to be connected a container of cold storage room inboard and water storage, comprises that also one is passed this cap center and allows the delivery channel of the axial formation that water in this container flows through and one at the delivery channel upper inner forms and the heart has a guide hole therein guide member.In addition, the valve rod that is connected to the link delivery channel has a Sealing in order to open/to close delivery channel, a biasing member is housed, in order to valve part is applied bias force between this link and valve rod.Opening/close part has a substrate that is fixed on the refrigerating-chamber door, a slider and an a pair of eccentric wheel that utilizes this slider to make its rotation that is contained in slidably on this substrate, with so that this valve rod move up and down.
This link preferably has a bottom surface at this cap axially to form and the guiding catheter outside this delivery channel, forms a concentric ring with this delivery channel.The inner circumference of this cap has screw thread, and there is a guide hole at this delivery channel inner piece center.Here, described cap, delivery channel, guiding catheter and guide member are made of one.
Preferably described valve rod also comprises a valve rod that is connected with Sealing in the top, and with so that the sealing part moves up and down, and delivery channel inserts bibcock wherein, and the lower end of described valve rod is fixed on it.
More preferably, this bibcock has a described delivery channel insertion first cylinder wherein, diameter is greater than second cylinder of first cylinder, a shoulder and the fixing rib that radially forms at first cylinder that connects first and second cylinders, one end is in order to be fixed therein the heart with described valve rod.
In addition, described opening/close part comprises a pair of with gemel and be rotatably mounted with described eccentric rib spare; The limited protruding member that stretches out from this rib spare one side is in order to this eccentric rotation of restriction; And a pair of described hinge inserts helical spring wherein, with so that this eccentric wheel is got back to original position.In addition, this is opened/closes part and also has a push pedal that slider is slided by exerting pressure, and an operating handle that stretches out previously from slider is sent to slider in order to the pressure with push pedal, and operating handle inserts return spring wherein, with so that original position is got back in push pedal.Preferably form pair of guide rails in the inboard of substrate, described slider is adorned thereon slidably, and this slider has an axial bore, when delivery channel is opened, allows the water that flows through this delivery channel pass through.
When the user when push pedal is exerted pressure, slider slides.Because the slip of this slider, described eccentric wheel are rotated valve rod is risen.At this moment, the upper end that utilizes the valve rod sealing member of valve rod to open delivery channel, the water in the container flows out like this.
Valve member according to refrigerator water dispenser of the present invention is simple in structure, can keep clean, the convenient use, and can improve the space availability ratio of refrigerating-chamber door.
With reference to the detailed description of accompanying drawing to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, above-mentioned purpose of the present invention and other advantage will be clearer by following, in the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 is the sectional view of the valve member of existing refrigerator water dispenser;
Fig. 2 is the perspective exploded view according to refrigerator water dispenser valve member of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the sectional view along Fig. 2 A-A line;
Fig. 4 is the sectional view of explanation valve member work shown in Figure 2.
Describe preferred embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail according to the valve member of refrigerator water dispenser of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the perspective exploded view according to refrigerator water dispenser valve member of the present invention.Referring to Fig. 2, refrigerator water dispenser valve member according to the present invention comprises the link 200 and the valve rod 300 of opening/close link 200 that are contained in the refrigerating-chamber door the inside and are connected to water container 30.In addition, a bias spring 400 that is contained between link 200 and the valve rod 300 applies bias force for valve rod 300, opens/closes part 500 for one and handle valve rod 300.
On the inner circumference 212 of cap 210 screw thread is arranged, this screw thread is connected cap 210 with container 30.Delivery channel 220 and cap 210 are concentric and pass cap 210.Guiding catheter 230 stretches out from the bottom surface of cap 210, and its diameter is greater than delivery channel 220 and longer than delivery channel 220.Guide member 240 is a wheel shape, is formed on delivery channel 220 upper inside, and is formed with guide hole 242.Cap 210, delivery channel 220, guiding catheter 230 and guide member 240 become a single piece.
The valve rod 300 that is used to out/closes link 200 is contained in the inside of link 200.Valve rod 300 comprises: a Sealing 310 is used to out/closes a side of delivery channel 220; A valve rod 320, Sealing 310 is connected the upper end of this valve rod 320, with so that Sealing 310 move up and down; And a bibcock 330, placing between guiding catheter 230 and the delivery channel 220, the bottom of valve rod 320 is fixed thereon.
Bias spring 400 is contained in cap 210, and delivery channel 220 in the space that guiding catheter 230 and bibcock 330 limits, and applies a downward power (bias force) to bibcock 330.
The part 500 of opening/close that is used to control valve rod 300 comprises a substrate 510 and a pair of eccentric wheel 520 that pivotally is installed in 510 1 two ends of substrate.In addition, a slider 530 is contained in substrate 510 inboards slidably so that this pivots to eccentric wheel, and an operating handle 540 stretches out from the front of slider 530.Push pedal 550 is connected with operating handle 540 and slider 530 is exerted pressure, and the return spring 560 that the centre is inserted with operating handle 540 makes push pedal 550 get back to its original position.
A pair of eccentric wheel 520 is contained on this rib spare 516 rotationally by a pair of hinge 517 of a pair of rib spare 516.This is inserted among a pair of helical spring 522 hinge 517.This imposes elastic force to helical spring 522 and eccentric wheel 520 is pushed this to initial position.When slider 530 slided, this rotated eccentric wheel, and the one side is spacing by shotpin male member 518.At this moment, valve rod 300 no longer rises.Make this eccentric wheel 530 forward a predetermined angle to by slider 530, make it get back to original position by this to helical spring 522 then.Slider 530 has an axial bore 532 in order to allow the flow through water of delivery channel 220 from then on pass through.
Simultaneously, operating handle 540 stretches out from the front of slider 530.One end of operating handle 540 is fixed on the slider 530 by connection rib 542 and passes fixed plate 514 and stretch out.The other end at operating handle 540 has a connection lug 544 that connects push pedal 550.Return spring 560 is enclosed within on the operating handle 540, and a pair of limited ring 546 is fixed on the two ends of operating handle 540.Because restraining position ring block 546, return spring can not break away from operating handle 540.
The working procedure of refrigerator water dispenser valve member according to a preferred embodiment of the invention is described below.
At first, link 200, valve rod 300 and bias spring 400 interconnect, and the cap 210 of link 200 has the container 30 of water to be connected with storage therein, and container 30 is inverted.At this moment, the shoulder 332 of opening/close the bibcock 330 of part 500 contacts with a pair of eccentric wheel 520.
In order to drink the cold water of depositing in the refrigerator, the user presses push pedal 550.At this moment, push pedal 550 slides slider 530 and the bias force that makes eccentric wheel 520 overcome bias spring 560 goes to predetermined angle.At this moment, the bibcock 300 that contacts with eccentric wheel 520 is owing to the bias force that has overcome bias spring 400 rises.As a result, the delivery channel on the valve rod 320 is opened, in the cup 20 of the current in the container 30 below delivery channel 220 and vertical hole 532 inflow substrates 510.
Press push pedal 550 when the user stops to connect, return spring 560 makes push pedal 550 get back to original position, because the bias force of bias spring 400 rotates eccentric wheel 520, helical spring 522 is got back to original position.At this moment, slider 530 is along guide rail 512 slips and get back to original position, and Sealing 310 is closed delivery channel 220.
As mentioned above, refrigerator water dispenser valve member according to the present invention can keep clean effectively, and convenient the use is simple in structure, and can improve the space availability ratio of refrigerator door the biglyyest.Further, even the cup that uses soft material to produce is also indeformable, and water can not splash the user on hand yet.
Although describe and provided the present invention especially with reference to special case, those skilled in the art is understood that the change of various forms and details can not exceed the spirit and scope that claim of the present invention limits.
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1, the water dispenser valve member on a kind of refrigerator comprises:
Connected element, it has a cap that is contained in the refrigerating-chamber door inboard, in order to connect the container of water storage; A central longitudinal of passing described cap is to the delivery channel that forms, in order to allow the described water in the described container flow through; And one that form in described delivery channel upper inner and therein the heart guide member of a guide hole is arranged;
Valve part is connected to the described delivery channel of described connected element, and has a Sealing, in order to open/to close described delivery channel;
A biasing member is contained between described connected element and the described valve part in order to described valve part is applied bias force; And
Open/close parts, it has a substrate that is fixed on the described refrigerating-chamber door; A slider that is contained in slidably on the described substrate; And an eccentric wheel that utilizes described slider can make its rotation, with so that valve part move up and down.
2, the water dispenser valve member on the refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein said connected element also comprise one in the described delivery channel outside, the guiding catheter that the bottom surface of described cap vertically forms, and it forms a concentric ring with delivery channel; And
On the inner circumference of described cap, screw thread is arranged, a guide hole is arranged at described delivery channel heart, described cap, delivery channel, guiding catheter and guide member form one.
3, the water dispenser valve member on the refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein said valve part also comprises:
A valve rod, with so that described Sealing moves up and down, described Sealing is connected to the upper end of described valve rod;
A bibcock is fixed to described delivery channel in order to the bottom with described valve rod, and described delivery channel inserts in the described bibcock.
4, the water dispenser valve member on the refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein said bibcock also comprises:
One first cylinder, described delivery channel inserts wherein;
One second cylinder, its diameter is greater than the diameter of described first cylinder;
A shoulder is in order to connect together an end of described first cylinder and an end of described second cylinder; And
A fixing rib is formed on the radial direction in described first cylinder, and described valve rod is fixed on the center of described fixing rib.
5, the water dispenser valve member on the refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein said opening/close parts to comprise:
A pair of rib spare, it has the hinge that is contained in described substrate one end both sides and inwards forms, load onto described eccentric wheel rotationally, the limited protruding member that stretches out from a side is arranged, in order to limit described eccentric rotation, and also having an a pair of helical spring, described hinge inserts wherein, with so that described eccentric wheel is got back to its original position;
A push pedal is used for by exerting pressure described slider being slided;
An operating handle stretches out from the front of described slider, is sent to described slider in order to the described pressure with described push pedal;
A return spring, described operating handle inserts wherein, with so that its original position is got back in described push pedal,
Wherein, in described substrate inboard pair of guide rails is arranged, described slider is adorned thereon slidably, and a hole is arranged on the described slider, when described delivery channel is opened, in order to allow the flow through described water of described delivery channel pass through.
6, the water dispenser valve member on the refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein said opening/close parts to comprise:
A return spring, described operating handle inserts wherein, with so that its original position is got back in described push pedal; And
A pair of limited ring is fixed on the outer periphery of described operating handle, in order to limit the two ends of described return spring, prevents that described return spring breaks away from described operating handle.
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