CN211078554U

CN211078554U - Water softener

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Publication number: CN211078554U
Application number: CN201921868340.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郑仲荣
Original assignee: Foshan Best Electrical Appliance Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Foshan Best Electrical Appliance Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-10-31
Filing date: 2019-10-31
Publication date: 2020-07-24
Anticipated expiration: 2029-10-31

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of dish washing machines, and provides a water softener, which comprises a shell, wherein a salt cavity and a guide pipe are arranged in the shell, the guide pipe is communicated with the salt cavity, and a floater is arranged in the guide pipe; a fixed plate for detecting the displacement position of the floater, a mounting seat and a Hall sensor for detecting the displacement position of the floater are arranged outside the shell, and the Hall sensor is fixed on the fixed plate; a clamping buckle is arranged on the mounting seat, the clamping buckle is matched with the guide pipe in position, and a clasp is arranged on the clamping buckle; the fixing plate is provided with a buckling hole matched with the position of the buckle, and the fixing plate is arranged in the mounting seat and is fixedly buckled with the buckle. The utility model discloses structure to the water softener is improved, is favorable to doing quick installation or dismantlement to the inductor, reduces the damage risk of inductor in installation or the dismantlement operation to can ensure the detection position accuracy after the inductor installation effectively, let the inductor can normally function.

Description

Water softener

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of dish washing machines, in particular to a water softener.

Background

With the increasing development of science and technology and the improvement of living standard, especially with the rapid development of household appliance technology, a special dish washing device is provided for the aspect of tableware cleaning. A multifunctional dish washing machine generally has the functions of spraying, drying, sterilizing and the like, a user only needs to put tableware such as bowls and chopsticks into the dish washing machine, the dish washing machine can automatically complete a series of cleaning works according to the setting of the user, the use is convenient, the automation is full, the operation of the user is effectively reduced, and the dish washing machine is more and more loved by general users.

The dishwasher on the market is generally provided with a water softener which is used for softening input tap water and reducing water hardness, so that the service life of the dishwasher is prolonged. The water softener comprises a resin cavity and a salt cavity, and after the dishwasher is used for a period of time, salt needs to be added into the salt cavity again to improve the water softening capacity of the resin in the resin cavity.

In view of the above-mentioned problem of salt addition, the water softeners of the prior art generally have a function of detecting the salt content, and a float and a sensor are provided in the water softener, the float being movable in the water softener, and the sensor detecting the position of the float, thereby determining the salt content for the corresponding salt addition operation. The prior art sensor generally adopts a reed switch as a control signal, but the reed switch has the following defects: (1) the contact is composed of a small contact and a reed, and the problem of failure is easy to occur when the contact is in mechanical action for a long time; (2) the switch capacity is small, the contact is easy to shake, and the contact resistance is large; (3) the glass and seals of the reed switch are also highly susceptible to damage, both during assembly and disassembly. Therefore, the soft water detection structure of the water softener in the prior art does not meet the actual use requirement, and a targeted improvement is needed.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to provide a water softener, the technical problem of dismantling easy damage to the soft water structure installation of prior art water softener improves the structure of water softener, is favorable to doing quick installation or dismantlement to the inductor, reduces the installation or dismantles the damage risk of inductor in the operation to can ensure the detection position accuracy after the inductor installation effectively, let the inductor can normal function.

In order to realize the purpose, the utility model discloses a technical scheme is:

a water softener comprises a shell, wherein a salt cavity and a guide pipe are arranged in the shell, the guide pipe is communicated with the salt cavity, and a floater is arranged in the guide pipe; a fixed plate for detecting the displacement position of the floater, a mounting seat and a Hall sensor for detecting the displacement position of the floater are arranged outside the shell, and the Hall sensor is fixed on the fixed plate; a clamping buckle is arranged on the mounting seat, the clamping buckle is matched with the guide pipe in position, and a clasp is arranged on the clamping buckle; the fixing plate is provided with a buckling hole matched with the position of the buckle, and the fixing plate is arranged in the mounting seat and is fixedly buckled with the buckle.

The utility model discloses a water softener compares with prior art, adopts hall sensor to replace traditional tongue tube as the inductor to fix hall sensor through setting up the fixed plate, utilize the fixed plate as hall sensor's carrier, only do the operation to the fixed plate during installation or the dismantlement, protect hall sensor effectively, reduce hall sensor's damage risk.

Aiming at the alignment problem of the Hall sensor and the floater, because the clamp on the mounting seat is matched with the position of the guide pipe for accommodating the floater in the water softener, the fixing plate is arranged in the mounting seat and is fixedly fastened with the clamp, and the Hall sensor and the detection position of the floater are automatically aligned, so that the accuracy of the detection position is effectively ensured, the Hall sensor can normally operate, and the stability of the water softener is improved.

The structure of the clamp is further improved, the clamp comprises a bending strip arranged on the mounting seat, and the coverage area of the bending strip is equal to the area of the surface of the fixing plate. The clamping device is favorable for clamping the whole fixing plate, thereby improving the clamping and fixing effect on the fixing plate.

Furthermore, a buckle strip connected with the bending strip is arranged on the clamp buckle, and the end part of the buckle strip is provided with the clasp.

Still further, still set up on the clip with the operation mouth that the profile was counterpointed, the operation mouth can be used for the user to insert the finger and pull the clip open in order to relieve the lock joint state to dismantle the fixed plate, avoid adopting destructive operation to cause the damage to the water softener effectively.

On the basis, the clamp is further provided with a limiting baffle extending towards the inside of the mounting seat, and the limiting baffle is used for limiting the insertion position of the fixing plate. The fixing plate is accurately installed on the installation seat, and meanwhile, the Hall sensor and the detection position of the floater are automatically aligned, so that the positioning effect is effectively improved, and the fool-proof effect is achieved.

The structure of the mounting seat is further improved, a sliding groove for the fixing plate to slide into is formed in the mounting seat, a socket for the fixing plate to slide into the sliding groove is further formed in the mounting seat, and the socket is an opening which gradually expands outwards; the corner on the insertion end of the fixed plate is an arc-shaped corner matched with the socket, the arc-shaped corner is beneficial to automatic alignment when the fixed plate is inserted into the mounting seat, and the smoothness of sliding in is effectively improved so as to ensure the accuracy of the fixed plate in the mounting seat.

Furthermore, be equipped with the step in the spout of mount pad, fixed grillage holds on the step for the fixed plate is closer to with the clip, improves the fixed effect of centre gripping fixed plate effectively.

Still further, the inner surface of the fixed plate is provided with the hall sensor, and the height of the step is larger than the thickness of the hall sensor. On one hand, the Hall sensor is closer to the detection position of the floater, so that the sensing effect is improved; on the other hand, the height of the step is larger than the thickness of the Hall sensor, so that an avoiding space for avoiding the Hall sensor is formed in the mounting seat.

The structure of the fixed plate is further improved, the fixed plate is an electric control plate for mounting the Hall sensor, and a wiring terminal is also arranged on the fixed plate; the lateral part of the clip is provided with a buckle opening which is embedded with the wiring terminal so as to avoid the wiring terminal, and after the fixing plate is arranged on the mounting seat, the fixing plate is more compactly fixed with the clip by fastening, thereby effectively improving the fixing effect.

On the basis, a magnetic sensing piece is arranged in the floater, and the magnetic sensing piece is a magnet piece so as to be matched with the Hall sensor in a detection mode.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required for the embodiments or the prior art descriptions will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings without inventive labor.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a water softener according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a sectional view of a water softener provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of portion A of FIG. 2;

fig. 4 is a first perspective view of a fixing plate according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a perspective view of a second fixing plate according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is an exploded view of a water softener according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of portion B of FIG. 6;

reference numerals: 1. a housing; 2. a salt cavity; 3. a guide tube; 4. a float; 5. a Hall sensor; 6. a fixing plate; 61. buckling holes; 62. a corner; 63. a wiring terminal; 7. a mounting seat; 70. a chute; 71. a socket; 72. a step; 8. clamping and buckling; 81. a clasp; 82. bending the strip; 83. buckling strips; 84. an operation port; 85. a limit baffle; 86. and (6) buckling the opening.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary and intended to be used for explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "length", "width", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are merely for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.

Referring to fig. 1 to 5, a water softener according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 1, a salt cavity 2 and a guide pipe 3 are disposed in the housing 1, the guide pipe 3 is communicated with the salt cavity 2, and a float 4 is disposed in the guide pipe 3; a Hall sensor 5, a fixing plate 6 and a mounting seat 7 are arranged outside the shell 1 and used for detecting the position of the floater 4, and the Hall sensor 5 is used for detecting the displacement position of the floater 4 and fixed on the fixing plate 6; a clamping buckle 8 is arranged on the mounting seat 7, the clamping buckle 8 is matched with the guide pipe 3 in position, and a clasp 81 is arranged on the clamping buckle 8; the fixing plate 6 is provided with a buckle hole 61 matched with the position of the clasp 81, and the fixing plate 6 is arranged in the mounting seat 7 and is fastened and fixed with the clamp buckle 8.

The utility model discloses a water softener adopts hall sensor 5 to replace traditional tongue tube as the inductor to fix hall sensor 5 through setting up fixed plate 6, utilize fixed plate 6 as hall sensor 5's carrier, only do the operation to fixed plate 6 during installation or the dismantlement, protect hall sensor 5 effectively, reduce hall sensor 5's damage risk.

In addition, to the counterpoint problem of hall sensor 5 and float 4, because the position cooperation that sets up of the stand pipe 3 of holding float 4 in clip 8 on the mount pad 7 and the water softener, therefore fixed plate 6 is installed in mount pad 7 to when fixed with clip 8 lock joint, made hall sensor 5 and float 4's detection position automatic alignment, thereby ensure the accuracy of detection position effectively, let hall sensor 5 can normal operating, improve the stability of water softener.

The structure of the clip 8 is optimized, as shown in fig. 6 to 7, the clip 8 includes a bending strip 82 disposed on the mounting seat 7, and the coverage area of the bending strip 82 is equal to the area of the plate surface of the fixing plate 6. The clamping device is beneficial to clamping the whole fixing plate 6, thereby improving the clamping and fixing effects on the fixing plate 6.

As shown in fig. 7, a buckle strip 83 connected with the bending strip 82 is further disposed on the clip 8, and the end of the buckle strip 83 is provided with the clasp 81; the clip 8 is further provided with an operation opening 84 aligned with the buckle strip 83, the operation opening 84 can be used for a user to insert a finger to open the clasp 81 to release the buckling state, so that the fixing plate 6 is detached, and the water softener is effectively prevented from being damaged by destructive operation.

As shown in fig. 7, the clip 8 further has a limit stop 85 extending into the mounting seat 7, and the limit stop 85 is used for limiting the insertion position of the fixing plate 6. The fixing plate 6 is accurately installed on the installation seat 7, and meanwhile, the Hall sensor 5 and the detection position of the floater 4 are automatically aligned, so that the positioning effect is effectively improved, and the fool-proof effect is achieved.

The structure of the mounting seat 7 is optimized, as shown in fig. 4 and 7, a sliding groove 70 for the fixing plate 6 to slide into is arranged in the mounting seat 7, the mounting seat 7 is further provided with a socket 71 for the fixing plate 6 to slide into the sliding groove 70, and the socket 71 is an opening gradually expanding outwards; the corner 62 at the insertion end of the fixing plate 6 is an arc corner matched with the socket 71, and the arc corner 62 is beneficial to automatic alignment when the fixing plate 6 is inserted into the mounting seat 7, so that the smoothness of sliding operation is effectively improved, and the accuracy of installing the fixing plate 6 into the mounting seat 7 is ensured.

As shown in fig. 7, a step 72 is disposed in the sliding groove 70 of the mounting seat 7, the step 72 can be used as a sliding rail of the fixing plate 6, and the fixing plate 6 is supported on the step 72, so that the fixing plate 6 is closer to the clip 8, and the fixing effect of clamping the fixing plate 6 is effectively improved.

As shown in fig. 5 and 7, the hall sensor 5 is disposed on the inner surface of the fixing plate 6, and the height of the step 72 is greater than the thickness of the hall sensor 5. The Hall sensor 5 is closer to the detection position of the floater 4, so that the sensing effect is improved; moreover, since the height of the step 72 is greater than the thickness of the hall sensor 5, an avoidance space for avoiding the hall sensor 5 is formed in the mounting base 7.

The structure of the fixed plate 6 is optimized, as shown in fig. 4 to 5 and 7, the fixed plate 6 is an electric control plate for mounting the hall sensor 5, and the fixed plate 6 is further provided with a wiring terminal 63; the side of the clip 8 is provided with a buckle opening 86 embedded with the wiring terminal 63 so as to avoid the wiring terminal 63, and the fixing plate 6 is more compactly buckled and fixed with the clip 8 after being installed on the installation seat 7, thereby effectively improving the fixing effect.

On the basis of the above, a magnetic sensing element is arranged in the float 4, and the magnetic sensing element can be preferably a magnet element so as to be matched with the Hall sensor 5 for detection.

The above description is only exemplary of the present invention and should not be taken as limiting the scope of the present invention, as any modifications, equivalents, improvements and the like made within the spirit and principles of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A water softener comprises a shell, wherein a salt cavity and a guide pipe are arranged in the shell, the guide pipe is communicated with the salt cavity, and a floater is arranged in the guide pipe; the device is characterized in that a fixing plate, a mounting seat and a Hall sensor for detecting the displacement position of the floater are arranged outside the shell, and the Hall sensor is fixed on the fixing plate; a clamping buckle is arranged on the mounting seat, the clamping buckle is matched with the guide pipe in position, and a clasp is arranged on the clamping buckle; the fixing plate is provided with a buckling hole matched with the position of the buckle, and the fixing plate is arranged in the mounting seat and is fixedly buckled with the buckle.

2. The water softener of claim 1 wherein the clip comprises a curved strip disposed on the mounting block, the curved strip having a footprint equal to the area of the plate surface of the retaining plate.

3. The water softener according to claim 2, wherein the clip is provided with a fastening strip connected with the bending strip, and the end of the fastening strip is provided with the clasp.

4. The water softener according to claim 3, wherein the clip is provided with an operation opening aligned with the fastening strip.

5. The water softener according to claim 1 wherein the clip is further provided with a limit stopper extending inwardly of the mounting seat for limiting an insertion position of the fixing plate.

6. The water softener according to claim 1, wherein a sliding groove for the fixing plate to slide in is arranged in the mounting seat, the mounting seat is further provided with a socket for the fixing plate to slide in the sliding groove, and the socket is an opening gradually expanding outwards; the corner on the inserting end of the fixing plate is an arc-shaped corner matched with the socket.

7. The water softener of claim 6 wherein the slide groove of the mounting seat has a step therein, and the mounting plate is held on the step.

8. The water softener of claim 7 wherein the inner surface of the fixing plate is provided with the hall sensor, and the step has a height greater than a thickness of the hall sensor.

9. The water softener according to claim 1, wherein the fixing plate is an electric control plate for mounting the hall sensor, and a connecting terminal is further arranged on the fixing plate; and a fastening opening which is embedded with the wiring terminal is arranged on the side part of the clamping buckle.

10. The water softener according to any one of claims 1 to 9 wherein a magnetically sensitive member is provided in the float, said magnetically sensitive member being a magnetic member.