CN219846467U

CN219846467U - Water softener and cleaning machine

Info

Publication number: CN219846467U
Application number: CN202320960064.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 安永胜; 顾洪良
Original assignee: Ningbo Fotile Kitchen Ware Co Ltd
Current assignee: Ningbo Fotile Kitchen Ware Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-04-21
Filing date: 2023-04-21
Publication date: 2023-10-20
Anticipated expiration: 2033-04-21

Abstract

The utility model relates to a water softener, which comprises a shell, wherein a salt cavity and a water inlet channel communicated with the salt cavity are arranged in the shell, and a stirrer is arranged in the salt cavity, and is characterized in that: an impeller is arranged in the water inlet channel and is in transmission connection with the stirrer through a transmission mechanism. The water softener does not need to additionally arrange electric equipment such as a motor for driving the stirrer, thereby saving the structural cost and the power consumption in the working process. The stirrer can stir the water in the salt cavity based on the driving of the impeller, so that the dissolution speed of the softened salt in the salt cavity can be accelerated. The utility model also relates to a cleaning machine, which comprises an inner container with a cleaning cavity and the water softener, wherein the shell is internally provided with a resin cavity communicated with the water inlet channel, the shell is provided with a water outlet communicated with the resin cavity, the inner container is provided with a water inlet, and the water outlet is connected with the water inlet through a water supply pipe.

Description

Water softener and cleaning machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a water softener and a cleaning machine applying the water softener.

Background

The existing dish washing machine generally has a softening function, namely, the resident domestic water is firstly softened by the water softener and then enters the inner cavity of the dish washing machine for dish washing, the water softener can reduce the hardness of the water, excessive water residues of Ca and Mg ions are prevented, the clean and bright white-free stain is ensured after the dish washing is performed, and the inner container of the dish washing machine can be prevented from generating scale and rust.

Water softeners generally comprise a salt chamber and a resin chamber, wherein the resin chamber is generally softened by ion exchange resin, and after a certain period of softening, the ion exchange resin can reach a saturated state of calcium and magnesium ions, and at the moment, the water softener needs to regenerate the water softener by softening salt to release wastewater saturated with Ca and Mg ions and discharge the wastewater. The brine in the resin cavity can realize the regeneration of the ion exchange resin in the resin cavity, so as to circularly soften the water. In this way, salt needs to be added into the salt cavity, but under the condition that no additional auxiliary condition exists, the dissolution of the salt is very slow, so that the waiting time for resin regeneration is prolonged, on the one hand, the salt concentration value obtained by detection is easily larger than the salt concentration value which can be actually achieved because the salt is not fully dissolved, and further, excessive softening salt is added. In the Chinese patent of utility model (water softener exchanger reduction system) with the publication number of CN203513328U (201320613162.3), a stirring shaft and a stirrer are arranged in a salt tank, and a driving mechanism for driving the stirring shaft and the stirrer to rotate is arranged on the salt tank. Meanwhile, a control box connected with the driving mechanism is also arranged, and a control button is arranged on the control box. The start and stop of the gear motor are controlled by the control button. On the one hand, the structure greatly increases the cost of the water softener based on the arrangement of the driving mechanism, on the other hand, special operation is required to be carried out on the driving mechanism, the complexity of operation is increased, and the starting and stopping operation on the driving mechanism is easy to forget.

Disclosure of Invention

The first technical problem to be solved by the present utility model is to provide a water softener which is driven by a stirrer and can enhance water flow power at low cost.

The second technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a water softener for more accurately determining resin reduction parameters according to water quality conditions.

The third technical problem to be solved by the present utility model is to provide a washer using a water softener as described above in view of the above prior art.

The technical scheme adopted by the utility model for solving the first technical problem is as follows: the utility model provides a water softener, includes the casing, have salt chamber and the water inlet channel who is linked together with salt chamber in the casing, be equipped with the agitator, its characterized in that in the salt chamber: an impeller is arranged in the water inlet channel and is in transmission connection with the stirrer through a transmission mechanism.

The structure is simple, the transmission mechanism comprises a first connecting shaft, a second connecting shaft and a transmission gear set, wherein the first connecting shaft is connected with the impeller and the driving side gear of the transmission gear set, and the second connecting shaft is connected with the stirrer and the transmission side gear of the transmission gear set.

Preferably, the stirrer is mounted on a side wall of the salt chamber;

the rotation axis of the stirrer is relatively vertical to the rotation axis of the impeller, the transmission gear set comprises a first bevel gear and a second bevel gear which are meshed with each other, the first connecting shaft is connected with the first bevel gear, and the second connecting shaft is connected with the second bevel gear.

In order to avoid the transmission mechanism to be exposed outside, a protection box is arranged on the outer side of the shell, and the transmission mechanism is arranged in the protection box.

In order to further accelerate the dissolution speed of the softened salt in the salt cavity, a heater is arranged at the bottom of the shell and corresponds to the position of the salt cavity.

In order to effectively determine the stopping time of the heater, a detection sensor for detecting the concentration of the brine is arranged in the brine cavity.

The utility model solves the second technical problem by adopting the technical proposal that: the shell is internally provided with a resin cavity communicated with a water inlet channel, the water inlet channel is internally provided with a switching valve for switching on the salt cavity or the resin cavity, and the water inlet channel is internally provided with a hardness sensor for detecting water hardness.

In order to improve the driving force to the impeller, the water inlet channel is vertically arranged in the shell, and the impeller is arranged at the lower end of the water inlet channel.

The technical scheme adopted by the utility model for solving the third technical problem is as follows: the utility model provides a cleaning machine, includes the inner bag that has the washing chamber, its characterized in that: the water softener is characterized by further comprising the water softener, wherein a resin cavity communicated with the water inlet channel is arranged in the shell, a water outlet communicated with the resin cavity is formed in the shell, a water inlet is formed in the liner, and the water outlet is connected with the water inlet through a water supply pipe.

Preferably, the water softener is arranged below the inner container.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages that: in the water softener, the impeller is arranged in the water inlet flow passage and is in transmission connection with the stirrer, so that in the water inlet process after salt is added in the salt cavity, water inlet power drives the impeller to rotate, and further the stirrer is driven. Based on the structure, electric equipment such as a motor for driving the stirrer does not need to be additionally arranged, so that the structure cost is saved, and the power consumption in the working process is also saved. The stirrer can stir the water in the salt cavity based on the driving of the impeller, so that the dissolution speed of the softened salt in the salt cavity can be accelerated.

The cleaning machine using the water softener is more energy-saving and environment-friendly.

Drawings

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

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of a water softener in accordance with an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of another cross-section of the water softener in accordance with an embodiment of the present utility model.

Detailed Description

The utility model is described in further detail below with reference to the embodiments of the drawings.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the water softener in this embodiment includes a casing 1, a salt cavity 11, a resin cavity 13, and a water inlet 12 are provided in the casing 1, a salt port is provided on the casing 1 at a position corresponding to the salt cavity 11, a cover is provided on the salt port, and resin for softening water is filled in the resin cavity 13.

The water inlet channel 12 is communicated with the salt cavity 11 and the resin cavity 13, and a switching valve 7 for switching and conducting the salt cavity 11 or the resin cavity 13 is arranged in the water inlet channel 12 in order to conveniently control whether water in the water inlet channel 12 flows into the salt cavity 11 or the resin cavity 13. Specifically, the relative positional relationship of the salt chamber 11, the resin chamber 13, the water inlet passage 12, and the switching valve 7 is set as needed. In this embodiment, the salt cavity 11 and the resin cavity 13 are relatively isolated, and for convenience in introducing water into the salt cavity 11 and the resin cavity 13, a first drainage channel 14 is usually disposed corresponding to the salt cavity 11, a second drainage channel 15 is disposed corresponding to the resin cavity 13, inlet ends of the first drainage channel 14 and the second drainage channel 15 are both communicated with the water inlet channel 12, and the switching valve 7 is disposed in the water inlet channel 12 near the inlet ends of the first drainage channel 14 and the second drainage channel 15. When the salt dissolving device works, if the softening salt dissolving device is used for dissolving the softening salt, the switching valve 7 is controlled to act so as to realize the conduction between the water inlet channel 12 and the salt cavity 11, and water flows into the salt cavity 11. If the water softening operation is performed, the switching valve 7 is controlled to operate so as to realize the communication between the water inlet channel 12 and the resin cavity 13, and then the resin in the resin cavity 13 softens the entered water to form softened water.

The stirrer 2 is arranged in the salt cavity 11, and the dissolution speed of softened salt in the salt cavity 11 can be increased by rotating the stirrer 2. The stirrer 2 may adopt any stirring structure in the prior art, and the basic structure of the stirrer 2 is a stirring shaft and stirring blades connected to the stirring shaft.

An impeller 3 is arranged in the water inlet channel 12, and the impeller 3 is in transmission connection with the stirrer 2 through a transmission mechanism 4. The transmission mechanism 4 in the present embodiment includes a first connecting shaft 41, a second connecting shaft 42, and a transmission gear set 43, the first connecting shaft 41 is connected with the impeller 3 and a drive side gear of the transmission gear set 43, and the second connecting shaft 42 is connected with the agitator 2 and a transmission side gear of the transmission gear set 43. In order to facilitate the transmission with the impeller 3 and simplify the transmission structure, in this embodiment, the stirrer 2 is mounted on the side wall of the salt chamber 11, specifically, the stirrer 2 is mounted on the side wall on the side near the impeller 3, and the stirring shaft in the stirrer 2 is perpendicular to the side wall. And the rotation axis of the agitator 2 is relatively perpendicular to the rotation axis of the impeller 3, the driving gear set 43 in this embodiment specifically includes a first bevel gear 431 and a second bevel gear 432 which are engaged, the first connecting shaft 41 is connected to the first bevel gear 431, and the second connecting shaft 42 is connected to the second bevel gear 432, so that the impeller 3 and the agitator 2 can be driven by the driving connection of the first bevel gear 431 and the second bevel gear 432. During operation, the water flowing in from the water inlet channel 12 drives the impeller 3 to rotate, the impeller 3 drives the first connecting shaft 41 and the first bevel gear 431 to rotate, and then the second bevel gear 432 and the second connecting shaft 42 synchronously rotate based on meshing transmission with the first bevel gear 431, so as to drive the stirrer 2 to rotate, so as to stir the water in the salt cavity 11. When the salt dissolving device is used, softened salt is usually added into the salt cavity 11, then water is introduced into the salt cavity 11 to dissolve the softened salt in the salt cavity 11, and along with the water inlet process, the stirring of the salt water in the salt cavity 11 is realized based on the transmission of the impeller 3 and the stirrer 2, so that the dissolution of the softened salt is accelerated.

In this embodiment, the water inlet channel 12 is vertically disposed in the housing 1, the impeller 3 is disposed at the lower end of the water inlet channel 12, and the water inlet end of the water inlet channel 12 is located at the upper end of the water inlet channel 12, so that water falls onto the impeller 3 from top to bottom, and the driving force on the impeller 3 is greatly enhanced.

In this embodiment, a protection case 5 is provided on the outer side of the housing 1, and the transmission mechanism 4 is provided in the protection case 5, in order to protect the transmission mechanism 4.

In addition, the heater 6 is arranged at the bottom of the shell 1 corresponding to the salt cavity 11, so that the dissolution speed of the softened salt is accelerated by the double functions of stirring and increasing the water temperature in the process of dissolving the softened salt. In order to better determine the heating stopping time of the heater 6, a detection sensor for detecting the brine concentration is arranged in the brine cavity 11, the detection sensor can acquire the brine concentration in the brine cavity 11 in real time, and when the brine concentration reaches the set concentration, the heating of the heater 6 is stopped, and meanwhile, the water inlet is also stopped. Brine with proper concentration is introduced into the resin cavity 13 based on the channel in the shell 1, so that the resin in the resin cavity 13 is subjected to reduction work.

In order to ensure the water softening effect when the water softener is used, the resin in the resin chamber 13 is usually reduced based on a fixed period or after a set number of softening operations are completed. However, the reduction parameters required are different depending on the water quality in different areas because the resin contains Ca, mg, and other ions. In this embodiment, a hardness sensor for detecting hardness of water is disposed in the water inlet channel 12, and based on the hardness of water detected by the hardness sensor, the conditions of Ca and Mg plasma contained in the resin cavity 13 are further determined, and based on the hardness data of water, different reduction parameters are matched when the resin is reduced, wherein the reduction parameters generally include usage amount of replacement brine, standing time, flushing water amount, and times.

The embodiment also relates to a cleaning machine, which comprises an inner container with a cleaning cavity and the water softener, wherein the water softener is usually arranged below the inner container. The shell 1 of the water softener is provided with a water outlet 131 which is communicated with the resin cavity 13, namely softened water after resin softening treatment in the resin cavity 13 is output outwards from the water outlet 131, the liner is provided with a water inlet, and the water outlet 131 and the water inlet can be connected through a water supply pipe.

In the water softener, the impeller 3 is arranged in the water inlet flow passage and is in transmission connection with the stirrer 2, so that in the water inlet process after salt is added in the salt cavity 11, water inlet power drives the impeller 3 to rotate, and further the stirrer 2 is driven. Based on this, there is no need to additionally provide an electric device such as a motor for driving the agitator 2, so that the structural cost is saved, and the power consumption in the working process is also saved. The stirrer 2 can stir the water in the salt chamber 11 based on the driving of the impeller 3, and can accelerate the dissolution speed of the softened salt in the salt chamber 11. The cleaning machine using the water softener is more energy-saving and environment-friendly.

In the description and claims of the present utility model, terms indicating directions, such as "front", "rear", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "side", "top", "bottom", etc., are used to describe various example structural parts and elements of the present utility model, but these terms are used herein for convenience of description only and are determined based on the example orientations shown in the drawings. Because the disclosed embodiments of the utility model may be arranged in a variety of orientations, the directional terminology is used for purposes of illustration and is in no way limiting, such as "upper" and "lower" are not necessarily limited to being in a direction opposite or coincident with the direction of gravity.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a water softener, includes casing (1), have salt chamber (11) and with water inlet channel (12) that salt chamber (11) are linked together in casing (1), be equipped with agitator (2), its characterized in that in salt chamber (11): an impeller (3) is arranged in the water inlet channel (12), and the impeller (3) is in transmission connection with the stirrer (2) through a transmission mechanism (4).

2. The water softener according to claim 1, characterized in that: the transmission mechanism (4) comprises a first connecting shaft (41), a second connecting shaft (42) and a transmission gear set (43), wherein the first connecting shaft (41) is connected with the impeller (3) and a driving side gear of the transmission gear set (43), and the second connecting shaft (42) is connected with the stirrer (2) and a transmission side gear of the transmission gear set (43).

3. The water softener according to claim 2, characterized in that: the stirrer (2) is arranged on the side wall of the salt cavity (11);

the rotation axis of the stirrer (2) is relatively perpendicular to the rotation axis of the impeller (3), the transmission gear set (43) comprises a first bevel gear (431) and a second bevel gear (432) which are meshed, the first connecting shaft (41) is connected with the first bevel gear (431), and the second connecting shaft (42) is connected with the second bevel gear (432).

4. A water softener according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: the outside of casing (1) is provided with guard box (5), drive mechanism (4) set up in guard box (5).

5. A water softener according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: the bottom of the shell (1) is provided with a heater (6) at a position corresponding to the salt cavity (11).

6. The water softener according to claim 5, characterized in that: a detection sensor for detecting the concentration of the brine is arranged in the brine cavity (11).

7. A water softener according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: the novel water quality and hardness sensor is characterized in that a resin cavity (13) communicated with a water inlet channel (12) is further arranged in the shell (1), a switching valve (7) used for switching on the salt cavity (11) or the resin cavity (13) is arranged in the water inlet channel (12), and a hardness sensor used for detecting water quality and hardness is arranged in the water inlet channel (12).

8. A water softener according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: the water inlet channel (12) is vertically arranged in the shell (1), and the impeller (3) is arranged at the lower end of the water inlet channel (12).

9. The utility model provides a cleaning machine, includes the inner bag that has the washing chamber, its characterized in that: the water softener according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein a resin cavity (13) communicated with the water inlet channel (12) is arranged in the shell (1), a water outlet (131) communicated with the resin cavity (13) is formed in the shell (1), a water inlet is formed in the liner, and the water outlet (131) is connected with the water inlet through a water supply pipe.

10. The cleaning machine of claim 9, wherein: the water softener is arranged below the inner container.