CN104364187A - A cooling device comprising a water dispenser - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D23/00—General constructional features
- F25D23/12—Arrangements of compartments additional to cooling compartments; Combinations of refrigerators with other equipment, e.g. stove
- F25D23/126—Water cooler
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
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- B67D1/124—Flow control, e.g. for controlling total amount or mixture ratio of liquids to be dispensed to determine the total amount the flow being started or stopped by means actuated by the vessel to be filled, e.g. by switches, weighing
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- F25D2323/122—General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass the refrigerator is characterised by a water tank for the water/ice dispenser
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a cooling device (1) comprising a body (2) wherein items to be cooled are placed, a door (3) that provides access into the body (2), a storage tank (4) disposed on the inner surface of the door (3) or inside the body (2) and a water dispenser (5) that is disposed on the door (3).
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to the cooling intallation comprising water dispenser.
Background technology
Such as, in cooling intallation, in some refrigerators, be furnished with and make user can at the water dispenser of the situation lower accepting water without the need to opening refrigerator doors.Described water dispenser comprises and is positioned at the tap in refrigerator doors and the reserve tank wherein storing water on the inside face of door.In the water dispenser of the present art, when needs are from water dispenser water receiving, user to the height from tap to downward-extension and the breech lock that can rotate around horizontal axis apply pressure.Usually, promote breech lock with the glass of hope dress water, and make water flow out from tap and install to glass.In these embodiments, because breech lock is towards sideway swivel in door, so formed enough dark in make breech lock can the groove of movement wherein on door.This causes the thickness of the insulator on door to reduce in respective cross-section.In addition, because glass was abutted to the unhealthy situation of generation with regard in health on breech lock by user before being taken by glass in his/her mouth.
In order to address these problems, under the present art, provide the embodiment wherein activating water supply system when being placed on base by glass without the need to extruding any breech lock.Because these embodiments comprise various electronic unit, so not only cost is high but also they are difficult to maintenance under possible fault.In addition, door must exist at least equally wide with glass place, and reason must be placed in whole for glass on base.
In the Korean Patent Application No. KR20040085755 of the present art, describe a kind of cooling intallation, comprise the water dispenser of the container support component with wherein placing glass cup, and can adjust according to the height of glass with the distance of its tap.
Target of the present invention realizes comprising the cooling intallation of water dispenser, wherein reduces its degree of depth on door and improve sanitary condition.
Summary of the invention
The realization of setting forth in Section 1 claim and its corresponding claim comprises with the cooling intallation obtaining these targets of the present invention and is arranged on door and makes user can at the water dispenser of the situation lower accepting water without the need to opening the door.Storage bin is positioned at At The Height higher than water dispenser on the inner side of door.Tap arrangements is at the upside place of water dispenser, and water flows out from tap, and the platform of placing glass cup is positioned at tap below above.When pressing downwards with glass or another object, platforms actuate travel mechanism, and water is flowed out from tap.Therefore, the side surface contact wetting orchestration of glass is prevented.In addition, will not to be placed on platform and to make the degree of depth of water dispenser be reduced thus by whole glass.In addition, even if user can fetch water from water dispenser in his/her occupied situation of hand, and this provides easy-to-use.
In one embodiment of the invention, the rear side of platform arranges hold-down arm, it upwards extends from platform and is fabricated to parts with platform.In this embodiment, water dispenser comprises transmission component in addition, and this transmission component is placed with and its one end when being pushed away downwards by platform is pulled down by hold-down arm.When by the leaving behind with hold-down arm that end interactional of lever-shaped transmission component, the other end raises and by contacting valve, valve is opened.Therefore, make to carry out by complete mechanical structure the valve that actuation control water flows out from storage bin.This provides minimizing manufacturing cost.
In one embodiment of the invention, be put in the groove be formed on door by framework, and attaching parts be arranged in the rear side place of framework, described attaching parts extends from framework towards main body and provides the connection of water dispenser and storage bin.Attaching parts guides water to carry from storage bin towards tap by flow channel being changed 90 degree.
In a variant of this embodiment, valve and transmission component are arranged on attaching parts.Valve is arranged in attaching parts towards on the surface of storage bin.Transmission component is placed with and makes one end and valve and the other end and hold-down arm are functionally connected to.
In a variant of this embodiment, also tap is arranged on attaching parts.Extend to a tap of surperficial level from attaching parts to pass by parallel to each other two transmission components that arm is formed.Therefore, from the water of storage bin when being delivered directly to tap without the need to using when any additional pipe.
In a variant of this embodiment, water dispenser comprises panel, and this panel is placed with and platform is kept on its front side and hold-down arm remains on on rear side of it, and the front surface of its almost complete cover framework.By means of panel, prevent user from seeing the parts such as picture hold-down arm, transmission component, attaching parts.When needs clean water distributing box, other elements can be touched by pulling down panel.
In another variant of this embodiment, hold-down arm is manufactured into enough wide with the front surface of almost complete cover framework.Therefore, do not need to use any extra part to improve outward appearance.Therefore, cost advantages is obtained.
In a variant of this embodiment, water dispenser comprises the upside being placed on framework and sentences the covering member preventing user from seeing tap.By covering member, improve the aesthetic appearance of cooling intallation and minimize the possibility that water splashes.
By means of the present invention, achieve actuating by the pressure platform be positioned on the base of water dispenser.Therefore, owing to not needing the breech lock rotated along horizontal axis to activate, so reduce the degree of depth of water dispenser.In addition, due to the lateral parts not contact wetting orchestration of glass, so improve the sanitation property of water dispenser.In addition, because actuating mechanism is made up of simple mechanical part, so low cost of manufacture.
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Realization shown in the drawings to obtain the cooling intallation of target of the present invention, wherein:
The transparent view of Fig. 1-be cooling intallation of the present invention.
Fig. 2-be the water dispenser relevant with one embodiment of the present of invention and the fragmentary perspective view of storage bin.
The side direction partial view of Fig. 3-the be water dispenser relevant with one embodiment of the present of invention and storage bin.
The decomposition view of the water dispenser that Fig. 4-be is relevant with one embodiment of the present of invention.
The decomposition view of the water dispenser that Fig. 5-be is relevant with an alternative embodiment of the invention.
Element shown in figure is numbered as follows:
1. cooling intallation
2. main body
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4. storage bin
5. water dispenser
6. tap
7. valve
8. platform
9. hold-down arm
10. transmission component
11. frameworks
12. attaching partss
13. panels
14. covering members.
Detailed description of the invention
Cooling intallation 1 comprise wherein be placed with article to be cooled main body 2, provide on the door 3 entering into main body 2, the inside face being arranged in door 3 or inside main body 2 on storage bin 4 and water dispenser 5(Fig. 1 of being arranged on door 3).
Water dispenser 5 comprises:
Make the tap 6 that user can fetch water,
Control the valve 7 of the outflow of the water in storage bin 4, and
Be arranged in the platform 8 below tap 6, have the container of water to be installed to be placed (Fig. 2, Fig. 3) on the platform.
In cooling intallation 1 of the present invention, when platform 8 is applied in power thereon, by means of tap 6, the water in storage bin 4 is flowed out by opening valve 7.The container that hope is filled water by user to be placed on platform 8 and slightly to lower pressing.The platform 8 being applied in power above makes valve 7 open by being used as binary pair and making the container erect thereon fill water by tap 6.Because platform 8 only vertically moves, so the degree of depth that wherein water dispenser 5 is arranged on door 3 reduces.Therefore, prevent and to reduce and air in the internal capacity of provider 2 and external environment condition are effectively isolated at the insulation thickness of the region place door 3 of water dispenser 5.In addition, because the upper limb of the contact user mouth that the container of water is housed does not contact (Fig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 4, Fig. 5) with water dispenser 5, so improve sanitary condition.
In one embodiment of the invention, water dispenser 5 comprise be connected to platform 8 rear side, extend from platform 8 towards tap 6, the hold-down arm 9 of movement together with platform 8 and being functionally connected to hold-down arm 9 from one end, being functionally connected to valve 7 from the other end and being connected to that end of hold-down arm 9 when leaving behind time valve 7 is opened by the other end lever-shaped transmission component 10.When flattening bench 8 is pressed on edge in downward direction, hold-down arm 9 integrally formed with platform 8 moves down, and the one end by means of the structure be located thereon on side and transmission component 10 interacts and left behind.Transmission component 10 changes the direction from the power of hold-down arm 9 by means of its lever-shaped, this power is sent to the valve 7 being located thereon side and valve 7 is opened.User's applied force transmits effectively by means of this structure, and the valve 7 being positioned at the position higher than platform 8 is triggered.In addition, owing to not using the electronic machine of any kind to carry out power transmission and/or various detection (Fig. 2, Fig. 3), so maintain cost advantages.
In one embodiment of the invention, the rear side that water dispenser 5 comprises the framework 11 in the groove being arranged into and being formed on door 3 and is arranged in framework 11 sentences the attaching parts 12 of the connection provided between storage bin 4 and framework 11.The surface being arranged in the attaching parts 12 housing that the inner side from the rear side of framework 11 towards door 3 extends towards valve 7 and another surface towards the parts of water dispenser 5.Water from valve 7 passes through change direction through attaching parts 12 and guided (Fig. 4, Fig. 5) by from the front side of framework 11 towards opening.
In a variant of this embodiment, valve 7 is arranged in the upside place of attaching parts 12.In this embodiment, transmission component 10 is fixed on attaching parts 12, makes one end extend to valve 7 like this and the other end extends to hold-down arm 9.Therefore, reduce from transmission component 10 to valve 7 and the distance to hold-down arm 9, and provide and suitably carry out power transmission (Fig. 2, Fig. 3).
In a variant of this embodiment, tap 6 is arranged on attaching parts 12.By changing direction inside attaching parts 12, by the opening accepts of the upside from attaching parts 12 to water be delivered directly to tap 6, and do not use any extra pipeline in-between.This to be provided in Water transport in the shorter time cycle to user.In this embodiment, tap 6 is through transmission component 10.In addition, owing to tap 6 being arranged on the tubular protrusion on attaching parts 12 (Fig. 2, Fig. 3), so do not need to use extra packing element.
In a variant of this embodiment, water dispenser 5 comprises panel 13, prevents user from seeing hold-down arm 9 by the front side place this panel being placed on framework 11.Therefore, user cannot see the power transmission realized by the actuating of platform 8.Therefore, the vision can not destroying cooling intallation 1 is unified, and maintains simple outward appearance (Fig. 4).
In another variant of this embodiment, hold-down arm 9 extends along framework 11 completely thus forms the front surface of water dispenser 5.Therefore, hold-down arm 9 not only delivery platform 8 move and also prevent user see rear side element.Therefore, the reduction of number of parts is provided and maintains cost advantages (Fig. 5).
In a variant of this embodiment, water dispenser 5 comprises the upside that is installed to framework 11 to prevent from seeing the covering member 14 of tap 6.Therefore, aesthetic appearance is improved by preventing from seeing tap 6.In addition, splash if there is possible water, the anti-sealing of covering member 14 arrives user.
By means of the present invention, reduce the degree of depth taken by water dispenser 5 on door 3, and the heat-insulating efficiency of cooling intallation 1 increases.In addition, due to have a container of water to be installed mouth not on contact wetting orchestration 5 Anywhere, institute thinks that user provides health and utilizes.In addition, transmit and/or detect owing to not using the electronic machine of any kind to carry out to move, so the cost reduction of water dispenser 5 and applicability increase.
Should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the embodiment of above disclosure, and those skilled in the art can easily introduce different embodiment.These should be considered within the protection domain of being advocated by claim of the present invention.
Claims (8)
1. a cooling intallation (1) comprises the main body (2) being wherein placed with article to be cooled, the water dispenser (5) providing the storage bin (4) on the door (3) entering into main body (2), the inside face being arranged in door (3) or on main body (2) inner side and be arranged on door (3), and described water dispenser has:
-tap (6) that user can be fetched water,
The valve (7) of the outflow of the water in-control storage bin (4), and
-be arranged in tap (6) below platform (8), have the container of water to be installed to be placed on platform,
It is characterized in that, when platform (8) is applied in power thereon, by means of tap (6), the water in storage bin (4) being flowed out by opening valve (7).
2. cooling intallation (1) as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described water dispenser (5) comprise be connected to platform (8) rear side, extend from platform (8) towards tap (6), the hold-down arm (9) of movement together with platform (8) and being functionally connected to hold-down arm (9) from one end, being functionally connected to valve (7) from the other end and being connected to that end of hold-down arm (9) when leaving behind time valve (7) is opened by the other end lever-shaped transmission component (10).
3. cooling intallation (1) as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that, the rear side that described water dispenser (5) comprises the framework (11) in the groove being arranged into and being formed on door (3) and is arranged in framework (11) sentences the attaching parts (12) of the connection provided between storage bin (4) and framework (11).
4. cooling intallation (1) as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that, described valve (7) is disposed in the upside place of attaching parts (12), and transmission component (10) is fixed on attaching parts (12) to make one end extend to valve (7) and the other end extends to hold-down arm (9).
5. the cooling intallation (1) as described in claim 3 or 4, is characterized in that, described tap (6) is arranged on attaching parts (12).
6. the cooling intallation (1) according to any one of claim 3 to 5, is characterized in that, described water dispenser (5) comprises panel (13), prevents user from seeing hold-down arm (9) by the front side place described panel being placed on framework (11).
7. the cooling intallation (1) according to any one of claim 3 to 5, is characterized in that, described hold-down arm (9) extends along framework (11) with the front surface forming water dispenser (5) completely.
8. the cooling intallation (1) according to any one of claim 3 to 7, is characterized in that, described water dispenser (5) comprise be installed to framework (11) upside to prevent from seeing the covering member (14) of tap (6).
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| TRA2011/13313 | 2011-12-30 | ||
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| PCT/EP2012/076901 WO2013098291A2 (en) | 2011-12-30 | 2012-12-26 | A cooling device comprising a water dispenser |
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