US2026078748A1PendingUtilityA1

Support mechanism, valve core assembly, booster pump, and water purifier

Assignee: FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA WASHING APPLIANCES MFG CO LTDPriority: Nov 8, 2021Filed: Nov 28, 2025Published: Mar 19, 2026
Est. expiryNov 8, 2041(~15.3 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
F04B 53/08F04B 43/026F04B 43/04F04B 43/0054F04B 53/16F04B 43/02
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Abstract

A valve core assembly includes an eccentric wheel including a shaft body, a support mechanism sleeved on the shaft body, and a diaphragm connected to the support mechanism. An included angle is formed between an axis of the shaft body and a rotation axis of the eccentric wheel. An intersection point of the rotation axis and the axis of the shaft body is located on a surface of the diaphragm or within the diaphragm.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A valve core assembly comprising:
 an eccentric wheel including a shaft body, an included angle being formed between an axis of the shaft body and a rotation axis of the eccentric wheel;   a support mechanism sleeved on the shaft body; and   a diaphragm connected to the support mechanism;   wherein an intersection point of the rotation axis and the axis of the shaft body is located on a surface of the diaphragm or within the diaphragm.   
     
     
         2 . The valve core assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 a contact surface, on the support mechanism, that contacts the diaphragm is a planar surface; and   in a radial direction of the shaft body from outside to inside, the contact surface inclines towards a direction away from the diaphragm.   
     
     
         3 . The valve core assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein a ratio X of an included angle between the contact surface and a reference plane perpendicular to the axis of the shaft body to the included angle between the axis of the shaft body and the rotation axis satisfies 0.5≤X≤1.5. 
     
     
         4 . The valve core assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 the support mechanism includes:
 a base having an annular shape, an axis of the base coinciding with the axis of the shaft body; and 
 at least three positioning members arranged at the base; and 
   the diaphragm is connected to at least one of end surfaces of the at least three positioning members.   
     
     
         5 . The valve core assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein:
 the intersection point is a first intersection point; and   contact surfaces of the at least three positioning members intersect at a second intersection point located on the axis of the base.   
     
     
         6 . The valve core assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein a distance between the first intersection point and the second intersection point in a direction of the rotation axis is less than or equal to a length of the diaphragm in the direction of the rotation axis. 
     
     
         7 . The valve core assembly according to  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a compression member provided at and abutting a side of the diaphragm away from the at least three positioning members, and configured to compress the diaphragm on at least one of the at least three positioning members.   
     
     
         8 . The valve core assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein:
 the compression member is one of at least three compression members provided at and abutting the side of the diaphragm away from the at least three positioning members; and   a number of the at least three compression members is equal to a number of the at least three positioning members, and the at least three compression members and the at least three positioning members are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence manner.   
     
     
         9 . The valve core assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein, the eccentric wheel further includes:
 a shaft hole in the eccentric wheel, an axis of the shaft hole coinciding with the rotation axis.   
     
     
         10 . The valve core assembly according to  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a bearing sleeved on the eccentric wheel;   wherein the support mechanism is sleeved on the bearing.   
     
     
         11 . The valve core assembly according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a first convex rib provided at the support mechanism; and   a second convex rib provided at the eccentric wheel;   wherein two end surfaces of the bearing abut the first convex rib and the second convex rib, respectively.   
     
     
         12 . The valve core assembly according to  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a drive shaft passing through the shaft hole; and   a drive member connected to the drive shaft.   
     
     
         13 . A booster pump comprising:
 a housing having a cavity;   a valve core assembly provided in the cavity and including:
 an eccentric wheel including a shaft body, an included angle being formed between an axis of the shaft body and a rotation axis of the eccentric wheel; 
 a support mechanism sleeved on the shaft body; and 
 a diaphragm connected to the support mechanism; 
   wherein:
 an intersection point of the rotation axis and the axis of the shaft body is located on a surface of the diaphragm or within the diaphragm; and 
 the diaphragm is connected to the housing, and the cavity is partitioned by the diaphragm. 
   
     
     
         14 . The booster pump according to  claim 13 , wherein the housing further includes an inlet and an outlet, and the inlet and the outlet communicate with the cavity at a side of the diaphragm away from the support mechanism. 
     
     
         15 . A water purifier comprising:
 a booster pump including:   a housing having a cavity;
 a valve core assembly provided in the cavity and including: 
 an eccentric wheel including a shaft body, an included angle being formed between an axis of the shaft body and a rotation axis of the eccentric wheel; 
 a support mechanism sleeved on the shaft body; and 
 a diaphragm connected to the support mechanism; 
   wherein:
 an intersection point of the rotation axis and the axis of the shaft body is located on a surface of the diaphragm or within the diaphragm; and 
 the diaphragm is connected to the housing, and the cavity is partitioned by the diaphragm.

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