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Granted Patent B2
US 12,629,618 · App. 17/628,200 · Granted May 19, 2026

Faucet water purifier and filtering device for faucet water purifier

Inventors: Jizong Hu (Yuyao, CN); Zhenlin Chu (Yuyao, CN); Xiaozong Hu (Yuyao, CN)
B01D35/1573B01D29/6415B01D35/04B01D35/10C02F1/003F16K11/0743F16K27/045B01D2201/16C02F1/444C02F2201/005C02F2303/16C02F2307/06E03C2201/40
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Patent No.
US 12,629,618
App. No.
17/628,200
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided by the present invention is a faucet water purifier for filtering a raw water, which comprises a control valve and a filtering device, wherein the filtering device defines a first communicating opening and a second communicating opening, the control valve comprises a valve body and a valve core, wherein the valve body defines a valve cavity, a first opening, a second opening, a third opening, a raw water inlet and a draining opening, wherein the valve core is disposed inside the valve cavity, wherein the first opening is communicated with the first communicating opening of the filtering device, the second opening is communicated with the second communicating opening of the filtering device, the third opening is communicated with a water outlet of the filtering device, and the raw water inlet of the valve body is adapted to be communicated with a raw water source.

Claims (19)

1 . A faucet water purifier, comprising:

a filtering device, wherein the filtering device defines a first communicating opening and a second communicating opening; and

a control valve, wherein the control valve comprises a valve body and a valve core, wherein the valve body defines a valve cavity, a first opening, a second opening, a third opening, a raw water inlet and a draining opening, wherein the valve core is provided inside the valve cavity, wherein the first opening of the valve body is adapted to be communicated with the first communicating opening of the filtering device, the second opening of the valve body is adapted to be communicated with the second communicating opening of the filtering device, the raw water inlet of the valve body is adapted to be communicated with a raw water source, wherein the filtering device comprises an outer casing and a primary filter, wherein the outer casing defines a first accommodation cavity, wherein the primary filter is disposed inside the first accommodation cavity of the outer casing, and the outer casing and the primary filter define a raw water channel therebetween, the primary filter has a purified water outlet, wherein the first communicating opening of the filtering device is communicated with the raw water channel of the filtering device, the second communicating opening of the filtering device is communicated with the purified water outlet of the primary filter, wherein when the control valve is under a filtering working position, the valve core of the control valve defines a first communicating passage respectively communicated with the first opening and the raw water inlet of the valve body and a second communicating passage respectively communicated with the second opening and the third opening of the valve body, wherein when the control valve is under a back-flushing working position, the valve core of the control valve defines a third communicating passage respectively communicated with the second opening and the raw water inlet of the valve body and a fourth communicating passage respectively communicated with the first opening and the draining opening of the valve body, wherein the valve body of the control valve further has a first raw water opening, when the control valve is under a first raw water supplying working position, the valve core of the control valve defines a fifth communicating passage respectively communicated with the first raw water opening and the raw water inlet of the valve body, wherein the control valve is a plane valve, wherein the valve core further comprises a fixed disk and a rotatable disk, wherein the fixed disk has a first fluid control surface, and the rotatable disk has a second fluid control surface, wherein the fixed disk and the rotatable disk are provided inside the valve cavity, wherein the second fluid control surface of the rotatable disk is provided on the first fluid control surface of the fixed disk, and the rotatable disk is capable of rotating relative to the fixed disk, wherein the plane valve has a first channel, a second channel, a third channel, a fourth channel, a fifth channel, a sixth channel, a seventh channel and an eighth channel, wherein the first channel, the second channel, the third channel, the fourth channel and the eighth channel are respectively provided at the fixed disk and extended from the first fluid control surface of the fixed disk; the fifth channel, the sixth channel and the seventh channel are respectively provided at the rotatable disk and extended from the second fluid control surface of the rotatable disk, wherein the first channel is communicated with the first opening, the second channel is communicated with the second opening, the third channel is communicated with the third opening, the fourth channel is communicated with the first raw water opening, the fifth channel is communicated with the raw water inlet, the seventh channel is communicated with the eighth channel and the eighth channel is communicated with draining opening, wherein when the plane valve is under the filtering working position, the fifth channel of the plane valve is communicated with the first channel, so as to define the first communicating passage communicated with the raw water inlet and the first opening respectively, and the sixth channel is communicated with the second channel and the third channel respectively, so as to define the second communicating passage communicated with the second opening and the third opening respectively.

2 . The faucet water purifier, as recited in claim 1 , wherein when the plane valve is under the back-flushing working position, the fifth channel of the plane valve is communicated with the second channel to define the third communicating passage respectively communicated with the raw water inlet and the second opening, and the seventh channel is respectively communicated with the first channel and the eighth channel, so as to define the fourth communicating passage respectively communicated with the first opening and the draining opening, when the plane valve is under the first raw water supplying working position, the fifth channel of the plane valve is communicated with the fourth channel, so as to define the fifth communicating passage respectively communicated with the raw water inlet and the first raw water opening.

3 . A faucet water purifier, comprising:

a filtering device, wherein the filtering device defines a first communicating opening and a second communicating opening; and

a control valve, wherein the control valve comprises a valve body and a valve core, wherein the valve body defines a valve cavity, a first opening, a second opening, a third opening, a raw water inlet and a draining opening, wherein the valve core is provided inside the valve cavity, wherein the first opening of the valve body is adapted to be communicated with the first communicating opening of the filtering device, the second opening of the valve body is adapted to be communicated with the second communicating opening of the filtering device, the raw water inlet of the valve body is adapted to be communicated with a raw water source, wherein the filtering device comprises an outer casing and a primary filter, wherein the outer casing defines a first accommodation cavity, wherein the primary filter is disposed inside the first accommodation cavity of the outer casing, and the outer casing and the primary filter define a raw water channel therebetween, the primary filter has a purified water outlet, wherein the first communicating opening of the filtering device is communicated with the raw water channel of the filtering device, the second communicating opening of the filtering device is communicated with the purified water outlet of the primary filter, wherein when the control valve is under a filtering working position, the valve core of the control valve defines a first communicating passage respectively communicated with the first opening and the raw water inlet of the valve body and a second communicating passage respectively communicated with the second opening and the third opening of the valve body, wherein when the control valve is under a back-flushing working position, the valve core of the control valve defines a third communicating passage respectively communicated with the second opening and the raw water inlet of the valve body and a fourth communicating passage respectively communicated with the first opening and the draining opening of the valve body, wherein the valve body of the control valve further has a first raw water opening, when the control valve is under a first raw water supplying working position, the valve core of the control valve defines a fifth communicating passage respectively communicated with the first raw water opening and the raw water inlet of the valve body, wherein the control valve is a plane valve, wherein the valve core further comprises a fixed disk and a rotatable disk, wherein the fixed disk has a first fluid control surface, and the rotatable disk has a second fluid control surface, wherein the fixed disk and the rotatable disk are provided inside the valve cavity, wherein the second fluid control surface of the rotatable disk is provided on the first fluid control surface of the fixed disk, and the rotatable disk is capable of rotating relative to the fixed disk, wherein the plane valve has a first channel, a second channel, a third channel, a fourth channel, a fifth channel, a sixth channel, a seventh channel and an eighth channel, wherein the first channel, the second channel, the third channel, the fourth channel and the eighth channel are respectively provided at the fixed disk and extended from the first fluid control surface of the fixed disk; the fifth channel, the sixth channel and the seventh channel are respectively provided at the rotatable disk and extended from the second fluid control surface of the rotatable disk, wherein the first channel is communicated with the first opening, the second channel is communicated with the second opening, the third channel is communicated with the third opening, the fourth channel is communicated with the first raw water opening, the fifth channel is communicated with the eighth channel, the seventh channel is communicated with the draining opening, the eighth channel is communicated the raw water inlet, wherein when the plane valve is under the filtering working position, the fifth channel of the plane valve is communicated with the first channel and the eighth channel respectively, so as to define the first communicating passage communicated with the raw water inlet and the first opening respectively, and the sixth channel is communicated with the second channel and the third channel respectively, so as to define the second communicating passage communicated with the second opening and the third opening respectively.

4 . The faucet water purifier, as recited in claim 3 , wherein when the plane valve is under the back-flushing working position, the fifth channel of the plane valve is respectively communicated with the second channel and the eighth channel to define the third communicating passage respectively communicated with the raw water inlet and the second opening, and the seventh channel is communicated with the first channel, so as to define the fourth communicating passage respectively communicated with the first opening and the draining opening, when the plane valve is under the first raw water supplying working position, the fifth channel of the plane valve is respectively communicated with the fourth channel and the eighth channel, so as to define the fifth communicating passage respectively communicated with the raw water inlet and the first raw water opening.

5 . A faucet water purifier, comprising:

a filtering device, wherein the filtering device defines a first communicating opening and a second communicating opening; and

a control valve, wherein the control valve comprises a valve body and a valve core, wherein the valve body defines a valve cavity, a first opening, a second opening, a third opening, a raw water inlet and a draining opening, wherein the valve core is provided inside the valve cavity, wherein the first opening of the valve body is adapted to be communicated with the first communicating opening of the filtering device, the second opening of the valve body is adapted to be communicated with the second communicating opening of the filtering device, the raw water inlet of the valve body is adapted to be communicated with a raw water source, wherein the filtering device comprises an outer casing and a primary filter, wherein the outer casing defines a first accommodation cavity, wherein the primary filter is disposed inside the first accommodation cavity of the outer casing, and the outer casing and the primary filter define a raw water channel therebetween, the primary filter has a purified water outlet, wherein the first communicating opening of the filtering device is communicated with the raw water channel of the filtering device, the second communicating opening of the filtering device is communicated with the purified water outlet of the primary filter, wherein when the control valve is under a filtering working position, the valve core of the control valve defines a first communicating passage respectively communicated with the first opening and the raw water inlet of the valve body and a second communicating passage respectively communicated with the second opening and the third opening of the valve body, wherein when the control valve is under a back-flushing working position, the valve core of the control valve defines a third communicating passage respectively communicated with the second opening and the raw water inlet of the valve body and a fourth communicating passage respectively communicated with the first opening and the draining opening of the valve body, wherein the valve body of the control valve further has a first raw water opening, when the control valve is under a first raw water supplying working position, the valve core of the control valve defines a fifth communicating passage respectively communicated with the first raw water opening and the raw water inlet of the valve body, wherein the control valve is a plane valve, wherein the valve core further comprises a fixed disk and a rotatable disk, wherein the fixed disk has a first fluid control surface, and the rotatable disk has a second fluid control surface, wherein the fixed disk and the rotatable disk are provided inside the valve cavity, wherein the second fluid control surface of the rotatable disk is provided on the first fluid control surface of the fixed disk, and the rotatable disk is capable of rotating relative to the fixed disk, wherein the plane valve has a first channel, a second channel, a third channel, a fourth channel, a fifth channel, a sixth channel and a seventh channel, wherein the first channel, the second channel, the third channel, the fourth channel and the seventh channel are respectively provided at the fixed disk and extended from the first fluid control surface of the fixed disk; the fifth channel and the sixth channel are respectively provided at the rotatable disk and extended from the second fluid control surface of the rotatable disk, wherein the first channel is communicated with the first opening, the second channel is communicated with the second opening, the third channel is communicated with the third opening, the fourth channel is communicated with the first raw water opening, the fifth channel is communicated with the raw water inlet and the seventh channel is communicated with the draining opening, wherein when the plane valve is under the filtering working position, the fifth channel of the plane valve is communicated with the first channel, so as to define the first communicating passage communicated with the raw water inlet and the first opening respectively, and the sixth channel is communicated with the second channel and the third channel respectively, so as to define the second communicating passage communicated with the second opening and the third opening respectively.

6 . The faucet water purifier, as recited in claim 5 , wherein when the plane valve is under the back-flushing working position, the fifth channel of the plane valve is communicated with the second channel to define the third communicating passage respectively communicated with the raw water inlet and the second opening, and the sixth channel is respectively communicated with the first channel and the seventh channel, so as to define the fourth communicating passage respectively communicated with the first opening and the draining opening, when the plane valve is under the first raw water supplying working position, the fifth channel of the plane valve is communicated with the fourth channel, so as to define the fifth communicating passage respectively communicated with the raw water inlet and the first raw water opening.

7 . A faucet water purifier, comprising:

a filtering device, wherein the filtering device defines a first communicating opening and a second communicating opening; and

a control valve, wherein the control valve comprises a valve body and a valve core, wherein the valve body defines a valve cavity, a first opening, a second opening, a third opening, a raw water inlet and a draining opening, wherein the valve core is provided inside the valve cavity, wherein the first opening of the valve body is adapted to be communicated with the first communicating opening of the filtering device, the second opening of the valve body is adapted to be communicated with the second communicating opening of the filtering device, the raw water inlet of the valve body is adapted to be communicated with a raw water source, wherein the filtering device comprises an outer casing and a primary filter, wherein the outer casing defines a first accommodation cavity, wherein the primary filter is disposed inside the first accommodation cavity of the outer casing, and the outer casing and the primary filter define a raw water channel therebetween, the primary filter has a purified water outlet, wherein the first communicating opening of the filtering device is communicated with the raw water channel of the filtering device, the second communicating opening of the filtering device is communicated with the purified water outlet of the primary filter, wherein when the control valve is under a filtering working position, the valve core of the control valve defines a first communicating passage respectively communicated with the first opening and the raw water inlet of the valve body and a second communicating passage respectively communicated with the second opening and the third opening of the valve body, wherein when the control valve is under a back-flushing working position, the valve core of the control valve defines a third communicating passage respectively communicated with the second opening and the raw water inlet of the valve body and a fourth communicating passage respectively communicated with the first opening and the draining opening of the valve body, wherein the valve body of the control valve further has a first raw water opening, when the control valve is under a first raw water supplying working position, the valve core of the control valve defines a fifth communicating passage respectively communicated with the first raw water opening and the raw water inlet of the valve body, wherein the control valve is a plane valve, wherein the valve core further comprises a fixed disk and a rotatable disk, wherein the fixed disk has a first fluid control surface, and the rotatable disk has a second fluid control surface, wherein the fixed disk and the rotatable disk are provided inside the valve cavity, wherein the second fluid control surface of the rotatable disk is provided on the first fluid control surface of the fixed disk, and the rotatable disk is capable of rotating relative to the fixed disk, wherein the plane valve has a first channel, a second channel, a third channel, a fourth channel, a fifth channel, a sixth channel, a seventh channel and an eighth channel, wherein the first channel, the second channel, the third channel, the fourth channel, the seventh channel and the eighth channel are respectively provided at the fixed disk and extended from the first fluid control surface of the fixed disk; the fifth channel and the sixth channel are respectively provided at the rotatable disk and extended from the second fluid control surface of the rotatable disk, wherein the first channel is communicated with the first opening, the second channel is communicated with the second opening, the third channel is communicated with the third opening, the fourth channel is communicated with the first raw water opening, the fifth channel is communicated with the eighth channel, the seventh channel is communicated with the draining opening, the eighth channel is communicated the raw water inlet, wherein when the plane valve is under the filtering working position, the fifth channel of the plane valve is communicated with the first channel and the eighth channel respectively, so as to define the first communicating passage communicated with the raw water inlet and the first opening respectively, and the sixth channel is communicated with the second channel and the third channel respectively, so as to define the second communicating passage communicated with the second opening and the third opening respectively.

8 . The faucet water purifier, as recited in claim 7 , wherein when the plane valve is under the back-flushing working position, the fifth channel of the plane valve is communicated with the second channel and the eighth channel respectively to define the third communicating passage respectively communicated with the raw water inlet and the second opening, and the sixth channel is respectively communicated with the first channel and the seventh channel, so as to define the fourth communicating passage respectively communicated with the first opening and the draining opening, when the plane valve is under the first raw water supplying working position, the fifth channel of the plane valve is communicated with the fourth channel and the eighth channel respectively, so as to define the fifth communicating passage respectively communicated with the raw water inlet and the first raw water opening.

9 . A faucet water purifier, comprising:

a filtering device, wherein the filtering device defines a first communicating opening and a second communicating opening; and

a control valve, wherein the control valve comprises a valve body and a valve core, wherein the valve body defines a valve cavity, a first opening, a second opening, a third opening, a raw water inlet and a draining opening, wherein the valve core is provided inside the valve cavity, wherein the first opening of the valve body is adapted to be communicated with the first communicating opening of the filtering device, the second opening of the valve body is adapted to be communicated with the second communicating opening of the filtering device, the raw water inlet of the valve body is adapted to be communicated with a raw water source, wherein the filtering device comprises an outer casing and a primary filter, wherein the outer casing defines a first accommodation cavity, wherein the primary filter is disposed inside the first accommodation cavity of the outer casing, and the outer casing and the primary filter define a raw water channel therebetween, the primary filter has a purified water outlet, wherein the first communicating opening of the filtering device is communicated with the raw water channel of the filtering device, the second communicating opening of the filtering device is communicated with the purified water outlet of the primary filter, wherein the filtering device further comprises a base, wherein the primary filter is provided on the base, wherein the base comprises a base bottom and a water supplying portion, wherein the water supplying portion is extended from the base bottom, wherein the water supplying portion defines a first water outlet, wherein the first water outlet is communicated with the third opening of the control valve.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 16, 2022
From: HU, JIZONG; HU, XIAOZONG; CHU, ZHENLIN
To: YUYAO YADONG PLASTIC CO., LTD.
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