CN102711945A - Bottle for water treatment device - Google Patents

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CN102711945A
CN102711945A CN2010800447852A CN201080044785A CN102711945A CN 102711945 A CN102711945 A CN 102711945A CN 2010800447852 A CN2010800447852 A CN 2010800447852A CN 201080044785 A CN201080044785 A CN 201080044785A CN 102711945 A CN102711945 A CN 102711945A
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朱迪·D·奥尔森
肖恩·C·麦克格里维
肯特·E·拉格森
凯文·E·金策
保罗·J·科比安
本杰明·P·威廉姆斯
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B01D35/00—Filtering devices having features not specifically covered by groups B01D24/00 - B01D33/00, or for applications not specifically covered by groups B01D24/00 - B01D33/00; Auxiliary devices for filtration; Filter housing constructions
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    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/0223—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by shape
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    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
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    • B01D35/00—Filtering devices having features not specifically covered by groups B01D24/00 - B01D33/00, or for applications not specifically covered by groups B01D24/00 - B01D33/00; Auxiliary devices for filtration; Filter housing constructions
    • B01D35/30—Filter housing constructions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/0223—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by shape
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/24—Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants
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    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
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    • C02F1/00—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F1/001—Processes for the treatment of water whereby the filtration technique is of importance
    • C02F1/003—Processes for the treatment of water whereby the filtration technique is of importance using household-type filters for producing potable water, e.g. pitchers, bottles, faucet mounted devices
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
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    • C02F1/00—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F1/006—Water distributors either inside a treatment tank or directing the water to several treatment tanks; Water treatment plants incorporating these distributors, with or without chemical or biological tanks
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    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F2201/00—Apparatus for treatment of water, waste water or sewage
    • C02F2201/002—Construction details of the apparatus
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    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
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Abstract

A water bottle for use in connection with a water treatment device is disclosed, including an opening with a diameter of at least about 0.87 inches, a diameter of no greater than about 1.06 inches, and a height of at least about 6.56 inches, and a height of no greater than about 8.02.

Description

The bottle that is used for water treatment facilities
Background technology
The present invention relates in general to water treatment, more particularly, relates to a kind of water treatment facilities of filling at least one bottle with the running water of handling.
Usually, there is taste or the smell that people dislike the municipal tap water.The people who seeks to improve quality of drinking water can select to filter running water or buy bottled water.
The gravity feeding and the forced feed water filtering device that are used to filter household tap water are known in the art.For example, United States Patent(USP) No. 5,225,078 people such as () Polasky discloses a kind of filling type jar shape filter assemblies, and it comprises fine and close filter element, and said filter element comprises the ring-shaped sealing element of thin molded active carbon ring-type dish and periphery.U.S. Patent Application Publication No.2006/024/0249442 (people such as Yap) discloses a kind of portable water container, replaceable filters and coupling assembling in the storage compartment that it comprises the main body that limits reservoir, be contained in main body.Coupling assembling is connected to filter with the water source of supply.Flow through filter under pressure and the outlet of passing in the storage compartment gets in the reservoir of water from the pressure (hydraulic) water of water source of supply.
People also can from better such as taste, sensation is more healthy and convenient former thereby select to drink bottled water.Attempted to water bottle filtering home water.For example, United States Patent(USP) No. 6,641,719 (Naito) disclose a kind of water purifier that uses with bottle container, and it can be installed in bottle container (for example, PET bottle) and go up also and can purify waste water.United States Patent(USP) No. 7,427,355 (Chau) disclose and a kind ofly have been used for placing motion water tumbler or container to be used to handle the unit for treating water of water.
Summary of the invention
Gravity feeding water filtering device is usually filled slowly, and the forced feed device must be connected with the water source repeatedly with disconnection and is connected the accessory that this common claimed apparatus and water source have coupling.In addition, because the occupied amount of space of filter, only about usually half the vessel volume can be used for holding the water of filtration.Such water pot also lacks the portability of convenience and water bottle.The bottled water recently drinking water from municipal source is more expensive, and consumes energy is produced, packs, transported and stores, and produces a large amount of plastic garbages that must correctly dispose.
Still need a kind of water bottle, use together with the water treatment facilities of processing bottled water with running water but its junction keeps house.More particularly, still need a kind of water bottle of using with such water treatment facilities of being constructed to.
The present invention provides a kind of water bottle that combines water treatment facilities to use together.Said water bottle have diameter be at least about 0.87 inch, be not more than about 1.06 inches circular open and at least about 6.56 inches, be not more than about 8.02 inches height.
In one aspect; Said water bottle can comprise lower surface; Said lower surface has locating slot; Included convexity cooperates on the base-plates surface of said locating slot and said device, and said thus water bottle snap fastener is in place, correctly is installed in the indication in the said device thereby provide about said water bottle to the user.
On the other hand, said water bottle can comprise containment, and can comprise the top cover that is connected removedly with said containment.Said containment comprises said opening, and said top cover comprises jet pipe.
On the other hand, said water bottle can comprise the belt that flexibly connects with said water bottle.Said belt can comprise the bottle stopper that is used for the said jet pipe of closed/sealed.
On the other hand, said top cover can comprise a pair of asymmetric keyway, to be used for rotatably admitting the end of said belt.
On the other hand, said water bottle can be substantial cylindrical, and said water bottle can have and is not more than about 4 inches external diameter.
On the other hand, said water bottle can have at least about 0.75 liter, be not more than about 1.25 liters volume.
On the other hand, said water bottle can be reusable.
On the other hand, the present invention provides a kind of water treatment facilities that comprises casing assembly and at least one bottle.
An advantage of said water bottle is that it is constructed to combine specific water treatment facilities to use together.More particularly, said water bottle is constructed to insert removedly in the said device, and in the process of doing like this, the valve actuation that the current that said water bottle control is handled get into said water bottle.For this reason, said water bottle must be constructed with ad hoc fashion.Said water bottle also is constructed to make jet pipe to form gas-tight seal with said valve.Like this, almost can eliminate the possibility that water sprinkles or overflows from water bottle in filling processing procedure.
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To further describe the present invention with reference to accompanying drawing, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the decomposition diagram according to water treatment system of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the perspective view that has removed the casing assembly of capping.
Fig. 3 is the cross-sectional view along the line 3-3 intercepting of Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is the detailed cross sectional view of valve.
Fig. 5 is a decomposition diagram of handling filter cylinder.
Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of handling filter cylinder.
Fig. 7 is the perspective view of water treatment plug-in unit.
Fig. 8 a is the perspective view of the alternate embodiment of water treatment plug-in unit.
Fig. 8 b is the cross-sectional view along the line 8b-8b intercepting of Fig. 8 a.
Fig. 9 is the decomposition diagram of bottle.
Figure 10 is the bottom perspective view of bottle.
Figure 11 a-c is the cross-sectional view that the filtration order of bottle is shown.
The specific embodiment
Referring now to accompanying drawing, wherein identical label runs through some accompanying drawings and refers to identical or corresponding components, and Fig. 1 totally illustrates the parts of filling the water treatment facilities 2 of one or more bottles 4 with the water of for example handling.In one aspect, device 2 can be stand alone type and portable.That is, the water source is not installed or be connected directly to device 2, and be not installed in ad-hoc location.On the contrary, device 2 can be easy to move on to another position from a position.On the other hand, device 2 can be the gravity feeding.That is, unfiltered water is pressurization not, and allows freely to flow through device.Device 2 (for example has relatively little size usually; Less than about 1 cubic feet); This allows device 2 to be placed on the work top or in the refrigerator and can not occupy too much space; And its height overall allows device 2 to be placed in the tap below (for example, less than 1 foot (30 centimetres) height) in the kitchen sink for example, and running water can be from the direct access to plant 2 of tap thus.Also desirable is, installs 2 in light weight (for example, when filling water less than 12 pounds) to help portability.
Device 2 comprises casing assembly 6, is arranged on processing filter cylinder 8 in the casing assembly 6 and the optional capping 9 that is arranged on casing assembly 6 tops removedly removedly.In the illustrated embodiment, device 2 is designed to once use with reaching most four bottles.Yet the present invention expection has and can be designed to use to a bottle with few, or the device that is designed to and uses together more than the bottle of four (for example, 8,12 or more a plurality of).
Referring now to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, show example housings assembly 6.In the illustrated embodiment, casing assembly 6 comprises support 10 and the outer cover unit 12 that supports through support 10.The supporting member 16 that support 10 comprises pedestal 14 and extends up to outer cover unit 12 from pedestal 14.Pedestal 14 has the circular occupied area, and it has enough big surface area and is not easy to tumble so that install 2.Also can use pedestal 14 with other size and dimensions.
Supporting member 16 is a substantial cylindrical, and it highly allows one or more bottles 4 to be placed between pedestal 14 and the outer cover unit 12, like hereinafter in greater detail.
Outer cover unit 12 is arranged on the upper end of supporting member 16, and is relative with pedestal 14.In the illustrated embodiment, outer cover unit 12 is bowl-type roughly, and comprises the circular bottom wall part 12a of general planar and from the peripheral upwardly extending annular sidewall part 12b of bottom wall portion 12a.Bottom wall portion 12a and sidewall sections 12b combination are to limit water treatment reservoir 18.The bottom wall portion 12a general planar of outer cover unit 12, but can become waveform or inclination with the control current.
Reservoir 18 can have at least about 6 centimetres (cm), at least about 8cm, at least about 10cm or at least about the diameter " d of 12cm 1", be not more than about 30cm, be not more than about 25cm or be not more than the diameter " d of about 20cm 1", and less than about 10cm, less than about 8cm or less than the degree of depth " h of about 6cm 1".Reservoir 18 can have less than about 2 liters, less than about 1.75 liters or less than about 1.5 liters volume.In the illustrated embodiment, outer cover unit 12 has the substantial cylindrical shape with reservoir 18, but combines the present invention can imagine outer cover unit and the reservoir with other size and dimensions.
In the illustrated embodiment, be provided with a plurality of valves 20 that are communicated with water treatment reservoir 18 fluids, thereby the water that allows to handle flows out from water treatment reservoir 18 optionally.In order schematically to explain, in Fig. 3, a valve being in its actuating or open mode (that is, the valve in Fig. 3 left side) is shown, illustrate and be in its valve that does not activate closed condition (that is Fig. 3 right side valve).
Water can flow out through all valves 20 simultaneously, or flows out through arbitrary valve 20 individually.Each valve 20 comprises water inlet/exhaust outlet 22 of opening to reservoir 18.Water inlet/exhaust outlet 22 limits aperture 24 in the diapire 12a of outer cover unit 12.Each valve 20 also comprises the delivery port/air inlet 26 relative with water inlet/exhaust outlet 22, itself and relevant bottle 4 fluids connection.In a specific embodiment, the aperture 24 that water inlet/exhaust outlet 22 limits has at least about 1cm 2Sectional area and be not more than about 2cm 2Sectional area.
Each valve 20 can be in not operation between actuating state (shown in the right-hand side of Fig. 3) and the actuating open mode (shown in the left-hand side of Fig. 3).Down, empty G&W can't flow through valve 20 in off position.Under open mode, water freely is downward through water inlet/exhaust outlet 22 from water treatment reservoir 18, flows through valve 20; Flow out from delivery port/air inlet 26; Get into relevant bottle 4, the air that has in the relevant bottle 4 is simultaneously freely upwards through delivery port/air inlet 26, through valve 20; Overflow from water inlet/exhaust outlet 22, get in the surrounding environment.
According to the characteristic aspect of device 2, pedestal 14 comprises the cam face 28 of inclination, and it is upwards angled on the direction of supporting member 16.The cam face 28 that tilts is used for when the user makes the bottom of bottle 4 slide on the direction of supporting member 16 along the cam face 28 that tilts; Promote bottle 4 gradually and upwards prop up relevant valve 20, thereby valve 20 is actuated to its open mode from its closed condition.Promptly; When the top that makes bottle 4 contacts with valve 20; And when the cam face 28 that tilts upwards promotes the bottom of bottle 4; The top of bottle 4 is used for valve 20 is actuated to its open mode from its closed condition, thereby the water that allows to handle flows into the bottle 4 from water treatment reservoir 18, and the air that allows to have in the bottle 4 is discharged into the surrounding environment from bottle 4 in the above described manner.
It is protruding 30 that the cam face 28 that tilts is provided with, with at bottle 4 when the cam face that tilts 28 arrives desired locations, bottle 4 is remained on the approximate vertical installation site.In its installation site, bottle 4 is fixed between pedestal 14 and the corresponding valve 20 (being actuated to its open mode) tightly.Protruding 30 be used for bottle 4 snap fasteners and lock onto pedestal 14 and relevant valve 20 between the position, correctly be installed in the indication in the device 2 thereby provide about bottle 4 to the user.When removing, protruding 30 are used for bottle 4 is discharged from installing 2, thus to the user provide about bottle 4 can be easily from installing 2 indications that remove.
Distance between pedestal 14 and each valve 20 is constructed to the height of close match bottle 4.Promptly; Top from pedestal 14; Specifically, must be enough to allow bottle 4 to be fitted in pedestal 14 and the relevant valve 20 from protruding 30 distances to the bottom of relevant valve 20, but not excessive so that place its installment state bottle of following time can't activate valve 20 at bottle 4.That is, the distance between pedestal 14 and the relevant valve 20 must be enough short, guaranteeing bottle 4 actuating valve 20 when arriving its installation site, but not too short so that bottle can't be fitted between pedestal 14 and the valve 20 securely.
Referring now to Fig. 4, show the detailed view that is in its valve that does not activate closed condition 20.Shown in valve be intended to represent any valve 20.In the illustrated embodiment, valve 20 comprises at least one airflow path 32 and at least one water stream channel 34.Airflow path 32 24 outstanding from the aperture (that is, surpassing the plane that the top surface the diapire 12a of outer cover unit 12 limits) passes airflow path 32 thereby impel independent air to flow respectively, and current pass water stream channel 34.
Valve 20 comprises valve member 36, centers on shroud member 38 and biasing member 40 that valve member 36 is provided with, and said biasing member is provided for shroud member 38 is promoted to contact with valve member 36 downwards.Valve member 36 to extending below, and comprises the end that limits hermetic unit 36a from outer cover unit 12.The upper end of valve member 36 (that is, with hermetic unit 36a opposing ends) is attached to the diapire 12a of outer cover unit 12, therefore remains on the fixed position with respect to outer cover unit 12.Shroud member 38 is allowed to along the axis of valve member 24 repeated moving up and down, thereby respectively valve 20 is opened and closed.
The lower end 42 of shroud member 38 comprises delivery port/air inlet 26, and it leads to the inner flow passage 44 in the shroud member 38.Shroud member 38 comprises the frusto-conical outer surface 46 of upwards extending towards outer cover unit 12 from the exposed ends of shroud member 38 42, and comprises from the ring-type shoulder surface 47 of extending with outer cover unit 12 adjacent frusto-conical surface 46 outward radials.The external diameter of frusto-conical surface 46 can be changed to and take on about 2.5cm of surperficial 47 adjacents from the about 2cm with exposed ends 42 adjacents of sleeve 38.Shoulder surface 47 can have and the internal diameter of about 2.5cm of frusto-conical surface 46 adjacents and the external diameter of about 3cm.According to the concrete geometry of shroud member 38, the part of the inner surface that limits flow channel 44 can be contained in surface 46.That is, delivery port/air inlet 26 can cave in, and the hermetic unit 36a of valve member 36 forms sealing with the inner surface of the shroud member 38 that leads to flow channel 44 thus.
Shroud member 38 plays two functions.At first, shroud member 38 is used for forming sealing with valve member 36, thereby opens and closes valve 20.Secondly, shroud member 38 is used for forming sealing with bottle 4, thereby allows bottle 4 to be filled, and seepage or leakage can not take place.That is, shroud member 38, more particularly, surface 46 and/or 47 forms two sealings: the sealing with valve member 36, the sealing with the opening of bottle 4.The hermetic unit 36a of valve member 36 is set to optionally near delivery port/air inlet 26 and shroud member 38 sealed engagement; Thereby with bottle 4 from installing 2 when removing, close delivery port/air inlet 26 and make and can reduce to minimum from the water yield that valve 20 is revealed.Surface 46 and/or 47 provides contact surface, and the opening of bottle top can form gas-tight seal with this contact surface, prevents the closed system that bottle overflows thereby during filling, form.Promptly; When filling bottle 4 with the water of handling; The anti-sealing of the sealing that forms between shroud member 38 and the bottle 4 overflows from bottle 4 tops, and the sealing that forms between the hermetic unit 36a of shroud member 38 and valve member 36 prevents when valve closing, to flow through valve 20 and/or from the valve seepage.
In one embodiment, the outer surface 46,47 of shroud member 36 can comprise elastomeric material, and it is used for convenient hermetic unit 36a with valve member 36 and forms airtight and water-stop, and forms airtight and water-stop with the opening of bottle 4.
In the illustrated embodiment, biasing member 40 is spirality compression spring, and it applies power to shroud member 38 usually, does not activate or closed condition so that valve 20 is pushed to it.Valve 20 can be opened through shroud member 38 is applied the power that overcomes spring force.This can be through for example propping up shroud member 36 with bottle 4 tops, and manually force bottle 4 upwards to overcome spring force, realizes thereby valve 20 is actuated to its open mode.
Refer again to Fig. 2, in the illustrated embodiment, device 2 comprises optional capping 9, and it is provided for sealing reservoir 18.Device 2 also can comprise the water discharging valve 50 that is communicated with setting with reservoir 18 fluids.Any water capacity that water discharging valve 50 allows after bottle 4 has been filled, to stay in the reservoir 18 is changed places from reservoir 18 discharges.
Referring now to Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, illustrated process filter cylinder 8 comprises tray component 52, be arranged in the tray component 52 material for water treatment 54 and with handle material 54 and be adjacent to be arranged on the optional water distribution plate 56 in the tray component 52.Tray component 52 comprises circular bottom wall part 52a, and it comprises at least one drainage openings 58, and the water that said drainage openings is provided for allowing to handle flows out from filter cylinder 8, and comprises the peripheral upwardly extending annular sidewall part 52b from bottom wall portion 52a.Water distribution plate 56 is arranged in the tray component 52, holds the water treatment room 60 of handling material 54 between tray component 52 and water distribution plate 56, to limit.Water distribution plate 56 comprises a plurality of moisture and joins opening 62, and it allows untreated water to get into water treatment room 60 through water distribution plate 56.
In the illustrated embodiment, tray component 52 is dish type roughly, and has and be not more than about 4cm, be not more than about 5cm or be not more than the height " h of about 6cm 2", at least about 4cm, at least about 5cm or at least about the internal diameter " d of 6cm 2", and be not more than about 25cm, be not more than about 20cm or be not more than the internal diameter " d of about 18cm 2".Can be provided in a variety of shapes and sizes tray component 52, this depends on size and dimension, the material for water treatment 54 of casing assembly 6 and the required treatment characteristic that installs 2.Regardless of concrete configuration, tray component 52 have usually less than about 1.5 liters, less than about 1.2 liters and less than about 1 liter volume.
Optional water distribution plate 56 comprises opposing upper surface 64 and lower surface 66.Lower surface 66 comprises a plurality of flanks 68, is used to keep water distribution plate 56 and handles the relation that material 54 is opened at interval.The preparatory water treatment manifold 70 of isolated area limiting between water distribution plate 56 and the processing material 54 when it gets into processing material 54 at untreated water, forms zone roughly evenly mobile and pressure drop.
In the illustrated embodiment, the bottom wall portion 52a of tray component 52 is a general conical, and is downward-sloping with respect to lateral wall part 52b on the direction of the drainage openings 58 that is provided with placed in the middle.That is, bottom wall portion 52a from drainage openings 58 to sidewall sections 52b radial skew.Through such structure, the water of processing is directed to drainage openings 58 after passing processing material 54.In addition, the air of overflowing from water inlet/exhaust outlet 22 from bottle 4 is radially made progress and outwards guiding by the lower surface along bottom wall portion 52a.For the current of further boot process, the upper surface of bottom wall portion 52a comprises a plurality of guide vanes 72 that radially extend, and it guides current of handling towards drainage openings 58.
Water distribution plate 56 can be easy to separate from tray component 52, or permanently is fixed on the tray component 52.Promptly; Water distribution plate 56 can manually remove from tray component 52, handles material 54 to allow to touch, remove and/or replace, and perhaps water distribution plate 56 can permanently engage with tray component 52; To form sealed package,, restriction handles material 54 thereby touching to material for water treatment 54.When distribution plate 56 and tray component 52 engage, when sealing the individual unit of handling material 54, can replace processing material 54 through replacing whole filter cylinder 8 with formation.In the illustrated embodiment, water distribution plate 56 is intended to removable.Like this, replaceable processing material 54, and distribution plate 56 is reusable with tray component 52.
In the illustrated embodiment, filter cylinder 8 comprises the upper surface 64 outward extending shanks 74 from water distribution plate 56.Shank 74 is provided for conveniently filter cylinder 8 being removed from casing assembly 6, or conveniently distribution plate 56 is separated with tray component 52, thereby allows replacement material for water treatment 54.
Aspect of illustrated embodiment; When water distribution plate 56 is installed in the tray component 52; The peripheral part of material for water treatment 54 is sandwiched between tray component 52 and the water distribution plate 56, thereby forms sealing, to reduce to the shunting of untreated water around the material for water treatment minimum.
Shown in illustrated embodiment, but when water distribution plate 56 with mode of operation setting (that is, sealing) fully in tray component 52 time, tray component 52 comprises the marginal portion 52c that extends upward above water distribution plate 56.Like this, marginal portion 52c and 56 combinations of water distribution plate are to form preliminary treatment collecting region 75 to guiding to the untreated water of handling in the filter cylinder 8.Collecting region 75 can have less than about 4cm, less than about 3cm or less than the height " h of about 2cm 3" (Fig. 6).Collecting region 75 can have less than about 1 liter, less than about 0.7 liter or less than about 0.5 liter volume.According to a device aspect of 2, the ratio of the volume of bottle 4 and the volume of collecting region 75 is greater than about 1:1.That is, the storage volume of bottle 4 is greater than the volume of collecting region 75.At other more specifically among the embodiment, the volume of bottle 4 can be at least about 3:1 with the ratio of the volume of collecting region 75, at least about 5:1 or at least about 7:1.
Tray component 52 also comprises from the outward extending collar flange part of the top of tray component 52 52d, is used for processing filter cylinder 8 is supported on outer cover unit 12.
In the illustrated embodiment, moisture is joined 62 one-tenth one pattern setting of opening, makes moisture join total sectional area maximum in the neighboring area of water distribution plate 56 of opening 62.In addition, each moisture size of joining opening 62 increases on the direction away from the center of distribution plate 56.The diagram pattern is intended to be increased in the neighboring area of distribution plate 56 and passes the flow velocity of the untreated water of distribution plate 56, and to pass the current of handling material 54 more even thereby impel.That is the open area that, allows untreated water to pass distribution plate 56 radially outward increases.Like this, the flow velocity of the untreated water of central area of processing material 54 is lower, and is higher than the flow velocity of the untreated water in exterior domain place, and because drainage openings 58 is provided with between two parties, handles more uniformly so can make water stand degree.
According to a characteristic aspect handling filter cylinder 8, material for water treatment 54 has slim.That is, material for water treatment 54 is compared relative thin with its width.More particularly, the width of the material for water treatment 54 (" d among Fig. 5 3") with the ratio of the average height (" h " among Fig. 5) of material for water treatment usually greater than about 1:1.That is, material for water treatment 54 is highly wideer than it usually.Therefore, for example, if material for water treatment 54 has the average height " h " of 1/2 inch (1.27cm), then material for water treatment 54 will have the width d at least about 1/2 inch (1.27cm) usually 3In embodiment more specifically, the width of material for water treatment 54 can be at least about 5:1 with the ratio of average height, at least about 10:1 or at least about 20:1.For the material for water treatment with circle or disc-like shape 54, as shown in Figure 5, with the width d that recognizes out material for water treatment 54 3Equal the diameter of material for water treatment 54.Also will recognize, can be provided in a variety of shapes and sizes material for water treatment 54.
On the other hand, the cross-sectional area of material for water treatment 54 is at least about 5 inches (12.7cm) with the ratio of the average thickness of material for water treatment 54.In embodiment more specifically, the cross-sectional area of material for water treatment 54 can be at least about 10 inches (25.4cm) with the ratio of average thickness, at least about 30 inches (76.2cm), at least about 50 inches (127cm), at least about 75 inches (191cm) or at least about 100 inches (254cm).The cross-sectional area of material for water treatment 54 can be not more than about 300 inches (762cm), is not more than about 250 inches (635cm) or is not more than about 200 inches (508cm) with the ratio of average thickness.The cross-sectional area of material for water treatment 54 is the areas by the periphery definition of material for water treatment 54.Said cross-sectional area can be considered to the sectional area that limited on the plane that is provided with perpendicular to the direction (Fig. 5) of the current that pass material for water treatment 54 59.Have at material for water treatment 54 under the situation of circle or disc-like shape, as shown in Figure 5, the cross-sectional area of material for water treatment 54 is diameter width d by material for water treatment 54 3The area of the circle that limits.Therefore, for example, if material for water treatment 54 has the average height of 0.5cm and the diameter of 6cm, then the cross-sectional area of material for water treatment will be about 57cm with the ratio of average height.
In one aspect, material for water treatment 54 can comprise at least a in weaving material, knit materials and the non-woven material.In one embodiment, handle material and comprise charcoal, for example active carbon.Suitable material for water treatment comprises and can derive from Calgon Cargon Corporation (Pittsburgh by trade name TOG-NDS 20 * 50; Pennsylvania) granular active carbon; And can derive from Calgon Cargon Corporation (Pittsburgh, active carbon cloth Pennsylvania) by trade name Zorflex ACC.In a specific embodiment, handle material 54 and have less than about 3/4 inch thickness.Handle material 54 and can be dish type, and can have at least about 5 inches diameter be not more than about 7 inches diameter.
According to the aspect of an embodiment, material for water treatment 54 has at 3/4 inch hydraulic head place at least about 0.5, at least about 0.75 or at least about the flow velocity of 1.0 gallons of per minutes (gpm).On the other hand, material for water treatment 54 with at least about 40 gallons, at least about 70 gallons with satisfy the NSF standard 42 that free chlorine reduces at least about 100 gallons capacity.
In the illustrated embodiment, water treatment cartridge 8 is arranged in the reservoir 18 of outer cover unit 12 removedly.In a specific embodiment, water treatment cartridge 8 loosely is arranged in the reservoir 18.Like this, the user can manually remove filter cylinder 8 from outer cover unit 12, thereby makes the user be easy to replace filter cylinder or processing material 54.
Referring now to Fig. 7, show water treatment plug-in unit 201, it comprises and material for water treatment 54 similar material for water treatment 254 and the porous or the opening supporting construction 255 that are fixed in material for water treatment 254.In the illustrated embodiment, supporting construction 255 is fixed in the upper surface of material for water treatment 254.In other embodiments, supporting construction 255 can be arranged in the material for water treatment 254 or on its lower surface.
Water treatment plug-in unit 201 is constructed to be arranged in the tray component 52 and is directed to the water in the water treatment reservoir 18 with processing.The water (flow) direction of passing water treatment plug-in unit 201 is by label 259 indications.Water treatment plug-in unit 201 can combine water distribution plate 56 to use together, or uses under its situation not having.That is, supporting construction 255 can replace water distribution plate 56, thus the feasible water distribution plate 56 that do not need.
Supporting construction 255 can comprise for example net, net sheet, scrim or mesh-like material, and it can be formed by for example paper, metal or synthetic plastic material.This type of material is opening and/or porous, thereby allows water to pass water treatment plug-in unit 201.Supporting construction 255 can be used for distributing untreated water, so that untreated water more steadily and equably flows through material for water treatment 254.Supporting construction 255 also is tending towards improving the durability of water treatment plug-in unit 201.
In the illustrated embodiment, water treatment plug-in unit 201 comprises optional ring spacer 257, and it roughly extends around the periphery of material for water treatment 254.Through such setting, when water treatment plug-in unit 201 was placed in the tray component 52, packing ring 257 formed sealing with tray component 52, thereby the untreated water yield that possibly walk around material for water treatment 254 is reduced to minimum.If water treatment plug-in unit 201 is provided with packing ring 257, then water treatment plug-in unit 201 is placed in the tray component 52 usually, because overflow in the gap that pallet allows air from bottle 4 easily to pass between the sidewall 12b of tray component 52 and outer cover unit 12.If omit packing ring 257, then water treatment plug-in unit 201 can place tray component 52, perhaps directly places the water treatment reservoir 18 of outer cover unit 12.This is fine, because under the situation that does not have packing ring 257, water treatment plug-in unit 201 does not form sealing with tray component 52 or outer cover unit 12, from the air of bottle 4 can through around and/or pass water treatment plug-in unit 201 and flow and overflow.
Referring now to Fig. 8 a and Fig. 8 b, water treatment plug-in unit 301 is shown, it comprises the material for water treatment 354 that is encapsulated in the pouch 361.Pouch 361 can be formed by open net, net sheet, scrim or mesh-like material (it is formed by for example metal or synthetic plastic material), and perhaps it can be formed by water permeable material (for example, porous paper material).Diagram water treatment plug-in unit 301 can directly place outer cover unit 12 or place tray component 52, and can use under the situation of water distribution plate 56 water distribution plate 56 being arranged or do not have.
Referring now to Fig. 9 and Figure 10, show bottle 4, it is intended to represent any bottle shown in Figure 2.Also, bottle 4 can be set to admit from the water of the processing of any valve 20 distribution with reference to Fig. 3.Perhaps, a plurality of bottles 4 can be arranged in the device 2 to admit simultaneously from the water of the processing of each valve 20 distribution.
In a desirable embodiment, bottle 4 is constructed to make under convexity 30 and the outer cover unit 12 on its upper surface that can be arranged on pedestal 14 securely between a valve 20 that extends below.More particularly; Bottle 4 is enough high to prop up valve 20 so that work as bottle top; And bottle can activate valve 20 when bottle 4 was upwards pushed away along the cam face 28 that tilts, thereby but not too high make bottle 4 can't become upright and vertical position fully be installed in protruding 30 with the valve 20 of relevant actuating fully between.In a specific embodiment, bottle have at least about 6.5 inches, at least about 7.0 inches or at least about 7.2 inches, and be not more than about 8.0 inches, be not more than about 7.7 inches or be not more than about 7.5 inches height.Another concrete aspect, bottle 4 is a substantial cylindrical, and has and be not more than about 6 inches, be not more than about 5 inches or be not more than 4 inches external diameter.
In the illustrated embodiment, bottle 4 comprises containment 76 and the top cover 78 that is connected removedly with containment 76.Top cover 78 and containment 76 are through being threaded.Containment 76 comprises wide opening 80; It allows the inside of containment 76 to be easy to touched so that clean; Top cover 78 comprises narrow opening or jet pipe 82, and it is configured to the shroud member 38 of engage valve 20 hermetically, thereby allows to fill bottle 4 and allow the water of processing to pour out from bottle 4.
In one embodiment, narrow top cover opening/jet pipe 82 can have at least about 0.87 inch, at least about 0.91 inch or at least about 0.94 inch diameter, and be not more than about 1.06 inches, be not more than about 1.01 inches or be not more than about 0.98 inch diameter.In one embodiment, bottle 4 have at least about 0.25 liter, at least about 0.5 liter or at least about 0.75 liter volume, and have and be not more than about 1.75 liters, be not more than about 1.5 liters or be not more than about 1.25 liters volume.
In one aspect, the storage volume of 2 pairs of untreated water of device is less than the storage volume of device to the water of processing.That is, the saturation of the water of 2 pairs of processing of device is greater than untreated water.The storage volume of the comparable untreated water of storage volume of the water of handling is big 1.5 times, 2 times or 2.5 times.The storage volume of untreated water can be that (for example) water gets into material for water treatment 54 volume of tray component 52 before, and the storage volume of the water of processing can be the combined volume of bottle 4.In one aspect, the storage volume of untreated water can be the combination of volume of volume and the preliminary treatment collecting region 75 of preparatory water treatment manifold 70.
In the illustrated embodiment, bottle 4 comprises the lower surface 84 that has locating slot 86, and when locating slot 86 touches protrudingly 30 the time, it cooperates with a convexity 30 on the cam face 28 of the inclination of pedestal 14, and bottle 4 snap fastener thus is in place.Like this, locating slot 86 and protruding 30 provides about bottle 4 to the user and correctly is installed in the indication in the device 2.When bottle 4 is correct when installing, its become stand up position be fixed on tightly protruding 30 and relevant valve 20 between, and valve 20 activated and opens.
In the illustrated embodiment, bottle 4 comprises flexible strap 88, and it comprises bottle stopper 90, and said bottle stopper is configured to fit in the jet pipe 82, thereby it is opened and closed times without number.Belt 88 is connected with bottle 4 pivotly, with allow belt 88 optionally do not hinder to the primary importance of touching of jet pipe 82 and allow bottle stopper 90 to insert jet pipes 82 and the second place that removes from it between move.
In the illustrated embodiment, belt 88 is connected with bottle 4 via a pair of asymmetric keyway 92 of the relative both sides that are contained in top cover 78 and from a pair of coupling projection 96 that the end of belt 88 extends internally removedly.For belt 88 is connected with top cover 78, projection 96 must be alignd with keyway 92.Because the asymmetry of keyway 92 and projection 96, this is only through being inverted belt 88, make bottle stopper 90 be placed in top cover 78 under (that is, relative) with jet pipe 82 realize.Through such setting, projection 96 can be inserted in the keyway 92, thereby allows belt 88 to be connected with top cover 78.In order to make belt 88 keep being connected to top cover 78 (that is, preventing that projection 96 breaks away from from keyway 92), make belt 88 rotations.In case belt 88 rotations, projection 96 just becomes and locks onto in the keyway 92.Therefore, have only when projection 96 correctly to be orientated when fitting in the keyway 92, belt 88 just can be attached to top cover 78 or remove from it, and this only could realize in belt 88 rotations and when being arranged under the top cover 78.Therefore, when top cover 78 is fixed on the containment 76, when containment 76 had occupied the space under the top cover 78, belt 88 can't remove from top cover 78.That is, containment 76 prevents that belt 88 from rotating to the position that allows belt 88 to separate with top cover 78.
It will also be appreciated that other modes that belt are attached to removedly top cover.For example, top cover can comprise elongated key grooves, and this keyway cooperates with key on the belt slidably, and when top cover was fixed on the containment, the end of keyway was stopped by containment, thereby key is remained in the groove thus.Like this, have only when top cover when containment removes, belt is connected with bottle or removes from it.
Referring now to Figure 11 a-c, show the operation of device 2.Figure 11 a illustrates the device that is in standby mode and is mounted in a bottle 4 in the device 2.Each valve 20 is closed, so that there is not water can pass through valve 20.Bottle 4 tilts at angle, so that jet pipe 82 is provided with around shroud member 38.Then, the bottom of bottle 4 is 28 upwards slips along the surface that tilts, and the locating slot 86 in bottle 4 bottoms locks onto on protruding 30.At this moment, bottle 4 upwards pushes away shroud member 38, so that valve 20 is opened, the jet pipe 82 of top cover 78 forms sealing with shroud member 38.Bottle 4 is installed in the device 2 now.
In case at least one bottle 4 is installed in the device 2, can untreated running water 100 be poured in the reservoir 18, shown in Figure 11 b.This can place under the tap through for example installing 2, perhaps otherwise from the beginning current guide in the reservoir 18 and realize.Then, the moisture that untreated water 100 flows through in the water distribution plate 56 is joined opening 62, flows through material for water treatment 54, and flows out from handling the set drainage openings in filter cylinder 8 bottoms 58.Then, the water 102 of processing flows through water inlet/exhaust outlet 22, flows through valve 20, flows through delivery port/air inlet 26, and flows into bottle 4.Because bottle 4 and shroud member 38 gas-tight seals, the air 104 only effusion paths that are stranded in bottle are upwards to pass through delivery port/air inlet 26, through valve 20, and from 22 effusions of water inlet/exhaust outlet.From here, the air of discharge upwards and outwards flows along the lower surface 52a of tray component 52, and the side 52b along tray component 52 upwards flows then, overflows from installing 2 top up to it.
Referring now to Figure 11 c, in case bottle 4 has been full of the water of handling 102, the water of processing flowing in bottle 4 just stops automatically.When this occurs in the bottom of the water level arrival shroud member 38 in the bottle 4.When being full of, bottle 4 comprises the air 104 of bottling up on a small quantity between water top and shroud member 38.Then, can remove the bottle 4 that is full of like this: the bottom at bottle 4 is pulled outwardly, and discharges from convexity 30 up to bottle 4, thereby allows bottom 28 slips along the surface that tilts along with bottle 4, and bottle 4 outwards pivots.At this moment, shroud member 38 is to lower slider, thereby valve 20 is closed.Through valve 20 is closed, stay any water in the valve 20 and be prevented from along with bottle 4 removes and flows out from installing 2.Then, can drink the water 102 of processing immediately, perhaps can place jet pipe 82 with closed bottle 4 bottle stopper 90, use after a while thereby the water of handling 102 can store and/or transport.
Bottle 4, casing assembly 6 and handle filter cylinder 8 and can form by the processing that is applicable to drinkable liquid, any material structure of distributing or holding.Bottle 4, casing assembly 6 and processing filter cylinder 8 lightweight materials structures capable of using are to make things convenient for the portability of device 2.Suitable material comprises for example synthetic plastic material, for example is generally used for the thermoplastic polymeric material of liquid container.Suitable thermoplastic polymeric material can comprise PETG (PET), Merlon, polypropylene etc.In a specific embodiment, the thermoplastic polymeric material can be transparent, and have enough intensity with stand the sterilization and can reuse.Can also use other suitable materials, for example thermosetting plasticity, composite, metal and their combination.In the structure of bottle 4, casing assembly 6 and/or processing filter cylinder 8, also can use glass and glassy material, ceramic material, metal and metal alloy.
What those having ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that is under the situation that does not depart from notion of the present invention, can carry out variations and modifications to the invention described above.Therefore, scope of the present invention should not be limited to the structure described in the present patent application, and only should receive the described structure of literal of claims and the restriction of equivalent structure thereof.

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1. water bottle that combines water treatment facilities to use together, said water bottle have diameter be at least about 0.87 inch, be not more than about 1.06 inches circular open and at least about 6.56 inches, be not more than about 8.02 inches height.
2. water bottle according to claim 1; Wherein said water bottle comprises lower surface; Said lower surface has locating slot; Included convexity cooperates on the base-plates surface of said locating slot and said device, and said thus water bottle snap fastener is in place, correctly is installed in the indication in the said device thereby provide about said water bottle to the user.
3. water bottle according to claim 2, wherein said water bottle comprises containment, and comprises the top cover that is connected removedly with said containment.
4. water bottle according to claim 3, wherein said containment comprises said opening, and wherein said top cover comprises jet pipe.
5. water bottle according to claim 4 also comprises the belt that flexibly connects with said water bottle.
6. water bottle according to claim 5, wherein said belt comprises the bottle stopper that is used for the said jet pipe of closed/sealed.
7. water bottle according to claim 6, wherein said top cover comprise a pair of asymmetric keyway, to be used for rotatably admitting the end of said belt.
8. water bottle according to claim 7, wherein said water bottle are substantial cylindrical, and said water bottle has and is not more than about 4 inches external diameter.
9. water bottle according to claim 7, wherein said water bottle have at least about 0.75 liter, be not more than about 1.25 liters volume.
10. water bottle according to claim 8, wherein said water bottle is reusable.
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