CN103521103B - Bubble generator - Google Patents

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CN103521103B
CN103521103B CN201310494316.6A CN201310494316A CN103521103B CN 103521103 B CN103521103 B CN 103521103B CN 201310494316 A CN201310494316 A CN 201310494316A CN 103521103 B CN103521103 B CN 103521103B
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The invention discloses a bubble generator which comprises a generator body and a water outlet device, wherein the generator body is composed of a generator shell and a generator bottom cover; a water inlet and a water outlet are formed in the generator bottom cover; the water inlet is connected with a water inlet pipe; the water outlet is connected with one end of the water outlet pipe; the other end of the water outlet pipe is connected with the water outlet device; a water inlet column is vertically arranged in the generator shell; an inlet of the water inlet column is connected with the water inlet; an outlet of the water inlet column is formed in the upper part in the generator shell; the upper part of the water inlet column is provided with a clapboard with a water outlet pressurizing hole; a water inlet with diameter being 2-3mm is formed in a water inlet part of the water outlet device; a water outlet with diameter being 0.3-0.4mm is formed in a water outlet part of the water outlet device. The bubble generator disclosed by the invention is simple in structure and convenient to use; twice pressurization is performed by use of the physical principle so as to decompose water into small-molecular water and generate a great quantity of bubbles.

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A kind of bubble generator
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of bubble generator, refer in particular to one and water can be made to produce a large amount of micron-sized bubble and increase water surface and amass, thus increase the generator of oxygen in water.
Background technology
Air-bubble owing to making the surface area of water body increase containing a large amount of bubble in water, thus can carry more dissolved oxygen, and the water body being rich in dissolved oxygen is more conducive to the health of user; In addition, the hydrone diameter of air-bubble is less than the hydrone diameter of light water, and air-bubble more easily enters in the pore of skin, carries out deep cleaning to pore.Therefore, nowadays air-bubble becomes the research object of many enterprises, market has also occurred some can produce the product of air-bubble.
The patent No. is 201020171497.0, name is called that the Chinese utility model patent of " ultramicro bubble water generating machine " discloses a kind of ultramicro bubble water generating machine, it a comprises " check (non-return) valve, one pump, one gas inhalator, one pressure pot, one micro bubble apparatus and a pressure valve formed, wherein, this pump is connected between this check (non-return) valve and this pressure pot with an oral siphon road, this gas inhalator is then located on the oral siphon road between this pump and this pressure pot, the another side of this pressure pot is provided with one first hydraulic pipeline and the second hydraulic pipeline, first hydraulic pipeline connects a micro bubble apparatus, in order to gas is divided into less molecule, high molten air-bubble is made to form ultramicro air bubble water, second hydraulic pipeline connects the pressure of a flow amount controller in order to the water in controlled pressure bucket and gas, to reach the balance of water and gas, the superfine air bubble finally namely produced by micro bubble apparatus is in tank." gas by impressed pressure in pressure pot, thus is divided into less molecule and forms ultramicro air bubble water by the product of this patent.
The patent No. is 201320109391.1, name is called that the Chinese utility model patent of " air-bubble generating apparatus " discloses a kind of air-bubble generating apparatus, " at least include a water butt, this water butt is that setting tool has air inlet, water inlet pipe, outlet pipe, water level detector and relief valve for it.This air inlet is be connected the cylinder bottle giving a supply gas, and this water inlet pipe is then inserted in water butt, and above this water inlet pipe, place is provided with a gas port, and outlet pipe one end is inserted into water butt inside, and the other end then extends the outside of water butt.Cylinder bottle gases at high pressure can be directed among water butt by air inlet, and water inlet pipe in advance water time, then utilize gas port wherein and can the gases at high pressure of original place on the water surface be directed among this water inlet pipe, make these gases at high pressure be able to mix in the lump with the water source in water inlet pipe and pass through the bottom flowing into water butt, then make it the generation obtaining air-bubble." product of this patent forms air-bubble by directly injecting gases at high pressure in water butt.
Although above-mentioned patented product can produce air-bubble, their complex structure, and need impressed pressure in the process of generation air-bubble, very inconvenient, therefore its structure is further improved.
Summary of the invention
Technical problem to be solved by this invention is the present situation for prior art, provides structure simple, easy to use, and light water can be made to be decomposed into micromolecular water, and make it produce a large amount of bubble, increase a kind of bubble generator of oxygen in water.
The present invention solves the problems of the technologies described above adopted technical scheme:
A kind of bubble generator, comprise generator body and discharging device, wherein, generator body is made up of generator body and generator bottom, generator bottom is provided with water inlet and delivery port, water inlet is connected with water inlet pipe, being connected of one end of delivery port and outlet pipe, the other end of outlet pipe is connected with described discharging device, an inflow column is vertically provided with in generator body, the import department of this inflow column is connected with water inlet, the exit of inflow column is placed in the top in generator body, inflow column top is provided with the dividing plate offering water outlet pressurized hole on, water inlet place of discharging device offers the inlet opening that diameter is 2mm to 3mm, and water outlet place of discharging device offers the apopore that diameter is 0.3mm to 0.4mm.
The technical measures optimized also comprise:
Above-mentioned dividing plate is arranged at described inflow column top 1/3 to 1/4 place.
Intrinsic for generator space is divided into upper space and lower space by above-mentioned dividing plate, the rounded structure of dividing plate, and inflow column is positioned on the axis of circular configuration, and water outlet pressurized hole is that the center of circle is scattered in two concentric circles on dividing plate with inflow column.
Above-mentioned generator bottom also offers a dewatering outlet, is provided with discharging valve in this dewatering outlet; The sidewall of water inlet offers air inlet, in this air inlet, is provided with intake valve.
The top of above-mentioned generator bottom arranges the draw-in groove suitable with the bottom of described generator body, with the clamping of generator bottom phase in the draw-in groove that the bottom card of generator body inserts described generator bottom.
Above-mentioned discharging device is Water outlet spray head or depotition cock.
Above-mentioned Water outlet spray head is formed primarily of handle, head body and nozzle cap, the import department of head body is provided with end socket, inlet opening is opened in the influent side of described end socket, the water outlet side of end socket offers a cylindrical hole, the diameter of this cylindrical hole is greater than the diameter of inlet opening, by a bellmouth transition between cylindrical hole and inlet opening; Be provided with water distributing plate in nozzle cap, apopore is that concentric circles is distributed on this water distributing plate.
The first filter cartridge built with electroceramics stone ball is provided with in above-mentioned handle.
The second filter cartridge built with electroceramics stone ball is provided with in above-mentioned head body.
Above-mentioned generator is originally external is provided with decorative shell.
A kind of bubble generator of the present invention, utilize the hydraulic pressure of water inlet pipe, water injects the top of generator body through inflow column from water inlet, and through the iris action of generator body median septum, make water first time supercharging, the water after supercharging flow to discharging device from delivery port through outlet pipe; Because water inlet place of discharging device and water outlet place offer the minimum inlet opening of diameter and apopore respectively, water is secondary booster in the process flowing through discharging device.Water is after twice supercharging, and the water sprayed from discharging device is broken down into the water of the hydrone with very small diameter, and in water, produce a large amount of bubbles, in whole supercharging, decomposable process, without the need to impressed pressure, easy to use, safe.
Water after the process of this bubble generator has the following advantages:
(1) a large amount of bubbles produced in water add the surface area of water, thus the oxygen content in water is increased greatly,
Maximum oxygen content in air-bubble can reach 17PPM;
(2) be rich in anion in water after treatment and form anion water, and anion water has certain bactericidal action, use anion water to be more conducive to the healthy of user;
(3) a large amount of bubble forms resonance in water borehole blasting, can play health-care massage function, stimulate circulation to user;
(4) water is broken down into the water of the hydrone with very small diameter, and the hydrone of very small diameter can enter in the pore of skin, thus carries out profound cleaning to the dirt in pore.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the cross-sectional schematic of generator body in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the top view of Fig. 2 median septum and inflow column;
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of Water outlet spray head in Fig. 1;
Fig. 5 is the decomposing schematic representation of Water outlet spray head in Fig. 1;
Fig. 6 is the cross-sectional schematic of end socket in Fig. 5.
Detailed description of the invention
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing embodiment, the present invention is described in further detail.
Be structural representation of the present invention as shown in Figures 1 to 6,
Reference numeral is wherein: generator body 1, upper space 1a, lower space 1b, generator body 11, generator bottom 12, water inlet 12a, delivery port 12b, dewatering outlet 12c, air inlet 12d, Water outlet spray head 2, inlet opening 2a, apopore 2b, handle 21, head body 22, nozzle cap 23, end socket 24, cylindrical hole 24a, bellmouth 24b, water distributing plate 25, water inlet pipe 3, outlet pipe 4, inflow column 5, dividing plate 51, water outlet pressurized hole 51a, electroceramics stone ball 6, first filter cartridge 71, second filter cartridge 72.
As shown in Figures 1 to 6,
A kind of bubble generator, comprise generator body 1 and discharging device, wherein, generator body 1 is made up of generator body 11 and generator bottom 12, generator bottom 12 is provided with water inlet 12a and delivery port 12b, water inlet 12a is connected with water inlet pipe 3, being connected of one end of delivery port 12b and outlet pipe 4, the other end of outlet pipe 4 is connected with described discharging device, an inflow column 5 is vertically provided with in generator body 11, the import department of this inflow column 5 is connected with water inlet 12a, the exit of inflow column 5 is placed in the top in generator body 11, inflow column 5 top is provided with the dividing plate 51 offering water outlet pressurized hole 51a on, water inlet place of discharging device offers the inlet opening 2a that diameter is 2mm to 3mm, and water outlet place of discharging device offers the apopore 2b that diameter is 0.3mm to 0.4mm.
In embodiment, dividing plate 51 is arranged at described inflow column 5 top 1/3 to 1/4 place.
In embodiment, space in generator body 1 is divided into upper space 1a and lower space 1b by dividing plate 51, the rounded structure of dividing plate 51, inflow column 5 is positioned on the axis of circular configuration, and water outlet pressurized hole 51a is scattered in two concentric circles with inflow column 5 for the center of circle on dividing plate 51.
Dividing plate 51 is arranged at the top of inflow column 5, the upper space 1a in Compression Generator body 1, and due to the iris action of dividing plate 51, water flows into after in generator body 1 from inflow column 5, promptly cannot flow into lower space 1b, and flow out from delivery port 12b; Water is constantly full of upper space 1a and hydraulic pressure is increased.
In embodiment, generator bottom 12 also offers a dewatering outlet 12c, is provided with discharging valve in the 12c of this dewatering outlet; The sidewall of water inlet 12a offers air inlet 12d, in this air inlet 12d, be provided with intake valve.
When bubble generator normally uses, owing to there is hydraulic pressure in generator body 1, discharging valve and intake valve are closed automatically; And when bubble generator is stopped using, only there is hydrostatic head due to ponding in generator body 1, now hydrostatic head is less than atmospheric pressure, discharging valve and intake valve are opened by the atmospheric pressure of outside, air enters in generator body 1 from intake valve, and is extruded from the 12c of dewatering outlet from generator body 1 by ponding.
In embodiment, the top of generator bottom 12 arranges the draw-in groove suitable with the bottom of described generator body 11, with the clamping of generator bottom 12 phase in the draw-in groove that the bottom card of generator body 11 inserts described generator bottom 12.
In embodiment, discharging device is Water outlet spray head 2 or depotition cock.
In embodiment, Water outlet spray head 2 is formed primarily of handle 21, head body 22 and nozzle cap 23, the import department of head body 22 is provided with end socket 24, inlet opening 2a is opened in the influent side of described end socket 24, the water outlet side of end socket 24 offers a cylindrical hole 24a, the diameter of this cylindrical hole 24a is greater than the diameter of inlet opening, by a bellmouth 24b transition between cylindrical hole 24a and inlet opening 2a; Be provided with water distributing plate 25 in nozzle cap 23, apopore 2b is that concentric circles is distributed on this water distributing plate 25.
After the setting of bellmouth 24b and cylindrical hole 24a makes water enter shower nozzle, increase fluid passage, reduce flow rate of liquid, avoid the excessive velocities of the water sprayed from shower nozzle and user is damaged.
In embodiment, in handle 21, be provided with the first filter cartridge 71 built with electroceramics stone ball 6.
In embodiment, in head body 22, be provided with the second filter cartridge 72 built with electroceramics stone ball 6.
First filter cartridge 71 and the second filter cartridge 72 pairs of water carry out secondary filter, remove the impurity in water and peculiar smell, ensure the cleannes of water.
In embodiment, outside generator body 1, decorative shell is installed.The setting of decorative shell makes the profile of product more attractive in appearance, generous.
The course of work:
The all parts of generator is connected, one end of water inlet pipe 3 is connected with water source, the other end of water inlet pipe 3 is connected with the water inlet 12a of generator body 1, be connected with the delivery port 12b of generator body 1 one end of outlet pipe 4, the other end of outlet pipe 4 is connected with the handle 21 of Water outlet spray head 2.
After opening water source, water enters in generator body 1 from water inlet pipe 3 by water inlet 12a, water moves upward along inflow column 5 through water inlet 12a, and the upper space 1a injected from the outlet of inflow column 5 in generator body 1, due to the iris action of inflow column 5 upper spacer 51, water in upper space 1a all cannot flow into lower space 1b at once, the water of small part is only had to flow into lower space 1b from the water outlet pressurized hole 51a dividing plate 51, and remaining water is constantly assembled at upper space 1a, until water is full of whole upper space 1a, water in upper space 1a is under the effect of the inside on dividing plate 51 and generator body 11 top, hydraulic pressure increases and completes first time pressurization.
Water after first time supercharging flows into lower space 1b from the water outlet pressurized hole 51a dividing plate 51, and flowed out by delivery port 12b, and flow to Water outlet spray head 2 through outlet pipe 4, water flows into from handle 21, in handle 21, water carries out first time by the electroceramics stone ball 6 pairs of water quality in the first filter cartridge 71, first filter cartridge 71 and filters; Water after first time filtration continues shower nozzle to flow, hindered by the end socket 24 of shower nozzle water inlet place in flow process, because end socket 24 influent side only has the inlet opening 2a that diameter is 2mm to 3mm, a small amount of water is only had to flow out from the 2a of inlet opening, remaining water is assembled in handle 21, and water is subject to the obstruction of handle 21 inwall and secondary booster; Water after secondary booster flows in shower nozzle from inlet opening 2a, in shower nozzle, current are through the second filter cartridge 72, electroceramics stone ball 6 pairs of water quality in second filter cartridge 72 carry out secondary filter, make water quality more clean, eventually pass the water after twice supercharging to flow out from through water distributing plate 25, owing to water distributing plate 25 only offering the apopore 2b that diameter is 0.3mm to 0.4mm, hydrone is broken down into micron order hydrone, again because water is by the high pressure formed after twice supercharging, from Water outlet spray head 2, the water of ejection produces a large amount of bubbles and forms air-bubble.
After water source is closed, the hydraulic pressure of water inlet disappears, only hydrostatic head is produced by the height of hydrops in generator body 1, now, discharging valve and intake valve will be opened, the hydrops of generator body 1 will flow out from dewatering outlet 12c, avoid long-term hydrops in generator body 1 and will cause the rotten of water body, also improve the service life of product to a certain extent.
Water after the process of this bubble generator has the following advantages:
(1) a large amount of bubbles produced in water add the surface area of water, thus the oxygen content in water is increased greatly,
Maximum oxygen content in air-bubble can reach 17PPM;
(2) be rich in anion in water after treatment and form anion water, and anion water has certain bactericidal action, use anion water to be more conducive to the healthy of user;
(3) a large amount of bubble forms resonance in water borehole blasting, can play health-care massage function, stimulate circulation to user;
(4) water is broken down into the water of the hydrone with very small diameter, and the hydrone of very small diameter can enter in the pore of skin, thus carries out profound cleaning to the dirt in pore.
Most preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, and the various change made by those of ordinary skill in the art or remodeling all can not depart from the scope of the present invention.

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1. a bubble generator, comprise generator body (1) and discharging device, it is characterized in that: described generator body (1) is made up of generator body (11) and generator bottom (12), described generator bottom (12) is provided with water inlet (12a) and delivery port (12b), described water inlet (12a) is connected with water inlet pipe (3), being connected of one end of described delivery port (12b) and outlet pipe (4), the other end of outlet pipe (4) is connected with described discharging device, an inflow column (5) is vertically provided with in described generator body (11), the import department of this inflow column (5) is connected with water inlet (12a), the exit of inflow column (5) is placed in the top in generator body (11), described inflow column (5) top is provided with the dividing plate (51) offering water outlet pressurized hole (51a) on, water inlet place of described discharging device offers the inlet opening (2a) that diameter is 2mm to 3mm, and water outlet place of described discharging device offers the apopore (2b) that diameter is 0.3mm to 0.4mm.
2. a kind of bubble generator according to claim 1, is characterized in that: described dividing plate (51) is arranged at described inflow column (5) top 1/3 to 1/4 place.
3. a kind of bubble generator according to claim 2, it is characterized in that: the space in generator body (1) is divided into upper space (1a) and lower space (1b) by described dividing plate (51), described dividing plate (51) rounded structure, described inflow column (5) is positioned on the axis of circular configuration, described water outlet pressurized hole (51a) with inflow column (5) for the center of circle is scattered in two concentric circles on dividing plate (51).
4. a kind of bubble generator according to claim 3, is characterized in that: described generator bottom (12) also offers a dewatering outlet (12c), is provided with discharging valve in this dewatering outlet (12c); The sidewall of described water inlet (12a) offers air inlet (12d), in this air inlet (12d), is provided with intake valve.
5. a kind of bubble generator according to claim 4, it is characterized in that: the top of described generator bottom (12) arranges the draw-in groove suitable with the bottom of described generator body (11), with generator bottom (12) phase clamping in the draw-in groove that the bottom card of described generator body (11) inserts described generator bottom (12).
6. a kind of bubble generator according to claim 5, is characterized in that: described discharging device is Water outlet spray head (2) or depotition cock.
7. a kind of bubble generator according to claim 6, it is characterized in that: described Water outlet spray head (2) is primarily of handle (21), head body (22) and nozzle cap (23) are formed, the import department of described head body (22) is provided with end socket (24), described inlet opening (2a) is opened in the influent side of described end socket (24), the water outlet side of described end socket (24) offers a cylindrical hole (24a), the diameter of this cylindrical hole (24a) is greater than the diameter of inlet opening, by a bellmouth (24b) transition between described cylindrical hole (24a) and inlet opening (2a), be provided with water distributing plate (25) in described nozzle cap (23), described apopore (2b) is distributed in concentric circles on this water distributing plate (25).
8. a kind of bubble generator according to claim 7, is characterized in that: be provided with the first filter cartridge (71) built with electroceramics stone ball (6) in described handle (21).
9. a kind of bubble generator according to claim 8, is characterized in that: be provided with the second filter cartridge (72) built with electroceramics stone ball (6) in described head body (22).
10. a kind of bubble generator according to claim 9, is characterized in that: be provided with decorative shell outside described generator body (1).
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