CN111170403A

CN111170403A - Water tap

Info

Publication number: CN111170403A
Application number: CN201911081124.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘炳旲
Original assignee: Mqw Co ltd
Current assignee: Mqw Co ltd
Priority date: 2018-11-09
Filing date: 2019-11-07
Publication date: 2020-05-19
Also published as: KR102009516B1

Abstract

The invention discloses a faucet. This tap includes: a pipe having an inlet formed at one side such that a fluid is introduced into the inlet, and having an outlet formed at the other side such that the fluid is discharged from the outlet; a vitamin supplier including a bottom plate disposed in the tube and having a first through port and a second through port penetratingly formed therein, a tubular partition wall formed on one surface of the bottom plate to partition the first through port and the second through port and to form an interior in which the first through port is disposed and an exterior in which the second through port is disposed, and a notch portion formed at a protruding end of the partition wall, the vitamin supplier being configured to accommodate a vitamin in the interior; a cover having a plate-like shape and a cover through port penetratingly formed in a thickness direction, the cover configured to cover one side of the partition wall; and a nozzle arranged at an outlet of the pipe and configured to eject the fluid.

Description

Water tap

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a faucet, and more particularly, to a faucet for supplying vitamins, which is capable of generating electric power having high current and high voltage characteristics, generating light during water flow, adjusting luminous intensity of a luminous member in proportion to flow rate and flow rate of fluid, improving purification efficiency of fluid, and easily removing residual chlorine in fluid.

Background

This section provides background information related to the present disclosure that is not necessarily prior art.

Generally, a water purifier is used to remove residual chlorine and a small amount of organic substances contained in tap water so that a user can directly drink the tap water.

Recently, in addition to a high-priced water purifier having a high capacity, a low-cost small-sized water purifier selectively attached to a water nozzle installed in a kitchen has been released.

However, when the inlet valve is closed without using the water purifier, in a state where all the residual chlorine is adsorbed onto the activated carbon, since air enters through the outlet, the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water trapped in the activated carbon layer for purifying tap water increases.

As a result, there are the following problems: an environment having moisture, organic substances and oxygen is generated in the water purifier, which satisfies basic conditions under which bacteria can survive and multiply, and thus the bacteria are rapidly diffused.

In addition, activated carbon has high adsorptivity at an initial time, but as the amount of tap water increases, the adsorption capacity rapidly decreases and the continuity of water purification efficiency deteriorates.

In addition, the tap water cannot be uniformly filtered, and since the filter needs to be periodically replaced, it increases a trouble and an economic burden.

In this regard, korean utility model registration No. 0266506 (Tap Water and microbiological sterilizer) discloses a function of irradiating Tap Water flowing through a shower head with ultraviolet rays, thereby producing drinking Water that a user can drink immediately.

However, since the ultraviolet lamp always emits ultraviolet rays when power is applied to the ultraviolet lamp, there are problems in that: even in a state where no tap water flows (i.e., tap water is not distributed), unnecessary power is consumed since the ultraviolet lamp is turned on, and the life of the ultraviolet lamp is reduced.

In addition, when the head is used for a long time, there is a fear that moss or mold grows in the head.

In addition, in order to simultaneously use the lighting function and the cleaning function using the photocatalyst, it is required to develop a flowing water saving device capable of generating high voltage power and operating a plurality of light emitting devices.

In addition, there is a need to develop a flow water saving device which can easily filter out residual chlorine contained in tap water.

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(patent document 1) korean utility model registration No. 0266506

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a faucet for supplying vitamins, which is capable of generating high power and high voltage electric power by discharging a large amount of fluid dissolved with vitamins at high pressure.

Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a faucet for supplying vitamins, which is capable of generating light during the flow of fluid using the energy of the fluid through a water flow guide and a water turbine without an external energy source.

It is still another object of the present disclosure to provide a faucet for supplying vitamins, which adjusts the luminous intensity of a luminous member in proportion to the flow rate and flow rate of fluid.

It is still another object of the present disclosure to provide a faucet for supplying vitamins, which can improve efficiency of purifying fluid.

It is still another object of the present disclosure to provide a faucet for supplying vitamins, which is capable of removing residual chlorine in a fluid.

This section provides a general summary of the disclosure, and is not a comprehensive disclosure of its full scope or all of its features.

To achieve the above object, according to any one of aspects disclosed in the present disclosure, a faucet for supplying vitamins includes: a pipe having an inlet formed at one side such that a fluid is introduced into the inlet, and an outlet formed at the other side such that the fluid is discharged from the outlet; a vitamin supplier including a bottom plate disposed in the tube and having first and second through ports penetratingly formed therein, a tubular partition wall formed on one surface of the bottom plate to partition the first and second through ports and to form an interior in which the first through port is disposed and an exterior in which the second through port is disposed, and a notched portion formed at a protruding end of the partition wall, the vitamin supplier being configured to accommodate a vitamin in the interior; a cover having a plate-like shape and a cover through port penetratingly formed in a thickness direction, the cover configured to cover one side of the partition wall; and a nozzle arranged at the outlet of the tube and configured to eject the fluid.

In the faucet for supplying vitamins according to any one of aspects disclosed in the present disclosure, the partition wall may further include a third through port penetrating through inner and outer circumferential surfaces of the partition wall.

The faucet for supplying vitamins according to any one of aspects disclosed in the present disclosure may include: a water flow guide device including a cylindrical body portion opened at the other side thereof, a flange portion protruding from an outer circumferential surface at the other side of the body portion, an outer circumferential guide portion protruding from one surface of the flange portion along an outer circumference to form a flow groove between the outer circumferential guide portion and the outer circumferential surface of the body portion, an inlet portion penetrating the outer circumferential surface and the inner circumferential surface of the body portion, and an inflow guide portion disposed adjacent to the inlet portion and protruding from the outer circumferential surface of the body portion; a generator including a water turbine disposed in a cylindrical shape of the body portion and configured to be rotated by the fluid passing through the inlet portion, and a power generation unit disposed at the other side of the water turbine and configured to generate electric energy by means of a rotational motion; and a light emitting member disposed in the tube and located at the other side of the generator and configured to emit light beams having two or more different wavelengths by the electric power supplied from the generator.

In the faucet for supplying vitamins according to any one of aspects disclosed in the present disclosure, the second through port and the inflow guide portion may be arranged to be aligned adjacent to each other.

In the faucet for supplying vitamins according to any one of aspects disclosed in the present disclosure, the light emitting member may include a Light Emitting Diode (LED) or a laser diode.

In the faucet for supplying vitamins according to any one of aspects disclosed in the present disclosure, the light beam includes two or more of visible light, infrared light, and ultraviolet light.

The faucet for supplying vitamins according to any one of aspects disclosed in the present disclosure may further include a filter member disposed at one side of the cover and configured to filter the fluid.

In the faucet for supplying vitamins according to any one of aspects disclosed in the present disclosure, the filter member may include one or more of a mesh filter, a carbon filter configured to perform a deodorization function, and a sediment filter configured to remove suspended substances and foreign substances.

A faucet for supplying vitamins according to any one of aspects disclosed in the present disclosure may include a mesh photocatalyst filter disposed in the tube at the other side of the light emitting member and coated with a photocatalyst substance to be activated by light emitted from the light emitting member.

The faucet for supplying vitamins according to any one of aspects disclosed in the present disclosure includes: a cylindrical filter member having a hollow portion; an upper fixing member including an upper plate having a plate-like shape and fitted with an inner peripheral surface of the tube, an upper plate through port formed penetratingly in a thickness direction along an outer periphery of the upper plate, and an upper plate protruding portion protruding from the other surface of the upper plate and having a fluid flow portion; and a lower fixing member including a lower plate, a lower plate through port, and a lower plate protruding portion, the lower plate having a plate-like shape and fitted with an inner peripheral surface of the tube, the lower plate through port being penetratingly formed in the lower plate in a thickness direction, the lower plate protruding portion protrudes from one surface of the lower plate along an outer circumference of the lower plate through port and has a fluid flow portion, wherein the upper plate protruding portion and the lower plate protruding portion are inserted into the hollow portion of the cylindrical filter member, the fluid passing through the second through port passes through the upper plate through port and is introduced in a circumferential direction of the cylindrical filter member, and the fluid is filtered while passing through the outer and inner circumferential surfaces of the cylindrical filter member, the fluid is then discharged through the lower plate through port via the fluid flow portion.

In the faucet for supplying vitamins according to any one of aspects disclosed in the present disclosure, the cylindrical filter member may include at least one of a sediment filter and a carbon filter.

In the faucet for supplying vitamins according to any one of aspects disclosed in the present disclosure, a thread may be formed on an outer circumferential surface of the tube so that the tube may be threadedly coupled to the faucet.

Drawings

The above and other aspects, features and other advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a faucet for supplying vitamins according to the present disclosure when viewed from one side;

FIG. 2 is a partially cut-away assembly view of a vitamin supplier and a tube, illustrating the faucet for supplying vitamins of FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a second exemplary embodiment of a faucet for supplying vitamins according to the present disclosure when viewed from one side;

fig. 4 is a partially cut-away exploded perspective view of the vitamin supplier and the water flow guide when viewed from one side, illustrating the fluid flow of the vitamin supplying tap of fig. 3;

fig. 5 is a partially cut-away exploded perspective view of a vitamin supplier and a water flow guide when viewed from the other side, illustrating a fluid flow of the vitamin supplying tap of fig. 3;

fig. 6 is a partially cut-away exploded perspective view of a water flow guide of the vitamin supplying faucet of fig. 3;

fig. 7 is a partially cut-away exploded perspective view of a vitamin supplier and a cylindrical filter member of a second exemplary embodiment of a faucet for supplying vitamins according to the present disclosure;

fig. 8 is a view showing a cross-section of the assembled vitamin supplying faucet of fig. 3;

fig. 9 is an enlarged view of fig. 8 illustrating a process of dissolving vitamins in the vitamin supplying tap of fig. 8; and

fig. 10 is a view illustrating another exemplary embodiment of a vitamin supplier of a faucet for supplying vitamins according to the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of a faucet for supplying vitamins according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

However, it should be noted that the technical spirit inherent in the present disclosure is not limited to the following exemplary embodiments, and those skilled in the art can easily replace or change the following exemplary embodiments based on the technical spirit inherent in the present disclosure.

In addition, the terms used herein are selected for convenience of description and should be appropriately interpreted as meanings that conform to the technical spirit of the present disclosure, not limited to dictionary meanings in recognizing the technical spirit inherent in the present disclosure.

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a vitamin supplying tap according to the present disclosure when viewed from one side, and fig. 2 is a partially cut-away assembly view of a vitamin supplier and a tube illustrating the vitamin supplying tap of fig. 1.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the faucet for supplying vitamins according to the present exemplary embodiment includes a tube 300, a vitamin supplier 100, and a cap 200.

The tube 300 has: an inlet 310 formed at one side such that a fluid is introduced into the inlet 310; and an outlet formed at the other side such that the fluid is discharged therefrom.

The vitamin supplier 100 includes a bottom plate 110 and a partition wall 120 and is disposed in the tube 300.

The base plate 110 includes a first through port 111 and a second through port 112 penetratingly formed in a thickness direction. The partition wall 120 protrudes from one surface of the base plate 110 to partition the first through port 111 and the second through port 112.

The partition wall 120 has a tubular shape and protrudes from one surface of the base plate 110 to partition the first through port 111 and the second through port 112. The partition wall 120 has an interior 121, the first through port 111 is arranged in the interior 121 and the vitamin is contained in the interior 121. The partition wall 120 has an exterior 122, the second through port 112 is disposed in the exterior 122 and fluid flows in the exterior 122.

In addition, a notched portion 123 is formed at the protruding end of the partition wall 120.

The cover 200 has a plate-like shape and a cover through port 210 penetratingly formed in a thickness direction, and the cover 200 covers one side of the partition wall 120.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in the faucet for supplying vitamins according to the present disclosure, fluid introduced via an inlet of a tube 300 is discharged to a downstream side via an outer portion 122 and a second pass-through port 112.

In addition, a portion of the fluid introduced via the inlet of the tube 300 is introduced into one side of the interior 121 via the cap pass-through port 210. The fluid introduced into the interior 121 dissolves the contained vitamins, and then the fluid is discharged to the exterior 122 via the notched portion 123 and to the downstream side.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in the faucet for supplying vitamins according to the present disclosure, vitamins are disposed inside a tube 300, and fluid is discharged to a downstream side via an outer portion 122, a cross-sectional area of the outer portion 122 being smaller than a cross-sectional area of the tube 300.

Accordingly, the pressure of the fluid introduced into the tube 300 increases as the fluid passes through the outer portion 122, and thus the fluid is discharged at high pressure through the second through port 112.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in the faucet for supplying vitamins according to the present exemplary embodiment, a thread is formed on an outer surface of a tube 300 so that the tube 300 can be threadedly coupled to the faucet.

Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a second exemplary embodiment of a faucet for supplying vitamins according to the present disclosure when viewed from one side. Fig. 4 is a partially cut-away exploded perspective view of the vitamin supplier and the water flow guide when viewed from one side, illustrating a fluid flow of the vitamin supplying tap of fig. 3, and fig. 5 is a partially cut-away exploded perspective view of the vitamin supplier and the water flow guide when viewed from the other side, illustrating a fluid flow of the vitamin supplying tap of fig. 3. In addition, fig. 6 is a perspective view of the water flow guide device in which an outer circumferential guide portion is partially cut in the faucet for supplying vitamins in fig. 3.

Referring to fig. 3 to 6, the faucet for supplying vitamins according to the present exemplary embodiment may further include a water flow guide 600, a generator 500, and a light emitting member 530.

The water flow guide 600 includes a body portion 610 having an inlet portion 611, a flange portion 620, an inflow guide portion 630, and an outer circumferential guide portion 640.

The body part 610 has a cylindrical shape opened at the other side thereof, and the inlet part 611 is formed to penetrate the outer circumferential surface and the inner circumferential surface of the body part 610, so that fluid flows from the outside to the inside of the body part 610.

The flange portion 620 protrudes from the outer circumferential surface at the other side of the body portion 610.

The outer circumferential guide portion 640 protrudes from one surface of the flange portion 620 along the outer circumference of the flange portion 620 such that a flow groove 641 is formed between the outer circumference of the flange portion 620 and the outer circumferential surface of the body portion 610.

The inflow guide portion 630 protrudes from an outer circumferential surface of the body portion to be adjacent to the inlet portion 611.

Referring to fig. 3 to 6, the water flow guide 600 of the vitamin supplying faucet according to the present disclosure adjusts the pressure or flow rate of fluid passing through the inlet portion 611 according to the length of the inflow guide portion 630 protruding outward and the height of the protruding outer circumferential guide portion 640.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the fluid passing through the second through port 112 of the vitamin supplier 100 rotates while being discharged to the circumference of the outer circumferential surface of the body part 610. The rotating fluid 10 cannot easily pass through the inlet portion 611 due to centrifugal force.

The inflow guide portion 630 guides the rotating fluid 10 to the inlet portion 611, thereby providing a flow rate required for the operation of the light emitting member 530 by the generator 500 described below.

Since the outer circumferential guide portion 640 protrudes from one surface of the flange portion 620 as described above, a flow groove 641 is formed between the outer circumferential guide portion 640 and the outer circumferential surface of the body portion 610. When the fluid 10 flows in the flow groove 641, the cross-sectional area of the flow groove 641 through which the fluid passes is smaller than the cross-sectional area between the outer circumferential surface of the body portion 610 and the inner circumferential surface of the tube 300.

When the fluid 10 is introduced at the same flow rate, the flow rate increases as the fluid flows along the flow groove 641 formed by the outer circumferential guide portion 640.

As a result, the water flow guide 600 of the vitamin supplying faucet according to the present disclosure can increase the flow rate and quantity of the fluid passing through the inlet portion 611 by the organic operation of the outer circumferential guide portion 640 and the inflow guide portion 630.

The height in the direction from one side to the other side of the inflow guide portion 630 and the height of the protruding outer circumferential guide portion 640 may be set to increase the momentum of the fluid 10 by increasing the flow rate and the flow rate of the fluid 10 passing through the inlet portion 611.

Desirably, the height in a direction from one side to the other side of the inflow guide portion 630 may be equal to or greater than the height of the inlet portion 611.

The height of the outer circumferential guide portion 640 protruding from one surface of the flange portion 620 may be lower than the height of the inflow guide portion 630.

In addition, the protruding end of the inflow guide portion 640 is coupled to the inner circumferential surface of the outer circumferential guide portion 640.

Generator 500 is disposed in pipe 300 and includes a water turbine 520 and a power generation unit 510. Turbine 520 is rotated by fluid 10 passing through inlet portion 611. The power generation unit 510 generates electric power using the rotational motion of the water turbine 520.

The light emitting member 530 is disposed in the tube 300 and located at the other side of the generator 500. The light emitting member 530 emits light beams having two or more different wavelengths by the electric power supplied from the generator 500.

Referring to fig. 3 to 6, the second through port 112 and the inflow guide portion 630 are aligned adjacent to each other, thereby further improving the fluid concentration performance of the inflow guide portion 630 and the outer circumferential guide portion 640. Accordingly, a large amount of fluid 10 is introduced at a high speed, and the hydraulic turbine is rotated by a high torque, so that the power generation unit 510 can generate high-voltage and high-current electric power.

Referring to fig. 3 to 6, in the faucet for supplying vitamins according to the present exemplary embodiment, the light emitting member 530 may include a Light Emitting Diode (LED) or a laser diode, and the laser diode may be a Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) diode.

In this case, the light beam may be two or more of visible light, infrared light, and ultraviolet light.

The light emitting member 530 includes a plurality of light sources configured to generate different light beams, so that illumination and cleaning effects with various colors can be simultaneously desired. That is, illumination using visible light and a cleaning effect using infrared rays or ultraviolet rays may be simultaneously desired.

The light emitting member 530 configured to generate light beams having different wavelengths as described above may be configured by connecting a plurality of independent electronic elements each generating one wavelength in series or in parallel.

A light emitting diode or a laser diode is a photoelectric element utilizing a band gap of a semiconductor. The luminance of the photoelectric element depends on the amount of current, and a driving voltage equal to or higher than the band gap energy needs to be applied.

When two or more light emitting diodes or laser diodes are connected in series, the power generation unit needs to generate electric power having a voltage equal to or higher than the sum of the respective driving voltages.

In addition, when two or more light emitting diodes or laser diodes are connected in parallel, the power generation unit 510 needs to generate electric power with an amount of current equal to or greater than the sum of the respective driving currents.

Therefore, it is necessary to generate electric energy having a large amount of current and a high voltage in order to operate the light emitting member 530 configured to emit light beams having two or more different wavelengths according to the present disclosure.

As described above, the relative alignment state of the outer circumferential guide portion 640, the inflow guide portion 630, the second through port 112, and the inflow guide portion 630 according to the present disclosure increases the flow rate and flow velocity of the fluid 10 rotating the hydraulic turbine 520, thereby generating high current and high voltage electric power for operating the light emitting member 530 according to the present disclosure.

In addition, referring to fig. 3 to 6, the faucet for supplying vitamins according to the present exemplary embodiment may further include a filter member 700, the filter member 700 having a plate shape, being disposed at one side of the cover 200, and being configured to filter the fluid 10.

The fluid passes through the filter member 700, the vitamins dissolve in the vitamin container, and the fluid may then be discharged.

In addition, the filter member may be at least one of a mesh filter 710, a carbon filter 720 configured to perform a deodorization function, and a sediment filter 730 configured to remove suspended substances and foreign substances.

Fig. 7 is a partially cut-away exploded perspective view of a vitamin supplier and a cylindrical filter member of a second exemplary embodiment of a faucet for supplying vitamins according to the present disclosure.

Referring to fig. 7, the faucet for supplying vitamins according to the present exemplary embodiment may further include a cylindrical filter member 830, an upper fixing member 810, and a lower fixing member 820.

The cylindrical filter member 830 has a tube shape with a hollow portion 831.

The upper fixing member 810 includes an upper plate 811, an upper plate through port 811a, and an upper plate protrusion 812. The upper plate 811 has a plate-like shape and is fitted with the inner peripheral surface of the tube 300, and an upper plate through port 811a is penetratingly formed in the thickness direction along the outer periphery of the upper plate 811. The upper plate protrusion portion 812 protrudes from the other surface of the upper plate 811 and has a fluid flow portion 840 in which the fluid 10 can flow.

The lower fixing member 820 includes a lower plate 821, a lower plate through port 821a, and a lower plate protrusion 822. The lower plate 821 has a plate-like shape and is fitted with an inner circumferential surface of the tube 300, a lower plate through port 821a is penetratingly formed in the lower plate 821, a lower plate protrusion 822 protrudes from one surface of the lower plate 821, and the lower plate through port 821a is disposed inside the lower plate protrusion 822 such that the lower plate protrusion 822 has a fluid flow part 840.

The upper plate protrusion 812 and the lower plate protrusion 822 are inserted into the hollow 831 of the cylindrical filter member 830.

The fluid flow portion 840 may be penetratingly formed in the upper plate protruding portion 812 and the lower plate protruding portion 822, or may be formed between a plurality of upper plate protruding portions 812 and a plurality of lower plate protruding portions 822 formed to be spaced apart from each other.

Alternatively, a notch shape is formed at the protruding end of the upper plate protruding portion 812 and the protruding end of the lower plate protruding portion 822, and a closed curve is formed when the protruding end of the upper plate protruding portion 812 and the protruding end of the lower plate protruding portion 822 contact each other, so that the fluid 10 may flow.

Referring to fig. 7, in the faucet for supplying vitamins according to the present exemplary embodiment, the fluid 10 passing through the second through port 112 passes through the upper plate through port 811a and is introduced in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical filter member. The introduced fluid 10 is filtered while passing through the outer and inner circumferential surfaces of the cylindrical filter member, and then the fluid passes through the fluid flow portion 840 and is discharged to the other side through the lower plate through port 821 a.

When vitamins are supplied to the fluid in the vitamin supplier 100, the vitamins dissolved in the fluid ionize chlorine dissolved in the fluid, thereby generating chlorine ions.

The chlorine ionized into chloride ions is filtered out by a cylindrical filter member 830 arranged at the downstream side of the vitamin supply 100.

In this case, the cylindrical filter member 830 may include at least one of a sediment filter and a carbon filter.

That is, referring to fig. 7, in the faucet for supplying vitamins according to the present exemplary embodiment, vitamins are supplied to the fluid 10, and a portion of the supplied vitamins are ionized into chloride ions so that residual chlorine in the fluid 10 is easily removed. As a result, it is possible to simultaneously supply nutrients to the fluid and remove harmful substances.

Fig. 8 is a view showing a cross-section of the assembled vitamin supplying faucet of fig. 3.

Referring to fig. 8, the faucet for supplying vitamins according to the present exemplary embodiment may further include a mesh type photocatalyst filter 531, the mesh type photocatalyst filter 531 being disposed in the tube 300 at a downstream side of the light emitting member 530 and coated with a photocatalyst substance to be activated by light emitted from the light emitting member 530.

As described above, the light emitting member 530 emits light beams having two or more different wavelengths. Therefore, the faucet for supplying vitamins according to the present exemplary embodiment may use various types of photocatalyst substances.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged view of fig. 8, illustrating a process of dissolving vitamins in the vitamin supplying tap of fig. 8.

Referring to fig. 9, in the faucet for supplying vitamins according to the present exemplary embodiment, a portion of the fluid 10 passing through the second through port 112 but not the inlet portion 611 is contained in the outer space a of the water flow guide 600. The fluid contained in the external space a penetrates (C) into the gap B between one surface of the water flow guide 600 and the other surface of the base plate 110 and flows toward the first through port 111. The penetrating fluid C is introduced into the first through port 111 and is contacted with vitamin 11 to dissolve the vitamin 11. The fluid and the dissolved vitamins are discharged into the outer space a of the water flow guide 600, pass through the inlet portion 611, rotate the hydraulic turbine 520, and then are discharged to the downstream side.

Referring to fig. 10, in the vitamin supplier 100 according to the present exemplary embodiment, the partition wall 120 may further include a third through port 113 penetrating the inner and outer surfaces.

The third through port allows the side surface of the vitamin contained inside the partition wall 120 to come into contact with the fluid, thereby dissolving the vitamin. The third through port 113 may have a circular shape or may be formed as a groove arranged in the fluid flow direction.

According to the present disclosure, electric energy of high voltage and high current can be generated by discharging a large amount of fluid dissolved with vitamins at high voltage, using the inside to contain the vitamins therein and using the outside to flow the fluid therein.

According to the present disclosure, the energy of the fluid may be utilized by the water flow directing device and the water turbine to generate light during water flow without an external energy source.

According to the present disclosure, the generator generates electricity through the hydraulic turbine, which is rotated by kinetic energy of the fluid, and as a result, the luminous intensity of the light emitting member can be adjusted in proportion to the flow rate and the flow rate of the fluid.

According to the present disclosure, the efficiency of purifying a fluid may be improved by using a light emitting member and a photocatalyst filter.

According to the present disclosure, by using the cylindrical filter member, it is possible to easily remove residual chlorine in a fluid by filtering the fluid in which vitamins are dissolved and residual chlorine is ionized into chlorine ions.

While the invention has been shown and described in connection with exemplary embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A faucet, the faucet comprising:

a pipe having an inlet formed at one side such that a fluid is introduced into the inlet, and an outlet formed at the other side such that the fluid is discharged from the outlet;

a nozzle disposed at the outlet of the tube and configured to eject the fluid;

a water flow directing device, the water flow directing device comprising: a cylindrical body portion opened at the other side thereof; a flange portion protruding from an outer circumferential surface at the other side of the body portion; a peripheral guide portion that protrudes along a periphery from one surface of the flange portion to form a flow groove between the peripheral guide portion and the peripheral surface of the body portion; an inlet portion penetrating through an outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface of the main body portion; and an inflow guide portion disposed adjacent to the inlet portion and protruding from the outer circumferential surface of the main body portion;

a generator including a water turbine disposed in a cylindrical shape of the body portion and configured to be rotated by the fluid passing through the inlet portion, and a power generation unit disposed on the other side of the water turbine and configured to generate electric energy by means of rotational motion; and

a light emitting member disposed in the tube on the other side of the generator and configured to emit a light beam by electric energy supplied from the generator.

2. The faucet of claim 1, further comprising:

a vitamin supplier including a bottom plate disposed in the tube and having first and second through ports penetratingly formed therein, a tubular partition wall formed on one surface of the bottom plate to partition the first and second through ports and to form an interior in which the first through port is disposed and an exterior in which the second through port is disposed, and a notched portion formed at a protruding end of the partition wall, the vitamin supplier being configured to accommodate a vitamin in the interior; and

a cover having a plate-like shape and a cover through port penetratingly formed in a thickness direction, the cover configured to cover one side of the partition wall.

3. The faucet of claim 1, wherein the light emitting member is configured to emit light beams having two or more different wavelengths by electrical energy supplied from the generator.

4. The faucet of claim 2, wherein the divider wall further includes a third through port extending through the inner and outer peripheral surfaces of the divider wall.

5. The faucet of claim 2, wherein the second pass-through port and the inflow guide portion are arranged to be aligned adjacent to each other.

6. The faucet of claim 1, wherein the light emitting member comprises a Light Emitting Diode (LED) or a laser diode.

7. The faucet of claim 3, wherein the light beam comprises two or more of visible light, infrared light, and ultraviolet light.

8. The faucet of claim 1, further comprising:

a filter member disposed at one side of the cover and configured to filter the fluid.

9. The faucet of claim 8, wherein the filter member includes one or more of a mesh filter, a carbon filter configured to perform a deodorizing function, and a sediment filter configured to remove suspended matter and foreign matter.

10. The faucet of claim 1, comprising:

a cylindrical filter member having a hollow portion;

an upper fixing member including an upper plate having a plate-like shape and fitted with an inner peripheral surface of the tube, an upper plate through port formed penetratingly in a thickness direction along an outer periphery of the upper plate, and an upper plate protruding portion protruding from the other surface of the upper plate and having a fluid flow portion; and

a lower fixing member including a lower plate having a plate-like shape and fitted with an inner circumferential surface of the pipe, a lower plate through port penetratingly formed in the lower plate in a thickness direction, and a lower plate protruding portion protruding from one surface of the lower plate along an outer circumference of the lower plate through port and having a fluid flow portion,

wherein the upper plate protruding portion and the lower plate protruding portion are inserted into the hollow portion of the cylindrical filter member, the fluid passing through the second through port passes through the upper plate through port and is introduced in a circumferential direction of the cylindrical filter member, and the fluid is filtered while passing through outer and inner circumferential surfaces of the cylindrical filter member, and then the fluid is discharged through the lower plate through port via the fluid flow portion.