CN210438542U - Integrated water purifier - Google Patents
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The integrated water purifier comprises a flocculation tank, a sedimentation tank and a filtering tank, wherein the flocculation tank is communicated with the sedimentation tank, the sedimentation tank is communicated with the filtering tank, the sedimentation tank comprises a plurality of triangular check blocks formed by obliquely and tangentially connecting two inclined plates, the triangular check blocks are arranged at the bottom of the sedimentation tank in parallel, the two triangular check blocks are not mutually connected and are provided with reserved spaces, each reserved space is provided with a sewage discharge pipe, the sewage discharge pipe is provided with a plurality of groups of water holes, and the water outlet positions of the water holes on two sides facing to the direction of the bottom of the tank are right opposite to the joint of the triangular check blocks and the bottom of the tank; the top edge of sedimentation tank is provided with spray rinsing device, spray rinsing device includes the spray pipe and sets up nozzle on the spray pipe, the spray pipe is fixed through the pivot the top edge of sedimentation tank. The utility model provides an integration water purifier washs the sedimentation tank after purifying, with the impurity sanitization in the sedimentation tank.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a work piece sewage treatment technical field especially relates to integration water purifier.
Background
The integrated water purifier is suitable for water purification of water supply projects such as rivers, lakes, reservoirs and the like which take surface water as a water source, reclaimed water recycling, and water purification of coal mine tailing water, coal washing water, bathing ponds, swimming pools, car washing yards, paper making, printing and dyeing, electroplating and other industrial wastewater. The purification process of present integrated purifier and city water supply plant is the same, has flocculation basin, sedimentation tank and filtering ponds, and sedimentation tank among the prior art is after deposiing, and impurity is left over at the bottom of the pool, and is difficult to the sanitization, leads to easily purifying in-process thoroughly, and purifying effect is not good.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model aims to provide an integration water purifier to the defect in the background art, wash the sedimentation tank after purifying, with the impurity sanitization in the sedimentation tank.
To achieve the purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical proposal:
the integrated water purifier comprises a flocculation tank, a sedimentation tank and a filtering tank, wherein the flocculation tank is communicated with the sedimentation tank, the sedimentation tank is communicated with the filtering tank, the sedimentation tank comprises a plurality of triangular check blocks formed by obliquely and tangentially connecting two inclined plates, the triangular check blocks are arranged at the bottom of the sedimentation tank in parallel, the two triangular check blocks are not mutually connected and are provided with reserved spaces, each reserved space is provided with a sewage discharge pipe, the sewage discharge pipe is provided with a plurality of groups of water holes, and the water outlet positions of the water holes on two sides facing to the direction of the bottom of the tank are right opposite to the joint of the triangular check blocks and the bottom of the tank;
the top edge of sedimentation tank is provided with spray rinsing device, spray rinsing device includes the spray pipe and sets up nozzle on the spray pipe, the spray pipe is fixed through the pivot the top edge of sedimentation tank.
Preferably, the middle part of sedimentation tank is provided with the filter screen support frame, the filter screen support frame is put on the shelf and is equipped with the sediment filter screen, a lateral wall of sedimentation tank is provided with siphunculus and overflow pipe support frame, the overflow pipe support frame is fixed the siphunculus top, just the sediment delivery port has been seted up to the overflow pipe support frame, the top of sedimentation tank is provided with the overflow pipe, the one end of overflow pipe with the overflow pipe support frame intercommunication, the other end with the lateral wall of sedimentation tank is fixed.
Preferably, the filtering tank comprises a filtering water inlet pipe, the filtering water inlet pipe is communicated with the through pipe to communicate the filtering tank with the sedimentation tank, the filtering tank is arranged below the sedimentation tank and is divided into a plurality of independent filtering spaces, a quartz sand support frame is arranged at the bottom of each filtering space, and quartz sand is paved on each quartz sand support frame;
still be provided with many vertical passes in the filtration space the filtration outlet pipe of quartz sand support frame, the bottom of filtering the outlet pipe is seted up jaggedly, and water after quartz sand filters is followed the breach flows in filter the outlet pipe.
Preferably, a partition board is arranged in the flocculation tank, the partition board divides the flocculation tank into a plurality of flocculation spaces, through holes are formed in the upper part and/or the middle part of the partition board, and the flocculation spaces are communicated with one another through the through holes;
install multilayer flocculation piece from last to down in the flocculation space, each layer flocculation piece be integrated into one piece structure and all around with the baffle is fixed.
Preferably, the flocculation basin is provided with a flocculation water inlet basin, the top of flocculation water inlet basin has been seted up the through-hole with the flocculation space intercommunication.
Preferably, a flocculation water outlet tank is arranged between the flocculation tank and the sedimentation tank, the flocculation water outlet tank is communicated with the flocculation tank through the through hole, a flow partition plate is arranged right above the triangular stop block to separate the flocculation water outlet tank from the sedimentation tank, a sedimentation water inlet is reserved between the flow partition plate and the triangular stop block, and the flocculation water outlet tank is communicated with the sedimentation tank through the sedimentation water inlet.
Preferably, a water storage tank is arranged between the sedimentation tank and the filtering tank, and the filtering tank is communicated with the water storage tank through the filtering water outlet pipe.
Preferably, a water storage tank water outlet is formed in the side wall of the water storage tank.
Preferably, the filtering water inlet pipe is connected with a back-flushing siphon pipe in a tapping mode, and the back-flushing siphon pipe penetrates through the water storage tank and is connected with the outside.
Has the advantages that:
1. by arranging the drain pipe, the dead angle at the bottom of the sedimentation tank is sprayed and washed by the water holes in the drain pipe, so that the sedimentation tank is ensured to be cleaned completely, and the influence on the sedimentation effect caused by impurities left in the sedimentation tank is avoided;
2. the edge of the top of the sedimentation tank is provided with the water spraying pipe, the water spraying pipe is swung on the sedimentation tank by using the bearing, the sedimentation tank is sprayed by using the water spraying pipe, manual cleaning is replaced, and the cleaning efficiency is improved;
3. this device adopts the structure of cutting apart the space, cuts apart into a plurality of spaces with flocculation basin and filtering ponds, increases the running water stroke of flocculation for the flocculation effect is better, and the filterable space of independent setting reduces filterable influence, ensures the filter effect.
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FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the invention without a spray device;
fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention without a spray device;
fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention without a spray device;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a spray washing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Wherein: the device comprises a flocculation tank 1, a partition plate 11, a flocculation space 12, a through hole 13, a flocculation sheet 14, a flocculation water inlet tank 15, a flocculation water outlet tank 16, a sedimentation tank 2, a triangular stop 21, a sewage discharge pipe 22, a spray washing device 23, a water spray pipe 231, a nozzle 232, a rotating shaft 233, a sedimentation filter screen 24, a through pipe 25, an overflow pipe support frame 26, an overflow pipe 27, a filter tank 3, a filter water inlet pipe 31, a filter space 32, quartz sand 33, a filter water outlet pipe 34, a notch 341, a water storage tank 4, a water storage tank water outlet 41 and a backwashing siphon 5.
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The technical solution of the present invention is further explained by the following embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The orientation of the embodiment is based on the attached drawings of the specification.
The integrated water purifier of the embodiment is shown in fig. 1-3 and comprises a flocculation tank 1, a sedimentation tank 2 and a filtration tank 3, wherein the flocculation tank 1 is communicated with the sedimentation tank 2, the sedimentation tank 2 is communicated with the filtration tank 3, the sedimentation tank 2 comprises a plurality of triangular check blocks 21 which are formed by connecting two inclined plates in an inclined tangent mode, the triangular check blocks 21 are arranged at the bottom of the sedimentation tank 2 in parallel, the two triangular check blocks 21 are not mutually connected and are provided with reserved spaces, the reserved spaces are provided with drain pipes 22, the drain pipes 22 are provided with a plurality of groups of water holes, and the water outlet positions of the water holes at two sides facing the direction of the bottom of the tank are just opposite to the joint of the triangular check blocks 21 and the bottom of the tank;
the sewage is flocculated through the flocculation tank 1, then the flocculated sewage has impurities to flow into the sedimentation tank 2, the impurities can sink into the bottom of the sedimentation tank 2 due to the gravity influence of the impurities, the impurities are blocked and left at the bottom of the sedimentation tank 2 by arranging the triangular check blocks 21, a plurality of triangular check blocks 21 are arranged to ensure that the impurities can be fully blocked at the bottom of the sedimentation tank 2, the triangular check blocks 21 are connected by two inclined plates in an inclined and tangent manner, so that the connection between the triangular check blocks and the bottom of the sedimentation tank can become dead angles for cleaning, a reserved space is arranged between the two triangular check blocks 21, a sewage discharge pipe 22 is arranged in the reserved space, the sewage discharge pipe extracts the impurities in the reserved space in daily sewage discharge, the impurities are taken out of the bottom of the sedimentation tank 2, after the sewage discharge is completed, the sewage discharge pipe 22 is reversed, a water hole on the water spray sewage discharge pipe 22 is used for cleaning, simultaneously to the junction of triangle dog 21 and bottom of the pool, have the water hole on the blow off pipe 22 just to wasing, and the angle of death sanitization guarantees not to influence purifying effect.
As shown in fig. 4, a spray device 23 is disposed at the top edge of the sedimentation tank 2, the spray device 23 includes a spray pipe 231 and a nozzle 232 disposed on the spray pipe 231, and the spray pipe 231 is fixed at the top edge of the sedimentation tank 2 by a rotating shaft 233.
Because sedimentation tank 2 is at the in-process that deposits, impurity can be left over on sedimentation tank 2's the pool wall and the triangle dog 21 inevitable, the washing of conventional art is artifical takes the water pipe to wash, it is too hard like this, consequently, the top edge at sedimentation tank 2 has set up spray pipe 231, at sedimentation tank 2 during operation, utilize pivot 233 to turn up spray pipe 231, when needing to wash sedimentation tank 2, rotate pivot 233 and put down spray pipe 231, it utilizes nozzle 232 to wash sedimentation tank 2 comprehensively to lead to water, spray pipe 231 is provided with a plurality ofly, nozzle 232 on every spray pipe 231 is provided with a plurality ofly equally.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the middle part of sedimentation tank 2 is provided with the filter screen support frame, the filter screen support frame is put on the shelf and is equipped with sediment filter screen 24, a lateral wall of sedimentation tank 2 is provided with siphunculus 24 and overflow pipe support frame 26, overflow pipe support frame 26 is fixed siphunculus 24 top, just overflow pipe support frame 26 has seted up the sediment delivery port, the top of sedimentation tank 2 is provided with overflow pipe 27, overflow pipe 27's one end with overflow pipe support frame 26 intercommunication, the other end with sedimentation tank 2's lateral wall is fixed.
The sewage that gets into sedimentation tank 2 is through deposiing, impurity remains at the bottom of the pool, the upper portion of sedimentation tank 2 is clean relatively promptly, impurity is less, but in order to prevent to float the impurity of the aquatic on sedimentation tank 2 upper portion a bit and to be omitted, set up sediment filter screen 24, further keep off impurity in sedimentation tank 2 bottoms, because the impurity of the water on sedimentation tank 2 upper portion is impurity less, consequently, overflow pipe 27 has been set up, the water overflow on sedimentation tank 2 upper portion is to in overflow pipe 27, flow into the sediment delivery port that the overflow pipe support frame 26 set up after that, get into siphunculus 24, outflow sedimentation tank 2, get into filtering ponds 3.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 1, the filtering tank 3 includes a filtering water inlet pipe 31, the filtering water inlet pipe 31 is communicated with the through pipe 24 to communicate the filtering tank 3 with the sedimentation tank 2, the filtering tank 3 is disposed below the sedimentation tank 2 and is divided into a plurality of independent filtering spaces 32, a quartz sand 33 supporting frame is disposed at the bottom of each filtering space 32, and quartz sand 33 is laid on the quartz sand 33 supporting frame;
a plurality of filtering water pipes 34 vertically penetrating through the quartz sand 33 support frame are further arranged in the filtering space 32, a notch 341 is formed in the bottom of each filtering water pipe 34, and water filtered by the quartz sand 33 flows into the filtering water pipes 34 from the notches 341.
Water flows into siphunculus 24 back from deposiing the delivery port, flow into and filter inlet tube 31 next time, get into in the filtering ponds 3, cut apart into a plurality of filter space 32 in the filtering ponds 3, filter space 32 mutual independence, can ensure the maximize of quality of water filter effect, water flows into behind filter space 32 from filtering inlet tube 31, through the filtration of quartz sand 33, sink to the bottom of the pool, because be continuous intaking in the filter space 32, therefore the water of bottom of the pool can be squeezed, get into through breach 341 and filter water pipe 34. The quartz sand 33 not only plays a role of filtering, but also isolates the filtered water from the sewage, so that the filtered water at the bottom of the tank can flow out through the filtering water outlet pipe 34.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, a partition 11 is arranged in the flocculation tank 1, the partition 11 divides the flocculation tank 1 into a plurality of flocculation spaces 12, through holes 13 are formed in the upper part and/or the middle part of the partition 11, and the flocculation spaces 12 are communicated with each other through the through holes 13;
install multilayer flocculation piece 14 from last to down in the flocculation space 12, every layer flocculation piece 14 be integrated into one piece structure and all around with baffle 11 is fixed.
Flocculation basin 1 is cut apart into a plurality of flocculation spaces 12 by baffle 11, through-hole 13 on the baffle 11, sets up through-hole 13 on upper portion for the water inlet of flocculation space 12, sets up the through-hole 13 at the middle part for the delivery port of flocculation space 12, with flocculation space 12 intercommunication, sets up flocculation piece 14 and input flocculating agent simultaneously in flocculation space 12, flocculates sewage, through setting up a plurality of flocculation spaces 12, increases the stroke that sewage flows for it is more abundant to flocculate.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the flocculation tank 1 is provided with a flocculation water inlet tank 15, and the top of the flocculation water inlet tank 15 is provided with the through hole 13 communicated with the flocculation space 12.
The sewage is poured into the flocculation water inlet tank 15 from the beginning, overflows from the top and enters the flocculation space 12 for flocculation.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, a flocculation water outlet tank 16 is disposed between the flocculation tank 1 and the sedimentation tank 2, the flocculation water outlet tank 16 is communicated with the flocculation tank 1 through the through hole 13, a flow partition plate is disposed right above the triangular block 21 to separate the flocculation water outlet tank 16 from the sedimentation tank 2, a sedimentation water inlet is reserved between the flow partition plate and the triangular block 21, and the flocculation water outlet tank 16 is communicated with the sedimentation tank 2 through the sedimentation water inlet.
The flocculated sewage flows into a flocculation water outlet tank 16 and enters a sedimentation tank 2 through a sedimentation water inlet for sedimentation.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 1, a water storage tank 4 is arranged between the sedimentation tank 2 and the filtration tank 3, and the filtration tank 3 is communicated with the water storage tank 4 through the filtration water outlet pipe 34.
Preferably, a water storage outlet 41 is formed in the side wall of the water storage 4. The filtered water enters the water outlet tank for storage, and the stored water in the water storage tank 4 is extracted from the water outlet 41 of the water storage tank.
Preferably, the filtering water inlet pipe 31 is branched with a back-flushing siphon 5, and the back-flushing siphon 5 passes through the water storage tank 4 and is connected with the outside.
The back flushing siphon 5 is used for preventing siphon in the filtering tank 3 and preventing water in the filtering tank 3 from flowing back into the sedimentation tank 2.
The working principle is as follows: a flocculating agent is put into each flocculation space 12 in advance, sewage enters from the flocculation water inlet tank 15, enters the flocculation water outlet tank 16 after flocculation of each flocculation space 12, then flows into the sedimentation tank 2 through the flocculation water outlet tank 16, the sedimentation tank 2 settles flocculated water, settled water overflows from the upper part of the sedimentation tank 2 into the overflow pipe 27, then flows into the sedimentation water outlet port, flows into the filtration water inlet pipe 31, enters each filtration space 32 in the filtration tank 3, flows into the filtration water inlet pipe 34 from the bottom of the filtration tank 3 after filtration of quartz sand 33, and finally flows into the water storage tank 4.
The technical principle of the present invention is described above with reference to specific embodiments. The description is made for the purpose of illustrating the principles of the invention and should not be construed in any way as limiting the scope of the invention. Based on the explanations herein, those skilled in the art will be able to conceive of other embodiments of the present invention without any inventive effort, which would fall within the scope of the present invention.
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1. Integration water purifier, including flocculation basin, sedimentation tank and filtering ponds, flocculation basin with the sedimentation tank intercommunication, sedimentation tank with the filtering ponds communicate with each other, its characterized in that:
the sedimentation tank comprises a plurality of triangular check blocks which are formed by connecting two inclined plates in an inclined and tangent mode, the triangular check blocks are arranged at the bottom of the sedimentation tank in parallel, the two triangular check blocks are not connected with each other and are provided with reserved spaces, the reserved spaces are provided with drain pipes, and a plurality of groups of water holes are formed in the drain pipes, wherein the water outlet positions of the water holes on two sides facing the direction of the bottom of the sedimentation tank are opposite to the connection positions of the triangular check blocks and the bottom of the sedimentation tank;
the top edge of sedimentation tank is provided with spray rinsing device, spray rinsing device includes the spray pipe and sets up nozzle on the spray pipe, the spray pipe is fixed through the pivot the top edge of sedimentation tank.
2. The integrated water purifier according to claim 1, wherein:
the middle part of sedimentation tank is provided with the filter screen support frame, the filter screen support frame is put on the shelf and is equipped with the sediment filter screen, a lateral wall of sedimentation tank is provided with siphunculus and overflow pipe support frame, the overflow pipe support frame is fixed the siphunculus top, just the precipitation delivery port has been seted up to the overflow pipe support frame, the top of sedimentation tank is provided with the overflow pipe, the one end of overflow pipe with overflow pipe support frame intercommunication, the other end with the lateral wall of sedimentation tank is fixed.
3. The integrated water purifier according to claim 2, wherein:
the filtering tank comprises a filtering water inlet pipe, the filtering water inlet pipe is communicated with the through pipe to communicate the filtering tank with the sedimentation tank, the filtering tank is arranged below the sedimentation tank and is divided into a plurality of independent filtering spaces, the bottom of each filtering space is provided with a quartz sand support frame, and quartz sand is paved on the quartz sand support frame;
still be provided with many vertical passes in the filtration space the filtration outlet pipe of quartz sand support frame, the bottom of filtering the outlet pipe is seted up jaggedly, and water after quartz sand filters is followed the breach flows in filter the outlet pipe.
4. The integrated water purifier according to claim 1, wherein:
the flocculation tank is internally provided with a partition board which divides the flocculation tank into a plurality of flocculation spaces, the upper part and/or the middle part of the partition board is/are provided with through holes, and the flocculation spaces are communicated with each other through the through holes;
install multilayer flocculation piece from last to down in the flocculation space, each layer flocculation piece be integrated into one piece structure and all around with the baffle is fixed.
5. The integrated water purifier according to claim 4, wherein:
the flocculation basin is provided with the flocculation intake basin, the top in flocculation intake basin has been seted up the through-hole with the space intercommunication of flocculation.
6. The integrated water purifier according to claim 4, wherein:
the flocculation water outlet tank is arranged between the flocculation tank and the sedimentation tank and is communicated with the flocculation tank through the through hole, a flow partition plate is arranged right above the triangular stop block and is used for separating the flocculation water outlet tank from the sedimentation tank, a sedimentation water inlet is reserved between the flow partition plate and the triangular stop block, and the flocculation water outlet tank is communicated with the sedimentation tank through the sedimentation water inlet.
7. The integrated water purifier according to claim 3, wherein:
the sedimentation tank with be provided with the tank between the filtering ponds, the filtering ponds pass through the filtration outlet pipe intercommunication the tank.
8. The integrated water purifier according to claim 7, wherein:
and a water storage tank water outlet is formed in the side wall of the water storage tank.
9. The integrated water purifier according to claim 8, wherein:
and the filtering water inlet pipe is connected with a back-flushing siphon pipe in a tapping mode, and the back-flushing siphon pipe penetrates through the water storage tank and is connected with the outside.
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