CN217015470U - Special glass filter material purifier for swimming pool - Google Patents

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CN217015470U
CN217015470U CN202123138586.2U CN202123138586U CN217015470U CN 217015470 U CN217015470 U CN 217015470U CN 202123138586 U CN202123138586 U CN 202123138586U CN 217015470 U CN217015470 U CN 217015470U
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The utility model relates to the technical field of swimming pool water purification, in particular to a special glass filter material purification device for a swimming pool, which ensures the safety and reliability of the water quality of the swimming pool by using a glass filter material to replace a quartz sand filter material, and reduces the generation of solid garbage because the stability of the glass filter material only needs one-time investment and long-term income without replacement; including filtering jar, inlet tube, outlet pipe, glass filter material, washing mechanism and stirring mechanism, it purifies the chamber to filter jar inside being provided with, inlet tube intercommunication fixed mounting is on filtering tank deck end, outlet pipe intercommunication fixed mounting is in filtering tank bottoms end, the inside glass filter material that is provided with of filtering jar, washing mechanism fixed mounting is in filtering jar, stirring mechanism fixed mounting is in filtering jar.

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Special glass filter material purifier for swimming pool
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of swimming pool water purification, in particular to a special glass filter material purification device for a swimming pool.
Background
In the water purification and filtration of the prior swimming pool, quartz sand is mostly adopted as a filter material, and the quartz sand filter material is low in mechanical strength and not wear-resistant, so that the quartz sand filter material rolls up and down and rubs mutually in the use back washing process, particles become fine and broken, loss is increased, regular supplement and replacement are needed, and the fine and broken quartz sand can enter the swimming pool through a circulating system, so that secondary pollution is caused to the water quality of the swimming pool. Secondly, the chemical stability of the quartz sand filter material in alkaline water is not ideal, and the quartz sand filter material is easy to harden into blocks and lose the filtering function in use. The quartz sand is also a natural breeding ground for bacteria and is easy to breed bacteria and viruses.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In order to solve the technical problems, the utility model provides the special glass filter material purifying device for the swimming pool, which uses the glass filter material to replace a quartz sand filter material, ensures the safety and reliability of the water quality of the swimming pool, and only needs one-time investment, long-term income and no replacement due to the stability of the glass filter material, thereby reducing the generation of solid garbage.
The special glass filter material purifying device for the swimming pool comprises a filtering tank, a water inlet pipe, a water outlet pipe, a glass filter material, a washing mechanism and a stirring mechanism, wherein a purifying cavity is arranged in the filtering tank, the water inlet pipe is communicated and fixedly arranged at the top end of the filtering tank, the water outlet pipe is communicated and fixedly arranged at the bottom end of the filtering tank, the glass filter material is arranged in the filtering tank, the washing mechanism is fixedly arranged in the filtering tank, and the stirring mechanism is fixedly arranged in the filtering tank.
The utility model discloses a special glass filter material purifying device for a swimming pool, wherein a flushing mechanism comprises a threaded rod, a first motor, a first speed reducer, a threaded lantern ring, a water spraying pipe, a spray head, a water suction pump, a water suction pipe and a water delivery pipe, the threaded rod is rotatably arranged inside the filtering tank, the first motor is fixedly arranged on the filtering tank, the first speed reducer is fixedly arranged on the filtering tank, the input end of the first speed reducer is connected with the output end of the first motor, the input end of the threaded rod is connected with the output end of the first speed reducer, the thread of the threaded sleeve is sleeved on the threaded rod, the spray pipe is fixedly arranged on the threaded sleeve ring, a plurality of groups of spray heads are communicated and arranged on the spray pipe, suction pump fixed mounting is on filtering the jar, drinking-water pipe and suction pump intercommunication, raceway input and suction pump output intercommunication, raceway output and spray pipe input intercommunication.
The special glass filter material purification device for the swimming pool comprises a stirring mechanism, a stirring mechanism and stirring blades, wherein the stirring mechanism comprises a second motor, a second speed reducer, a stirring shaft and the stirring blades, the second motor is fixedly arranged on a filter tank, the second speed reducer is fixedly arranged on the filter tank, the input end of the second speed reducer is connected with the output end of the second motor, the stirring shaft is rotatably arranged in the filter tank, the input end of the stirring shaft is connected with the output end of the second speed reducer, and the stirring blades are fixedly arranged on the stirring shaft in a surrounding manner.
The glass filter material purifying device special for the swimming pool further comprises a guide sliding rod and a guide sliding piece, wherein the guide sliding rod is transversely and fixedly arranged in the filtering tank, the guide sliding piece is fixedly arranged on the threaded lantern ring, and the guide sliding piece is sleeved on the guide sliding rod in a sliding mode.
The special glass filter material purifying device for the swimming pool further comprises a pipe hoop, wherein the pipe hoop is fixedly arranged on the slide guide sheet and sleeved on the water delivery pipe.
The special glass filter material purifying device for the swimming pool further comprises limiting plates, and two groups of limiting plates are symmetrically fixedly sleeved on the threaded rod.
The special glass filter material purifying device for the swimming pool further comprises an anti-collision pad, and the anti-collision pad is fixedly adhered to the limiting plate.
According to the special glass filter material purifying device for the swimming pool, the corners of the inner side wall of the pipe hoop ring are all set to be round corners.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:
the method comprises the steps of conveying swimming pool water into a filter tank through a water inlet pipe, filtering the swimming pool water through a glass filter material, and discharging purified water through a water outlet pipe, wherein the swimming pool water is directly replaced by a quartz sand filter material through the glass filter material, so that the filtering performance inside the filter tank is doubled, no extra infrastructure investment is needed, the glass filter material is resistant to biological erosion, has a condensation characteristic, does not form wormholes to influence the filtering effect, does not need to be regenerated or replaced, the surface of the glass filter material can be self-disinfected, bacterial mud balls are prevented from being condensed, unfiltered water passes through a filter bed, the surface area of a catalyst and adsorption reaction is increased by 300 times through activation, the surface of the catalyst and adsorption reaction is similar to that of activated carbon, pollutants from water are adsorbed by a surface nano structure of the activated carbon, but the glass filter material does not need to be replaced as often as the activated carbon, only water is used for back washing, and the mechanical strength of the glass filter material is high, The glass filter material is used for replacing quartz sand filter material, so that the safety and reliability of the water quality of the swimming pool are ensured, and only one-time investment is needed due to the stability of the glass filter material, the long-term income is realized, and the replacement is not needed, so that the generation of solid garbage is reduced.
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The utility model will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the part A of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the portion B of FIG. 1;
in the drawings, the reference numbers: 1. a filtration tank; 2. a water inlet pipe; 3. a water outlet pipe; 4. filtering the glass material; 5. A threaded rod; 6. a first motor; 7. a first speed reducer; 8. a threaded collar; 9. a water spray pipe; 10. a spray head; 11. a water pump; 12. a water pumping pipe; 13. a water delivery pipe; 14. a second motor; 15. a second speed reducer; 16. turning over a stirring shaft; 17. stirring the blades; 18. a guide slide bar; 19. a slide guide plate; 20. a pipe hoop; 21. a limiting plate; 22. an anti-collision cushion.
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The following detailed description of the present invention is provided in connection with the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are intended to illustrate the utility model but are not intended to limit the scope of the utility model.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the glass filter material purifying device special for the swimming pool comprises a filter tank 1, a water inlet pipe 2, a water outlet pipe 3, a glass filter material 4, a washing mechanism and a stirring mechanism, wherein a purifying cavity is arranged inside the filter tank 1, the water inlet pipe 2 is fixedly connected to the top end of the filter tank 1, the water outlet pipe 3 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the filter tank 1, the glass filter material 4 is arranged inside the filter tank 1, the washing mechanism is fixedly arranged in the filter tank 1, and the stirring mechanism is fixedly arranged in the filter tank 1; swimming pool water is conveyed into a filter tank 1 through a water inlet pipe 2, then the swimming pool water is filtered through a glass filter material 4, and purified water is discharged through a water outlet pipe 3, the glass filter material 4 is directly used for replacing a quartz sand filter material, so that the filtering performance inside the filter tank 1 is doubled without extra infrastructure investment, the glass filter material 4 is resistant to biological erosion, has the coagulation characteristic, does not form wormholes to influence the filtering effect, does not need to be regenerated or replaced, the surface of the glass filter material 4 can be self-disinfected, bacterial mud balls are prevented from coagulating, unfiltered water passes through a filter bed, the surface area of a catalyst and adsorption reaction is increased by 300 times through activation, the surface nano structure of the glass filter material is similar to activated carbon, pollutants from water are adsorbed by the surface nano structure of the glass filter material 4, but the glass filter material 4 does not need to be replaced as often as the activated carbon, and only needs to be back-flushed by water, and the glass filter material 4 has high mechanical strength, no abrasion, stable chemical property and no hardening, so the safety and reliability of the water quality of the swimming pool are ensured by using the glass filter material 4 to replace a quartz sand filter material, and the stability of the glass filter material 4 only needs one-time investment, benefits for a long time and does not need to be replaced, thereby reducing the generation of solid garbage.
Preferably, the flushing mechanism comprises a threaded rod 5, a first motor 6, a first speed reducer 7 and a threaded collar 8, the water spray pipe 9, the spray heads 10, the water suction pump 11, the water suction pipe 12 and the water delivery pipe 13, wherein the threaded rod 5 is rotatably installed inside the filtering tank 1, the first motor 6 is fixedly installed on the filtering tank 1, the first speed reducer 7 is fixedly installed on the filtering tank 1, the input end of the first speed reducer 7 is connected with the output end of the first motor 6, the input end of the threaded rod 5 is connected with the output end of the first speed reducer 7, the threaded lantern ring 8 is sleeved on the threaded rod 5 in a threaded manner, the water spray pipe 9 is fixedly installed on the threaded lantern ring 8, the water spray pipe 9 is provided with a plurality of groups of spray heads 10 in a communicating manner, the water suction pump 11 is fixedly installed on the filtering tank 1, the water suction pipe 12 is communicated with the water suction pump 11, the input end of the water delivery pipe 13 is communicated with the output end of the water suction pump 11, and the output end of the water delivery pipe 13 is communicated with the input end of the water spray pipe 9; is communicated with an external clean water source through a water pumping pipe 12, then a water pumping pump 11 is started to pump in clean water, then the clean water is conveyed into a water conveying pipe 13 and then is conveyed into a water spraying pipe 9 through the water conveying pipe 13, then the water spray pipe 9 sprays clean water to the glass filter material 4 in the filter tank 1 through each group of spray heads 10, washing the glass filter material 4, washing the pollutants adsorbed on the surface of the glass filter material 4, starting the first motor 6, driving the threaded rod 5 to rotate by the output end of the first motor 6 through the first speed reducer 7, then enabling the threaded sleeve 8 to move by the threaded matching of the rotating threaded rod 5 and the threaded sleeve 8, then the moving screw thread lantern ring 8 drives the water spraying pipe 9 and the nozzle 10 to move, so that the clear water is sprayed on the glass filter material 4 evenly in a reciprocating way, all the glass filter materials 4 are washed in place, the glass filter materials 4 are thoroughly cleaned, and the use practicability is improved.
Preferably, the stirring mechanism comprises a second motor 14, a second speed reducer 15, a stirring shaft 16 and stirring blades 17, the second motor 14 is fixedly mounted on the filter tank 1, the second speed reducer 15 is fixedly mounted on the filter tank 1, the input end of the second speed reducer 15 is connected with the output end of the second motor 14, the stirring shaft 16 is rotatably mounted in the filter tank 1, the input end of the stirring shaft 16 is connected with the output end of the second speed reducer 15, and the stirring blades 17 are fixedly mounted on the stirring shaft 16 in a surrounding manner; start second motor 14, later 14 outputs of second motor drive through second speed reducer 15 and stir the axle 16 and rotate, then pivoted stir the axle 16 and drive and stir the blade 17 and rotate, later stir glass filter material 4 through pivoted stir the blade 17 and stir, stir glass filter material 4 of bottom to the top, increase glass filter material 4 washing effect, improve the practicality of use.
As the optimization of the above embodiment, the filter also comprises a guide slide bar 18 and a guide slide piece 19, wherein the guide slide bar 18 is transversely and fixedly arranged in the filter tank 1, the guide slide piece 19 is fixedly arranged on the threaded lantern ring 8, and the guide slide piece 19 is slidably sleeved on the guide slide bar 18; through the cooperation of the guide slide rod 18 and the guide slide piece 19, the transverse movement of the threaded sleeve ring 8 is convenient to guide, the threaded sleeve ring 8 is prevented from rotating with the threaded rod 5 in the moving process, and the use stability is improved.
As a preference of the above embodiment, the device further includes a pipe hoop 20, the pipe hoop 20 is fixedly mounted on the sliding guide plate 19, and the pipe hoop 20 is sleeved on the water pipe 13; through setting up pipe hoop 20, be convenient for fixed raceway 13, avoid raceway 13 to take down to threaded rod 5 on being stirred absolutely, improve the stability in use.
As the optimization of the above embodiment, the device further comprises a limit plate 21, and two sets of limit plates 21 are symmetrically fixedly sleeved on the threaded rod 5; through setting up limiting plate 21, be convenient for limit screw thread lantern ring 8 removes the stroke, improves the stability in use.
As the optimization of the above embodiment, the vehicle bumper further comprises a crash pad 22, and the crash pad 22 is fastened and adhered to the limiting plate 21; through setting up crashproof pad 22, when the screw thread lantern ring 8 removes to the stroke edge, avoid screw thread lantern ring 8 and limiting plate 21 directness device to damage, improve the stability in use.
As a preference of the above embodiment, the corners of the inner side wall of the pipe hoop 20 are all set to be round corners; through setting up 20 inside walls of ferrule ring into the fillet, avoid traditional closed angle to draw raceway 13 absolutely, improve the stability in use.
The utility model relates to a special glass filter material purifying device for a swimming pool, which is characterized in that when in work, swimming pool water is conveyed into a filter tank 1 through a water inlet pipe 2, then the swimming pool water is filtered through a glass filter material 4, and then purified water is discharged through a water outlet pipe 3, the glass filter material 4 is directly used for replacing a quartz sand filter material, so that the filtering performance in the filter tank 1 is doubled without extra infrastructure investment, the glass filter material 4 is resistant to biological erosion, has the coagulation characteristic, does not form wormholes to influence the filtering effect, does not need to be regenerated or replaced, the surface of the glass filter material 4 can be self-sterilized, bacterial mud balls are prevented from coagulating, unfiltered water passes through a filter bed, the surface area of a catalyst and an adsorption reaction is increased by 300 times through activation, the surface nano structure of the glass filter material is similar to active carbon, pollutants from water are adsorbed on the surface, but the glass filter material 4 does not need to be replaced as often as the active carbon, only water is needed for back washing, the glass filter material 4 has high mechanical strength, is not worn, has stable chemical performance and is not hardened, so the safety and reliability of the water quality of the swimming pool are ensured by using the glass filter material 4 to replace a quartz sand filter material, only one-time investment and long-term income are needed due to the stability of the glass filter material 4, and the replacement is not needed, so the generation of solid garbage is reduced, when the glass filter material 4 is washed, the water pump 12 is communicated with an external clean water source, then the water pump 11 is started to pump in clean water, then the clean water is conveyed into the water conveying pipe 13 and then is conveyed into the water spray pipe 9 through the water conveying pipe 13, then the water spray pipe 9 sprays the clean water onto the glass filter material 4 in the filter tank 1 through each group of spray nozzles 10, the glass filter material 4 is washed, pollutants adsorbed on the surface of the glass filter material 4 are washed, and the first motor 6 is started at the same time, the output end of the first motor 6 drives the threaded rod 5 to rotate through the first speed reducer 7, then the threaded rod 5 and the threaded sleeve 8 are matched in a threaded mode to enable the threaded sleeve 8 to move, then the moving threaded sleeve 8 drives the water spraying pipe 9 and the spray head 10 to move, clear water is enabled to be evenly sprayed on the glass filter material 4 in a reciprocating mode, all the glass filter material 4 is washed in place, the second motor 14 is started at the moment, then the output end of the second motor 14 drives the stirring shaft 16 to rotate through the second speed reducer 15, then the rotating stirring shaft 16 drives the stirring blades 17 to rotate, then the glass filter material 4 is stirred through the rotating stirring blades 17, the glass filter material 4 at the bottom is stirred to the top, and all the glass filter material 4 can be washed.
The installation mode, the connection mode or the arrangement mode of the glass filter material purifying device special for the swimming pool are common mechanical modes, and the device can be implemented as long as the beneficial effects of the device can be achieved.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, several modifications and variations can be made without departing from the technical principle of the present invention, and these modifications and variations should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides a special glass filter material purifier of swimming pool, its characterized in that, including filtering jar (1), inlet tube (2), outlet pipe (3), glass filter material (4), wash the mechanism and stir the mechanism, filter jar (1) inside is provided with the purification chamber, inlet tube (2) intercommunication fixed mounting is on filtering jar (1) top, outlet pipe (3) intercommunication fixed mounting is in filtering jar (1) bottom, filter jar (1) inside is provided with glass filter material (4), wash mechanism fixed mounting in filtering jar (1), stir mechanism fixed mounting in filtering jar (1) and stir.
2. The purifying device of swimming pool special glass filter material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the flushing mechanism comprises a threaded rod (5), a first motor (6), a first speed reducer (7), a threaded collar (8), a water spray pipe (9), a nozzle (10), a water pump (11), a water suction pipe (12) and a water pipe (13), the threaded rod (5) is rotatably installed inside the filtering tank (1), the first motor (6) is fixedly installed on the filtering tank (1), the first speed reducer (7) is fixedly installed on the filtering tank (1), the input end of the first speed reducer (7) is connected with the output end of the first motor (6), the input end of the threaded rod (5) is connected with the output end of the first speed reducer (7), the threaded collar (8) is threadedly sleeved on the threaded rod (5), the water spray pipe (9) is fixedly installed on the threaded collar (8), a plurality of shower nozzles (10) of group are installed in the intercommunication on spray pipe (9), suction pump (11) fixed mounting is on filtering jar (1), suction pipe (12) and suction pump (11) intercommunication, raceway (13) input and suction pump (11) output intercommunication, raceway (13) output and spray pipe (9) input intercommunication.
3. The purifying device for the glass filter material special for the swimming pool as recited in claim 1, wherein the stirring mechanism comprises a second motor (14), a second speed reducer (15), a stirring shaft (16) and stirring blades (17), the second motor (14) is fixedly installed on the filtering tank (1), the second speed reducer (15) is fixedly installed on the filtering tank (1), the input end of the second speed reducer (15) is connected with the output end of the second motor (14), the stirring shaft (16) is rotatably installed in the filtering tank (1), the input end of the stirring shaft (16) is connected with the output end of the second speed reducer (15), and the stirring blades (17) are fixedly installed on the stirring shaft (16) in a surrounding manner.
4. The special glass filter material purification device for swimming pools as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a guide slide rod (18) and a guide slide piece (19), wherein the guide slide rod (18) is transversely and fixedly installed in the filter tank (1), the guide slide piece (19) is fixedly installed on the threaded collar (8), and the guide slide piece (19) is slidably sleeved on the guide slide rod (18).
5. The special purification device for swimming pool glass filter material as claimed in claim 4, further comprising a pipe hoop (20), wherein the pipe hoop (20) is fixedly installed on the guide slide sheet (19), and the pipe hoop (20) is sleeved on the water pipe (13).
6. Swimming pool dedicated glass filter material purification device according to claim 2, further comprising a limiting plate (21), wherein two groups of limiting plates (21) are symmetrically and fixedly sleeved on the threaded rod (5).
7. Swimming pool dedicated glass filter material purification device according to claim 6, further comprising a crash pad (22), wherein the crash pad (22) is tightly adhered to the limiting plate (21).
8. Swimming pool special glass filter material purification apparatus, according to claim 5, characterized in that the corners of the inner side wall of the pipe hoop (20) are all set to be round corners.
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