GB2284043A - Combined hot water dispensing and sterilising apparatus - Google Patents
Combined hot water dispensing and sterilising apparatus Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- GB2284043A GB2284043A GB9324068A GB9324068A GB2284043A GB 2284043 A GB2284043 A GB 2284043A GB 9324068 A GB9324068 A GB 9324068A GB 9324068 A GB9324068 A GB 9324068A GB 2284043 A GB2284043 A GB 2284043A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- chamber
- body portion
- steam
- water
- hot water
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Withdrawn
Links
Classifications
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
- A61L2/00—Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lenses; Accessories therefor
- A61L2/02—Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lenses; Accessories therefor using physical phenomena
- A61L2/04—Heat
- A61L2/06—Hot gas
- A61L2/07—Steam
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24H—FLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
- F24H1/00—Water heaters, e.g. boilers, continuous-flow heaters or water-storage heaters
- F24H1/18—Water-storage heaters
- F24H1/20—Water-storage heaters with immersed heating elements, e.g. electric elements or furnace tubes
- F24H1/201—Water-storage heaters with immersed heating elements, e.g. electric elements or furnace tubes using electric energy supply
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Thermal Sciences (AREA)
- Epidemiology (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
- General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Public Health (AREA)
- Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
- Apparatus For Disinfection Or Sterilisation (AREA)
Abstract
A hot water dispenser includes a lower body portion 10 provided with a water level window at the front side, a water tray 12 at the bottom and partitioned into a front chamber 13 for receiving fresh water and a rear chamber receiving two water heating flasks 40 connected with said front chamber, a disinfecting chamber including a steam chamber 25, said steam chamber having a plurality of perforations 251 on the top and being connected with the top of said flasks 40 via flexible pipes 70, and an upper body portion 20 pivotally connected with said lower body portion 10, whereby nursing bottles, cups, or the like can be sterilized in the disinfecting chamber. Hot water is dispensed from flasks 40 via pumps 50. A flask heater may be activated for a predetermined time period to produce the sterilising steam. In an alternative construction, two sterilising chambers are provided at the sides of body portion 10 beneath flasks 40. A condensate collecting tray 24 is provided. <IMAGE>
Description
TITLE: A HOT DRINKING WATER DISPENSER
This invention relates to a hot drinking water dispenser.
Manufacture and sale of hot drinking water delivery system for residential and commercial use is a large worldwide industry. Most prior delivery systems are "open" systems in which water is poured into an open reservoir from the inverted delivery bottle. An electrical heating unit typically is utilized to heat water delivered to a hot water spigot with a depressible control valve. However, such systems do not have any other function than providing hot drinking water and the steam produced thereby is not collected and is directly exhausted into the air hence wasting much energy.
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a hot drinking water dispenser which can be used for disinfecting nursing bottles, cups, or the like.
This invention relates to a hot drinking water dispenser.
It is the primary object of the present invention to provide a hot drinking water dispenser which can be used for disinfecting nursing bottles, cups, or the like.
It is another object -of the present invention to provide a hot drinking water dispenser which is easy to operate.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a hot drinking water dispenser which is simple in construction.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a hot drinking water dispenser which is convenient to use.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a hot drinking water dispenser which is facile to manufacture.
The invention accordingly consists of features of constructions and method, combination of elements, arrangement of parts and steps of the method which will be exemplified in the constructions and method hereinafter disclosed, the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the claim following.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the present invention;
FIG. 3 shows the structure of the steam chamber and the water collecting tray;
FIGS. 4A and 4B show the interior of the present invention;
FIGS. 5A and 5B show a second preferred embodiment of the present invention; and
FIGS. 6 and 7 show a third preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Before explaining the present invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, since the invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or carried out in various ways. Also it is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation.
With reference to the drawings and in particular to
FIGS. 1 and 2 thereof, the hot drinking water dispenser with disinfecting device according to the present invention mainly comprises a lower body portion 10, an upper body portion 20, and a top cover 30.
The lower body portion 10 is provided with a water level window 11 at the front side and a water tray 12 at the bottom. Further, the interior of the lower body portion 10 is partitioned into a front chamber 13 and a rear chamber 131. The front chamber 13 is designed to receive fresh water and has a lid 14 on the top thereof.
Within the rear chamber 131 there are two vacuum flasks 40. The vacuum flask 40 is connected with the front chamber 13 via a conduit at one side and with a pump motor 50 at the other side (see FIGS. 4A and 4B). The pump motor 50 is in turn connected to an water outlet via a flexible pipe 60. Further, the upper portion 20 is connected with the lower body portion 10 so that the upper body portion 20 can be lifted for filling fresh water into the front chamber 13.
The upper body portion 20 is provided with an electrical control means (not shown), a display 21 connected with the electrical control means, a plurality of buttons 221 connected with the display 21 and the electrical control means, and two control knobs 22 connected with the electrical control means. The electrical control means is well known in the art and has no need to be mentioned here in detail. One of the control knobs 22 is used to adjust the rotating rate of the pump motor 50 while the other for controlling the flow rate of the water through the outlet.
The upper body portion 20 has therein an disinfecting chamber 23 and a steam chamber 25 under the disinfecting chamber 23. The steam chamber 25 is formed with a plurality of perforations 251 on the top, an inclined inside bottom, and a drain hole 252 on the lowest portion of the inclined inside bottom (see FIG. 3). A water collecting tray 24 is inserted into the upper body portion 20 and is disposed under the drain hole 252 of the steam chamber 25. The top of the vacuum flask 40 is connected to the steam chamber 25 via a flexible steam pipe 70.
As the control knobs 22 are turned on, the pump motor 50 will pump hot water out of the outlet from the vacuum flask 40 through the flexible pipe 60. When desired to use the present invention as an disinfecting device, simply press the buttons 211 so as to set the working time of the heater (not shown) in the vacuum flask 40 thereby controlling the length of time for producing high temperature steam. Then, the steam will go into the steam chamber 25 from the top of the vacuum flask 40 via the flexible steam pipe 70. Thereafter, the steam will flow into the disinfecting chamber 23 through the perforations 251 of the steam chamber 25 so that the disinfecting chamber 23 can be conveniently used for disinfecting articles such as nursing bottles, cups, cutlery, and so on. The condensed water will drop down in the steam chamber 25 and will be collected in the water collecting tray 24.
FIGS. 5A and 5B show another preferred embodiment of the present invention wherein the disinfecting chamber 23 is provided with four protuberances 26 on its inner vertical walls so that a partition net (not shown) can be supported on the protuberances thereby dividing the disinfecting chamber 23 into an upper space and a lower space and therefore enabling it to receive more articles to be disinfected.
FIGS. 6 and 7 show a third preferred embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated, the hot drinking water dispenser according to the present invention is provided at both sides with a disinfecting chamber 23 having a transparent cover 80. Under the disinfecting chamber 23 there is a steam chamber 25 which has a drain hole at the bottom and is connected with the top of the vacuum flask 40 via a flexible steam pipe 70. A water collecting tray 24 is disposed under the drain hole 25 of the disinfecting chamber 23.
Although the present invention has been described with a certain degree of particularity, it is understood that the present disclosure is made by way of example only and that numerous changes in the detail of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
Claims (3)
1. A hot water dispenser comprising:
a lower body portion provided with a water level
window at the front side and a water tray at
the bottom and partitioned into a front chamber
for receiving fresh water and a rear chamber
for receiving two vacuum flasks connected with
said front chamber, said lower body portion
further having therein an disinfecting chamber
and a steam chamber under said disinfecting
chamber, said steam chamber having a plurality
of perforations on the top and connected with
the top of said vacuum flasks via a flexible
pipe; and
an upper body portion pivotally connected with
said lower body portion.
2. The hot water dispenser as claimed in Claim 1, wherein said steam chamber is formed with an inclined inside bottom and a drain hole on the lowest portion of the inclined inside bottom.
3. The hot water dispenser as claimed in Claim 1, further comprising a water collecting tray disposed under the drain hole of said steam chamber.
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
GB9324068A GB2284043A (en) | 1993-11-23 | 1993-11-23 | Combined hot water dispensing and sterilising apparatus |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
GB9324068A GB2284043A (en) | 1993-11-23 | 1993-11-23 | Combined hot water dispensing and sterilising apparatus |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
GB9324068D0 GB9324068D0 (en) | 1994-01-12 |
GB2284043A true GB2284043A (en) | 1995-05-24 |
Family
ID=10745567
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
GB9324068A Withdrawn GB2284043A (en) | 1993-11-23 | 1993-11-23 | Combined hot water dispensing and sterilising apparatus |
Country Status (1)
Country | Link |
---|---|
GB (1) | GB2284043A (en) |
Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
FR2830005A1 (en) * | 2001-09-27 | 2003-03-28 | Dieau | Drinking water fountain has bottle inverted onto receptacle with cooling coil and heating sleeve |
WO2003072147A2 (en) * | 2002-02-27 | 2003-09-04 | Top-Box Limited | Steam steriliser |
GB2396603A (en) * | 2002-12-23 | 2004-06-30 | Ebac Ltd | Reservoir for a bottle liquid dispenser |
WO2022003699A1 (en) * | 2020-07-01 | 2022-01-06 | Strauss Water Ltd | Integrated water and objects disinfection apparatus |
Citations (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
GB2134788A (en) * | 1983-02-15 | 1984-08-22 | Pamela Viola Denison Erskine | Sterilisation of feeding bottles |
-
1993
- 1993-11-23 GB GB9324068A patent/GB2284043A/en not_active Withdrawn
Patent Citations (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
GB2134788A (en) * | 1983-02-15 | 1984-08-22 | Pamela Viola Denison Erskine | Sterilisation of feeding bottles |
Cited By (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
FR2830005A1 (en) * | 2001-09-27 | 2003-03-28 | Dieau | Drinking water fountain has bottle inverted onto receptacle with cooling coil and heating sleeve |
WO2003027023A1 (en) * | 2001-09-27 | 2003-04-03 | Dieau Sa | System for water dispenser disinfection by integral heating, corresponding method, device and fountains |
WO2003072147A2 (en) * | 2002-02-27 | 2003-09-04 | Top-Box Limited | Steam steriliser |
WO2003072147A3 (en) * | 2002-02-27 | 2003-11-06 | Top Box Ltd | Steam steriliser |
GB2396603A (en) * | 2002-12-23 | 2004-06-30 | Ebac Ltd | Reservoir for a bottle liquid dispenser |
GB2396603B (en) * | 2002-12-23 | 2006-01-11 | Ebac Ltd | Reservoirs for bottled liquid dispensers |
WO2022003699A1 (en) * | 2020-07-01 | 2022-01-06 | Strauss Water Ltd | Integrated water and objects disinfection apparatus |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
GB9324068D0 (en) | 1994-01-12 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US4269663A (en) | Water distiller | |
US6085540A (en) | Method and apparatus for disinfecting a water cooler reservoir | |
US5531908A (en) | Germ-free liquid dispenser | |
US5823007A (en) | Cold/hot water dispenser having an expansion tank for water overflow | |
KR101116042B1 (en) | The ultrasonic humidifier type h2o2 sterilising apparatus for the medical instrument | |
US5149399A (en) | Liquid evaporator | |
GB2284043A (en) | Combined hot water dispensing and sterilising apparatus | |
JP2006327593A (en) | Water dispenser | |
US5273719A (en) | Urine treating device | |
JPH11294788A (en) | Cooler | |
DE69010273D1 (en) | Microbial disinfection. | |
CN113880165B (en) | Water sterilizing device | |
US5535774A (en) | Apparatus for storing and supplying water for use in catering equipment | |
US4612434A (en) | Closed loop humidifier for institutions | |
JPH11255294A (en) | Drinking water dispenser | |
EP0965352B1 (en) | Autoclaves | |
CN219783138U (en) | Fumigating bidet | |
GB2389409A (en) | Dual temperature water dispensing device | |
CN218655976U (en) | Multifunctional feeding bottle cleaner | |
JPH0929230A (en) | Water distiller | |
CN2206117Y (en) | Closed sterilized box | |
JPH0739715U (en) | Water heater with high temperature sterilization effect | |
CN209790445U (en) | Laboratory table degassing unit | |
KR200176327Y1 (en) | The steam inducement appatatus for chamberpot in humidification | |
KR200222102Y1 (en) | A Cold Water And Hot Water Supply Device With Sterilization Faculty |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
WAP | Application withdrawn, taken to be withdrawn or refused ** after publication under section 16(1) |