JP2001113276A - Ion water and oxidation-reduction water making apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To directly measure the pH value or ORP value of water in an electrolytic cell during electrolysis without interrupting electrolysis. SOLUTION: Cut-off cylinders 14, 14 taking in a part of water during electrolysis in an electrolytic cell 1 to be temporarily cut off electrically are provided. Sensors 16, 16 each comprising a pH meter or ORP meter are arranged in the cut-off cylinders 14, 14 to measure the pH or ORP value of water during electrolysis without interrupting electrolysis.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to electrolysis of natural water such as ground water such as tap water, well water or spring water, rain water, river water, lake water or sea water to obtain acidic ionic water, alkaline ionic water or oxidized water. The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing ionized water and redox water that generates redox water with a reduced reduction potential.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an apparatus for electrolyzing water to produce acidic ionic water and alkaline ionic water is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No.
38649 or JP-A-3-98690.

[0003]

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-38 mentioned above.
As described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 649/1991 or Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-98690, the pH value or oxidation-reduction potential (OR
P value) is measured by discharging electrolytic water from the electrolytic cell
H value or ORP value is measured.

In a conventional water electrolysis apparatus, the electrolysis time is time-controlled by a timer device so that the PH value and ORP value of the generated acidic ionized water or alkaline ionized water become predetermined values. However, complicated conditions such as the temperature and components of water during the electrolysis are involved, so that it is difficult to control the electrolysis accurately over time.
Therefore, in order to improve the accuracy of the PH value or ORP value of the water to be electrolyzed, it is necessary to directly measure the PH value or ORP value of the water in the electrolytic cell during the electrolysis.

However, in order to measure the pH value or ORP value of the water in the electrolytic cell during the electrolysis, the potential in the water acts on the sensor of the PH meter or the ORP meter.
In the past, electrolysis had to be temporarily interrupted during measurement.

Therefore, the present invention provides a method for measuring the PH value or ORP value of water in an electrolytic cell during electrolysis without interrupting the electrolysis. It is an object of the present invention to provide an ion water and redox water producing apparatus capable of efficiently and reliably producing acidic ion water, alkaline ion water and redox water having a high PH value and ORP value based on the results. Things.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for producing ionic water and redox water, wherein water is electrolyzed to reduce acidic red water, alkaline ionic water and redox potential. A device for generating water, comprising a shielding tube for taking in part of the water being electrolyzed in an electrolytic cell and electrically shielding it temporarily, and a sensor of a PH meter or an ORP meter is arranged in the shielding tube. And measuring the PH value or ORP value of the water during the electrolysis without interrupting the electrolysis.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the apparatus for producing ionic water and redox water according to the first aspect, wherein the cylindrical body constituting the shielding cylinder has an open end and is inserted into the electrolytic cell from the end. It is characterized in that it has a sealing structure that can enter and retract and that closes the tip of the shielding tube that has entered the electrolytic cell in the electrolytic cell.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the apparatus for producing ionic water and redox water according to the second aspect of the present invention, wherein the cylindrical body constituting the shielding cylinder has an open end and is inserted into the electrolytic cell from the end. It is supported so that it can enter and retract freely.
It is characterized in that a fixed sealing plate that closes the tip of the shield tube that has entered is arranged.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for producing ionic water and redox water according to the second or third aspect of the present invention, further comprising an electric mechanism for moving the shielding cylinder into and out of the electrolytic cell, and synchronizing with the measurement operation. Then, the electric mechanism is configured to be operated.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for producing ionic water and redox water according to the third or fourth aspect, wherein a sensor of a PH meter or an ORP meter is arranged in an electrolytic cell and fixed below the sensor. Placing the sealing plate, the shielding cylinder descends to surround the sensor in the electrolytic cell and abuts on the fixed sealing plate, so that the water under electrolysis is taken into the shielding cylinder and the surroundings of the sensor are shielded. It is characterized by having been constituted so that.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for producing ionic water and redox water, comprising electrolyzing water to obtain acidic ionic water,
A device for producing alkaline ionized water and oxidation-reduction water having a reduced oxidation-reduction potential, provided with an isolated storage section for temporarily capturing and storing a part of the water being electrolyzed in the electrolytic cell, PH meter or O in isolated storage
The sensor of the RP meter is arranged to measure a PH value or an ORP value of water during electrolysis without interrupting the electrolysis.

[0013] In the apparatus for producing ionic water and redox water according to claim 7 of the present invention, in the configuration of claim 6, the isolated storage section is configured to return the water taken from the electrolytic tank back to the electrolytic tank. It is characterized by having.

[0014]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of an apparatus for producing ionic water and redox water according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the same, and FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. FIG. 6 is a sectional view of an apparatus for producing ionic water and redox water according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged sectional view of FIG.

1 to 5, reference numeral 1 denotes an electrolytic cell. The electrolyzer 1 has a water tank part 2, 3 composed of cylindrical bodies juxtaposed at an interval from each other, and two communicating parts 4, 4 communicating between the two tank parts 2, 3 to form an integrated structure in a double girder shape in plan view. ing. The communication part 4 is composed of a cylindrical part 4a integral with one water tank part 2 side and a cylindrical part 4b integral with the other water tank part 3 side.
An ion exchange partition 5 is sandwiched between the side and the other water tank 3 side. This ion exchange partition 5 is mounted so that it can be replaced. An electrode 6 having an integral structure in which three electrically independent electrode plates 6a, 6b, and 6c are arranged at equal intervals is arranged in one water tank part 2, and inside the other water tank part 3. One electrode 7 is arranged respectively.

Electrodes 6, which are arranged in two water tank parts 2, 3,
Each of the rods 7 has a rod shape, and is inserted from one end of a cylindrical body constituting the water tank portions 2 and 3 along the longitudinal direction thereof. The three electrode plates 6a, 6b, and 6c of the electrically independent electrodes 6 arranged in one of the water tank portions 2 have an integral structure arranged at equal intervals.

In the electrolytic cell 1, each of the water tank sections 2 and 3 has water supply ports 8 and 9 and drain ports 10 and 11, respectively, and further has gas vent ports 12 and 12, respectively. Water supply pipes are connected to the water supply ports 8 and 9, respectively. The communicating portion 4 is provided with shielding tube receiving portions 13, 13 on one side and the other side of the ion exchange partition 5, and the shielding tube receiving portions 13, 13 are provided with shielding tubes 14, 14. It is movably fitted so that it can descend into the communication portion 4 or move up and down. The shielding cylinders 14 and 14 take in a part of the water being electrolyzed in the communicating portions 4 and 4 and temporarily electrically shield the water. The shielding cylinders 14 and 14 are made of an electric insulator and have open ends. . Sealing plates 15, 15 are fixedly arranged in the communicating portions 4, 4 at positions corresponding to the descending entry positions of the shielding cylinders 14, 14.
By entering the lower part 4 and coming into contact with the sealing plates 15, 15, the electrolysis water is taken into the inside and the inside is temporarily shielded from the surroundings.

In the communication sections 4, 4, the shielding cylinders 14, 1 are provided.
The sensors 16 and 16 of the PH meter or the ORP meter are arranged at a position surrounded by the sensor 4.
Reference numeral 6 denotes a structure in which the shielding cylinders 14, 14 are lowered and come into contact with the sealing plates 15, 15, thereby taking in water during electrolysis and shielding the surroundings.

The communicating parts 4 and 4 are provided with water level gauges 17 on one side and the other side with the ion exchange partition 5 interposed therebetween.

The shielding cylinders 14 and 14 are provided with electric mechanisms 18 and
It is configured so as to descend or ascend by 18. That is, 19 and 19 are electric motors, and the upper ends of the shielding cylinders 14 and 14 and the electric motors 19 and 19
The shields 14, 14 are moved one stroke by one rotation of the electric motors 19, 19 by the rotation of the electric motors 19, 19. 21 is a control device.

The electric mechanisms 18, 18 for moving the shielding cylinders 14, 14 into and out of the communicating portions 4, 4 are provided with a PH value or an ORP.
The electric motors 19 are operated in synchronization with the value measurement operation (the specific configuration is not shown). Thus, according to the device according to the invention, only P
If the measurement operation of the H value or the ORP value is performed, during the electrolysis, the sensors 16, 16 take in the water being electrolyzed into the inside by the shielding cylinders 14, and are shielded from the surroundings, so that the potential of the electrolyzed water is reduced. The PH value or the ORP value of the water in the electrolytic cell 1 can be measured without the influence and without interrupting the electrolysis.

In the apparatus according to the present invention, in order to generate acidic ionized water and alkaline ionized water, a DC voltage higher than the electrolysis voltage is applied to each of the electrode plates 6a, 6b, 6c and the electrode 7 of the electrode 6. There is also, depending on the switching, between the electrode plates 6a, 6b, 6c of the electrode 6, one of them is an anode, two are cathodes, two are anodes, one is a cathode, or one by one. A DC voltage equal to or higher than the electrolysis voltage is applied so that is a positive electrode and a negative electrode (one is a play).

To generate redox water, predetermined water is supplied to one of the water tank sections 2 and a plurality of electrode plates 6a, 6b,
If one of the electrodes 6 composed of 6c is used as an anode and a cathode and a direct current higher than the electrolysis voltage is applied between them, hydrogen generated at the anode lowers the oxidation-reduction potential, and the PH value hardly changes. In addition, redox water in which dissolved oxygen is increased due to oxygen generated at the cathode is generated. In this case, since the other water tank 3 is not used, it is left idle.

In the case of generating redox water, one of the three electrode rods 6a, 6b, 6c of the electrode 6 is used as an anode and two as cathodes, or two as anodes and one as cathode. Electrolysis can be performed in an embodiment. In addition, by changing the use mode of such an electrode particularly with the passage of time, it is possible to improve the electrolysis efficiency.

The apparatus for producing ionic water and redox water according to the present invention can also be configured as shown in FIGS. That is, the communication parts 4 and 4 are provided with vertical cylinders 22 on the upper surface thereof, and the isolated storage parts 23 and 23 provided in the vertical cylinders 22 and 22 are provided with the pumps 24 from the communication parts 4 and 4. , 24 and the pumping pipes 25, 25 take in water during electrolysis. Then, the water taken into the isolated storage sections 23, 23 overflows and returns to the communication sections 4, 4 again, so that the water is taken into the isolated storage sections 23, 23 from the communication sections 4, 4. Water is temporarily stored, and the isolated storage sections 23, 23 are electrically isolated from the communication sections 4, 4. Since other configurations are the same as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. The isolated storage sections 23, 23 may be configured to open and close the bottom in addition to the overflow structure illustrated.

In the configuration shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, also during the electrolysis, the sensors 16 and 16 are temporarily isolated from the water during the electrolysis so that they are not affected by the potential of the water during the electrolysis. Value or ORP of water in electrolytic cell 1
The value can be measured directly.

[0027]

According to the present invention, the pH value or ORP value of the water in the electrolytic cell can be directly measured any number of times during the electrolysis without interrupting the electrolysis. Based on the measurement result, an effect is obtained in which acidic ion water, alkaline ion water, and redox water having high accuracy in PH value and ORP value can be efficiently and reliably generated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of an apparatus for producing ionic water and redox water according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an apparatus for producing ionic water and redox water according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a mode at the time of measurement of the ionic water and redox water producing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an aspect at the time of measurement of the ion water and redox water producing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electrolysis tank 2 One water tank part 3 The other water tank part 4, 4 Communication part 4a, 4b Tubular part 5 Ion exchange partition 6 Electrode 6a, 6b, 6c Three electrode plates or three electrode rods 7 Electrode 8, 9 water supply port 10,11 drain port 12,12 gas vent 13,13 shielding cylinder receiving part 14,14 shielding cylinder 15,15 sealing plate 16,16 sensor of PH meter or ORP meter 17,17 water level meter 18,18 Electric mechanism 19,19 Electric motor 20,20 Drive bar 21 Controller 22,22 Vertical cylinder 23,23 Isolation storage unit 24,24 Pump 25,25 Pumping pipe

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Haruo Noguchi 2-21-10 Nishi, Hanyu, Saitama Prefecture Kaneko Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kazuhiro Negishi 2-21-10 Nishi, Hanyu City, Saitama Prefecture Kaneko Agricultural Machinery In-house F term (reference) 4D006 GA17 KB01 KE15P KE30P MA12 PB03 PB04 PB05 PB06 4D061 DA02 DA03 DA09 DB07 DB08 EA02 EB01 EB04 EB13 EB17 EB20 EB33 EB37 GA07 GA08 4K021 AA01 AB01 CA03 BC02 BA03 BA03 DB31 DC13 DC15

Claims (7)

[Claims] A device for electrolyzing water to produce acidic ionized water, alkaline ionized water and redox water having a reduced oxidation-reduction potential, wherein a part of the water being electrolyzed in the electrolytic cell is removed. Equipped with a shielding cylinder that takes in and temporarily shields the electricity, and a sensor of a PH meter or ORP meter is arranged in this shielding cylinder to measure the PH value or ORP value of water during electrolysis without interrupting electrolysis. An apparatus for producing ionic water and redox water, wherein 2. A cylindrical body constituting a shielding cylinder, which has an open end and is capable of entering and retreating into the electrolytic cell from the distal end side, and the distal end of the shielding cylinder entered into the electrolytic cell is positioned inside the electrolytic cell. 2. The apparatus for producing ionic water and redox water according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus has a closed sealing structure. 3. The cylindrical body constituting the shielding cylinder has an open end and is supported so as to be able to enter and retreat into the electrolytic cell from the distal end side. 3. The apparatus for producing ionic water and redox water according to claim 2, wherein a fixed sealing plate is disposed. 4. The ion according to claim 2, further comprising an electric mechanism for moving the shielding cylinder into and out of the electrolytic cell, and operating the electric mechanism in synchronization with the measurement operation. Water and redox water production equipment. 5. A sensor for a PH meter or an ORP meter is disposed in the electrolytic cell, and a fixed sealing plate is disposed below the sensor. The shielding cylinder is moved downward so as to surround the sensor in the electrolytic cell and is fixedly sealed. 5. The ionic water and redox water production according to claim 3 or 4, wherein water is being electrolyzed into the shielding cylinder to shield the periphery of the sensor by contacting the stopper plate. apparatus. 6. An apparatus for electrolyzing water to produce acidic ionized water, alkaline ionized water and oxidation-reduction water having a reduced oxidation-reduction potential, wherein a part of the water being electrolyzed in the electrolytic cell is removed. A quarantine storage unit for taking in and temporarily quarantine storage is provided, and a sensor of a PH meter or an ORP meter is arranged in the quarantine storage unit to measure the PH value or ORP value of the water during the electrolysis without interrupting the electrolysis. An apparatus for producing ionic water and redox water, wherein the apparatus is configured to measure. 7. The apparatus for producing ionic water and redox water according to claim 6, wherein the isolation storage section is configured to return water taken in from the electrolytic tank to the electrolytic tank again.