JP2001191074A - Alkaline ionized water production device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To miniaturize the subject device as a result of giving consideration to a layout of a feed and discharge structure of an alkaline ionized water production device. SOLUTION: A water feed pipe 53 and a water feed joint 55 for feeding water to a water cleaner, and a water discharge joint 61 connected with a water discharge pipe are arranged on the back part of a bottom member 1b of the production device body 1 and major instruments are laid out at the bottom central part of the production device body 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an alkaline ionized water generator, and more particularly to a layout for miniaturizing the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An alkaline ionized water generator is provided with an alkaline ionized water discharge passage and an acidic ionized water discharge passage for extracting alkaline ionized water and acidic ionized water from an electrolytic cell for electrolysis, respectively. It is common to supply tap water after passing through. 7 to 9 show one example.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway view of a generator main body 71. A water purifier 72, an electrolytic tank 73, an electrolysis transformer 74, and a calcium addition cylinder 75 installed inside are shown.
And so on. A water supply pipe 76 is attached to substantially the center of the bottom surface of the generator main body 71, and the water supply pipe 76 is connected to the calcium addition cylinder 75. The calcium addition cylinder 75 and the lower end of the water purifier 72 are connected with a communication pipe 7.
7 communicates. In addition, a drain pipe 78 connected to the acidic ion water generating section of the electrolytic tank 73 is attached to the bottom surface of the generator main body 71 so as to approach the water supply pipe 76.
Further, an alkaline ionized water discharge passage 79 communicated with the alkaline ionized water generation section of the electrolytic tank 73 extends outside from the upper portion of the generator main body 71, and a discharge port is provided at a tip thereof.

[0004] The water supply pipe 76 and the drainage pipe 78 are connected to a pipe mounting portion 80 provided on the bottom surface of the generator body 71, and as shown in FIG. Connected to drain hose 84. In order to stably erect the generator main body 71 when these hoses 83 and 84 are pulled out to the side, a plurality of downwardly swelling legs 85 are provided on the bottom surface of the bottom surface. In FIG. 8, reference numeral 86 is a power cord.

FIG. 9 shows a planar layout of a water purifier 72, an electrolytic cell 73 and an electrolysis transformer 74 inside a generator main body 71.

[0006]

As described above, conventionally, the water supply pipe 76 and the drainage pipe 78 are arranged at the center of the bottom of the generator main body 71. It is necessary to secure the mounting portion 80, which is one of the factors that hinders the size reduction of the generator main body 71. Further, as other causes that hinder miniaturization, the water supply hose 83 and the drainage hose 84 are pulled out to the bottom surface, and the legs 85 are required to stably raise the generator main body 71, as shown in FIG. Since the main devices such as the water purifier 72, the electrolytic cell 73, and the electrolytic transformer 74 are laid out in a planar manner, the occupied area of the bottom portion is large.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to reduce the size of an alkaline ionized water generator by adopting a layout taking the above points into consideration.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides an electrolytic cell and a water purifier inside a generator body, and extracts alkaline ionized water and acidic ionized water from the electrolytic cell, respectively. An ion water discharge passage and an acidic ion water discharge passage are provided, and a water supply port for supplying tap water to the electrolytic cell through the water purifier and a water discharge port communicating with the acid ion water discharge passage are respectively provided in the generator body. In the alkaline ionized water generator provided, the water supply port and the drain port are provided on the bottom rear surface of the generator body.

According to the above configuration, since the water supply system and the drainage system are provided on the rear side of the generator body, the main equipment can be laid out at the center of the bottom surface, and the size of the entire product can be reduced. it can.

In addition, the water supply port and the water discharge port are provided at a rotatable water supply joint and a water discharge joint, respectively. A vertical mounting surface is provided at the bottom of the generator main body at a position offset from the rear surface toward the center. And a horizontal mounting surface is provided between the upper portion of the vertical mounting surface and the rear surface, and the water supply joint and the drainage joint are provided on one of the vertical mounting surface and the horizontal mounting surface, or A configuration can be adopted in which the water supply joint is provided on one surface and the drainage joint is provided on the other surface.

[0011] With the above structure, various joints and hoses can be laid out in the space below the mounting surface, and can be erected in close contact with a wall surface or the like.

Further, an electrolysis transformer is installed at the bottom of the generator body, and the water purifier is installed close to the top of the electrolysis transformer. The electrolysis transformer and the water purifier are: Arranged in a layout that overlaps with the majority of the projected shape on the bottom surface of the generator body, the part where the projected shape of the water purifier protrudes from the electrolysis transformer is offset to the rear side of the generator body. It is possible to adopt a configuration in which at least one of the water supply joint and the drainage joint is provided at a protruding portion thereof.

According to the above configuration, the area occupied by the bottom portion can be reduced, which can be used to reduce the size of the product, and the stability of the product can be improved by arranging heavy objects vertically. Can be.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the alkaline ionized water generator of the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a water purifier storage section 2 is provided inside a generator main body 1, and a water purifier 3 is housed therein in a cartridge manner so as to be able to be taken in and out freely. The lid 4 is fitted into the container housing 2. As shown in FIG. 2, inside the generator body 1, an electrolysis transformer 5 is fixed below the water purifying chamber housing section 2, and an electrolytic tank 6 is fixed alongside the water purifier housing section 2. A three-way valve 8 having an electromagnet 7 is fixed to the outlet side of the electrolytic cell 6. An alkaline ionized water discharge port 11 communicating with the alkaline ionized water discharge passage 9 is provided at an upper portion of the generator body 1. Further, an acidic ionized water discharge port 13 communicating with the acidic ionized water discharge pipe 12 and a water supply port 14 are provided on the lower back surface.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes an operation panel provided on the generator body 1.

The water purifier 3 is provided with a storage chamber 16 for a calcium-added basket 15 on the upper surface thereof.
A cap 17 is fitted to 6. A plurality of slits 18 are provided on the bottom surface of the storage chamber 16 and communicate with the upper part of the water purifier storage section 2 through the slits 18. In addition, water purifier 3
A water purification element 21 is housed in one cylindrical water purification chamber 30 partitioned by a partition wall 19 inside the water purification chamber 30, and a water inlet 22 is provided on a bottom surface of the water purification chamber 30. A water outlet 23 is provided on the bottom surface of the other outlet passage 30 ′ defined by the partition wall 19.

The water inlet 22 is connected to the bottom hole 24 of the water purification chamber 30.
The water outlet 23 communicates with the electrolytic cell 6 through the other bottom hole 24 '.

A cylindrical holder 25 constituting the above-mentioned water purification element 21 is housed in a water purification chamber 30, and a bottom plate 26 is integrally provided at a lower end of the holder 25. A gap 26 ′ is provided between the bottom plate 26 and the inner peripheral surface of the water purification chamber 30. Many small holes 31 are provided in the holder 25,
The outer periphery is filled with fibrous or granular activated carbon 27 and the inside is filled with a hollow fiber membrane 28. The activated carbon 27 is filled so as to have a gap with the inner peripheral surface of the water purification chamber 30, and the gap is communicated with the water inlet 22 through a gap 26 ′ on the outer peripheral portion of the bottom plate 26. The upper end of the portion filled with the activated carbon 27 is closed by the collar 29 of the holder 25.

The lower end of the portion filled with the hollow fiber membrane 28 is closed by the bottom plate 26. The hollow fiber membrane 28 is obtained by folding a water-permeable fiber bundle into a U-shape, and filling a resin such as urethane at an end thereof to form a resin-filled layer 28 '.
The resin-filled layer 28 'is fitted on the inner peripheral surface of the upper end of the holder 25.

In the above-mentioned water purifier 3, tap water entering through the water inlet 22 passes through the gap 26 ', the activated carbon 27, the small holes 31, the hollow fiber membrane 28, and the resin-filled layer 28' in the order shown by the arrows. When passing through the calcium-added car 15 on the way, calcium as an electrolysis promoter is added, and reaches the water outlet 23 through the outlet side passage 30 '. The activated carbon 27 removes residual chlorine and organic substances, and the hollow fiber membrane 28 removes turbidity and bacteria due to red rust and the like.

As shown in FIG. 3, the electrolytic cell 6 has an anode 32 and a cathode 34 opposed to each other, and a space therebetween is partitioned by a diaphragm 33. The inside of the diaphragm 33 including the anode 32 is an inner tank 35 in which acidic ionized water is generated, and the cathode 3
The outside of the diaphragm 33 containing 4 is an outer tank 36 in which alkaline ionized water is generated. The passage communicating with the water outlet 23 of the water purifier 3 is branched into two, and the inner tank 35 and the outer tank 3 are connected to each other.
6 is connected to each lower part. The above-mentioned acidic ionized water discharge pipe 12 is connected to the upper part of the inner tank 35,
Is connected to an alkaline ionized water discharge passage 9.

As shown in FIG. 3, the three-way valve 8 has one inlet 37, a first outlet 38, and a second outlet 39, and an internal valve body 40 is provided with a plunger 41 of the electromagnet 7. , The first outlet 38 is always opened, and the second outlet 39 is closed at the same time. When the plunger 41 is lowered by energization of the electromagnet 7, the first outlet 38 is closed and the second outlet 39 is opened.

The inlet 37 of the three-way valve 8 is connected in the middle of the acidic ionized water discharge pipe 12, and the remaining part of the discharge pipe 12 is connected to a first outlet 38. It reaches the ion water discharge port 13. Further, a purified water passage 43 is connected to the second outlet 39, and the purified water passage 43 joins in the middle of the alkaline ionized water discharge passage 9.

In order to prevent the water purifier 3 from floating by water pressure, as shown in FIG.
The engaging member 63 extending over the outer periphery of the upper part and the outer periphery of the water purifier 3 is
The claw 64 provided on the outer periphery of the upper part of the water purifier storage section 2 is engaged.

As shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), the generator body 1 has an upper body member 1a and a bottom member 1b fitted and fixed to the bottom thereof.
Are fixed to the bottom member 1b by screws 51. Also,
The cylindrical water purifier housing 2 provided integrally with the body member 1a is provided at a height such that the bottom surface thereof is placed on the upper surface of the transformer 5 for electrolysis. The planar shape of the electrolysis transformer 5 is substantially square (see FIG. 9), whereas the planar shape of the water purifier storage section 2 is circular, and the projected shapes of both substantially overlap. A crescent-shaped portion 52 where the water purifier accommodating portion 2 protrudes outward exists in a portion approaching the back side of 1.

In the crescent-shaped portion 52, the bottom hole 2 is formed.
4 (see FIG. 2), the upper end of a water supply pipe 53 is connected to the bottom hole 24, and the lower end thereof is connected to a water supply joint 55 via a mounting member 54 fixed to a horizontal mounting surface 57 of the bottom member 1b. Connected. The water supply joint 55
Is the water supply port 14 (see FIG. 2). On both sides of the water supply pipe 53, the crescent-shaped portion 52 and the horizontal mounting surface 57 of the bottom member 1b opposed thereto are provided.
And two supporting legs 56 are provided between them, whereby the water purifier housing section 2 is supported by the bottom member 1b.

As shown in FIG. 5, the lower surface of the bottom member 1b is provided with a vertical mounting surface 57 'at a position offset from the rear surface by a predetermined dimension A, and the vertical mounting surface 57' is provided.
A horizontal mounting surface 57 is provided between the upper end and the rear surface of the head. As described above, in addition to the mounting member 54 of the water supply pipe 53 and the lower end of the support leg 56,
A power cord 58 is also attached as shown in FIG. The water supply joint 55 attached to the attachment member 54 and projecting downward is formed in an elbow shape, and is rotatable in a plane parallel to the horizontal attachment surface 57. A water supply hose 59 is connected to the water supply joint 55.

A drain joint 61 connected to the acidic ionized water discharge pipe 12 is rotatably mounted on the vertical mounting surface 57 'in a plane parallel to the vertical mounting surface 57'. The distal end of the drainage joint 61 is the acidic ionized water discharge port 13 (see FIG. 2),
A drain hose 62 is connected to the drain joint 61.

As shown in FIG. 5, the space surrounded by the vertical mounting surface 57 'and the horizontal mounting surface 57 is open to the rear side and both side surfaces, and the water supply joint 55 and the drainage joint 61 are provided in the space. Sticking out. Therefore,
When the back of this generator is standing up against the wall W,
These joints 55 and 61 do not hit the wall surface W or the floor surface, and the water supply hose 59 and the drain hose 62 are drawn out on both sides of the space, and do not hit the wall surface W or the floor surface.

The horizontal mounting surface 57 and the vertical mounting surface 5
Water supply joint 55 and drainage joint 61 for 7 '
The mounting layout of the horizontal mounting surface 57 is as described above.
6 (a) to 6 (c) in addition to the layout in which the water supply joint 55 and the drainage joint 61 are mounted on the vertical mounting surface 57 '. That is, in FIG. 6A, the water supply joint 55 and the drainage joint 61 are interchanged. In FIG. 4B, both joints 55 and 61 are mounted on the vertical mounting surface 57 ', and in FIG. 4C, both joints 55 and 61 are mounted on the horizontal mounting surface 57. In each case, these joints 55,
61 does not hit the wall surface W or the floor surface.

The alkaline ionized water generator of the embodiment is as described above. In order to generate alkaline ionized water by this, the water supply port 14 is connected to a faucet of a water supply and the electrolytic cell 6 is energized. Tap water is supplied to the electromagnet 7 of the valve 8 in a state where power is not supplied. The tap water is purified in the water purifier 3 and the calcium in the calcium addition car 15 is added. The purified water enters the inner tank 35 and the outer tank 36 of the electrolytic cell 6 and is electrolyzed. As a result, the water in the inner tank 35 changes to acidic ion water, and the water in the outer tank 36 changes to alkaline ion water. Acid ionic water is acidic ionic water discharge pipe 1
The acidic ionized water is discharged from the outlet 13 through the two-way valve 8. The alkaline ionized water is discharged from the alkaline ionized water discharge port 11 through the alkaline ionized water discharge passage 9 and is effectively used. Of course, acidic ionized water may be effectively used as needed.

On the other hand, when only the water purifying function of the above-mentioned alkaline ionized water generator is to be used, the power supply to the electrolytic cell 6 is stopped, the power supply to the electromagnet 7 is performed, and the three-way valve 8 is operated. Then, when tap water is supplied, the purified water purified in the water purifier 3 passes through the inner tank 35 and the outer tank 36 of the electrolytic tank 6 without causing any reaction. Of these, purified water that has flowed out of the outer tank 36 into the alkaline ionized water discharge passage 9 is directly discharged from the alkaline ionized water discharge port 11. Further, the purified water that has flowed out of the inner tank 35 to the acidic ion water discharge pipe 12 flows out of the inlet 37 of the three-way valve 8 via the second outlet 39 to the purified water passage 43, and joins the alkaline ion water discharge passage 9. .

As a result, the purified water is entirely discharged from the alkaline ionized water discharge port 11. In this case, the electrolytic cell 6
In this case, since there is almost no pressure difference between the inner tank 35 and the outer tank 36, the diaphragm 33 is not adversely affected.

In the embodiment described above, the three-way valve 8
Is connected to the middle of the acidic ion discharge pipe 12, the purified water passage 43 is connected to the second outlet 39 of the three-way valve 8, and the purified water passage 43 joins the alkali ion water discharge passage 9. However, the three-way valve 8 is connected in the middle of the alkaline ionized water discharge passage 9, and the purified water passage 43 connected to the second outlet 39 is merged with the acidic ionized water discharge pipe 12,
The entire amount of purified water may be discharged from the acidic ionized water discharge port 13.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the alkaline ionized water generator, the tap water supply port and the acidic ionized water discharge port (that is, the drain port) are provided on the bottom rear surface of the generator. Accordingly, main devices can be laid out at the center of the bottom surface, and the size of the entire product can be reduced. In addition, by providing a horizontal mounting surface and a vertical mounting surface on the back side of the generator bottom, various joints and hoses can be laid out so as to protrude into the space formed by these mounting surfaces, and the product can be mounted on a wall or the like. It can be stood up in close contact.

Further, by laying out the water purifier storage chamber above the electrolytic transformer having a similar planar shape, the area occupied by the bottom part can be reduced, which can contribute to miniaturization of the product. By arranging the heavy objects vertically, the stability of the product can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the assembled state of the above.

FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory view showing a part of the above in a cross section.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are partially cutaway perspective views of the same.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway side view of the above.

FIGS. 6A to 6C are perspective views of a bottom surface of the same.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a conventional example.

FIG. 8 is a partial perspective view of the same.

FIG. 9 is a layout diagram of the above.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Generator main body 1a Body member 1b Bottom member 2 Water purifier storage part 3 Water purifier 4 Lid 5 Transformer for electrolysis 6 Electrolyzer 7 Electromagnet 8 Three-way valve 9 Alkaline ion water discharge passage 10 Operation panel 11 Alkaline ion water discharge port 12 Acid ion Water discharge pipe 13 Acid ion water discharge port 14 Water supply port 15 Calcium addition basket 16 Storage room 17 Cap 18 Slit 19 Partition wall 21 Purification element 22 Water inlet 23 Water outlet 24, 24 'Bottom hole 25 Holder 26 Bottom plate 26' Gap 27 Activated carbon 28 Hollow fiber membrane 28 'Resin filled layer 29 Collar 30 Water purification chamber 30' Outlet passage 31 Small hole 32 Anode 33 Diaphragm 34 Cathode 35 Inner tank 36 Outer tank 37 Inlet 38 First outlet 39 Second outlet 40 Valve body 41 Plan Jar 42 Spring 43 Purified water passage 51 Screw 52 Crescent shaped part 53 Water pipe 54 mounting member 55 water supply joint 56 support legs 57 horizontal attachment surface 57 'vertical mounting plane 58 power cord 59 water supply hose 61 drainage joint 62 drain hose 63 engaging member 64 claw

Claims (5)

[Claims] An electrolytic cell and a water purifier are provided inside a generator main body, and an alkaline ion water discharge path and an acidic ion water discharge path for extracting alkali ion water and acidic ion water from the electrolytic cell, respectively, are provided. A water supply port for supplying tap water to the electrolytic cell through a vessel and a drainage port communicating with the acidic ionized water discharge passage, respectively, in the alkaline ionized water generator provided in the generator body; An alkaline ionized water generator, wherein a mouth is provided on a bottom rear surface of the generator body. 2. The alkaline ionized water generator according to claim 1, wherein the water supply port and the water discharge port are provided at a rotatable water supply joint and a rotatable water supply joint, respectively. 3. A vertical mounting surface is provided on the bottom of the generator body at a position offset from the rear surface toward the center, and a horizontal mounting surface is provided between the upper portion of the vertical mounting surface and the rear surface. Either the water supply joint and the drainage joint are provided on one of the vertical mounting surface and the horizontal mounting surface, or the water supply joint is provided on one of the surfaces and the drainage joint is provided on the other surface. The alkaline ionized water generator according to claim 2, characterized in that: 4. An electrolysis transformer is provided at a bottom of the generator body, and the water purifier is installed close to an upper portion of the electrolysis transformer. The alkaline ionized water generator according to the above. 5. The electrolysis transformer and the water purifier are arranged in a layout that overlaps most of the projected shape on the bottom surface of the generator body, and the projected shape of the water purifier is changed from the electrolytic transformer. The alkali ion according to claim 4, wherein the protruding portion is provided at a position offset toward the back side of the generator body, and at least one of the water supply joint and the drainage joint is provided at the protruding portion. Water generator.