JP2001327960A - Water cleaner and connector therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector fop a water cleaner and the water cleaner capable of easily be detached with a simple operation. SOLUTION: The connector for a water cleaner 12 is installed in juxtaposition with an inlet-side connecting hole 13 introducing raw water and an outlet-side connecting hole 14 discharging clear water, which are respectively connected to an inlet plug 41 and an outlet plug 42 of the water cleaner 25. Inside the inlet-side connecting holes 13 and the outlet-side connecting holes 14, water- stopping pieces 51 are movably installed so as to close flow paths by forcing owing to springs 53 in a direction to abutting against the stage parts 13a, 14a of the inlet-side connecting hole 13 and the outlet-side hole 14 respectively. In the connector for a water cleaner 12, rotating parts 46 are installed to be rotatably supported centering around rotary axes 47. The water cleaner 25 are maintained in the state of connecting to the connector for a water cleaner 12 by rotating the rotating parts 46 to slide them on circular arc parts 31a and by connecting them to the ribs 31 of an inlet opening 39 and an outlet opening 40.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a water purifier connector and a water purifier.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An undersink type water purifier is installed inside a sink or a water supply facility, and an inlet plug and an outlet plug protruding from a lid of the water purifier are provided with a raw water introduction pipe and a purified water discharge pipe. It is detachably connected to one end.

[0003] When replacing the filter medium such as activated carbon or the water purifier itself, the water purifier is removed by removing the inlet plug and the outlet plug of the water purifier from the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe, and the filter medium alone or the water purifier itself is detached and replaced. It is supposed to.

[0004]

However, water purifiers of the undersink type are often installed in narrow and cramped places such as the back of a sink or the lower part of a water supply facility.
For this reason, it was troublesome to connect the inlet plug and the outlet plug of the water purifier to the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe accurately. In addition, nipples are provided in each of the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe, and it is necessary to connect each nipple to the inflow path and the outflow path of the water purifier, which is troublesome.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a water purifier connector and a water purifier capable of easily performing a desorption operation with a simple operation.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to the first aspect of the present invention relates to raw water in which an inflow passage and an outflow passage of a water purifier protruding in a horizontal direction are connected. And a locking mechanism for holding a part of the water purifier and holding the water purifier in a connected state.

The inlet and outlet of the water purifier projecting in the horizontal direction are connected to the raw water inlet and the outlet of the purified water, and a part of the water purifier is held by the locking mechanism so as to hold the water purifier. In a connected state. Thereby, the water purifier can be connected while checking the connection state between the introduction path and the outflow path and the inflow path and the outflow path from the horizontal direction. This makes it easy to attach and detach a water purifier installed in a narrow, cramped place such as the back of a sink or the lower part of a water supply facility, and the retaining mechanism allows the water purifier to be easily held. it can.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the introduction path and the exit path are provided with a water stopping means for urging water in a closing direction with respect to the opening on the water purifier side. It is characterized by.

When the water purifier is removed, the openings of the introduction path and the lead-out path are closed by the water stopping means, so that dripping of water from the introduction path and the lead-out path can be prevented. The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that, in claim 1 or 2, guide means for guiding the locking mechanism to a holding state is provided between the locking mechanism and the water purifier. I do.

Therefore, the locking by the locking mechanism can be easily performed. The invention described in claim 4 is characterized in that the water purifier connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3 is applied to a water purifier.

[0011] This makes it possible to easily attach and detach the water purifier with a simple operation.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the water purifier 25 includes a water purification cartridge main body 27 formed of a synthetic resin in a cylindrical shape with a bottom, and a synthetic resin lid 28 screwed into an upper end opening of the water purification cartridge main body 27. , And a metal container (not shown) is fitted around the outer periphery thereof. A filter medium such as a cylindrical activated carbon filter is accommodated in the water purification cartridge main body 27.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an upper surface of one side of the lid 28 is provided with an inlet 39 as an inflow passage through which raw water is introduced at a predetermined interval, and an outflow passage through which purified water is discharged. And the outflow port 40 is provided to project in the vertical direction. At the ends of the inflow port 39 and the outflow port 40, an inlet plug 41 and an outlet plug 4 provided with the O-ring 30, respectively.
2 are formed so as to project in the horizontal direction, and the inlet plug 41 is formed.
The rib 31 is provided on the outer periphery of the outlet plug 42. This rib 31 has an arc portion 31a as a guiding means.
Are formed. A protrusion 44 is formed on the upper surface of the lid 28 so as to extend in the same direction as the extension direction of the inlet plug 41 and the outlet plug 42.

The mounting plate 17 is formed by bending a metal plate into a substantially L-shaped side surface. A pair of pipe insertion holes 18 is formed in the horizontal portion, and a plurality of screw insertion holes 19 are formed in the vertical plate portion. Is formed. And this mounting plate 1
7 is fixed by inserting a screw 22 into the screw insertion hole 19 and screwing it to an installation wall 21 such as a sink or the inside of a water supply facility.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 3 (a) and 3 (b),
The water purifier connector 12 is formed of a synthetic resin, and connection pipes 15 and 16 are provided on the upper surface thereof. Then, the connection pipes 15 and 16 are inserted into the pipe insertion holes 18 of the mounting plate 17, and the nut 20 is screwed into the threaded portions 15 a and 16 a on the outer periphery of the connection pipes 15 and 16, thereby connecting the water purifier. 12 is fixedly supported by the mounting plate 17. In addition, one connecting pipe 15 is connected to an introducing pipe 23 for introducing raw water, and the other connecting pipe 16 is connected to a leading pipe 24 for leading purified water from a water purifier 25. .

A water purifier 25 is provided on the front surface of the water purifier connector 12.
The inlet-side connection hole 13 as an introduction path for introducing the raw water in a cylindrical shape and the outlet-side connection hole 14 as an outflow path for deriving purified water corresponding to the inflow port 39 and the outflow port 40 can be recessed. I have. The connection pipes 15 and 16 communicate with the entrance-side connection hole 13 and the exit-side connection hole 14.

A lid 28 is provided on the lower surface of the water purifier connector 12.
A groove 45 is provided so as to correspond to the ridge 44 of FIG.
In the inlet-side connection hole 13 and the outlet-side connection hole 14, a water-stop piece 51 having a plurality of teeth 51a as a water-stop means is movably disposed, and the water-stop piece 51 serves as an urging means. The spring 53 urges the contact portions 13a and 14a of the inlet-side connection hole 13 and the outlet-side connection hole 14 in the directions of contact with the step portions 13a and 14a, respectively, thereby closing the flow path.

The water purifier connector 12 is provided with a rotating member 46 as a locking mechanism, and is supported so as to be rotatable about a rotating shaft 47. The rotating member 46 is formed by integrating a pair of U-shaped rotating pieces 46a.

Next, the operation of the water purifier connector 12 and the water purifier 25 of the embodiment configured as described above will be described.
In the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, the water purifier 25 is configured such that the inlet plug 41 and the outlet plug 42 are inserted into the inlet-side connection holes 13 and the outlet-side connection holes 14 of the water purifier connector 12, respectively. 12, the rotating member 46 is engaged with the ribs 31 of the inflow port 39 and the outflow port 40, and is maintained in a connected state. In this state, the water blocking piece 51 is disposed at the open position where the inlet plug 41 and the outlet plug 42 are pushed in against the urging force of the spring 53 to release the flow path.

By opening a faucet (not shown) or the like,
When raw water is supplied from the introduction pipe 23 to the inlet side connection hole 13 through the teeth 51 a of the water blocking piece 51 via the connection pipe 15, the raw water is supplied to the water purifier 25 via the inlet plug 41 and the inlet 39. And impurities contained in the raw water are filtered by a filter medium (not shown) and purified.

The water purified by the water purifier 25 is
It is led out to the outlet side connection hole 14 of the water purifier connector 12 via the outlet 40 and the outlet plug 42. Then, the purified water is guided to a faucet or the like via the connecting pipe 16 and the lead-out pipe 24 through between the teeth 51a of the water stopping piece 51, and is discharged from the faucet or the like.

When the filtering effect of the filter in the water purifier 25 is reduced, it is necessary to remove the water purifier 25 and replace the filter. In this case, first, the rotating member 46 engaged with the rib 31 of the inflow port 39 and the outflow port 40 shown by the solid line in FIG. 1 is rotated clockwise in the direction shown by the phantom line in FIG. The holding of the container 25 is released. Then, the water purifier 25 is pulled out in a direction to separate from the water purifier connector 12, and is separated from the water purifier connector 12. At this time, the water blocking piece 51 is moved by the bias of the spring 53 to a position that closes the flow path in the inlet side connection hole 13 and the outlet side connection hole 14.

When the water purifier 25 accommodating the new filter medium is attached to the water purifier connector 12, the steps are performed in substantially the reverse order of the above-described removal. Specifically, the rotating member 46 is
And the water purifier 25 is approached toward the water purifier connector 12, and the inlet plug 41 and the outlet plug 42 of the water purifier 25 are spring-connected to the inlet-side connection holes 13 and the outlet-side connection holes 14. Insert it against the biasing force of 53. At this time, the ridges 44 provided on the lid 28 engage with the grooves 45 and are inserted in a state where the ridges 44 are guided, so that the inlet side connection holes 13 and the outlet side connection holes 14 are 39 and the outlet 40 are securely inserted. And
In this state, the rotating member 46 is rotated to slide on the arc portion 31a, and is engaged with the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. By a series of these operations, the water purifier 25 is connected to the water purifier connector 1.
2 is kept connected.

According to the above embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. The inlet-side connection hole 13 and the outlet-side connection hole 14 corresponding to the inlet plug 41 and the outlet plug 42 of the water purifier 25 that are oriented in the horizontal direction are provided in the water purifier connector 12 in parallel.
For this reason, by making the inlet plug 41 and the outlet plug 42 of the water purifier 25 come into contact with and separate from the inlet-side connection hole 13 and the outlet-side connection hole 14 of the water purifier connector 12, the water purifier 25 can be easily operated by a simple operation. It can be replaced. That is, by moving the water purifier 25 in the horizontal direction, the inlet plug 41 and the outlet plug 42 of the water purifier 25 are connected to the inlet-side connection hole 13 and the outlet-side connection hole 14 of the water purifier connector 12.
Can be brought into contact with and separated from. Therefore, the water purifier connector 1
Even when the water purifier 2 is disposed on the installation wall 21 such as the inside of the sink without securing a wide space below, the water purifier 25 can be easily detached and replaced by moving the water purifier 25 in the lateral direction.

When removing the water purifier 25, the ridge 4
Since the groove 4 is guided by the groove 45, the water purifier 25 can be appropriately guided even in a relatively dark sink or inside a water supply facility, so that the water purifier 25 can be detached more smoothly.

The inlet-side connection hole 13 and the outlet-side connection hole 1
A rotation member 46 for keeping the inlet plug 41 and the outlet plug 42 of the water purifier 25 connected to the water purifier 25 is provided. Therefore, the inlet plug 41 and the outlet plug 4
2 can be reliably locked and held in the connected state. In addition, since the turning member 46 is disposed near the inlet-side connection hole 13 and the outlet-side connection hole 14 for performing the work of attaching and detaching the water purifier 25 and the water purifier connector 12, the work can be easily performed. In addition, since the configuration of the locking mechanism is simple, the water purifier 25 can be easily formed only by rotating the rotating member 46.
Can be locked and held. Furthermore, since the rib 31 is provided with the circular arc portion 31a, the rotating member 46 with respect to the rib 31
Can be smoothly attached and detached.

The inlet connection hole 13 and the outlet connection hole 1
In 4, a water stop piece 51 urged by a spring 53 in the closing direction of the flow path is provided. Accordingly, when the water purifier 25 is detached from the water purifier connector 12, the flow path is closed by the water blocking piece 51, and the inlet side connection hole 13 and the outlet side connection hole 1 are removed.
4 can be prevented from dripping.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and may be embodied by arbitrarily changing the configuration of each unit without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Contrary to the above-described embodiment, a ridge 44 is formed on the water purifier connector 12, and a groove 45 engageable with the ridge 44 is formed on the water purifier 25. A slope or the like is provided on the side of the rotating member 46 as guide means for guiding the engagement with the rib 31.

[0030]

According to the present invention, as described above, it is possible to provide a water purifier connector and a water purifier which can be easily attached and detached by a simple operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a water purifier connector and a water purifier.

FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view and a plan view of a water purifier connector and a water purifier.

3A is a side view of a water purifier connector, FIG. 3B is a front view of the water purifier connector, and FIG. 3C is a perspective view of a water blocking piece.

[Explanation of symbols]

12 ... water purifier connector, 13 ... inlet side connection hole as introduction path, 14 ... outlet side connection hole as outlet path, 25 ... water purifier, 31a ... arc part as guide means, 39 ... flow as inflow path Inlet, 40 ... Outlet as outflow path, 46 ... Rotating member as locking mechanism, 51 ... Waterproof piece as waterstop means.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a raw water introduction passage and a purified water outflow passage connected to an inflow passage and an outflow passage of the water purifier projecting in a horizontal direction, and holding a part of the water purifier. A connector for a water purifier, comprising a locking mechanism for holding the water purifier in a connected state. 2. The connection for a water purifier according to claim 1, wherein the introduction path and the discharge path are provided with water stopping means for urging the water in a closing direction with respect to the water purifier side opening to stop water. Utensils. 3. The water purifier according to claim 1, wherein guide means for guiding the locking mechanism to a holding state is provided between the locking mechanism and the water purifier. Connection for water purifier. 4. A water purifier to which the water purifier connector according to claim 1 is applied.