JP2001340858A - Electrolytic water making apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily alter a structure with respect to whether a water cleaner is built in an electrolytic water making apparatus corresponding to the presence of the water cleaner in an on-the-spot water supply route. SOLUTION: In the electrolytic water making apparatus equipped with a water supply port receiving the supply of raw water from an external water supply source and an electrolytic cell for electrolyzing raw water supplied from the water supply port, one of the water cleaner and a bypass piping is attached between the water supply port and the electrolytic cell in a freely detachable manner.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an electrolyzed water generating apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional electrolyzed water generating apparatus is disclosed in
JP-A-156364 and JP-A-6-7928 disclose a device in which a water purifier is incorporated in an electrolyzed water generator.

[0003]

However, in recent years, various water purifiers have been sold from business use such as a restaurant to home use in order to use delicious water for drinking or cooking water.
For home use, many large-sized products with little difference in performance from those for business use are sold. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 13, raw water is supplied from the external water supply source 1 to the water purifier 2 and then supplied to the water supply ports 3 and 4 via the water supply pipe. When installing a type of electrolyzed water generator, the existing water purifier was removed or installed with the existing water purifier and the built-in water purifier coexisting.
Therefore, the user needs to perform plumbing work for removing the existing water purifier or perform regular maintenance of the two water purifiers. In addition, in order to remove residual chlorine in the water purifier, it is likely to become unsanitary unless two places are securely maintained.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems inherent in the prior art, and has been proposed to solve the problem suitably. It is an object of the present invention to make it possible to easily change the structure of whether or not to incorporate a water purifier into an electrolyzed water generator according to the presence or absence.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and appropriately attain the initial object, an electrolyzed water generating apparatus according to the present invention comprises a water supply port to which raw water is supplied from an external water supply source; In an electrolyzed water generation device including an electrolyzer for electrolyzing raw water supplied from a mouth, a selected one of a water purifier and a bypass pipe is detachably attached between the water supply port and the electrolyzer. It is characterized by.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an electrolyzed water generating apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of preferred embodiments. 1 and 2 are schematic diagrams showing a water supply path and an electrolyzed water generator according to an embodiment. Raw water is supplied from an external water supply source 10 to a water purifier 12 provided in a water supply pipe path, and residual chlorine is supplied from the raw water. Is removed. The purified water is supplied to the water supply port 16 of the electrolyzed water generator 14. The water supplied from the water supply port 16 supplies raw water to an electrolytic tank (not shown) through a water purifier 18 built in the electrolyzed water generator 14. Since the water is purified by the water purifier 12 in the water supply path, in such a case, by installing a bypass pipe 20 instead of the water purifier 18 as shown in FIG. Eliminates the need for regular maintenance of the water purifiers.

FIG. 3 shows parts for mounting a water purifier 18 incorporated in the electrolyzed water generating apparatus 14. The raw water inlets and outlets 22 and 22 of the water purifier 18 have flange portions 24 and 2 respectively.
4 is formed, and the flange portion 28 of the pipe 26 from the water supply port 16 and the flange portion 3 of the pipe 30 toward the electrolytic cell are formed.
2, the flange portion 24 of the water purifier 18 is tightly fitted with a one-touch fitting 34. An O-ring (not shown) for preventing water leakage is interposed between the narrow flanges. Further, as shown in FIG.
The ends 6 of the pipe 6 and the pipe 30 are attached via an O-ring 42 while being inserted into the water purifier 18.
FIG. 5 shows a case in which a bypass pipe 20 is attached in place of the water purifier 18, and the flanges 36 of the bypass pipe are directed to the flange 28 of the pipe 26 from the water supply port 16 and the electrolytic cell. The flange portion 24 of the water purifier 18 is tightly fitted to the flange portion 32 of the pipe 30 by a one-touch fitting 34. O-rings (not shown) for preventing water leakage between the narrow flanges
Is sandwiched. As shown in FIG. 6, each of the bypass pipes 20 has a tip 3 of the pipe 26 and the pipe 30.
8 and 38 have recesses 40 into which they are inserted. By easily removing the built-in water purifier 18 with the one-touch fitting 34 and attaching the bypass pipe 20 as described above, it is said that piping work for removing the existing water purifier or regular maintenance of two water purifiers are performed. No more hassle. The bypass pipe 20 may be one in which only the activated carbon and the filter part of the water purifier 18 are removed, but since that part becomes full of water, a pipe having the same diameter as the pipe 26 and the pipe 30 is adopted. It is preferred to do so.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show a second embodiment in which the raw water inlets and outlets 22, 22 of the water purifier 18 are in the same direction. Raw water supplied from the water supply port 16 side pipe 26 is purified in the water purification section 44 in the water purifier 18 and then supplied to the pipe 30 going to the electrolytic cell. The water purifier 18 is tightly fitted with a one-touch fitting 34 on the opposite side of the raw water inlet / outlet 22. In the case of such a water purifier 18, FIG.
As shown in FIG.
The bypass pipe 20 may be formed with the spacer 48 for making the same height as the water purifier 18. 9 and 1
Reference numeral 0 denotes a third embodiment, in which the threaded raw water ports 22 of the water purifier 18 are connected by a flexible hose 50 and a nut 52. In the case of such a water purifier 18, as shown in FIG. 10, a bypass pipe 20 having a threaded portion 54 may be employed. FIGS. 11 and 12 show a fourth embodiment, in which raw water inlets and outlets 22 of a water purifier 18 are formed in a one-touch joint shape, and are connected by a one-touch joint 56. In the case of such a water purifier 18, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, a bypass pipe 20 having a one-touch joint shape 58 may be employed.

[0009]

As described above, in the electrolyzed water generator of the present invention, one of the water purifier and the bypass pipe built in the electrolyzed water generator can be detachably mounted. If there is an existing water purifier in the water supply pipe route, the user does not need to remove the existing water purifier or perform regular maintenance of the two water purifiers. Becomes

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an electrolyzed water generating apparatus including a water supply path and a water purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an electrolyzed water generation device including a water supply path and a bypass pipe according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a water purifier mounting structure of the electrolyzed water generation device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a connection structure between a water purifier shown in FIG. 3 and a pipe.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a bypass pipe mounting structure of the electrolyzed water generation device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the bypass pipe shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a connection structure between a water purifier and a pipe of an electrolyzed water generation device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a bypass pipe of an electrolyzed water generator according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a connection structure between a water purifier and a pipe of an electrolyzed water generator according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a bypass pipe of an electrolyzed water generation device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a connection structure between a water purifier and a pipe of an electrolyzed water generator according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a bypass pipe of an electrolyzed water generator according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a schematic view showing a water supply pipe route provided with a conventional water purifier.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 External water supply source 12 Water purifier 14 Electrolyzed water generator 16 Water supply port 18 Water purifier 20 Bypass pipe 22 Raw water inlet / outlet 24 Flange part 26 Pipe 28 Flange part 30 Pipe 32 Flange part 34 One-touch fitting 36 Flange part 38 Tip 40 Recess 42 O Ring 44 Water purification section 46 Bypass member 48 Spacer 50 Flexible hose 52 Nut 54 Threaded section 56 One-touch joint 58 One-touch joint shape

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An electrolyzed water generating apparatus comprising: a water supply port to which raw water is supplied from an external water supply source; and an electrolytic cell for electrolyzing raw water supplied from the water supply port. A water purifier or a selected one of bypass pipes is detachably attached to the electrolyzed water generator.