JP2003305464A - Ionized water treatment apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ionized water treatment apparatus which has a satisfactory cleaning effect for the water passing therethrough only at one time by enhancing the ionizing effect more than that in the conventional apparatus and prevents the clogging of the apparatus due to scale buildup. <P>SOLUTION: In the ionized water treatment apparatus, the water is ionized and cleaned by bioceramic 9 which is introduced into the way of a water passage and incorporated therein. Therein, a water inlet 10 is enclosed with a fine ceramic sleeve 12, many pieces of spherical fine ceramic 13 are disposed near the inlet 10 so as to be able to move in accordance with the inflow of the water, ultrasonic waves are generated by collisions among the fine ceramic 13 pieces themselves due to the movement and, as a result, aggregates of water molecules are micronized. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a water treatment apparatus, and more particularly, to purify water such as tap water by negatively ionizing it with ceramics such as bioceramics stored in the apparatus. To a deionized water treatment apparatus. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a water treatment apparatus for improving water quality by bringing water into contact with ceramics to make them negatively ionized. [0003] These water treatment apparatuses use, for example, so-called bioceramics such as ceramics containing calcium triphosphate (hydroxyapatite) as a main component, and purify the water by negatively ionizing the water by the ionizing action of the water of the ceramics. Things. [0004] By the way, the ionized water treatment apparatus can obtain a great effect as long as water such as circulating water comes into contact with ceramics many times. There is a problem that the one provided in the middle of the path of only passing water has a low ionization effect. [0005] In addition, there is also a problem that the higher the speed of the flowing water, the less the contact between the ceramics and the water and the lower the ionization effect. Further, in the case of passing water, since water that has not been purified by ionization is introduced into the apparatus one after another, calcium, silica, iron and the like in the water are scaled and adhere to the inside of the apparatus, and the apparatus becomes unusable. There was also the problem of being blocked. Therefore, the present invention provides an ionized water treatment apparatus which enhances the ionization effect and has a sufficient purifying effect on passing water, and prevents blockage of the apparatus due to scale adhesion. The task is to provide. [0008] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is directed to an ionization method in which water is ionized by a built-in ceramic or natural stone and purified by being introduced in the middle of a path of water. In a water treatment device, the inside surface of the water inlet is made of ceramics, and a plurality of small-lumped ceramics are arranged near the water inlet in a movable state by the inflow of water. An ionized water treatment apparatus characterized in that ultrasonic waves are generated by the method. In the present invention, bioceramics having high ionization efficiency are suitable as ceramics for ionizing and purifying water. However, general ceramics may be used as long as they have the function of ionizing water.
Examples include tourmaline ore (electrolytic stone) and barley stone having an ionizing effect on water. [0010] Further, ceramics having particularly excellent ionization effects include composite ceramics for improving water and oil quality shown in Japanese Patent No. 3062859 and magnetic ceramics shown in Japanese Patent No. 3065910.
It is effective to use these ceramics. [0011] Next, making the inner surface of the water inlet into ceramic is performed by sealing a ceramic sleeve or depositing ceramic on the inside in contact with the inflow water. This ceramic prevents calcium, silica, iron, etc. in water from adhering to the inside of the inlet due to scaling, and the type of ceramic is not particularly limited, but sleeve processing is performed using fine ceramics mainly composed of alumina. It is effective to convert the surface to ceramics by coating or evaporation coating. As a material of the small block ceramics, fine ceramics such as alumina which is resistant to wear are suitable.
Other ceramics may be used as long as they can withstand the impact and abrasion when they collide with each other due to the movement of water. The small lump may be any shape as long as it moves when water flows in. It is most preferable in terms of impact resistance and abrasion resistance particularly when spherical shapes collide with each other. good. These small-lumped ceramics are passed through a pipe through which water passes so as to collide with each other due to the inflow of water. A plurality of small-lumped ceramics is bound. When water flows into the ionized water treatment apparatus, a plurality of small-lumped ceramics violently move and collide with each other in the vicinity of the inflow port to collide with each other, causing resonance resonance action, and generating ultrasonic waves and far infrared rays. The water molecules are made finer by the action of ultrasonic waves and far-infrared rays. The water molecules are preliminarily miniaturized, so that they are more easily ionized. Since the micronized water is negatively ionized by ceramics or natural stone, the ionization efficiency is high, and the impurities in the water are separated and condensed instantaneously.・ It precipitates and the purification effect is promoted. In the ionized water treatment apparatus, the ionization effect generally decreases as the flow rate of the passing water increases, but according to the ionization apparatus of the present invention,
The higher the flow velocity, the more violently the plurality of small-lumped ceramics move near the inflow port and collide with each other, miniaturizing water molecules and increasing the ionization effect. Will make up for it. The water that enters from the inlet is immediately miniaturized due to the collision of the small-sized ceramics, and it is difficult for the water to adhere to the inner wall of the tank as a scale. The blockage of the apparatus due to the adhesion of scale can be prevented by only performing the inner wall of the apparatus. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 shows an example in which the ionized water treatment apparatus of the present invention is applied to a large tank type for a large facility such as a building or a factory, and is connected to a large pipe having a diameter of 50 cm or more such as a water supply. It is like that. The tank body 1 has a cylindrical shape with a bottom. The flange part 2 around the upper opening of the tank body 1 is fitted with the flange part 5 of the lid member 4 having the air release nipple 3 and is fixed by bolts 6. And sealed. Inside the tank body 1, a bioceramics 9 for ionizing water is stored in a container 8 fixed to the inner wall of the tank by a container support stay 7, and the container 8 is provided with water such as a wire mesh. The bioceramics 9 are made of a material which can be brought into contact with water introduced into the tank body 1. The bioceramics have biocompatibility by nature, but the bioceramics 9 of the present invention focuses on a water quality improvement effect, which is a secondary effect of the bioceramics, and is a water quality improvement device. It is stored inside. Therefore, the type of bioceramics 9 used is not particularly limited as long as it has a water quality improving effect by ionization. On the outer surface of the tank body 1, an inlet 10 and an outlet 11 for water to the tank body 1 are provided, and on the inner wall of the inlet 10, a sleeve 12 made of fine ceramics mainly composed of alumina is sealed. ing. Also, inside the tank body 1 near the inflow port 10, there are a large number of small-lumen fine ceramics 13, which are formed in a cylindrical shape extending from the lower inflow port 10 and extending vertically.
Ultrasonic generator 1 containing (alumina spheres in the figure)
4 are provided. Fine ceramics are strictly controlled in composition by increasing the purity of the raw material, and include various types of ceramics as a general term. It is used in a wide range of fields such as structural materials. In the present invention, the fine ceramics are formed into small lumps, and water is made fine by utilizing ultrasonic waves or far infrared rays generated when the small lumps of fine ceramics collide with each other due to a water flow. In the ultrasonic generator 14, the super-hard fine ceramics 13 violently collides with the water due to the water flow flowing from below to above, and a resonance resonance action is aroused. Water molecules are refined. The water molecules refined by the ultrasonic generator 14 come into contact with the bioceramics 9 contained in the container 8 and are purified by highly efficient negative ionization before flowing out of the discharge port 11. . The inflow water before purification contains components that can be easily scaled, such as calcium, silica, iron, etc., and a fine ceramic sleeve 12 is sealed in the inner wall of the inflow port 10. Therefore, the scale does not stick to the inner wall of the inlet 10, and the water molecules are immediately refined in the ultrasonic generator 14 or ionized by the bioceramics 9, so that the scale is generated in the tank body 1. Will not be blocked. The irregularities separated and precipitated during the water negative ionization are discharged together with the internal water from the drain bolt 15 during maintenance. FIG. 2 shows an example in which the ionized water treatment apparatus of the present invention is applied to a small straight type for domestic water supply pipes. It is installed by screwing in using the front and rear screws 17,18. The main body 16 has a cylindrical shape with a middle bulge, and an inlet 19, an ultrasonic generator 20, a negative ionizer 21, and an outlet 22 are arranged in a straight line. A sleeve 23 made of fine ceramics mainly composed of alumina is sealed in the inner wall of the inflow port 19. In the ultrasonic generator 20, a large number of small-lumped fine ceramics 24 (alumina spheres in the drawing) are housed with a margin so as not to be too packed so as to be movable by a water flow. Since the fine ceramics 24 are partitioned by holes smaller than the fine ceramics 24,
It does not move to the negative ionizing section 21 and can move only in the ultrasonic wave generating section 20. The bioceramics 25 are housed in the negative ionization section 21. The shape and storage method of the bioceramics 25 are not particularly limited as long as the bioceramics 25 do not flow out of the negative ionization section 21. Not done. Reference numeral 26 denotes an air release nipple, and 27 denotes a screw fixing portion for disassembling the inside during maintenance and inspection. When water flows into the water supply pipe and water flows in from the inflow port 19, the fine ceramics 24 in the form of small blocks violently move and collide with each other in the ultrasonic generator 20.
Resonance resonance action is evoked, and the generated ultrasonic waves and far-infrared rays make water molecules finer. The water molecules refined by the ultrasonic wave generating section 20 are converted into bio-ceramics 2 in the negative ionizing section 21.
5 and is purified by being negatively ionized with high efficiency, and flows through the water supply pipe again from the discharge port 22. The inflow water before being purified contains components which can be easily scaled such as calcium, silica, iron and the like, and a fine ceramic sleeve 23 is sealed in the inner wall of the inflow port 19. Therefore, the scale does not stick to the inner wall of the inflow port 19, and thereafter the water molecules are immediately refined in the ultrasonic generator 20 or ionized in the negative ionizer 21. No blockage. EXAMPLE When the tank type ionized water treatment apparatus shown in FIG. 1 was tested and operated in a hotel using well water as tap water, zinc and iron adhering to pipes were conventionally dissolved in water. The water flowed out and became turbid water, but zinc was no longer detected immediately after installation, and iron was no longer detected two months after installation, and was used as makeup water for the cooling tower.
Subsequent cleaning became unnecessary. When a tank-type ionized water treatment apparatus was installed in a water supply system to prevent Legionella bacterium, which is a cause of hospital-acquired infection, with water entering a cooling tower of a hospital, Legionella bacteria that had decomposed and died were confirmed. Was. As described above, according to the ionized water treatment apparatus of the present invention, the water before being negatively ionized is converted into ultrasonic waves generated by collision of small chunk ceramics with a water flow, or further generated. Since the ionization effect can be enhanced and the purification efficiency can be enhanced by miniaturization by far infrared rays, sufficient ionization effect can be obtained even when introduced into a path such as waterworks where water passes only once. Since the generation of the ultrasonic waves and the like is obtained from the movement of the small-lumped ceramics moving by the water flow flowing into the ionized water treatment apparatus, the cost is low and the maintenance is not required. There is an advantage that a decrease in contact with ceramics due to an increase in flow rate of the ceramic contact ionization apparatus, which is said to be lowered, is compensated for by promoting finer water. Further, the water entering from the inlet is miniaturized immediately due to the collision of the small-lumen ceramics, and it is difficult for the water to stick to the inner wall of the tank as a scale. Since only the inner wall needs to be used, the cost is low, and there is no blockage of the device due to the adhesion of scale, and no maintenance is required.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an exploded front view showing an example in which the ionized water treatment apparatus of the present invention is applied to a large tank type. FIG. 2 is an exploded front view showing an example in which the ionized water treatment apparatus of the present invention is applied to a small straight type. [Description of Signs] 1 Tank body 2 Flange part 3 Air release nipple 4 Lid member 5 Flange part 6 Bolt 7 Container support stay 8 Container 9 Bioceramics 10 Inlet 11 Discharge port 12 Sleeve 13 Fine ceramics 14 Ultrasonic generator 15 Drain Bolt 16 Body 17 Screw 18 Screw 19 Inlet 20 Ultrasonic generator 21 Negative ionizer 22 Discharge port 23 Sleeve 24 Fine ceramics 25 Bioceramics 26 Air bleeding nipple 27 Screw fixing part

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Claims (1)

Claims: 1. An ionized water treatment device which is introduced in the middle of a water path and ionizes and purifies water with a built-in ceramic or natural stone. In addition, a plurality of small-lumped ceramics are arranged in the vicinity of the water inlet in a movable state by the inflow of water, and ultrasonic waves are generated by collision between the small-lumped ceramics due to the movement. Water treatment equipment.