JP2005103497A - Water cleaner and water cleaner cartridge - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To dispense with the cleaning of a discharge port 45 for a shower, in a water cleaner 1 composed of a water cleaner main body 2 provided with the faucet connection part 10 connected to a faucet 5 in a state receiving raw water discharged from the faucet 5 and a flow channel changeover device 20 for alternatively changing over the outflow destination of raw water flowing in from the faucet connection part 10 to an outflow channel 41 for a direct flow, an outflow channel for the shower and a cleaned water outflow channel 43 and a water cleaner cartridge 6 constituted so as to be provided to the water cleaner main body 2 in a freely detachable manner and provided with a cleaning part 61 for cleaning the raw water received from the cleaned water outflow channel 43 and a cleaned water discharge port 46 for discharging the cleaned water cleaned in the cleaning part 61. <P>SOLUTION: The discharge port 44 for the direct flow for discharging the raw water flowing out to the outflow channel 41 for the direct flow in a direct flow state is provided to the water cleaner main body 2 and the discharge port 45 for the shower for discharging the raw water received from the outlfow channel 42 for the shower is provided to the water cleaner cartridge 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

The present invention provides a faucet connection part connected to the faucet in a state of receiving raw water discharged from the faucet, and a direct water outflow path, a shower outflow path, and a clean water outflow destination for the raw water flowing in from the faucet connection part. A water purifier body provided with a flow path switching mechanism that selectively switches to a path;
Purified water configured to be detachable with respect to the water purifier main body and provided with a purifying unit for purifying raw water received from the water purifying outflow passage, and a water purifying discharge port for discharging purified water purified by the purifying unit The present invention relates to a water purifier comprising a water purifier cartridge and a water purifier cartridge provided in the water purifier.

  Conventionally, as a water purifier for home use, as described above, there is a water purifier main body connected to a faucet and a water purifier cartridge configured to be detachably attached to the water purifier main body (for example, a patent) References 1-3). In such a water purifier, when the water purifier cartridge becomes old due to the deterioration of the purification performance of the purification section made of filter material, etc., the old water purifier cartridge is replaced with a new one, and the purification performance is more than a certain level. In addition, the water purifier body provided with the faucet connection part connected to the faucet and the flow path switching mechanism for switching the raw water outflow destination does not need to be replaced. By using it, the cost can be reduced.

In such a water purifier, the raw water that has flowed out from the flow path switching mechanism to the water purifying outflow passage is sent to the water purifier cartridge side, and after flowing through the purifying section provided in the water purifier cartridge, from the water purifying discharge port. The raw water that is discharged from the flow path switching mechanism to the DC outflow passage and the shower outflow passage does not need to be purified, so it is not sent to the water purifier cartridge side, and the faucet in the main body of the water purifier is used as it is. To a direct current discharge port or a shower discharge port formed in the vicinity of the lower portion along the raw water discharge direction.
The direct current discharge port is an opening formed to discharge the raw water in a direct current state without sprinkling the raw water, and the shower discharge port is formed to discharge the raw water so as to spray the water. It is a made opening.

JP 2003-28639 A JP 2003-282847 A JP 2003-282848 A

The shower outlet of the water purifier as described above is made up of a large number of small holes by sprinkling raw water with a relatively strong force so that the sprinkled raw water rebounds along with dirt adhering to the tableware. As compared with other discharge ports, the small holes are relatively easily contaminated, such as being closed by scales.
And in the conventional water purifier, when the discharge outlet for showers became dirty in this way, the effort of cleaning it regularly was required.

  This invention is made | formed in view of said subject, The objective is to provide the water purifier and water purifier cartridge which do not require cleaning of the discharge outlet for showers.

In order to achieve the above object, the first characteristic configuration of the water purifier according to the present invention includes a faucet connection portion connected to the faucet in a state of receiving the raw water discharged from the faucet, and raw water flowing from the faucet connection portion. A water purifier body provided with a flow path switching mechanism that selectively switches the outflow destination to a DC outflow path, a shower outflow path, and a purified water outflow path;
Purified water configured to be detachable with respect to the water purifier main body and provided with a purifying unit for purifying raw water received from the water purifying outflow passage, and a water purifying discharge port for discharging purified water purified by the purifying unit A water purifier consisting of a water purifier cartridge,
The water purifier main body is provided with a direct current discharge port for discharging the raw water flowing into the direct current outflow passage in a direct current state,
The water purifier cartridge is provided with a shower outlet for discharging raw water received from the shower outlet channel in a shower form.

According to the first characteristic configuration of the water purifier, unlike the DC discharge port provided on the water purifier main body side, a shower discharge port that is relatively easy to get dirty is provided on the water purifier cartridge side. At the time of replacement, the dirty shower outlet is also replaced with a new one. Therefore, the water purifier which does not need cleaning of the discharge outlet for showers is realizable.
In addition, the DC discharge outlet, which is relatively difficult to get dirty, can be provided on the water purifier main body side to minimize the space for handling the DC outflow path, and the water purifier main body and the water purifier cartridge are small. Can be realized.

  The 2nd characteristic structure of the water purifier which concerns on this invention attaches to the said water purifier main body in the state which the said water purifier cartridge is located in the side of the said water purifier main body in addition to the 1st characteristic structure of the said water purifier. It is in the point where it is constituted.

  According to the 2nd characteristic structure of the said water purifier, since the water purifier cartridge is located in the side of a water purifier main body and is mounted | worn with a water purifier main body, the apparatus dimension in a perpendicular direction can be made small. Furthermore, the discharge outlet for DC provided in the water purifier main body, the discharge outlet for shower and the discharge outlet for water purification provided in the water purifier cartridge are arranged at substantially the same position along the vertical direction, so that water can be discharged from the same height. A water purifier that is discharged and has good usability can be realized.

  According to a third characteristic configuration of the water purifier according to the present invention, in addition to the second characteristic configuration of the water purifier, the faucet connection portion rotates the water purifier body relative to the faucet around an axis of the faucet. It is in the point that it is configured freely.

  According to the 3rd characteristic structure of the said water purifier, the discharge outlet for showers provided in the water purifier cartridge arrange | positioned at the side of the water purifier main body, and arrange | positioned in the position eccentric to the side with respect to the faucet, Since it can be rotated around the axis, the discharge outlet for shower can be moved as wide as possible to spray the raw water. That is, the shower outlet can be moved and the raw water can be sprinkled on the circumference centered on the faucet and the radius of the eccentric distance of the shower outlet with respect to the faucet. For example, the faucet can move along the horizontal line. If this is the case, the raw water can be sprinkled by moving the shower outlet within the range of twice the eccentric distance around the faucet moving line.

In addition to any one of the first to third characteristic configurations of the water purifier, the fourth characteristic configuration of the water purifier according to the present invention includes an inflow chamber into which raw water flows from the tap connection portion, and a side wall of the inflow chamber. And three outflow chambers extending in a horizontal direction from the respective outflow ports and communicating with the direct current outflow passage, the shower outflow passage, and the purified water outflow passage, respectively. And the flow path switching mechanism is configured to selectively open the three outflow ports and switch the outflow destination,
The three outflow chambers are composed of a side outflow chamber disposed on the same plane and a central outflow chamber disposed below the side outflow chamber,
The central outflow chamber is communicated with the direct current outflow passage extending below the central outflow chamber, and each of the side outflow chambers is below the respective side outflow chamber and on the side of the central outflow chamber. It is in the point which is connected to each of the outflow passage for showers and the outflow passage for water purification arranged in the direction.

According to the 4th characteristic structure of the said water purifier, the side outflow chamber connected to the outflow path for showers, and the side outflow chamber connected to the outflow path for purified water are both sides of the central outflow chamber connected to the outflow path for DC In addition, the shower outlet and the outlet for water purification that are folded back from the respective side outlet chambers toward the water purifier cartridge side are arranged on both sides of the DC outlet passage because they are juxtaposed upward. And further downsizing can be realized in the vertical direction.
In addition, the central outflow chamber communicating with the DC outflow passage is disposed below the side outflow chamber, but a direct current discharge port is formed below the central outflow chamber, and the direct current outflow passage is connected to the central outflow chamber. By forming it so as to extend directly below, the space required for the direct current outflow path below the central outflow chamber can be minimized and further miniaturization can be achieved.

  According to a fifth characteristic configuration of the water purifier according to the present invention, in addition to the fourth characteristic configuration of the water purifier, the flow path switching mechanism moves the outlet to the respective outflow chambers together with a valve body that can be opened and closed. A follower member is provided that is movable between an open position that opens the outlet and a closed position that closes the outlet, and each valve element is directed from the open position toward the closed position. A biasing member that elastically biases each of the outflow chambers on the opposite side of the outflow port, and selectively moves each of the driven members from the closed position to the open position; The operation portion is configured so as to open each of the outlets alternatively.

According to the 5th characteristic structure of the said water purifier, in each flow-path switching mechanism, each follower member inserted and arrange | positioned by each outflow chamber is selectively moved from a closed position to an open position, and said each valve An operation portion for selectively separating the body from the outflow port to be in an open state may be disposed on the side of the inflow chamber and the outflow chamber opposite to the outflow port of each of the outflow chambers. Therefore, further downsizing can be realized in the vertical direction.
In addition, since the three outflow chambers are composed of two side outflow chambers arranged in parallel on the same plane and a central outflow chamber disposed below the side outflow chamber, each outflow chamber The end on the operation part side of each driven member inserted in the is placed at each vertex of the inverted triangle, and the operating part is used to move each driven member from the center of the inverted triangle. The structure can be made as simple and compact as possible.

In order to achieve the above object, the first characteristic configuration of the water purifier cartridge according to the present invention includes a faucet connecting portion connected to the faucet in a state of receiving raw water discharged from the faucet, and raw water flowing from the faucet connecting portion. The water purifier is configured to be detachable from the water purifier main body provided with a flow path switching mechanism that selectively switches the outflow destination to a DC outflow path, a shower outflow path, and a water purification outflow path. A water purifier cartridge provided with a purification unit for purifying raw water received from a road, and a discharge port for water purification for discharging purified water purified by the purification unit,
A shower discharge port is provided for discharging raw water received from the shower outflow passage in the form of a shower.

  According to the 1st characteristic structure of the said water purifier cartridge, replacement | exchange of a water purifier cartridge is the same as the 1st characteristic structure of the above-mentioned water purifier by providing the discharge port for showers in addition to the water purifier discharge port. At that time, the dirty shower outlet is also replaced with a new one.

  In addition to the 1st characteristic structure of the said water purifier cartridge, the 2nd characteristic structure of the water purifier cartridge which concerns on this invention is mounted in the said water purifier main body in the state located in the side of the said water purifier main body. It is in the point which is comprised.

  According to the 2nd characteristic structure of the said water purifier cartridge, since it is located in the side of a water purifier main body and is mounted | worn with a water purifier main body, it is the vertical direction of a water purifier similarly to the 2nd characteristic structure of the above-mentioned water purifier. In addition, the discharge outlet for shower and the discharge outlet for water purification are arranged at substantially the same position along the vertical direction as the discharge outlet for direct current provided in the water purifier body. Thus, water can be discharged.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of a water purifier and a water purifier cartridge according to the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

  With reference to the side view of the water purifier 1 shown in FIG. 1 and the plan view seen from the lower side of the water purifier 1 shown in FIG. 2, the water purifier 1 includes the water purifier body 2 connected to the faucet 5 and its The water purifier cartridge 6 is configured to be detachable from the water purifier main body 1.

  The water purifier body 2 has a faucet connection portion 10 connected to the faucet 5 in a state of receiving the raw water discharged from the faucet 5, and a direct current outflow path 41 and a shower. There is provided a flow path switching device 20 that selectively switches between a water outflow path 42 and a purified water outflow path 43.

  In the water purifier cartridge 6, a purification unit 61 made of a filtering material or a hollow fiber filter that purifies the raw water received from the purified water outflow passage 43, and purified water that discharges purified water purified by the purification unit 61. A discharge outlet 46 is provided.

The water purifier 1 is provided with a direct current discharge port 44 for discharging the raw water flowing into the direct current outflow passage 41 in the direct current state in the water purifier main body 2, and further, the water purifier cartridge 6 is received from the shower outflow passage 42. A shower discharge port 45 for discharging the raw water in a shower-like manner is provided together with the water purification discharge port 46.
Therefore, in the water purifier 1 configured as described above, the shower discharge port 45 that is relatively easily contaminated is provided on the water purifier cartridge 6 side, so that when the water purifier cartridge 6 is replaced, the dirty shower discharge port 45 is disposed. Therefore, the shower discharge port 45 does not need to be cleaned.
Moreover, about the direct current discharge outlet 44 which is comparatively hard to get dirty, the space for the direct current outflow passage 41 can be minimized by providing it on the water purifier body 2 side, and the water purifier 1 can be downsized. Can be realized.

The water purifier 1 according to the present invention is configured such that the water purifier cartridge 6 is attached to the water purifier main body 2 in a state where the water purifier cartridge 6 is located on the side of the water purifier main body 2.
Therefore, since the water purifier cartridge 6 is located on the side of the water purifier main body 2 and is attached to the water purifier main body 2, the height of the water purifier cartridge 6 and the height of the water purifier main body 2 are overlapped. The height of 1 can be reduced. Furthermore, the discharge outlet 44 for direct current provided in the water purifier main body 2, the discharge outlet 45 for shower and the discharge outlet 46 for water purification provided in the water purifier cartridge 6 are disposed at substantially the same position along the vertical direction. Since water is discharged from the height, the water purifier 1 is easy to use.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the faucet connecting portion 10 of the water purifier main body 2 is screwed to the inserted faucet 5 in a state of being pressed against the first annular packing 16 that supports the end face of the faucet 5 inside. Between the first annular adapter 11 and the lower surface of the first annular adapter 11, a second annular adapter 14 whose upper surface sandwiches the second annular packing 13, and a first annular adapter that is screwed onto the outer periphery of the second annular adapter 14. 11 is pressed to the second annular adapter 14 side, and the second annular packing 13 is provided with a fastening ring 12 that presses the second annular packing 13 against the lower surface of the first annular adapter 11 and the upper surface of the second annular adapter 14. Has been.

An inflow pipe 21 a protruding upward from the upper lid 21 of the flow path switching device 20 is inserted inside the second annular adapter 14 in a state of being sealed by an annular packing 15 having a U-shaped cross section.
And the cap-shaped protrusion 14a formed in the shape of a cap from the lower surface of the second annular adapter 14 and the cap-shaped protrusion 21b formed in the shape of a cap on the upper lid 21 of the flow path switching device 20 are mutually connected. In close contact with each other, both sides are gripped by the U-shaped gripping member 17 while being inserted into the inflow pipe 21a and the second annular adapter 14. Then, by operating the gripping member 17 to release the gripping state, the water purifier main body 10 can be detached from the faucet 5 while the faucet connection portion 10 is connected to the faucet 5.

In addition, with the above configuration, the second annular adapter 2 is rotatable around the inflow pipe 21 a of the flow path switching device 20, so that the faucet connection member 10 allows the water purifier body 10 to be connected to the faucet 5. Thus, it is configured to be relatively rotatable around the axis of the faucet 5.
Accordingly, the shower outlet 45 and the water purification outlet 46 provided in the water purifier cartridge 6 arranged on the side of the water purifier main body 5 and arranged in a position eccentric to the side of the faucet 5 are connected to the faucet 5. The shower discharge port 45 and the purified water discharge port 46 can be moved as wide as possible to discharge raw water and purified water.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 4, not only the clean water discharge port 46 but also the circumference having a radius of the eccentric distance L of the shower discharge port 45 and the clean water discharge port 46 with respect to the faucet 5 with the faucet 5 as the center. The shower outlet 45 can also be moved to sprinkle the raw water, and if the faucet 5 is movable along the horizontal line, it is twice the eccentric distance L around the movement line A of the faucet 5. The shower water outlet 45 can be moved within the width range B to discharge raw water.

Next, the flow path switching device 20 will be described.
5, 6, and 7, the flow path switching device 20 seals the inside by sealing the upper part of the container-like housing 22 with the upper lid 21, and a faucet connection is provided in the inside. From the inflow chamber 24 through which the raw water flows from the section 10 through the inflow pipe 21 of the upper lid 21, three outflow ports 25, 26, 27 opening in the side walls of the inflow chamber 24, and the respective outflow ports 25, 26, 27. Three outflow chambers 28, 29, and 30 extending in the horizontal direction and communicating with the DC outflow passage 41, the shower outflow passage 42, and the purified water outflow passage 43, respectively, 26 and 27 are selectively opened to switch the outflow destination.

Further, the three outflow chambers 28, 29, 30 include a side outflow chamber 29, 30 disposed on the same plane and a central outflow chamber 28 disposed below between the side outflow chambers 29, 30. . The central outflow chamber 28 communicates with a direct current outflow passage 41 extending below the central outflow chamber 28, and the side outflow chambers 29 and 30 are connected to the shower outflow passage 42 and the purified water outflow passage 43. Are communicated to each of them.
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the shower outflow passage 42 and the purified water outflow passage 43 that are folded back toward the water purifier cartridge 6 side are provided below the side outflow chambers 29 and 30 and in the central outflow chamber 28. It can arrange | position to a side and size reduction in the vertical direction is achieved.

  Further, the central outlet chamber 28 communicating with the DC outlet passage 41 is disposed below the side outlet chambers 29 and 30, but a DC discharge port 44 is formed immediately below the central outlet chamber 28, Since the direct current outflow path 41 is formed so as to extend directly below the central outflow chamber, the space required for the direct current outflow path 41 is minimized and further miniaturization is achieved.

In each of the outflow chambers 28, 29, 30, the outlets 25, 26, 27 are moved together with the freely openable / closable valve bodies 31, 32, 33 to open the outlets 25, 26, 27. There are provided follower members 37, 38, 39 which are movable between a closed position where the outlets 25, 26, 27 are closed.
The valve bodies 31, 32, 33 are metal spheres, and are opened by springs 34, 35, 36 as urging members so as to be in close contact with the outlets 25, 26, 27 from the inflow chamber 24 side. It is elastically biased from the position toward the closed position.
The follower members 37, 38, 39 are moved from the closed position shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 7 (a) to the open position shown in FIGS. 6 (b) and 7 (b). The valve body 31, 32, 33 is pressed to the inflow chamber 24 side from the outflow chambers 28, 29, 30 side by the tip, and the valve bodies 31, 32, 33 are separated from the outflow ports 25, 26, 27, The outlets 25, 26, 27 can be opened.

Furthermore, on the side of the outflow chambers 28, 29, 30 opposite to the outflow ports 25, 26, 27, the driven members 37, 38, 39 are alternatively opened from the closed position. There is provided an operation unit 50 which is moved to a position to selectively open the respective outlets 25, 26 and 27.
Therefore, the flow path switching device 20 is further downsized in the vertical direction by disposing the operation unit 50 on the side of the inflow chamber 24 and the outflow chambers 28, 29, and 30.

Referring to FIG. 8, the operation unit 50 includes a rotary member 51 having a rotary shaft portion 51 e rotatably inserted in a bearing portion 22 a formed on the side surface of the housing 22 of the flow path switching device 20, and water purification It comprises an operation lever 52 fixed to the rotating member 51 in order to rotate the rotating member 51 from the outside of the main body 2.
In addition, the rotating member 51 is alternatively provided with pressed portions 37a, 38a, 39a, which are base ends protruding to the operating portion 50 side of the driven members 37, 38, 39, at different phases. Pressing portions 51 a, 51 b, 51 c are formed on the rotating member 51 so as to protrude in the direction of the rotation axis so as to press toward the 29, 30 side.
That is, when the rotating member 51 is rotated at predetermined rotation operation angles, the pressing portions 51a, 51b, 51c sequentially press the pressed portions 37a, 38a, 39a, and the valve bodies 31, 32, 33 is alternatively opened, and the outlets 25, 26, 27 are opened sequentially and alternatively.

Next, the water purifier cartridge 6 will be described.
As described above, the water purifier cartridge 6 is provided with the raw water received from the shower outlet 42 in addition to the purified water discharge port 46 for discharging the purified water purified by the receiving purification unit 61 from the purified water outlet 43. In addition, a shower outlet 45 for discharging the water purifier is provided, and the water purifier cartridge mounting portion 55 formed on the side surface of the water purifier main body 2 is detachably configured in a state of being located on the side of the water purifier main body 2. ing.

  That is, two connecting pipes 56 and 57 projecting to the side are provided on the water purifier main body 2 side, and each of the connecting pipes 56 and 57 communicates with the shower outflow path 42 and the purified water outflow path 43. .

On the other hand, two connecting pipes 62 and 63 projecting to the side are also provided on the water purifier cartridge 6 side, and each of the connecting pipes 62 and 63 communicates with the shower discharge port 45 and the purifying unit 61.
And the water purifier cartridge 6 is connected to the water purifier main body 2 by inserting the connection pipes 56 and 57 on the water purifier main body 2 side into the connection pipes 62 and 63 on the water purifier cartridge 6 side. The water purifier cartridge 6 is fixed to the water purifier main body 2 side by engaging the locking portion 58 provided on the main body 2 side with the locking portion 64 provided on the water purifier cartridge 6 side.
Moreover, the locking part 58 on the water purifier main body 2 side can be operated so as to release the locking state, and the water purifier cartridge 6 can be easily removed.

Moreover, the water purifier cartridge 6 is comprised by the cylinder shape, and is comprised so that raw | natural water or purified water may be distribute | circulated through the flow path formed on the coaxial core inside.
Further, the water purifier cartridge 6 shown in FIG. 5 is configured in a so-called horizontal shape having a cylindrical axis in the horizontal direction, and the water discharge outlet 46 and the shower outlet 45 are formed on the cylindrical side surface. Yes.

  Further, as the purification unit 61, a cylindrical activated carbon filter 61a disposed on the outermost side and filled with activated carbon, and a cylindrical hollow fiber filter 61b disposed on the inner side of the activated carbon filter 61a are disposed. Therefore, the raw water received from the purified water outflow passage 43 to the connecting pipe 62 side flows through the activated carbon filter 61a, then turns back at the end of the water purifier cartridge 6 to flow through the hollow fiber filter 61b, and discharges the purified water. Reach the exit 46. In addition, the raw water received from the shower outflow passage 42 to the connecting pipe 63 side reaches the shower discharge port 45 from the end opposite to the side where the purification unit 61 is disposed.

  Next, another embodiment of the water purifier cartridge 6 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The water purifier cartridge 6 shown in FIG. 10 is configured in a horizontal shape, similar to the water purifier cartridge 6 shown in FIG. 5, but unlike the water purifier cartridge 6 shown in FIG. Only placed.

  Moreover, the water purifier cartridge 6 shown in FIG.11 and FIG.12 has arrange | positioned the activated carbon filter 61a and the hollow fiber filter 61b as the purification | cleaning part 61 similarly to the water purifier cartridge 6 shown in FIG. Unlike the water purifier cartridge 6 shown in FIG. 10, it is configured in a so-called vertical type having a cylinder axis in the vertical direction, and as shown in FIG. 12, the water discharge outlet 46 and the shower outlet 45 are provided as cylinders. It is arrange | positioned on the coaxial end surface at the shape end surface.

  Moreover, the water purifier cartridge shown in FIG. 13 is comprised by the horizontal type similarly to the water purifier cartridge 6 shown in FIG.11 and FIG.12, and the discharge outlet 46 for water purification and the discharge outlet 45 for showers are in the cylindrical end surface. Similar to the water purifier cartridge 6 shown in FIG. 10, only the activated carbon filter 61 a is arranged as the purification unit 61.

  In the water purifier cartridge 6 shown in FIGS. 10 to 13 as described above, in addition to the purified water discharge port 46 that discharges the purified water received from the purified water outflow passage 43 and purified by the purification unit 61, from the outflow passage 42 for shower. A shower outlet 45 for discharging the received raw water in the form of a shower is provided, and is detachably attached to the water purifier cartridge mounting portion 55 configured on the side surface of the water purifier main body 2 while being located on the side of the water purifier main body 2. Can be configured.

Side view of water purifier Plan view seen from the bottom of the water purifier Side sectional view of water purifier The figure explaining the water discharge range of a water purifier Plan view of flow path switching device Cross-sectional side view of flow path switching device Cross-sectional side view of flow path switching device Exploded perspective view of the operation unit Partial enlarged view of the connection between the water purifier cartridge and the water purifier body Plan sectional view showing another form of water purifier cartridge Side sectional view showing another form of water purifier cartridge 12 is a cross-sectional plan view of the water purifier cartridge of FIG. Side sectional view showing another form of water purifier cartridge

Explanation of symbols

1: Water purifier 2: Water purifier body 5: Faucet 6: Water purifier cartridge 10: Faucet connection 24: Inflow chamber 25, 26, 27: Outlet 28: Central outflow chamber 29, 30: Side outflow chamber 31, 32 33: Valve bodies 34, 35, 36: Spring (biasing member)
37, 38, 39: Driven members 37a, 38a, 39a: Pressed portion 41: DC outflow passage 42: Shower outflow passage 43: Purified water outflow passage 44: DC discharge outlet 45: Shower discharge outlet 46: Purified water Discharge port 50: Operation part 51: Rotating members 51a, 51b, 51c: Pressing part 51e: Rotating shaft part 61: Purification part

Claims (7)

Select the faucet connection part connected to the faucet while accepting the raw water discharged from the faucet, and the outflow destination of the raw water flowing in from the faucet connection part into a DC outflow path, a shower outflow path, and a water purification outflow path A water purifier main body provided with a flow path switching mechanism for switching between them;
Purified water configured to be detachable with respect to the water purifier main body and provided with a purifying unit for purifying raw water received from the water purifying outflow passage, and a water purifying discharge port for discharging purified water purified by the purifying unit A water purifier consisting of a water purifier cartridge,
The water purifier main body is provided with a direct current discharge port for discharging the raw water flowing into the direct current outflow passage in a direct current state,
A water purifier in which the water purifier cartridge is provided with a shower outlet for discharging raw water received from the shower outflow passage in a shower shape.   The water purifier of Claim 1 comprised so that the said water purifier cartridge may be mounted | worn with the said water purifier main body in the state located in the side of the said water purifier main body.   The water purifier according to claim 2, wherein the faucet connection portion is configured to be rotatable relative to the faucet around the axis of the faucet. An inflow chamber into which raw water flows from the faucet connection portion, three outflow ports opened in the side walls of the inflow chamber, the DC outflow passage and the outflow for shower extending along the horizontal direction from the respective outflow ports Three outflow chambers communicating with each of the passage and the water purifying outflow passage are provided, and the flow path switching mechanism is configured to selectively open the three outflow ports to switch the outflow destination. ,
The three outflow chambers are composed of a side outflow chamber disposed on the same plane and a central outflow chamber disposed below the side outflow chamber,
The central outflow chamber is communicated with the direct current outflow passage extending below the central outflow chamber, and each of the side outflow chambers is below the respective side outflow chamber and on the side of the central outflow chamber. The water purifier according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the water purifier is communicated with each of the shower outflow passage and the water purification outflow passage arranged in a direction.   The flow path switching mechanism has an open position in which the outlet is moved to open and close together with a valve body that can be opened and closed in each outflow chamber, and a closed position in which the outlet is closed. A follower member that is movable between them, a biasing member that elastically biases each of the valve bodies from the open position toward the closed position, and is opposite to the outlet of the respective outflow chambers An operation unit is provided on the side to selectively move each of the driven members from the closed position to the open position, thereby selectively opening the respective outlets. 4. The water purifier according to 4. Select the faucet connection part connected to the faucet while accepting the raw water discharged from the faucet, and the outflow destination of the raw water flowing in from the faucet connection part into a DC outflow path, a shower outflow path, and a water purification outflow path A purification unit that purifies the raw water received from the outflow passage for water purification, and a purified water purified by the purification unit. A water purifier cartridge provided with an outlet for purifying water to be discharged,
A water purifier cartridge provided with a shower outlet for discharging raw water received from the outlet channel for shower in a shower shape.   The water purifier cartridge according to claim 6, wherein the water purifier cartridge is configured to be attached to the water purifier main body in a state of being located on a side of the water purifier main body.

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