JP2007090179A - Electrolytic water generation apparatus and sink equipped therewith - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrolytic water generation apparatus which enables a user to surely listen to the content of speech information even in such a case when noise is generated in the surrounding and which prevents the user from being given unnecessary botheration, and a sink equipped therewith. <P>SOLUTION: The electrolytic water generation apparatus includes an electrolysis means for generating alkaline ion water and acidic ion water by electrolyzing raw water, a voltage application control means 22 for applying an electrolytic voltage to the electrolysis means, a speech information means 29 to output the speech information relating to an operating condition and a countermeasure means for the same, a speech information control means 28 for controlling the sound level and information content of the speech information by the speech information means 29, and a sound volume selection means 23 enabling the user to select the sound volume level of the speech information by the speech information means from a plurality of stages, in which the speech information control means 28 is equipped with a control mode for setting the sound volume level of the information content at the maximum regardless of the sound volume level previously selected by the sound volume selection means 23. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electrolyzed water generating apparatus that generates alkaline ionized water or acidic ionized water by electrolyzing raw water such as tap water, and a sink equipped with the same.

  In recent years, with the growing interest in safe water and health, electrolyzed water generators that generate alkaline ionized water and acidic ionized water by electrolyzing tap water, etc., as raw water have become widespread in general households. Has led to. In these electrolyzed water generators, products that are devised so as to be easy to operate in pursuit of ease of use are desired. Among them, a device having a so-called voice notification function is disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example. Proposed. This voice notification function is a function for notifying the user of various driving situations and countermeasures of the product by voice notification.

  However, in the electrolyzed water generating device having the conventional voice notification function, there is a problem that it may be difficult to hear the notification contents if there is noise in the surroundings when the volume level is set to be small. was there.

On the other hand, if the volume level is set to a large value, the notification content can be easily heard. However, when the notification is repeatedly performed, there is a problem that the notification for the second and subsequent times is troublesome.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-25453

  The present invention has been invented in view of the above problems, and even when noise is generated in the surroundings, the user can be surely heard the contents of the voice notification, and the user It is an object of the present invention to provide an electrolyzed water generating device that prevents unnecessary inconvenience due to a large sound volume, and a sink equipped with the electrolyzed water generating device.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is based on electrolysis of raw water to generate alkaline ionized water and acidic ionized water, voltage application control means 22 for controlling the electrolysis voltage applied to the electrolysis means, and operating conditions. And a voice notification means 29 for outputting a voice notification related to the response method, a voice notification control means 28 for controlling the volume and content of the voice notification by the voice notification means 29, and a volume level of the voice notification means 29 by the user. A volume selection unit 23 capable of selecting the volume from a plurality of stages, wherein the voice notification control unit 28 is configured to provide a volume level for voice notification regardless of the volume level previously selected by the volume selection unit 23. It is characterized by having a control mode for setting the maximum value.

  In such an electrolyzed water generating apparatus, when notifying the user of the operating situation and the coping method therefor by voice notification, the notification is always made at the maximum volume level regardless of the volume level selected and set in advance. Therefore, even when noise is generated around the user, the user can be surely heard of the notification content.

  Further, when the same notification content is repeatedly output a plurality of times, the control mode sets the volume level of the voice notification after the plurality of times to a previously selected volume level or a volume level selected after the first notification. It is also suitable. Since the user knows the operation state and the coping method for it by voice notification at the first maximum volume level, the user can understand the contents even if the volume level is not the maximum after a plurality of times. Therefore, it is preferable to provide the control mode as described above to prevent the user from being given unnecessary trouble due to the large volume.

  Moreover, in order to solve the said subject, it is also suitable to make this invention into a sink provided with the electrolyzed water generating apparatus of the said structure.

  The present invention makes it possible for the user to surely hear the content of the voice notification even when there is noise in the surroundings, and gives the user unnecessary troublesomeness due to the high volume. There is an effect that this can be prevented.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. In FIG. 1, the basic composition of the example electrolyzed water generating apparatus in embodiment of this invention is shown. As shown in the figure, the water supply pipe 26 of the main body 1 of the electrolyzed water generator is connected to a water supply pipe 2 for supplying raw water such as tap water and well water through a water tap 3, and is introduced through the water supply pipe 26. The raw water is supplied through the water purification pipe 4 provided with activated carbon that adsorbs residual chlorine, trihalomethane, mold odor, etc. contained in the raw water, and hollow fiber membranes that remove general bacteria and impurities, and is further supplied into the water supply pipe 26. After passing through a flow sensor 5 such as a throttle sensor or a turbine sensor for measuring the flow rate of the liquid, it is introduced into a calcium supply unit 6 to increase the conductivity by applying calcium ions such as calcium glycerophosphate and calcium lactate. The raw water that has passed through the section 6 is introduced into the electrolytic cell 7. The flow rate sensor 5 confirms the presence or absence of water flow, detects the flow rate of water flow, and issues a control command to the control unit 18 described later.

  The electrolytic cell 7 includes a diaphragm 8 that bisects the inside of the electrolytic cell 7 to form a pair of electrolytic chambers, and electrode plates 9 and 10 respectively disposed in the electrolytic chambers. A discharge pipe 11 for discharging water in an electrolysis chamber on the side where the electrode plate 10 is disposed (hereinafter referred to as “discharge-side electrolysis chamber”), and an electrolysis chamber on the side where the other electrode plate 9 is disposed (hereinafter referred to as “ A discharge pipe 13 for discharging water in the discharge side electrolysis chamber (referred to as “discharge side electrolysis chamber”) is connected in communication. Reference numeral 14 in the drawing is an electromagnetic valve for discharging the waste water in the electrolytic cell 7 into the discharge pipe 11, and reference numeral 40 is a water channel switching valve.

  Further, the main body 1 is provided with a power cord 16 as an electric circuit system and a power source portion 17 for converting commercial AC power supplied through the power cord 16 into a DC power source. A control unit 18 for controlling the operation is connected to a circuit, and an operation display unit 19 for performing an instruction operation for the operation of the main body 1 and displaying the operation state is connected to the control unit 18 in a circuit connection. The control unit 18 is provided with voltage application control means 22 for appropriately controlling the voltage application to the electrode plates 9, 10, and both electrode plates 9 are interposed in the electrolytic cell 7 through the diaphragm 8 by the control here. , 10 is caused to electrolyze, and one of the generated alkaline ion water and acidic ion water is discharged from the discharge pipe 11 and the other is discharged from the discharge pipe 13.

  Further, the main body 1 is provided with a voice notification means 29 including a speaker or the like for outputting a voice notification related to the current driving situation and a coping method according to the driving situation. A voice notification control means 28 for controlling the volume level of the voice notification to be output and the content of the notification is provided. In addition, the operation display unit 19 connected to the control unit 18 includes a volume selection unit 23 including buttons or the like that can select a volume level of a voice notification output from the voice notification unit 29 from a plurality of stages. . Reference numeral 30 in the figure is a storage means connected to the control unit 18, and even when the power supply that has been turned off is turned on again, data for starting the operation in the state before the power supply is turned off. It comes to memorize.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the electrolyzed water generating apparatus having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the user operates the volume selection means 23 of the operation display unit 19 to select a desired volume level m (1 ≦ m <n) among a plurality of levels 1 to n (n is an integer of 2 or more). Select and set. The voice notification control means 28 in the control unit 18 determines whether or not the volume level has been changed by the selection setting (ST1), and if changed, changes the volume level to m (ST2), and if not changed, Keep the volume level as it is.

  Next, the user operates the mode selection means 24 disposed on the operation display unit 19 to select either the alkaline ion water generation mode or the acidic ion water generation mode, and further distributes it to the operation display unit 19. The desired pH value is appropriately set by operating the pH adjusting means 25, and then the faucet 3 is opened. The raw water passed from the faucet 3 is first subjected to removal of residual chlorine odor and impurities such as bacteria in the water purification unit 4 in the main body 1, and then electrolyzed in the calcium supply unit 6 after passing through the flow sensor 5. It is processed so as to be easy, and is passed through the electrolytic cell 7.

  The controller 18 measures the flow rate from the signal of the flow sensor 5 after passing water (ST3), and determines that the state is passing water when the flow rate level exceeds a certain level. When a predetermined electrolysis requirement is satisfied, for example, when the flow rate measured by the flow rate sensor 5 is 1.2 L / min or more (ST4), a voltage is applied from the voltage application control means 22 to the electrode plates 9, 10. (ST5). At this time, the electrolysis conditions have already been set according to the operation of the mode selection means 24 and the pH adjustment means 25 of the operation display unit 19, and both electrode plates 9 and 10 are subjected to electrolysis under this condition. Controls voltage application. In the alkaline water generation mode, alkaline ion water is discharged from the electrolytic chamber on the electrode plate 9 side through the discharge pipe 13 and discharged from the electrolytic chamber on the electrode plate 10 side using the electrode plate 9 as a cathode and the electrode plate 10 as an anode. 11, the acidic ionic water is controlled to be discharged, and in the acidic ionic water generation mode, the acidic ion water is discharged from the electrolytic chamber on the electrode plate 9 side through the discharge pipe 13 using the electrode plate 9 as an anode and the electrode plate 10 as a cathode. And control so that alkaline ionized water is discharged from the electrolytic chamber on the electrode plate 10 side through the discharge pipe 11.

  Here, the voice notification control means 28 in the control unit 18 detects the operation state of the electrolysis means including the electrolytic cell 7 and the electrode plates 9 and 10 and the signal from the flow rate detection means including the flow rate sensor 5. The operating state of the electrolyzed water generating device is detected (ST6), and it is determined whether or not to perform sound notification corresponding to this (ST7). Although various things can be set as a driving | running state detected here and the audio | voice alert | report according to it, for example, it is abnormal in the electrolytic cell 7 using the electric current detection circuit etc. which detect the electric current applied to the electrode plates 9 and 10. For example, when an electric current flows, the operation state is detected and the user is notified. In this case, as the notification contents of the voice notification, an explanation of the operation state “protection circuit has been activated” and operation guidance such as “stop the faucet and wait for about 3 minutes” are appropriate.

  In addition to the above, the operation state to be subjected to detection and voice notification for this is also the polarity state of the electrolysis means, failure of the FET for applying voltage to the electrolysis means, transformer failure, raw water The flow rate is too high or too low, or the electrode plates 9 and 10 are approaching the end of their service life. It is set as appropriate so that voice notification with the operation guidance as the main notification content is performed.

  When voice notification is performed, the notification content is set in the transfer data (ST8), and the control mode preset in the voice notification control means 28 is irrespective of the volume level m previously selected by the volume selection means 23. It is determined whether or not it is a control mode in which the volume level of voice notification is set to the maximum n, and if it is not the control mode, volume level transfer data is set at a preset volume level m (ST12). If it is in the control mode, it is first determined whether the voice notification is the first time (ST10). If it is the first time, the volume level transfer data is set with the maximum volume level n (ST11). ) If it is not the first time, that is, the second or later time, the volume level transfer data is set at the volume level m set in advance (ST12).

  Next, the transfer data of the notification content and the transfer data of the volume level are transmitted to the voice notification means 29 (ST13). As a data transfer method at this time, serial communication or the like is used. The notification content is composed of phrase data, and the phrase data is transferred in order. Then, the voice notification means 29 stores the transferred phrase data in that order, then determines the stored voice data corresponding to each phrase data, and outputs them in order at the transferred volume level.

  It should be noted that, as described above, regardless of the setting in the volume selection means 23, the control mode is set so that the volume level of the first voice notification is set to the maximum n, or the volume level m set in advance by the volume selection means 23 The control mode in which voice notification is always performed can be selected by operating a selection means (not shown) arranged on the operation display unit 19 or the like.

  In the electrolyzed water generating apparatus having the above configuration, even when the volume level is set to be small by the volume selection means 23, the maximum volume is set to notify the user of the operation status and the coping method. It can be executed at level n, and there is an operational effect that it is easy to hear even in the presence of noise in the surroundings. Moreover, in this case as well, since the second and subsequent repeated voice notifications are at a volume level preset by the volume selection means 23, the user is prevented from feeling bothersome. When the same notification content is repeated, since the user knows the operation state and the coping method by the first voice notification, it is easy to understand the content even if it is not the maximum volume after the second time. It should be noted that the second and subsequent volume levels may be settable at the volume level selected by the volume selection means 23 after the first voice notification.

  In FIG. 4, the sink provided with the electrolyzed water generating apparatus of the said structure is shown. This sink is made of stainless steel, artificial marble or the like, and a main body 1 made of plastic or stainless steel such as ABS of an electrolyzed water generator is installed on the upper surface of the sink. A water supply pipe 2 for supplying raw water to the main body 1 is attached through the side surface and the upper surface of the sink. A water faucet 3 that is manually opened and closed by a user is set in the water supply pipe 2, and a water channel switching valve 40 is attached to the downstream side of the water faucet 3. The user can select whether the raw water is supplied into the main body 1 or supplied directly onto the water tank 41 of the sink by switching the water channel switching valve 40.

  The main body 1 includes a water purification unit 4 and an electrolytic tank 7, and a discharge pipe 13 is installed on the upper surface of the main body 1, and purified water and alkaline ionized water obtained through the water purification unit 4 and the electrolytic tank 7. Alternatively, acidic ion water is supplied onto the water tank 41 of the sink through the discharge pipe 13. The water supplied onto the water tank 41 passes through the drain pipe 44 having the trap 43 for preventing odor backflow from the drain outlet 42 and then drains to the outside of the sink.

It is a schematic block diagram of the example electrolyzed water generating apparatus in embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram of an electrolyzed water generating apparatus same as the above. It is a flowchart explaining the audio | voice alerting | reporting method of an electrolyzed water generating apparatus same as the above. It is explanatory drawing which shows the whole structure of the sink provided with the electrolyzed water generating apparatus same as the above.

Explanation of symbols

7 Electrolytic Cell 9 Electrode Plate 10 Electrode Plate 18 Control Unit 22 Voltage Application Control Unit 28 Audio Notification Control Unit 29 Audio Notification Unit

Claims (3)

  Electrolysis means for electrolyzing raw water to produce alkaline ionized water and acidic ionized water, voltage application control means for controlling the electrolysis voltage applied to the electrolysis means, and sound for outputting sound notifications regarding operating conditions and countermeasures against them Electrolyzed water comprising notification means, voice notification control means for controlling the volume level and notification content of voice notification by the voice notification means, and volume selection means for allowing the user to select the volume level of the voice notification means from a plurality of stages Electrolyzed water, characterized in that the voice notification control means has a control mode for setting the volume level of voice notification to the maximum regardless of the volume level preselected by the volume selection means. Generator.   When the above-mentioned control mode repeatedly outputs the same notification content a plurality of times, the volume level of the sound notification after the plurality of times is set to a previously selected volume level or a volume level selected after the first notification. The electrolyzed water generating device according to claim 1, wherein the electrolyzed water generating device is provided. The sink provided with the electrolyzed water generating apparatus of Claim 1 or 2.

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