JP2007154513A - Bracket of water purifier - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bracket of a water purifier for easily performing replacing work of a water purifying cartridge including connecting work of hoses. <P>SOLUTION: This bracket 41 laterally and longitudinally holds the water purifying cartridge in a cabinet, and comprises a holder part 68 detachably holding the water purifying cartridge, a fixing part 70 to a side wall part of the cabinet, and nonslip parts 72 and 73 preventing back and forth sipping-out by the abutting action of the water purifying cartridge on front-rear end surfaces. Cutout-shaped hose hooking parts 82A and 82B are arranged in an upper part of the nonslip part 72, and the hoses 38A and 38B removed from the water purifying cartridge are hooked and temporarily held. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a water purifier bracket for holding a water purifier for purifying by flowing in tap water and discharging purified water.

Tap water contains components that cause turbidity such as fine sand and red rust, and components that cause odors such as odors of wood and mold caused by chlorine for sterilization.
Therefore, conventionally, water purifiers are widely used in which tap water (raw water) is introduced (inflowed) into the interior, passed through a water purification cartridge to become purified water, and then discharged.

There are two types of water purifier installation methods, one is vertical installation (vertical orientation) and the other is horizontal installation. Especially in the former case, when installing the water purifier in the kitchen, Install this under the counter and in the back of the cabinet.
For example, Patent Document 1 below discloses an example.

By the way, when the water purifier is installed in the inner part of the cabinet in this way, there is a problem that when the water purification cartridge reaches the service life and needs to be replaced, it is difficult to perform the replacement work.
In particular, when the cabinet is a drawer storage system, the water purification cartridge cannot be replaced unless the drawer is pulled forward and removed from the cabinet, and the water purification cartridge can be replaced. It must be done in the inner part of the interior, and the replacement work of the water purification cartridge requires a lot of trouble and labor.

On the other hand, when installing a water purifier horizontally, it is easy to install this on the front side inside a cabinet by attaching this to the inner surface of the side wall of the cabinet in the front-rear direction.
In this case, when exchanging the water purification cartridge, the desorption work for exchanging the water purification cartridge can be performed at the front side inside the cabinet, that is, near the user (operator), and the desorption work can be easily performed. it can.

  However, when the water purifier is installed on the front side of the cabinet sideways and in the front-rear direction using the bracket in this way, the water purifier can be easily detached or removed, that is, the water purification cartridge itself can be easily removed. When the hose removed from the water purifier is pulled into the back of the cabinet or hangs down to the bottom of the cabinet, and the water purifier is connected to the hose after installing a new water purification cartridge, The connection part must be found after finding the connection part, and the work for that purpose is troublesome.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-123689

  The present invention has been made for the purpose of providing a water purifier bracket capable of easily performing a water purification cartridge replacement operation including a hose connection operation against the background described above.

  Thus, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a water purifier bracket for purifying and purifying the tap water by flowing in the tap water and holding the water purifier horizontally and longitudinally in the cabinet. The water purifier can be attached and detached. A holder portion to be held in the cabinet, a fixing portion to the cabinet, and a hose hook portion that is provided in front of the front end surface of the water purifier held by the holder portion and hooks and holds the hose removed from the water purifier It is characterized by having.

  The thing of Claim 2 has a slip prevention part which prevents the water purifier from slipping forward in contact with the front end surface of the water purifier held by the holder part in Claim 1, A cutout portion is provided on the upper portion of the drop prevention portion, and the hose hooking portion is configured by the cutout portion.

Effects and effects of the invention

  As described above, the present invention includes a hose hook portion that holds and holds the hose removed from the water purifier at a position in front of the front end face of the water purifier of the bracket that holds the water purifier. According to this, the hose removed from the water purifier can be hooked and held on the hose hook of the bracket to replace the water purifier cartridge, and the hose removed from the water purifier is pulled into the back of the cabinet. The problem is that the operation of connecting the hose to the water purifier after setting a new water purification cartridge becomes troublesome because the hose ends up hanging down on the bottom of the cabinet, losing sight of the tip of the hose, i.e., the connection. The hose that is hooked and held by the hose hooking part can be easily held in your hand and connected to the water purifier. Replacement of water purification cartridge comprising a connecting operation of the hose according Te can be a carried out very easily.

In the present invention, the bracket is provided with a drop prevention portion that prevents the water purifier from coming out forward by the abutting action on the front end surface of the water purifier held by the holder portion, and the cutout portion is provided above the drop prevention portion. And the hose hooking portion can be configured by the cutout portion (Claim 2).
In this way, the hose hooking portion can be configured easily.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.
1 and 2, reference numeral 1 is a sink installed in the kitchen, 2 is a cabinet, 3 is a sink, 10 is a counter, and 11 is an automatic faucet installed on the sink 1 and having a purified water discharge function.
The automatic faucet 11 includes a base body 12 provided in a form standing from the counter 10 and a water discharge pipe 14 extending from the body 12.
Here, the water discharge pipe 14 is rotatable by a predetermined angle with respect to the main body 12.

The main body 12 is provided with a single lever 16 at a position eccentric to the right side of the water discharge pipe 14 in a front view as viewed from the user. Here, the single lever 16 adjusts the flow rate and temperature of the discharged water.
Specifically, the temperature of the water discharge is adjusted by rotating the single lever 16 in the horizontal direction in the drawing, and the flow rate is adjusted by rotating the single lever 16 up and down.

As shown in FIG. 1, the water discharge pipe 14 has a substantially U-shaped gooseneck shape, and has a shape curved downward from a substantially intermediate portion in the tube axis direction to the distal end portion.
As shown in the figure, the water discharge pipe 14 has a water discharge port 18 at the tip, a water discharge head 22 that can be pulled out together with the flexible hose 20, and a water discharge head holder that holds the water discharge head 22 in the storage position. And a water discharge pipe main body 24 having the function as described above.

As shown in FIG. 2, upper ends of a water supply channel 26 and a hot water supply channel 28 are connected to the main body 12 so that water and hot water are supplied to the main body 12 through the water supply channel 26 and the hot water supply channel 28. It has become.
A mixing valve (not shown) is incorporated in the main body 12, and an outflow path 32 (FIG. 2) extends from the mixing valve, and the temperature adjustment water (operation of the single lever 16 is operated through the outflow path 32. In some cases, the temperature control water in which water and hot water are mixed at a predetermined ratio by the mixing valve may be composed of only water or hot water (hereinafter, the temperature control water is referred to as raw water) to the outlet 18. ing.

The hose 20 has an outflow path 32 formed inside thereof. A raw water valve (electromagnetic valve) 34 for opening and closing the outlet passage 32 is provided on the outflow passage 32. Here, the operation of the raw water valve 34 is controlled by a controller (control unit) 36.
As shown in FIG. 2, a water purification path 38 branches and extends from the water supply path 26, and its tip is connected to the outflow path 32 at a downstream portion of the raw water valve 34.

A water purification cartridge 40 (in this embodiment, the whole water purifier is configured as the water purification cartridge 40) and a water purification valve (electromagnetic valve) 42 for opening and closing the water purification path 38 are provided on the water purification path 38. The operation of the water purification valve 42 is also controlled by the controller 36.
In addition, 44 is a constant flow valve provided on the water purification path 38, and 46 is a water stop cock.

As shown in FIG. 1, the raw water sensor 60 and the water purification sensor 62 are provided on the upper surface of the distal end portion of the water discharge pipe 14, specifically, on the upper surface of the uppermost portion of the substantially intermediate portion in the tube axis direction of the water discharge pipe 14. Are arranged side by side in the pipe axis direction.
Here, the raw water sensor 60 is an alternate sensor that alternately discharges raw water (temperature-controlled water) from the water outlet 18 and stops the water every time the inserted hand is detected.

Specifically, when the hand is held over the raw water sensor 60, the raw water sensor 60 detects the hand in a non-contact manner, discharges the raw water from the spout 18 based on the detection, and then the raw water sensor 60 removes the hand. The raw water continues to be discharged even if the water is drawn.
Then, when the raw water sensor 60 is operated again by extending the hand, that is, when the raw water sensor 60 detects the hand, the discharge of the raw water from the spout 18 is stopped.
The water purification sensor 62 also alternately performs water discharge and water discharge stop (water stoppage) from the water discharge port 18 each time a hand is detected (every human body is detected).
In this embodiment, the raw water sensor 60 is disposed on the front side and the lower side near the user, and the water purification sensor 62 is disposed on the far side and the upper side farther than the raw water sensor 60.

In this embodiment, the whole water purifier is comprised as the water purification cartridge 40 which can be replaced | exchanged as it is as mentioned above, The purification material which purifies raw | natural water is accommodated in the inside.
As shown in FIG. 3, a raw water inlet 48A and a purified water outlet 48B are provided on one end face of the water purification cartridge 40 (left end face in FIGS. 1 and 3). A flexible hose 38A for introducing raw water into the water purification cartridge 40 is detachably connected to the inlet 48A by a joint 50.
In addition, a flexible hose 38B that guides outflow of purified water from the purified water cartridge 40 is detachably connected to the purified water outlet 48B by a joint 50.

Here, the hoses 38A and 38B each form a part of the water purification path 38 therein. Specifically, the hose 38A guides the inflow path for allowing the raw water to flow into the purified water cartridge 40 in the purified water path 38, and the hose 38B guides the purified water after being purified by the purified water cartridge 40 to the spout 18 side. It forms an outlet for purified water.
As shown in FIG. 1, the pair of hoses 38 </ b> A and 38 </ b> B are fixed to the inner surface of the side wall 43 of the cabinet by a fixing portion 52.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 41 denotes a metal bracket that holds the water purification cartridge 40 inside the cabinet 2 and fixes it to the inner surface of the side wall 43 of the cabinet 2.
Here, the bracket 41 holds the water purification cartridge 40 sideways and frontward and rearward, and is located at a front position close to the opening on the front surface of the cabinet 2 and at a predetermined height from the bottom 54 of the cabinet 2. 43 is fixed to the inner surface.

As shown in FIG. 4, the bracket 41 is a member having a longitudinal shape in the front-rear direction, and is formed in a longitudinal shape before and after being fixed to the inner surface of the holder portion 68 that elastically holds the water purification cartridge 40 and the side wall portion 43. The plate-like fixing portion 70 and plate-like removal preventing portions 72 and 73 bent at a right angle at the front end and the rear end of the fixing portion 70 are provided.
Here, the fixing portion 70 is provided with a fixing hole 80 by a fixing tool 79 (see FIG. 3).
On the other hand, the holder portion 68 has a pair of gripping arms 74 and 76 having a curved shape corresponding to the shape of the outer peripheral surface of the water purification cartridge 40, and a connecting portion 78, and these gripping arms 74 and 76. The water purification cartridge 40 is elastically gripped from above and below to hold it.

On the other hand, the disconnection preventing portion 72 on the front end side faces the front end surface of the water purification cartridge 40 held by the holder portion 68 as shown in FIG. 3, and the water purification cartridge is brought into contact with the front end surface of the water purification cartridge 40. It serves to prevent 40 from slipping forward.
Further, the rear end side slip prevention portion 73 faces the rear end surface of the water purification cartridge 40 as shown in FIG. 3, and is brought into contact with the rear end surface of the water purification cartridge 40 held by the holder portion 68. It serves to prevent the cartridge 40 from being pulled backward.
As shown in FIG. 3, the rear end preventing part 73 does not interfere with the inlet 48 </ b> A, the outlet 48 </ b> B provided in the water purification cartridge 40, the hoses 38 </ b> A and 38 </ b> B connected thereto, and the joint 50. The projecting length is determined.

As shown in FIG. 4, the front end side slip prevention portion 72 is formed with a pair of substantially semicircular cutouts at the top, and the hoses 38A and 38B are hooked at the pair of cutouts. Hose hooking portions 82A and 82B to be held are configured.
The bracket 41 can also be used when the water purification cartridge 40 is installed vertically, and a plurality of fixing holes 80 are formed in the removal preventing portion 72 serving as a bottom plate portion in this case.

In the present embodiment, when the water purification cartridge 40 reaches the service life and needs to be replaced, the replacement work can be performed as follows.
First, as shown in FIG. 3, the water purification cartridge 40 held by the holder portion 68 of the bracket 41 is pulled leftward in FIG. 4 to remove it from the holder portion 68, and then to the inlet 48 </ b> A and the outlet 48 </ b> B. The connected hoses 38A and 38B are removed from the inlet 48A and the outlet 48B.

Then, the hoses 38A and 38B that have been disconnected from the water purification cartridge 40 are slightly pulled toward the front side (front side), and the respective end portions are hooked on the hose hooking portions 82A and 82B of the bracket 41 as shown in FIG. Is temporarily held.
By this holding, the hose 38 </ b> A, 38 </ b> B does not cause a problem that the hose 38 </ b> A, 38 </ b> B is pulled into the back side of the cabinet 2 after being disconnected from the water purification cartridge 40 or hangs down on the bottom 54 of the cabinet 2.

  Now, when the old water purification cartridge 40 is removed, each of the hoses 38A and 38B is connected to the new water purification cartridge 40, and in this state, the new water purification cartridge 40 is held by a pair of elastic gripping arms of the holder portion 68 of the bracket 41. It is pushed rightward in FIG. 4 from the opening between 74 and 76, and this is held by the holder portion 68. Here, the replacement work of the water purification cartridge is completed.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the hoses 38A and 38B removed from the water purification cartridge 40 to be replaced can be hooked and held on the hose hook portions 82A and 82B of the bracket 41. The hoses 38A and 38B removed from the cartridge 40 are pulled into the back side of the cabinet 2 or hang down on the bottom 54 of the cabinet 2 so that the tips of the hoses 38A and 38B, that is, the connection portions are lost. There is no problem that the work of connecting the hoses 38A, 38B to the water purification cartridge 40 after the new water purification cartridge 40 is set becomes troublesome work, and the hoses 38A, Easily touch the water purification cartridge 40 with the 38B in hand It can be, therefore can be performed very simply the replacement of the purification cartridge 40 containing a connecting operation of such a hose.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the hose hooking portions 82A and 82B are configured by providing notches in the drop preventing portion 72 of the bracket 41, so that the hose hooking portions 82A and 82B can be easily configured.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, this is merely an example, and the present invention can also be applied to a water purifier in which a water purifying cartridge is detachably inserted into the case of the water purifier. For example, the present invention can be configured in various forms without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

It is a figure which shows the bracket of one Embodiment of this invention with a water purification cartridge, an automatic water tap, etc. FIG. It is the figure shown centering on the water supply path, hot water supply path, and water purification path in FIG. It is the figure which showed the bracket of the embodiment in the water-purifying cartridge holding state. It is a perspective view which shows the bracket of FIG. It is action | operation explanatory drawing of the bracket of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

2 Cabinet 40 Water purification cartridge 41 Bracket 43 Side wall portion 68 Holder portion 70 Fixing portion 72, 73 Preventing portion 82A, 82B Hose hooking portion

Claims (2)

A water purifier bracket for holding a water purifier for flowing and purifying the tap water and flowing the purified water sideways and back and forth in the cabinet, and holding the water purifier in a detachable manner, It has a fixing part and a hose hooking part that is provided in front of the front end face of the water purifier held by the holder part and hooks and holds the hose removed from the water purifier. Water purifier bracket to do.   In Claim 1, it has a drop prevention part which prevents the water purifier from slipping forward by the abutting action with respect to the front end surface of the water purifier held by the holder part, and at the upper part of the drop prevention part A bracket for a water purifier, characterized in that a notch is provided and the hose hook is formed by the notch.

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