JP2008168240A - Water treatment apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water treatment apparatus, which can optionally change the position of a spout in a spout stand according to the user's convenience and can be easily installed and fixed in a desired installation place in such a state that the spout stand is self-supported and thus can satisfactorily meet the user's preference. <P>SOLUTION: A water treatment apparatus 20 comprises a water treatment apparatus body 3 for water treatment, and a spout stand 2 for delivering treated water produced in the water treatment apparatus body 3 provided separately from each other. A flow passage for connecting the water treatment apparatus body 3 to the spout stand 2 is formed of a flexible pipe 23. A spout 24 is provided at the front end of the spout stand 2. A fixing means 25 for fixing the spout stand 2 detachably in an arbitrary installation place is provided at a proximal end 27c. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a water treatment apparatus, and more particularly to a water discharge stand that discharges treated water such as purified water and ionic water generated by a water treatment apparatus main body.

  Conventionally, as a water treatment device installed around the sink of a sink or sink, for example, a water purifier that discharges purified water by filtering tap water supplied from a faucet with a cartridge, or the quality of filtered tap water There is known an alkali ion water conditioner (see, for example, Patent Document 1) containing an electrolytic cell that converts alkaline water into acidic and acidic by electrolysis.

However, in the conventional example disclosed in Patent Document 1, a water discharge pipe projects from the upper surface of the water treatment apparatus, and treated water (for example, alkaline water) is discharged from a water discharge port provided at the tip of the water discharge pipe. The location of the water outlet is limited to the place where the water treatment device is installed. For example, when the water treatment device is installed on a sink, the water discharge pipe cannot be freely placed at any place around the sink, There was a problem that it was not possible to cope with.
JP 2000-334457 A

  The present invention has been invented in view of the above-described conventional problems, and obtains a water discharge stand that can arbitrarily change the position of the water discharge port according to the convenience of the user, and the water discharge stand is self-supporting at a desired installation location. It is an object to provide a water treatment device that can be installed and fixed in a state that has sufficient properties, and that can sufficiently respond to the user's preference, and smoothly connects the flexible pipe while correcting the twist of the flexible pipe It is also possible to freely adjust the direction of the spout, and the spout stand is very inexpensive and easy to assemble and is easy to maintain, and the spout stand is not limited to a horizontal plane, Water treatment that can be fixed at any installation location, such as an inclined surface or a vertical surface, and that the quality of the treated water can be easily switched on the spout stand side It is an object to provide a location.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a water treatment apparatus according to the present invention includes a water treatment apparatus body 3 that performs water treatment and a water discharge stand 2 that discharges treated water generated by the water treatment apparatus body 3. In addition, the flow path connecting the water treatment device main body 3 and the water discharge stand 2 is configured by a flexible pipe 23, and a water discharge port 24 is provided at the distal end portion of the water discharge stand 2, and water discharge is performed at the base end portion. A fixing means 25 for detachably fixing the stand 2 to an arbitrary installation location is provided.

  By adopting such a configuration, the water discharge stand 2 is made independent from the water treatment apparatus main body 3 and the flow path connecting the two and 3 is configured by the flexible flexible pipe 23. It can be installed freely at any installation location independent of In addition, since the water discharge stand 2 includes the fixing means 25 that is fixed at an arbitrary installation location, the water discharge stand 2 can be easily fixed and installed at a desired installation location with the water discharge stand 2 being self-supporting.

  The spout stand 2 has a spout 24 on the lower surface of the front end, a tubular spout 27 having a water supply port 26 at the base end 27 c, and a base portion attached to the base end 27 c of the spout 27. 28, and provided with a side opening 29 into which the distal end portion of the flexible tube 23 can be inserted at a plurality of locations on the outer peripheral wall of the pedestal portion 28 and connected to the distal end portion of the flexible tube 23 inside the pedestal portion 28. A joint portion 30 for connecting a flow path including a first connection port 31 and a second connection port 32 connected to the water supply port 26 of the spout 27 is provided, and the first connection port of the joint portion 30 is provided. 31 is preferably rotatable so that it can face any of the plurality of side surface openings 29 provided in the pedestal portion 28, and in this case, the distal end portion of the flexible tube 23 is connected to the first portion of the joint portion 30. When connecting to the connection port 31, The flexible tube 23 can be smoothly connected while the twist of the flexible tube 23 is corrected by simply rotating the connection port 31 toward the side opening 29 where the flexible tube 23 is inserted. Need not be routed around the outer periphery of the pedestal 28.

  In addition, the direction of the water outlet 24 on the lower surface of the tip of the spout 27 is preferably variable with respect to the pedestal portion 28. In this case, the direction of the water outlet 24 of the spout 27 without changing the direction of the pedestal portion 28. Can be adjusted freely.

  Further, a connecting means for connecting the water supply port 26 of the spout 27 and the second connection port 32 of the joint portion 30 includes a flange portion 34 projecting from the outer peripheral side of the water supply port 26 of the spout 27 and a joint portion. It is preferable that the holding member 33 is configured to hold both the flange portions 34 and 35 by holding the flange portion 35 projecting from the outer peripheral portion of the second connection port 32 of 30. By simply sandwiching both the flange portions 34 and 35 with the sandwiching tool 33, the connection work between the water supply port 26 of the spout 27 and the second connection port 32 of the joint portion 30 can be performed with one touch.

  The fixing means 25 is preferably composed of a magnet 37 provided on one of the water discharge stand 2 or its installation place 36 and a magnetic body 38 provided on the other. In this case, the installation place 36 Thus, the water discharge stand 2 can be fixed to an arbitrary installation place 36 such as an inclined surface or a vertical surface without being limited to a horizontal plane.

  Moreover, it is preferable to provide the operation part 39 for operating switching of the quality of the treated water from the said water treatment apparatus main body 3 to the water discharging stand 2 in the upper surface part of the base part 28 of the water discharging stand 2, In this case, treated water The quality of the treated water can be switched on the pedestal 28 side of the water discharge stand 2 that discharges water.

  As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the water discharge stand is separated from the water treatment apparatus main body, and the flow path connecting the two is configured by a flexible flexible tube. The position can be changed arbitrarily, and it can be easily installed and fixed at the desired installation location with the self-supporting state provided by the fixing means provided on the water discharge stand, which is sufficient for the user's preference. It is possible to provide a water treatment apparatus that can cope with the above.

  In the invention according to claim 2, any one of the plurality of side surface opening portions provided on the outer peripheral wall of the pedestal portion can be realized by enabling rotation of the first connection port of the joint portion connected to the distal end portion of the flexible pipe. Even if the distal end of the flexible tube is inserted, the connection of the flexible tube can be made smoothly while the twist of the flexible tube is corrected by simply rotating the first connection port to the side opening side where the flexible tube is inserted. In addition, since it is not necessary to route the flexible pipe to the outer peripheral side of the pedestal portion, the length of the flexible pipe can be reduced to the minimum necessary length, and the flexible pipe does not get in the way and the appearance fits and looks good.

  Further, in the invention according to claim 3, by making the direction of the water outlet on the lower surface of the tip of the spout variable with respect to the pedestal, the direction of the water outlet of the spout can be freely changed without changing the direction of the pedestal. Adjustable and easy to use.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a clamping device for clamping a flange portion projecting on the outer peripheral side of the water supply port of the spout and a flange portion projecting on the outer peripheral portion of the second connection port of the joint portion. Since both flange portions are connected and held, the connection work between the spout water supply port and the second connection port of the joint portion can be performed with one touch, which is very inexpensive and easy to assemble. In addition, the spout and the joint can be easily disassembled simply by removing the clamping tool at the time of maintenance and inspection, and the maintainability is improved.

  In the invention according to claim 5, the fixing means is constituted by a magnet provided at one of the water discharge stand or its installation place and a magnetic body provided at the other, so that the installation place is not limited to a horizontal plane. In addition, the water discharge stand can be fixed with one touch to any installation location such as an inclined surface or a vertical surface, which further improves usability.

  Further, in the invention according to claim 6, the operation water for switching the quality of the treated water from the water treatment apparatus main body to the water discharge stand is provided on the upper surface portion of the pedestal portion of the water discharge stand, so that the treated water is It becomes possible to perform the operation of switching the quality of the treated water on the pedestal side of the discharging spout stand, and the operability is further improved.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a water treatment apparatus 20 according to the present invention, in which a water treatment apparatus main body 3 that performs water treatment and a water discharge stand 2 for discharging treated water generated by the water treatment apparatus main body 3 are separated. Consists of the body.

  FIG. 2 shows, as an example of the water treatment device body 3, electrolyzing source water such as tap water and well water to produce alkaline ionized water used for beverages and medical purposes, and acidic ionized water used for washing, etc. The electrolyzed water production | generation apparatus to illustrate is illustrated.

  In the apparatus main body 3 of this electrolyzed water generating apparatus, as shown in FIG. 2, there are equipment such as internal piping and a water purification unit 4, a calcium supply unit 5, and an electrolyzer 7 which are the main components of the electrolyzed water generating apparatus. Contained. The internal pipe is connected to a raw water pipe 1 such as a water supply at the upstream end, and in the middle of the internal pipe, in order from the upstream side, activated carbon that absorbs residual chlorine in the raw water and hollow paper that removes general bacteria and impurities A water purification unit 4 equipped with a membrane, a flow rate sensor 6 for confirming water flow and giving a control instruction to the control unit 15 to be described later, a calcium supply unit for imparting calcium ions such as calcium glycerophosphate and calcium lactate to the raw water to increase conductivity 5. An electrolytic cell 7 for electrolyzing water that has passed through the flow sensor 6 is provided.

  The electrolytic cell 7 includes electrode plates 9 and 10 in each electrode chamber formed by dividing the inside of the cell by a diaphragm 8. Then, water used in this electrode chamber (alkaline ion water when the electrode plate 9 is a cathode, acid ion water when the electrode plate 9 is an anode) is discharged into the electrode chamber on the side provided with one electrode plate 9. A flexible tube 23 is connected. The distal end portion of the flexible tube 23 is connected to a water discharge stand 2 described later. On the other hand, the electrode chamber on the side provided with the other electrode plate 10 has a non-used water generated in this electrode chamber (acid ion water when the electrode plate 10 is an anode, A drain pipe 13 for discharging (alkaline ion water) is connected, and the drain electromagnetic valve 11 is opened to drain water. Further, a drain bypass pipe 13a branched from the upstream portion of the internal electrolytic cell 7 is connected to the upstream portion of the drain solenoid valve 11 of the drain pipe 13, and a bypass valve 13b provided in the middle of the drain pipe 13 is provided. Open and drain the accumulated water in the electrolytic cell 7 and the accumulated water in the water purification unit 4. A throttle may be provided instead of the bypass valve 13b. Further, the drain pipe 13 is provided with a flow rate adjusting unit 12 including a flow rate adjusting valve or the like in order to efficiently generate electrolyzed water in the electrolytic cell 7.

  Further, the apparatus main body 3 includes a water purifier sensor 14 for detecting the presence or absence of a cartridge (not shown) in the water purifier 4, a power-on plug 17 connected to a commercial AC power source, and an AC from the power-on plug 17. A control power supply unit 16 that changes the power source to a DC power source, a control unit 15 that controls the operation of the apparatus main body 3, a display unit 18b that displays an operation state of the apparatus main body 3, and a main body side operation unit 18a such as a pH adjustment button are provided. The operation display unit 18 and a receiving unit that receives an operation signal transmitted from the transmission unit 41 of the water quality switching operation unit 39 provided on the side of the water discharge stand 2 described later are provided. Here, selection of any one of the alkaline ionized water generation mode, the purified water mode, and the acidic ionized water generation mode is performed by remote operation from the operation unit 39 for switching the water quality of the water discharge stand 2. Further, when water is passed after mode selection, the control unit 15 sets the polarity (that is, which of alkaline ion water generation and acidic ion water generation is generated from the electrode chamber on the side provided with one electrode plate 9) and the water flow state. The water selected in any mode after the electrolysis in the electrolytic cell 7 is discharged. It should be noted that any one of the strong mode, the middle upper mode, the middle lower mode, and the weak mode can be selected by a pH adjustment button (not shown), and the display notification unit 18b displays these operation states by LED or LCD. And a notification sound is generated if necessary.

  The control unit 15 includes an MPU (Micro Processing Unit) 15a, a polarity switching unit 15b, and an electrolytic voltage switching unit 15c. The MPU 15a is a water quality of the flow rate sensor 6, the water purifier sensor 14, the main body side operation unit 18a, and the water discharge stand 2. A control instruction is obtained from the operation unit 39 for switching and is subjected to arithmetic processing, and an operation instruction is given to the drain electromagnetic valve 11 and the display notification unit 18b as necessary. The polarity switching unit 15b switches the polarity in accordance with an operation instruction from the MPU 15a. The electrolytic voltage switching unit 15c changes the average voltage applied to the electrolytic cell 7 by pulse-modulating the direct-current voltage output from the control power supply unit 16 in accordance with an operation instruction from the MPU 15a. The pH concentration of the alkaline ionized water can be changed according to the average voltage pulse-modulated by the electrolytic voltage switching unit 15c.

  Here, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, a water discharge stand 2 for discharging treated water is provided independently of the water treatment device main body 3, and the water treatment device main body 3 and the water discharge stand 2 are provided. The flow path connecting the two is configured using a flexible tube 23 that is flexible.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the water discharge stand 2 of this example includes a tube-shaped spout 27 having a water discharge port 24 on the lower surface of the tip, a pedestal portion 28 that supports a base end portion 27 c of the spout 27, and a pedestal portion 28. Fixing means, for example, permanent magnet 37 and magnetic body 38 (see FIGS. 4 and 7), which will be described later, are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the tubular spout 27 has an L-shaped bent portion 27b between a distal end portion 27a and a proximal end portion 27c, and the bent portion 27b is bent at an acute angle to thereby It is inclined downward toward the bottom. That is, the spout 27 is inclined forward and downward from the bent portion 27b toward the tip portion 27a, and the water discharge port 24 protrudes downward from the bottom surface of the tip.

  Thus, the water treatment device main body 3 and the water discharge stand 2 are configured separately as described above, and the water treatment device main body is configured by forming the flow path connecting the two and 3 with the flexible flexible pipe 23. The position of the water discharge stand 2 can be freely changed independently of the position 3, the position of the water discharge port 24 can be arbitrarily changed according to the user's convenience, and the user's preference can be sufficiently accommodated. become. Moreover, since the water discharge stand 2 includes the magnet 37 (FIG. 4) fixed at an arbitrary installation location, the water discharge stand 2 can be easily installed at a desired location in a state where the water discharge stand 2 has a self-supporting property. Usability is further improved.

  In addition, by providing the pedestal portion 28 with the operation unit 39 for switching the water quality, the quality of the treated water can be switched on the side of the water discharge stand 2 from which the treated water is discharged. Compared with the case where the operation unit 39 for switching is provided, it becomes easier to use. By the way, when operating the operation unit 39 on the upper surface of the pedestal 28, if the spout 27 of the spout 27 is low, the hand is likely to hit the spout 27 and it is difficult to operate. Is inclined forward and downward from the bent portion 27b toward the distal end portion 27a, the height from the operating portion 39 to the bent portion 27b of the spout 27 is increased, and the hand is less likely to hit the distal end portion 27a side of the spout 27. There is also an advantage that operability is improved.

  FIG. 4 illustrates a water discharge stand 2 according to another embodiment of the present invention. In this example, the entire outer periphery of the spout 27 excluding the water discharge port 24 is covered with a spout cover 42 having a hollow tube shape. The spout cover 42 has a bent tube shape in the same L shape as that of the spout 27, and the tip side of the spout cover 42 is inclined downward toward the lower end as in the case of the spout 27, and in the spout cover 42. A drain hole 43 is formed in the lower surface portion at a position B rearward from the water discharge port 24. The drain hole 43 is for discharging condensed water generated in the gap between the outer peripheral surface of the spout 27 and the inner peripheral surface of the spout cover 42 to the outside at a position B behind the spout 24. Further, in this example, the drain hole 43 of the spout cover 42 is formed longer in the front and rear direction at the position B behind the spout 24, and the rib 44 is bridged in the vicinity of the spout 24 of the drain hole 43, In this structure, the number of drain holes 43 is provided at two positions on the front and rear sides of the rib 44. The spout cover 42 may be made of resin or metal, but is preferably made of a material having high chemical resistance against chemicals such as detergent, such as stainless steel.

  Thus, the spout cover 42 gives the appearance of the spout 27 a volume feeling and a degree of freedom in design, giving a high-quality image to the user and improving the appearance. Moreover, the spout 27 and the spout cover 42 have a double structure, the strength of the spout 27 is increased, and there is no fear that the spout 27 will break from the base when a load is applied to the tip of the water discharge stand 2. Can be obtained. Further, when the condensed dew condensation water or scale accumulated in the spout cover 42 flows down toward the spout 24 due to the downward inclination of the inner surface of the spout cover 42, the rear B position of the spout 24 (from the spout 24). Since the drainage hole 43 cut out at a high position) is discharged to the outside, there is no possibility that contaminated dew condensation water, scales, etc. are mixed into the treated water discharged from the water outlet 24. In addition, since the rib 44 is bridged in the vicinity of the drain hole 43, the spout cover 42 can be reinforced, and further, the water traveling along the edge of the drain hole 43 falls down along the rib 44 to reach the water outlet 24. Can be surely prevented. That is, the rib 44 functions not only for reinforcing the spout cover 42 but also for draining water, so that both the strength of the spout cover 42 and the drainage performance at the rear B position of the drain hole 43 can be improved. There is also an advantage that can be done.

  5 and 6 show an example in which the distal end portion of the flexible pipe 23 and the water supply port 26 of the spout 27 are connected via a joint portion 30 for connecting a flow path. The joint portion 30 is stored in a storage space 45 provided inside the pedestal portion 28 of the water discharge stand 2. Side openings 29 into which the distal ends of the flexible tubes 23 can be inserted are provided at a plurality of locations on the outer peripheral wall surrounding the storage space 45 for storing the joint portion 30 of the pedestal portion 28. In this example, side opening portions 29 are provided at two positions on the opposite side of the outer peripheral wall of the pedestal portion 28 that are 180 degrees apart.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, a first connection port 31 is provided on one end side of the joint portion 30 of this example so as to be detachably fitted and connected to the distal end portion of the flexible pipe 23. A second connection port 32 is provided on the other end side of the spout 27 so as to be removably fitted and connected to the water supply port 26 of the spout 27. The first connection port 31 and the second connection port 32 are connected to the rotating cylinder portion. Communicating with each other via 46. As shown in FIG. 4A, the rotating cylinder portion 46 has a small diameter cylindrical portion 46 b having a communication hole communicating with the first connection port 31 and a large diameter having a communication hole communicating with the second connection port 32. A cylindrical portion 46a, and the inner end of the small-diameter cylindrical portion 46b is inserted into the inner end of the large-diameter cylindrical portion 46a, and the inner periphery of the large-diameter cylindrical portion 46a. While the surface is sealed by an O-ring (not shown) and both 46a and 46b are held in a mutually rotatable state, the first connection port 31 and the second connection port 32 are connected to each other. The rotating cylinders 46 are in communication with each other. A pair of rotating shafts 47 project from the outer end surface of the large-diameter cylindrical portion 46a and the outer end surface of the small-diameter cylindrical portion 46b, and each rotating shaft 47 opposes the storage space 45 that stores the joint portion 30 of the pedestal portion 28. It is pivotally supported by a pair of vertical grooves 48 formed on the inner wall surface.

  Furthermore, in this example, the large-diameter cylindrical portion 46a and the small-diameter cylindrical portion 46b constituting the rotary cylindrical portion 46 are rotatable by 180 ° around the horizontal axis M (FIG. 5), and one side opening of the pedestal portion 28 is opened. When the distal end portion of the flexible tube 23 is inserted from the portion 29, the first connection port 31 of the joint portion 30 can be arranged toward the one side opening portion 29, and conversely, from the other side opening portion 29, it is flexible. When the distal end portion of the tube 23 is inserted, as shown by the arrow in FIG. 5, the first connection port 31 of the joint portion 30 is rotated by 180 ° to be inserted from the other side surface opening portion 29. Connection with the tube 23 is possible.

  Thus, the direction of the first connection port 31 of the joint portion 30 is rotated by 180 ° around the horizontal axis M in accordance with the flexible tube 23 inserted from one of the two side surface openings 29 of the pedestal portion 28. As a result, the flexible tube 23 and the first connection port 31 can be smoothly connected while correcting the twist of the flexible tube 23, and there is no need to route the flexible tube 23 to the outer peripheral side of the base portion 28. Therefore, the length of the flexible tube 23 can be set to the minimum necessary length, the flexible tube 23 does not get in the way, and the appearance and appearance are improved.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 4A and FIG. 6, a connecting means for connecting the water supply port 26 of the spout 27 and the second connection port 32 of the joint portion 30 will be described. The connecting means of this example holds the flange portion 34 projecting from the outer peripheral surface of the base end portion 27 c of the spout cover 42 and the flange portion 35 projecting from the outer peripheral surface of the second connection port 32 of the joint portion 30. By doing so, it is comprised by the clamping tool 33 for connecting and holding both the flange parts 34 and 35. FIG. The holding tool 33 of this example is formed in a substantially U-shape having a size that can be stored in the storage space 45 for storing the joint portion 30 of the pedestal portion 28, and one end thereof is opened along the inner surface thereof. A letter-shaped groove 49 is formed. As shown in FIG. 6 (b), the vertical groove width of the U-shaped groove 49 is set to a width dimension that allows both flange portions 34, 35 to be sandwiched from above and below in a state where both flange portions 34, 35 are overlapped.

  First, when the joint portion 30 is disposed in the pedestal portion 28, the water supply port 26 of the spout 27 is inserted into the second connection port 32 of the joint portion 30 through the spout insertion hole 54 of the pedestal portion 28. The O-ring 50 (FIG. 4A) provided on the outer peripheral surface of the spout 27 of the spout 27 is in a state where the outer peripheral surface of the water supply port 26 and the inner peripheral surface of the second connection port 32 are sealed. In addition, the spout 27 is held in a rotatable state with respect to the second connection port 32, and in this state, the base end portion 27 c of the spout cover 42 is fitted into the outer peripheral surface of the second connection port 32. Then, the flange portion 34 protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the base end portion 27 c of the spout cover 42 and the flange portion 35 protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the second connection port 32 of the joint portion 30 are overlaid on each other. In this example, the outer peripheral surface of the base end portion 27 c of the spout cover 42 is in sliding contact with the inner peripheral surface of the spout insertion hole 54 of the pedestal portion 28 without a gap. Thereafter, in the storage space 45 of the pedestal portion 28, the U-shaped groove 49 of the holding tool 33 is fitted into the flange portions 34, 35 from the lateral direction, and the flange portions 34, 35 are held in close contact with each other (FIG. 6 ( b)), and then a screw hole provided in the vicinity of the spout insertion hole 54 of the pedestal portion 28 by inserting the screw 62 from the screw insertion hole 61 provided at the end of the holding tool 33 shown in FIG. By screwing to 63, it becomes possible to fix the holding tool 33 holding both flange portions 34 and 35 in the storage space 45 of the pedestal portion 28, and the spout 27 and the spout cover 42 are self-supporting from the pedestal portion 28. Can be held in an upright state.

  Therefore, the connection work between the water supply port 26 of the spout 27 and the second connection port 32 of the joint portion 30 can be performed with a single touch by simply holding both the flange portions 34 and 35 with the holding tool 33. Very inexpensive and easy to assemble. Furthermore, the spout 27 and the joint part 30 can be easily disassembled by simply pulling out the holding tool 33 during maintenance inspection, and the maintainability is improved. The water supply port 26 of the spout 27 is rotatably inserted in a sealed state into the second connection port 32 of the joint portion 30, and the flange portion 34 of the spout cover 42 and the flange portion 35 of the joint portion 30 are mutually connected. Since the spout 27 and the spout cover 42 are both clamped by the clamping tool 33 in a rotatable state, both the spout 27 and the spout cover 42 rotate around the vertical axis N in FIG. 7 with respect to the second connection port 32 and the pedestal 28 of the joint 30. As a result, the spout 24 of the tip 27a of the spout 27 can rotate about the vertical axis N with respect to the pedestal 28 in the direction of the arrow A in FIG. 7, without changing the orientation of the pedestal 28, The direction of the water outlet 24 can be variably adjusted by hand, and the usability is further improved.

  In the example shown in FIG. 4, the portion other than the storage space 45 in the pedestal portion 28 is a component storage portion 55 in which a battery, a control circuit, and the like are built, and is detachable at the bottom center of the component storage portion 55. A battery cover 56 is arranged, and permanent magnets 37 constituting the fixing means 25 are built in both sides of the bottom surface. An external power supply may be used instead of the battery. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, a magnetic body 38 made of a metal plate or the like is provided at the installation place 36 where the water discharge stand 2 is installed. Thus, one-touch operation is performed so that the pedestal portion 28 of the water discharge stand 2 does not move to an arbitrary installation location 36 due to the magnetic attractive force between the permanent magnet 37 provided at the bottom portion of the pedestal portion 28 and the magnetic body 38 provided at the installation location 36. It can be fixed with. Further, the installation location 36 is not limited to a horizontal plane, and there is an advantage that it can be fixed at an arbitrary location such as an inclined surface or a vertical surface. The magnetic body 38 may be provided on the pedestal portion 28 side, and the permanent magnet 37 may be provided on the installation location 36 side. As another example, instead of the combination of the permanent magnet 37 and the magnetic body 38, a fixing method in which a suction cup is provided at the bottom portion of the pedestal portion 28 and attracted to the installation place 36 may be used.

  FIGS. 8-10 shows the specific example of the operation part 39 for the water quality switching provided in the upper surface part of the base part 28 of the said water discharge stand 2. As shown in FIG. The operation unit 39 for switching water quality in this example includes an alkali button 51 for selecting alkaline ionized water, an acidic water button 52 for selecting acidic ionized water, a water purification button 53 for selecting purified water, and a control means 21. Provided is a transmission means 41 for transmitting an operation signal (for example, an infrared signal) to the reception means 40 provided in the water treatment device body 3 when the operation unit 39 is operated. The operation unit 39 can switch the operation mode of the water treatment apparatus main body 3 to any one of an alkaline ion water mode, an acidic ion water mode, and a water purification mode.

  That is, in the state where the alkali ion water mode is selected by operating the alkali button 51, the drain electromagnetic valve 11 of the water treatment device main body 3 shown in FIG. 2 is opened and the bypass valve 13b is closed, and the electrode plate 9 is closed. The alkaline ionized water is discharged from the flexible tube 23 by applying a voltage between the electrode plates 9 and 10 so that the electrode plate 10 becomes the anode. When the acidic ion water mode is selected by operating the acidic button 52, the flexible tube 23 is applied by applying a voltage between the electrode plates 9 and 10 so that the electrode plate 9 is an anode and the electrode plate 10 is a cathode. Acid water is discharged from On the other hand, when the water purification mode is selected by operating the water purification button 53, the drain electromagnetic valve 11 is closed and the bypass valve 13b is closed, and in this water purification mode, no voltage is applied to both electrode plates 9, 10. Clean water is discharged from the flexible tube 23. Here, as shown in FIG. 9, two transmission parts 41a and 41b are provided as the transmission means 41 of the water discharge stand 2, while the water treatment apparatus main body 3 has one reception means as shown in FIG. 40 is inclined at a predetermined angle θ, and each transmission unit 41a, 41b transmits an operation signal from the operation unit 39 toward an upper ceiling, and is an optical type such as an LED that emits infrared light. It consists of a transmitting element. On the other hand, the receiving means 40 can receive an operation signal reflected from the ceiling. In this example, the transmitters 41a and 41b are inclined in the left-right direction by an angle θa or an angle θb with respect to the vertical direction as shown in FIG. 9B, and the receiving means 40 is changed as shown in FIG. 10B. By tilting at a predetermined angle θ, the receiving means 40 can most easily receive an operation signal from an oblique direction, and obstructs communication in the transmission direction of one of the plurality of transmission units 29a and 29b. Even if an obstacle is located, communication with the receiving means 40 can be ensured by another transmitter, and the water discharge stand 2 can be installed at a free position without considering the obstacle. Moreover, it is possible to prevent malfunction caused by duplication of operation signals by transmitting operation signals transmitted from different transmission units 28a and 28b while shifting the phases.

  In each of the above embodiments, the structure has been described in which the spout 27 and the spout cover 42 are inclined downwardly toward the tip, but this is not a limitation, and as shown in FIG. You may make it incline upward toward the upper direction. In this case, the dirty dew condensation water and scales accumulated inside the spout cover 42 flow down toward the base end portion 27c side lower than the water discharge port 24. There is an advantage that it can be surely prevented from being mixed into the treated water discharged from the water discharge port 24, and in addition, when the operation unit 39 on the upper surface of the pedestal portion 28 is operated, the water discharge port 24 of the spout 27 is increased, There is also an advantage that the hand is less likely to hit the spout 27 and the operability is further improved.

It is a perspective view explaining the installation state of the water discharge stand independent from the water treatment apparatus main body which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic structure figure of the electrolyzed water generating apparatus which constitutes the same water treatment apparatus as the above. It is a side view of the same water discharge stand. (A) is side surface sectional drawing of the water discharging stand of other embodiment, (b) is a bottom view. It is a perspective view explaining the connection state of a joint part same as the above and a flexible pipe. (A) is a disassembled perspective view explaining the case where the flange part of a joint part same as the above and the flange part of a spout cover are connected using a clamping tool, (b) demonstrates the state which clamped both flange parts with the clamping tool. FIG. It is explanatory drawing in the case of fixing a water discharge stand same as the above to a setting place with a magnet. It is a perspective view of a water discharge stand same as the above. (A) is explanatory drawing of the operation part for water quality switching same as the above, (b) is explanatory drawing of the state which made two transmission parts incline in the left-right direction at a different angle with respect to the vertical direction. (A) (b) is explanatory drawing of the receiving means provided in the water treatment apparatus main body side same as the above. It is side surface sectional drawing of the water discharging stand of other embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 Water discharge stand 3 Water treatment apparatus main body 20 Water treatment apparatus 23 Flexible pipe 24 Water discharge port 25 Fixing means 26 Water supply port 27 Spout 27a Tip part 27c Base end part 28 Base part 29 Side opening part 30 Joint part 31 1st connection port 32 2nd connection port 33 clamping tool 34,35 flange part 37 magnet 38 magnetic body 39 operation part

Claims (6)

  The water treatment device main body that performs water treatment and the water discharge stand for discharging the treated water generated by the water treatment device main body are configured separately, and the flow that connects the water treatment device main body and the water discharge stand The water is characterized in that the path is constituted by a flexible pipe, a water discharge port is provided at the distal end portion of the water discharge stand, and a fixing means is provided at the base end portion for detachably fixing the water discharge stand at an arbitrary installation location. Processing equipment.   The spout stand has a spout having a spout on the lower surface of the front end and a water supply port on the base end, and a pedestal attached to the base end of the spout. A side opening through which the tip of the flexible tube can be inserted is provided at a plurality of locations on the outer peripheral wall, and the first connection port connected to the tip of the flexible tube and the spout water supply port are connected to the inside of the pedestal. A flow path connecting joint provided with a second connection port and rotating so that the first connection port of the joint can face any of a plurality of side openings provided in the pedestal The water treatment apparatus according to claim 1, which is possible.   The water treatment apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the direction of the water outlet on the lower surface of the tip end of the spout is variable with respect to the pedestal portion.   A connecting means for connecting the water supply port of the spout and the second connection port of the joint portion includes a flange portion protruding from the outer periphery side of the water supply port of the spout and an outer peripheral portion of the second connection port of the joint portion. 3. The water treatment apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the water treatment apparatus is constituted by a holding tool for connecting and holding both flange portions by holding the flange portion projecting from the flange portion.   The water treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the fixing means includes a magnet provided at one of a water discharge stand or an installation place thereof, and a magnetic body provided at the other. The operation part for operating switching of the quality of the treated water from the said water treatment apparatus main body to the water discharge stand was provided in the upper surface part of the base part of the water discharge stand, The any one of Claim 2 thru | or 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. The water treatment apparatus as described in.

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