JP3094876B2 - Water creation unit - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention can improve the properties of tap water and the taste of drinking water.
The present invention relates to a kitchen sink provided with a water creation unit capable of improving the washing power and the sterilizing property as washing water.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been developed a water generating apparatus capable of generating alkaline water and acidic water by electrolyzing tap water. The alkaline water generated by the water generating apparatus is used as drinking water or cooking water. By using it as a nutrient, it can function to absorb nutrients in the living body and excrete waste products, improve the natural healing power by keeping the body weakly alkaline, and eliminate chronic diarrhea and indigestion Have gained.

[0003]

However, the water generating device for producing alkaline water for use as drinking water or cooking water as described above produces acidic water at the same time.
Such acidic water was discarded and was not used effectively.

[0004] In addition, there has been a problem that mere alkaline water generated from tap water lacks in taste.

Further, when making a hot drink with alkaline water, or when washing dishes in a cold season such as winter using acidic water having excellent detergency and sterilization, these alkaline waters or acidic waters are used. Once into a container such as a kettle,
There was also an inconvenience that this had to be used after heating.

[0006]

Therefore, according to the present invention, a tap is connected to a water generating device which is capable of generating alkaline water and acidic water by electrolyzing tap water, and the tap water is connected to the water generating apparatus. A water creation unit capable of selectively discharging water with an acidic water, wherein the water supply unit is provided with a hot water supply device and configured to be able to discharge heated alkaline water or acidic water. It is.

[0007] Further, according to the present invention, an activated water generating device is provided so as to be able to discharge cluster-treated alkaline water or acidic water, and a purified alkaline water or acidic water is provided having a purifying device. It is also characterized in that it is configured to discharge water.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a kitchen sink K provided with a water creation unit A according to the present invention.

In the kitchen sink K, a sink 2 is provided on a top plate 1a of a counter 1 formed in a rectangular box shape, a hot / water mixer tap 3 is attached to the sink 2, and a water creation unit A is provided inside the counter 1. doing. 4 is a drain pipe having one end connected to the sink 2, and 9 is an exhaust pipe.

As shown in FIG. 2, a water generating unit A includes a water generating device B in a casing a, an active water generating device C and a purifying device D as a pre-processing portion, and a hot water supply device as a post-processing portion. E is provided integrally.

FIG. 1 shows the water generating unit A.
As shown in FIG. 2, a tap water main pipe 5 is connected so that tap water can be received, and treated water and hot water can be supplied to the hot / water mixer tap 3 via a feed water pipe 6 and a hot water supply pipe 7, respectively. The water can be drained to the drain pipe 4 through a drain pipe 8.

Hereinafter, the configuration of each device will be specifically described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[Water Generator] The structure of a water generator B which forms the gist of the present invention and is capable of producing alkaline water and acidic water from tap water by electrolysis is shown in FIGS.

The alkaline water outlet pipe 10 and the acidic water outlet pipe 11 led out from the rear end of the water generator B have three-way switching valves 12 and 13 mounted on their way. These three-way switching valves 12 and 13 include:
Drainage pipes 14 and 15 are connected, respectively,
Reference numerals 4 and 15 are connected to a combined drainage pipe 16.

The downstream ends of the alkaline water outlet pipe 10 and the acidic water outlet pipe 11 are connected to a proximal water supply pipe 17. The base water supply pipe 17 has a pH sensor 18, a water flow sensor 19, and a water flow rate. A valve 20 is mounted.

The downstream end of the base side water supply pipe 17 is a three-way switching valve.
The first branch water supply pipe 22 is connected to an upstream end of the first and second branch water supply pipes 22 and 23 via the first water supply pipe 21, and the first branch water supply pipe 22 is connected to a water supply pipe 54 of the water heater E. On the other hand, the second branch water supply pipe 23 is connected to the water supply pipe 6.

Next, the internal structure of the water generating device B will be described. The casing 24 forming the outer shell of the water generating device B is divided by a diaphragm 25 into an alkaline water generating chamber 26 and an acidic water generating chamber 27.
Each generation chamber 26, 27 has an electrode (cathode) 28 made of stainless steel or carbon, and an electrode (anode) made of stainless steel, platinum, titanium oxide, etc.
29 are arranged. The leading ends of the electric wires 30 and 31 derived from the electrodes 28 and 29 are connected to a power supply 32, and the electric power is supplied from the power supply 32 based on a drive signal from the control device Q.
Voltage will be applied between 28 and 29.

Then, by this voltage application, the tap water is electrolyzed, and the pH value of the alkaline water generation chamber 26 increases,
Alkaline water is generated in the same room 26. On the other hand, the pH value in the acidic water generation chamber 27 decreases, and acidic water is generated in the acidic water generation chamber 27.

The downstream side of the active electrolytic treated water supply pipe 33 is connected to the upstream end of the casing 24.
The upstream side of the acidic water outlet pipe 11 is connected to a portion of the acidic water generation chamber 27 that forms the downstream end of the casing 24, and alkaline water is drawn out to the portion of the alkaline water generation chamber 26 that forms the downstream end of the casing 24. Tube 10 is connected.

[Activated Water Generator] As shown in FIG. 3, the activated water generator C is located above the water generator B in the water generator unit A, and a voltage is applied to both ends of the multilayer ceramic plate 34. And circulating tap water in an electronic field,
As shown in (1), water molecules can be activated to produce delicious water with small clusters.

The outflow end of the activated water generator C is connected to the upstream side of the activated water supply pipe 33, so that the activated water can be supplied to the fresh water generator B through the activated pipe 33.

[Purification Device] As shown in FIG. 3, the purification device D is located above the activated water generation device C in the water creation unit A. For example, a large number of fine ceramic balls are placed inside the water purification unit D. A packed filtration device can be used. The purification device D has an upstream end connected to the water main pipe 5 and a downstream end connected to the upstream end of the activated water generator C via a purified water supply pipe 35.

[Hot Water Supply Apparatus] As shown in FIG. 3, the hot water supply apparatus E comprises a substantially rectangular cylindrical combustion section 41 and a heat exchange section 42. First and second burners 44 and 45 communicating with the supply pipe 43 are provided. In the figure, 46 is a main valve, 47 is a proportional valve with a governor for adjusting the amount of heat generated by each burner 44, 45, 48, 49 are first and second switching valves, 50 is a spark plug, and 51 is a burner ignition. A from rod for detecting the state, 52 is a thermal fuse, and 53 is an exhaust port.

The heat exchange section 42 has a water supply pipe 54 and a tapping pipe 55 connected to both ends of a heat receiving pipe 64 which reciprocates in the heat exchange section 42. The water supply pipe 54 is connected to the first branch water supply pipe 22 described above, and the tapping pipe 55 is connected to the hot and cold water mixing tap 3.

With the above configuration, while the water from the water supply pipe 54 flows through the heat receiving pipe 64, the water is heated by the heat of the first and second burners 44 and 45, and the hot water is supplied from the tapping pipe 55 to the hot / water mixing tap 3. Have to be able to.

In FIG. 3, 56 is a connection port, 57 is a water supply temperature sensor, 58 is a water supply amount sensor, 59 is a high limit bimetal,
60 is a hot water sensor, 61 is a water amount adjustment valve, 62 is a hot water amount sensor, 63 is a hot water supply tap to the hot water mixing tap 3 which is a hot water destination.
This is a hot water supply valve that is turned off.

[How to use the water creation unit A] FIG.
The method of using the water creation unit A according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

First, a case where weak alkaline drinking water or cooking water is required will be described.

In this case, the water main unit 5 is connected to the water creation unit A
Is purified by the purifier D, and iron powder, fine odor, moldy odor, trihalomethane and the like as fine particles are effectively removed. Next, the purified water is supplied to the activated water generator C, and is subjected to cluster processing to become delicious water.

The above-mentioned purification treatment and activation treatment can be carried out as required in the present invention, and unlike the treatment by the water generator B described below, they are not necessarily required in the present invention. It does not mean that.

The tap water which has been subjected to the purification treatment and the activation treatment as described above is then supplied to the fresh water generator B through the activated water supply pipe 33.

The tap water which has flowed into the water generating device B produces alkaline water and acidic water in the alkaline water generating chamber 26 and the acidic water generating chamber 27 by electrolysis, respectively.

The alkaline water generated in the alkaline water generating chamber 26 passes through an alkaline water outlet pipe 10, a pH sensor 18, a water amount sensor 19, a water amount valve 20, a base side water supply pipe 17, and a three-way switching valve 21. The water is supplied to the first branch water supply pipe 22 and the second branch water supply pipe 23.

The weakly alkaline tap water supplied to the first branch water supply pipe 22 passes through a water supply pipe 54 of the water heater E to a heat exchanger.
After being fed to the heater 42 and heated, it is fed as hot water through the tapping pipe 55 to the hot-water tap 3 as a hot-water outlet.

On the other hand, the weak alkaline tap water supplied to the second branch water supply pipe 23 is converted into water without being heated.
The water is supplied to the hot and cold water mixing tap 3.

Since the water fed to the hot and cold water mixing tap is weakly alkaline, it can be used as a delicious drinking water or used for cooking.

In the water generator B, the acidic water generated at the same time as the alkaline water is supplied to the acidic water outlet pipe 11 and the three-way switching valve.
13, water is drained out of the water creation unit A through the drainage pipe 15 and the merged drainage pipe 16.

Next, a case where weakly acidic tap water is required will be described. For example, when washing dishes and the like, weak alkaline tap water is supplied to the hot and cold water mixing tap 3 in accordance with the above-described procedure, and weak alkaline water having a detergency is discharged from the hot and cold water mixing tap 3 to discharge the dishes and the like. After being surely washed, in the following procedure, similarly, weakly acidic tap water is fed to the hot and cold water mixing tap 3, and the weakly acidic water excellent in sterility is discharged from the hot and cold water mixing tap 3, It is preferable to sterilize tableware and the like.

That is, after being subjected to the purification treatment and the activation treatment in the manner described above, the tap water flowing into the fresh water generator B is:
The alkaline water and the acidic water are generated by the electrolysis in the alkaline water generating chamber 26 and the acidic water generating chamber 27, respectively.

The acidic water generated in the acidic water generating chamber 27 is supplied to the acidic water outlet pipe 11, the pH sensor 18, the water amount sensor 1 and the like.
The water is supplied to a first branch water supply pipe 22 and a second branch water supply pipe 23 through a water quantity valve 20, a base water supply pipe 17, and a three-way switching valve 21.

The slightly acidic tap water supplied to the first branch water supply pipe 22 is supplied to the heat exchange section 42 through the water supply pipe 54 of the hot water supply device E and heated, and then mixed as hot water through the tap water pipe 55. It is fed to the stopper 3.

On the other hand, the weakly acidic tap water supplied to the second branch water supply pipe 23 is supplied to the hot / water mixer tap 3 as water without being heated.

Since the water fed to the hot and cold water mixing tap 3 in this manner is weakly acidic, which is said to have excellent sterilizing power, the sterilizing effect of the tableware and the like can be enhanced.

The alkaline water generated at the same time as the acidic water in the water generating device B is supplied to the outside of the water generating unit A through the alkaline water outlet pipe 10, the three-way switching valve 12, the drainage pipe 14, and the merged drainage pipe 16. Will be discarded.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
A pH sensor 18 is attached to the proximal water supply pipe 17.

Accordingly, for example, the pH on an operation panel (not shown)
After operating the value setting knob to set the pH to an alkaline value considered to be good for living organisms as drinking water, when the operation switch is pressed, the pH value of the tap water after the pH sensor 18 has been processed by the water generating device B is displayed. Upon detection, the voltage applied to the power supply 32 of the water generating device B can be adjusted, or the three-way switching valve 21 can be driven to supply tap water having a desired degree of alkalinity to the hot and cold water mixing tap 3.

In this embodiment, not only the water generating device B but also the active water generating device C, the purifying device D, and the hot water supplying device E are compactly housed in the water generating unit A. The transportability, the handling, and the beauty of the kitchen sink, which is the installation location, can be improved.

[0049]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

Since the alkaline water or acidic water generated by the water generating device of the water generating unit can be selectively discharged from the faucet attached to the sink, the alkaline water can be used as drinking water or cooking water. In addition, after washing dirt or lipsticks that are hard to wash off, such as burns and lipsticks, which have adhered to dishes and the like with detergency alkaline water, the dishes and the like can be sterilized with acidic water having excellent bactericidal properties. Effective use can be achieved.

In the water creation unit, in addition to the water creation device,
Since a purifying device such as an active water generating device or a filtering device for performing a cluster treatment or the like is provided, tap water supplied into the water generating unit is first purified by a purifying device, and iron powder as fine particles and After effectively removing the odors of mold, mold, trihalomethane, etc., purified water can be supplied to an activated water generator and subjected to cluster treatment to make delicious water. Subsequently, such delicious water is created. The apparatus can be electrolyzed to take out only alkaline water as drinking water, so that the user can drink healthy alkaline water deliciously.

In the water creation unit, in addition to the water creation device,
Since the hot water supply device is provided, for example, in the case of making a hot drink with the alkaline water generated by the water creation device, the alkaline water is heated by the hot water supply device and then discharged from the faucet, thereby easily. You can make hot drinks.

When washing dishes in a cold season such as winter, for example, by using alkaline water having detergency and acidic water having excellent sterility, the alkaline water and the acidic water are heated by a water heater. Thereafter, by successively discharging the water from the faucet, reliable washing and sterilization treatment can be performed as described above, and dishwashing can be easily performed.

Since the water generating unit is compactly arranged inside the counter of the kitchen sink, the water generating unit does not hinder the cooking operation even in a kitchen in a small space, and the cooking operation is performed smoothly. Can do it.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective explanatory view of a kitchen sink equipped with a water creation unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the water creation unit.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the entire configuration of the water creation unit.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the entire configuration of a water generating device.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a cluster process.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List A Water creation unit a Casing B Water creation device C Active water generation device D Purification device E Hot water supply device 26 Alkaline water generation room 27 Acidic water generation room

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Ayako Hirano 2-1-1 Nakajima, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka Prefecture Totoki Kiki Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-4-193235 (JP, A) JP-A-5-76457 (JP, A) JP-A-4-14195 (JP, U) JP-A 64-8996 (JP, U) JP-A-4-26091 (JP, U) JP-A-5-49095 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) E03C 1/18 C02F 1/46

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] (1) electrolyzing tap water to make it alkaline and acidic;
Connect the faucet to a water creation device that can generate water and the faucet
More alkaline water and acidic water can be selectively discharged.
In Somizu unit that, comprises a water heater, a heated alkaline water or acidic water
A water creation unit characterized by being configured to discharge water
G. 2. A cluster comprising an active water generator,
Configure so that the treated alkaline water or acidic water can be spouted.
The water creation unit according to claim 1, wherein: 3. A purified alkali having a purifying device.
Characterized in that it is configured to discharge water or acidic water.
The water creation unit according to claim 1 or 2.