JP3166452U - Water server - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] For a water server of a purification system, usability is further improved as compared with the related art. The water purification unit includes a water purification unit that purifies tap water to generate drinking water, and a water supply unit that provides drinking water generated by the water purification unit to a user. Disposed from the water purification unit 2 by being disconnected from the water purification unit 2 by being disposed above and being connected to the water purification unit 2 by the connection mechanism and being held by the water purification unit 2 so as to release the connection with the water purification unit 2 by the connection mechanism. The drinking water generated in the water purification unit 2 is supplied through a flexible tube. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a water server that purifies and provides tap water.

  Conventionally, a water server supplies drinking water by a bottle (hereinafter referred to as a bottle-type water server) and a water server that purifies tap water to generate drinking water (hereinafter referred to as a purification-type water server). ) And are provided.

  Here, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-247838, the bottle-type water server holds a bottle filled with drinking water from mineral water or the like at the top of the apparatus, and the drinking water in the bottle is stored in the user. To provide. When the bottle is empty, the bottle is replaced and replenished with drinking water. On the other hand, the water server of the purification system is connected to a water pipe, purifies the tap water supplied through the pipe with a filter, and supplies it to the user.

JP 2010-247838 A

  By the way, while the bottle-type water server needs to replace the bottles one by one, the purification-type water server does not require such replacement, and thus has an advantage that it is easy to use.

  With regard to such a purification type water server, it would be convenient if the usability could be further improved.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention further improves the usability of the purification type water server as compared with the conventional case.

(1) In a water server that purifies tap water and provides drinking water,
A water purification unit that purifies the tap water and generates the drinking water;
A water supply unit that provides a user with the drinking water generated by the water purification unit;
The water supply part is
It is arranged on the water purification unit, connected to the water purification unit by a connection mechanism and held in the water purification unit, thereby releasing the connection with the water purification unit by the connection mechanism and separating from the water purification unit Can be installed,
The drinking water generated in the water purification unit is supplied through a flexible tube.

  In (1), since a water supply part can be installed separately from the water purification part, and drinking water is provided from the water purification part to the water supply part via a flexible tube, compared with the conventional case. The degree of freedom of installation can be greatly improved.

(2) The water purification unit is provided with a distribution unit that distributes the drinking water to a supply target different from the water supply unit,
The water purification unit
The tap water is sequentially purified by a plurality of filters to produce the drinking water,
One of the plurality of filters is a reverse osmosis membrane filter;
It has a water purification tank for temporarily storing the drinking water or tap water purified by the reverse osmosis membrane filter.

  In (2), drinking water can be provided to other supply objects, and usability can be further improved. In addition, it is possible to provide drinking water to other supply objects in this way, and to supplement the supply of drinking water, which is predicted to be temporarily insufficient, with water held in the water purification tank so as not to cause inconvenience. it can.

(3) The water supply unit
The drinking water is supplied by room temperature water, hot water, or cold water.

  In (3), it is possible to provide drinking water at a temperature desired by the user.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to further improve the usability of a purification type water server.

It is a figure which shows the water server which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the detailed structure of the water server of FIG. It is a figure where it uses for description of the purified water of the water server of FIG. It is a figure where it uses for description of control of the water server of FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

(1) First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a view showing a water server according to a first embodiment of the present invention. This water server 1 is a water purification type water server, and is formed in a vertically long substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The water server 1 is assigned to the water purification unit 2 below the substantially center, and the water purification unit 2 purifies the tap water. Moreover, the water server 1 allocates the upper side of the water purification unit 2 to the water supply unit 3, and provides drinking water generated by the water purification unit 2 to the user by the water supply unit 3. For this reason, the water supply unit 3 is provided with a tray 4 on the front side where a cup is placed. On the upper side of the tray 4, water supply levers 5A, 5B, and 5C for hot water, room temperature water, and cold water, these water supply levers 5A and 5B, A water supply port for supplying drinking water by the operation of 5C is provided. On the other hand, the purified water part 2 is connected to a water pipe and a drain pipe, and supplies drinking water to the purified water part 2 through a flexible tube.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing details of the connection between the water purification unit 2 and the water supply unit 3. The water purification unit 2 distributes tap water from a water pipe 6 piped to a sink or the like by a distribution plug 7 and inputs the tap water distributed through a valve 8 and a reverse branch valve 9 in order. A pressure reducing valve 10 is provided between the distribution plug 7 and the water purification unit 2 as necessary. The pressure reducing valve 10 reduces the pressure of tap water to a pressure suitable for the treatment of the water purification unit 2. Further, the water purification unit 2 discharges the waste water generated by the water purification to the water distribution pipe 12 through the tube 11.

  The water purification unit 2 and the water supply unit 3 are formed by housing components in dedicated housings. Furthermore, the water supply part 3 is connected and held on the water purification part 2 by a screw which is one of the connection mechanisms. Thereby, the water server 1 can cancel | release the connection by a connection mechanism, can isolate | separate the water supply part 3 from the water purification part 2, and can isolate | separate and install these water purification parts 2 and the water supply part 3 in a desired location, respectively. Has been made. Moreover, the water purification part 2 and the water supply part 3 are connected by the tube 15 which has flexibility, and the drinking water produced | generated in the water purification part 2 with this tube 15 is supplied to the water supply part 3. FIG. Thereby, even if the water server 1 is a case where the water supply part 3 is installed in various places with respect to the water purification part 2, it is comprised so that the drinking water produced | generated in the water purification part 2 can be reliably supplied to the water supply part 3. . In addition, the connection mechanism of the water purification part 2 and the water supply part 3 is not restricted to a screw, For example, various structures, such as various locking mechanisms, can be applied widely.

  Thereby, the water server 1 separates the water purification part 2 which purifies tap water, and produces | generates drinking water, and the water supply part 3 which provides a user with the drinking water produced | generated in this water purification part 2 as needed. Installed and configured to provide drinking water generated from tap water to the user. In addition, in FIG. 2, the state which isolate | separated the water purification part 2 and the water supply part 3 is shown typically. As a result, the water purification unit 2 is provided with a top plate that blinds a portion to which the water supply unit 3 is connected, if necessary, and the water supply unit 3 is provided with installation legs and the like for independent installation.

  Thereby, the water server 1 can improve the freedom degree regarding installation markedly compared with the past. Therefore, the usability can be significantly improved as compared with the conventional case. Moreover, since the water purification part 2 and the water supply part 3 can be conveyed and installed separately, installation work can be simplified compared with the past.

  Further, the water server 1 is provided with a water diversion unit in the middle of the tube 15, and is configured such that drinking water supplied to the water supply unit 3 can be diverted by this water diversion unit. For example, a water faucet is applied to this water diversion unit. Thereby, this water server 1 can supply drinking water also to other supply objects different from the water supply part 3 according to an installation place, and the drinking water produced | generated by the one water purifying part 2 can be supplied in several places. Configured to be provided. Thereby, the water server 1 can change a structure freely according to an installation place, and can improve usability further. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, for example, the water server 1 can apply a faucet to this other supply target and use the drinking water that has been diverted in the water diversion unit from the faucet dedicated to water purification at the sink. it can. Moreover, for example, the other water supply part 3 is applied to another supply object, and the drinking water produced | generated by the one water purification part 2 can be utilized by the two water supply parts 3. FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the internal structure of the water server 1 in detail. In the water server 1, the water purification unit 2 inputs tap water supplied via the valve 8 (FIG. 2) via the electromagnetic valve 21, and controls the input of tap water by opening / closing control of the electromagnetic valve 21. The water purification unit 2 is provided with a low pressure switch (low pressure SW) 22 following the electromagnetic valve 21, and the low pressure switch 22 detects a decrease in water pressure to detect water leakage. The water purification unit 2 is subsequently provided with first to third pretreatment filters 23, 24, and 25 in sequence, and the booster pump 26 is sequentially connected to the booster pump 26 through the first to third pretreatment filters 23, 24, and 25. Supply water. Here, the first pretreatment filter 23 is a filter that roughly filters tap water, and is formed of, for example, fibers. The second pretreatment filter 24 is a filter that removes impurities from tap water, and is formed of, for example, activated carbon. The third pretreatment filter 25 is a filter that removes finer impurities than tap water, and is formed of, for example, polymer fibers. As a result, the water server 1 sequentially purifies the tap water by pretreatment and supplies it to the booster pump 26.

  The booster pump 26 pressurizes the tap water supplied from the pretreatment filter 25 and supplies it to the reverse osmosis membrane filter 27. The reverse osmosis membrane filter 27 purifies the tap water with the reverse osmosis membrane. The water server 1 discharges the waste water from the reverse osmosis membrane filter 27 to the water distribution pipe (FIG. 2) 12. The water purification unit 2 supplies the purified water from the reverse osmosis membrane filter 27 to the high pressure switch 28, and the high pressure switch 28 sends the purified water to the tube 15 through the water purification tank 29 and the post-treatment filter 30 in order. Here, the post-processing filter 30 is formed of, for example, a carbon filter.

  By supplying purified water through the purified water tank 29 in this manner, the water server 1 can supply drinking water from other supply targets without increasing the water purification capacity of the reverse osmosis membrane filter 27 and the like. Therefore, it is possible to cope with the increased amount of purified water used. Further, by providing the water purification tank 29 on the water purification unit 2 side, an increase in the weight of the water supply unit 3 is prevented to ensure the degree of freedom of installation on the water supply unit 3 side, thereby preventing a decrease in usability.

  The water supply unit 3 receives the drinking water supplied from the water purification unit 2 in a room temperature tank, and distributes the drinking water to the cold water tank and the hot water tank via the room temperature tank. The room temperature tank is provided with a floating valve, and when a specified amount of drinking water is accumulated, the inflow of drinking water from the tube 15 is stopped. Further, the cold water tank is provided with a cooling mechanism for generating cold water, and the drinking water held by the operation of the water supply lever 5C is sent to the water supply port by the cold water. The hot water tank is provided with an overheating mechanism for generating hot water, and the drinking water held by the operation of the water supply lever 5A is sent to the water supply port by the hot water. Moreover, the tank for normal temperature delivers the drinking water hold | maintained by operation of the normal temperature water supply lever 5B from a water supply opening | mouth at normal temperature.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the control of the water server 1. The water server 1 generates a power source necessary for the operation of each unit from the commercial power source by the power circuit 41. In the water server 1, the tank flow switch 29 </ b> A is provided in the water purification tank 29 described above, and when the water purification tank 29 is full, the operation of the booster pump 26 is stopped and stopped by the tank flow switch 29 </ b> A and the high pressure switch 28. Thereby, when the estimated amount of drinking water supplied from the water supply unit 3 and the dedicated faucet and held in the water purification tank 29 decreases, the water server 1 purifies and replenishes tap water.

  The leaking unit 44 manages water leakage of the water server 1. In this water server 1, a water leakage tray 42 that receives water leakage is provided at the bottom of the water purification unit 2, and a sensor 43 that detects full water is provided in the water leakage tray 42. When the sensor 43 detects that the tray 42 is full of water, the leaking unit 44 stops the supply of tap water by controlling the electromagnetic valve 21. In addition, when leakage is detected by the low pressure switch 22, the leaking unit 44 similarly controls to stop the supply of tap water by controlling the electromagnetic valve 21.

  According to the above configuration, the water purification unit and the water supply unit can be separately installed, and the drinking water generated in the water purification unit is supplied to the water supply unit via the flexible tube, so that the water supply unit can be installed. Depending on the installation location of the server 1, the water server 1 can be installed in various forms, and the usability can be further improved as compared with the conventional case. That is, the water supply part 3 can be installed on the water purification part 2, and it can also install as a water server by a conventional form, for example, a water purification part can be installed under a sink, and a water supply part can also be installed in another place.

  Furthermore, in the above configuration, the drinking water supplied to the water supply unit by the water faucet can be supplied to other supply targets, for example, the drinking water purified by the water purification unit can be supplied from the dedicated faucet at the sink. It can be used, and usability can be further improved.

  Furthermore, by providing drinking water with hot water, room temperature water, or cold water, the usability can be further improved.

(2) Other Embodiments While the specific configuration suitable for the implementation of the present invention has been described in detail, the present invention has various configurations of the above-described embodiment without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Can be changed.

  That is, for example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where tap water is sequentially filtered by five filters to generate drinking water has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and tap water is purified by various configurations to drink. It can be widely applied when producing water.

  Moreover, although the above-mentioned embodiment described the case where the drinking water produced | generated by the water purification part by the distribution part provided in the tube was distributed twice to a water supply part and another supply object, this invention is not restricted to this, For example, You may make it provide a distribution part in the delivery port of a post-processing filter.

  Moreover, in the above-mentioned embodiment, although the case where the drinking water produced | generated by the water purification part was distributed twice to a water supply part and another supply object was described, this invention is not restricted to this, When distributing to three or more distributions Can also be widely applied.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the water purification tank is disposed immediately after the reverse osmosis membrane filter has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the point is that the reverse osmosis membrane filter temporarily supplements the water purification capability temporarily insufficient. In this way, it may be arranged after the reverse osmosis membrane filter, for example, it may be arranged after the post-processing filter.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Water server 2 Water purification part 3 Water supply part 4 Tray 5A, 5B, 5C Water supply lever 6 Water pipe 7 Distributing stopper 8 Valve 9 Reverse branch valve 10 Pressure reducing valve 11 Tube 12 Water distribution pipe 15 Tube 21 Electromagnetic valve 22 Low pressure switch 23, 24, 25 Pre-treatment filter 26 Booster pump 27 Reverse osmosis membrane filter 28 High pressure switch 29 Water purification tank 29A Tank flow switch 30 Post-treatment filter 41 Power supply circuit 42 Water leakage tray 43 Sensor 44 Leaking section

Claims (3)

In a water server that purifies tap water and provides drinking water,
A water purification unit that purifies the tap water and generates the drinking water;
A water supply unit that provides a user with the drinking water generated by the water purification unit;
The water supply part is
It is arranged on the water purification unit, connected to the water purification unit by a connection mechanism and held in the water purification unit, thereby releasing the connection with the water purification unit by the connection mechanism and separating from the water purification unit Can be installed,
A water server to which the drinking water generated by the water purification unit is supplied via a flexible tube. The water purification unit is provided with a distribution unit that distributes the drinking water to another supply target different from the water supply unit,
The water purification unit
The tap water is sequentially purified by a plurality of filters to produce the drinking water,
One of the plurality of filters is a reverse osmosis membrane filter;
The water server according to claim 1, further comprising a water purification tank that temporarily stores the drinking water or tap water purified by the reverse osmosis membrane filter. The water supply part is
The water server according to claim 1, wherein the drinking water is supplied by normal temperature water, hot water, or cold water.

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