JP3303263B2 - Electrolytic ionic water generator - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in an electrolytic ionized water generator suitable for increasing a specific ion concentration in water.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Due to water pollution of urban water supply sources and deterioration of groundwater quality, it is difficult to say that water for supply is the most suitable for safe drinking water anymore.
It is an era where it is indispensable for each household to obtain healthy drinking water independently.

[0003] Further, it is said that human health is correlated with the mineral balance contained in drinking water, and is closely related to diseases. In other words, from the results of a survey on the relationship between water pH and longevity, the number of stroke deaths was higher in households using drinking water leaning toward the acid side, and conversely in households using drinking water leaning toward the alkaline side. It is said that there are many people.

[0004] It is well known that cathodic water generated by electrolysis of an electrolytic ionic water generator is used for drinking, and anodic water is used for face washing and other cosmetic purposes. Conventionally, in order to obtain cathodic water used for drinking, conventionally, an addition device is provided in front of an electrolytic cell, and a desired additive is added to at least one of an anode chamber and a cathode chamber. However, according to this method, not only the optimum amount of mineral as an additive is not added, but also there is a risk of being added as an undissolved salt, so that active ions for health purposes can sufficiently function in water. could not.

Therefore, the present inventor has previously described the Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 3-102.
In No. 295, delicious, safe and healthy drinking water can be easily prepared in ordinary households by pre-treating supply water such as tap water and groundwater based on the problems of the water purification method mentioned above and the knowledge related thereto. A device for producing healthy drinking water that can be made was proposed.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the apparatus for producing healthy drinking water, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram thereof. In the same figure, A is an adsorption treatment device using activated carbon filled with activated carbon to form a fixed bed, B is a microfilter formed by laminating fine porous materials, and C is for supplying a mineral agent such as calcium and sodium. Is an electrolytic cell for continuously generating cathodic water and anodic water by electrolysis of water,
They are sequentially connected by a water pipe.

As shown in FIG. 5, the mineral adder C has a tank 2 containing a mineral agent connected to an orifice 1 provided in a water flow pipe via a valve 3 so that the orifice can be connected to the orifice at the time of water flow. A structure in which a mineral agent in a tank is supplied to a water pipe by a negative pressure effect generated is used. The mineral adder C is not limited to this. As shown in FIG. 6, a mesh cylinder 5 containing a mineral agent is accommodated in a tank 4 and is directed from the lower part of the tank to the upper part. The structure may be such that the mineral agent is supplied to the water through the mesh cylinder 5 by allowing the water to pass through.

The electrolytic cell D comprises a cathode chamber 7 provided with a cathode 6.
And an anode chamber 9 provided with an anode 8 are formed independently so as to communicate with each other only by a diaphragm 10, and the cathode chamber 7 and the anode chamber 9 are provided with an inlet and an outlet, respectively. It is used.

The outflow side of the activated carbon adsorption treatment unit A is connected to the inflow side of the microfilter B by a water flow pipe 11, and the outflow side of the microfilter B is connected to the water flow pipe 1.
2 is connected to the inflow side of the anode chamber 9 of the electrolytic cell D by a branch pipe passing through the orifice 1 of the mineral additive C,
A water pipe 13 branched from the water pipe 12 leading to the mineral additive C is communicated with the inflow side of the cathode chamber 7 of the electrolytic cell D.

When the apparatus for producing healthy drinking water having the above configuration is used, the inflow-side water pipe 14 of the adsorption treatment device A made of activated carbon is connected to the water tap 15 through the connection tool 16. Then, when the tap water faucet 15 is opened, the tap water is absorbed by the adsorption processor A and the microfilter B by the action of water pressure.
, And a part is sent to the electrolytic cell D via the mineral additive C.

Therefore, tap water is supplied to adsorber A using activated carbon.
In addition, the microfilter B made of a fine filtering material undergoes two-stage treatment by adsorption and filtration, and this treatment removes water pollutants and trace chemicals, Escherichia coli, and other general bacteria. In particular, the adsorption treatment device A is effective in removing residual chlorine in tap water, and the microfilter B is effective in removing unfiltered plankton.

Mineral agents such as calcium carbonate and sodium carbonate are supplied from a mineral adder C to the water that has been subjected to the two-stage treatment of adsorption and filtration before reaching the electrolytic cell D.
It flows out to the electrolytic cell D.

In the electrolytic cell D, cathodic water and anodic water are continuously produced by the electrolytic decomposition of water, and are discharged from the respective outlets. The cathode water discharged from the electrolytic cell D is used as it is as drinking water, but the drinking water obtained by the treatment as described above removes most of the harmful substances contained in tap water, and furthermore, removes desired minerals. Because it contains, it is safe, delicious, and healthy drinking water.

By the way, it is reported that there is a correlation between health and the balance of minerals contained in drinking water, and that there is a deep relationship with disease. Regarding the relationship between pH and longevity, survey results also show that the number of deaths from stroke is higher in households using acidic drinking water and conversely, there are many people living in alkaline drinking water. According to this report, the content of mineral components of healthy and delicious water is as follows. Ca-0.87Na ≧ 5.2 (mg / l) …… Water suitable for health Ca-0.87Na ≧ 2.0 (mg / l) …… Delicious water

On the other hand, it has been confirmed that the cathodic water and the anodic water generated by the electrolyzed water producing apparatus have a smaller water molecule population (cluster) than the raw water. There are reports that it is delicious and mellow because it is easier to enter. In the above-mentioned apparatus, the medicine to be charged into the mineral additive C is not limited to a mineral agent, and other health agents can be widely used.

As described above, according to the above-mentioned drinking water producing apparatus of the prior application, most of pollutants in the water are removed, the cluster of water is small, and the pH value of the cathode water is alkaline. In addition, since the mineral balance of calcium and sodium can be freely controlled as a constituent component, safe, delicious and healthy drinking water can be obtained according to the properties of raw water.

[0017]

However, the following problems remain unsolved in the above-mentioned prior application. First, it has been difficult for the conventional electrolyzed water generating apparatus to specifically increase the concentration of specific ions only in the obtained cathode water. This point is insufficient even with the prior application.
The increase in the electrophoresis due to the electrolysis of the cations , Ca ⁺⁺ , Mg ⁺⁺ , Na ⁺ , and K ⁺ of the raw water is limited to about 10 to 30% of the concentration of the raw water. Further, in the conventional and prior applications, it is impossible to selectively electrophores only specific ions. In order to allow only specific ions to migrate, it is necessary to provide selectivity with an ion exchange membrane or the like, and it is difficult to increase only the specific ion concentration.

Further, in the apparatus of the prior application, the electrolytic cell D
If the period is long at the time of non-electrolysis (operation stoppage), there is a problem that mold is generated in the water stored in the addition tank of the mineral additive C and propagated. In order to prevent this, the stored water in the addition tank may be drained every time non-electrolysis is performed, but this is troublesome, troublesome, and inconvenient.

An object of the present invention is to provide an electrolytic ionized water generator capable of specifically increasing the concentration of a specific ion due to an additive and effective in preventing the growth of mold in the water in an addition tank. .

[0020]

In order to achieve the above object, an electrolytic ionic water generator according to the present invention relates to an electrolyzer for promoting ionization, an electrolytic ionic water generator, and electrolysis of an electrolytic ionic water generator. Control means for performing electrolysis of the ionization accelerating electrolyzer, the ionization accelerating electrolyzer has an addition tank to which a predetermined additive is supplied, and the anodic water and the cathodic water generated in the tank are supplied. The gist of the present invention is that the supply is made to the anode chamber and the cathode chamber of the electrolytic ionized water generator, respectively.

[0021]

In the electrolyzer for promoting ionization, a predetermined additive is added, and in connection with electrolysis of the electrolyzed ionic water generator,
That is, it is controlled so that electrolysis is performed synchronously, and the obtained cathode water and anode water are supplied to the cathode chamber and anode chamber of the electrolytic ion generator. At this time, the cathode water contains a large amount of specific ions. In addition, when electrolysis of the electrolytic ionized water generator is stopped, weak electrolysis of the ionization promoting electrolyzer is performed for a predetermined time, thereby preventing the growth of mold in the pool water in the addition tank.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described below.
FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of the electrolytic ionized water generator of the present invention.
1 is an electrolyzer for promoting ionization, 22 is an electrolytic ionized water generator, and 23 is a control unit. Electrolyzer 21 for promoting ionization
Is a cathode chamber 21B having a cathode 21b and a separator 21c.
An anode chamber 21D having an anode 21d surrounded by is formed, and a part thereof forms an addition tank 21a.

The anode chamber 21D is filled with a desired additive, for example, calcium lactate Ca (CH ₃ CHOH) as an additive salt.
CO ₂ ) ₂ , 21i and the like are supplied. The electrolytic ionic water generator 22 has an electrolytic bath 22a, in which the melt 2
2b, the anode 22c and the cathode 22d, respectively.
Are provided with an anode chamber 22C and a cathode chamber 22D.

Reference numeral 21e denotes a water inlet of the electrolytic cell for promoting ionization, 21f denotes a lid, 21g denotes a water inlet for cathode water, 21h denotes a water inlet for anode water, and the water intakes 21g and 21h are cathodes of the electrolytic cell 22a. Chamber addition port 22e and anode chamber addition port 22
f is communicated with water paths 25 and 24. 22g and 22h are water inlets of the electrolytic cell 22a,
i and 22j are intakes of alkaline water and acidic water, respectively.

Further, the ionization accelerating electrolyzer 21, the cathodes 21b and 22d of the electrolyzed ionic water generator 22, and the anode 21
Each of d and 22c is connected to a control unit 23, and the control unit controls the electrolysis of the ionization promoting electrolyzer 21 in association with the electrolysis of the electrolytic ionic water generator 22. In other words, after the voltage is applied to the negative and positive electrodes of the ionization promoting electrolyzer 21, the cathode water of the ionization promoting electrolyzer 21 waits for the cathode water to flow into the electrolytic ionic water generator 22, and then flows to the negative anode of the electrolytic water ionic water generator 22. It is configured to apply a voltage.

When tap water is supplied to the water supply ports 21e, 22g, and 22h of the ionization promoting electrolyzer 21 and the electrolytic ion water generator 22, and the respective electrolysis is performed synchronously, the water intake of the ionization promoting electrolyzer 21 is performed. Addition ports 22e, 2 of electrolytic cell 22a from ports 21g, 21h via water paths 25, 24.
Cathode water and anode water are supplied to 2f. Accordingly, when the anode chamber 21D of the ionization accelerating electrolyzer 21 is filled with a compound for health purposes as an additive 21i, only the cations electrolyzed from this compound are charged in the cathode chamber 2a of the electrolytic cell 22a.
The anions and unmigrated cations and undissolved compounds that are led to 2D and are electrolyzed from the above compounds
(a) is led to the anode chamber 22C, and is further electrolyzed and the cations are electrophoresed into the cathode chamber 22D. As a result, the cathode chamber 22
From D, the ion concentration for health purposes is increased specifically for tap water.

For example, when calcium lactate Ca (CH ₃ CHOCO ₂ ) ₂ is used as the additive 21i, the following electrolysis is performed in the ionization promoting electrolyzer 21. 2Ca (CH ₃ CHOCO ₂ ) ₂ + H ₂ O → Ca ⁺⁺ + OH ⁻ + CH ₃ CHO HCO ₂ H + Ca (CH ₃ CHOCO ₂ ) ₂

Only Ca ⁺⁺ ions generated in the cathode chamber 21B of the addition tank 21a by this electrolysis are transferred to the electrolysis tank 22a.
To the cathode chamber 22D. Lactate CH ₃ CHOHCO ₂ H, undissolved calcium lactate Ca (CH ₃ CHOHCO ₂ ) ₂ and anion OH ⁻ in the anode chamber 21D of the addition tank 21a are added to the anode chamber 22C of the electrolytic tank 22a, and the electrolytic ionized water generator Ca ⁺⁺ ions generated by the electrolysis at 22 migrate to the cathode chamber 22D, and
a ^{++ The} ion concentration specifically increases.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of the electrolytic cell 21 for promoting ionization. The ionization accelerating electrolyzer 21 includes, for example, an anode 21 made of a conductive member substantially at the center of a cathode 21 b made of a conductor attached to the inner surface of an electrically insulating cylindrical container.
d is suspended, and the cylindrical partition 21 surrounds the anode 21d.
c constitutes the anode chamber 21D. A lid 21f on the bottom of the anode compartment
And the additive 21i enters. The bottom of the anode chamber serves as an addition tank 21a. The weak current for performing weak electrolysis for promoting ionization is appropriately selected depending on the distance between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, the presence or absence of the additive 21i, and the like.

When the electrolysis of the electrolyzed water generator 22 is stopped,
When the control unit 23 controls the electrolysis device 21 to perform weak electrolysis for a predetermined time, it is possible to prevent the growth of mold in the pool water in the electrolysis device 21 for promoting ionization. That is, if the stored water is weakly electrolyzed, a product having a bactericidal effect such as oxygen and hypochlorous acid at the time of generation can be obtained according to the amount of electrolysis, so that the growth of mold can be prevented.

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily obtain alkaline water in which the ion concentration for a desired health purpose is specifically increased. For example, a calcium ion concentration of 10 to 30 mg / l in raw water is specifically adjusted to 30% to
It can be increased by as much as 60%.

If the remaining water in the addition tank remaining when electrolysis of the electrolytic ionized water generator is stopped is slightly electrolyzed for a predetermined time, the propagation of mold can be effectively prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing one configuration example of an electrolyzer for promoting ionization.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the health drinking water producing apparatus of the prior application.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the device of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of a mineral adder.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another example of the mineral additive.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 Electrolyzer for ionization promotion 21a Addition tank 21b Cathode 21B Cathode chamber 21d Anode 21D Anode chamber 21i Additive 22 Electrolyzed ionic water generator 22a Electrolysis tank 22c Anode 22C Anode chamber 22d Cathode 22D Cathode chamber 23 Control part

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. An ionization promoting electrolyzer, an electrolytic ionized water generator, and control means for performing electrolysis of the ionization promoting electrolyzer in connection with electrolysis of the electrolytic ionized water generator,
The ionization promoting electrolyzer has an addition tank to which a predetermined additive is supplied, and is configured to supply the anode water and the cathode water generated in the tank to the anode chamber and the cathode chamber of the electrolytic ion water generator, respectively. An electrolytic ionized water generator characterized in that: 2. The addition tank of the ionization-promoting electrolyzer is provided with an anode chamber and a cathode chamber partitioned by a separator, and the additive is supplied to the anode chamber. The electrolytic ionized water generator according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The electrolytic ionized water generator according to claim 1, wherein the control means synchronously performs the electrolysis of the ionization promoting electrolyzer and the electrolytic ionized water generator. . 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control means causes the weak electrolysis of the electrolyzer for ionization to be performed for a predetermined time when the electrolysis of the electrolyzed water generator is stopped. Electrolytic ionic water generator.