JP4020508B2 - Electrolyzed water generator - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an electrolyzed water generating apparatus that electrolyzes water to generate alkaline water and acidic water.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as an electrolyzed water generating device, an electrolyzed water generating main body including an electrolyzer for generating alkaline water and acidic water by electrolyzing water supplied to the inside with a diaphragm, and alkaline water generated by the electrolyzed water generating main body There is a system (system electrolyzed water generating device) in which an alkaline water tank for storing water and an acidic water tank for storing acidic water generated in the electrolyzed water generating main body are assembled and integrated in an outer box.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, the system electrolyzed water generating apparatus described above is carried in with the electrolyzed water generating main body, the alkaline water tank, and the acidic water tank pre-installed in the outer box, so that there is little construction work at the installation location. Although it has good characteristics, it increases in size as the generation capacity of electrolyzed water or the amount of stored electrolyzed water increases, and it may not enter from the existing entrance at the time of loading. You may have to choose.
[0004]
The present invention, in order to address the above problems, and removably positioned and fixed erected into a flat plate base of the central portion upper surface disposed in an appropriate location and electrolytic water generator body, said electrolytic water generation body An alkaline water tank and an acidic water tank that are detachably installed on the upper surface of the flat plate base on both sides of the electrolyzed water generating body from the electrolytic cell provided in the electrolytic water generating body. The present invention provides an electrolyzed water generating device characterized in that alkaline water and acidic water generated in an electrode chamber partitioned by a diaphragm are led out to the alkaline water tank and acidic water tank, respectively.
[0005]
[Effects of the invention]
Electrolyzed water production equipment according to the present invention, electrolytic water generation body, since the alkaline water tank and acidic water tank is constructed by assembling the possible desorption on the upper surface of the flat base, alkaline water with electrolytic water generating body When the tank and the acid water tank can be carried to the desired location with the tank mounted on the base, there is little construction work at the installation location (as in the conventional system electrolyzed water generator). assembly is an effect that good unnecessary and) installation properties obtained, et al is, when the alkaline water tank and acidic water tank in a state assembled on the base with the electrolytic water generating body can not be carried into the desired installation location, by removing electrolyzed water generating body, the alkaline water tank and acidic water tank from the base respectively, of course may be able to reduce the burden on the worker to be conveyed individually, it is easily carried from the small entrance It is possible. Therefore, it is possible to select a large-capacity apparatus as compared with the conventional system electrolyzed water generating apparatus in which the capacity is limited by the size of the carry-in port.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The electrolyzed water generating apparatus according to the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 includes a base 10, an electrolyzed water generating main body A, an alkaline water tank 70, and an acidic water tank 80 detachably assembled on the base 10. Yes.
[0008]
The base 10 is composed of a horizontally long flat plate base 11 in plan view and four legs 12 assembled to the bottom surface of the base 11. A is an alkaline water tank 70 on the left side and an acidic water tank 80 is detachably assembled on the right side.
[0009]
The electrolyzed water generating body A is formed by assembling a diaphragm electrolyzer 30, an electrical box 40 for housing electrical components, a concentrated salt water supply device 60, and the like in a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped case 20. It is fixed to the base 11 using four bolts 13 which are attached to the bottom surface 20 from the bottom of the base 11 in the front, rear, left and right.
[0010]
The electrolytic bath 30 is a per se known one that electrolyzes dilute salt water to generate alkaline water and acidic water, and the inside of the bath body 31 is partitioned into two electrolytic chambers 33 and 34 by a diaphragm 32. In each of the electrolysis chambers 33 and 34, electrodes 35 and 36 connected to a DC power supply device (accommodated in the electrical equipment box 40, not shown) are arranged, respectively. The application / stop of the DC voltage from the DC power supply device to both the electrodes 35 and 36 and the switching of the positive and negative electrodes are controlled by a control device (accommodated in the electrical box 40, not shown). . Further, the tank body 31 is provided with supply ports 31a and 31b and outlet ports 31c and 31d corresponding to the electrolysis chambers 33 and 34, respectively, at the lower and upper portions of the tank body 31, and the supply ports 31a and 31b. Are connected to branch pipes 51a and 51b of a dilute salt water supply pipe 51, and lead-out pipes 52 and 53 are connected to the outlets 31c and 31d, respectively.
[0011]
The dilute salt water supply pipe 51 is branched into branch pipes 51a and 51b at an intermediate portion, and is connected to the supply ports 31a and 31b at the branch pipes 51a and 51b, respectively, and the other end is a tap water supply pipe. 54. The tap water supply pipe 54 has one end connected to a water pipe (not shown) and the other end connected to a dilute salt water supply pipe 51, and a water softener M is interposed.
[0012]
One end of the electrolytic water outlet pipes 52 and 53 is connected to the outlet ports 31c and 31d, and the other end is connected to the inlet pipes 55 and 56 via the flow path switching valve V. The electrolyzed water produced | generated in 33 and 34 is derived | led-out. The flow path switching valve V is a 4-port 2-position switching valve that resists acid and alkali, and its position is switched by driving an electric motor (not shown) based on a signal from the control device. Yes. One end of each of the introduction pipes 55 and 56 is connected to the supply port 70 a of the alkaline water tank 70 and the supply port 80 a of the acidic water tank 80, and the other end is connected to the electrolytic water outlet pipe 52 via the flow path switching valve V. , 53, the alkaline water led out through the electrolytic water outlet pipes 52, 53 and the flow path switching valve V is introduced into the alkaline water tank 70, and the acidic water is introduced into the acidic water tank 80. ing.
[0013]
The concentrated salt water supply device 60 includes a concentrated salt water tank 61, a concentrated salt water supply pipe 62 connected to the tank 61, and a supply pump 63 interposed in the supply pipe 62. The concentrated salt water tank 61 contains salt (appropriately replenished from a salt inlet 21a provided on the front door 21 of the case 20) and tap water, and is almost saturated above the salt. The concentrated salt water is led to the concentrated salt water supply pipe 62. Concentrated salt water supply pipe 62 has one end connected to concentrated salt water tank 61 and the other end connected to tap water supply pipe 54, and is operated by supply pump 63 (controlled by the control device). The concentrated salt water in the concentrated salt water tank 61 is supplied to and mixed with the tap water supply pipe 54, and the diluted salt water having a predetermined concentration flows in the diluted salt water supply pipe 51 connected to the tap water supply pipe 54.
[0014]
The alkaline water tank 70 is for storing alkaline water generated in the electrolytic cell 30 and has a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape. The alkaline water tank 70 is provided on the left side of the case 20 assembled at the center of the base 11. The leg portions 70c engage with the pair of brackets 14 to be positioned and fixed, and, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, are fixed to the case 20 by using bolts 71 at two places on the upper right and rear sides. It has become. An inlet pipe 55 connected to the flow path switching valve V is connected to the supply port 70a provided above the side portion of the alkaline water tank 70, and the outlet 70b provided in the center of the front bottom is poured out. A lead-out pipe 72 connected to the pump P1 is connected. The dispensing pump P1 is disposed in the case 20, and a dispensing pipe 73 is connected to the discharge port. One end of the extraction pipe 73 is connected to the discharge port of the extraction pump P1, and the other end is opened at a place where alkaline water is used. The alkaline water in the alkaline water tank 70 is driven by the extraction pump P1. It is designed to pour water. The alkaline water tank 70 is provided with an exhaust port (opposite the exhaust port 80d of the acidic water tank 80 shown in FIG. 4) behind the supply port 70a, and the exhaust gas connected to this exhaust port. Hydrogen gas generated in the alkaline water tank 70 is exhausted into the outdoor atmosphere through a pipe (not shown).
[0015]
The acidic water tank 80 is for storing the acidic water generated in the electrolytic cell 30 and has a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape. The pair of front and rear provided on the right side of the case 20 assembled in the center of the base 11 is provided. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the leg portion 80c is engaged and fixed to the bracket 15 and is fixed to the case 20 using bolts 81 at two locations on the upper left and right sides. ing. An inlet pipe 56 connected to the flow path switching valve V is connected to the supply port 80a provided above the side portion of the acidic water tank 80, and an outlet port 80b provided in the center of the front bottom is poured out. A lead-out pipe 82 connected to the pump P2 is connected. The dispensing pump P2 is disposed in the case 20, and a dispensing pipe 83 is connected to the discharge port. One end of the extraction pipe 83 is connected to the discharge port of the extraction pump P2, and the other end is opened at the location where the acidic water is used, and the acidic water in the acidic water tank 80 is driven by the extraction pump P2. It is designed to pour water. The acidic water tank 80 is provided with an exhaust port 80d behind the supply port 80a, and chlorine gas generated in the acidic water tank 80 through an exhaust pipe (not shown) connected to the exhaust port 80d. Exhausted into the outdoor atmosphere.
[0016]
In addition, the tanks 70 and 80 are formed in the same shape with resin, and the left and right parts corresponding to the supply port and the exhaust port are thin, and when used as the alkaline water tank 70, the right side In addition, an intake port 70a and an exhaust port are provided in post-processing, and when used as the acidic water tank 80, an intake port 80a and an exhaust port 80d are provided on the left side.
[0017]
In the present embodiment configured as described above, the case 20 of the electrolyzed water generation main body A is fixed to the base 11 of the base 10 using four bolts 13, and the alkaline water tank 70 and the acidic water tank 80 are respectively connected. Since it engages with the brackets 14 and 15 and is fixed to the case 20 by using the bolts 71 and 81, the electrolytic water generation main body A, the alkaline water tank 70 and the acidic water tank 80 are used as the base 10. When it is possible to carry in the state assembled above, the construction work at the installation site is small (no assembly at the installation site is required) as in the conventional system electrolyzed water generating device, and the effect of good installation is obtained. . Further, for example, when the carry-in entrance to the installation location of the electrolyzed water generating device is small and the electrolyzed water generating main body A, the alkaline water tank 70 and the acidic water tank 80 cannot be carried in a state assembled on the base 10, While removing each pipe | tube which connects electrolyzed water production | generation main body A and each tank 70,80, each tank 70,80 in the state which removed each bolt 71,81 which has fixed the case 20 and each tank 70,80 is removed. If the base 15 and the case 15 are removed from the base 10 by removing the bolts 15 fixing the base 11 and the case 20, then the tanks 70 and 80, the electrolyzed water generating body A and The base 10 can be individually conveyed to reduce the burden on the operator, and can be easily carried in from a small carry-in port. Therefore, it is possible to select a large-capacity apparatus as compared with the conventional system electrolyzed water generating apparatus in which the capacity is limited by the size of the carry-in port.
[0018]
In the present embodiment, since the case 20, the alkaline water tank 70, and the acidic water tank 80 of the electrolyzed water generating main body A have a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape, the non-longitudinal shaped electrolyzed water having the same generation capacity and storage amount is used. Compared to the electrolyzed water generating apparatus including the generating main body, the alkaline water tank and the acidic water tank, the installation area can be reduced and the space can be used effectively.
[0019]
In the above-described embodiment, the present invention was implemented by disposing the pumping pumps P1, P2 in the case 20 of the electrolyzed water generating main body A. However, the disposing locations of the pouring pumps P1, P2 are the same as those in the above-described embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention can be implemented by providing the tanks 70 and 80 respectively.
[0020]
Further, in the present embodiment, the case 20 of the electrolyzed water generating main body A, the alkaline water tank 70 and the acidic water tank 80 are each implemented as a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape, but these are implemented as a vertically long cylindrical shape, for example. Needless to say, the present invention can be implemented as other vertically long shapes.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing an electrolyzed water generating apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view of an electrolyzed water generating apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a plan view of the electrolyzed water generating device shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a side view of the electrolyzed water generating device shown in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Base, 70 ... Alkaline water tank, 80 ... Acidic water tank, A ... Electrolyzed water production | generation main body.

Claims (2)

An electrolyzed water generating main body that is detachably erected and positioned and fixed on the upper surface of the central part of the flat base placed at an appropriate installation location, and on both sides of the electrolyzed water generating main body on the upper surface of the flat base. An alkaline water tank and an acidic water tank arranged upright so as to be detachable, and produced in an electrode chamber partitioned by a diaphragm in the electrolytic cell from an electrolytic cell provided inside the electrolytic water generating main body. An electrolyzed water generating apparatus characterized in that alkaline water and acidic water are led out to the alkaline water tank and acidic water tank, respectively. 2. The electrolyzed water generating device according to claim 1 , wherein the alkaline water tank and the acidic water tank are detachably coupled to both side surfaces of the electrolyzed water generating main body.

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