JP4277317B2 - Electrolyzed water generator - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electrolyzed water generating device installed in a sink such as a kitchen.

Electrolyzed water generators are roughly classified into a desktop type and a built-in type according to the installation form. In the desktop type, tap water derived from an existing faucet by a hose or the like is poured, and ion water is generated by a generator body installed on the top plate portion of the table. On the other hand, the built-in type uses a special faucet, and the generator body is installed in the sink cabinet. The built-in type is highly supported by users who seek a sense of unity with the sink and a refreshing feeling on the top plate.
However, in the built-in type, since the generator main body is installed in the storage cabinet, the space in the storage cabinet is pressed. In addition, there is a problem that it cannot be installed in a drawer-type storage cabinet that has become mainstream in recent years. In the case of a drawer-type storage cabinet, it is not preferable to install the generator body in the drawer that is in operation, which will cause stress during operation to the hose connected to the generator body. Further, it is generally installed in a place where it does not operate.
Moreover, in order to solve the problem of the storage cabinet space, the electrical component separated from the electrolytic cell is positioned in front of the side portion in the storage cabinet (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In such a case, even if the front door type storage cabinet can be accommodated, there is a problem that the drawer type storage cabinet cannot be installed due to the interference of the electrical components. Moreover, since the electrolytic cell is located in the back | inner side of a storage cabinet, there also exists a problem that it is difficult to replenish calcium required for an electrolyzed water generating apparatus.

JP 2001-300534 A

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a built-in type electrolyzed water generating apparatus that can be used for a drawer-type storage cabinet without pressing the space in the storage cabinet. The purpose is to do.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a faucet having an ion water nozzle on a top plate portion on which a sink is formed, and a tap water is provided in a sink that is a storage cabinet having a front door or a drawer below the top plate portion. The electrolyzed water generating device is arranged in the storage cabinet in a state where the water purifier for purifying the water and the electrolysis unit for converting the purified water into ionic water are separated from each other, and the water purifier is disposed in the storage cabinet. And the electrolytic unit is provided in a gap between the front side of the sink and the front door in the storage cabinet or a gap between the front side of the sink and the front panel of the drawer, and the electrolytic unit, the water purifier, and the faucet connects the at connection tube, the electrolyte unit, the electrolysis unit of above the added calcium cylinder and calcium addition port and said calcium addition port Characterized in that it has a by which drain switch disconnecting the water accumulated in the.

  As a result, the electrolytic unit is installed in the gap between the front side of the sink and the front door in the storage cabinet, or the gap between the front side of the sink and the front panel of the drawer, so that the built-in type can be used without pressing the storage space of the storage cabinet. An electrolyzed water generator can be installed.

  The invention according to claim 2 displays a control state of the electrolyzed water generating device, and provides an operation display unit having input means for electrical control in the electrolysis unit, and the operation display unit is the front door or the It can be recognized with the drawer opened.

  Thereby, even if it installs in the place shown in Claim 1, there exists an effect that the built-in type electrolyzed water generating apparatus which has an operation display part with high visibility and easy-to-use can be installed. In addition, by configuring the operation display unit integrally with the electrolysis unit, there is no concern about the troublesomeness of wiring and the pinching of wiring due to door opening and closing.

  The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the operation display section is inclined with respect to the electrolysis unit so as to be recognized from obliquely above.

  Thereby, it becomes easy to recognize the operation of the switch of the operation display unit and the display of the lamp from the standing position of the kitchen work of the user.

  The invention described in claim 4 is characterized in that the electrolysis unit is installed at a location where the lower end of the electrolysis unit is located above the bottom surface of the sink.

  As a result, the stored item in the drawer does not interfere with the bottom surface of the sink and can be accommodated, so that there is an effect that the electrolysis unit positioned above it is not damaged by the interference of the stored item.

The invention according to claim 5 displays a control state of the electrolyzed water generating device, and an operation display unit having an input unit to the electrolyzed water generating device is detachable from the electrolyzing unit. A transmission / reception unit that receives an input signal and transmits a control state of the electrolyzed water generating device to the operation display unit is provided on the top plate or the faucet.

  Thereby, when operating an electrolyzed water generating apparatus, it is not necessary to open the front door or drawer of a storage cabinet, and operativity improves.

The electrolytic unit is installed in the gap between the front side of the sink and the front door in the storage cabinet, or the gap between the front side of the sink and the front panel of the drawer, so built-in type electrolyzed water generation without pressing the storage space of the storage cabinet A device can be installed.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of an electrolyzed water generating apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an external view of the electrolyzed water generating device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a system kitchen where the electrolyzed water generating device of the present invention is installed, and FIG. 3 is an external view of the electrolyzed unit of the present invention. (A) is a top view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a side view, FIG. 4 is an internal structure of the electrolytic unit 1 according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a layout of an operation panel.
The storage cabinet 42 and the top plate 8 constitute a sink. The water purifier 2 is installed on the upper part of the chick stage 7 on the back side of the storage cabinet 42. The water purifier 2 may be fixed to the doll stage 7 using a fixing bracket. The faucet 15 is connected to a water supply connecting pipe 9 and an open / close valve (not shown), a connecting pipe 10 for introducing tap water into the water purifier 2, and an ionic water nozzle 34 for discharging ionic water generated by the electrolysis unit 1. Similarly, a waste water pipe 35 for discharging the generated waste water is formed.

  The water purifier 2 and the electrolysis unit 1 are communicated with each other through a connection pipe 11, and the electrolysis unit 1 and the ionic water nozzle 34 and the waste water nozzle 35 of the faucet 15 are communicated with each other via connection pipes 12 and 13, respectively.

  The electrolysis unit 1 is installed in a gap 41 between the sink 3 and the front panel 37 of the drawer (upper stage) 4. The gap 41 is about 45 mm in this embodiment. The electrolysis unit 1 is fixed by attaching a frame 39 attached to the lower part of the top plate 8 and a bracket 21 for fixing the electrolysis unit. Since the electrolysis unit 1 has a structure in which the upper part is fixed to the storage cabinet top plate part 8 as described above, an adjuster 33 is provided as a reinforcement consideration for the lower part of the electrolysis unit 1. The adjuster 33 is extendable back and forth from the electrolysis unit 1 and has a structure capable of supporting a load from the front of the electrolysis unit 1 by extending and fixing it to a position where it presses against the front surface of the sink 3 during construction. It has become. In order to install in the gap 41, the electrolysis unit 1 needs to be thin, and for example, a thin electrolysis unit having a non-diaphragm electrolytic cell is preferable.

  The drawer (upper) 4 stores tools such as chopsticks and scissors that are relatively thin for kitchen work, but damages the electrolysis unit 1 having a water passage due to the interference of tools during opening and closing. For the purpose, the lower end of the electrolysis unit 1 is arranged above the bottom surface of the sink 3. Thereby, when the drawer 4 can be opened and closed from the storage cabinet 42 without interfering with the bottom surface of the sink 3, it does not physically interfere with the electrolysis unit 1.

  The connection pipe 11 to the electrolysis unit 1, the connection pipe 12 to the ionic water nozzle 34, the connection pipe 13 to the waste water nozzle 35, and the power cord 32 pass from the right rear surface of the electrolysis unit 1 through the side of the sink 3, Extends to the connection terminal. At this time, the connecting pipes are bundled, passed through the hollow hose guide 43, and the hose guide 43 is fixed to an arbitrary position of the storage cabinet 42, thereby preventing the connecting pipes from drooping. . Each connection terminal is connected with a one-touch coupler 31.

  By laying out the electrolysis unit 1, the water purifier 2, the connecting pipes 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 in the storage cabinet 42 as described above, the space in the storage cabinet can be effectively used, and the drawer-type storage cabinet 42 can be used. The electrolyzed water production | generation apparatus corresponding also can be comprised.

  The operation display unit 14 is laid out below the electrolysis unit 1 at an inclination angle of about 45 ° from the front surface of the electrolysis unit 1. When the electrolysis unit 1 is installed in the gap 41, the mode switch 16 can be operated conveniently from the user's kitchen standing position, and the layout of the mode LED 17 is good.

  In the lower part of the electrolysis unit 1, a rubber plate 38 is provided for the purpose of buffering the impact of the stored items as the drawer 4 is opened and closed.

  The electrolysis unit 1 has a calcium addition port 20. When adding calcium, the calcium cap 28 is opened and calcium is added into the calcium addition tube 29. Since the addition of calcium is performed about every week, it must be easy to add. In the present invention, by providing the electrolysis unit 1 in front of the storage cabinet 42, it contributes to the improvement of the calcium additive property.

  If the calcium addition port 20 is opened at the time of calcium replenishment, there is a possibility that the accumulated water above it overflows from the calcium addition port 20. In order to prevent this, the drainage switch 22 is provided in the present invention. By pressing the drain switch 22 before adding calcium, the drain port 30 is opened, the accumulated water above the calcium adding port 20 is drained, and then the water is not overflowed even if the calcium adding port 20 is opened. The drain switch 22 has a structure that opens the drain port 30 only in the depressed state and prevents water leakage due to forgetting to close. The drainage mechanism 45 is configured integrally with the calcium addition tube 29. Further, the calcium addition cylinder 29 is disposed with an inclination of about 45 ° with respect to the vertical direction. Thereby, since the opening of the calcium cap 28 is carried out diagonally upward and in a space formed in the upper inclined portion of the operation display unit 14, the calcium cap 28 can be deployed without protruding from the electrolysis unit 1, Calcium addition is also easy.

The interior of the electrolysis unit 1 includes a power supply board 23, a control board 24, an electrolytic bath 27, a flow rate sensor 40, a drainage mechanism 45, a calcium addition tube 29, and relay hoses 25 and 26.
In addition, the operation display unit 14 is provided with a mode switch 16, a mode LED 17, and a braille display 19, and has a user-friendly specification. In addition, since the cartridge replacement lamp 18 for notifying the replacement time of the cartridge is also provided, the usability can be further improved.

  In the present embodiment, the drawer-type storage cabinet is mainly described. However, the present invention can be similarly configured for a front door-type storage cabinet.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the electrolyzed water generating apparatus of the present invention.
As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 6, when the opening / closing valve 36 is opened by a user operation of the faucet 15, purified water is introduced into the electrolysis unit 1 through the connection pipe 10, the water purifier 2, and the connection pipe 11. Is done. The introduced purified water passes through the relay hose 26 and the flow sensor 40, dissolves calcium in the calcium added cylinder 29, and enters the electrolytic cell 27 from the relay hose 26. When the input signal of the flow sensor 40 is received, the power supply board 23 applies the electrolytic voltage calculated based on the flow rate data obtained from the selected mode switch 16 or the flow sensor 40 to the electrolytic cell 27, so that the purified water is supplied. Ionized water is generated by electrolysis by the electrode reaction. The generated ionic water and waste water as a by-product are discharged from the nozzles of the faucet 15 through the connecting pipes 12 and 13, respectively. When the mode switch 16 is selected, the mode LED 17 corresponding to the selected mode is turned on. The operation display unit 14 is provided with a cartridge replacement lamp 18, and the lamp 18 is lit to notify the user when the water purifier 2 is replaced.

  The electrolyzed water generating apparatus according to the present invention has a child lock mechanism that always returns to the “fresh water mode” even after the previous user selects which mode switch 16 and uses ionic water. The electrolyzed water generator is a medical device. Ionized water should be low in alkali strength at the beginning of use, and it should be guided not to use ionic water when drinking medicine. However, the user is not aware of the mode that has been changed in an interest-oriented manner, so that the next user does not use it by mistake.

  Next, an embodiment of the electrolyzed water generating apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. In addition, about the same structure as the electrolysis apparatus of 1st implementation, the same code | symbol is provided and description is abbreviate | omitted.

FIG. 7 is an external view of a second embodiment of the electrolyzed water generator of the present invention. The operation display unit 47 is detachably installed on the top plate 8. As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 8, the transmission / reception unit 49 of the operation display unit 47 and the transmission / reception unit 51 of the electrolysis unit 1 connected to the control board 24 by wire are communicated by infrared input signals. By an operation of the user, an input signal of the operation display unit 47 is received from the transmission / reception unit 49 to the transmission / reception unit 51, and a control state of the electrolysis unit 1 is transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 51 to the transmission / reception unit 49 of the operation display unit 47. The control state of the electrolysis unit 1 is displayed on the operation display unit 47. In the present embodiment, the transmission / reception unit 51 of the electrolysis unit 1 is provided on the top plate 8, but may be provided on the faucet 15. The layout of the operation display unit 47 is equivalent to the operation display panel layout shown in FIG. Moreover, the water discharge / stop switch 46 is attached to the ionic water nozzle 34. By operating this switch, the electromagnetic valve 48 is driven and tap water can be supplied to the electrolyzed water generating device. Since the operation display unit 47 can be stored in the operation display unit storage pocket 50 of the main body, the position of the operation display unit 47 can be selected according to the preference and convenience of the user. When stored in the operation display unit storage pocket 50, a physical electrical contact is generated between the operation board 24 and the operation display unit 47, thereby forming a system.

It is an external view of the electrolyzed water generating apparatus of the present invention. It is sectional drawing of the system kitchen in which the electrolyzed water generating apparatus of this invention was installed. It is an external view of the electrolysis unit of the present invention. It is an inside view of the electrolysis unit of the present invention. It is an electrolysis unit operation display panel layout figure of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the electrolyzed water generating apparatus of the present invention. It is an external view of the 2nd Example of the electrolyzed water generating apparatus of this invention. It is a block diagram of the 2nd example of the electrolyzed water generating device of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Electrolytic unit 2 ... Water purifier 3 ... Sink 4 ... Drawer (upper stage)
5 ... Drawer (middle)
6 ... Drawer (lower)
7 ... Hina step 8 ... Top plate 9 ... Connection pipe (water supply → faucet)
10 ... Connection pipe (water tap → water purifier)
11 ... Connection pipe (water purifier → electrolysis unit)
12 ... Connection pipe (electrolysis unit → ion water nozzle)
13 ... Connection pipe (electrolysis unit → waste water nozzle)
14 ... Operation display 15 ... Water tap 16 ... Mode switch 17 ... Mode LED
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 18 ... Cartridge replacement lamp 19 ... Braille display 20 ... Calcium addition port 21 ... Fixing bracket 22 ... Drain switch 23 ... Power supply board 24 ... Control board 25 ... Relay hose 26 ... Relay hose 27 ... Electrolyzer 28 ... Calcium cap 29 ... Calcium Addition port 30 ... Drain outlet 31 ... One-touch coupler 32 ... Power cord 33 ... Adjuster 34 ... Ionized water nozzle 35 ... Waste water nozzle 36 ... Open / close valve 37 ... Front panel 38 ... Rubber plate 39 ... Frame 40 ... Flow sensor 41 ... Gap 42 ... Storage cabinet 43 ... Hose guide 44 ... Drain pipe 45 ... Drain mechanism 46 ... Water discharge / water stop switch 47 ... Operation display section 48 ... Solenoid valve 49 ... Transmission / reception section 50 ... Operation display section storage pocket 50
51. Transmission / reception unit

Claims (5)

A water purifier for purifying tap water is provided in a sink provided with a faucet having ion water nozzles on the top plate portion where the sink is formed, and a storage cabinet having a front door or a drawer below the top plate portion. The electrolysis unit that converts purified water into ionic water is an electrolyzed water generating device that is disposed in the storage cabinet in a separated state, and the water purifier is positioned in the storage cabinet, and the electrolysis unit sink front and the front door of the gap in the storage cabinet or, provided in a gap between the front panel of the sink front and lead, and connect said the electrolytic unit water purifier and the faucet at a connection pipe The electrolysis unit drains the water accumulated in the electrolysis unit above the calcium addition tube, the calcium addition port, and the calcium addition port. Electrolyzed water production apparatus characterized in that it has a drain switch.   The control display of the electrolyzed water generating device is displayed and an operation display unit having an input means for electrical control is provided in the electrolysis unit, and the operation display unit can be recognized with the front door or the drawer opened. The electrolyzed water generating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein   The electrolyzed water generating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the operation display unit is inclined with respect to the electrolysis unit so as to be recognized from obliquely above.   The electrolyzed water generating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electrolyzed unit is installed at a location where a lower end of the electrolyzing unit is located above the bottom surface of the sink. An operation display unit that displays a control state of the electrolyzed water generation device and has an input unit to the electrolyzed water generation device is detachable from the electrolysis unit, receives an input signal from the operation display unit, and The electrolyzed water generating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a transmission / reception unit that transmits a control state of the water generating apparatus to the operation display unit is provided on the top plate or the water faucet.

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