JP4848868B2 - Electrolyzed water generator and sink equipped with the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electrolyzed water generating device used for an alkali ion water conditioner and the like and a sink equipped with the same.

  The water sink with an undersink type water purifier is installed not on the top of the sink that can secure sufficient installation space but on the lower part of the sink where the installation space is narrow. Therefore, the water purifier and the water purifier are accommodated in the same casing. Many of them have an integrated structure.

  However, since the water purifier needs to replace the cartridge (filtering part), the replacement work is troublesome in this integrated structure, so that it can be attached to any place of the water conditioner instead of the conventional structure. There has been proposed a water purifier with a water purifier in which a holder is provided and the water purifier is detachably attached to the holder (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  According to this water purifier with a water purifier, it becomes extremely easy to remove the water purifier from the holder and replace it with a new one, and it is possible to attach the water purifier to any location around the water purifier.

  In addition, as an under-sink type water purifier, a water purifier is installed horizontally in a drawer provided in a sink lower space of the sink, and a flexible conduit (flexible hose) is provided with a water purifying outlet and a sink faucet. And a structure having a storage space for storing a stretchable portion of the flexible hose that accompanies withdrawing / withdrawing (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

According to this undersink type water purifier, the flexible hose portion that expands and contracts as the drawer is put in and out is arranged in the drawer rear space below the sink faucet, thereby effectively using the space that is difficult to use behind the drawer. In addition, it does not interfere with the withdrawal of the drawer, nor does it interfere with the storage of a pan or the like stored in the space below the drawer.
Utility Model Registration No. 2601415 JP 2005-232873 A

  However, the water purifier with a water purifier described in Patent Document 1 has a sanitary problem because the cartridge is exposed.

  On the other hand, in the undersink type water purifier described in Patent Document 2, even if the supply path to the filtration section and the purified water supply path into which the purified water filtered by the filtration section flows are configured by a flexible hose, the above-mentioned is compact. Since the supply path and the purified water supply path cannot be bent, the water purifier cannot be installed in the vicinity of the wall surface of the storage unit, and the storage space is damaged.

  Therefore, in order to solve such a conventional problem, the present invention solves the sanitary problem of the filtration unit, and also provides a raw water supply path and a purified water supply path for connecting the water purifier main body and the water purifier main body. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electrolyzed water generating device capable of arranging a water purifier main body close to a wall surface of a sink portion with flexible handling and a sink provided with the same.

The electrolyzed water generating apparatus according to claim 1 includes a water purifier body having a filtration unit for purifying raw water, and an electrolytic cell for electrolyzing the purified water filtered by the filtration unit into cathode water and anode water. The water purifier main body is configured as a separate body, and the water purifier main body and the water purifier main body are separated from the raw water supply path for supplying raw water from the water purifier main body to the filtration unit and the filtration unit. Connected to the water purifier main body with a purified water supply path for supplying purified water that has purified raw water, and the water purifier main body is constituted by the filtration unit and a housing that accommodates the filtration unit therein, A raw water supply pipe constituting the raw water supply path and a raw water supply connection for connecting the raw water supply pipe to the casing are provided on one side of the casing with a groove opened on one side or both sides adjacent to the one side. A member, a purified water supply pipe constituting the purified water supply path, and the purified water supply pipe connected to the housing A purified water supply connection member, and the raw water supply connection member and the purified water supply connection member are rotatably attached to the housing at a site where the groove is formed, and the raw water supply pipe and the The purified water supply pipe can be freely routed in the direction of the pipe along the groove, and the concave portion that is continuous with the groove by denting the ridge portion of one surface or both surfaces adjacent to the one surface, It was formed in the direction substantially orthogonal to the groove .

The electrolyzed water generating apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein an inlet for introducing an electrolysis accelerator that promotes electrolysis in the electrolyzer is provided in the middle of the raw water supply path or the purified water supply path. And

The electrolyzed water generating apparatus according to claim 3 is characterized in that an inlet for introducing an electrolysis accelerator for promoting electrolysis in the electrolytic cell is provided in the recess.

The sink according to claim 4 is characterized in that the water purifier main body of the electrolyzed water generating device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 is arranged in a slide storage portion of the sink.

  According to invention of Claim 1, since the filtration part was accommodated in the inside of a housing | casing, since the filtration part is not exposed to external air, the hygiene of the said filtration part is securable.

According to the invention described in claim 1 , a groove that opens on one or both surfaces adjacent to the one surface is provided on one surface of the housing, and the raw water supply connection member and the purified water supply connection member are provided. Since the raw water supply pipe and the purified water supply pipe can be freely routed along the groove in the portion where the groove is formed to be rotatable with respect to the housing, the groove Even when the surface provided with the water is disposed close to the wall of the sink storage section, the raw water supply pipe and the purified water supply pipe can be freely routed along the groove, so that these pipes do not get in the way. Therefore, according to this invention, a water purifier main body can be arrange | positioned in proximity to the storage part wall surface of a sink, without paying attention to management of raw | natural water supply piping and purified water supply piping.

Furthermore, according to the invention described in claim 1 , the concave portion that is continuous with the groove by denting the ridge line portion of one surface or both surfaces adjacent to one surface of the housing in which the groove is formed, Since it is formed in a direction that is substantially orthogonal, the raw water supply pipe and the purified water supply pipe can be routed in the recess, and the pipe can also be routed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the groove.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the electrolysis accelerator is provided in the middle of the raw water supply path or the purified water supply path so as to introduce an electrolysis accelerator for promoting electrolysis in the electrolytic cell. Can be easily carried out.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the inlet for introducing the electrolysis promoter is provided in the recess formed in the casing of the water purifier main body, the inlet can be installed without removing the filtration unit housed inside the casing. Thus, an electrolysis accelerator can be easily added.

According to invention of Claim 4 , the water purifier main body of this invention can be arrange | positioned by making the water purifier main body adjoin to the slide storage part wall surface by arrange | positioning in the slide storage part of a sink.

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The present embodiment is an example of an undersink type electrolyzed water generating device in which the electrolyzed water generating device according to the present invention is disposed in a lower space of a sink.

"Example"
FIG. 1 shows an arrangement example when the electrolyzed water generating device of the present invention is installed on a sink, the layout view of the sink viewed from the front, FIG. 2 is the layout view of the sink of FIG. 1 viewed from the plane, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the water purifier main body of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the water purifier main body of FIG. 4 taken along the line AA, and FIG. 6 is an addition of an electrolysis accelerator. It is sectional drawing of the addition part to do.

  The electrolyzed water generating apparatus of the present embodiment includes a water purifier main body 1 having a filtration unit that purifies raw water, and an electrolytic cell that electrolyzes purified water filtered by the filtration unit into cathode water and anode water. A water main body 2 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the water conditioner body 2 is disposed in a lower space 5 in which the sink 4 of the sink 3 is provided, and the longitudinal direction of the water conditioner body 2 is set on a partition plate 6 that partitions the lower space 5 up and down. Stands in the direction. In the water purifier body 2, a raw water inflow pipe 7 that constitutes a raw water inflow path through which raw water flows into the water purifier main body 2 from the bottom of the water purifier main body 2, and the supplied raw water to the filtration unit of the water purifier body 1 Raw water supply pipe 8 constituting the raw water supply path, purified water supply pipe 9 constituting the purified water supply path for supplying purified water filtered by the filtration unit to the water conditioner body 2 again, and purified water in the electrolytic cell 10 Are connected to the first water discharge passage 12 and the second water discharge passage 13 which are electrolyzed into cathode water and anode water and discharged to the faucet 11 provided on the upper portion of the sink 4.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the water purifier main body 1 is disposed in a slide storage portion 14 provided below the partition plate 6 of the sink 3. As shown in FIG. 2, the slide storage portion 14 is configured to be freely drawn out as shown by a two-dot chain line with respect to the sink 3, and the water purifier main body 1 is taken in and out between the inside and the outside of the lower space 5. It is possible.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the water purifier main body 1 includes a cartridge 15 that is a filtration unit that purifies raw water, a main body case 16 that is a housing that houses the cartridge 15, and the main body case 16. The lid 17 is detachably attached.

  The cartridge 15 has an activated carbon layer and a hollow fiber membrane layer inside, and purifies raw water such as tap water. A cartridge mounting portion 18 for mounting the cartridge 15 is formed in the main body case 16. Further, the main body case 16 includes a raw water supply connection plug 19 which is a raw water supply connection member constituting a raw water supply path for attaching the raw water supply pipe 8 to the main body case 16, and the purified water supply pipe 9. A purified water supply connection plug 20, which is a purified water supply connection member constituting a purified water supply path to be attached to the main body case 16, is rotatably attached.

  Further, the main body case 16 is provided with a groove 21 opened on both surfaces (both side surfaces) 16b and 16c adjacent to the one surface 16a on the one surface 16a opposite to the cartridge mounting portion 18. Further, the main body case 16 has concave portions 22 and 23 that are recessed with the ridge line portions S1 and S2 of both surfaces 16b and 16c adjacent to the one surface 16a and are continuous with the groove 21, in a direction substantially orthogonal to the groove 21. Is formed. From another viewpoint, a groove 21 having a substantially U-shaped cross section is formed on one surface 16a of the main body case 16 in a short side direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the main body case 16, and the one surface 16a and both adjacent to the one surface 16a. Concave portions 22 and 23 connected to the groove 21 are formed by cutting out and recessing the ridge portions S1 and S2 with the surfaces 16b and 16c of the first and second surfaces 16b and 16c.

  Further, inside the main body case 16, a raw water introduction pipe 24 for supplying the raw water supplied from the raw water supply pipe 8 to the cartridge 15 mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 18, and purification purified by the cartridge 15. A purified water feed pipe 25 for feeding water to the purified water supply pipe 9 is provided.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, in the main body case 16, as shown in FIG. 6, electrolysis promotion for supplying the raw water before flowing into the cartridge 15 with an electrolysis accelerator that promotes electrolysis in the electrolytic cell 10 described above. An agent addition unit 26 is provided. The electrolysis accelerator addition unit 26 includes an accelerator housing body 27 filled with an electrolysis accelerator made of, for example, a calcium preparation, and connection legs 28 and 29 provided on the accelerator housing body 27. Are connected to connecting leg portions 30 and 31 provided in the middle of the raw water introduction pipe 24.

  And the insertion port 36 of this promoter accommodation main body 27 is provided toward the said one recessed part 23, and is stoppered by the cap 37. As shown in FIG. When the electrolysis accelerator is insufficient, the cap 37 is removed and the calcium preparation is put into the accelerator housing body 27.

  The electrolysis accelerator may be added to the raw water in front of the cartridge 15, mixed with the filter medium of the cartridge 15, or added to the purified water purified by the cartridge 15.

  The raw water supply connection plug 19 is about 180 degrees with respect to the cylindrical connecting portion 32 of the raw water introduction pipe 24 projecting into the groove 21 on one groove side wall 21a where the groove 21 is formed. It is pivotally attached with a rotation angle. A seal member 33 for preventing leakage of raw water is provided between the raw water supply connection plug 19 and the cylindrical connecting portion 32.

  Similarly, the purified water supply connecting plug 20 is approximately about the cylindrical connecting portion 34 of the purified water supply pipe 25 protruding into the groove 21 on the other groove side wall 21b where the groove 21 is formed. It is rotatably attached with a rotation angle of 180 degrees. A seal member 35 for preventing leakage of purified water is provided between the purified water supply connection plug 20 and the cylindrical connecting portion 34.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the raw water supply connection plug 19 and the purified water supply connection plug 20, which are rotatably attached in this way, have a piping port along the groove 21 with a connection port in one recess 23. It can be provided at any position between the oriented arrangement and the arrangement in which the connection port is directed to the other concave portion 22 opposite to this.

  In the electrolyzed water generating apparatus configured as described above, as shown in the examples shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the water conditioner main body 2 is disposed at the back of the right corner of the lower space 5 of the sink 3, and the water purifier main body 1 Even if the longitudinal direction of the slide storage unit 14 is arranged in the direction perpendicular to the pulling direction, the raw water supply connection plug 19 and the purified water supply connection plug 20 are connected to the main body case 16. Since the raw water supply connection plug 19 and the purified water supply connection plug 20 are connected to the raw water supply connection pipe 19 and the purified water supply connection plug 20, both the raw water supply pipe 8 and the purified water supply pipe 9 are 180 along the groove 21. It can be arranged with a rotation angle of the degree, and can be arranged as close to the wall surface of the slide storage portion 14 as possible. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the storage space of the narrow slide storage portion 14 can be used effectively.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, since the cartridge 15 is housed in the main body case 16 and covered with the lid 17, the filter medium is not exposed to the outside air, and hygiene can be ensured.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, since the inlet 36 for introducing the electrolysis accelerator is provided in the middle of the raw water supply path or the purified water supply path, the electrolysis accelerator can be easily added. .

"Other examples"
In the above-described embodiment, the water purifier main body 1 is arranged at the back of the right corner of the slide storage portion 14 with its longitudinal direction being orthogonal to the pulling direction. However, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. Even when the longitudinal direction is set as the pull-out direction and arranged behind the right corner of the slide storage portion 14, the raw water supply pipe 8 and the purified water supply pipe 9 can be routed without obstructing, and the water purifier body 1 is stored in the slide. It can be placed close to the vicinity of the wall surface of the portion 14.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, even when the water purifier main body 1 is disposed behind the left corner of the slide storage portion 14 with the longitudinal direction thereof being orthogonal to the pulling direction, the raw water supply pipe 8 is similarly provided. And the purified water supply piping 9 can be routed without getting in the way, and the water purifier main body 1 can be placed close to the vicinity of the wall surface of the slide storage portion 14.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, even when the water purifier main body 1 is disposed behind the left corner of the slide storage portion 14 with the longitudinal direction as the pulling direction, the raw water supply pipe 8 and the purified water supply pipe are similarly used. 9 can be routed without getting in the way, and the water purifier main body 1 can be placed close to the vicinity of the wall surface of the slide storage portion 14.

  In these various embodiments, the place where the water conditioner main body 2 is installed is disposed at the back of the right corner of the lower space 5 of the sink 3. However, the water conditioner main body 2 is disposed at the back of the left corner. The same effect can be obtained.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the lower space 5 of the sink 3 has various forms depending on the type of the sink 3, but the water purifier main body 1 is arranged close to the wall surface in any way. Thus, the narrow lower space 5 can be used effectively.

The example of arrangement | positioning when the electrolyzed water generating apparatus of this invention is installed in a sink is shown, and it is the layout which looked at the sink from the front. It is the layout which looked at the sink of FIG. 1 from the plane. It is a perspective view of the water purifier main body of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the water purifier main body of FIG. It is the sectional view on the AA line of the water purifier main body of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the addition part which adds an electrolysis promoter. It is the layout which looked at the sink when the water purifier main body was arrange | positioned in the right corner part back | inner side of a slide accommodating part with the longitudinal direction turned to the drawing-out direction from the front. It is the layout which looked at the sink of FIG. 7 from the plane. It is the layout which looked at the sink when the water purifier main body was arrange | positioned in the left corner part back | inner side of a slide storage part by making the longitudinal direction into the direction orthogonal to a pull-out direction from the front. It is the layout which looked at the sink of FIG. 9 from the plane. It is the layout which looked at the sink when the water purifier main body was arrange | positioned in the left corner part back | inner side of a slide storage part with the longitudinal direction turned to the drawer | drawing-out direction from the front. It is the layout which looked at the sink of FIG. 11 from the plane.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Water purifier main body 2 ... Water conditioner main body 3 ... Sink stand 4 ... Sink 5 ... Lower space 7 ... Raw water inflow piping (raw water inflow passage)
8 ... Raw water supply piping (raw water supply path)
9 ... Purified water supply pipe (purified water supply path)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Electrolyzer 11 ... Water tap 12 ... 1st water discharge path 13 ... 2nd water discharge path 15 ... Cartridge (filtration part)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 16 ... Main body case 16a ... One surface of main body case 16b, 16c ... The surface adjacent to one surface 17 ... Lid 19 ... Raw water supply connection plug (Raw water supply connection member)
20 ... Connection plug for purified water supply (connection member for purified water supply)
21 ... Groove 22,23 ... Recess 26 ... Electrolytic accelerator addition part 36 ... Inlet 37 ... Cap S1, S2 ... Ridge line part

Claims (4)

A water purifier main body having a filtration part for purifying raw water and a water purifier main body having an electrolytic cell for electrolyzing the purified water filtered by the filtration part into cathode water and anode water are configured separately. ,
Purified water purified from the water purifier main body and the water purifier main body, raw water supply path for supplying raw water from the water purifier main body to the filtration unit, and purified water from the filtration unit to the water purifier main body. Connect with the purified water supply path to supply,
The water purifier main body is constituted by the filtration unit and a housing that accommodates the filtration unit inside ,
A raw water supply pipe constituting the raw water supply path and a raw water supply pipe for connecting the raw water supply pipe to the casing are provided on one side of the casing with a groove opened on one or both sides adjacent to the one side. A connection member, and a purified water supply pipe constituting the purified water supply path and a purified water supply connection member for connecting the purified water supply pipe to the housing,
The raw water supply connection member and the purified water supply connection member are pivotally attached to the housing at a portion where the groove is formed, and the raw water supply pipe and the purified water supply pipe are arranged along the groove. The piping direction can be routed freely,
An electrolyzed water generating apparatus characterized in that a concave portion that is continuous with the groove is formed in a direction substantially orthogonal to the groove by denting a ridge line portion of one surface or both surfaces adjacent to the one surface . The electrolyzed water generating device according to claim 1 ,
An electrolyzed water generating apparatus characterized in that an inlet for introducing an electrolysis accelerator for accelerating electrolysis in the electrolytic cell is provided in the middle of the raw water supply path or the purified water supply path. The electrolyzed water generating device according to claim 1 ,
An electrolyzed water generating apparatus, wherein an inlet for introducing an electrolysis accelerator for promoting electrolysis in the electrolytic cell is provided in the recess. The said water purifier main body of the electrolyzed water generating apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-3 was arrange | positioned in the slide storage part of the sink. The sink characterized by the above-mentioned.

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