JP4853030B2 - Alkaline ion water conditioner - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for providing a speaker for voice guidance in an alkaline ionized water apparatus.

  Conventionally, voice guidance is used when electrolyzing raw water and discharging alkaline ionized water or acidic water, voice guidance when discharging raw water through pure water cartridge only without electrolysis treatment, or In order to provide voice guidance for notifying the replacement timing of the water purification cartridge, it is known to provide a speaker for voice guidance in an alkaline ionized water conditioner (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, in patent document 1, although it is not disclosed at all about where and how the speaker for performing an audio | voice guide is specifically provided in an alkali ion water adjuster, generally an alkali ion water adjuster is not disclosed. Is attached to the inner surface of the wall part of the main body case with the electrolytic cell and the water purification cartridge installed therein, and a sound outlet hole is provided in the wall part of the main body case, and from the sound outlet hole provided in the wall part of the main body case. I try to make the sound out.

  However, the alkali ion water conditioner is generally installed on a sink or the like, and water is easily applied to the wall of the main body case. In particular, water is easily applied to the front wall portion of the main body case which is the front surface of the alkaline ionized water device. For this reason, when a sound outlet hole is provided in the front wall portion which is the front of the main body case, there is a problem that water enters the inside from the sound outlet hole. There is a problem that the appearance is deteriorated due to the adhesion of dirt, and the sound quality and volume are lowered with the passage of time due to clogging of the sound outlet hole.

  Therefore, if a sound outlet hole is provided in either the left or right side wall or back wall of the alkaline ionized water adjuster, water is less likely to be applied than in the case of providing in the front wall, and the appearance is not visible from the front. However, when an alkaline ionized water device is installed in contact with the building wall, the sound outlet hole may be blocked by the building wall depending on the installation location, and sufficient sound quality and volume required for voice guidance can be obtained. There is a problem that can not be.

In addition, since the hose, the electrolytic cell, and the water purification cartridge through which water passes are built in the main body case, the room where the alkali ion water conditioner is installed is hot and humid. In some cases, the condensed water may flow along the inner surface of the wall and adversely affect the speaker.
JP 2000-51858 A

  The present invention has been invented in view of the above-described conventional problems, and the sound outlet hole is not exposed to the outside, and there is no possibility that the scattered water from the outside enters the inside from the sound outlet hole. The appearance is good, the sound outlet hole is not blocked by the building wall, and the acoustic room can be configured with a simple structure, and even if condensed water flows on the bottom plate, condensation will occur on the speaker side. The sound quality and volume necessary for the voice guide can be obtained stably for a long time without water intrusion, and the sound to the outside is emitted from the water supply hose, discharge hose or power supply wiring. Provided is an alkaline ionized water device that can be used as an opening, the configuration is simplified, and further, the vibration of the diaphragm is prevented from being directly transmitted to the main body case with a simple configuration, thereby preventing the main body case from vibrating. This is a problem.

  In order to solve the above problems, an alkaline ionized water device according to the present invention is provided with an installation leg 4 in a main body case 2 in which an electrolytic cell 1 for electrolyzing water to generate alkaline ion water is provided. The bottom plate 7 of the case 2 is positioned above the lower end of the installation leg 4, the annular protrusion 3 is provided on the upper surface of the bottom plate 7 of the main body case 2, and the alkali ion conditioned water is provided on the upper surface of the annular protrusion 3. A speaker 5 for voice guidance of the device A is attached, and a space surrounded by the annular protrusion 3 is defined as a resonance chamber 6, and the resonance chamber 6 and the bottom plate 7 are disposed at a portion surrounded by the annular protrusion 3 of the bottom plate 7. A sound exit hole 9 that communicates with the lower space 8 below is provided, and an opening 10 that communicates the space 8 below the bottom plate 7 with the external space is formed in the installation leg 4 of the main body case 2. It is characterized by comprising.

  With this configuration, the speaker 5 is attached to the upper surface of the annular protrusion 3 protruding from the upper surface of the bottom plate 7 of the main body case 2, so that the space surrounded by the annular protrusion 3 serves as the resonance chamber 6. In addition, a sound exit hole 9 for communicating the resonance chamber 6 with the lower space 8 below the bottom plate 7 is provided in a portion surrounded by the annular protrusion 3 of the bottom plate 7, and the installation leg of the main body case 2 is provided. Since the opening portion 10 that communicates the lower space 8 below the bottom plate 7 and the external space is formed in the portion 4, the sound exit hole 9 is not exposed to the outside, and the main body case 2 has splashed water from the outside. Even if it is applied, water does not enter the sound exit hole 9, so that troubles due to water intrusion can be prevented and the sound exit hole 9 is not blocked by the wall of the building. In addition, it is not necessary to consider the splashing of water from the outside into the sound exit hole 9 and the sound exit hole 9 is not directly blocked by the wall of the building. There is no restriction in the position and form of the opening 10 communicating with the air. Even if condensed water is generated in the main body case 2 and flows to the upper surface of the bottom plate 7, the speaker 5 is attached to the upper surface of the annular protrusion 3, so that the condensed water does not enter the speaker 5.

  In addition, at least one of a water supply hose 11, a discharge hose 12, and a power supply wiring 13 to the electrolytic cell 1 is disposed in a lower space 8 below the bottom plate 7, and a water supply hose 11, a discharge hose 12, and a power supply wiring 13 are disposed. Preferably, at least one of them is inserted into the opening 10 in a loosely fitted state and led out to the external space.

  By adopting such a configuration, the opening 10 for communicating the lower space 8 and the external space to emit sound to the outside through the lower space 8 is provided with the water supply hose 11 and discharge to the electrolytic cell 1. The structure can be simplified because it can also be used as a portion leading to the external space through at least one of the hose 12 and the power supply wiring 13. And since the part which penetrates at least one among the water supply hose 11, the discharge hose 12, and the electric power feeding wiring 13 to the electrolytic cell 1 is a part which does not face the wall of a building, the opening part 10 is obstruct | occluded by the wall of a building. The voice message with stable sound quality and volume can be obtained.

  Further, it is preferable to attach the diaphragm 14 to the upper surface of the annular protrusion 3 with the vibration isolating rubber 15 interposed around the diaphragm 14 of the speaker 5.

  With such a configuration, the vibration of the diaphragm 14 is not directly transmitted to the main body case 2 via the annular protrusion 3, and the vibration of the main body case 2 can be prevented.

  Since the sound exit hole is not exposed to the outside, the present invention can prevent troubles caused by the ingress of water while there is no risk of splashing water from the outside through the sound exit hole. Since the holes are not exposed to the outside, the appearance is improved. In addition, the sound exit hole is not covered with water and dirt or dirt, and the sound exit hole is not blocked by the building wall. In addition, by simply attaching the speaker to the annular protrusion with a simple configuration, the portion surrounded by the annular protrusion can be configured as an acoustic chamber, and even if condensed water flows on the bottom plate, the condensed water will enter the speaker side. There is no. For these reasons, the sound quality and volume necessary for voice guidance can be obtained stably for a long time.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the alkali ion water conditioner A includes an internal pipe 16, a water purification cartridge 17, an electrolyte addition cylinder 18, an electrolytic cell 1, a control unit 19, a speaker 5, etc. in the main body case 2, As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, an operation panel 44 including an operation unit 33 and a display unit 34 is provided on the outer surface of the main body case 2.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the internal pipe 16 includes a water supply pipe 16a, a discharge pipe 16b, and a drain pipe 16c.

  The electrolytic cell 1 is divided into a first electrode chamber 22 including a first electrode 21 and a second electrode chamber 24 including a second electrode 23 via an electrolytic diaphragm 20. , 24 are provided with inflow portions 25, 26 and outflow portions 27, 28, respectively.

  An upstream end of the water supply pipe 16a is a water supply side connection part 29 to which raw water provided on the outer surface of the main body case 2 is supplied, and a water purification cartridge 17 is detachably provided in the middle of the water supply pipe 16a. . A flow rate sensor 30 is provided on the downstream side of the portion of the water supply pipe 16a where the water purification cartridge 17 is provided, and the water supply pipe 16a is located on the downstream side of the flow rate sensor 30 with the first branch flow path 16a1 and the second branch flow path 16a2. And an electrolyte addition cylinder 18 containing an electrolyte such as calcium is provided in the middle of the first branch flow path 16a1, and the downstream end of the first branch flow path 16a1 is connected to the first branch of the electrolytic cell 1. The second branch path 16a2 is further branched into the third branch path 16a3 and the fourth branch path 16a4 on the way, downstream of the third branch path 16a3. Is connected to the inflow portion 26 of the second electrode chamber 24.

  The discharge pipe 16 b has an upstream end connected to the outflow portion 28 of the second electrode chamber 24 and a downstream end connected to a discharge side connection portion 31 provided on the outer surface of the main body case 2.

  The drain pipe 16 c has an upstream end connected to the outflow part 27 of the first electrode chamber 22 and an upstream end connected to a drain side connection part 32 provided in the main body case 2. Further, the downstream end of the fourth branch path 16a4 is connected to the drain pipe 16c, and the throttle section 49 is provided in the middle of the fourth branch path 16a4.

  A downstream end of the water supply hose 11, an upstream end of the discharge hose 12, and an upstream end of the drain hose 35 are connected to the water supply side connection portion 29, the discharge side connection portion 31, and the drainage side connection portion 32, respectively. is there.

  The upstream end of the water supply hose 11 and the downstream end of the discharge hose 12 are connected to a water supply connection port 39 and a discharge connection port 40 provided in the switching device 38 connected to the discharge port 37 of the water tap 36, respectively. .

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the switching device 38 is provided with a switching lever 41. The switching lever 41 is operated to drive a switching valve (not shown) provided therein to switch the flow path. It has become. That is, a raw water discharge mode in which raw water (tap water) supplied to the switching device 38 through the water tap 36 is directly discharged from the raw water outlet 42 provided on the lower surface of the switching device 38, and the switching device 38 through the water tap 36. The raw water (tap water) supplied to the water is supplied to the alkali ion water conditioner A through the water supply hose 11 from the water supply connection port 39, and the water is treated with the alkali ion water conditioner A so that the treated water is treated. Can be introduced again into the switching device 38 from the discharge connection port 40 via the discharge hose 12 and can be switched to the treated water discharge mode in which water is discharged from the treated water discharge port 43 provided on the lower surface of the switching device 38. It has become.

  By applying a voltage to the first electrode 21 and the second electrode 23 provided in the electrolytic cell 1 with the switching lever 41 switched to the treated water discharge mode, the first electrode chamber 22 and the second electrode 23 are applied. Either one of the chambers 24 is used as a cathode chamber to generate alkaline ionized water and one of the other chambers is used as an anode chamber to generate acidic ionized water. Alkaline ionized water or acidic water (weakly acidic) is generated from the treated water outlet 43 of the switching device 38. Water) is discharged, and acid water or alkaline ion water is drained from the drain hose 35. Further, when no voltage is applied with the switching lever 41 switched to the treated water discharge mode, the purified water purified by passing the raw water through the purified water cartridge 17 is discharged from the treated water discharge port 43.

  The selection of the treated water discharged from the treated water spout 43 is made by operating various operation buttons constituting the operation unit 33, and the selected result is displayed on the display unit 34 as characters or pictures. The voice is guided by the speaker 5, and these controls are performed by the control unit 19. Further, the flow rate of the purified water that has passed through the water purification cartridge 17 is measured by the flow rate sensor 30, the measurement information is input to the control unit 19, and when the flow rate reaches a predetermined flow rate, the determination unit provided in the control unit 19 performs the water purification cartridge. It is determined that it is time to replace 17 and the fact that the water purification cartridge 17 needs to be replaced is displayed on the display unit 34, and voice guidance is provided by the speaker 5 as necessary. Furthermore, since the electrical conductivity in the electrolytic cell 1 where the amount of the electrolyte stored in the electrolyte addition cylinder 18 becomes small is lowered, it is necessary to replenish, but the first electrode 21 and the second electrode 23 By detecting the applied voltage or current, the replenishment time of the electrolyte is known, this is determined by the determination unit provided in the control unit 19, and when the replenishment time is reached, it is displayed on the display unit 34 and, if necessary, the speaker 5 By voice guidance.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the main body case 2 is provided with an installation leg 4, and the bottom plate 7 of the main body case 2 is located above the lower end of the installation leg 4. As shown in FIG. 1, an annular protrusion 3 is provided on the upper surface of the main body case 2, and a speaker 5 for performing voice guidance of the alkali ion water conditioner A is attached to the upper surface of the annular protrusion 3. is there. That is, the speaker 5 is configured such that the diaphragm 14 is disposed in the lower opening of the speaker housing 45, and the diaphragm 14 is annularly projected with the vibration-proof rubber 15 interposed around the diaphragm 14 of the speaker 5. The speaker housing 45 is attached to the annular protrusion 3 by an arbitrary attachment means by being fitted into a fitting step surface portion 48 provided on the inner peripheral portion of the upper surface of the portion 3. Thus, by attaching the vibration isolating rubber 15 around the diaphragm 14 of the speaker 5 to the upper surface of the annular protrusion 3, the vibration of the diaphragm 14 is directly applied to the main body case 2 via the annular protrusion 3. The main body case 2 is prevented from vibrating without being transmitted.

  Further, as described above, the annular protrusion 3 protrudes from the upper surface of the main body case 2, and the diaphragm 14 of the speaker 5 is attached to the upper surface of the annular protrusion 3, thereby being surrounded by the annular protrusion 3. The empty space is the resonance chamber 6. A portion of the bottom plate 7 surrounded by the annular protrusion 3 is provided with a sound exit hole 9 for communicating the resonance chamber 6 and the lower space 8 below the bottom plate 7.

  Although the water supply side connection part 29, the discharge side connection part 31, and the drain side connection part 32 are provided on the outer surface of the main body case 2, they are provided on the lower surface of the bottom plate 7 of the main body case 2 in the embodiment.

  The installation leg 4 provided at the lower end of the main body case 2 has a leg main body 4a suspended downward from the four corners of the lower surface of the bottom plate 7, and more than the four leg main bodies 4a from the periphery of the lower surface of the bottom plate 7. A skirt portion 4b is provided so as to surround the outside. The lowermost end of the leg body 4a is positioned below the lowermost end of the skirt portion 4b, and the lowermost end of the leg body 4a is placed on the installation surface 50 as shown in FIG. The left and right skirt portions 4b located on the left and right sides of the main body case 2 are provided with notches 46, and the gap 47 between the adjacent leg main bodies 4a below the lower end of the skirt portion 4b and the left and right skirt portions 4b are provided. The provided notch 46 communicates the lower space 8 below the bottom plate 7 of the main body case 2 with the external space, and serves as an opening 10 for the sound of the speaker 5 to be emitted from the lower space 8 to the outside.

  A water supply hose 11, a discharge hose 12, and a drain hose 35 are connected to the water supply side connection portion 29, the discharge side connection portion 31, and the drainage side connection portion 32 provided on the lower surface of the bottom plate 7 of the main body case 2, respectively. Side connection portion 29, discharge side connection portion 31, water supply hose 11 to discharge side connection portion 32, discharge hose 12, and drainage hose 35 are located in lower space 8 below bottom plate 7 at the connection portion of main body case 2. Yes. In addition, a power supply wiring 13 to the alkali ion water conditioner A is led downward from the bottom plate 7. The water supply hose 11, the discharge hose 12, the drain hose 35, and the power supply wiring 13 are drawn out in any of the left and right directions from any one of the notches 46 constituting the opening 10 provided in the left and right skirts 4b. It is. 4 (a) and 4 (b), the water supply hose 11, the discharge hose 12, the drainage hose 35, and the power supply wiring 13 are led out from the notch portion 46 constituting the opening 10 provided in the left and right skirt portions 4b. Each example is shown. Of course, it is not limited only to this example. Here, the notch 46 constituting the opening 10 is notched in a substantially downward C shape, and the water supply hose 11, the discharge hose 12, the drainage hose 35, and the power supply wiring 13 are inserted in a loosely fitted state, The sound of the speaker 5 is emitted from the lower space 8 below the bottom plate 7 to the external space.

  The alkaline ionized water device A having the above configuration is used by being installed, for example, at the upper rear portion of the sink, and the upstream end portion of the water supply hose 11 led out from the cutout portion 46 constituting the opening portion 10; The downstream end of the drainage hose 35 is connected to the water supply connection port 39 and the discharge connection port 40 provided in the switching device 38 connected to the discharge port 37 of the water tap 36 respectively. Let it face in the sink sink. In addition, a plug provided at the end of the power supply wiring 13 led out from the notch 46 constituting the opening 10 is connected to a power supply outlet.

  Then, the switching lever 41 of the switching device 38 is switched to select the raw water discharge mode and the treated water discharge mode. By operating the operation button, alkaline ionized water, weakly acidic ionized water or purified water is selectively discharged from the treated water outlet 43 provided on the lower surface of the switching device 38.

  The operation results of the various operation buttons constituting the operation unit 33 are displayed as characters and pictures on the display unit 34 and are also voice-guided by the speaker 5. Further, the replacement time of the water purification cartridge 17 and the replenishment time of the electrolyte are displayed on the display unit 34 and are also voice-guided by the speaker 5 as necessary.

  The sound guide by the speaker 5 is performed by the sound of the speaker 5 coming out from the opening 10 through the sound exit hole 9 provided in the bottom plate 7 from the resonance chamber 6 and the lower space 8 below the bottom plate 7 and being voiced to the user. It is to be guided.

  Here, since the alkali ion water conditioner A is installed at the rear upper surface of the sink, the water used in the sink is splashed and wets the outer surface, particularly the front surface, of the main body case 2 of the alkali ion water adjuster A. There is a fear. However, since the sound outlet hole 9 where the sound of the speaker 5 provided in the main body case 2 comes out is provided in the bottom plate 7 of the main body case 2, the sound outlet hole 9 is not exposed to the outside, and the sink In this case, there is no possibility that the water used in the process will be directly applied to the sound exit hole 9 and enter the inside, and various troubles caused by the intrusion of water can be prevented. Further, since it is not exposed to the outside, the appearance is improved. In addition, since the sound outlet hole 9 is provided in the bottom plate 7 so that the water used in the sink is not directly infiltrated, the sound outlet hole 9 is prevented from being splashed with water from the front side. Unlike the one provided on the side surface, the outlet hole 9 is not blocked by the wall of the building when the alkaline ionized water device A is installed. Further, since splashed water is not directly applied to the sound exit hole 9, there is no restriction on the position and form of the opening 10 communicating with the external space, and the lower part of the skirt part 4b is adjacent to the lower part as in this embodiment. There is no problem even if the gap 47 between the leg bodies 4a and the notches 46 provided in the left and right skirts 4b are configured as the opening 10, and the opening 10 on the back surface or one side surface is blocked by the wall of the building. Even if this occurs, it is possible to reliably provide a sound guide with stable volume and sound quality from the speaker 5 to the external space. In addition, in this case, the opening 10 for communicating the lower space 8 and the external space to emit sound to the outside through the lower space 8 is provided with the water supply hose 11, the discharge hose 12, and the power supply to the electrolytic cell 1. The wiring 13 can also be used as a part leading to the external space through at least one of the wirings 13 and the structure is simplified. And since the part which penetrates at least one among the water supply hose 11, the discharge hose 12, and the electric power feeding wiring 13 to the electrolytic cell 1 is a part which does not face the wall of a building, the opening part 10 is obstruct | occluded by the wall of a building. Therefore, a voice message with a stable sound quality and volume can be obtained.

  Even if condensed water is generated in the main body case 2 and flows down to the upper surface of the bottom plate 7, the condensed water does not enter the speaker 5 because the speaker 5 is attached to the upper surface of the annular protrusion 3. is there.

It is sectional drawing of the speaker attachment part of this invention. (A) is a front view of the alkali ion water conditioner of the state which abbreviate | omitted the water supply hose, discharge hose, drainage hose, and electric power feeding wiring same as the above, (b) is a side view. It is a bottom view of the state which omitted the water supply hose, discharge hose, drainage hose, and electric power supply wiring same as the above. (A) (b) is a bottom view which shows the example from which the water supply hose, discharge hose, drainage hose, and electric power supply wiring same as the above are provided, and the lead-out form to the outside differs. FIG. It is a schematic piping block diagram same as the above.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS A Alkaline ion water conditioner 1 Electrolytic tank 2 Main body case 3 Annular protrusion 4 Mounting leg 5 Speaker 6 Resonance chamber 7 Bottom plate 8 Lower space 9 Outlet hole 10 Opening part 11 Water supply hose 12 Discharge hose 13 Power supply wiring 14 Diaphragm 15 Anti-vibration rubber

Claims (3)

  A main body case provided with an electrolytic cell for electrolyzing water to generate alkaline ionized water is provided with an installation leg, and the bottom plate of the main body case is positioned above the lower end of the installation leg, An annular projection is provided on the upper surface of the bottom plate, and a speaker for voice guidance of the alkaline ionized water device is attached to the upper surface of the annular projection so that a space surrounded by the annular projection serves as a resonance chamber and the bottom plate. A sound outlet hole that communicates the resonance chamber with the lower space below the bottom plate is provided in the part surrounded by the annular protrusion, and the lower space below the bottom plate and the external space are provided on the installation leg of the main body case. An alkaline ionized water device characterized by forming an opening for communication.   At least one of the water supply hose, discharge hose, and power supply wiring to the electrolytic cell is placed in the lower space below the bottom plate, and at least one of the water supply hose, discharge hose, and power supply wiring is loosely fitted in the opening. The alkaline ionized water device according to claim 1, wherein the alkaline ionized water device is inserted in a state and led out to an external space.   3. The alkaline ionized water device according to claim 1, wherein the vibration plate is attached to the upper surface of the annular protrusion with a vibration-proof rubber interposed around the vibration plate of the speaker.

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