JP5820131B2 - Water purifier built-in water discharger and water purification cartridge - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a water purifier built-in water discharger that is used in a kitchen or kitchen, a washroom, a bathroom, etc., and has a function of purifying water discharged during use, and in particular, a water quality purification cartridge for purifying water. The present invention relates to a water purifier with a built-in water purifier capable of switching between purified water and raw water according to use, and a cartridge for purifying the water quality.

  Conventionally, in a kitchen, a washroom, or a bathroom, a water discharge device that is attached to the tip of a water supply facility via a hose or the like and has a water purification capability of cold water or hot water (hereinafter simply referred to as water) is disclosed in Patent Document 1. There was a shower head etc. listed.

This shower head has a head formed with a discharge port and a gripping housing portion that can be held by hand, and the water purification cartridge is replaceably stored in the gripping storage portion. In addition, a flow path switching valve that can be operated from the outside is provided at the head, so that it is possible to switch between purified water discharge through which the water passes through the water purification cartridge and purification and raw water discharge through which the raw water is discharged. It was like that.
In this shower head, the water purification cartridge is housed in the grip housing section, so that the weight balance is good and the handling is easy. In addition, it was possible to switch between raw water discharge and purified water discharge by the flow path switching valve.

Japanese Patent No. 3454756

However, in the shower head of Patent Document 1, when the user forgets to store the water purification cartridge in the gripping housing part and operates the flow path switching valve to open the water purification channel, the raw water that has flowed into the gripping storage part Is discharged from the discharge port through the purified water flow path without being purified. Since it is difficult for a user to distinguish clean water and raw water visually, this raw water may be accidentally used for drinking.
Moreover, since raw | natural water passes a purified water flow path at this time, there existed a possibility that solid substances, such as a dust and rust contained in raw | natural water, might adhere in a purified water flow path. In that case, even if the water purification cartridge is subsequently accommodated in the gripping storage portion and purified water is discharged, purified water that contains these solid substances and the like and is not suitable for drinking is discharged for a while.
In addition, when the water purification cartridge is mounted, it is necessary to form the purified water flow path and the raw water flow path while securing the inflow of the raw water from the water supply facility inside the water discharge device. In the shower head of Patent Document 1, the water quality purification cartridge is positioned in the axial direction by making the upstream end surface of the water quality purification cartridge abut on the bottom of the gripping accommodation portion. For water discharge devices having different lengths, it was necessary to prepare a water purification cartridge having a corresponding length.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems. Even if the flow path switching valve is operated to open the purified water flow path without operating the water quality purification cartridge, the purified water flow path opens the raw water. It is an object of the present invention to provide a water purifier built-in water discharger and a water purification cartridge capable of preventing raw water from being erroneously used for water purification without being accidentally discharged.

In the present invention, means for solving the above problems are as follows.
The present invention relates to a water purification cartridge housed in the water discharge device, a cartridge body water that Yusuke in part also reduces the permeable water purification materials, connected in communication with the interior upper Symbol cartridge body opening the is drilled and a downstream end connecting member having a cartridge receiving fixable connecting end inserted into the water discharge device, the upper Symbol in the water discharge in the apparatus, the downstream end passes through the upper Symbol water purification material connecting member And a raw water flow channel from which water that does not permeate the water purification material is discharged, and the downstream end connecting member is provided in the cartridge receiver during insertion and fixation. by opening the water stop valve or flow control valve closes the purified water flow path Te, characterized in that opening the purified water flow path.
In the present invention, the water stop valve or the flow rate control valve “closes” the purified water flow path means that the water downstream of the purified water flow path is set when the purified water discharge is set without accommodating the water purification cartridge. In addition to the one that can completely block the flow, the one that a small amount of water flows downstream due to the water pressure of the water supply equipment is included. If the amount of discharged water is remarkably reduced, it can be recognized that the user has recognized an abnormality and has forgotten to contain the water purification cartridge.
Further, the present invention is characterized in that a pressing portion for pressing the water stop valve or the flow rate control valve is provided in the downstream connection member as means for opening the water purification flow path.

Further, according to the present invention, the downstream end connecting member is provided with a large-diameter portion formed to have a larger diameter than the inner diameter of the inner peripheral protrusion projecting inward from the inner peripheral surface of the water discharging device. Features.
Furthermore, the present invention is characterized in that the large-diameter portion abuts against the inner peripheral protrusion from the downstream side when housed in the water discharge device, thereby maintaining the state where the pressing portion presses the water stop valve. And

  Furthermore, this invention is accommodated in the said water purifier built-in type water discharging apparatus into which the said water discharging apparatus is divided into two axially by the accommodating part upstream member and the accommodating part downstream member which have the said internal peripheral protrusion in the downstream end vicinity. In the cartridge, when the downstream end connecting member is inserted into the housing part upstream member toward the upstream side, the large-diameter part abuts on the inner peripheral protrusion in the vicinity of the downstream end of the housing part upstream member. It is characterized by being prevented from entering.

  Further, the present invention provides the pressing portion by contacting a bottom protrusion provided in the vicinity of the peripheral edge of the water inlet of the upstream bottom portion of the water discharging device at the upstream end face when accommodated in the water discharging device. Holds the state of pressing the water stop valve.

Further, the water purifier built-in water discharger according to the present invention includes a housing portion having a connection end with other parts at the base end and a flow path provided therein, and a water discharge port provided at the distal end of the housing portion. A water discharge device including a head formed with a water purification cartridge having a cartridge main body containing a water purification material at least in part of the outer peripheral surface in a coaxial manner. The downstream end of the cleaning cartridge is inserted into and fixed to a cartridge receiver formed in the housing portion or the head, and the inside of the cartridge body is communicated with the discharge port, so that the cartridge body does not pass through the cartridge body. When passing through the outer peripheral side flow path along the outer peripheral surface, the accumulated water accumulated at the time of discharging the purified water is washed away to flow out to the outlet, and the cartridge body is passed through the outer peripheral side flow path. And forming a purified water passage communicating with the discharge port, and selectively opening either the raw water passage or the purified water passage downstream of the water purification cartridge, or A flow path switching valve that can be operated from the outside that opens and closes one having a small flow path resistance is incorporated, and a valve body is pressed against the valve seat from the downstream side in the purified water flow path downstream of the cartridge receiver. A water stop valve or a flow rate control valve for closing the passage is provided, and when the water purification cartridge is stored in the storage portion, a pressing portion formed near the downstream end of the water purification cartridge presses the valve body. And opening the purified water flow path.

  Further, according to the present invention, an inner peripheral protrusion that protrudes inward is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the housing portion, and a diameter larger than the inner diameter of the inner peripheral protrusion is provided near the downstream end of the water purification cartridge. When the water purification cartridge is accommodated in the accommodating portion, the large diameter portion abuts the inner peripheral protrusion from the downstream side, so that the pressing portion of the water stop valve is The state which presses a valve body is hold | maintained, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  Further, according to the present invention, the housing portion is formed to be capable of being divided into two in the housing portion upstream member and the housing portion downstream member having the inner peripheral projections in the vicinity of the downstream end in the axial direction. When the downstream end portion is inserted into the accommodating portion upstream member with the upstream side facing the upstream side, the large diameter portion abuts on the inner peripheral projection in the vicinity of the downstream end of the accommodating portion upstream member, and the water purification cartridge It is characterized by being prevented from entering.

  Further, the present invention provides a water inlet at the bottom on the upstream side of the accommodating portion, and a bottom projection is provided in the vicinity of the periphery of the water inlet, and when the water purification cartridge is accommodated in the accommodating portion, The water purifying cartridge is in contact with the bottom protrusion at the upstream end portion, so that the pressing portion holds the state of pressing the valve body of the water stop valve.

According to the present invention, in the water discharge device, provided with a water stop valve the valve body closes the purified water flow path is pressed against the valve seat, a downstream end connecting member of the water purification cartridge is at the time of insertion fixed waterstop by the Ruco be opened by opening the purified water flow path of the valve, be operated forget accommodating the cartridge water purification the flow path switching valve in purified water discharge, water stop valve closes the purified water flow path Therefore, raw water is not discharged from the discharge port. For this reason, a user does not accidentally drink raw water. Further, solid substances such as dust and rust contained in the raw water are not mixed into the purified water flow path.
If a flow control valve is provided, even if you forget to store the water purification cartridge and operate the flow path switching valve to discharge purified water, the flow control valve discharges a smaller amount of raw water from the purified water flow path than usual. Not. For this reason, the user does not recognize the abnormality and notices that he / she has forgotten to accommodate the cartridge for water purification, and does not accidentally drink raw water or the like.
Further, the present invention provides the downstream end connection of the water purification cartridge by providing the downstream connection member with a pressing portion for pressing the water stop valve or the flow rate control valve as means for opening the water purification flow path. The water stop valve or flow control valve can be easily opened simply by inserting the member into the cartridge receiver.

Further, the downstream end connecting member is provided with a large-diameter portion formed larger in diameter than the inner diameter of the inner peripheral projection that protrudes inward from the inner peripheral surface of the water discharger. Since the part contacts the inner peripheral protrusion and the water purification cartridge is positioned in the axial direction, the raw water inlet, the purified water flow path, and the raw water flow path in the water discharger are maintained. For this reason, there is no need to bring the upstream end face of the water purification cartridge into contact with the bottom of the water discharger for axial positioning, and the length of the water purification cartridge is increased to match the length inside the water discharger. Since there is no need to form the cartridge, the degree of freedom of the standard of the water purification cartridge is improved.
In addition, when the water purification cartridge is accommodated in the water discharge device, the large diameter portion abuts the inner peripheral protrusion from the downstream side, so that the pressing portion keeps pressing the water stop valve. In addition, it is possible to prevent the water stop valve from being closed due to the pressing portion being pushed back, and the downstream end connecting member from being detached from the cartridge receiver, so that a desired water purification flow path and raw water flow path can be provided in the water discharge device. Can be maintained.

  Further, the water purification cartridge is accommodated in the water purifier built-in water discharge device that is divided into two in the axial direction by the accommodating portion upstream member and the accommodating portion downstream member having the inner peripheral projections in the vicinity of the downstream end of the water discharging device. When the downstream end connecting member is inserted into the housing portion upstream member facing the upstream side, the large diameter portion abuts on the inner peripheral projection and enters the vicinity of the downstream end of the housing portion upstream member. By being blocked, the user is prevented from accidentally housing the water purification cartridge in the opposite axial direction and completing the assembly of the water discharger.

  Further, when the water purification cartridge is housed in the water discharge device, the upstream end closing member comes into contact with a bottom protrusion provided near the periphery of the water inlet of the upstream bottom of the water discharge device, thereby In order to maintain the state where the part presses the water stop valve, the press part is pushed back to prevent the water stop valve from closing, or the downstream end connecting member from being separated from the cartridge receiver, Desired water purification channels and raw water channels can be maintained in the water discharger.

(A) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the water purifier built-in water discharging apparatus which accommodated the water quality purification cartridge which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (b) is an enlarged view of the A section. It is the FF sectional view taken on the line which shows the flow path of the same water purifier built-in water discharging apparatus. (A) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the water purifier built-in water discharging apparatus which does not contain the water purification cartridge, and (b) is an enlarged view of the B section. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the assembly of the accommodating part of the water purifier built-in type water discharging apparatus. It is a figure which shows the accommodating part upstream member of the water purifier built-in type water discharging apparatus, (a) is the front view seen from the downstream, (b) is a side view, (c) is the rear view seen from the upstream. (D) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view. It is a figure which shows the cartridge receptacle of the water purifier built-in type water discharging apparatus, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a side view, (c) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view. It is a figure which shows the valve body of the water stop valve of the water purifier built-in type water discharging apparatus, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is the front view seen from the downstream, (c) is a side view, (d) Is a rear view seen from the upstream side, and (e) is a longitudinal sectional view. It is a figure which shows the cartridge for water quality purification | cleaning which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a side view, (d) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view. (A) is the figure which looked at the water purifier built-in type water discharging apparatus from the upstream, (b) is CC sectional view taken on the line. (A) is DD sectional view taken on the line, (b) is an enlarged view of the E section. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state which tried to insert the cartridge for water quality purification in the axial direction reverse direction and to insert in the accommodating part upstream member. It is a disassembled perspective view of the flow-path switching valve provided in the water purifier built-in water discharging apparatus. It is an enlarged view of the head which shows the purified water discharge of the water purifier built-in type water discharging apparatus, (a) is a horizontal sectional view, (b) is an enlarged view of I part, (c) is a GG sectional view. (D) is a HH line sectional view. It is an enlarged view of the head which shows raw water discharge of the water purifier built-in type water discharging device, (a) is a horizontal sectional view, (b) is a JJ sectional view, (c) is a KK sectional view. is there. It is a figure which shows the discharge plate of the water purifier built-in type water discharging apparatus, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a bottom view. It is a figure which shows the rotation member and cover part of the discharge switching valve of the water purifier built-in type water discharging apparatus, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a top view, (c) is a side view, (d) is a side view. It is a bottom view. It is a figure which shows the rotation member and a cover part, (a) is LL sectional view, (b) MM sectional drawing, (c) is NN sectional drawing. . It is the OO sectional view taken on the line which shows the straight discharge state of the water purifier built-in type water discharging apparatus. It is OO sectional view taken on the line which shows the eco shower discharge state of the water purifier built-in type water discharging apparatus. It is the OO sectional view taken on the line which shows the shower discharge state of the water purifier built-in type water discharging apparatus.

Hereinafter, a water purifier built-in water discharge device and a water purification cartridge according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
A water purifier built-in water discharge device 1 shown in FIG. 1 is provided in a sink of a kitchen or a washroom, and is attached to the tip of a water supply facility via other parts such as a hose. The water purifier built-in water discharge device 1 includes a gripping housing portion 2 that is formed in a shape that can be directly held by a hand by providing a hose attachment portion 2a that is connected to a hose (not shown) at the base end. 2 and a head 3 provided with discharge ports 4a to 4c. Water can be supplied while being held and fixed by a holder portion of a sink, and has a holding portion 2 The water can be supplied from the center to the corner of the sink.

  The head 3 has a push button 6 for operating a flow path switching valve that switches between clean water discharge and raw water discharge at a position substantially opposite from the gripping housing portion 2, and a straight discharge port for discharging water on the lower surface. 4a, an inner shower outlet 4b and an outer shower outlet 4c are formed. A collective space portion 28 where the purified water flow path once branched on the upstream side and the raw water flow path join is formed immediately above, and the collective space portion 28 is provided with a discharge switching valve 5 for switching the discharge shape of water. ing.

As shown in FIG. 4, the substantially cylindrical gripping housing portion 2 that connects the hose and the head portion 3 is divided into two in the axial direction so as to replaceably accommodate the water purification cartridge 7. The housing portion upstream member 8 having 2a and the housing portion downstream member 9 formed integrally with the head 3 and provided with a cartridge receiver 10 into which the water purification cartridge 7 is inserted and fixed can be separated.
As shown in FIG. 4, four locking pieces 9a are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the accommodating portion downstream member 9 at regular intervals on the circumference, and the inner periphery of the accommodating portion upstream member 8 is shown in FIGS. An L-shaped groove 8a which is engraved in the surface in the axial direction from the head side (downstream side) end to the hose side (upstream side), which is bent in the circumferential direction at the upstream end and which has a perforated surface. Are formed at equal intervals on the circumference. In order to assemble the housing portion upstream member 8 and the housing portion downstream member 9 integrally, each locking piece 9a of the housing portion downstream member 9 serving as a male member is connected to the inner peripheral surface of the housing portion upstream member 8 serving as a female member. 1 is inserted along each L-shaped groove 8a to the upstream end of the L-shaped groove 8a and then engaged by rotating in the circumferential direction so that it does not come off when pulled in the axial direction (FIG. 1). . In order to separate the accommodating portion upstream member 8 and the accommodating portion downstream member 9, the locking pieces 9 a are pushed into the interior and rotated in the reverse direction in the reverse order of assembly. It is pulled out in the axial direction along each L-shaped groove 8a and removed.

As shown in FIG. 5, the storage section upstream member 8 forms a cylindrical cartridge storage section 8 b that constitutes most of the axial length of the gripping storage section 2, and at the base end (upstream end). Forms a small-diameter cylindrical hose attachment portion 2a provided with a male screw for connecting to the hose on the outer peripheral surface. The hose attachment portion 2a communicates with the cartridge housing portion 8b downstream of the hose attachment portion 2a (FIG. 5 (d)), and a rectifying plate 8c composed of three plates formed radially from the center of the flow path is connected to each other. (FIGS. 5A and 5C).
As shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (d), a water inflow port 11 communicating with the hose attachment portion 2a is formed at the center of the upstream bottom portion of the cartridge housing portion 8b, and in the vicinity of the periphery thereof, a downstream side is formed. Three bottom ribs 12 are erected so as to match the rectifying plate 8c when viewed from the side. The bottom ribs 12 extend radially from the periphery of the water inlet 11, and extend in the axial direction along the inner peripheral surface of the gripping housing portion 2, and each bottom rib 12 is formed in an L shape as a whole. . Of these, the upstream end closing member 21 of the water purification cartridge 7 is accommodated in the inner diameter formed by the three bottom ribs 12 by the portion extending in the axial direction (FIG. 1).

Four inner peripheral ribs 13 projecting inward and extending in the axial direction from the vicinity of the bottom portion to the vicinity of the downstream end are formed at equal intervals on the inner peripheral surface of the accommodating portion upstream member 8 (FIG. 5). (D)).
Further, the bottom side (upstream side) and the outer peripheral surface of the accommodating portion upstream member 8 are covered and protected by a grip cover 14 having a hole in a bottomed cylindrical bottom (FIG. 1). As shown in FIGS. 5 (b) and 10 (b), a groove extending in the axial direction on the outer peripheral surface of the accommodating portion upstream member 8, and a ridge formed in the axial direction on the inner peripheral surface of the grip cover 14. Are engaged so that the container upstream member 8 does not rotate with respect to the grip cover 14 in the circumferential direction.

As shown in FIG. 4, the accommodating portion downstream member 9 is a cylindrical member that is integrally formed with the head 3 and protrudes upstream, and is fitted into the accommodating portion upstream member 8 as described above. .
Further, a cylindrical cartridge receiver 10 protrudes upstream from the inside of the accommodating portion downstream member 9, and as shown in FIG. 2, the internal passage of the cartridge receiver 10 constitutes a purified water flow path. The flow path formed between the outer peripheral surface of the cartridge receiver 10 and the inner peripheral surface of the accommodating portion downstream member 9 is communicated with the first flow path 15 of the head 3 that forms the raw water flow path. It communicates with the two flow paths 16.

As shown in FIGS. 3B and 6, the cartridge receiver 10 is formed to have an inner diameter that allows the water purification cartridge 7 to be inserted and fixed, and the water purification passage is blocked when the water purification cartridge 7 is not attached. It serves as a valve seat for the stop valve 17 to be turned on. Therefore, it has a disc-shaped valve seat portion 10a with a narrow water passage hole.
The water stop valve 17 includes a valve seat portion 10a of the cartridge receiver 10 serving as a valve seat, a valve body 18 which is disposed on the downstream side of the valve seat portion 10a and can close the water passage hole, and the valve body 18 It comprises a coil spring 19 as urging means for urging the valve seat portion 10a so as to press it.

As shown in FIGS. 3B and 7, the valve body 18 is a molded part of a synthetic resin, and in turn, from the downstream side, a cylindrical spring seat 18 a that is inscribed so as not to come off from the coil spring 19. A main body portion 18b that has a diameter larger than the water passage hole of the cartridge receiver 10 and closes the water passage hole of the valve seat portion 10a, and a cross-section that is formed sufficiently narrower than the water passage hole and protrudes upstream. It has a letter-shaped press receiving portion 18c.
The main body portion 18b is formed in a disk shape having a diameter larger than the inner diameter of the water passage hole and the coil spring 19, and is biased by the coil spring 19 from the downstream side (head side), and upstream (cartridge receiving side). Thus, the water passage hole is pressed against the periphery of the water passage hole of the valve seat portion 10a to close the water passage hole (FIG. 3B). On the upstream surface, the outer peripheral portion is erected in a cylindrical or annular shape so that the water passage hole can be reliably closed.
When the water stop valve 17 is in the closed state, the pressure receiving portion 18c penetrates the water passage hole and protrudes to the upstream side of the valve seat portion 10a, so that other members can press the valve body 18 from the upstream side. ing.

As shown in FIG. 3B, the coil spring 19 as the urging means has one end on the downstream side in contact with the inner wall surface of the head 3, and the upstream side circumscribes the spring seat 18 a of the valve body 18. At the same time, the end portion is brought into contact with the main body portion 18b, and the valve body 18 is separated from the head portion 3 and is urged in a direction to press against the valve seat portion 10a. As shown in FIG. 3, the coil spring 19 supplies water from a water supply facility (not shown) without accommodating the water purification cartridge 7 in the gripping accommodating portion 2, and operates the flow path switching valve to operate the raw water When switching from discharge to purified water discharge, it is desirable to have a biasing force (spring constant) that can greatly reduce the amount of discharged water against the water pressure of the water supply and make the user aware of the abnormality, It is more desirable to have a biasing force (spring constant) that can seal the water passage hole against the water pressure of the water supply and completely close the purified water flow path.
Further, the urging means is not limited to the coil spring 19, and other elastic bodies may be used. Further, for example, at least a part of the valve body 18 is formed of a magnet, and a magnet fixed to the inner wall of the head 3 is disposed downstream thereof, and the valve body 18 is urged by a magnetic force repelled by the two magnets. You may comprise as follows.

As shown in FIG. 8, the water purification cartridge 7 includes a cartridge main body 20 made of a water purification material such as activated carbon formed in a cylindrical shape having a long through hole (central space portion 24) in the axial direction, and the cartridge main body 20. An upstream end closing member 21 made of synthetic resin attached to the upstream end and a downstream end connecting member 22 made of synthetic resin attached to the downstream end of the cartridge body 20 are formed.
The cartridge body 20 is mainly composed of activated carbon and is solidified in a cylindrical shape. When water permeates between the outer periphery and the inner periphery, chemical components dissolved in the water and fine floating solid substances are present. Adsorbed or filtered.
The shape of the activated carbon is not particularly limited as long as the raw water flow path can be formed on the outer periphery of the cartridge, and can be formed in a columnar shape or the like. The inner cylinder part 22c of the downstream end connection member 22 which suppresses generation | occurrence | production of the so-called water supply (mizumizu) phenomenon in which water concentrates only in a part and water purification capability falls early, and the center space part 24 mentioned later is mentioned later Therefore, an efficient water purification channel can be formed.

The upstream end closing member 21 is formed in a bottomed short cylindrical shape that covers the upstream end surface and the outer peripheral surface of the cartridge main body 20 to close the upstream end surface of the cartridge main body 20, and from the bottom to the central space portion 24. The column portion 21 a to be inserted is projected and is firmly attached to the cartridge body 20.
The outer diameter of the upstream end closing member 21 is substantially equal to the inner diameter of the bottom rib 12 of the accommodating portion upstream member 8, and when the water purification cartridge 7 is accommodated in the grip accommodating portion 2, the bottom and outer peripheral surfaces are L-shaped. The water quality purification cartridge 7 can be coaxially accommodated in the gripping accommodating portion 2 by being in contact with the bottom rib 12 and fixed in the axial and radial directions (FIG. 1A).

The downstream end connecting member 22 includes a large-diameter short cylindrical covering end 22 a that covers the downstream end surface of the cartridge body 20, and a small-diameter cylindrical connecting end 22 b that is inserted into and fixed to the cartridge receiver 10 of the accommodating portion downstream member 9. Are formed at both ends, and a granular or pellet-like sterilizing ceramic 23 is contained in a disk shape in a central portion in the axial direction.
The covering end 22a of the downstream end connecting member 22 is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the cartridge main body 20 at the inner peripheral surface thereof to cover the downstream side of the cartridge main body 20, and more than the inner diameter of the inner peripheral rib 13 of the gripping housing portion 2. The outer shape is formed so as to have a large diameter and a smaller diameter than the inner peripheral surface of the gripping housing portion 2, and when the water purification cartridge 7 is stored in the gripping storage portion 2, it abuts on the inner peripheral rib 13 in the axial direction. It is supported (FIG. 9 (b)).

Further, an inner cylinder portion 22c that is fitted inside the cartridge body 20 is provided inside the covering end 22a, and water that has flowed into the central space portion 24 passes through the internal passage of the downstream end connecting member 22 and is connected to the connecting end. 22 b is supplied to the head 3.
The sterilizing ceramic 23 disposed in the internal passage of the downstream end connecting member 22 is obtained by adsorbing silver, copper, or the like to a powder obtained by mixing zinc oxide, montmorillonite, etc. with a calcium phosphate as a base material and sintering it in a granular or pellet form. The surface adsorbs and sterilizes harmful bacteria in the water and releases metal ions to sterilize or sterilize harmful bacteria in the water, thereby detoxifying the water quality.

A connecting end 22b of the downstream end connecting member 22 is formed in a small-diameter cylindrical shape that fits inside the cartridge receiver 10 and protrudes downstream, and an O-ring 26 for water leakage prevention is fitted on the outer periphery thereof. A cross-shaped cross-shaped plate material formed across the internal passage is stretched on the inner peripheral surface of the connection end 22b, and a cross-shaped cross-shaped pressing portion 22d is formed projecting in the downstream direction from the central portion. Has been. The cross pressing portion 22d is formed to be sufficiently narrower than the water passage hole of the water stop valve 17 (FIG. 1B).
As shown in FIG. 1B, the water purification cartridge 7 can be centered and fixed in position by inserting and fixing the connection end 22b into the cartridge receiver 10. At this time, the cross pressing portion 22d abuts against the pressure receiving portion 18c of the valve body 18 and presses the valve body 18 against the urging force of the coil spring 19, thereby opening the water stop valve 17. Then, the central space portion 24 is communicated with the downstream end connecting member 22, the cartridge receiver 10, and the first flow path 15 of the head 3 (FIG. 2). At this time, one or both of the cross pressing portion 22d and the pressure receiving portion 18c always exist in the water passage hole of the water stop valve 17, but the cross pressing portion 22d and the pressure receiving portion 18c with respect to the water passage hole. The water flow is not hindered.

The water purification cartridge 7 is housed in the housing upstream member 8 (FIG. 4), and the housing upstream member 8 is assembled to the housing downstream member 9 so that the water purification cartridge 7 is inserted into the cartridge receiver 10 and fixed. The water purification cartridge 7 can be accommodated in the gripping and accommodating part 2 of the water discharge device 1 with built-in container (FIG. 1). At this time, an outer peripheral flow path 25 is formed between the inner peripheral surface of the gripping housing portion 2 and the outer peripheral surface of the cartridge body 7 of the water purification cartridge.
At this time, in addition to the biasing force of the coil spring 19 that tries to push back the cross pressing portion 22d, a frictional force acts between the outer peripheral surface of the connection end 22b and the inner peripheral surface of the cartridge receiver 10, and 9 (b), as shown in FIG. 10, the large-diameter covering end 22a abuts against the inner peripheral rib 13 of the gripping housing portion 2 from the downstream side, so that the cross-pressing portion 22d does not retreat upstream. Supported in the direction. Further, as shown in FIG. 1A, the upstream end closing member 21 abuts against the bottom rib 12 of the grip accommodating portion 2, so that the cross pressing portion 22d is supported in the axial direction so as not to retreat upstream. .
In this water purifier built-in water discharge device 1, since the cross pressing portion 22d is supported in the axial direction and presses the valve body 18 of the water stop valve 17 as shown in FIG. The cross pressing portion 22d is pushed back by the urging force during use, and the water stop valve 17 is not closed, and the water purification cartridge 7 is not detached from the cartridge receiver 10.

  As another example of the opening / closing mechanism of the water stop valve 17, the valve body of the water stop valve 17 and the pressing portion of the water purification cartridge 7 are formed like a lock and a key, and a hole provided in the water stop valve 17. It is also possible to insert a pressing portion having a predetermined shape and rotate it in the circumferential direction at that position so that the valve body is pressed and actuated to unlock or open the valve.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the head 3, a first flow path 15 that communicates with an internal passage of the cartridge receiver 10 and constitutes a purified water flow path, and an outer peripheral flow path 25 that is provided around the outer periphery of the cartridge receiver 10. And the second flow path 16 constituting the raw water flow path is branched and partitioned to the left and right.
As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 13, both the first flow path 15 and the second flow path 16 are partitioned by a partition plate at the lower side, and valve holes 31a and 32a are formed in the partition plate, respectively. Yes. Both valve holes 31a and 32a communicate with one collective space portion 28 formed below.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 18, a discharge switching valve 5 that can switch the discharge shape of raw water or purified water into three types is provided at the lower portion of the collective space portion 28.

As shown in FIG. 2, the water purifier built-in water discharge device 1 can selectively switch between clean water discharge and raw water discharge by selectively opening one of the valve holes 31 a and 32 a and closing the other. It has a path switching valve.
In this flow path switching valve, a water purification shut-off valve 31 that opens and closes a valve hole 31a and a raw water shut-off valve 32 that opens and closes a valve hole 32a are operated by a push button 6 attached to the head 3 so as to be movable back and forth. .

Hereinafter, the direction in which the push button 6 moves back and forth in and out of the head 3 is referred to as the depth direction.
As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the valve hole 31 a of the water purification shut-off valve 31 and the valve hole 32 a of the raw water shut-off valve 32 are formed at positions shifted from each other in the depth direction.
The purified water shut-off valve 31 (raw water shut-off valve 32) is closed by closing the valve hole 31a (32a) with a spherical valve body 31b (32b) formed in a hard sphere such as a steel ball. As shown in FIGS. 13C and 13D, a spherical valve body 31b (32b) and a coil spring 31c (32c) are arranged inside a box-shaped valve body support member 31d (32d) having an open bottom surface. The spring 31c (32c) and then the spherical valve body 31b (32b) are accommodated in this order, and the valve body support member 31d (32d) can move in the depth direction within the head 3, and the valve hole 31a (32a) The spherical valve body 31b (32b) closes the valve hole 31a (32a) by the urging force of the coil spring 31c (32c). 2 and 13, the spherical valve body 31b of the water purification shut-off valve 31 closes the valve hole 31a, and the spherical valve body 32b of the raw water shut-off valve 32 is displaced from the valve hole 32a to open the raw water flow path. Yes. In FIG. 14, the spherical valve body 32b of the raw water cutoff valve 32 closes the valve hole 32a, and the spherical valve body 31b of the purified water cutoff valve 31 is displaced from the valve hole 31a to open the purified water flow path.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 (b), the valve body support members 31d and 32d of the purified water shut-off valve 31 and the raw water shut-off valve 32 are arranged in the depth direction by two push rods 33 and 33 arranged in parallel on the left and right. Are fixed to the push button 6 so as to be equal to each other, and the first flow path 15 and the second flow path 16 of the head 3 are moved back and forth as the push button 6 moves back and forth.
The flow path switching valve includes a thrust lock mechanism 34 used for a knock-type ballpoint pen or the like between the push button 6 and the head 3, and the push button 6 is moved into a shallow stop position and a deep stop position by pressing. Stop alternately. As shown in FIG. 12, the thrust lock mechanism 34 includes a coil spring 34a that urges the push button 6 in a direction away from the head 3, and a cylindrical outer peripheral surface that surrounds shallow and deep grooves in the depth direction. The ring 34b formed alternately in the direction, the first switching top 34c formed with a switching rib on the peripheral surface, and the head end side surface of the cylinder are formed so as to be repeatedly concave and convex in the circumferential direction. A second switching top 34d for rotating the first switching top 34c around a certain angle is assembled in order from the head side to the push button side, and each time the push button 6 is pressed, the rib of the first switching top 34c becomes the switching ring 34b. Therefore, the push button 6, the water purification shut-off valve 31, and the raw water shut-off valve 32 are alternately stopped at the shallow stop position and the deep stop position.

As shown in FIG. 13, at the deep stop position of the push button 6, the spherical valve body 31 b is located behind the valve hole 31 a of the water purification shutoff valve 31 formed at the shallow position, and the first flow path 15 is opened. Along with (FIG. 13D), the spherical valve body 32b is pressed against the valve hole 32a of the raw water cutoff valve 32 formed at a deep position to close the valve, and the second flow path 16 is closed (FIG. 13C). )).
At this time, the raw water that has flowed in from the water inlet 11 of the gripping housing portion 2 passes through the cartridge main body 20 from the outer peripheral side flow path 25 of the water purification cartridge 7 and flows into the central space portion 24, and the cartridge receiver 10, It passes through the water purification flow path which passes the valve 17 and the 1st flow path 15 in order, reaches the gathering space part 28, and is discharged (purified water discharge). This water is purified by the cartridge body 20 and the sterilizing ceramic 23 to become purified water.

When the push button 6 is pushed from the deep stop position to shift to the shallow stop position, as shown in FIG. 14, the spherical valve body 31b is pressed against the valve hole 31a of the water purification shut-off valve 31 formed at the shallow position to close the valve. (FIG. 14C), the first flow path 15 is closed, and the spherical valve body 32b does not reach the valve hole 32a of the raw water cutoff valve 32 formed at a deep position, and the second flow path 16 is opened. (FIG. 14B).
At this time, the raw water that has flowed in from the water inlet 11 of the gripping and accommodating portion 2 passes through the raw water flow path that passes through the outer peripheral flow path 25 of the water purification cartridge 7 and flows into the second flow path 16, and then the collecting space section 28 And discharged (raw water discharge).
When the raw water is discharged, the raw water passes through the outer peripheral side flow path 25 along the outer surface of the cartridge main body 20, thereby having an automatic cleaning structure in which the accumulation on the surface of the cartridge main body 20 collected during the clean water discharge is washed away. And the deterioration of the cartridge body 20 is prevented, and the water purification performance can be maintained at a high level for a long time.

The purified water or raw water is discharged in a straight discharge, eco shower discharge, or shower discharge shape by a discharge switching valve 5 provided downstream.
As shown in FIG. 18, the discharge switching valve 5 includes a discharge plate 29 (FIG. 15) provided with a plurality of discharge ports, and a circuit that is fitted into the discharge plate 29 from above and is rotatably attached to the head. It consists of a moving member 35 and a lid portion 36 (FIG. 16) attached integrally to the upper portion of the rotating member 35.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the discharge plate 29 is a bottomed cylindrical member that has a disc-shaped bottom plate and the peripheral edge of the bottom plate is erected for attachment to the head 3. The bottom plate of the discharge plate 29 includes a straight discharge port 4a formed in the center, an inner shower discharge port 4b composed of a large number of small holes provided in the vicinity of the straight discharge port 4a, and the inner shower discharge port 4b. Further, an outer shower discharge port 4c made up of a large number of small holes provided in the periphery is formed. Further, as shown in FIG. 15A, the bottom plate is provided with an inner wall that divides the flow path between the straight discharge port 4a and the inner shower discharge port 4b, and the inner shower discharge port 4b and the outer shower. An inner wall for partitioning the flow path is also provided between the discharge port 4c.

As shown in FIG. 16, the bottomed cylindrical rotating member 35 and the plate-like lid portion 36 are assembled together and fitted into the discharge plate 29 from above.
The rotating member 35 is fitted into the discharge plate 29, and as shown in FIGS. 16D and 17, a cylindrical member protruding from the head 3 (see FIG. 18) is inserted through the center of the lower surface. A hole 35a is provided, and a pair of outflow ports 35b communicating with the straight discharge port 4a in a state of being fitted in the discharge plate 29 and three outflow ports 35c communicating with the inner shower discharge port 4b are formed around the hole 35a. It is installed. The outflow port 35b and the outflow port 35b are provided at positions symmetrical to the through hole 35a, and the outflow port 35c and the outflow port 35c are also provided at positions symmetrical to the through hole 35a. On the side surface opposite to the remaining outlet 35c, an outlet 35d communicating with the outer shower discharge port 4c is provided (FIGS. 16C and 17C).
As shown in FIGS. 16 (a) and 16 (b), the lid portion 36 is attached to the upper surface of the rotating member 35, and a through hole 36a through which a cylindrical member protruding from the head 3 passes is provided at the center. At the same time, six water passage holes 36b to 36g are formed at equal intervals on the same circumference.

  The inside of the rotating member 35 is partitioned into a plurality of flow paths by standing inner walls, and as shown in FIG. 17 (a), the water flowing into the water passage holes 36b, 36e flows out the outlets 35b, 35b. As shown in FIG. 17 (b), the water flowing into the water passage holes 36c and 36f communicates with the inner shower discharge port 4b from the outlets 35c and 35c. As shown in FIG. 17C, the water flowing into the water passage holes 36d and 36g communicates with the outer shower outlet 4c and the inner shower outlet 4b from the outlets 35d and 35c, respectively. ing.

As shown in FIG. 18, a lid portion 36 is attached to the upper surface of the rotation member 35, and the through-holes 35 a and 36 a of the rotation member 35 and the lid portion 36 are fitted to the cylindrical member protruding from the head 3, When the discharge plate 29 is attached and screwed to the cylindrical member, the discharge switching valve 5 can be rotatably attached to the head 3. An operation portion 37 fixed to the discharge switching valve 5 is provided in front of the head 3 (FIG. 1), and the discharge switching valve 5 can be rotated by holding the operation portion 37.
A pair of supply ports 28a through which water gathered in the gathering space portion 28 flows out is formed on the surface of the head 3 opposite to the upper surface of the lid portion 36 at a position symmetrical to the cylindrical member.

FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view when the discharge switching valve 5 is switched to straight discharge in the purified water discharge state.
At this time, the water that has passed through the valve hole 31a of the water purification shut-off valve 31 flows into the collecting space 28 and reaches the supply port 28a. At this time, the water holes 36b and 36e are located immediately below the supply ports 28a and 28a, and water passes through the rotating member 35 from the water holes 36b and 36e to the outlet 35b, and is discharged from the straight outlet 4a. The

When the discharge switching valve 5 is rotated 60 degrees from this straight discharge, the eco shower discharge shown in FIG. 19 is obtained.
At this time, the water passage holes 36c, 36f are located immediately below the supply ports 28a, 28a, and the water that has passed through the purified water passage passes through the rotation member 35 from the water passage holes 36c, 36f to the outlet 35c, It is discharged from the inner shower outlet 4b. Since water is discharged only from the inner shower discharge port 4b, it is strongly discharged in a relatively narrow range.

  When the discharge switching valve 5 is further rotated 60 degrees in the same direction from the eco shower discharge, the shower discharge shown in FIG. 20 is obtained. At this time, water passage holes 36d and 36g are located immediately below the supply ports 28a and 28a, respectively, and similarly, water that has passed through the water purification passage passes through the rotating member 35 from the water passage hole 36g to the outlet 35c. In addition to being discharged from the inner shower discharge port 4b, it passes through the rotating member 35 from the water passage hole 36d to the outlet 35d and is discharged from the outer shower discharge port 4c. Water is discharged from the inner shower outlet 4b and the outer shower outlet 4c, and is discharged in a relatively wide range.

  In the water purification cartridge 7 and the water purifier built-in water discharge device 1, as shown in FIG. 1B, the water purification valve 7 is provided with a water stop valve 17 provided in the cartridge receiver 10 to close the water purification flow path. Since the cross pressing portion 22d formed on the downstream end connecting member 22 is pressed to open the valve, as shown in FIG. 3B, forgetting to store the water purification cartridge 7 and discharging the flow path switching valve to clean water discharge Even if operated, the water stop valve 17 does not block the water flow and discharge raw water. For this reason, the user does not accidentally use the raw water for water purification such as drinking. Further, solid substances such as dust and rust contained in the raw water are not mixed into the purified water flow path.

Further, when the water purification cartridge 7 is accommodated, the large-diameter covering end 22a of the downstream end connecting member 22 is applied to the inner peripheral rib 13 protruding from the inner peripheral surface of the gripping accommodating portion 2 as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1A, when the upstream end closing member 21 abuts against the bottom rib 12 provided at the bottom of the gripping housing portion 2, the cross pressing portion 22d is supported in the axial direction and the water stop valve 17 is supported. In order to maintain the state in which the valve body 18 is pressed, the cross-pressing portion 22d is pushed back by the urging force of the coil spring 19, and the water stop valve 17 is closed, or the water purification cartridge 7 is the cartridge receiver 10 I will never leave.
Therefore, it is possible to reliably open and close the water stop valve 17 by the water purification cartridge 7 and to maintain a desired water purification flow path and raw water flow path capable of realizing an automatic cleaning structure in the gripping housing portion 2. it can.

  In addition, the covering end 22a of the downstream end connecting member 22 is formed to have a larger diameter than the inner diameter of the inner peripheral rib 13 extending to the vicinity of the downstream end of the accommodating portion upstream member 8, and thus holds the water purification cartridge 7. 11, when the user mistakenly inserts the downstream end connecting member 22 of the water purification cartridge 7 toward the upstream side into the accommodating portion upstream member 8 as shown in FIG. The end 22a comes into contact with the inner peripheral rib 13 and prevents the water purification cartridge 7 from entering. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the use of the water purifier built-in water discharger 1 by housing the water purification cartridge 7 from the correct posture in the axially opposite direction to complete the assembly of the gripping housing portion 2.

  As another aspect, the water purifier built-in water discharge device 1 is not formed into a shower head type that can be handled by holding the holding housing portion 2 as in the present embodiment, but without using other parts such as a hose. Alternatively, it may be formed as a water discharger fixed directly to a kitchen sink or the like.

In the above-described embodiment, the inner peripheral rib 13 and the bottom rib 12 are formed as elongated ribs. However, the inner peripheral rib 13 and the bottom rib 12 are not limited to such shapes, and are in contact with the downstream end connecting member 22 or the upstream end closing member 21 in the axial direction. Any shape may be used as long as it can be supported on the outer periphery and does not impede the flow of water in the outer peripheral flow path 25.
In addition, only one of the inner peripheral rib 13 and the bottom rib 12 may be provided in the grip accommodating portion 2.
When only the inner peripheral rib 13 is provided, the covering end 22a of the downstream end connecting member 22 contacts the inner peripheral rib 13 and the water purification cartridge 7 is supported in the axial direction. There is no need to contact the bottom of the part 2. For this reason, it is not necessary to match the length of the cartridge body 20 in the axial direction with the length of the grip accommodating portion 2, and the degree of freedom of the standard is improved. For this reason, one type of water purification cartridge can be applied to a plurality of water discharge devices having different lengths in the axial direction of the gripping and accommodating portion 2 without using a special adapter or the like.

In the above embodiment, one of the purified water channel and the raw water channel is selectively opened and the other is closed by the channel switching valve having the purified water cutoff valve 31 and the raw water cutoff valve 32. By opening and closing the raw water flow path having a small flow resistance by a flow path switching valve having only 32, raw water discharge is performed when the raw water flow path is opened, and purified water discharge is performed when the raw water flow path is closed. You may do it.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the push-type flow-path switching valve by the push button 6 and the spherical valve bodies 31b and 32b was used, the kind of flow-path switching valve is not limited, A rotation-type switching valve etc. are used. May be.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Water purifier built-in type water discharging apparatus 2 Grip accommodating part 3 Head 4a Straight discharge port 4b Inner shower discharge port 4c Outer shower discharge port 5 Discharge switching valve 7 Water quality purification cartridge 8 Housing part upstream member 9 Housing part downstream member 10 Cartridge receptacle DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10a Valve seat part 11 Water inlet 12 Bottom part rib 13 Inner peripheral rib 15 1st flow path 16 2nd flow path 17 Water stop valve 18 Valve body 18c Press receiving part 19 Coil spring 20 Cartridge main body 21 Upstream end closing member 22 Downstream end connection member 22a Covered end 22b Connection end 22d Cross-pressing part 24 Central space part 25 Outer peripheral side flow path 31 Purified water shutoff valve 32 Raw water shutoff valve

Claims (7)

A water purification cartridge housed in a water discharge device,
A cartridge body having at least a part of a water purification material that allows water to pass through;
A downstream end connection member having a connection end that is connected to the cartridge receiver of the water discharging device and has a connection end that is connected to and communicated with the inside of the cartridge body;
Formed in the water discharge device are a water purification channel through which water that has passed through the water purification material and passed through the downstream end connecting member is discharged, and a raw water channel through which water that does not pass through the water purification material is discharged. And
Built-in water purifier, wherein the downstream end connecting member is provided in the cartridge receiver when inserted and fixed, and opens a water stop valve or a flow control valve that closes the water purification flow path to open the water purification flow path Cartridge for water purification of the type water discharger.   2. The water purifier built-in water discharge device according to claim 1, wherein the downstream connection member is provided with a pressing portion that presses the water stop valve or the flow rate control valve as means for opening the water purification flow path. Water purification cartridge. A water purification cartridge housed in a water discharge device,
A cartridge body having at least a part of a water purification material that allows water to pass through;
A downstream end connection member having a connection end that is connected to the cartridge receiver of the water discharging device and has a connection end that is connected to and communicated with the inside of the cartridge body;
In the water discharge device, while forming a water purification passage through which the water that has passed through the water purification material and passed through the downstream end connection member is discharged,
Built-in water purifier, characterized in that the downstream end connecting member is provided with a large-diameter portion formed larger in diameter than the inner diameter of the inner peripheral protrusion projecting inward from the inner peripheral surface of the water discharger Cartridge for water purification of the type water discharger. The downstream end connecting member is provided with a large-diameter portion formed to have a larger diameter than the inner diameter of the inner peripheral protrusion projecting inward from the inner peripheral surface of the water discharging device,
When the water purification cartridge is accommodated in the water discharger, the large diameter portion abuts on the inner peripheral protrusion from the downstream side, thereby maintaining the state where the pressing portion presses the water stop valve. The water purification cartridge of the water purifier built-in water discharger according to claim 2. The water discharger is a water purification cartridge housed in the water purifier built-in water discharger that is divided in the axial direction into a housing upstream member and a housing downstream member having the inner peripheral projection near the downstream end. And
When the downstream end connecting member is inserted into the accommodating portion upstream member toward the upstream side, the large diameter portion abuts on the inner peripheral projection in the vicinity of the downstream end of the accommodating portion upstream member, and the water purification is performed. The cartridge for water quality purification of the water purifier built-in water discharger according to claim 3 or 4 , wherein the cartridge for use is blocked. The water discharge at the time of accommodation of the water purification cartridge to the device, the upstream end surface of the water purification cartridge comes into contact with the upstream bottom bottom projections provided near the periphery of the water inlet of the water discharge device The cartridge for water purification of the water purifier built-in water discharger according to claim 2, wherein the pressing portion holds the state of pressing the water stop valve.   A water purifier built-in water discharger, wherein the water purification cartridge according to any one of claims 1 to 6 is incorporated.

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