JP6964238B2 - Portable electrolyzer - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a portable electrolyzer for automating the supply of hydrogen in a portable electrolyzer provided with an electrolyzer having a polymer membrane used for inhaling hydrogen and drinking hydrogen water.

Recently, hydrogen water has been drunk in order to neutralize excess active oxygen in the body and improve health. Regarding the generation of this hydrogen water, there is a hydrogen generation part with a polymer film below, and a guide tube is arranged on it to store a certain amount of collected hydrogen gas and suck hydrogen from the discharge pipe. A device to be taken into the body has been proposed (Patent Document 1).
At that time, when hydrogen is sucked from the space in which the hydrogen is stored, the water level inside the guide cylinder rises by that amount, and the water level outside the guide cylinder falls to compensate for it, causing a height difference between the upper and lower sides. Then, in order to continue sucking hydrogen as it is, stronger suction power is required, but elderly people and people with weak suction power do not easily get this suction power, and they may have trouble with aspiration or coughing by force. It was a lot.

Japanese Patent No. 6338648

The present invention has been made in an attempt to solve such a problem, and provides a device that does not require a delicate inhalation operation, promotes automatic inhalation, and takes into consideration that the amount is appropriate for the body. Is what you do.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the portable electrolyzer according to the present invention adopts the means described in each claim of the claims.

That is, in the portable electrolyzer according to claim 1, a tank with a cap for accommodating raw water and a window hole provided at the bottom of the tank and having a top portion for electrolyzing raw water to generate hydrogen are opened almost entirely. An electrolytic unit having a casing consisting of an electrolytic plate having a negative electrode and a electrolytic plate having a positive electrode facing the polymer film, and a battery provided outside the tank and connected to the electrolytic unit to drive the electrolytic unit. A guide cylinder is provided inside the tank to guide and collect hydrogen bubbles generated in an electrolytic unit having an expanded end opening facing the window hole at the upper part of the tank, and the upper part of the guide cylinder and the outside of the tank. In an electrolyzer with a discharge pipe arranged between the two, an air pump that supplies a certain amount of air is arranged at the bottom of the electrolysis unit, and the air supply tube is directed from the air pump to the lower part of the guide cylinder. A discharge pipe for transmitting a mixed gas of hydrogen gas stored in the upper part of the guide cylinder and air sent from the air pump and an inhaler is arranged at the tip of the discharge pipe, and the amount of air supplied by the air pump is 50. It is characterized in that it was set to ~ 240 ml / min.

The portable electrolyzer according to claim 2 is characterized in that a feed rate adjusting means for adjusting the feed rate from the pump is provided.

The portable electrolyzer according to claim 3 is characterized in that the feed amount adjusting means is used as a voltage conversion means.

In the portable electrolyzer according to the present invention, an air pump for supplying a certain amount of air is arranged at the lower part of the electrolysis unit, and the air pump is directed to the lower part of the guide cylinder to communicate with the air supply tube to guide the air. Since the mixed gas of the hydrogen gas stored in the upper part of the cylinder and the air sent from the air pump is formed so as to be sent out from the discharge pipe, when sucking hydrogen, a delicate suction operation by one's own power is performed. A mixed gas of hydrogen and air is automatically sent from the air pump without needing it, so it can be inhaled from an inhaler that runs near the nose. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate aspiration, coughing, etc. based on a delicate suction operation.

At that time, if the amount of air supplied from the air pump is the amount of air supplied from the air pump, the minimum amount of 50 ml / min can be secured and the maximum amount can be suppressed to 240 ml / min or less, which is the most healthy for the body. The desired inhalation amount can be maintained.

According to the electrolyzer according to claim 2, the amount of air supplied from the air pump can be converted into an arbitrary value for the amount of air supplied from the air pump, and the age difference from young to elderly or the physical condition of the person. It can be adjusted to the most desirable value according to the above.

According to the electrolyzer according to claim 3, the air supply amount can be adjusted by the voltage conversion means, and can be mechanically adjusted to a simple and accurate value.

It is sectional drawing of the embodiment for carrying out the portable electrolysis apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part of FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. It is a front view which shows the use example of FIG. It is a front view which shows the other use example of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the problem by a conventional apparatus.

Hereinafter, a mode for carrying out the portable electrolyzer according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In this form, a relatively small one that is portable is shown. As shown in FIG. 1, tank 1, cap 2, electrolytic unit 3, guide cylinder 4, discharge pipe 5, bottom case 6, battery 7, control circuit 8, switch 9, inhaler 10, air pump 11, air supply tube. It is composed of 12 parts.

The tank 1 is made of a corrosion-resistant material and is formed in a cylindrical shape with the upper part open and the lower part closed, and has a certain volume in which raw water W such as tap water is accommodated.
The cap 2 is made of a corrosion-resistant material and is formed in a cylindrical shape with the upper part closed and the lower part open. It forms a tea cylinder type structure. A tubular support hole 23 through which the discharge pipe 5 is inserted and supported is provided in the central portion of the top surface portion 22 of the cap 2.

The electrolysis unit 3 has a square shape provided at the bottom of the tank 1. As shown in detail in FIG. 2, the electrolytic unit 3 includes a casing 31, a polymer film 32, electrode plates 33, 34, and a spring 35.

The casing 31 of the electrolytic unit 3 is formed in the shape of a square window frame having a volume of a reaction chamber 311 inside, and has a square window hole 312 opened on almost the entire top surface and a window. A small claw-shaped stopper 313 protruding from the four peripheral edges of the hole 312 toward the center of the window hole 312, and a communication hole 314 perforated so as to communicate the outside and the reaction chamber 311 are provided on the side portion. ing.

The polymer film 32 of the electrolytic unit 3 is made of a thin film having an ion exchange function that regulates the passage of ions (for example, “Nafion” manufactured by DuPont is selected), and the window hole 311 of the casing 31 is formed. It is formed in a square that is sized to occlude. For the polymer film 32, for example, when "Nafion" manufactured by DuPont is selected, the thickness becomes about 127 to 183 μm.

The electrode plates 33 and 34 of the electrolytic unit 3 are formed by assembling platinum-plated wire rods made of titanium as a base material in a rhombic network, and are laminated on the entire surfaces of both sides of the polymer film 32 to have both positive and negative electrodes. Constitute. Leads and electric wires (not shown) that are finally connected to the control circuit 8 are connected to the electrode plates 33 and 34.

The spring 35 of the electrolytic unit 3 is composed of a coil spring that is compressed and accommodated inside the reaction chamber 311 of the casing 31, and presses the laminated polymer film 32, the electrode plates 33, and 34 against the stopper 313 of the casing 31. .. The spring 35 can also serve as the lead of the electrode 33 on the reaction chamber 311 side of the casing 31.

The guide cylinder 4 has an expanded end port 41 facing the electrolytic unit 3 and is formed in a funnel shape narrowed toward the upper portion 42.

The air pump 11 is arranged in a part of the casing 31 such as the side of the electrolytic unit 3, and takes in the surrounding air by making a hole 6a having a diameter of about 1.2 mm in the bottom case 6 and sends the air pump 11. It serves to feed downward from the guide cylinder 4 via the air tube 12.
To fit in the casing 31, the pump is relatively small in size. Specifically, the size is 10 mm x 15 mm x 32.85 mm, the voltage is DC1.5V to DC3.0V, the maximum pressure is 300mmHg, and the maximum current is 300mA. A small pump (trade name: TRICORE PUMP MOTOR) can be used.

The air supply tube 12 is for sending air from the air pump 11 to the lower side of the guide cylinder 31, and is a small diameter tube having an inner diameter of about 5 mm, the lower part is connected to the air pump 11, and the upper part is the guide cylinder 31. It is arranged so as to face below.
That is, on the electrolytic unit 3 provided with a casing composed of a negative electrode electrolytic plate having a window hole in which the top portion for generating hydrogen is opened on almost the entire surface and a positive electrode electrolytic plate facing the polymer film. , A guide cylinder 31 that has an expanded end opening facing the window hole inside the tank and guides and collects hydrogen bubbles generated in the funnel-shaped electrolytic unit 3 that is narrowed toward the upper part to the upper part of the tank. The air that has been sent in is surely taken into the guide cylinder 31.

The amount of air supplied by the air pump 11 is in the range of 50 ml / min to 240 ml / min.
This is because if the amount is set to 50 ml / min or less, the amount of hydrogen to be inhaled is insufficient as the amount normally taken into the human body, and a sufficient health effect cannot be expected. On the other hand, if it is 240 ml / min or more, there is a risk of excessive intake.
Using the above-mentioned small pump, the amount of air supplied from the air pump 11 can be set to 76.6 ml / min.

It is desirable to attach an adjusting means so that the air supply amount in the range of 50 ml / min to 240 ml / min can be adjusted according to the age difference between young people and the elderly, or according to the physical condition of the person.
One of the means can be a voltage conversion means, for example, a variable DC-DC converter.

The discharge pipe 5 is arranged between the upper portion 42 of the guide cylinder 4 and the outside of the tank 1, and is inserted and supported in the support hole 23 of the cap 2. The discharge pipe 5 and the guide cylinder 4 are integrally molded, and as a result, the guide cylinder 4 is also supported by the support hole 23 of the cap 2.

As shown in FIG. 4, the inhaler 10 is equipped with the outer end of the tank of the discharge pipe 5 near the nose, and sends a mixed gas of hydrogen and air from the electrolytic unit 3 and the air supply tube 12. , It is for inhaling this from the vicinity of the nose.
The inhaler 10 may be either a type in which a tube called a cannula is inserted into the nose and inhaled, or a type in which a cup or the like is applied to the vicinity of the nose and inhaled without being inserted into the nose.
When this cannula type is used, the concentration of hydrogen to be inhaled increases, so it is desirable to set the range of the air supply amount to 50 ml / min to 200 ml / min.

The bottom case 6 is formed in a cylindrical shape in which the bottom of the tank 1 is extended, and houses the battery 7, the control circuit 8, and the switch 9. The battery 7 serves as a drive source for the electrolytic unit 3 and is replaceable or rechargeable. The control circuit 8 is connected between the battery 7 and the electrolytic unit 3 and controls the drive of the electrolytic unit 3.
The switch 9 is provided so as to be exposed from the bottom case 6, and performs ON / OFF switching of the battery 7 and adjustment operation of the control circuit 8.

Next, the operation and effect of the apparatus of the present invention will be described.
As shown in FIG. 5, the cap 2, the guide cylinder 4, and the discharge pipe 5 are integrally removed from the tank 1, and the raw water W such as tap water is accommodated and used inside the tank 1. At this time, since the guide cylinder 4 is supported by the cap 2 and can be inserted and removed from the tank 1, the guide cylinder 4 does not get in the way when injecting raw water into the tank 1, which is convenient. It is good.

To use this mobile phone, the cap 2, the guide cylinder 4, and the discharge pipe 5 are integrally attached to the tank 1 in which the raw water W is housed, and the switch 9 is turned on as it is without having to search for a power source. That is, it can be carried and used in a place where there is no power supply.

When the switch 9 is turned on, the entire electrolytic unit 3 is immersed in the raw water W, and the electrode plate 33 on the window hole 312 side of the casing 31 is used as the negative electrode and the electrode 34 on the reaction chamber 311 side is used as the positive electrode. It will be. As a result, the raw water W is electrolyzed to generate hydrogen ions and electrons in the positive electrode plate 34 inside the reaction chamber 311 of the casing 31, pass through the polymer film 32, and are exposed to the window hole 312 of the casing 31. Hydrogen gas is generated at the negative electrode plate 33. Since this hydrogen forms fine bubbles H, it is efficiently dissolved in the raw water W, and electrolyzed water composed of hydrogen water is generated inside the tank 1. When the raw water W is electrolyzed, ozone is also generated on the positive electrode plate 34. However, ozone is retained inside the reaction chamber 311 of the casing 31 without passing through the polymer membrane 32, and is discharged from the communication hole 314 of the casing 31 when the retention pressure inside the reaction chamber 311 of the casing 31 increases. .. The discharged ozone becomes large bubbles and is not easily dissolved in the raw water W.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, by integrally removing the cap 2, the guide cylinder 4, and the discharge pipe 5 from the tank 1, the hydrogen water generated inside the tank 1 can be drunk. At this time, since the guide cylinder 4 is supported by the cap 2 and can be inserted and removed from the tank 1, the guide cylinder 4 does not get in the way when drinking hydrogen water inside the tank 1, which is convenient. It is good.

Hydrogen bubbles H that have not been dissolved in the raw water W rise in the raw water W inside the tank 1, but are smoothly guided and collected toward the upper discharge pipe 5 by the funnel-shaped guide cylinder 4.

Next, the operations of the air pump 11 and the air supply tube 12 will be described, but before that, the problems of the conventional device will be summarized.
In the conventional generation of hydrogen water, there is a hydrogen generation part with a polymer film below, and a guide tube is arranged on it to store a certain amount of collected hydrogen gas from the discharge pipe. A device that sucks hydrogen and takes it into the body has been used.
However, in this device, when sucking hydrogen, a kind of trick is required to suck hydrogen bubbles successfully.
That is, as shown in FIG. 6, first, when hydrogen is sucked from the space where hydrogen is stored from the normal state (see FIG. 6 (a)), the water level in the guide cylinder rises by that amount to compensate for it. In addition, a phenomenon occurs in which the water level outside the guide cylinder drops (see Fig. 6 (a)). Then, the force to recover the deducted amount works, and in order to continue sucking hydrogen, it must be attracted with a force exceeding it. In order to handle this successfully, it is necessary to maintain a balance between the returned force and the force to be sucked, and to suck the force with a strength slightly higher than the returned force (see FIG. 6 (c)). However, once the equilibrium point is lost and strong suction is performed, water is sucked in at once, and the vigorous water reaches the bronchi through the throat and coughs up (Fig.). 6 (d)).
The method of suction that does not lose this equilibrium point was expressed as a knack, but for the elderly and people with weak suction power, it was difficult to swallow this knack, and it was often difficult.

In response to such a problem, in the electrolyzer of the present invention, an air pump 11 for supplying a certain amount of air is provided in the lower part of the electrolysis unit 3, and the air pump 11 faces the lower part of the guide tube 4 to send the air. The air tube 12 is communicated with the gas tube 12, and a mixed gas of hydrogen gas stored in the upper part of the guide cylinder 4 and air sent from the air pump is sent out from the discharge pipe 5.
Therefore, when inhaling hydrogen, it is not necessary to perform this delicate suction operation by one's own power, and a mixed gas of hydrogen and air is automatically sent from the air pump 11, so that it is passed through the nose or the like. It suffices to inhale from the inhaler 10.
Therefore, it does not cause aspiration or coughing due to a delicate suction operation, which is desirable for elderly people and people with weak suction power, and is also convenient for ordinary people.

At that time, if the amount of air supplied from the air pump 11 is set to 50 ml / min to 240 ml / min, the minimum amount of 50 ml / min can be secured and the maximum amount can be suppressed to 240 ml / min or less, which is good for the health of the body. The most desirable inhalation amount can be maintained.
That is, the minimum amount of hydrogen to be inhaled is 50 ml / min, which ensures a contribution to health. On the other hand, the upper limit does not mean that the amount of hydrogen inhaled is large, and it is necessary to keep it below a certain value according to the difference in the person's health condition, resting time, exercise, etc. If this upper limit is set to 240 ml / min, it can be made appropriate. However, when the inhaler is a cannula type, the hydrogen concentration increases, so it is desirable to set the upper limit to 200 ml / min.

By adding a feed rate adjusting means to this air feed rate, it can be adjusted in the range of 50 ml / min to 240 ml / min according to the age difference between young people and the elderly, or the suction power of the person. Become.
Of course, it is possible to deal with not only age difference and suction power but also physical condition and amount of exercise.
Moreover, since the respiratory volume of a general person, for example, an adult male, is about 7500 ml / min, the amount of air supplied in this range is 5% or less when compared with this, and has almost no effect on the normal breathing of the general public. It will not be given.

In this air supply amount adjusting means, if the means is used as a voltage conversion means, it is possible to adjust to a mechanically simple and accurate value, and for example, a variable DC-DC converter can be used. ..

The sent mixed gas of hydrogen and air is inhaled by attaching the inhaler 10 to the outer end of the tank of the discharge pipe 5 near the nose, but the type that inhales by inserting a tube called a cannula into the nose. , Can surely lead to the inside of the nose. Further, even in the type in which a cup or the like is placed near the nose and inhaled without being inserted into the nose, natural inhalation is promoted with breathing.

1 Tank 2 Cap 3 Electrolysis unit 4 Guide tube 5 Discharge pipe 7 Battery 10 Inhaler 11 Air pump 12 Air supply tube

Claims (3)

A tank with a cap that houses raw water, and a negative electrode electrolytic plate and polymer film that are provided at the bottom of the tank and have a window hole with a top that electrolyzes raw water to generate hydrogen. It is provided with an electrolytic unit having a casing made of a positive electrode electrolytic plate facing each other and a battery provided outside the tank and connected to the electrolytic unit to drive the electrolytic unit, and faces the window hole inside the tank. In an electrolyzer in which a guide cylinder is provided at the upper part of the tank to guide and collect hydrogen bubbles generated in an electrolytic unit having an expanded end port, and a discharge pipe is provided between the upper part of the guide cylinder and the outside of the tank.
An air pump that supplies a certain amount of air is arranged in the lower part of the electrolytic unit, and the air pump is directed to the lower part of the guide cylinder to communicate with the air supply tube, and the hydrogen gas stored in the upper part of the guide cylinder is connected. A portable type characterized in that a discharge pipe for delivering a mixed gas with air sent from an air pump and an inhaler are arranged at the tip thereof, and the air supply amount of the air pump is 50 to 240 ml / min. Electrolyzer. The portable electrolyzer according to claim 1, wherein a feed amount adjusting means for adjusting the air supply amount from the pump is attached to the electrolyzer. The portable electrolyzer according to claim 2, wherein the feed amount adjusting means is used as a voltage conversion means.

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