JPH0422879Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Purpose of the invention] (Industrial application field) The invention is a mineral water system in which raw water from a raw water supply container is passed through a superlayer and a mineral extraction layer using a pump and stored in a mineral water storage container. This invention relates to manufacturing equipment.

(Prior Art) Conventional manufacturing equipment of this type has a cartridge containing a superlayer and a mineral extraction layer.
This cartridge is removably installed so that it can be replaced periodically due to deterioration such as a decrease in the purification ability of the superlayer or a decrease in the elution of minerals from the mineral extraction layer. Further, the cartridge is provided with a water supply port and a drain port, and the water supply port and the drain port are configured so that they can be fitted and connected to fitting receiving portions on the body side through packings, respectively.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) In the above-mentioned conventional technology, the water supply port and the drain port provided on the cartridge, and the water supply side fitting receptacle and the drainage side fitting receptacle provided on the body side, are connected to each other. Since both parts are fixed, it is difficult to install the cartridge due to dimensional errors between the water inlet part and the corresponding fitting part, and the drain part and the corresponding fitting part. There was a problem that water leakage was likely to occur due to loosening or incomplete fitting connection.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a mineral water manufacturing apparatus in which a cartridge can be easily installed and water leakage can be effectively prevented.

[Structure of the invention] (Means for solving the problem) As shown in FIG.
A cartridge 5 containing an overlayer 28 and a mineral extraction layer 32, a pump 39, and a mineral water storage container 7 are disposed in the machine body 1, and the pump 39 supplies raw water 1 from the raw water supply container 6.
4 to the cartridge 5 via water pipes 42 and 44.
Water is fed into the cartridge 5 from the water inlet 27 of
2 to the drain port 3 of the cartridge 5.
1 and stored in the mineral water storage container 7 via the outlet pipe 45.
A fitting receiving portion 17 of the water supply port portion 27 and a fitting receiving portion 20 of the drain port portion 31 are provided on the pedestal 15.
, and at least one of the fitting receiving parts 17 and 20 is configured to be movable in the lateral direction.

(Function) When the cartridge 5 is mounted on the pedestal 15 of the machine body 1, the water supply port 27 and the drain port 31 of the cartridge 5 are simultaneously fitted into the fitting receiving parts 17 and 20 on the pedestal 15 side. When mating, at least one of the fitting receiving parts 20 moves in the lateral direction corresponding to the positions of the water supply port part 27 and the drain port part 31, and is surely fitted and connected.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figures 1 to 8 show a mineral water manufacturing device, in which 1 is a machine body, which consists of a base 2,
A machine frame 3 is provided from the center of the upper part of this base 2 to one side, and a machine frame 3 is provided on the upper part of this machine frame 3.
covers 4 and 4A, and a cartridge 5 located in the machine frame 3 in the center of the machine body 1.
A raw water supply container 6 is provided on one side of the machine body 1, located inside the machine frame 3, and a mineral water storage container 7 is provided on the other side of the machine body 1, located outside the machine frame 3. It is provided. Reference numeral 8 denotes a water tray provided on one side of the base 2, and a push-up rod 9 is formed upright on the water tray 8.
A float switch 10 is provided within the water tray 8. On the other hand, a cap 12 is removably screwed onto a water supply port 11 formed at the lower end of the raw water supply container 6, and a water supply valve 13 is provided on the cap 12 in correspondence with the push-up rod 9. It is being Then, when the cover 4 is opened and the raw water supply container 6 is set on the water tray 8 from the upper opening of the machine frame 3, the water supply valve 13 is pushed up by the push-up rod 9 and the water supply valve 13 is opened. Raw water 14 in the supply container 6 is supplied into the water tray 8 and maintained at a predetermined water level according to Torrichieri's principle. Further, the float switch 10 detects that the raw water 14 in the raw water supply container 6 has run out when the raw water 14 in the water tray 8 falls below a set water level, and stops the pump described later.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a pedestal for the cartridge 5, which is located at the center of the base 2 and installed in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the machine body 1. On the center side of the pedestal 15, there is a pipe for feeding the raw water 14. A fitting receiving part 17 having a connecting part 16 is provided, and on one side of the receiving stand 15, mineral water 1 extracted after passing through the cartridge 5 is provided.
Fitting receiving part 20 having 8 drainage pipe connection parts 19
A tray 22 for mineral extract liquid 21 is provided on the other side of the tray 15. Further, the receiving tray 22 is provided with a pipe connection portion 23 for sending out the mineral extract liquid 21 and a push-up rod 24, and the receiving tray 15 is provided with a detection switch 25 for the cartridge 5. On the other hand, the cartridge 5 is
It has separate chambers 26, 26A, and 26B, and the central chamber 26 has a water inlet portion 27 which is fitted and connected to the fitting receiving portion 17 and is formed protruding from the lower end thereof. An activated carbon layer 28 is disposed at the bottom, an ion exchange resin layer 29 is disposed at the center, and a ceramic layer 30 is disposed at the top. In addition, the water supply port 2
An O-ring packing 27B is provided on the outer circumferential surface of 7 via a groove 27A. Also, room 2 on one side
In the chamber 26A, a drain port part 31 that is fitted into the fitting receiving part 20 is formed protruding from the lower end part, and in the chamber 26A, a mineral-containing stone layer (for example, Maifan stone, calcite trade name) 32 is formed in the upper part. A fibrous layer (for example, Diapore®) 33 is disposed at the center and bottom, respectively, and a communication port 34 is formed at the upper end of the chambers 26 and 26A. Further, an O-ring packing 31B is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the drain port portion 31 via a groove 31A. Further, a mineral extract liquid supply container 35 is provided in the chamber 26B on the other side, and this mineral extract liquid supply container 3
A valve body 37 is provided at the extract supply port 36 at the lower end of the valve body 5 in correspondence with the push-up rod 24 . Then, when the cover 4A is opened and the cartridge 5 is set on the pedestal 15 from the top opening of the machine frame 3, the water supply port 27 is connected to the O-ring gasket 27B.
is fitted and connected to the fitting receiving part 17 in a watertight state through the
The drain port portion 31 is connected to the fitting receiving portion 20 in a watertight manner via the O-ring packing 31B, and the valve body 37 is pushed up by the push-up rod 24 to open the valve body 37 and supply mineral extract liquid. Container 35
The mineral extract liquid 21 inside is supplied into the saucer 22 and maintained at a predetermined liquid level according to Torrichieri's principle. Further, the detection switch 25 prevents the pump, which will be described later, from being driven when the cartridge 5 is not set. Furthermore, the pipe connection part 1
A cradle 15 is installed at the mounting location of the fitting holder 20 having a cradle 9.
A concave receiving portion 38 having a diameter larger than the outer diameter of the fitting receiving portion 20 is provided integrally with the fitting receiving portion 20, and an insertion hole having a diameter larger than the outer diameter of the pipe connecting portion 19 is provided at the center of the bottom of the concave receiving portion 38. 38A is formed, and the fitting receiving part 20 is fitted into the concave receiving part 38 so as to be movable laterally in the entire circumferential direction with the pipe connecting part 19 inserted into the insertion hole 38A. There is. As a result, when the cartridge 5 is set on the pedestal 15, the fitting receiving part 20 moves laterally in accordance with the arrangement dimensions of the water inlet part 27 and the drain outlet part 31, so that the water inlet part The fitting connection between 27 and the fitting receiving part 17 and the fitting connection between the drain port part 31 and the fitting receiving part 20 are performed smoothly, and watertightness is reliably maintained. Further, tapers 17A and 20A for guiding the fitting are provided at the upper end periphery of the fitting receiving portions 17 and 20, respectively. Further, the pipe connecting portion 19 is provided with a retaining projection 19A.

39 is a pump for feeding the raw water 14 located inside the machine frame 3 and provided on the base 2; a suction port 40 of this pump 39 and a pipe connection provided at the bottom of the water tray 8; The part 41 is the water supply pipe 42 for water absorption.
The discharge port 43 of the pump 39 and the pipe connection part 16 of the pedestal 15 are connected to the water supply pipe 4 for discharging water.
Connected by 4. On the other hand, a drain pipe 45 is provided in the drainage pipe connection part 19 provided on the pedestal 15.
One end of the outlet pipe 45 is connected, and an outlet port 46 at the other end of the outlet pipe 45 is located above the mineral water storage container 7 and faces a protrusion 47 formed to protrude from the other side of the upper part of the machine frame 3. .

Reference numeral 48 denotes a pump for feeding the mineral extract liquid 21 located inside the machine frame 3 and provided on the pedestal 15, and a suction port 49 of this pump 48 and a pipe connection portion provided on the pedestal 22 are connected. 23 and liquid suction pipe 5
0, and the discharge port 51 of the pump 48
An outlet port 53 of a mineral extract liquid outlet pipe 52 connected to the mineral extract liquid outlet pipe 52 faces into the raw water 14 supplied into the water tray 8. The pump 48 is the tenth pump.
As shown in the figure, every time the pump 39 for the raw water 14 is driven for a predetermined period of time, it is continuously driven for a very short time.
I try to add about 1.5cc of 1. and,
By passing the raw water 14 to which the mineral extract liquid 21 has been added into the cartridge 5, the raw water 1
Highly pure mineral water 18 can be obtained even if the water quality of 4 is different.

Furthermore, the amount of mineral extract liquid 21 added is extremely small, ranging from 1/100th to 1/1000th of the amount of raw water 14, and in order to maintain the purity of mineral extract liquid 21, contact with air is minimized. Therefore, it is necessary to keep the amount of residual liquid in the piping route to a minimum. For this reason, the receiving tray 24 is formed to have a slightly larger diameter than the outer diameter of the extract supply port 36, as shown in FIG. In this case, the upper end opening 23A of the pipe connection part 23 connected to the liquid suction pipe 50 is connected to the saucer 24.
However, in this embodiment, the upper end opening 23A of the pipe connection part 23 is made to protrude into the saucer 24 to open the extract supply port. 36, the pump 48 directly sucks and sends out the mill extract liquid 21 in the mineral extract supply container 35 from the upper end opening 23A, and the amount of the mineral extract liquid 21 sucked out of the extract supply port 36 is Since air is drawn in from the outer circumferential air layer and is forcibly replaced, a very small amount of mineral extract liquid 21 can be added satisfactorily with little exposure to air.

Reference numeral 54 denotes a curved protrusion formed in a curved manner over the entire longitudinal width of the spout side edge of the mineral water storage container 7;
A curved recess 55 corresponding to 4 is formed over the entire vertical width of the center portion of the other side of the machine frame 3, and when the mineral water storage container 7 is set on the other side of the upper part of the base 2, the mineral water storage container 7
A curved protrusion 54 is fitted into a curved recess 55 of the machine frame 3. Further, within the curved protrusion 54, a partition wall 57 having a water passage hole 56 is horizontally located at a storage height corresponding to half the extraction amount of the minimum extraction amount specified by an extraction amount designation button to be described later. The curved protrusion 5
Partition walls 59 having vertical water passage holes 58 from the lower end to the height of the partition wall 57 are provided on both sides of the interior of the partition wall 54, and a light-transmissive float chamber 60 is formed at the bottom of the curved protrusion 54. ing. Also, the float chamber 6
A support rod 61 is formed upright at the bottom of the 0, and a float 62 made of a light-shielding material is provided on the support rod 61 so as to be movable up and down to a height at which it is secured to the partition wall 57. On the other hand, a float 62 placed on the support rod 61 is placed in the curved recess 55 of the machine frame 3.
A pair of left and right window holes 63 and 64 are formed facing each other in correspondence with the positions of , a light emitting element 65 is provided on the inner surface of one of the window holes 63, and a light receiving element 65A is provided on the inner surface of the other window hole 64. The light emitting element 65 and the light receiving element 65A constitute a sensor 66. 67 is a light emitting element 65 and a light receiving element 65A
is a printed circuit board that is electrically connected directly.

When the float 62 is placed on the support rod 61 in the extraction state after the mineral water storage container 7 is set, the light from the light emitting element 65 is blocked by the float 62, and the mineral water storage container 7 When the float 62 floats due to the mineral water 18 stored inside, the light from the light emitting element 65 is received by the light receiving element 65A, and a preset amount of mineral water 18 is
A signal is output to detect that the image has been extracted. On the other hand, in the state before extraction, if the mineral water storage container 7 is not set, the light from the light emitting element 65 or disturbance light is not blocked by the float 62 and is received by the light receiving element 65A, so that the mineral water storage container 7 A signal is output to detect an unset state, and an alarm lamp 68 is lit to notify that preparation is not completed. Also mineral water storage container 7
is provided with a lid body 69, and this lid body 69 has an extraction hole 69A corresponding to the outlet port 46 of the outlet pipe 45.
is provided.

70 is an operation panel provided on the machine frame 3, and this operation panel 70 is provided with a start button 71 and one designated operation button 72. The operation panel 70 also has five display lamps 73, 73A, 73B, 73 that display the specified extraction amount in stages depending on the number of times the specified operation button 72 is pressed.
C, 73D is provided, and by pressing the button once, the minimum extraction amount, that is, the set extraction amount, e.g.
1, which is twice 0.5, is specified and the display lamp 73 lights up, and by pressing the button twice, an extraction amount of 1.5 is specified and the display lamp 73A lights up, and 3
By pressing the button once, the extraction amount of 2 is specified and the display lamp 73B lights up.In this way, by pressing the button 5 times, the extraction amount of 3 is specified and the display lamp 73B is lit.
D lights up, and when the button is pressed six times, the extraction amount of 1 is specified and the display lamp 73 lights up, so that the display is displayed cyclically. In addition, these display lamps 73, 73A, 73B, 73C, 73
The display lamp corresponding to the specified extraction amount of D is configured to be lit continuously at the specified time, blink during extraction, and continuously lit after extraction. Further, the operation panel 70 is provided with an alarm lamp 74 which displays an alarm when the float switch 10 detects that the raw water 14 in the raw water supply container 6 has run out, and an indicator lamp 75 which informs the user that it is time to replace the cartridge 5. ing. In this case, the pumps 39 and 48 are configured to be stopped when the float switch 10 detects that the raw water 14 has run out.

Then, as shown in FIG. 9, when a desired extraction amount, for example 3, is specified by pushing the designation operation button 72, the control section 76 consisting of a microcomputer turns on the display lamp 73D corresponding to the specified extraction amount. Next, when the start button 71 is turned on, the control section 76 drives the pump 39 and starts the time measurement operation by the time measurement means. By driving this pump, the raw water 14 in the raw water supply container 6 is transferred to the water suction pipe 4.
2 and the activated carbon layer 28 in the chambers 26, 26A of the cartridge 5, which are fed under pressure through the water supply pipe 44,
After passing through the ion exchange resin layer 29, the ceramic layer 30, the mineral-containing stone layer 32, and the fiber layer 33, the activated carbon layer 28, the fiber layer 33, etc. remove dirt and gases such as chlorine, methane, and captan contained in the raw water 14. Lime, iron, manganese, etc. are removed and purified, and minerals contained in the ion exchange resin layer 29, ceramic layer 30, mineral-containing stone layer 32, etc. are dissolved and extracted as mineral water 18. The mineral water is stored in the mineral water storage container 7 via the outlet pipe 45. When 0.5 of the set amount of mineral water 18 is stored in the mineral water storage container 7 in this way, the float 62 floats and the sensor 66 outputs a detection signal to the control section 76, which extracts the set amount. Measured time until
Store T ₀ in memory. Further, the control unit 76 drives the pump 48 for a preset time T ₂ to add the mineral extract liquid 21 in the mineral extract liquid supply container 35 to the raw water 14 via the mineral extract liquid outlet pipe 52. In addition, the control unit 76 uses the arithmetic processing means to determine the specified extraction amount 3 based on the extraction speed obtained from the set amount 0.5 and the clocked time _T0 .
The extraction time T required to extract is T=3/
Calculate with 0.5×T ₀ . Then, during the extraction time T obtained by the calculation, the addition of the mineral extract liquid 21 at time T ₂ to the raw water 14 at time T ₀ is repeated, and then the pump 39 is stopped to complete the extraction.

In this manner, in the above embodiment, the fitting receiving part 20 provided on the pedestal 15 corresponding to the drain port 31 of the cartridge 5 is moved in the lateral direction via the concave receiving part 38 formed on the pedestal 15. Therefore, when the cartridge 5 is set on the pedestal 15, the fitting receiving part 20 moves laterally in accordance with the arrangement dimensions of the water supply port part 27 and the drain port part 31, and the water supply is The fitting connection between the water port portion 27 and the fitting receiving portion 17 and the fitting connection between the drain port portion 31 and the fitting receiving portion 20 are performed smoothly, and the O-ring packings 27B, 3
Watertightness is ensured through 1B.

Moreover, the saucer 2 of the upper end opening 23A of the pipe connection part 23 provided in the saucer 22 of the mineral extract liquid 21
4 and facing the extract supply port 36, the mineral extract liquid 21 in the mineral extract supply container 35 is directly sucked and delivered by the pump 48 from the upper end opening 23A, and the mineral extract The extract supply port 3 is opened for the amount of liquid 21 sucked.
It becomes possible to draw in air from the air layer around the outer periphery of the container 6 and forcibly replace it, so that a very small amount of the mineral extract liquid 21 can be added satisfactorily.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention. For example, although the case where the fitting receiving part corresponding to the water outlet part is made horizontally movable is shown, it is also possible to make the fitting receiving part corresponding to the water supply port part horizontally movable, and the point is that at least one fitting part The receiving portion may be made laterally movable. Furthermore, although a type in which a mineral extract liquid is added is shown, it is also applicable to a type in which a mineral extract liquid is not added. Further, although the mineral extract supply container is built into the cartridge, the mineral extract supply container may be provided outside the cartridge. The operation of the control section is merely an example, and the present invention is applicable to various types of devices that extract mineral water by passing raw water into a cartridge using a pump.

[Effects of the invention] The present invention has at least one of the fitting receiving part on the water supply port side and the fitting receiving part on the drain port side provided on the pedestal of the cartridge so as to be movable in the lateral direction. To provide a mineral water manufacturing device that is easy to install and can effectively prevent water leakage.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 10 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the device, and FIG.
The figure is an overall perspective view, Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view, Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view showing the cartridge section, Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view of the main parts, and Figure 6 is a sectional view showing the mineral extract supply container section. , FIG. 7 is a transverse plan view showing the sensor section, FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof, and FIG. 9 is a schematic explanatory diagram.
FIG. 10 is a time chart. 5... Cartridge, 6... Raw water supply container, 7
... Mineral water storage container, 14 ... Raw water, 15 ... cradle, 17 ... Fitting receiver, 18 ...
Mineral water, 20... Fitting receiving part, 27...
...Water inlet section, 28...Activated carbon layer (superlayer), 31
... Drain port, 32 ... Mineral-containing stone layer (mineral extraction layer), 39 ... Pump, 42, 44 ...
Water pipe.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A raw water supply container, a cartridge containing an overlayer and a mineral extraction layer, a pump, and a mineral water storage container are installed in the aircraft, and the pump supplies raw water from the raw water supply container to the cartridge through a water pipe. In an apparatus for producing mineral water, the water is fed into a cartridge from a water supply port, passes through the overlayer and the mineral extraction layer, is drained from a drain port of the cartridge, and is stored in the mineral water storage container via a lead-out pipe. , the body is provided with a cradle for the cartridge, the cradle is provided with a fitting receiving part for the water supply port and a fitting receiving part for the drain port, and at least one of the fitting receiving parts is moved laterally. A mineral water manufacturing device characterized by making it possible to produce mineral water.