JPH0576457A - Washstand having water-making apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To contrive to improve the convenience for use of a wash stand by arranging a water-making apparatus, which can generate alkaline water and acid water by electrolysis, in a water-supply channel to a discharge fitting and shower head. CONSTITUTION:When weak alkaline water is discharged from a discharge fitting 19, alkaline water and acid water are respectively generated in alkaline water- and acid water-generating chambers 32 and 33 by the electrolysis of service water flowing into a water-making apparatus C through a service-water supply line 41. Alkaline water flows into the mixing chamber of a hot and cold water-mixing tap 17 through an alkaline water-conducting tube 44, three-way switching valve 46 and generated water supply pipe 28. Hot water flows into the mixing chamber of the hot and cold water-mixing tap 17 through a hot-water supply line 26 so that alkaline water and hot water are mixed and discharged from the discharge fitting 19 through a mixed hot and cold water supply line 22, three-way switching valve 18 and water discharge hose 23. Also, acid water generated in the acid water-generating chamber 33 flows into the mixing chamber of the hot and cold water-mixing tap 17 through an acid water-conducting tube 45, three-way switching valve 47 and generated water supply pipe 28 and thereafter is mixed with hot water and jetted outward.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vanity capable of discharging tap water having a desired pH value.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in order to enable simple hair washing, a vanity having a shower head in addition to a spout fitting has been developed and used. Since it is not necessary to take a bath or shower in the bathroom when washing hair, it is possible to effectively use the living time.

[0003]

By the way, in the above vanity, tap water itself is used as the water discharged from the outlet fitting and the shower head, but the pH value of tap water varies considerably depending on the region. ing.

[0004] However, conventionally, the tap water is used without considering the quality of the tap water.
There were the following inconveniences. That is, when the tap water was acidic, it could not be used as a delicious drinking water, while when the tap water was alkaline, it was not possible to sufficiently enhance the body washing effect.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, in a vanity having at least a spout metal fitting and a shower head mounted in a deep portion of a wash bowl, an electric outlet is provided in a water supply passage to the discharge metal fitting and the shower head. The present invention relates to a bathroom vanity provided with a water creating device, which is provided with a water creating device capable of generating alkaline water and acidic water by decomposition.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be specifically described below based on the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the overall structure of a vanity A according to the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the cabinet 10 placed on the floor can be used as a storage by providing a door 11 on the front surface.

At the top of the cabinet 10 is a washbasin 12
Place the wash bowl 12 inside the cabinet 10.
The main drain pipe 13 provided at the bottom of the is housed.

The back wall of the washbasin 12 extends upward to form a rising wall 14, and a shelf mounting surface 15 is formed on the upper surface of the rising wall 14.

A shelf 16 having an open front is placed on the shelf mounting surface 15 of the mixed wash bowl 12.

In the space behind the rising wall 14 of the washbasin 12, there are provided a hot and cold water mixing tap 17 and a switching tap 18 as washbasin operating fittings. These hot and cold water mixing tap 17 and the switching tap are provided.
The 18 operation handles 17a, 18a are arranged in the shelf 16.

A discharge port fitting 19 is installed on the front overhanging portion 16a of the washbasin 12, while a showerhead 21 is detachably attached to the front of the central portion of the shelf 16 via a showerhead hanger 20. Installed on.

Further, in the cabinet 10, a water creating unit U containing a water creating device C, which will be described later, is arranged at a position below the hot and cold water mixing valve 17 and the switching valve 18 described above.

Next, the pipe passage in the vanity A having the above structure will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the hot and cold water mixing tap 17 and the switching tap 18 are mixed hot and cold water supply piping.
22 and the two outlets of the switching plug 18 are respectively connected to a spout hose 23 and a shower hose.
The discharge port fitting 19 and the shower head 21 are connected to each other via 24.

On the other hand, a hot water supply pipe 26 is connected to the hot water inlet 25 of the hot and cold water mixing tap 17, and the water inlet 27 has an upper end of a generated water supply pipe 28 derived from a water creating device C described later. It is connected.

Next, the internal structure of the water creating device C will be described. The casing 30 forming the outer shell of the water creating device C has an inner wall formed by a diaphragm 31 and an alkaline water producing chamber 32 and an acidic water producing chamber 33.
Each of the generation chambers 32 and 33 is provided with an electrode (cathode) 34 made of stainless steel, carbon, etc. and an electrode (anode) 35 made of platinum made of stainless steel, platinum, titanium oxide, etc., respectively. It is set up. Also, both electrodes 34,3
The derivation ends of the electric wires 36 and 37 derived from 5 are connected to a power source 38, and a voltage is applied between the electrodes 34 and 35 from the power source 38 based on a drive signal from the control device Q. Become.

By the application of this voltage, tap water is electrolyzed and the pH value of the alkaline water producing chamber 32 becomes high,
Alkaline water is generated in the same room 32. On the other hand, the pH value in the acidic water producing chamber 33 becomes low, and acidic water is produced in the acidic water producing chamber 33.

Inlet of the water creating device C having the above-mentioned structure
A tap water supply pipe 41 is connected to 40, and the upstream side of the tap water supply pipe 41 is connected to a water main not shown.

On the other hand, the alkaline water outlet pipe 44 and the acidic water outlet pipe 45 connected to the outlets 42, 43 of the alkaline water producing chamber 32 and the acidic water producing chamber 33 of the water creating device C are provided with a three-way switching valve 46 in the middle thereof. ,Four
7 is installed. The one side outlet of each of the three-way switching valves 46, 47 is connected to the waste water pipe 50 via the branch waste water pipes 48, 49.

Further, the alkaline water outlet pipe 44 and the acidic water outlet pipe
The downstream ends of 45 merge and are connected to the produced water supply pipe 28.

Further, in this embodiment, tap water supply pipe 41
An on-off valve 51 is attached in the middle of the valve, and a bypass pipe 52 connects the upstream side of the on-off valve 51 and the middle of the generated water supply pipe 28.

If necessary, the acidic water outlet pipe 45 may be connected via a three-way switching valve 53 to a dedicated pipe 54 used only for cleaning the inner surface of the wash bowl 12.

Method of Using Vanity A The method of using vanity A according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

First, the case where weak alkaline water is discharged from the discharge port fitting 19 will be described.

The tap water that has flowed into the water creating device C through the tap water supply pipe 41 is electrolyzed to generate alkaline water and acidic water in the alkaline water generating chamber 32 and the acidic water generating chamber 33, respectively.

The alkaline water produced in the alkaline water producing chamber 32 is supplied to the alkaline water outlet pipe 44, the three-way switching valve 46,
It flows into the mixing chamber of the hot and cold water mixing valve 17 through the generated water supply pipe 28.

In the water creating device C, the acidic water produced at the same time as the alkaline water is the acidic water outlet pipe 45, the three-way switching valve 4
7, It will be drained outside the vanity A through the drainage pipe 50.

On the other hand, the hot water is passed through the hot water supply pipe 26 to mix the hot water with the hot water.
It flows into 17 mixing chambers.

In this way, the alkaline water and the hot water that have flowed into the hot and cold water mixing tap 17 are mixed to form a mixed hot water having an appropriate temperature, and the mixed hot and cold water supply pipe 22, the three-way switching valve 18, and the spout hose 23 are used to discharge the metal fitting 19 Will be discharged into the wash bowl 12 from.

Since the mixed hot and cold water is a weak alkali, it can be drunk as delicious drinking water.

Next, a case where weakly acidic water is discharged from the shower head 21 will be described.

The tap water that has flowed into the water creating device C through the tap water supply pipe 41 is electrolyzed to generate alkaline water and acidic water in the alkaline water generating chamber 32 and the acidic water generating chamber 33, respectively.

The acidic water produced in the acidic water producing chamber 33 is supplied to the acidic water outlet pipe 45, the three-way switching valve 47, and the produced water supply pipe.
Through 28, it flows into the mixing chamber of the hot and cold water mixing valve 17.

In the water creating device C, the alkaline water produced at the same time as the acidic water is drained to the outside of the vanity A through the alkaline water outlet pipe 44, the three-way switching valve 46, and the drain pipe 50. become.

On the other hand, the hot water is supplied through the hot water supply pipe 26 to the hot water mixing tap.
It flows into 17 mixing chambers.

In this way, the acidic water and hot water that have flowed into the hot and cold water mixing tap 17 are mixed into mixed hot and cold water of an appropriate temperature, and through the mixed hot and cold water supply pipe 22, the switching tap 18, and the shower hose 24,
It will be ejected from the shower head 21 toward the user's hair.

Since the mixed hot and cold water is weakly acidic, dirt attached to the hair can be effectively removed with low irritation.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
Since the bypass pipe 52 is provided in the water creation unit U,
When the water creating device C fails, or when a power source 38 uses a dry battery and the power supply voltage is low, tap water is mixed through the bypass flow path BP without passing through the water creating device C.
Water can be supplied to 17 mixing chambers.

Further, in the illustrated embodiment, the outlet fitting
The switching operation between the shower head 21 and the shower head 21 is performed by operating the switching handle 18 with the operation handle 18a. The three-way switching valves 46 and 47 are automatically operated via the control device Q in conjunction with this switching operation. It is also possible to switch to.

As described above, in this embodiment, the vanity A
Since the water-generating device C is integrally incorporated in the tap water, tap water having a desired pH value can be spouted or ejected from the outlet fitting or the shower head, and the convenience of the vanity A can be significantly improved. it can.

Further, since the water creating device C, the hot and cold water mixing valve 17 and the switching valve 18 are compactly housed in the cabinet 10 of the vanity A, the water creating device C and the like may be exposed to the outside. Instead, it is possible to effectively use the installation space such as a bathroom.

[0043]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the vanity, a water creating device capable of electrolyzing tap water to generate alkaline water and acidic water, and a hot and cold water mixing device are compactly stored. It is arranged.

Therefore, not only the delicious water can be discharged from the outlet metal fittings, but also tap water having a high cleaning effect can be jetted from the shower head and the like. It can be significantly improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vanity including a water creating device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual configuration explanatory diagram of the vanity table.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Vanity C Water creation unit U Water creation unit 17 Hot and cold water mixing valve 18 Switching valve 19 Discharge port fitting 21 Shower head 44 Alkaline water outlet pipe 45 Acidic water outlet pipe

Continued Front Page (72) Ken Takagi, 2-1-1 Nakajima, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture Totoki Equipment Co., Ltd. (72) Ayako Hirano 2-1-1, Nakajima, Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka No. 1 Totoki Equipment Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A vanity having at least a spout metal fitting and a shower head mounted in a deep part of a wash bowl, wherein alkaline water and acidic water are electrolyzed in a water supply passage to the discharge metal fitting and the shower head. A vanity equipped with a water creation device, which is characterized in that a water creation device capable of generating water is provided.