JPH07290049A - Water purifier to be connected directly to faucet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To supply purified water at an angle for the user to use easily by fixing an L-shaped water discharge pipe to the outlet of purified water at a favorable angle and fastening the discharge pipe to the purifier main body with a fixing ring. CONSTITUTION:When the water purifier is assembled, a water purifying cartridge 6 is fixed to the main body 5a of a water purifier main body 5, and then a cartridge case 5b is engaged with the main body 5a and fixed. An O ring is then set in the groove of an L-shaped water discharge pipe 1 of resin, etc., having circumferential groove and protrusion at one end, and the discharge pipe 1 is inserted until the protrusion is abutted on a purified water outlet 4. The discharge angle of the pipe is adjusted according to the purpose to use, a fixing ring 3 is mounted on the discharge end of the pipe 1 and screw-joined to a purified water outlet 4 with the protrusion in between and fastened to fix the pipe 1. Subsequently, a faucet is connected to the main body 5 through a faucet fixing part 9 into which the city water faucet is inserted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a faucet direct connection type water purifier which is attached to a faucet for tap water to filter the tap water.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, environmental pollution of water resources has attracted attention, and drinking water is no exception to pollution, and water purifiers for purifying tap water have been widely used. These mainly remove adsorbents such as activated carbon to remove odors of water, musty odors, trihalomethanes, etc., and remove bacteria, turbidity components, etc. by a porous hollow fiber membrane.

The form of these water purifiers can be divided into a stationary type, a faucet direct connection type, an undersink type and the like. Among them, the water purifier itself is compact and at the same time the main body is attached to the faucet so that the faucet does not take up space Direct water purifiers are gaining popularity.

[0004]

In the conventional home-use faucet direct connection type water purifier, since the water purification outlet is arranged in advance downward with respect to the direction of the raw water, the direction of the purified water discharge should be changed. I can't. However, if the user of the water purifier wants to use the purified water discharged from the water purifier for eye washing, gargle, etc., once the purified water is discharged downward, it is necessary to store the purified water in a bowl or a cup before using it. , Inconvenient.

In such a case, if the purified water is discharged in a direction directly above the faucet direction, the usability is greatly improved. Further, in the case of receiving purified water in a cup, if the purified water is spouted obliquely in the front lower direction rather than downward, it becomes easier to receive the water and the usability is greatly improved.

In view of the above inconvenience, it is an object of the present invention to allow a user to freely change the direction of spouting purified water in a faucet direct connection type water purifier according to the purpose of use.

[0007]

In the water purifier of the faucet direct connection type of the present invention, a water purification cartridge having an adsorbent layer and / or a filtration material layer for purifying water is disposed inside, and a water purifying direction with respect to the incoming direction of raw water is provided. Water purifier main body for outputting purified water from a purified water outlet that is disposed so as to project vertically, and an L-shaped water discharge pipe that is rotatably inserted into the purified water outlet and that has a circumferential projection on its outer peripheral portion. , A fixing ring fitted to the purified water outlet to fix the L-shaped water discharge pipe to the purified water outlet.

As described above, the water purifier body used in the present invention contains activated carbon, which removes odors of musty, mold and the like, an adsorbent layer such as an ion exchange resin and / or turbidity components, bacteria, etc. A water purification cartridge having a filter agent layer such as a porous hollow fiber membrane to be removed is arranged.

The water purifier main body is provided with a water purification outlet projecting from the water purifier main body in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the incoming raw water, and the outer periphery of the water purification outlet has a screw structure so that it can be fitted with a fixing ring. Have

The L-shaped water discharge pipe used in the present invention is an L for finally discharging purified water from the water purifier body to the outside.
It is a V-shaped hollow tube. The L-shaped water discharge pipe has a circumferential projection on its outer circumference. The outer diameter of this protrusion is designed to be larger than the inner diameter of the water purification outlet in the main body of the water purifier. The mold discharge pipe is never inserted into the clean water outlet beyond a certain length.

Preferably, a circumferential groove portion is provided at one end of the L-shaped water discharge pipe in the same direction as the protrusion, and a sealing material such as an O-ring is attached to the water purifier body. When inserted into the purified water outlet, the L-shaped water discharge pipe and the purified water outlet can be inserted in close contact with each other, and water leakage or the like can be prevented. As the material of the L-shaped water discharge pipe, resin, metal or the like can be used.

The fixing ring used in the present invention is
It is a cylindrical fixture having a bottom part, which has a hole that can penetrate an L-shaped water discharge pipe in the center part of the bottom part, and has a water purification outlet of the water purifier body in the inner peripheral part of the cylinder part. Matable,
It has a screw structure.

After inserting the L-shaped water discharge pipe into the purified water outlet and setting the angle in the desired water discharge direction, the L-shaped water discharge pipe is inserted into the hole of the fixing ring and the projection of the L-shaped water discharge pipe is sandwiched. By fitting with the clean water outlet with, the water discharge direction of the L-shaped water discharge pipe can be fixed. Resin, metal or the like can be used as the material of the fixing ring.

[0014]

In the water purifier of the faucet direct connection type according to the present invention, the L-shaped water discharge pipe is fixed by inserting the L-shaped water discharge pipe into the water purification outlet and setting the angle at a desired angle, and then fitting the fixing ring. ,
The user can discharge the purified water in the direction that is convenient for him / her.

[0015]

EXAMPLES Hereinafter, the faucet direct connection type water purifier of the present invention will be specifically described by way of examples. [Embodiment 1] FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of the faucet direct connection type water purifier of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the faucet direct connection type water purifier in the first embodiment.

The water purifier body 5 comprises a body portion 5a, a water purification cartridge 6 and a cartridge case 5b. Body part 5
a has a raw water inlet 9a at the top, and the faucet fixing part 9
Thus, the water purifier body 5 can be fixed to the faucet.

The main body portion 5a has a water flow switching lever 8b for selecting the type of water flow as raw water straight flow, raw water shower flow, or purified water. By rotating the water flow switching lever 8b, the water flow switching mechanism 8a rotates, and when the raw water straight flow is selected, the raw water is fed to the raw water straight outlet 7a, and in the case of the raw water shower flow, the raw water is fed to the raw water shower outlet 7b. In the case of, raw water is sent to the water purification cartridge 6. The structures of the water flow switching lever 8b and the water flow switching mechanism 8a are not particularly limited, and those having a conventional structure can be used.

The water purification cartridge 6 has therein an adsorbent layer 6b made of activated carbon and a filter material layer 6a made of a hollow fiber membrane.
Since it has, it can be inserted into the main body 5a. The cartridge case 5b is a cylindrical case having a bottom portion for fixing and protecting the water purification cartridge 6 to the main body portion 5a, and has a screw structure that can be fitted to the main body portion 5a on the outer peripheral portion of the opening portion, and is attached and detached. It can be attached to the main body 5a as possible. The cartridge case 5b has, at its bottom, a purified water outlet 4 that protrudes outward and sends purified water to the L-shaped water discharge pipe 1, and the purified water outlet 4 can be fitted to the fixing ring 3 at the outer peripheral portion. Has a simple screw structure.

The L-shaped water discharge pipe 1 has a circumferential projection on its outer periphery and a circumferential groove at one end in the same direction, and the groove has a seal such as an O-ring. The material 2 can be attached. The fixing ring 3 is a cylindrical fixing tool having a bottom, and the L-shaped water discharge pipe 1 is provided at the center of the bottom.
While having a hole that can penetrate through, the inner peripheral portion of the cylindrical portion has a screw structure that can be fitted with the purified water outlet 4 of the purifier body 5.

Assembly of the water purifier according to the present invention will be described. After the water purification cartridge 6 is attached to the main body 5a, the cartridge case 5b is fixed by fitting the cartridge case 5b into the main body 5a. After attaching an O-ring to the groove portion of the resin-made L-shaped water discharge pipe 1 having a circumferential groove portion and a protrusion portion at one end, the L-shaped water discharge pipe 1 is attached to the purified water outlet 4 and the protrusion portion is the purified water outlet 4 Insert until it hits.

After adjusting the water discharge angle of the L-shaped water discharge pipe 1 to a desired angle according to the purpose of use, the water discharge end 1a of the L-shaped water discharge pipe 1 is passed through the hole of the fixing ring 3 to form the L-shaped water discharge pipe. By fitting the fixing ring 3 into the purified water outlet 4 with the protruding portion sandwiched therebetween, the water discharge direction of the L-shaped water discharge pipe 1 can be fixed. Then, the faucet fixing part 9 fixes the water purifier body 5 and the faucet.

When it is desired to change the spouting direction of purified water, the fixing ring 3 is loosened to rotate the L-shaped spouting pipe 1, the spouting direction is changed, and then the fixing ring 3 is tightened again to change the spouting direction. be able to. Further, in order to clean the L-shaped water discharge pipe 1 and the like, the L-shaped water discharge pipe 1 is connected to the water purifier body 5
When removing from, the fixing ring 3 is removed, and then the L-shaped water discharge pipe is pulled out from the purified water outlet 4.

Next, the flow of water will be described. Raw water is introduced into the water purifier body 5 from the faucet through the raw water inlet 9a and is sent to the water flow switching mechanism 8a. At this time, by switching the water flow switching lever 8b, it is possible to switch between raw water straight flow, raw water shower flow, and purified water. If the water flow switching lever 8b is a raw water straight flow,
The raw water is discharged from the raw water straight outlet 7a, and when the water flow switching lever 8b is set to the raw water shower flow, the raw water is discharged like a shower from the plural raw water shower outlets 7b.

FIG. 2 shows the flow of water when purified water is selected by the water flow switching lever 8b. When purified water is selected by the water flow switching lever 8b, the raw water is the water flow switching mechanism 8
Water is sent to the water purification cartridge 6 by a. The water purification cartridge 6 removes the odors of musty and mold from the raw water by the adsorbent layer 6b, and then the filter material layer hollow fiber membrane 6a.
As a result, bacteria, turbidity components, etc. are removed.

The purified water that has passed through the purified water cartridge 6 is sent to the L-shaped water discharge pipe 1 from a purified water outlet 4 which is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the water inlet direction, and is fixed at a desired angle in advance.
Water is discharged from the water discharge end 1a of the character-shaped water discharge pipe.

[0026]

In the water purifier of the faucet direct connection type of the present invention, an L-shaped water discharge pipe is attached to the water purification outlet, and after setting a desired water discharge angle, the L-shaped water discharge pipe is fixed to the water purifier body by a fixing ring. Therefore, the user can spout the purified water at an angle that suits his or her convenience. Further, by loosening the fixing ring and changing the angle of the L-shaped water discharge pipe and then tightening the fixing ring again, the water discharge angle of the purified water can be freely changed. Therefore, it is possible to significantly expand the usage of purified water and provide an excellent faucet direct connection type water purifier that can lead a rich water life.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of a water purifier of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the water purifier of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 L-shaped water discharge pipe 1a Water discharge end 2 Sealing material 3 Fixing ring 4 Water purification outlet 5 Water purifier main body 5a Main body 5b Cartridge case 6 Water purification cartridge 6a Filter material layer 6b Adsorbent layer 7a Raw water straight outlet 7b Raw water shower outlet 8a Water flow switching Mechanism part 8b Water flow switching lever 9 Faucet fixing part 9a Raw water inlet 10 Faucet

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An adsorbent layer for purifying water inside and / or
Or, a water purification cartridge having a filter material layer is provided,
A water purifier body that discharges purified water from a purified water outlet that is arranged so as to project in a direction perpendicular to the incoming direction of raw water, is rotatably inserted into the purified water outlet, and has a circumferential projection on its outer peripheral portion. L-shaped water discharge pipe having, fitted with the purified water outlet,
A faucet direct connection type water purifier comprising a fixing ring for fixing the L-shaped water discharge pipe to the water purification outlet.