JPH07308666A - Water purifier directly connected with faucet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To change the position of a purifying section freely in compliance with the kind of work and the way of use by installing the water purifying section storing a filter medium on a fixed section and making the fixing section communicate with a main body section through a flexible raw water feed pipe and a flexible pure water feed pipe with outer peripheral sections covered with flexible pipes. CONSTITUTION:A filter medium composed of active carbon 16 and hollow fiber membranes 17 is stored inside a water purifying section 15 and installed on a fixed section 12. Raw water is introduced into the water purifying section 15 through a raw water feed passage 13, filtered and discharged to a pure water feed passage 14. The fixed section 12 and a main body section 1 are connected with a flexible pipe 11. A raw water feed pipe 9 and a pure water feed pipe 10 are formed inside the flexible pipe 11, and the flexible pipe is constituted to be bendable. The raw water feed pipe 9 is connected with a raw water passage 6 of the main body section 1 and the raw water feed passage 13 of the fixed section 12. Similarly the pure water feed pipe 10 is connected with a pure water passage 7 and the pure water feed passage 14.

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 it does not take up much space. Faucet direct connection type water purifier is gaining popularity.

[0004]

In the conventional faucet direct connection type water purifier, a filter medium for purifying water is housed in a cartridge, and after the cartridge is attached to the main body, the cartridge case is attached to the main body to be fixed. Configuration or
Alternatively, the water purification cartridge in which the cartridge and the cartridge case are integrated is attached to the main body. Since the attachment of the water purification unit for purifying water to the main body is fixed at a position preset by the manufacturer, the attachment position of the water purification unit cannot be moved.

However, in the case of using the faucet direct connection type water purifier, this water purifying section may be an obstacle to the work depending on the type of work and individual differences of water purifier users. In view of such inconvenience, it is an object of the present invention to provide a water purifier in which a user of the water purifier can freely change the position of the water purification unit according to the type of work and usability.

[0006]

A water faucet direct connection type water purifier of the present invention comprises a main body portion having a raw water passage and a water purification passage, a flexible raw water feed pipe communicating with the raw water passage, and a flexible water passage connected to the water purification passage. And a flexible water pipe having an outer peripheral portion covered with a flexible pipe, a raw water water passage communicating with the raw water pipe, and a purified water water passage communicating with the water pipe. It is characterized in that it comprises a fixed part and a water purification part that is detachably attached to the fixed part and performs purified water filtration of raw water.

The main body used in the water faucet direct connection type water purifier of the present invention has a raw water passage for feeding raw water to a water feed pipe portion,
It has a water purification passage for sending the purified water sent from the water supply pipe section to the outlet. The water supply pipe part is a raw water supply pipe connecting the raw water supply passage in the main body part and the raw water supply passage in the fixed part,
It has a purified water supply pipe that connects the purified water passage in the main body and the purified water supply passage in the fixed part.

The raw water supply pipe and the purified water supply pipe used in the water supply pipe section may be any flexible tube capable of withstanding a water pressure of about 10 kgf / cm ² , and the material is
A soft resin such as polyvinyl chloride or nylon can be used. In the water supply pipe section, the raw water supply pipe and the purified water supply pipe have outer peripheral portions covered with a flexible pipe. The flexible pipe is not limited as long as it can change the positions of the water purification unit and the fixed unit and can hold the water purification unit and the fixed unit in a certain place. Can be used.

The fixed part has a structure in which the water purification part is removably attached, and has a raw water supply passage communicating with the raw water supply pipe in the water supply pipe part and a purified water supply passage communicating with the purified water supply pipe.

The water purification section uses a filter material stored inside,
It is a part that performs pure water filtration of raw water, and its structure may be a structure in which a cartridge containing a filtering material and a cartridge case are separate, or a structure in which a cartridge and a cartridge case are integrated to form a water purification cartridge, In any case, it has a structure that can be attached to the fixed portion.

In the case where the cartridge and the cartridge case have different structures, after the cartridge is attached to the fixing portion, the cartridge is fixed to the fixing portion, and the cartridge case which forms a flow path of raw water between the cartridge and the fixing portion is fixed. It will be attached to.

In the case of the water purification cartridge in which the cartridge and the cartridge case are integrated, the water purification cartridge is attached to the fixing portion. As the filter material housed in the water purification section, conventionally used hollow fiber membranes, activated carbon and the like can be used.

[0013]

In the water purifier of the faucet direct connection type according to the present invention, the water purifying portion containing the filtering material is attached to the fixed portion, and the fixed portion and the main body are covered with the flexible raw water feed pipe and the purified water feed pipe. By connecting the water pipes, the positions of the water purification unit and the fixed unit can be freely changed by the user according to the work content and usability.

[0014]

EXAMPLES The present invention will be specifically described below with reference to examples. [Embodiment 1] FIG. 1 is an external view showing an embodiment of a water faucet direct connection type water purifier of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing an internal configuration of the present embodiment.

The faucet direct connection type water purifier of the present embodiment has a main body,
It consists of a water pipe section, a fixed section, and a water purification section. The main body part has a water purification inlet at the upper part, and the water purifier can be fixed to the faucet by the faucet fixing part. The main body portion has a water flow switching lever that selects the type of water flow from raw water straight flow, raw water shower flow, and purified water.

By rotating the water flow switching lever,
When the water flow switching mechanism rotates and the raw water straight flow is selected, the raw water is sent to the raw water straight outlet, when the raw water shower flow is used, the raw water is sent to the raw water shower outlet, and when the purified water is selected, the raw water is fed by the raw water passage pipe section. Water is sent to the raw water supply pipe. Although details of the structures of the water flow switching mechanism portion and the water flow switching lever are not shown, they are not particularly limited, and those having a conventional structure can be used.

Inside the water supply pipe part, a raw water supply pipe connecting the raw water passage in the main body part to the raw water supply passage in the fixed part, a water purification pipe in the main body part, and a purified water supply pipe connecting the purified water supply passage in the fixed part. And a structure in which the outer peripheral portion is covered with a flexible tube.

The raw water pipe and the purified water pipe are flexible,
A material made of polyvinyl chloride that can withstand a water pressure of about 10 kgf / cm ² was used. In addition, the flexible pipe was made of stainless steel so that the positions of the water purification unit and the fixed unit could be changed and the flexible pipe could be held at a fixed position.

The fixed portion used in the present invention has a raw water feed passage communicating with the raw water feed pipe and a purified water feed passage communicated with the purified water feed pipe, and the outer peripheral portion at one end thereof is Can be detachably fitted with the water purification unit,
It has a screw structure.

The water purification section has a filter medium composed of activated carbon and a hollow fiber membrane inside, and filters the raw water introduced to the water purification section from the raw water feed passage and discharges the purified water to the purified water feed passage. In the present embodiment, the water purification unit uses a water purification cartridge in which a cartridge containing a filter material and a cartridge case are integrated, and the inner peripheral portion of the opening end of the water purification cartridge can be fitted with the fixing unit. It has a screw structure.

The flow of water will be described below. Raw water is introduced into the main body through the raw water inlet from the faucet and is sent to the water flow switching mechanism. At this time, the raw water straight flow, the raw water shower flow, and the purified water can be switched by switching the water flow switching lever. When the water flow switching lever is a raw water straight flow, the raw water is discharged from the raw water straight outlet, and when the raw water shower flow is used, the raw water is discharged in a shower form from a plurality of raw water shower outlets.

FIG. 1 shows the flow of water when purified water is selected by the water flow switching lever. When purified water is selected by the water flow switching lever, raw water is sent to the purified water passage by the water flow switching mechanism section. Raw water is sent to the raw water supply passage of the fixed part by the raw water supply pipe of the water supply pipe part and introduced into the water purification part. In the water purification section, the raw water has a odor of chlorine due to activated carbon
Mold odor and the like are removed, and bacteria and turbidity components are removed by the hollow fiber membrane.

The purified water that has been filtered by the purified water is then guided to the purified water supply passage of the fixed portion, is guided to the purified water passage of the main body by the purified water supply pipe of the water supply pipe portion, and is discharged from the purified water outlet.
The water supply pipe that connects the fixed part and the main body is composed of a flexible raw water supply pipe and a purified water supply pipe inside and a flexible pipe on the outer periphery, so that the water purifier user can use it according to the work content and convenience. , Change the position of the fixed part and the water purification part freely,
It can be fixedly held in a certain place.

[0024]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION In the faucet direct connection type water purifier of the present invention,
Since the fixed part and the main body part are communicated with each other by the water supply pipe part in which the outer peripheral part of the flexible water supply pipe is covered with the flexible pipe,
The position of the water purification unit and the fixed unit can be freely changed and can be fixedly held at the changed position, and the water purifier user can change the position of the water purification unit and the fixed unit according to the work content and usability. You can move freely to a position that does not interfere with your work.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing an embodiment of a water faucet direct connection type water purifier of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an internal configuration of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main Body 2 Raw Water Inlet 3 Water Flow Switching Lever 4 Water Flow Switching Mechanism 5 Clean Water Outlet 6 Raw Water Passage 7 Raw Water Passage 8 Water Pipe 9 Raw Water Pipe 10 Flexible Pipe 11 Flexible Pipe 12 Fixed Part 13 Raw Water Passage 14 Water Purification Passage 15 Water Purification Section 16 Activated Carbon 17 Hollow Fiber Membrane

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A main body having a raw water passage and a purified water passage, a flexible raw water feed pipe communicating with the raw water passage, and a flexible purified water feed pipe communicating with the purified water passage, and an outer peripheral portion of the body. A water pipe section covered with a flexible pipe, a raw water water passage communicating with the raw water water pipe, a fixed portion having a purified water water passage communicating with the purified water pipe, and a detachable attachment to the fixed portion, A faucet direct connection type water purifier characterized by comprising a water purification unit for filtering raw water.