JPH08141558A - Cooling water feeder of water purifier - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To make it possible to selectively use ordinary temp. water or cooling water by connecting a cooling water storage pail to an ordinary temp. water storage pail and mounting a heat transporting means tightly adhered with a heat releasing means at the prescribed point on the outside wall of the cooling water storage pail.

CONSTITUTION: The clean water subjected to a water purifying process is stored in the state of opening the same to the atm. air in the ordinary temp. water storage pail 10. The water flowing from the ordinary temp. water storage pail 10 is cooled in the cooling water storage pail 20, the outer flank of which is provided with a heat absorbing means 30. The heat transporting means 40 mounted between the heat absorbing means 30 and the heat releasing means 50 is constituted by a heat transfer cooling system using an Ni-P semiconductor. Heat radiating fins 51 are formed in the lower part of the heat releasing means 50 in order to rapidly radiate the heat transmitted by the heat transporting means 40 and further, a cooling fan 50 rotated by a motor 62 is installed to the heat releasing means 50 in order to rapidly desorb the heat from the heat releasing means 50. A thermally insulating wall 70 is provided with outer pails 71 alongside the cooling water storage pail 20 and in the lower part thereof. Thermally insulating materials 72 are packed in the spaces between the cooling water storage pail 20 and the outer pails 71.

COPYRIGHT: (C)1996,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention relates to a water purifier,
Specifically, it relates to a cooling water supply device of a water purifier that allows users to selectively drink normal temperature water or cooling water by dually storing purified water into normal temperature storage water and cooling storage water. is there. Here, "normal temperature water" means water that has not been heated or cooled and is exposed to the atmosphere as it is, and "cooling water" means water that is artificially cooled from normal temperature water. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional water purifier, a reverse osmosis water purifier using an automatic cycle booster pump disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,000,845 and a Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-326927 are disclosed. In a membrane separation device, it is detected in advance that the fine channel of the solid / liquid separation membrane is clogged with a foreign substance in the raw water, and the foreign substance is easily washed and removed to maintain stable performance for a long period of time. And a water purifier configured by using a pervaporation module and an adsorption module disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-86217, or using a gas-liquid contact module and an adsorption module. To be

[0003]

However, all of the above-mentioned water purifiers are focused on the improvement of the water purification function, and do not have a function of cooling the purified water so that it can be drunk cold. Therefore, such a water purifier cannot satisfy this requirement when it is necessary to drink cool water in hot regions, summer, when the room temperature is high, or immediately after exercise, and if you just want to drink cold water, the water purifier can be used. There is a problem in that it is troublesome for the user because the water must be put in another container and put in a refrigerator to cool before drinking.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides the water purifier itself with a cooling water tub in addition to the existing room temperature water tub, and has a function of constantly cooling a part of the purified water. An object of the present invention is to provide a cooling water supply device for a water purifier that allows a user to select and drink normal temperature water that has not been cooled or cooled cooling water by attaching a cooling device that the user has. There is.

[0005]

The feature of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object is to provide a cooling sump below the room temperature sump of the water purifier so that the purified water is supplied by the second water passage. The heat transfer means is attached to a predetermined location on the outer wall of the cooling water tub, and the heat release means is closely attached to the heat transfer means.

Another feature of the present invention is that the heat transfer means is N-
It is composed of P semiconductor.

Still another feature of the present invention is that a heat absorbing means is provided between the cooling water trough and the heat carrying means.

Still another feature of the present invention is to improve the heat radiation effect by forming a heat radiation fin in the heat radiation means.

Still another feature of the present invention is that the entire outer shell of the cooling water tub is surrounded by a heat insulating wall and a heat insulating lid.

Yet another feature of the present invention is that the cooling fan is provided with a filter capable of filtering intake air.

Another feature of the present invention is that the cooling water storage tub and the heat absorbing means are made of aluminum having good heat conduction, the heat absorbing means and the cooling water storage tub are integrally formed, and the heat insulating wall is an outer tub. It is formed of a heat insulating material, and the inside of the lid is filled with a heat insulating material.

[0012]

The cooling water supply device for a water purifier according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a cooling water tub connected to the room temperature water tub by the second water passage, and heat transfer means is provided at a predetermined position on the outer wall of the cooling water tub. The heat-discharging means is closely attached to the heat-carrying means, so that the heat of the heat-discharging means is dissipated into the atmosphere by another cooling fan. If water is added, the water will be cooled in the cooling sump.

In the cooling water supply apparatus for a water purifier according to claim 2 of the present invention, since the heat carrier is composed of N-P semiconductor, the structure of the heat carrier is simple and compact, and the heat Even if the transportation means is incorporated, the cooling water supply device does not become particularly large.

In the cooling water supply apparatus for a water purifier according to claim 3 of the present invention, the outer wall of the cooling water storage tub is surrounded by the heat insulating wall and the lid having good heat insulating performance, so that the inside of the cooling water storage tub is shielded from the outside air. Further, the bottom of the cooling water tub is provided with heat absorbing means, and the material of the cooling water tub is made of aluminum having a good heat transfer effect, so that the cooling water tub has good heat heatability,
The cooling efficiency of the cooling storage tub is improved, and the water in the cooling storage tub is efficiently cooled.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Reference numeral (10) is a room temperature storage tub,
The clean water that has undergone the water purification process is stored in the state of being released to the atmosphere.

Reference numeral (20) is a cooling storage tub, in which the water flowing from the room temperature storage tub is cooled, and the cooling storage basin (2
The material of (0) is formed of aluminum or the like having good heat transfer efficiency, and the heat absorbing means (30) is provided on the outer side surface (preferably the lower surface) of the cooling water tub (20).

(40) is a heat transfer means, and it is particularly preferable to use an N-P semiconductor which transfers heat to only one side. Here, the heat transfer means using the N-P semiconductor will be specifically described. Thermoelectric cooling using N-P semiconductors (thermoel
ectric refrigeration method is Peltier (peltier effe
ct) refers to a cooling method utilizing heat absorption, and the Peltier effect is a phenomenon in which heat other than Joule heat is generated or absorbed from a contact when a current is passed through the contact of different types of conductors (or semiconductors). The specific structure of such a heat transfer means can be easily understood by referring to FIG.

That is, in order to construct the heat transfer means (40) mounted between the heat absorption means (30) and the heat release means (50) by a thermoelectric cooling method using an N-P semiconductor, a plurality of heat transfer means are provided at the center. N-type semiconductors (N) and P-type semiconductors (P) are alternately arranged, and electric conductors (41) and (42) are arranged in a zigzag pattern at the upper and lower ends of these N-P semiconductors (N) and (P). The upper electric conductor (4
1) between the heat absorbing means (30) and the lower electric conductor (4)
2) and the heat dissipating means (50) between the electric insulator (4)
3) and (44) are interposed. A DC power source (DC) is connected to the left and right ends of the lower electric conductor (42).

The thermoelectric cooling means having such a structure serves to convey the heat of the heat absorbing means (30) to the heat releasing means (50), so that the heat absorbing means (30) is cooled.

The heat radiating means (50) has a plurality of heat radiating fins (51) formed below in order to quickly radiate the heat transferred by the heat transporting means.

Reference numeral (60) is a cooling fan rotated by a motor (62), which is installed so that heat can be quickly released from the heat releasing means (50) and is supplied to the cooling fan if necessary. Filter means for air (6
It is preferable to filter by 1) or the like.

Reference numeral (70) is a heat insulating wall, which is the cooling water tank (2).
Outer basin (71) that maintains a constant space to the side and downward of (0)
The space between the cooling water tub (20) and the outer tub (71) is filled with a heat insulating material (72).

Reference numeral (80) is an upper lid of the cooling water tub (20), which is constructed by sealing the upper opening of the cooling water tub (20) and filling the inside with a heat insulating material (81).

(90A) is the first channel, which is a cooling sump (2
0) stock and cook (9) placed on top of lid (80)
1A) are connected.

(90B) is a second channel, which is a cooling sump (2
The lower part of 0), the lower part of the room temperature water tub (10) and the other cock (91B) arranged in front of the lid (80) are connected to each other.

An unexplained reference numeral (100) is a cooling sump (2
0) is a seal member for maintaining a sealed state of the contact portion between the upper end of the lid (80) and the bottom surface of the lid (80), and (101) is a fastening screw for connecting the lid (80) with the outer tub (71). Is.

In the present invention implemented as described above, once the purified water from another water storage device flows into the room temperature storage tub (10), a part of the water in the room temperature storage tub (10) is removed. The water flows into the cooling storage tub (20) through the second water channel (90B), and the temperature of the inflowing water is transferred to the cooling storage tub (20) and the heat absorbing means (30) having a good electric heating function. Is
The heat of the heat absorbing means (30) is again brought into close contact with the heat releasing means (5) by the action of the heat carrying means (40).
The heat transmitted to the heat dissipation means (50) is dissipated to the atmosphere by the heat dissipating fins (51), and the heat dissipating effect is improved by the wind of the cooling fan (60). Due to such a series of actions, the water temperature of the cooling storage tub (20) is 4
C. can be maintained, and such water temperature maintenance is more easily achieved by the auxiliary roles of the heat insulating wall (70) and the lid (80) that block heat from the outside.

[0028]

According to the cooling water supply device for a water purifier according to claim 1 of the present invention, the normal temperature water can be taken out from the normal temperature storage tub for drinking, and the cold water can always be drawn from the cooling storage tub regardless of the season (cooling in the refrigerator). It is also possible to take out the water of a certain temperature) and drink it.

In the cooling water supply device of the water purifier according to the second aspect of the present invention, the heat carrier is composed of the N-P semiconductor, so that the cooling water supply device is compact and has a high cooling efficiency.

The cooling water supply device for a water purifier according to claim 3 of the present invention has excellent heat insulating properties and good cooling efficiency, and the water is efficiently cooled in the cooling storage tub, and cold water is always supplied from the cooling storage tub. You can take it out and drink.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view centering on the cooling water supply line of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view centering on a room temperature water supply line of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of a heat transfer means by a thermoelectric cooling method using an N—P semiconductor adopted in an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 is a room temperature storage tub 20 is a cooling storage tub 30 is heat absorption means 40 is heat transfer means 50 is heat release means 60 is a cooling fan 70 is a heat insulation wall 71 is an outer tub 72 is a heat insulation material 80 is a lid 81 is a heat insulation material 90A First channel 90B is the second channel

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A water purifier equipped with a room temperature water tub (10), comprising a cooling water tank (20) connected to the room temperature water tank (10) by a second water channel (90B), and the cooling water tank (20). ), A heat transfer means (40) is attached to a predetermined location on the outer wall, the heat release means (50) is closely attached to the heat transfer means (40), and the heat release means (50) is provided by another cooling fan (60). A cooling water supply device for a water purifier, characterized in that the heat of the heat is released to the atmosphere. 2. The cooling water supply apparatus for a water purifier according to claim 1, wherein the heat transfer means (40) is made of an N-P semiconductor. 3. A heat absorbing means (30) is provided on a bottom surface of the cooling water tub (20), and an outer wall of the cooling water tub (20) is surrounded by a heat insulating wall (70) and a lid (80) having a good heat insulating property. The first water channel (90A) for supplying cooling water is installed inside, and the material of the cooling water tub (20) is made of aluminum having a good heat transfer effect. Cooling water supply device for water purifier.