JPH08192171A - Quality-improving water container - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent the water in an inner container from leaking into a casing even when a water quality modifying part and a water purifying part are detached by providing a water quality modifying chamber and a water purifying chamber so that both chambers are individually opened to the upper surface of the casing in a mutually demarcated state and making the attaching and detaching part to the water purifying chamber common to a water purifier. CONSTITUTION: An inner container 1 storing water, a water quality-modifying device 3 housing a water quality-modifying material 2 and a water purifier 4 housing a filter material 11 are provided in a casing 5. A water quality-modifying circulating passage 7 circulating water so as to supply the water in the inner container 1 to the water quality-modifying device 3 by an electromotive pump 6 to return the water passed through the water quality-modifying device 3 into the inner container 1 and a purified water send-out passage 9 supplying the water in the inner container 1 to the water purifier 4 by an electromotive pump 8 and sending out the water issued from the water purifier 4 to the outside of the casing 5 through a send-out port 9c are provided. Further, the inner container 1, the water quality-modifying chamber 22 housing the water quality-modifying device 3 in a detachable manner and the water purifying chamber 23 housing the water purifier 4 in a detachable manner are respectively provided so as to be individually opened to the upper surface of the casing 5 in a mutually demarcated state.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a water quality improving water storage container, and more particularly, to a water quality improving water storage container which can supply high quality drinking water by improving water quality and filtering in addition to water storage. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A water storage container having a mineral material and a filter material has already been provided. This is equipped with an inner container that stores water, a water quality improver that is provided in the inner container and contains a mineral material, and a water purifier that contains a filtering material. The water that has been supplied to the reformer and passed through the water quality improver is returned to the inner container and circulated to improve the water quality, after which it is stored in the inner container and then poured out to the outside via a water purifier by another electric pump. Ready to use.

As a result, delicious mineralized water is stored, and when it is poured out, it is purified through a water purifier, so that delicious and clean water can be supplied.

[0004]

However, when both the water quality improver and the water purifier are housed in the inner container as in the conventional case, the water storage space formed in the inner container has a complicated shape and is narrow. It becomes inconvenient to clean the inside. Therefore, it is difficult to keep the details clean for a long time.

Further, both the water quality improver and the water purifier are immersed in the stored water, so that when the mineral material or the filter material is replaced in the stored water, the water is stored in the stored water. This requires human hands, and it is necessary to dispose of mineralized water, and in order to avoid this, there is a limitation that the mineral material and the filter material can be replaced only when the mineral water is used up.

[0006] Therefore, the present applicant has proposed a water quality improving water storage container, which can solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and which has a water quality improving material such as a mineral material and a filtering material outside the inner container to achieve predetermined functions. I have already proposed.

By the way, water quality improvers and water purifiers are
Alternatively, it is convenient that the mineral material and the filter material housed therein are detachably attached for replacement.

However, when there is water in the inner container, one or both of the water quality improver and the water purifier provided outside the inner container are removed, or one or both of the water quality improver and the water purifier is removed. If water is poured into the inner container when it is removed, the water in the inner container may leak from these connection ports to the part outside the inner container inside the container. Even if the stored water level in the inner container is lower than the mouth, if an operation of circulating water or an operation of pouring water is performed, leakage of water through the connection port may occur immediately and this may not be avoided. However, there is a problem that such leakage of water damages electric pumps in the body and electrical equipment such as an electric circuit for controlling them, and it is difficult and time-consuming to discharge the water leaked into the body.

An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem, and a water quality improver and a water purification unit are provided outside the inner container, and even if they are removed, the water in the inner container leaks into the body. The main object of the present invention is to provide a water quality improved water storage container that prevents such a situation and is easy to avoid.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a water quality improving water storage container of the present invention contains an inner container for storing water and a water quality improving water container containing an improving material for improving the quality of water. And a water purifier that contains a filtering material that filters water, and a water quality improvement circulation path that supplies the water in the inner container to the water quality improver and returns the water that has passed through the water quality improver to the inner container for circulation. Installed a purified water spouting path that feeds the water in the vessel to the water purifier and then sends the water discharged from the water purifier to the outside of the vessel via the spout, while allowing the inner container and the water quality improver to be attached and detached. The basic characteristic is that each of the water quality improvement room that houses the water purification room and the water purification room that houses the water purifier so that it can be attached and detached is provided so as to be partitioned from each other and opened individually on the upper surface of the vessel. In addition, the attachment / detachment part to / from the water purifier is the same as that of the water purifier, so when attaching to the water purifier The cleaning cartridge of the water pouring outlet inner container side and spout side in place of the water purifier forms a communication passage for communicating, it is an additional feature in that it comprises in combination.

The water quality improver may be one that mineralizes water with a mineral material.

[0012] It is preferable that a gripping space for inserting a gripping hand between the water quality improving chamber and the water purifying chamber to hold the water quality improving device and the water purifying device accommodated therein is preferably provided above the water quality improving chamber and the water purifying chamber.

The lid covering the openings of the water quality improvement room and the water purification room is preferably transparent.

[0014]

In the above-mentioned constitution of the basic features of the water quality improving water storage container of the present invention, the water in the inner container is repeatedly supplied to the water quality improving device through the water quality improving circuit and then returned to the inner container to improve the water quality. Since it is circulated so as to repeatedly pass through the water quality improving material in the improver, it is possible to store the water in the inner container while improving the water quality to a necessary degree for the total amount of water in the inner container. Also, if the water after water quality improvement stored in the inner container is poured out through the purified water outlet, it will be discharged after being filtered through the filter material contained in the water purifier in the middle of the purified water outlet passage. It is possible to use water of high quality with improved water quality as clean water from which fine particles of the water quality improving agent, calc component, and other foreign substances have been removed.

In particular, a water quality improving chamber for accommodating the water quality improving device in a detachable manner and a water purifying chamber for accommodating the water purifier in a detachable manner are located in the vessel together with the inner container and are used as an integrated body. In addition to being convenient, these 3
Are separated from each other in the body and opened individually on the upper surface of the body, one of the water quality improver and the water purifier is removed, and the water stored in the inner container is improved by the water level difference between them. Even if the water quality improvement room or water purification room from which the water tank or water purifier has been removed may naturally overflow through these connection ports, it will stop when the water level reaches the same level and leak into the water body. It is possible to prevent the water from overflowing out of the body and the inner container through the connection port in the water quality improving room or the water purifying chamber where the water quality improving device or the water purifier has been removed by the circulation operation or the pouring operation. Even if the water inside is sent, it can be prevented from leaking into the body, and the water quality improver or water purifier from which the water quality improver or water purifier has been removed due to the difference in capacity Until it flows out of the body Takes a considerable amount of time, and the user notices that the state corresponding to the above operation cannot be obtained until then, or even if it overflows outside the body by any chance. This is not a special problem because the user performing the above operation can immediately notice this and deal with it.

Further, in the above-mentioned constitution of further characteristics, when the inner container or the purified water pouring path is washed with a washing liquid,
By installing a water purifier located in the middle of the clean water pouring path in place of the cleaning cartridge, the cleaning liquid is put into the inner container for cleaning, and then the pouring operation is performed to clean the cleaning liquid in the inner container. It is possible to wash the inside of the purified water pouring passage by pouring out from the pouring passage, and it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the cleaning liquid passes through the water purifier and stains it by such washing. In order to prevent the water purifier from becoming dirty, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the cleaning liquid overflows through the water purifying chamber by performing the above-mentioned cleaning with the water purifier removed.

In the structure in which the water quality improver converts the water into mineral water by the mineral material contained therein, the delicious mineralized water can be used as purified water.

In a structure in which a gripping space for inserting a gripping hand between the water quality improving chamber and the water purifying chamber and the water quality improving device and the water purifying device accommodated therein is provided in the water quality improving chamber. And the water quality improvement chambers that are housed in the water quality improvement chambers and water purification chambers by putting fingers in the picking space without being disturbed by the individual water quality improvement chambers that house the water purifiers and the peripheral walls of the water purification chambers. The upper part of the water purifier or water purifier can be easily removed by grasping it, and conversely, the water quality improver or water purifier can be easily grasped and inserted into the water quality improvement chamber or water purification chamber to be attached.

In the structure in which the lids that cover the openings of the water quality improving chamber and the water purifying chamber are transparent, the water quality improving chamber and the water purifying chamber from which the water quality improving device and the water purifying device have been removed by circulation operation and pouring operation Even if water leaks out, this can be noticed to the operator so that immediate action can be taken.

[0020]

EXAMPLES The water quality improvement water storage container of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to some examples below.

The first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 9 is to improve the quality of water and the inner container 1 for storing water as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, 7, and 8. A water quality improver 3 for accommodating the improvement material 2 and a water purifier 4 for accommodating the filtration material 11 for filtering water are provided in the body 5, and the water in the inner container 1 is improved in quality by the first electric pump 6. Water quality improvement circulation path 7 for returning the water supplied to the water quality device 3 and passed through the water quality improvement device 3 into the inner container 1 for circulation
And a purified water pouring path 9 for supplying the water in the inner container 1 to the water purifier 4 by the second electric pump 8 and then sending the water discharged from the water purifier 4 to the outside of the vessel 5 through the spout 9c. . Then, the inner container 1, the water quality improving chamber 22 that houses the water quality improver 3 in a detachable manner, and the water purifying room 23 that houses the water purifier 4 in a detachable manner are separated from each other to form the body 5. It is provided so as to be individually opened on the upper surface.

In addition to this, at least one location of the water circulation path utilizing the water quality improving circulation path 7 is provided with a fogging means 101 for bringing the circulating water into contact with air. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the water-falling means 101 of this embodiment has a return port 7c of a return pipe 7b for returning water from the water quality improver 3 of the water quality improving circulation path 7 to the inner container 1, It is assumed that the opening is made in a normal space 100 formed in the upper part of.

Further, the water quality improver 3 of this embodiment is designed to mineralize the water passed through it by elution of minerals.

The water quality improver 3 is located outside the inner container 1,
By activating the water quality improving circulation path 7 by the first electric pump 6, the water in the inner container 1 is circulated so as to repeatedly pass through the water quality improving material 2 in the water quality improving device 3. It is possible to store the water in the inner container 1 by improving the water quality, mineralization in this embodiment. At the same time, the water circulated for improving the water quality is repeatedly touched by the air by being repeatedly passed through the water scavenging means 101 provided in the middle of the circulation path of this circulation, so that the water is scavenged.
As a result, the mellowness is increased like water of clear streams such as mountains. On the other hand, the water purifier 4 is also located outside the inner container 1, but the second
Operate the purified water pouring passage 9 by the electric pump 8 of the inner container 1
The water that has been stored inside and improved in water quality and mineralized
When pouring out, the water quality improvement water in the inner container 1 is the water purifier 4
Since it is supplied to the outside of the container 5 after passing through the filter material 11 of the water, the mineralized water by the water quality improvement in the inner container 1 is converted into fine particles and calculus components of the water quality improvement material 2,
It can be poured and used as a clean product from which other foreign matters have been removed.

In particular, the water quality improving chamber 22 for accommodating the water quality improving device 3 in a detachable manner and the water purifying chamber 23 for accommodating the water purifier 4 in an attachable / detachable manner together with the inner container 1 in the body 5 are as described above. It is convenient to use because it is located in the water and is treated as one body, and these three are partitioned from each other in the body 5 and opened individually on the upper surface of the body 5, and the water quality improver 3 and the water purifier are provided. 4 is removed and the water stored in the inner container 1 is removed from the water quality improver 3 and the water purifier 4 due to the mutual water level difference.
3, the connection ports 22a, and the connection ports 23a, 2
Even if the water naturally flows out through 3b, it can be prevented from stopping when the water level reaches the same level and leaking into the body 5 or overflowing outside the body 5. However, in the water quality improving chamber 22 and the water purifying chamber 23 from which the water quality improving device 3 and the water purifier 4 have been removed by a circulation operation or a pouring operation, those connection ports 22a and the connection ports 23a,
Even if the water in the inner container 1 is sent through 23b, it can be prevented from leaking into the container 5, and the water quality improver 3 and the water purifier 4 can be prevented due to the difference in capacity. It took a considerable time for the removed water quality improvement room 22 and the purified water room 23 to overflow to the outside of the body 5, and the user said that the state corresponding to the above operation could not be obtained by then. If the user does not notice it and can handle it, or even if it overflows to the outside of the body 5, the user performing the above operation can immediately notice it and deal with it, so that it is not a special problem.

More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the container body 5 is made of synthetic resin and has a container-shaped main body 14.
And a shoulder member 30 made of synthetic resin fitted in the upper end opening of the main body 14. The bottom portion of the main body 14 is formed so that a bottom cover 15 made of synthetic resin can be attached to and detached from the bottom portion 14a which is slightly smaller than the other. The bottom cover 15 is provided with integrally formed leg portions 15a as shown in FIG. The legs 15a may be omitted or may have another shape. The shoulder member 30 has the opening 21 for fitting the inner container 1, the water quality improver 3, and the water purifier 4.
The water quality improvement chamber 22 and the water purification chamber 23 for accommodating water are integrally formed.

The inner container 1 is made of aluminum and, as shown in FIG. 4, the outer flange 1a at the upper end is placed on the inward flange 21a integrally formed at the lower end of the mounting port 21 from below through a seal packing 24a. The screws 18 and 19 that are received and that are connected to the bottom of the main body 14 through the connecting metal fittings 16.
Is integrated with the inner container 1 together with the shoulder member 30.

As shown in FIG. 3, the water quality improver 3 is a synthetic resin cylinder, and a cylindrical introduction port 25a for introducing water into the center of the lower end of the water improver 3 is provided at the center of the upper end of the water. The water quality improving cartridge 25 is formed with the respective tubular delivery ports 25b for delivery, and the return pipe 7b having the return port 7c is fitted and fixed to the delivery port 25b. Since the adhesive-fixed bag pipe 7b is in an L-shape bent at a right angle from the delivery port 25b, it can be used as a convenient handle when the water quality improvement cartridge 25 is attached or detached or handled alone. it can. At the bottom of the water quality improving chamber 22, there is formed a connection port 22a into which the introduction port 25a is fitted from above and which is detachably connected to the outward path 7a side of the circulation path 7. When the water quality improving cartridge 25 is housed in the water quality improving chamber 22 and connected to the outward path 7a, the return path 7b is located at a position immediately above the upper opening 22 of the water quality improving chamber 22 as shown in FIGS. The inner container 1 extends straight in the lateral direction up to the center of the opening 17, and the return port 7c is located at the center of the opening 17 of the inner container 1 and opens upward in this embodiment. The lid 27 made of synthetic resin that is detachably fitted to the fitting opening 21 of the shoulder member 30 has the opening 1 of the inner container 1.
7, a transparent plate 28 made of synthetic resin having a position and a size corresponding to 7 and having a slightly dome-shaped upward convex is attached, and is returned so as to blow out upward from the upward return port 7c via the water quality improver 3. By catching the incoming water and letting it flow down into the inner container 1 while spreading it around, the contact efficiency with the air in the upper space in the inner container 1, that is, the waterfall efficiency, is improved, and It is visible from the outside. Therefore, it becomes easier for the user to feel that the water quality is being improved.

In the water quality improving cartridge 25, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, as the water quality improving material 2, antibacterial activated carbon 25e that has been impregnated with silver, 25f of cage, 25g of barley stone,
It contains 25h of cages, 25k of coral stones, 25k of cages, and other necessary treatment materials such as 25m of purified water activated charcoal and 25n and 25o of cages in order. In addition to mineralization, antibacterial treatment and temporary purification treatment of scaly powder are performed. I am trying to be seen.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 8, the first electric pump 6 is provided in the middle of the outward path 7a, and by its operation, the water in the inner container 1 passes through the water quality improving circulation path 7 to the water quality improving device 3. It is sent into the installed water quality improvement cartridge 25, and the antibacterial activated carbon 25e, the barley stone 25g, and the coral stone 25
j, after passing through the purified water active end 25m sequentially, in addition to the antibacterial and purified water treatment, after receiving the elution of minerals, the inner container 1 again
The water in the inner container 1 can be uniformly mineralized because it is circulated repeatedly by returning it to the inside.

In the present embodiment, the water quality improver 3 converts the circulated water into the mineral water by the water quality improver 2 which is a mineral component, but the water quality improver 3 is not limited to this, but performs alkaline water treatment and other necessary treatments. It may be one.

As shown in FIG. 3, the water quality improving cartridge 25 has a rounded portion 25r at the outer periphery of the lower end and the outer periphery of the upper end.
As a result, the corners are not formed so that the water in the water quality improving cartridge 25 does not flow while staying in the corners that are likely to be formed at the lower end outer periphery and the upper end outer periphery of the water quality improving cartridge 25, and the water does not flow long. It is possible to prevent bacteria from multiplying and becoming unsanitary over time.

To replace the water quality improving material 2, the water quality improving chamber 22 in which the water quality improving cartridge 25 is handled as a single unit is used.
It can be easily and quickly attached to and detached from, and it is also convenient for disposal after use. When the water quality improving cartridge 25 is not disposable, it is preferable that the water quality improving material 2 can be replaced with a structure that can be separated. In order to attach / detach the water quality improving cartridge 25 to / from the water quality improving chamber 22, the upper part of the water quality improving chamber 22 is formed as a gripping space 22b which is expanded more downward than the lower part. The improved cartridge 25 is grasped by a hand so that it can be easily removed.
It is also easy to insert and mount the water quality improving cartridge 25 into the water quality improving chamber 22 by performing the reverse operation.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 9, the water purifier 4 comprises a synthetic resin bottomed main body 127 and a synthetic resin lid 128 fitted in the upper end opening of the main body 127. There is. The main body 127 has a water purification cartridge 31 in which the hollow fiber membrane 4a as the filtering agent 11 is provided in the synthetic resin cylindrical body 31a, and is detachably attached to the bottom recessed portion 127a which is eccentric to one of the bottom portions of the main body 127. It is fitted. In the activated carbon chamber 127b which is the remaining space around the water purification cartridge 31, the purified water activated carbon 32 as another filtering agent 11 is provided.
Is housed. The purified water activated carbon 25m in the water quality improving cartridge 25 is used to remove chlorine to the extent that water bacteria do not propagate in the stored water, for example, to about 0.3 ppm, whereas the purified water activated carbon in the water purifier 4 is used. 32 is a standard residual chlorine value required for tap water when residual water with improved water quality is poured out, for example, 0.1 to 0.
Used to remove up to about 2 ppm. As a result, while suppressing the growth of various bacteria while the water is being stored, it is possible to suppress residual chlorine to the extent of tap water at the spout 9c and to maximally prevent the influence of odor. Further, the hollow fiber membrane 4a has a filter mesh size of, for example, 0.1 micron level so that the final filtration may include the removal of harmful bacteria such as Escherichia coli. It is prevented that the thread film 4a is clogged early and its life is shortened.

Inside the lid 128, an inner lid 32 is provided which fits the inner circumference of the main body 127 and the upper end of the tubular body 31a.
From the upper end of the activated carbon chamber 127a to the lid 28, the cylindrical body 31a
A path 127c through which water flows to the upper end is formed.

In the water purifier 4, a cylindrical inlet 4b communicating with the activated carbon chamber 31b and a cylindrical outlet 4c communicating with the cylinder 31a are integrally formed at the bottom of the main body 27. Correspondingly, the inlet 4b and the outlet 4c are provided at the bottom of the water purification chamber 23, as shown in FIG.
22a, 2 for connecting the base side pipe 9a and the tip side pipe 9b of the purified water pouring passage 9 in a detachable manner.
3b is formed. As a result, when the inlet 4b and the outlet 4c are fitted to the connection ports 22a and 23b, the purified water outlet 9 is connected via the water purifier 4. As shown in FIG. 8, a second electric pump 8 is provided in the middle of the base side pipe 9a, and when this is operated, the mineralized water in the inner container 1 is improved in the activated carbon chamber 27a of the water purifier 4. After passing through the purified water activated carbon 32 and finally removing the residual chlorine content, it enters the inside of the cylindrical body 31a through the path 127c inside the lid 128, and passes through the innumerable hollow fiber membranes 4a here. As a result, harmful germs and red water components that cannot be removed by activated carbon are finally removed, and from this, the spout 9c of the purified water spouting passage 9 protruding downward from the beak-shaped protrusion 5a provided on the upper front side of the rear body 5 is reached. It is poured out to the outside and used.

The replacement of the filter medium 11 can be carried out easily and quickly by attaching / detaching the water purifier 4 to / from the water purifying chamber 23, and it is convenient for disposal of the used material.
In this embodiment, the water purifier 4 is not disposable, and the water purification cartridge 3 can be obtained by removing the lid 128 and removing the lid 128.
1 or the purified water activated carbon 32 may be replaced. In order to attach / detach the water purifier 4 to / from the water purifier 23, the upper portion of the water purifier 23 is formed as a grip space 23c that is expanded to the surroundings from below, and fingers are put into this to grip the water purifier 4 in the water purifier 23. It is easy to remove. Water purifier 4 by reverse work
It is also possible to easily insert and mount the above into the water purification chamber 23. In the present embodiment, a lid cover 126 is provided on the portion of the water purifier 4 that projects into the picking space 23c, and the lid cover 126 is seated on the upward step 23d formed by the picking space 23c, and the upward step is formed. The convex wall 23e formed on the inner circumference of 23d is fitted and positioned so as to be detachable. The lid cover 126 has a knob 126a.
Are integrally formed.

By the way, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 7, the water quality improving cartridge 25 and the water purifier 4 are provided on the front side of the body 5 in which the beak-like projection 5a of the body 5 and the spout 9c are located. positioned. Thereby, when the pouring is stopped, the water remaining on the side of the spout 9c from the water purifier 4 of the purified water spouting passage 9 is sent out by the next pouring. However, at this time, it does not pass through the water purifier 4 and remains filtered at the time of the previous pouring. In this embodiment, since the water purifier 4 is located on the front side of the body 5 close to the spout 9c, it is possible to shorten the passage portion where the water remains at the time of pouring, and the water purifier 4 or later is not spouted. It is possible to minimize the amount of water remaining in the area.

At the portion of the shoulder member 30 where each of the water quality improving chambers 22 and 23 is opened, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. Synthetic resin lids 40 that are formed adjacent to each other and are common to the water quality improvement chambers 22 and 23 are detachably fitted.

Further, the water quality improvement room 22 and the water purification room 23
The lid 40 that covers the opening is transparent. Thereby, even if the water in the inner container 1 may overflow into the water quality improvement chamber 22 or the water purification chamber 23 from which the water quality improvement device 3 or the water purification device 4 has been removed by the circulation operation or the pouring operation, This makes it easy for the operator to notice and can be dealt with immediately.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the inlet 201b and the outlet 201c, which are attachment / detachment parts to / from the water purifying chamber 23, are the water purifier 4
Common to the inlet port 4b and the outlet port 4c of the water, and the inner container 1 of the purified water outlet 9 at the time of mounting to the connection ports 23a and 23b of the purified water chamber 23.
The cleaning cartridge 201, which forms a communication passage that allows the side and the spout 9c side to communicate in place of the water purifier 4, is provided in combination. Accordingly, when the inner container 1 and the purified water pouring path 9 are washed with a cleaning liquid, the water purifier 4 located in the middle of the purified water pouring path 9 is mounted in place of the cleaning cartridge 201, so that the inner container After the cleaning liquid is put into 1 and washed, the cleaning liquid in the inner container 1 can be poured out from the purified water outlet 9 to wash the inside of the purified water outlet 9 as well. By cleaning, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the cleaning liquid passes through the water purifier 4 and contaminates it. In order to prevent such contamination of the water purifier 4, the water purifier 4 is removed as described above. It is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the cleaning liquid overflows through the water purification chamber 23 after cleaning. The cleaning cartridge 201 is provided only in the outer shell portion in which the filtering agent 11 is not housed in the water purifier 4, so that no special parts need to be manufactured. However, it can also be a special part.

An operation panel 42 is provided on the upper surface of the beak-shaped protrusion 5a as shown in FIGS. 1, 4 and 7, and a water quality improvement operation start key is provided on the operation panel 42 as shown in FIGS. 43, pouring / pouring stop key 44, reset key 45, power-on display 46, cartridge cleaning display 4
7, a water quality improving water producing display 48, a finished display 49 and the like are provided, and an operation board 151 on which electrical components and electronic components for controlling the operations and the display are mounted is provided on the back surface of the operation panel 42. Has been.

As shown in FIG. 4, the electric equipment such as the first and second electric pumps 6 and 8 is a container type body 41 in a prone state.
It is housed in an electric box 41 consisting of a and a lid 41b fitted to it, and is mounted and mounted in the bottom of the main body 1 so that it can be protected from water. Further, if the electrical equipment to be housed is attached to the main body 41a side and handled integrally, including wiring between them, it is convenient for assembly and repair.

A liquid quantity display tube 46 made of a transparent resin or glass which stands up on the side of the inner container 1 is connected to a portion of the purified water discharge passage 9 near the base end of the base side pipe 9a as shown in FIG. This is visible from the outside through a liquid volume display window 147 provided on the side surface of the container body 5 as shown in FIGS. 1, 4, and 7. The connection portion of the liquid amount display tube 146 with the base side pipe 9a is a portion of the base side pipe 9a on the suction side of the second electric pump 8, but the electric pump 8
Is for continuously pouring out water which naturally flows from the inside of the inner container 1 by sending it to the tip side pipe 9b, so that the suction action does not reach the liquid quantity display pipe 46. Regardless of whether the water in the inner container 1 is circulated or poured out to improve the water quality, it always maintains the same liquid level as the water in the inner container 1, You can check the amount of water stored. Therefore, it is possible to confirm the degree of water reduction when the water in the inner container 1 is poured out.

The upper end of the liquid quantity display tube 46 may be simply opened to the outside air in order to maintain the same liquid level as that in the inner container 1, but considering the outflow of water when the body 5 falls down by any chance. It is preferable to connect to the upper part of the inner container 1 as in this embodiment.

The liquid volume display window 47 has a transparent cover portion 47a formed on the liquid volume display window 47, which is slightly larger than the diameter of the liquid volume display tube 46 and protrudes from the side surface of the container body 5 as shown in FIG.
By arranging the liquid amount display tube 46 in this protruding portion, the state of the liquid amount displayed by this can be easily visually recognized from the front surface side of the container 5. Therefore,
Even if the liquid volume display window 47 is provided on the side surface of the body 5, the liquid volume display window 47 can be easily seen by a user who often uses it from the front side.

Both ends of a hand-held handle 51 made of synthetic resin are provided on both sides of the shoulder member 30 as shown in FIGS.
The handle 51 is rotatably supported by a, and the handle 51 is integrally formed at the mouth of the shoulder member 30 so that the handle 51 can be received sideways.

The bottom cover 15 covering the bottom portion 14a of the main body 14 of the body 5 is removed, and the body 5 is drawn as indicated by phantom lines in FIG.
When it is used for the table, the installation height of the body 5 can be increased, and the pouring water can be poured directly into the tall PET bottle 52 and the like from the pouring outlet 9c. Therefore, the container body 5 which tends to become large can be made as small as possible, and further, the advantage that the poured water can be directly poured into the PET bottle 52 can be provided. Moreover, the bottom cover 15 is covered with the bottom portion 14a of the main body 14 when unnecessary, so that the bottom cover 15 is not bulky. In this embodiment, the water quality improver 3 and the water purifier 4 are accommodated side by side on the front surface of the container 5, so that the shape of the front surface of the container 5 is a circular cross section and the water purifier. 4, a concave surface 61 that curves inward as shown in FIGS. 1 and 8 is formed substantially along the cylindrical surface of the container 4 from the bottom of the body 5 to the spout 9c. It becomes a relief for the front surface of the container body 5 with respect to the bottle 52, and the PET bottle 52 can be placed at a position just right for pouring in the pouring water directly from the pouring outlet 9c.

FIGS. 10 to 12 show a second embodiment of the present invention, in which water in the inner container 1 is circulated to be mineralized and the water quality in the inner container 1 is improved. The single electric pump 301 can be used for pouring out and using. This simplifies the structure. In this embodiment, the suction port 30 of the electric pump 301
1a is connected to the bottom of the inner container 1 by the introduction pipe 302 that also serves as the base pipe of the water quality improving circulation path 7 and the purified water pouring path 9, and is connected to the discharge port 301b of the electric pump 301 and the water quality improving circulation path 7 and the purified water pouring path. The discharge pipe 303, which also serves as the outgoing side of the water discharger 9, is connected to the inlet 25a of the water quality improver 3 and the water purifier 4.
Is connected to the introduction port 4b of the water quality improving circulation path 7 through a branch pipe 304a that forms the outward path of the water quality improvement circulation path 7 and an outward path 304b of the purified water extraction path 9, and opens and closes in front of the spout 9c of the purified water spout path 9 from the water purifier 4. A valve 305 is provided, and an operating knob 306 thereof is provided on the operating surface 42. The operation knob 306 replaces the pouring / pouring stop key of the first embodiment, and is used for the on-off valve 3
The operation rod 305a connected to the operation knob 306 of No. 05 is provided with a cam 305b, and the pouring switch 307 is closed to operate the electric pump 301 only when the opening / closing valve 305 is opened and operated. However, this is different from the first embodiment.

Normally, the on-off valve 305 is closed and the pouring switch 307 is open.

In this state, when the water quality improving operation start key 43 is circulated in the same manner as in the first embodiment, the electric pump 301 is operated to discharge the water in the inner container 1 from the discharge pipe 30.
Discharge to 2. The discharged water collects the on-off valve 3
Since it does not flow into the side of the branch pipe 304b that is connected to the purified water discharge passage 9 that is closed by 05, it flows into the side of the branch pipe 304a that is connected to the water quality improvement cartridge 25 that has the return port 7c open, so this is the water quality improvement cartridge. After returning to the inner container 1 via 25, the inner container 1 is discharged again and passes through the water quality improving cartridge 25 to reach the inner container 1 again.
Since the water is returned to the inside and repeatedly circulated, the water in the inner container 1 can be improved in water quality by the water quality improver 3 and stored as in the circulation operation in the first embodiment.

The water in the inner container 1 is also the open / close valve 305.
By opening the operation knob 305a,
Since the pouring switch 307 is closed to operate the electric pump 301, the water in the inner container 1 is discharged to the discharge pipe 302 by the electric pump 301, and this time, the branch pipe 3
It can be made to flow into 04b and can be poured out of the container 5 through the on-off valve 305 and the spout 9c.

At this time, there is no problem even if water flows into the side of the branch pipe 304a to cause a partial circulation.
It is also possible to prevent such circulation due to the difference in passage resistance. Further, in order to positively prevent such circulation, a switching valve is provided between the discharge pipe 302 and each of the branch pipes 304a and 304b instead of the opening / closing valve 305, and this switching operation is performed by the operation knob 305a. However, the electric pump 301 may be operated only at the time of pouring, and at the same time, the water discharged to the discharge pipe 302 may flow only to the side of the branch pipe 304b so as to be discharged through the water purifier 4.

[0054]

According to the basic characteristics of the water quality improving water storage container of the present invention, the water in the inner container is repeatedly returned to the inner container after being supplied to the water quality improving device through the water quality improving circuit. Since it is circulated so as to repeatedly pass through the water quality improving material in the water quality improving device, it is possible to store the water in the inner container while improving the water quality to a necessary degree for the total amount of water in the inner container. Also, if the water after water quality improvement stored in the inner container is poured out through the purified water outlet, it will be discharged after being filtered through the filter material contained in the water purifier in the middle of the purified water outlet passage. It is possible to use water of high quality with improved water quality as clean water from which fine particles of the water quality improving agent, calc component, and other foreign substances have been removed.

In particular, the water quality improving chamber for accommodating the water quality improving device in a detachable manner and the water purifying chamber for accommodating the water purifier in a detachable manner are located in the body together with the inner container and are handled as an integrated body. In addition to being convenient, these 3
Are separated from each other in the body and opened individually on the upper surface of the body, one of the water quality improver and the water purifier is removed, and the water stored in the inner container is improved by the water level difference between them. Even if the water quality improvement room or the water purification room from which the water and water purifier has been removed may naturally overflow through these connection ports, it will stop when the water level reaches the same level and will flow out into the body. It is possible to prevent the water from flowing out of the body or inside the inner container through the connection port of the water quality improving room or the water purifying room where the water quality improving machine or the water purifier has been removed by a circulation operation or a pouring operation. Even if some water is sent in, it can be prevented from flowing out into the body, and due to the difference in capacity, the water quality improver or water purifier can be removed from the water quality improver or the water purifier. Out of the body It took a considerable amount of time for the operation, and the user could notice it because he could not obtain the state corresponding to the operation until then, or it might leak out of the body. If so, the user performing the above operation can immediately notice this and deal with it, so that it is not a special problem.

According to a further feature of the present invention, when the inner container or the purified water pouring path is washed with a cleaning liquid, a water purifier located in the middle of the purifying water pouring path is mounted instead of the cleaning cartridge. With this, after the cleaning liquid is put into the inner container and washed, the cleaning liquid in the inner container can be poured out from the purified water pouring passage to perform the pouring operation to clean the inside of the purified water pouring passage. By cleaning, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the cleaning liquid passes through the water purifier and contaminates it, and in order to prevent such contamination of the water purifier, the above cleaning is performed with the water purifier removed. It is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the cleaning liquid overflows through the water purification chamber.

In the structure in which the water quality improver converts the water into mineral water by the mineral material contained therein, the delicious mineralized water can be used as purified water.

In the structure in which a gripping space for inserting a gripping hand between the water quality improving chamber and the water purifying chamber and the water quality improving device and the water purifying device accommodated therein is provided in the water quality improving chamber. And the water quality improver and the water purifier that are housed in the water quality improver or the water purifier by putting fingers in the picking space without disturbing the individual water quality improver and the water purifier that store the water purifier. The upper part can be easily grasped and removed, and conversely, the water quality improver or water purifier can be easily grasped and inserted into the water quality improvement room or the water purification room for installation.

In the structure in which the lids that cover the openings of the water quality improving room and the water purifying room are transparent, the water quality improving room and the water purifying room in which the water quality improving machine and the water purifier have been removed by circulation operation and pouring operation Even if water overflows, it is possible for the operator to easily notice it and deal with it immediately.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a water quality improvement water storage container showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the water quality improvement water storage container of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a water quality improving portion and a water purifier portion of the water quality improving water storage container of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view including a water purifier portion of the water quality improvement water storage container of FIG. 1.

5 is a cross-sectional view including a water quality improver portion of the water quality improvement water storage container of FIG.

6 is a cross-sectional view of a cleaning cartridge provided in combination with the water quality improvement water storage container of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the water quality improvement water storage container of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the water quality improvement water storage container of FIG. 1 with the bottom removed.

9 is a cross-sectional view of the water purifier of the water quality improvement water storage container of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an internal structure of a water quality improving water storage container according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a perspective view showing an operation surface of the water quality improvement water storage container of FIG.

12 is a perspective view and a cross-sectional view showing an on-off valve of the water quality improvement water storage container of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Inner container 2 Water quality improving material 3 Water quality improving device 4 Water purifier 5 Body 6 First electric pump 7 Water quality improving circulation path 8 Second electric pump 9 Purifying water spouting path 9c Pouring outlet 11 Filtration material 22 Water improving chamber 23 Purifying water Chambers 22b, 23c Picking space 40 Lid

Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification code Reference number within the agency FI Technical display location C02F 1/68 D G Z A47J 27/21 101 C C02F 1/00 J 1/28 G 1/44 B 1 / 50 510 A 520 B 531 E 540 F 550 B H 560 B E Z

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An inner container for storing water, a water quality improver for accommodating an improving material for improving water quality, a water purifier for accommodating a filtering material for filtering water, and an improved water quality for water in the inner container. Water circulation circuit that supplies water to the water tank and returns through the water tank to the inner container to circulate, and the water in the inner tank is supplied to the water purifier and then the water that comes out of the water tank is passed through the spout to the outside of the container. In addition to installing the purified water pouring path to be sent to the inside of the body, each of the inner container, the water quality improvement room that accommodates the water quality improver detachably, and the water purification chamber that houses the water purifier detachably,
It is partitioned so that it opens individually on the upper surface of the vessel, and the attachment / detachment part to / from the water purification chamber is common with the water purification device, and when the water purification chamber is attached to the inner container side and the water outlet side A cleaning cartridge that forms a communication passage instead of a container,
A water quality improvement water storage container characterized by being provided in combination. 2. An inner container for storing water, a water quality improver for accommodating an improving material for improving the quality of water, a water purifier for accommodating a filtering material for filtering water, and an improved water quality for the water in the inner container. Water circulation circuit that supplies water to the water tank and returns through the water tank to the inner container to circulate, and the water in the inner tank is supplied to the water purifier and then the water that comes out of the water tank is passed through the spout to the outside of the container. In addition to installing the purified water pouring path to be sent to the inside of the body, each of the inner container, the water quality improvement room that accommodates the water quality improver detachably, and the water purification chamber that houses the water purifier detachably,
A water quality improvement water storage container, characterized in that the water quality improvement water storage container is provided so as to be partitioned from each other and individually opened on the upper surface of the container. 3. The water quality improving water storage container according to claim 1, wherein the water quality improving device is a water for mineralizing water with a mineral material. 4. A picking space for inserting a hand holding the water quality improving device and the water purifying chamber between the water quality improving device and the water purifying device to be housed therein. 3. The water quality improved water storage container according to any one of 3 above. 5. The water quality improvement water storage container according to claim 1, wherein the lids that cover the openings of the water quality improvement chamber and the water purification chamber are transparent.