JPH08232315A - Kitchen sink equipped with water production unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To smoothly carry out work by having a water production device for electrolyzing city water to make it possible to produce alkaline water and acid water inside a counter, and connecting it to a cock to discharge alkaline water and acid water selectively. CONSTITUTION: A sink 2 is provided to the top board section 1a of a counter 1, and a hot and cold water mixing faucet 3 is mounted to the sink 2 to set a water production unit A in the counter 1. In the water production unit A, a water production device capable of producing alkaline water and acid water by electrolysis of city water is provided, and an activated water production device, a purification device and a hot water supply device and monolithically arranged. Then, a water service main pipe 5 is connected to the water production unit A to make it possible to supply city water, and treated cold and hot water can be supplied to the hot and cold water mixing faucet 3 through water supply pipe 6 and hot water supply pipe 7. Accordingly, as drinking water, the taste can be promoted and, at the same time, washing force and sterilizing efficiency can be increased as washing water.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention can improve the properties of tap water as a drinking water and improve its taste.
As the washing water, the present invention relates to a kitchen sink equipped with a water-creating unit capable of enhancing the washing power and the sterilization property.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a water creating device capable of electrolyzing tap water to produce alkaline water and acidic water has been developed. The alkaline water produced by such a water creating device is used as drinking water or cooking water. By using it as a nutrient, it has functions such as absorption of nutrients in the living body and excretion of waste products, keeping the body weakly alkaline to enhance natural healing power, and eliminating chronic diarrhea and indigestion. Is getting

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned water-creating device for generating alkaline water for use as drinking water or cooking water also generates acidic water at the same time.
Such acidic water was discarded and was not used effectively. .

Further, the mere alkaline water produced from tap water has another problem that it is not delicious.

Further, when making a hot drink with alkaline water, or when using acid water having excellent detergency and bactericidal properties to wash dishes in the cold season such as in winter, these alkaline water or acidic water is used. Once, transfer it to a container such as a kettle,
There was also the annoyance of having to use this after heating it.

[0006]

Therefore, in the present invention, a water-creating unit having a water-creating device capable of electrolyzing tap water to generate alkaline water and acid water is provided in the counter. , It is intended to provide a kitchen sink equipped with a water creation unit, characterized in that the water faucet is connected to the water faucet, and alkaline water and acid water can be selectively discharged from the water faucet. It is a thing.

Further, in the present invention, an activated water producing device for performing a cluster treatment is further provided in the water creating unit, a purifying device for a filtering device is further provided in the water creating unit, and water is created. Another feature is that a hot water supply device is further provided in the unit.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a kitchen sink K equipped with a water creating unit A according to the present invention.

In the kitchen sink K, a sink 2 is provided on a top plate portion 1a of a counter 1 formed in a rectangular box shape, a hot and cold water mixing plug 3 is attached to the sink 2, and a water creating unit A is provided inside the counter 1. are doing. Reference numeral 4 is a drain pipe having one end connected to the sink 2, and 9 is an exhaust pipe.

As shown in FIG. 2, the water-generating unit A has a water-generating device B in a casing a, an activated water producing device C and a purifying device D as its pretreatment part, and a hot water supply device as its post-treatment part. E and E are integrated.

The water-creating unit A is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the main water pipe 5 is connected to receive tap water, and the treated water and hot water can be supplied to the hot and cold water mixing tap 3 via the water supply pipe 6 and the hot water supply pipe 7, respectively. The drainage pipe 4 can be drained through a drainage pipe 8.

The structure of each device will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[Water Creation Device] The construction of a water creation device B, which forms the subject of the present invention and is capable of generating alkaline water and acidic water by electrolysis from tap water, is shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.

The alkaline water outlet pipe 10 and the acidic water outlet pipe 11 led out from the rear end of the water creating device C are provided with three-way switching valves 12 and 13 in the middle thereof. These three-way switching valves 12 and 13 have
Wastewater piping 14 and 15 are connected to each, and wastewater piping 1
4,15 are connected to the combined drainage pipe 16.

The downstream ends of the alkaline water outlet pipe 10 and the acidic water outlet pipe 11 are connected to a proximal side water supply pipe 17, and the proximal side water supply pipe 17 has a pH sensor 18, a water amount sensor 19, and a water amount. A valve 20 is attached.

A three-way switching valve is provided at the downstream end of the proximal side water supply pipe 17.
It is connected to the upstream ends of the first and second branch water supply pipes 22 and 23 via 21, and the first branch water supply pipe 22 is connected to the water supply pipe 54 of the water heater E. On the other hand, the second branch water supply pipe 23 is connected to the water supply pipe 6.

Next, the internal structure of the water creating device B will be described. The casing 24 forming the outer shell of the water creating device B has an alkaline water producing chamber 26 and an acidic water producing chamber 27 with a diaphragm 25 inside.
Each of the generation chambers 26, 27 is divided into an electrode (cathode) 28 made of stainless steel, carbon, etc. and an electrode (anode) made of stainless steel, platinum, titanium oxide, etc.
29 are provided. Further, the lead-out ends of the electric wires 30 and 31 led out from the electrodes 28 and 29 are connected to a power source 32, and based on the drive signal from the control device Q from the power source 32, the electrodes are connected.
A voltage will be applied between 28 and 29.

By applying this voltage, the tap water is electrolyzed and the pH value of the alkaline water producing chamber 26 becomes high,
Alkaline water is generated in the same room 26. On the other hand, the pH value in the acidic water production chamber 27 becomes low, and acidic water is produced in the same chamber 27.

The downstream side of the active electrolyzed water supply pipe 33 is connected to the upstream end of the casing 24.
The upstream side of the acidic water lead-out pipe 11 is connected to the portion of the acidic water production chamber 27 forming the downstream end of the casing 24, and the alkaline water is delivered to the portion of the alkaline water production chamber 26 forming the downstream end of the casing 24. The pipe 10 is connected.

[Activated Water Generating Device] As shown in FIG. 3, the activated water generating device C is located above the water creating device B in the water creating unit A, and a voltage is applied to both ends of the multilayer ceramic plate 34. 5 and by circulating tap water in the electronic field.
As shown in, the water molecules can be activated to produce delicious water with small clusters.

The outflow end of the active water generator C is connected to the upstream side of the active water supply pipe 33, and active water can be supplied to the water creating device B through the same pipe 33.

[Purification Device] As shown in FIG. 3, the purification device D is located in the water creating unit A and above the activated water producing device C. For example, a large number of fine ceramic balls are provided inside. A packed filtration device can be used. The purification device D has an upstream end connected to the water main pipe 5 and a downstream end connected to the upstream end of the activated water generation device C via the purified water supply pipe 35.

[Hot Water Supply Device] As shown in FIG. 3, the hot water supply device E is composed of a substantially rectangular tubular combustion section 41 and a heat exchange section 42. Inside the combustion section 41, gas is supplied. First and second burners 44, 45 communicating with the supply pipe 43 are provided. In the figure, 46 is a main valve, 47 is a proportional valve with a governor for adjusting the heat generation amount of each burner 44, 45, 48, 49 are first and second switching valves, 50 is an ignition plug, 51 is an ignition of the burner. A flow rod for detecting the state, 52 is a thermal fuse, and 53 is an exhaust port.

The heat exchanging section 42 has a water supply pipe 54 and a hot water outlet pipe 55 connected to both ends of a heat receiving pipe 64 that reciprocates in the heat exchanging unit 42. The water supply pipe 54 is connected to the first branch water supply pipe 22 described above, and the hot water discharge pipe 55 is connected to the hot and cold water mixing tap 3.

With the above structure, while the water from the water supply pipe 54 flows through the heat receiving pipe 64, it is heated by the heat of the first and second burners 44, 45, and is discharged from the hot water discharge pipe 55 to the hot and cold water mixing tap 3. I am able to do that.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 56 is a connection port, 57 is a water supply temperature sensor, 58 is a water supply amount sensor, 59 is a high limit bimetal,
Reference numeral 60 is a hot water sensor, 61 is a water quantity control valve, 62 is a hot water quantity sensor, and 63 is hot water supply to the hot and cold water mixing tap 3 at the hot water outlet
It is a hot water supply valve that is turned off.

[How to use the water creating unit A]
Also, with reference to FIG. 3, a method of using the water creation unit A according to the present invention will be described.

First, the case where weakly alkaline drinking water or cooking water is required will be described.

In this case, the water mains 5 to the water creation unit A
The tap water supplied to is purified by the purifying device D, and iron powder as fine particles, chlorine odor, mold odor, trihalomethane, etc. are effectively removed. Next, the purified water is supplied to the activated water generator C and subjected to cluster processing to become delicious water.

In the present invention, the above-mentioned purification treatment and activation treatment can be carried out as necessary, and unlike the treatment by the water creating device B described below, it is not always necessary in the present invention. Not meant to be.

The tap water that has been subjected to the purification treatment and the activation treatment as described above is then supplied to the water creating device B through the activated water supply pipe 33.

The tap water flowing into the water creating device B is electrolyzed to generate alkaline water and acidic water in the alkaline water generating chamber 26 and the acidic water generating chamber 27, respectively.

The alkaline water produced in the alkaline water producing chamber 26 is passed through the alkaline water outlet pipe 10, the pH sensor 18, the water amount sensor 19, the water amount valve 20, the proximal side water supply pipe 17, and the three-way switching valve 21. It is supplied to the first branch water supply pipe 22 and the second branch water supply pipe 23.

The weakly alkaline tap water supplied to the first branch water supply pipe 22 passes through the water supply pipe 54 of the hot water supply apparatus D to the heat exchange section.
After being fed to 42 and heated, it is fed as hot water through a hot water pipe 55 to the hot and cold water mixing tap 3 which is the hot water outlet.

On the other hand, the weakly alkaline tap water supplied to the second branch water supply pipe 23 is used as water without being heated.
It will be fed to the hot and cold water mixing tap 3.

In this way, the water fed to the hot and cold water mixing tap is weakly alkaline, so that it can be used as delicious drinking water or used for cooking or the like.

In the water creating device B, the acidic water produced at the same time as the alkaline water is the acidic water outlet pipe 10, the three-way switching valve.
Through the 13, drainage pipe 15, and the combined drainage pipe 16, the water will be drained outside the water creation unit A.

Next, the case where weakly acidic tap water is required will be described. For example, when washing dishes or the like, weak alkaline tap water is fed to the hot and cold water mixing stopper 3 by the above-described procedure, and weak alkaline water having a detergency is discharged from the hot and cold water mixing stopper 3 to remove the dishes and the like. After surely washing, the weak acid tap water is fed to the hot and cold water mixing tap 3 in the same manner as described below, and weak acid water having excellent sterilizing ability is discharged from the hot and cold water mixing tap 3. It is preferable to sterilize tableware and the like.

That is, the tap water that has flowed into the water creating device B after being subjected to the purification treatment and the activation treatment as described above is
By electrolysis, alkaline water and acidic water are generated in the alkaline water generating chamber 26 and the acidic water generating chamber 27, respectively.

The acidic water generated in the acidic water generating chamber 27 is supplied to the acidic water outlet pipe 11, the pH sensor 18, and the water amount sensor 1.
The water is supplied to the first branch water supply pipe 22 and the second branch water supply pipe 23 through the water quantity valve 20, the proximal side water supply pipe 17, and the three-way switching valve 21.

The weakly acidic tap water supplied to the first branch water supply pipe 22 is fed to the heat exchange section 42 through the water supply pipe 54 of the hot water supply device E and heated, and then is mixed as hot water through the hot water outlet pipe 55. Delivered to stopper 3.

On the other hand, the weakly acidic tap water supplied to the second branch water supply pipe 23 is supplied to the hot and cold water mixing tap 3 as water without being heated.

Since the water thus fed to the hot and cold water mixing tap 3 is weakly acidic, it is possible to enhance the sterilizing effect of the tableware or the like.

The alkaline water produced at the same time as the acidic water in the water creating device B is discharged from the water creating unit A through the alkaline water outlet pipe 10, the three-way switching valve 12, the drainage pipe 14, and the combined drainage pipe 16. Will be discarded.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
A pH sensor 18 is attached to the proximal side water supply pipe 17.

Therefore, for example, the pH on the operation panel (not shown)
After operating the value setting knob to set the pH to an alkaline value that is considered to be good for the living body as drinking water, press the operation switch to set the pH value of tap water after the pH sensor 18 treats it with the water creating device B. It is possible to detect and adjust the voltage applied to the power source 32 of the water creating device B, or drive the three-way switching valve 21 to supply tap water having a desired alkalinity to the hot and cold water mixing tap 3.

Further, in this embodiment, not only the water creating device B but also the activated water producing device C, the purifying device D and the hot water supply device E are compactly and integrally housed in the water creating unit A. Transportability, handling, and the aesthetics of the kitchen sink where it is installed can be improved.

[0049]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

Since alkaline water or acidic water generated by the water creating device of the water creating unit can be selectively discharged from a faucet attached to a sink, alkaline water can be used as drinking water or cooking water. In addition, after cleaning stains such as burns and lipstick that are hard to wash off on tableware etc. with alkaline water with detergency, it is possible to sterilize tableware etc. with acidic water with excellent sterilizing property. Effective use can be achieved.

In the water creating unit, in addition to the water creating device,
Since the tap water supplied to the water creation unit is first purified by the purification device because it is equipped with a purification device such as an activated water generation device that performs cluster treatment and a filtration device, iron powder as fine particles and After effective removal of chlorine odor, musty odor, trihalomethane, etc., purified water is supplied to the activated water generator for cluster treatment to produce delicious water, and then such delicious water is created. The device can be electrolyzed to extract only the alkaline water as drinking water, and the user can drink the alkaline water that is good for health.

In addition to the water creating device in the water creating unit,
Since a hot water supply device is provided, with alkaline water generated by the water creating device, for example, when making a hot drink, by heating the alkaline water with the hot water supply device and then discharging it from the faucet, it is easy You can make hot drinks.

When using alkaline water having a detergency and acidic water excellent in sterilization, for example, when washing dishes in cold weather such as winter, the alkaline water and the acidic water are heated by a water heater. After that, by sequentially discharging the water from the faucet, the reliable cleaning and sterilization treatment can be performed as described above, and the dishes can be easily washed.

Since the water creation unit is compactly arranged inside the counter of the kitchen sink, the water creation unit does not disturb the kitchen work even in a kitchen with a small space and the cooking work is smooth. Can be done.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective explanatory view of a kitchen sink equipped with a water creation unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the water creation unit.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an overall configuration of the water creation unit.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the overall configuration of the water creation device.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of cluster processing.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Water creation unit a Casing B Water creation device C Activated water generation device D Purification device E Hot water supply device 26 Alkaline water generation chamber 27 Acid water generation chamber

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

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A water-creating unit equipped with a water-creating device capable of electrolyzing tap water to generate alkaline water and acidic water is provided inside the counter, and the faucet is provided with the faucet. A kitchen sink equipped with a water-creating unit, which can be connected to selectively discharge alkaline water and acidic water from the faucet. 2. The kitchen sink equipped with the water creating unit according to claim 1, further comprising an activated water generator for performing a cluster treatment in the water creating unit. 3. A kitchen sink equipped with a water creating unit according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a purifying device for a filtering device provided in the water creating unit. 4. A kitchen sink equipped with the water creating unit according to claim 1, further comprising a hot water supply device provided in the water creating unit.