JPH09239360A - Salt throw-in port in a water softener - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily throw in salt in a water softener in which a resin cylinder for housing ion exchange resins, a raw water tank and a salt water tank are arranged in a casing body by opening a salt throw-in port in the upper part of the casing body and installing a throw-in helper part in the salt throw-in port. SOLUTION: In a water softener 1, a casing body 4 in which a raw water tank 2 and a salt water tank 3 are formed above a resin cylinder packed with ion exchange resins is installed, and above it, an intermediate cover 6 in which a throw-in port is opened and an upper cover 7 are installed. In the intermediate cover 6, the throw-in port 5 of suitable size is opened in a part positioned above the salt water tank 3. Around the throw-in port 5, a tray part 5a forming a recessed part as a throw-in helper part on throwing in salt is formed. The tray part 5a makes easy the throwing of salt in the salt water tank 3 and also secures a space for mounting a salt bag. Salt to be thrown in is once taken out and is thrown in while scraped off.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a salt inlet structure in a domestic water softener.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, there has been a demand for a domestic water softener which uses hard water such as tap water as soft water and uses it as bath water for general households. Although various small and lightweight household water softeners have been developed, it is necessary to periodically add salt into the salt water tank in order to regenerate the ion exchange resin. As for the salt to be put into the salt water tank, for example, two bags of 5 kg each are put at a time, but housewives of general households should not spill the salt into the salt water tank, and Due to the tension that salt water has to be splashed in while preventing it from splashing, the work tends to result in spilling outside, and the degree of fatigue is high. further,
In order to increase the solubility of salt in the salt water tank and prevent the salt from accumulating at the bottom of the salt water tank, a net such as a wire mesh is stretched at an appropriate height position of the salt water tank. In order to protect the salt, it is necessary to reduce the impact force when adding salt.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a charging port structure capable of facilitating charging of salt into a salt water tank of a domestic water softener. It is a thing.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the invention of claim 1 includes a resin cylinder containing an ion exchange resin, a raw water tank, and a salt water tank. In the water softener arranged in the casing body, the salt inlet is opened in the upper part of the casing body,
The charging helper section is provided at the charging port, and the invention of claim 2 is characterized in that the charging helper section is
4. An inner lid is provided on an upper portion of the casing body, a salt inlet is opened in the inner lid, and a tray portion is provided around the salt inlet, and
The invention of claim 4 is characterized in that the feeding helper portion is provided with a pull-out type cover provided with a supporting member on an upper portion of a salt feeding port opened in the casing body. The charging helper section is characterized in that an opening / closing cover provided with a support member is provided on an upper portion of a salt charging opening opened in the casing body.

[0005]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. In a water softener in which a resin cylinder containing an ion exchange resin, a raw water tank and a salt water tank are arranged in a casing body, It is realized by opening a salt inlet in the upper part and providing a filler helper portion in this inlet.

The charging helper portion is provided with an inner lid on the upper part of the casing body, a salt feeding port is opened in the inner lid, and a tray portion having a predetermined concave portion is formed around the salt feeding port. It is provided. The tray portion forms a guide portion that facilitates the introduction of salt into the salt water tank and secures a space for placing a salt bag. Therefore, at the time of adding salt, the salt bag can be placed on the tray part, and one of the placed salt bags can be lifted to add salt into the salt water tank from the input port, so that the salt bag can be supported with both hands. It is possible to add salt more stably than the above-mentioned addition and to significantly reduce the degree of fatigue.

Further, the feeding helper portion may be constructed such that a drawer type cover provided with a supporting member is provided on an upper portion of a salt feeding port opened in the casing body.
It is also possible to provide an openable cover provided with a support member above the salt inlet. In both the drawer type cover and the opening / closing type cover, a salt bag is placed on the cover in the same manner as the tray section at the time of adding the salt, and one of the placed salt bags is lifted to add the salt. To do. Further, the pull-out type cover and the open-close type cover also have a function of a lid that shields the salt input port opened in the casing body except when the salt is input, and can be appropriately selected depending on the implementation. .

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective explanatory view of a first embodiment showing an overall schematic configuration of a water softener embodying the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a water softener 1 of the present invention is a gravity regenerating water softener, in which a raw water tank 2 and a salt water tank 3 are formed above a resin cylinder (not shown) filled with an ion exchange resin. A casing body 4 is provided, and an inner lid 6 having an opening 5 for salt is provided on the upper portion of the casing body 4.
An upper lid 7 is provided above the inner lid 6.

The casing body 4 is formed by injection-molding a synthetic resin with the raw water tank 2 and the salt water tank 3 as an integral structure, and the resin cylinder (not shown) is housed below the salt water tank 3. There is. Similar to the casing body 4, the inner lid 6 is injection-molded of synthetic resin, and a salt inlet 5 of an appropriate size is opened in a portion located above the salt water tank 3, and this inlet is opened. As shown in FIG. 1, a tray portion 5a having a concave portion with an appropriate depth is formed around 5 as a feeding helper portion at the time of salt feeding. The tray portion 5a forms a guide portion that facilitates the introduction of salt into the salt water tank 3, and secures a space for placing a salt bag. Further, the tray portion 5a enables the work of temporarily putting out the salt to be put therein and then throwing it in by scraping it by hand. The upper lid 7 is formed by injection molding a synthetic resin like the inner lid 6, and shields the entire inner lid 6.

According to the above-mentioned structure of the charging port, when the salt is charged, the salt bag is placed on the tray portion 5a, the salt outlet is opened at one end of the placed salt bag, and the salt outlet The other side is lifted and salt is poured into the salt water tank 3 through the charging port 5. Therefore, as compared with the case where the salt bag is supported with both hands, the salt can be supplied more stably and the degree of fatigue can be significantly reduced. Further, since the salt can be scraped off and charged, the splashing of the salt water from the salt water tank 3 can be prevented without a feeling of tension. Furthermore, the impact force on the net in the salt water tank at the time of adding the salt can be significantly reduced.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The same members as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the duplicated description will be omitted.

In FIG. 2, the casing body 4 is formed by integrally molding the raw water tank 2 and the salt water tank 3 as in the first embodiment shown in FIG.
A lid member 8 is provided on the upper part of the raw water tank 2 formed as described above, and an upper part on the salt water tank 3 side is opened as a salt inlet 5. L-shaped guide members 9 are provided on both sides of the salt inlet 5, and a pull-out type cover 11 having a foldable support member 10 is inserted inside the guide members 9. Then, the pull-out cover 11 is pulled out to the outside of the casing body 4, the support member 10 is raised at right angles to the lower surface of the pull-out cover 11, and the end portion of the support member 10 is abutted against the side surface of the casing body 4. By contacting them, the function of the input helper part at the time of adding salt is achieved. Further, when the salt is not added, the pull-out type cover 11 is inserted into the guide member 9 to function as a lid for shielding the salt water tank 3. Code 12
Is a hinge that joins the support member 10 and the pull-out cover 11.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The same members as those in the first and second embodiments are designated by the same reference numerals, and the duplicated description will be omitted.

In FIG. 3, the casing body 4 is formed by molding the raw water tank 2 and the salt water tank 3 as an integral structure, as in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and forming the raw water tank 3 in the casing body 4. A lid member 8 is provided on the upper part of the container, and an upper portion on the salt water tank 3 side is opened as a salt inlet 5. An openable cover 13 having a foldable support member 10 is provided above the salt inlet 5.
As shown in FIG. 3, the openable cover 13 has a hinge 12 joining the upper side plate of the casing body 4 and the end of the openable cover 13. And this openable cover 1
3, with the hinge 12 as a fulcrum, the casing body 4
Of the casing body 4 while opening the supporting member 10 at right angles to the lower surface of the openable cover 13.
By bringing the end portion of the support member 10 into contact with the side surface of the
Achieves the function of the input helper unit when adding salt. When salt is not added, the openable cover 13 is returned to the upper part of the introduction port 5 to serve as a lid for shielding the salt water tank 3.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the water softener in which the resin cylinder containing the ion exchange resin, the raw water tank, and the salt water tank are arranged in the casing body, the salt is added to the upper part of the casing body. Open the input port of
Since the charging helper section is provided at this charging port, the salt bag can be charged through the charging helper section at the time of charging the salt. Therefore, as compared with the case where the salt bag is supported with both hands, the salt can be supplied more stably and the degree of fatigue can be significantly reduced. Further, the salt water can be added without worrying about splashing, and it can greatly contribute to the net maintenance in the salt water tank.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective explanatory view of a first embodiment showing the overall configuration of a water softener embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective explanatory view of a second embodiment of the water softener embodying the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective explanatory view of a third embodiment of the water softener embodying the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Water softener 2 Raw water tank 3 Salt water tank 4 Casing body 5 Input port 5a Tray part 6 Inner lid 10 Supporting member 11 Draw-out cover 13 Openable cover

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. In a water softener 1 in which a resin cylinder containing an ion exchange resin, a raw water tank 2 and a salt water tank 3 are arranged in a casing body 4, a salt inlet 5 is opened in an upper portion of the casing body 4. A salt inlet structure in a water softener, characterized in that a charging helper portion is provided at the charging port 5. 2. The filling helper portion is provided with an inner lid 6 on the upper part of the casing body 4, a salt inlet 5 is opened in the inner lid 6, and a tray portion 5a is provided around the salt inlet 5. The salt inlet structure in the water softener according to claim 1, characterized in that 3. The supporting member 10 is provided at an upper portion of a salt inlet 5 opened in the casing body 4.
2. The salt inlet structure for a water softener according to claim 1, wherein the pull-out cover 11 is provided. 4. The supporting member 10 is provided at an upper portion of a salt charging port 5 opened in the casing body 4.
The salt injection port structure for a water softener according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing cover 13 is provided.