JPH10235342A - Water purifying cartridge and water purifier equipped therewith - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply and sanitarily replace a cartridge. SOLUTION: A cartridge 3 having a water passage on its outer surface, a water purifier main body 1 having the cartridge 3 in a detachable manner and a lid member 2 mounted on the upper part of the water purifier main body 1 are provided and a water impermeable cap 5 is provided to the upper part of the cartridge 3. A handle 6 having a circular arc shape is attached to the water impermeable cap 5 along the outer peripheral surface thereof in a revolvable manner.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a water purification cartridge mainly used at home and a water purifier provided with the cartridge.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional water purifier includes a cartridge provided with a water passage on an outer surface thereof, a water purifier body detachable with the cartridge, and a lid body detachable from the water purifier body. For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.
The one described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 190206 is known.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional water purifier, a special structure for grasping the cartridge is not provided. Therefore, when replacing the cartridge, usually, the operation is performed by grasping the cartridge itself by hand. ing. However, when the cartridge itself is grasped by hand, when removing the old cartridge from the water purifier body, dirt on the outer surface of the cartridge adheres to the operator's hand, and when attaching a new cartridge to the water purifier body However, there has been a problem that an operator's hand touches the outer surface of the cartridge, which is unsanitary for the side using the filter. In addition, it is conceivable to work by holding the cartridge with a jig, but the cartridge may be damaged by the jig, and the jig must be taken to the construction site without being troubled.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a water purifier capable of easily and hygienically replacing a cartridge by focusing on the above problems.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, in the invention according to claim 1, a water passage is provided on an outer surface, and a water purification cartridge used by being attached to a water purifier main body is: A handle is provided at a portion that can be seen when the lid attached to the water purifier body is opened. In the invention according to claim 2, in the cartridge according to claim 1, a part of the outer surface does not have a handle. The invention according to claim 3, wherein a water-permeable cap is provided, and the handle is provided on the water-impermeable cap.
Or 2) a cartridge, a water purifier main body to which the cartridge is detachable, and a lid attached to the water purifier main body to cover and hide the cartridge, and when the lid is opened, a handle of the cartridge is opened. The water purifier was exposed.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when replacing the cartridge, first, the user grasps the handle of the cartridge which is visible by opening the lid attached to the water purifier main body, and removes the cartridge from the water purifier main body. . Next, a new cartridge is attached to the water purifier main body. At this time, the handle of the cartridge is gripped and the cartridge is inserted into the water purifier main body. By doing so, when removing the old cartridge from the water purifier main body, dirt adhering to the outer surface of the cartridge can be prevented from adhering to the operator's hand, and the new cartridge can be removed from the water purifier main body. When the cartridge is mounted on the cartridge, the outer surface of the cartridge may not be touched by the operator's hand.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the handle is provided on the water-impermeable cap on the outer surface of the cartridge, the handle does not hinder the passage of water, and the handle itself is less likely to become dirty.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the lid attached to the water purifier main body is opened, the cartridge is taken out from the water purifier main body by grasping the handle of the visible cartridge, and then grasping the handle of the new cartridge. The cartridge replacement operation can be completed simply by attaching the lid to the water purifier body and finally attaching the lid to the water purifier body.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, based on FIGS.
The water purifier of the first embodiment will be described in detail. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a usage state of a water purifier A of the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a cartridge replacement state of the water purifier A of the first embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a water purifier A of the first embodiment. 1 is a water purifier main body, 2 is a lid, and 3 is a cartridge.

The water purifier main body 1 has an open top, a cylindrical peripheral wall 11 and a bottom wall 1 having a recess 13 at the center of the inner surface.
And 2. Although illustration is omitted,
In the water purifier main body 1, an inflow port of water is provided in the peripheral wall 11, and an outflow port of water is provided in the concave portion 13 of the bottom wall 12.

The lid 2 is detachably formed on the upper part of the water purifier main body 1 by screwing.

The cartridge 3 is formed in a cylindrical shape with a filtering material such as activated carbon or ceramic, and a lower portion is provided with a convex portion 31 which can be loosely inserted into the concave portion 13 of the water purifier main body 1. An O-ring 4 for stopping water in a gap between the concave portion 13 and the convex portion 31 is mounted on an outer periphery of the convex portion 31.

An impermeable cap 5 is fitted on the upper part of the cartridge 3.
An arc-shaped handle 6 along the outer peripheral surface is provided at the lower end of the. The handle 6 is provided with the impermeable cap 5
, And can be tilted horizontally as shown by a solid line in FIG. 3 or raised vertically as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Further, water that has entered from the outer peripheral surface of the cartridge 3 is collected by a water collecting pipe (not shown) provided in the center of the cartridge 3.
Through the cartridge 3 to the convex portion 31 at the lower portion of the cartridge 3, during which the water is filtered and discharged from the convex portion 31. In other words, the outer peripheral surface and the lower surface of the outer surface of the cartridge 3 are water passages.

Hereinafter, a procedure for replacing the cartridge 3 will be described. First, the lid 2 is opened to open the upper part of the water purifier main body 1, the handle 6 of the cartridge 3 visible from the opening portion is raised vertically, the grip 6 is grasped, and the cartridge 3 is taken out from the water purifier main body 1. . Next, a new cartridge 3 is mounted on the main body 1 easily. At this time, the handle 6 of the cartridge 3 is gripped and the cartridge 3 is inserted into the water purifier main body 1. By doing so, when removing the old cartridge 3 from the water purifier main body 1, dirt adhering to the outer peripheral surface and the lower surface of the cartridge 3 can be prevented from adhering to the operator's hand. When the cartridge 3 is mounted on the water purifier main body 1, it is possible to prevent an operator's hand from touching the outer peripheral surface and the lower surface of the cartridge 3.

In other words, the water purifier A of the first embodiment can prevent the contamination of the cartridge 3 from being attached to the operator's hand when removing the old cartridge 3 from the water purifier main body 1. It is sanitary for In addition, when the new cartridge 3 is mounted on the water purifier main body 1, the new cartridge 3 can be prevented from being touched by the operator's hand, which is sanitary for the user of the filter. Further, since the handle 6 is provided on the water-impermeable cap 5 on the upper part, the handle 6 does not hinder the passage of water, and the handle 6 itself is hardly soiled. Furthermore, cartridge 3
Workability during replacement is also good.

Next, the configuration of the water purifiers of the second to fourth embodiments will be described. In describing these, descriptions of the same configuration as in the first embodiment will be omitted. In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the knob 61 is provided at the center of the handle 6a of the cartridge 3a, and when the handle 6a in the horizontal state is to be raised vertically. By holding the knob 61, the hand is reliably prevented from touching the cartridge 3a.
Can be taken out of the water purifier body. Embodiment 3
Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the handle 6b of the cartridge 3b
Is formed in a shape protruding upward from the surface of the water-impermeable cap 5, and in the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG. It is formed by depressing two places of the waterproof material 5 so as to become one. In the third and fourth embodiments, the handles 6b and 6c of the cartridges 3b and 3c are used.
Are integrally formed with the water-impermeable cap 5. Therefore, since it is not necessary to attach the handles 6a and 6b to the water-impermeable cap 5, the number of assembling steps of the filter can be simplified, and the strength of the handles 6a and 6b can be improved.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and a design change or the like may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Even if present, it is included in the present invention. For example,
In the embodiment, the cylindrical cartridge in which the water-permeable surface is provided on the outer peripheral surface and the bottom surface is shown, but the overall shape of the cartridge does not need to be cylindrical, and may be a polygonal prism such as a square prism or a hexagonal prism. There may be. Further, in the embodiment, an example is shown in which the upper portion of the water purifier body is opened and a handle is provided on the upper portion of the cartridge corresponding thereto.
The lower part of the water purifier main body may be opened, and a handle may be provided at the lower part of the cartridge correspondingly. Also,
Although the vertical type water purifier is shown in the embodiment, the present invention may be applied to a horizontal type water purifier.

[0018]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the handle is provided at a portion visible when the cartridge is attached to the water purifier main body, the old cartridge is removed from the water purifier main body. At this time, dirt attached to the outer surface can be prevented from adhering to the hands of the operator, which is sanitary for the operator. In addition, when a new cartridge is mounted on the water purifier main body, the outer surface of the new cartridge can be prevented from being touched by the operator's hand, and the effect of being sanitary for the user of the water purifier can be obtained. .

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the handle is provided on the water-impermeable cap on the outer surface of the cartridge, the handle does not hinder the passage of water, and the handle itself is hardly soiled. More sanitary.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the lid attached to the water purifier body is opened to expose the handle of the cartridge, and the cartridge can be taken out of the water purifier body by grasping the handle. Thus, the effect that the workability at the time of replacing the cartridge is good is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a usage state of a water purifier according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a cartridge replacement state of the water purifier according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a cartridge of the water purifier according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a cartridge of the water purifier according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a cartridge of the water purifier according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a cartridge of the water purifier according to the fourth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A water purifier 1 water purifier main body 2 lid 3 cartridge 4 O-ring 5 impermeable cap 6 handle

Claims (3)

[Claims] A water passage is provided on the outer surface, and a handle is provided on a portion of the water purification cartridge that is used when mounted on the water purifier main body when the lid mounted on the water purifier main body is opened. A cartridge for water purification, characterized in that the cartridge is used. 2. The water purification cartridge according to claim 1, wherein a water-impermeable cap is provided on a part of the outer surface, and the handle is provided on the water-impermeable cap. 3. The cartridge according to claim 1, further comprising: a water purifier main body to which the cartridge is detachable; and a lid attached to the water purifier main body to cover and hide the cartridge. A water purifier, wherein a handle of the cartridge is exposed when the cartridge is opened.