JPH10337566A - Filter device of water distributor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a filter device of a water distributor in which two filter mediums having different filtering functions are stacked one over another in one filter vessel to reduce the number of filter vessels so that the construction of the device can be simplified to make compact the size of products and the cause of an increase in cost due to additional connection parts can be eliminated. SOLUTION: In the water distributor, raw water supplied from a water faucet is passed through a filter means to remove various foreign matters contained in the raw water so that clean water can be supplied. In this case, the filter means includes a pretreating filter 410 in which a non-woven fabric 413 and an active carbon 412, having different filtering functions, are inserted into one filter vessel 411 so as to be stacked integrally one over another and an aftertreatment filter in which a hollow fiber membrane and an active carbon, having different filtering functions, are inserted into one filter vessel so as to be stacked integrally one over another.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a filtration device for a water distributor (for example, a water purifier), and more particularly, to filtering of various harmful substances contained in raw water (water) supplied from a tap. The present invention relates to a method for a filtration device of a water distributor for purifying water.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional water distributor supplies raw water supplied from a tap to another filtering means, and then removes various foreign substances contained in the raw water to supply purified water. become.

[0003] Such water distributors can be broadly classified into natural filtration type, direct filtration type, ion exchange resin type, reverse osmosis pressure type, etc., depending on the type of water purification. The adjusting device applies a certain pressure to the raw water and passes the water through an artificial osmosis membrane to purify water.It separates and removes heavy metals, bacteria, carcinogens, etc., and only pure water and dissolved oxygen. Is used for cleaning or medical use in cutting-edge scientific industries and ultra-precision electronic components,
Recently, due to severe environmental pollution, it has been widely used for water distributors for home and business use for drinking.

As shown in FIG. 1, the reverse osmotic water distributor utilizing the above principle filters suspended substances such as rust litter contained in raw water (tap water) supplied from a water tap 10. A primary processing filter 20 is installed, and a secondary processing filter 30 that filters foreign substances such as chlorine components contained in raw water supplied from the primary processing filter 20 is installed. The secondary processing filter 30 is supplied from the secondary processing filter 30. A membrane filter 40 for filtering various heavy metals and carcinogens contained in the raw water is provided.

Further, a water box 5 for storing and storing a part of the purified water which has passed through the membrane filter 40 and has been subjected to a water purification treatment.
0, and a post-processing filter 60 for filtering various odors and toxic gas components contained in the raw water supplied from the membrane filter 40 or the water box 50.
Is installed, and an ultraviolet germicidal lamp 70 for sterilizing various bacteria and the like contained in raw water supplied from the post-processing filter 60 is installed. A stopper 80 is provided.

Further, a secondary processing filter 30 is provided between the secondary processing filter 30 and the membrane filter 40.
A pressurizing pump 90 for pressurizing the raw water that has passed through is provided. A raw water valve 100 for turning on and off the supply of the raw water is provided between the secondary processing filter 30 and the pressurizing pump 90.
A concentrated water valve 110 for controlling concentrated water generated while passing through the inside of the membrane filter 40 is installed on one side of the membrane filter 40, and the membrane filter 40 and the water box 50 are provided. Between the water box 5
A high pressure switch 120 for detecting the pressure of the water box 50 is provided so that the purified water in the water tank 0 is turned off when the water is full or turned on when the water level is low.

In the figure, reference numeral 130 denotes the ultraviolet germicidal lamp 70, the pressurizing pump 90, the raw water valve 100, and the concentrated water valve 1.
10 and control means for controlling the high-voltage switch 120.

[0008]

By the way, the conventional filter device of the water distributor having the above-mentioned structure has various harmful substances contained in the raw water supplied from the water tap when the raw water passes through the filtering means. Is filtered to supply pure water, but the filtering means having such a structure is provided inside a primary processing filter, a secondary processing filter, a membrane filter, a post-processing filter, etc. One type of filled filter material requires several filter containers, and these filter containers increase the size of the product and increase the manufacturing cost by using additional connecting parts. There was a point.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned various problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide:
Two filter materials with different filtration functions are installed in one filter container so as to be stacked one on top of the other, reducing the number of filter containers, simplifying the structure and reducing the size of the product, and additionally connecting parts. It is an object of the present invention to provide a filtration device for a water distributor, which eliminates the factor of increasing the production cost due to the above.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, a filtering device for a water distributor according to the present invention is provided in which raw water supplied from a tap is passed through a filtering means and contained in the raw water. In a water distributor configured to supply purified water by removing various foreign matters, the filtering unit is configured by laminating a nonwoven fabric and an activated carbon having different filtration functions on top and bottom in one filter container. And a post-processing filter in which hollow fiber membranes and activated carbon having different filtration functions are inserted and integrated in a single filter container so as to be vertically stacked. It is characterized by having.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the water distributor of the present invention includes a case 200 forming an outer shell so as to be installed on a table and a hanging system, and raw water supplied from the faucet 10 according to a three-step manual operation. Water can be directly converted into beverages at the choice of the consumer while opening and closing the flow of water, or the refrigerator R
When the raw water is supplied through a passage on one side of the water flow control means 300 provided on one side of the case 200 so as to be supplied to the case 200, various harmful substances contained in the raw water are removed. A filtering means 400 installed on the other side of the case 200 for filtering and purifying water; and a water flow controlling means 30 for adjusting the water intake direction according to the choice of the consumer or the installation location of the case 200.
And a water faucet 500 installed on the upper part of the case 200 while being connected to the water intake valve 500.

That is, the water flow control means 300 opens and closes the raw water supplied to the faucet 10 so as to be supplied to the filtering means 400 or closes the raw water supplied to the filtering means 400 so as not to be supplied to the filtering means 400; A purifying water discharge portion P2 installed so that the purified water that has been subjected to the purified water treatment while passing through the filtering means 400 can be taken directly according to the consumer's selection during the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing portion; And a refrigerator connection part P3 installed so that purified water that has been subjected to water purification processing while passing through the refrigerator R can be supplied to the refrigerator R according to a consumer's selection.

When the raw water supplied from the faucet 10 is supplied to the filtering means 400 through the water flow control means 300, the filtering means 400 filters foreign substances such as rust and chlorine components contained in the raw water. Pre-treatment filter 410 installed as described above, chlorine component, heavy metal contained in the raw water passed through the pre-treatment filter 410,
And a post-processing filter 450 installed to filter out foreign substances such as carcinogens to produce purified water.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG.
A filter container 411 formed in a cylindrical shape so as to be connected to the filter container 411; and a filter container 411 accommodated in a lower portion of the filter container 411 through an upper opening of the filter container 411 so as to filter odors such as chlorine contained in raw water. A plurality of granular activated carbon 412, and a non-woven fabric 413 in a roll state accommodated in the upper inside of the filter container 411 through the upper opening of the filter container 411 so as to filter substances such as rust and the like contained in the raw water; While covering the upper opening of the filter container 411, the hose 6
And a lid 414 which is connected to the water flow control means 300 via the first and second water flow control means 20.

That is, at the intermediate height inside the filter container 411, the lower part is clamped so that the nonwoven fabric 413 does not contact the inner peripheral surface of the filter container 411, and the water purification process falls from the center of the nonwoven fabric 413. Fixing bracket 415 so that the water of water flows into activated carbon 412.
Is provided between the activated carbon 412 and a discharge hole 411a formed at a lower portion of the filter container 411 so that a plurality of granular activated carbons 412 do not block the exhaust hole 411a. A filter membrane 416 is provided,
Between the fixing bracket 415 and the nonwoven fabric 413,
The second filter film 417 is provided so that the fine foreign matter flowing down from the center of the nonwoven fabric 413 does not block the passage of the fixing bracket 415.

At this time, the fixing bracket 415 includes
A cylindrical rib 415a is integrally protruded at the center of the upper surface so that the lower end of the nonwoven fabric 413 is inserted therein. A through hole 415b is formed so as to flow into the side.

Further, in the center of the nonwoven fabric 413, there is formed a vertical passage 413a vertically communicated with the upper and lower sides. On the upper surface thereof, a filter container is formed through an inflow hole 414a formed in the center of the lid 414. An upper bracket 418 is provided so as to supply the raw water flowing into the inside of the filter container 411 between the inner peripheral surface of the filter container 411 and the outer peripheral surface of the non-woven fabric 413 while diffusing the raw water to the edge side. On the lower surface of the fixing bracket 415, the inner peripheral surface of the filter container 411 and the outer peripheral surface of the nonwoven fabric 413 do not come into contact with each other, and the water of the water purification process flowing down from the vertical passage 413a flows out. A lower bracket 419 to be inserted into the rib 415a is provided.

At this time, the lower bracket 419 has
An opening 419a is formed at the center thereof so as to communicate with the vertical passage 413a, and water flowing down through the vertical passage 413a is provided on the outer peripheral surface thereof with the rib 415a of the fixed bracket 415 and the lower bracket 419. An O-ring 420 is interposed so as not to leak water through a joint gap on the peripheral surface of the O-ring.

The lid 414 is attached to the filter container 41.
1 is fixed to the upper opening through an adhesive.

On the other hand, the post-processing filter 450 is the same as that shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG.
The lower portion is connected to the pretreatment filter 410 via a hose 610.
The filter container 451 is formed in a cylindrical shape so as to be connected to the filter container 451, and is accommodated in a lower portion of the filter container 411 through an upper opening of the filter container 451 so as to filter an odor such as chlorine contained in raw water. A plurality of granular activated carbon 452, a hollow fiber membrane 453 housed inside the upper part of the filter container 451 through an upper opening of the filter container 451 so as to filter heavy metals and carcinogen contained in raw water; A lid 454 covers the upper opening of the container 451 and is connected to the water flow control means 300 via a hose 610.

That is, a fixing bracket 455 is installed at an intermediate height inside the filter container 451 so that water rising while passing through the activated carbon 452 flows into a lower portion of the hollow fiber membrane 453. , The filter container 45
A plurality of granular activated carbons 452 are provided between the inflow hole 451a formed in the lower part of
The first filter membrane 456 is provided so as not to block the 51a, and the fixed bracket 455 and the hollow fiber membrane 45 are provided.
3, a second filter membrane 457 is provided so that activated carbon 452 does not flow into hollow fiber membrane 453.

At this time, the fixing bracket 455 includes
At the center of the upper surface, a cylindrical rib 455a is integrally protruded so that the hollow fiber membrane 453 is arranged at a predetermined height, and a central surface of the rib 455a has a central surface in the water purification process rising from the activated carbon 452. A through hole 455b is formed so that water flows into a lower portion of the hollow fiber membrane 453.

The lid 454 is connected to the filter container 45.
1 is fixed to the upper opening through an adhesive.

Next, the operation and effect of the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the water tap 10 is always turned on with the water distributor, the water tap 10 and the refrigerator R connected to each other using a hose, and the opening / closing part of the water flow control means 300 is opened. By such manual operation, the raw water flows into the opening / closing section via the hose 600 according to the water pressure applied to the faucet 10, and the raw water passing through the opening / closing section flows into the upper side of the pretreatment filter 410 of the filtering means 400. Raw water in the water purification process, which is filtered while filtering rust dust and chlorine components contained in the raw water and discharged to the lower side of the pre-treatment filter 410, flows into the lower side of the post-processing filter 450 while passing therethrough. In addition, pure water can be provided by filtering chlorine components, heavy metals and carcinogens contained in raw water.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5, when the raw water flowing out of the opening / closing section flows into the filter container 411 through the lid 414 of the pretreatment filter 410, the raw water is mixed with the upper part of the nonwoven fabric 413. While being radially dispersed by the bracket 418, it is supplied to the gap between the inner peripheral surface of the filter container 411 and the outer peripheral surface of the nonwoven fabric 413.

At this time, the raw water retained between the filter container 411 and the non-woven fabric 413 is filtered through rust debris contained in the raw water while passing through the peripheral surface of the non-woven fabric 413. While flowing downward through the formed vertical passage 413a, the nonwoven fabric 41
3 is guided by a lower bracket 419 coupled to a lower portion of the fixing bracket 415 and flows into a through hole 415b of the fixing bracket 415;
The water that has passed through the through-hole 415b passes through a plurality of granular activated carbons 412 and removes chlorine and odor components contained in the raw water.

Further, the purified water that has passed through the activated carbon 412 flows out through a discharge hole 411 a formed in the lower part of the filter container 411, and flows into a lower part of the post-processing filter 450 through a hose 610. The heavy metals, carcinogens, chlorine and odor components contained in the raw water are filtered while passing through the inside of the processing filter 450, thereby producing pure water.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5, when the raw water flowing out through the lower part of the pre-processing filter 410 flows into the filter container 451 through the lower part of the filter container 451 of the post-processing filter 450, the raw water becomes The chlorine and odor components contained in the raw water are removed while passing through the granular activated carbon 452, and the water in the water purification process, which is raised through the activated carbon 452, flows through the through holes 4 of the fixing bracket 455.
The heavy metals, carcinogens, and the like contained in the raw water are filtered while flowing into the lower portion of the hollow fiber membrane 453 through 55b and ascending, thereby producing pure water.

At this time, when the consumer manually operates the water flow control means 300 in order to directly take in the purified water, the purified water produced while passing through the post-processing filter 450 is supplied through the hose 610 to the purified water discharge section P2. While flowing into
By being taken outside through the water tap 500, the consumer can make the purified water into a beverage.

When the consumer manually operates the water flow control means 300 again in order to supply purified water to the refrigerator R, purified water produced while passing through the post-processing filter 450 is connected to the refrigerator connecting portion via the hose 610. By flowing into P3 and being supplied to the refrigerator R, the consumer is provided with purified water or ice cooled through the refrigerator R.

[0031]

As described above, according to the water distributor filtering device of the present invention, granular activated carbon having a different filtering function and a rolled nonwoven fabric are inserted into one filter container so as to be laminated. A pre-treated filter whose top opening is covered with a filter container, and a granular activated carbon having a different filtering function and a hollow fiber membrane are inserted into one filter container so as to be laminated. Since it is a post-processing filter covered with a lid, the number of all filters can be reduced, the size of the product can be reduced by simplifying the structure, and the production cost can be reduced by eliminating additional connecting parts. There is an excellent effect that can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a conventional water distributor.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a water distributor according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an installation view illustrating a water distributor according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded sectional view of a pre-processing filter according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a combined sectional view of a pretreatment filter according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an exploded sectional view of a post-processing filter according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a combined sectional view of a post-processing filter according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 tap faucet 400 filtration means 410 pre-treatment filter 411 filter container 412 activated carbon 413 non-woven fabric 413a vertical passage 414 lid 415 fixing bracket 416 first filter membrane 417 second filter membrane 418 upper bracket 450 post-treatment filter 451 filter vessel 452 activated carbon 453 Hollow fiber membrane 454 Lid 455 Fixing bracket 456 First filter membrane 457 Second filter membrane

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A water distributor configured to supply pure water by purifying raw water supplied from a water tap through a filtering means to remove various foreign substances contained in the raw water. The filtering means includes a pretreatment filter in which a nonwoven fabric having different filtration functions and activated carbon are inserted and integrated so as to be vertically stacked in one filter container, and a hollow fiber membrane and activated carbon having different filtration functions. A post-processing filter inserted and integrated into one filter container so as to be stacked up and down,
A filtration device for a water distributor, comprising: 2. The filtration device for a water distributor according to claim 1, wherein the nonwoven fabric is provided on an inlet side of raw water with respect to an inside of the filter container. 3. The filtering device for a water distributor according to claim 1, wherein the activated carbon of the pretreatment filter is provided at an outlet side of raw water with respect to the inside of the filter container. 4. The filtering device for a water distributor according to claim 1, wherein a fixing bracket is installed between the nonwoven fabric and the activated carbon so as not to be mixed with each other. 5. The filtering device for a water distributor according to claim 1, wherein the nonwoven fabric has a vertical passage formed in the center so that water flows from the outer peripheral surface to the inner peripheral surface. 6. The filtering device for a water distributor according to claim 1, wherein the nonwoven fabric is installed such that an outer peripheral surface thereof does not contact an inner peripheral surface of the filter container. 7. The filtering device for a water distributor according to claim 1, wherein the hollow fiber membrane is provided on an outlet side of raw water with respect to an inside of the filter container. 8. The filtering device for a water distributor according to claim 1, wherein the activated carbon of the post-treatment filter is provided at an inlet side of raw water with respect to the inside of the filter container. 9. The water distributor according to claim 1, wherein a fixing bracket is provided between the hollow fiber membrane and the activated carbon so as not to be mixed with each other.