JPH1142483A - Mineral water regulator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a maintenance-free mineral water regulator by which the mineral water rich in minerals and demineralized water are separately produced by utilizing the minerals originally contained in the city water for households. SOLUTION: A compartment adjacent to the cation-exchange membrane 3 of a demineralization compartment 5 is used as a cathode chamber 8. This water regulator is composed of a city water feed pipe connected to an electrolytic cell 10, a demineralized water discharge pipe 12 provided above the demineralization chamber 5, an anodic water outlet 13 furnished at the upper part of an anodic chamber 6, one mineral water discharge pipe formed by joining a cathodic water outlet 14 provided at the upper part of the cathode chamber 8, a city water mineral regulator 1 consisting of a DC power source for applying a DC voltage on the anode plate and cathode plate of the electrolytic cell 10 and a water purifier following the mineral adjustor and contg. a chlorine removing material such as activated carbon and a bacteria removing material such as a hollow-fiber membrane.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mineral water dispenser capable of producing mineral water and demineralized water by utilizing minerals originally contained in tap water.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this kind of mineral water conditioner is configured as shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a general mineral water purifier according to the related art. 7 includes a container 32 for storing water, a circulation path 33 for circulating the water in the container 32, a water discharge path 34 for discharging the water in the container 32 to the outside, And a water purification device 36 provided in the middle of the water discharge path 34.

The mineral device 35 contains natural active minerals 37, 38 and 39 such as barley stone, Ioite and coral stone, and the water purification device 36 contains a chlorine removing substance 40 such as activated carbon and hollow fibers. A germ-removing substance 41 such as a membrane is stored.

[0004] Tap water stored in the container 32 is stored in the container 32 while flowing so as to circulate through the circulation path 33 by driving a circulation pump. When this water passes through the mineral device 35, the mineral device 3
The mineral components are provided via the natural active minerals 37, 38, 39 in 5.

Further, the mineral components in the container 32 pass through the water discharge path 34 by the driving of the water discharge pump, and pass through the water purification device 36.
When passing through the inside, the chlorine-removing substance 40 and the germ-removing substance 41 in the water purification device 36 come into contact with each other, and the residual chlorine contained in the water and various germs in the water are collected. Mineral water with less water is supplied from the water discharge path 34.

[0006]

In the above-mentioned mineral water purifier, tap water only comes into contact with natural stones.
Mineral components contained in natural stones cannot be eluted in a short time, and as one method for solving this, tap water as described in JP-A-6-190379 and JP-A-6-343983. There is a mineral water conditioner in which the concentration of free carbon dioxide in tap water is improved by injecting carbon dioxide into the water, and this water is brought into contact with a mineral-containing substance to elute mineral components.

Further, as described in JP-A-8-103775, as a pretreatment, the pH value of the raw water is adjusted to a pH value corresponding to a desired amount of dissolved mineral components, and the raw water is added to the bed of coral sand. An adjustment method and an adjustment device for increasing the amount of dissolved mineral components by passing a liquid have been proposed.

However, in the above-mentioned mineral water purifier, the amount of mineral adsorbed on natural ore is limited. Therefore, it is necessary to elute a certain amount of mineral component into water permanently. However, maintenance work such as replacing these natural ores at an appropriate time is required, and the above method can increase the amount of minerals in water, but cannot reduce the mineral components.

Therefore, the present invention utilizes a mineral component originally contained in tap water for general household use, and can separate mineral water containing a large amount of minerals from demineralized water reduced in maintenance. An object of the present invention is to provide an unnecessary mineral water conditioner.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, the mineral water purifier of the present invention has the following features.
A cation exchange membrane and an anion exchange membrane are arranged opposite to each other at the center of the tank to form a demineralization chamber, and a chamber adjacent to the anion exchange membrane in the demineralization chamber is used as an anode chamber, and an anode plate is arranged here. A chamber adjacent to the cation exchange membrane of the demineralization chamber is used as a cathode chamber, an electrolytic cell having a cathode plate disposed therein, a supply pipe of tap water connected to the electrolytic cell, and an upper part of the demineralization chamber. A mineral water discharge pipe provided in the anode chamber, an anode water discharge port provided in the upper part of the anode chamber, and a cathode water discharge pipe provided in the upper part of the cathode chamber, and one mineral water discharge pipe formed by merging, It consists of a tap water mineral adjustment device consisting of a DC power supply that can apply a DC voltage to the anode plate and cathode plate of the tank, and a water purification device containing a chlorine removal material such as activated carbon and a germ removal material such as a hollow fiber membrane. It is.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, an H-type cation-exchange resin and an OH-type anion-exchange resin are filled in the demineralization chamber of the electrolytic cell of the mineral adjusting apparatus according to the first aspect of the invention. The configuration is as follows.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, an H-type cation-exchange resin and an OH-type anion-exchange resin are filled in the demineralization chamber of the electrolytic cell of the mineral adjusting apparatus according to the first aspect of the invention. Then, the anode compartment of the electrolytic cell was filled with an anion exchange resin ion-exchanged with an anion component in tap water, and the cathode compartment was filled with a cation exchange resin ion-exchanged with a cation component in tap water. Things.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a cation exchange membrane and an anion exchange membrane are alternately arranged at the center of an electrolytic cell in which an anode plate and a cathode plate are arranged, and a negative electrode is provided on the anode side of the electrolytic cell. The chamber in which the cation exchange membrane is disposed on the cathode side of the ion exchange membrane is defined as a demineralization chamber. Here, the H-type cation exchange resin and the OH-type anion exchange resin are filled, and the upper part of each demineralization chamber is filled. The demineralized water discharge port provided in is connected to one demineralized water discharge pipe, and the cation exchange membrane is disposed on the anode side of the electrolytic cell and the anion exchange membrane is disposed on the cathode side of the chamber. Chamber, filled with an anion exchange resin ion-exchanged with anion components in tap water and a cation exchange resin ion-exchanged with cation components, and the mineral water discharge port provided at the top of each mineral chamber is one Connected to mineral water discharge pipe The room surrounded by the anion exchange membrane and the anode plate at the extreme end is defined as the anode compartment, and the anion exchange resin ion-exchanged with the anion component in the tap water is filled into this compartment. A mineral adjusting device having an electrolytic cell having a configuration in which a chamber surrounded by a cation exchange membrane and a cathode plate is a cathode chamber, and which is filled with a cation exchange membrane ion-exchanged with a cation component in tap water. And a water purification device described in the above-mentioned invention.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device for controlling a voltage between electrodes of an electrolytic cell of a mineral adjusting device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention. The configuration is as follows.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the mineral adjusting device and the water purifying device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, an ultraviolet lamp and a spiral-shaped lamp surround the ultraviolet lamp. And a sterilizing device for bacteria remaining in the mineral-treated water, which is constituted by a glass tube having the shape shown in FIG.

[0016] The mineral water purifier of the present invention has the above structure,
According to the first aspect of the invention, when a voltage is applied to the water supplied to the electrolytic cell of the mineral adjusting device, the cation component of the water in the demineralization chamber moves to the cathode chamber, and the anion component moves to the anode chamber to remove the water. The amount of minerals in the mineral chamber decreases.

Further, the invention according to claims 2 and 3 is:
When voltage is applied to the water in the electrolytic cell of the mineral adjustment device,
The cation component of the water in the demineralization chamber moves to the cathode compartment, the anion component moves to the anode compartment, and some of the cation and anion components of the water are converted to hydrogen ions and water by the ion exchange resin in the demineralization compartment. It is ion-exchanged to oxide ions.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, when a voltage is applied to the water in the electrolytic cell of the mineral adjusting device, the cation component in the water in the demineralized chamber is attracted to the electrode and is transferred to the mineral chamber and the cathode chamber. Moving. The anion component also moves to the mineral chamber and the anode chamber. Some of the cation and anion components of water are ion-exchanged into hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions by the ion exchange resin in the demineralization chamber.

Further, the invention according to claim 5 can control the voltage between the electrodes of the electrolytic cell of the mineral adjusting device. The invention according to claim 6 can sterilize bacteria such as bacteria remaining in the mineral-treated water that has passed through the mineral adjustment device and the water purification device.

[0020]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the mineral water purifier of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, a first embodiment of the mineral water conditioner of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a first embodiment of a mineral water purifier of the present invention. The first embodiment of the mineral water purifier of the present invention is shown in FIG. And a water purification device 2 for removing chlorine and various germs in the water that has been subjected to the mineral adjustment treatment by using the mineral content of the water to separate water having a large amount of minerals and water having a small amount of minerals.

The above-mentioned mineral adjusting device has a cation exchange membrane 3 and an anion exchange membrane 4 arranged opposite to each other at the center of the tank to form a demineralization chamber 5, which is adjacent to the anion exchange membrane in the demineralization chamber. The chamber to be used is an anode chamber 6, where an anode plate 7 is provided.
A chamber adjacent to the cation exchange membrane of the demineralization chamber is defined as a cathode chamber 8, and an electrolytic cell 10 in which a cathode plate 9 is disposed, and a supply of tap water connected to the electrolytic cell. Tube 1
1, a demineralized water discharge pipe 12 provided above the demineralized chamber 5, an anode water discharge port 13 provided above the anode chamber, and a cathode water discharge port 14 provided above the cathode chamber are formed by merging. The water purification device is composed of a single mineral water discharge pipe 15, a mineral water / demineralized water switching valve 16, and a DC power supply 17 capable of applying a DC voltage to the anode plate 7 and the cathode plate 9 of the electrolytic cell. And a germ removing substance 19 such as a hollow fiber membrane.

When tap water is introduced from the supply pipe 11 into the electrolytic cell 10 of the mineral water regulator and a voltage is applied, the cations (C + in the figure) of the water in the demineralization chamber 5 are changed by the electric field to the cathode plate. 9 and move to the cathode chamber 8 via the cation exchange membrane. In addition, anions (A- in the figure) are supplied to the anode plate 7.
To the anode chamber 6 via the anion exchange membrane. As a result, the amount of ions in the demineralized chamber 5 decreases, and demineralized water can be obtained here.

The demineralized water flows out of the demineralized water discharge pipe 12. In the cathode chamber 8, cation components in water are collected, and in the anode chamber 6, anion components are collected. This cathode chamber 8
The cation-rich water obtained in the above flows out from the cathode water discharge port 14, and the anion-rich water obtained in the anode chamber 6 flows into the anode water discharge port 13. The cation-rich water flowing out of the cathode water discharge port 14 and the anion-rich water flowing out of the anode water discharge port 13 merge in a mineral water discharge pipe 15, and the mineral water rich in minerals in the water becomes mineral water. It flows through the water discharge pipe 15.

The demineralized water and the mineral water are supplied to a mineral water / demineralized water switching valve 16 along a demineralized water discharge pipe 12 and a mineral water discharge pipe 15, respectively.
The mineral treated water selected here is supplied to the water purification device, and the mineral treated water not selected is discharged to the outside as wastewater. The selected mineral-treated water is supplied to the water purification device, and becomes a mineral-treated water free of chlorine odor by a chlorine removing substance 18 such as activated carbon and a germ removing substance 19 such as a hollow fiber membrane.

As described above, in the first embodiment of the mineral water purifier of the present invention, the mineral water originally contained in tap water can be used to obtain water with a high mineral content or water with a low mineral content. .

Next, a second embodiment of the mineral water purifier of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a second embodiment of the mineral water conditioner of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state in which the porous member 20 at the bottom of the electrolytic cell 10 of the mineral water device of FIG. It comprises a mineral chamber 5 filled with an H-type cation exchange resin and an OH-type anion exchange resin 21.

When tap water is introduced from the supply pipe 11 into the electrolytic cell 10 of the mineral water regulator and a voltage is applied, the cation component in the tap water in the demineralization chamber 5 is an electric field, and a part is in the cathode chamber. 8 and partially exchange with hydrogen ions by the H-type ion exchange resin in the demineralization chamber. The anion component is partially exchanged with the hydroxide chamber ion by an OH type anion exchange resin, partly in the anode chamber 6 by the force of the electric field. As a result, demineralized water free of ion components other than hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions is obtained in the demineralized chamber.

The demineralized water obtained by this method ion-exchanges ions in tap water, which could not be removed by electrolysis, into hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions with an ion exchange resin in the demineralized chamber. Demineralized water having a smaller amount of mineral than the demineralized water obtained in the form can be obtained.

In the cathode chamber 8, cation components in water are collected, and in the anode chamber 6, anion components are collected.
The cation-rich water obtained in step (1) and the anion-rich water obtained in the anode chamber 6 can be combined to obtain mineral-rich mineral water.

The mineral water and the demineralized water thus produced are supplied to a mineral water / demineralized water switching valve 16, and the selected mineral treated water is supplied to a water purification device, and activated carbon and the like. Chlorine removal substance 18
And a mineral-treated water free of chlorine odor due to the germ-removing substance 19 such as a hollow fiber membrane.

The cation component and the anion component in the tap water ion-exchanged into the H-type ion exchange resin and the OH-type ion exchange resin in the demineralization chamber 5 are supplied after the supply of the tap water is stopped and the water is electrolyzed. When an electric field is applied for a certain period of time while remaining in the tank 10, the cation component in the ion-exchanged tap water moves to the cathode compartment 8 and the anion component moves to the anode compartment 6 to regenerate the resin.

As described above, in the second embodiment, it is possible to obtain water having a high mineral content or a low water content by utilizing the mineral originally contained in tap water. And demineralized water can be obtained more efficiently.

Next, a third embodiment of the mineral water conditioner of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a third embodiment of the mineral water conditioner of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state where the porous member 20 at the bottom of the electrolytic cell 10 of the mineral water device of FIG. The mineral chamber 5 is filled with an H-type cation exchange resin and an OH-type anion exchange resin 21, and the anode chamber 6 is further filled with an anion exchange resin 22 ion-exchanged with an anion component in tap water, The cathode chamber 8 is configured by filling tap water with a cation exchange resin 23 ion-exchanged with a cation component.

When tap water is introduced from the supply pipe 11 into the electrolytic cell 10 of the mineral water regulator and a voltage is applied, the cation component in the tap water in the demineralizing chamber 5 is an electric field force, and a part is in the cathode chamber. 8 and partially exchange with hydrogen ions by the H-type ion exchange resin in the demineralization chamber. The anion component is partially exchanged with the hydroxide chamber ion by an OH type anion exchange resin, partly in the anode chamber 6 by the force of the electric field. As a result, demineralized water free of ion components other than hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions is obtained in the demineralized chamber 5.

In the cathode chamber 8, cation components in water are collected, and in the anode chamber 6, anion components are collected.
The cation-rich water obtained in step (1) and the anion-rich water obtained in the anode chamber 6 can be combined to obtain mineral-rich mineral water.

The mineral water and the demineralized water thus produced are supplied to the mineral water / demineralized water switching valve 16, and the treated water selected here is supplied to the water purification device, and the activated carbon or the like is discharged. The chlorine-removing substance 18 and the germ-removing substance 19 such as a hollow fiber membrane make mineral-treated water free of chlorine odor.

In general, the movement speed of ions in an ion exchange resin is faster than that in water. Therefore, according to the water conditioner of the third embodiment, the electrolyte in the demineralization room, the anode room, and the cathode room Mineral water and demineralized water can be produced in a shorter time than in Example 1 in which the solution is water only, or in Example 2 in which the anode chamber 6 and the cathode chamber 8 are water only.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the mineral water purifier of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a fourth embodiment of the mineral water dispenser of the present invention. In the fourth embodiment of the mineral water dispenser of the present invention, an anode plate 7 and a cathode plate 9 are arranged. The cation exchange membranes 3 and the anion exchange membranes 4 are alternately arranged at the center of the electrolytic cell.
A chamber in which the anion exchange membrane 4 is disposed on the anode 7 side and the cation exchange membrane 3 is disposed on the cathode 9 side is a demineralized chamber 5,
Here, an H-type cation exchange resin and an OH-type anion exchange resin 21 are filled, and a demineralized water discharge port 24 provided at the upper part of each demineralization chamber 5 is provided with one demineralized water discharge pipe 1.
2, a chamber in which the cation exchange membrane 3 is disposed on the anode side of the electrolytic cell 10 and the anion exchange membrane 4 is disposed on the cathode side is referred to as a mineral chamber 25. The anion exchange resin ion-exchanged with the component and the cation exchange resin 26 ion-exchanged with the cation component,
Mineral water discharge port 2 provided at the top of each mineral chamber 25
Reference numeral 7 is connected to one mineral water discharge pipe 15, and a chamber surrounded by the endmost anion exchange membrane 4 and the anode plate 7 is defined as an anode chamber 6, where ion exchange is performed with an anion component in tap water. The room surrounded by the anion exchange resin 22 thus filled and the endmost cation exchange membrane 3 and the cathode plate 9 is defined as a cathode room 8, in which cation exchange is performed by ion exchange with cation components in tap water. A mineral water adjusting device 1 comprising an electrolytic cell 10 filled with a membrane 23, a DC power supply 17 capable of applying a DC voltage to the anode plate 7 and the cathode plate 9 of the electrolytic cell 10, and a chlorine removing substance 18 such as activated carbon; And a water purification device composed of a germ-removing substance 19 such as a hollow fiber membrane.

When tap water is introduced from the supply pipe 11 into the electrolytic cell 10 of the mineral water regulator and a voltage is applied, the cation component in the tap water in the demineralization chamber 5 is an electric field force, and a part is in the mineral chamber. It moves to 25 or the cathode chamber 8, and a part thereof is exchanged with hydrogen ions by the H-type ion exchange resin in the demineralization chamber 5. Further, part of the anion component moves to the mineral chamber 25 or the anode chamber 6 by the force of the electric field, and part of the anion component is exchanged with hydroxide ions by an OH type anion exchange resin.

As a result, demineralized water having no ionic components other than hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions is obtained in the demineralized chamber 5, and flows into the demineralized water discharge pipe 12. Also, the ion-rich water in the tap water in the mineral chamber 25, the anion-rich water passing through the anode chamber 6, and the cation-rich water passing through the anion are combined at the mineral water discharge pipe 15 to form a mineral. Mineral water is abundant in minutes.

The mineral water and the demineralized water thus produced are supplied to a device 16 for selecting which of the demineralized water is to be supplied to the water purification device, and the treated water selected here is purified water. The mineral-treated water is supplied to the apparatus, and becomes chlorine-free water by a chlorine removing substance 18 such as activated carbon and a bacteria removing substance 19 such as a hollow fiber membrane.

Next, a fifth embodiment of the mineral water purifier of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a fifth embodiment of the mineral water purifier of the present invention. The fifth embodiment of the mineral water purifier of the present invention is similar to the first to fourth embodiments. It is constituted by attaching a device capable of controlling the electrolysis voltage when electrolyzing tap water to the mineral adjusting device of the mineral water conditioner of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram in which an electrolytic voltage control device 28 is attached to the mineral adjustment device of the first embodiment. The movement speed of the ions in the tap water supplied to the electrolytic cell of this mineral water regulator changes from the demineralized room to the anode room or the cathode room depending on the magnitude of the electrolysis voltage. Therefore, by controlling the electrolysis voltage with the electrolysis voltage control device 28,
Demineralization room 5 within a certain time when tap water passes through the electrolytic cell
Can change the amount of water cations or anions that migrate to the cathode chamber or anode chamber, so that the amount of ions of tap water in the demineralization chamber 5 and the amount of cations that migrate to the cathode chamber 8 can be changed. The amount of anions moving to the anode chamber 6 can be adjusted.

As described above, according to the mineral water conditioner of the fifth embodiment, by controlling the magnitude of the electrolysis voltage, mineral water or demineralized water whose mineral amount is adjusted to its own taste is obtained. be able to.

Next, a sixth embodiment of the mineral water purifier of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a mineral water purifier showing a sixth embodiment of the mineral water purifier of the present invention.

The sixth embodiment of the mineral water purifier of the present invention is different from the mineral water purifier of the fifth embodiment in that an ultraviolet lamp 29 and a glass tube 30 having a spiral shape so as to surround the ultraviolet lamp 29 are provided. And a sterilizing device 31 for bacteria remaining in the treated water.

The tap water supplied to the mineral water conditioner is subjected to mineral adjustment and water purification treatment.
Introduced in 1. The supplied treated water turns around the ultraviolet lamp 29 lit along the spiral glass tube 30,
Exposure to ultraviolet light. As a result, bacteria remaining in the mineral-treated water that could not be removed by the water purification device 2 are killed.

As described above, according to the mineral water conditioner of the sixth embodiment, the water that has been subjected to mineral adjustment and purified can be subjected to bacterial treatment.

[0050]

Since the mineral water purifier of the present invention has the above-described structure, the invention according to claim 1 uses the anode chamber to separate the mineral content of tap water in the demineralized chamber of the electrolytic cell of the mineral adjusting device. Since it can be moved to the cathode compartment, demineralized water can be obtained here.Water rich in the anion component of tap water in the anode compartment and water rich in the cation component of tap water in the cathode compartment By combining with, mineral water can be obtained.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the mineral component in the tap water in the demineralized chamber of the electrolytic cell can be moved to the anode chamber and the cathode chamber, and the tap water supplied to the demineralized chamber can be moved. Since a part of the mineral component is exchanged for hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions by the ion exchange resin, demineralized water can be obtained here.

In the demineralized water obtained by this method, ions in the tap water which could not be removed by electrolysis are ion-exchanged into hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions by the ion exchange resin in the demineralization chamber, so that the mineral content is smaller. Demineralized water can be obtained. The mineral content captured by the ion-exchange resin in the demineralization chamber is drawn by the electrodes when an electric field is applied for a certain period of time while water is retained in the electrolytic cell, and moves to the anode chamber and the cathode chamber. Regeneration of the resin becomes possible. In addition, mineral water can be obtained by combining water rich in anion components of tap water in the anode compartment with water rich in cation components in tap water in the cathode compartment.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the mineral component in the tap water in the demineralized chamber of the electrolytic cell can be moved to the anode chamber and the cathode chamber, and the tap water supplied to the demineralized chamber can be moved. Since a part of the mineral component is exchanged for hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions by the ion exchange resin, demineralized water can be obtained here. In addition, mineral water can be obtained by combining water rich in anion components of tap water in the anode compartment with water rich in cation components in tap water in the cathode compartment.

Generally, from the moving speed of ions in water,
Since the moving speed of the ions in the tank filled with the ion exchange resin is higher, the first means in the case where the electrolyte solution in the demineralization chamber, the anode chamber, and the cathode chamber is only water is used. In addition, it is possible to separate mineral water and demineralized water in a shorter time than in the invention according to claim 2 in which the anode chamber and the cathode chamber are made of only water.

Further, according to the present invention, the mineral component in the tap water in the demineralized chamber of the electrolytic cell can be moved to the mineral chamber, the anode chamber and the cathode chamber, and the tap water supplied to the demineralized chamber can be moved. Since a part of the mineral component of water is exchanged for hydrogen ions and hydroxyl ions by an ion exchange resin, demineralized water can be obtained here.

In addition, the ion-rich water in the tap water of the mineral chamber and the anion-rich water of the tap water in the anode chamber include:
Mineral water can be obtained by combining it with water rich in cation components of tap water in the cathode compartment.

Further, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, by controlling the voltage between the electrodes of the electrolytic cell of the mineral adjusting device,
The rate at which water cations or anions migrate from the demineralized chamber to the cathode or anode compartment can be varied. Therefore, since the amount of ions that tap water moves from the demineralized room to the cathode room or the anode room within a certain time passing through the electrolytic cell can be adjusted, the content of minerals in the demineralized water or the mineral water is adjusted. be able to.

Further, according to the invention of claim 6 of the present invention, since the treated water whose mineral has been adjusted and purified is irradiated with ultraviolet rays, bacteria that cannot be completely removed by the purification device can be killed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a first embodiment of a mineral water purifier according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a configuration of a mineral water purifier according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a configuration of a third embodiment of the mineral water purifier of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a configuration of a mineral water purifier according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a configuration of a fifth embodiment of the mineral water purifier of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a mineral water purifier according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a general mineral water purifier according to the related art.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mineral adjustment device 2 Water purifier 3 Cation exchange membrane 4 Anion exchange membrane 5 Demineralization room 6 Anode room 7 Anode plate 8 Cathode room 9 Cathode plate 10 Electrolysis tank 11 Tap water supply pipe 12 Demineralized water discharge pipe 13 Anode Water discharge port 14 Cathode water discharge port 15 Mineral water discharge port 16 Mineral water / demineralized water switching valve 17 DC power supply 18 Chlorine removal substance 19 Bacteria removal substance 20 Porous member 21 H type cation exchange resin and OH type anion exchange Resin 22 Anion exchange resin ion-exchanged with an anion component in tap water 23 Cation exchange resin ion-exchanged with a cation component in tap water 24 Demineralized water outlet 25 Mineral chamber 28 Electrolytic power supply control device 29 Ultraviolet lamp 30 Spiral glass tube 31 sterilizer 32 container for storing water 33 circulation route 34 mineral device 35 Outflow route 36 Water purifier 37 Naturally active minerals 38 Naturally active minerals 39 Naturally active minerals 40 Chlorine-removing substances 41 Bacteria-removing substances

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Takeo Abe 22-22, Nagaikecho, Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Inside Sharp Corporation (72) Inventor Rie Tamaru 22-22, Nagaikecho, Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka (72) Inventor Shinsuke Amano 22-22 Nagaikecho, Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Sharp Corporation

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A demineralization chamber is formed by arranging a cation exchange membrane and an anion exchange membrane opposite each other at the center of a tank, and a chamber adjacent to the anion exchange membrane in the demineralization chamber is defined as an anode chamber.
An anode plate is provided here, a chamber adjacent to the cation exchange membrane of the above-mentioned demineralization chamber is used as a cathode chamber, and an electrolytic cell in which the cathode plate is provided, and a tap water supply pipe connected to the electrolytic cell. When,
A demineralized water discharge pipe provided above the demineralized chamber,
DC water is supplied to the anode water discharge port provided in the upper part of the anode chamber and one mineral water discharge pipe formed by merging the cathode water discharge port provided in the upper part of the cathode chamber, and the anode plate and the cathode plate of the electrolytic cell. Mineral water purifier comprising a tap water mineral adjusting device composed of an applicable DC power supply, and a water purifier composed of a chlorine removing material such as activated carbon and a germ removing material such as a hollow fiber membrane. . 2. The mineral water purifier according to claim 1, wherein an H-type cation exchange resin and an OH-type anion exchange resin are filled in the demineralization chamber of the electrolytic cell. 3. An anode chamber of the electrolytic cell is filled with an anion exchange resin ion-exchanged with an anion component in tap water,
The mineral water conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the cathode chamber is filled with a cation exchange resin ion-exchanged with a cation component in tap water. 4. A cation exchange membrane and an anion exchange membrane are alternately arranged at the center of an electrolytic cell in which an anode plate and a cathode plate are arranged,
The chamber where the anion exchange membrane is located on the anode side of the electrolytic cell and the cation exchange membrane is located on the cathode side is the demineralization chamber, where H-type cation exchange resin and OH-type anion exchange resin are filled. And the demineralized water discharge port provided at the top of each demineralized chamber is connected to one demineralized water discharge pipe,
The chamber where the cation exchange membrane is located on the anode side of the electrolytic cell and the anion exchange membrane is located on the cathode side is the mineral chamber, where the anion exchange resin and the cation component ion-exchanged with the anion component in tap water Filled with cation exchange resin ion-exchanged in the above, the mineral water discharge port provided at the top of each mineral chamber is connected to one mineral water discharge pipe, surrounded by the endmost anion exchange membrane and anode plate The room that was set as the anode room,
This is filled with an anion exchange resin ion-exchanged with an anion component in tap water, and the room surrounded by the endmost cation exchange membrane and the cathode plate is used as a cathode room, where the cation component in tap water is placed. An electrolytic cell filled with a cation exchange membrane ion-exchanged in, and a tap water mineral adjusting device comprising a DC power supply capable of applying a DC voltage to an anode plate and a cathode plate of the electrolytic cell,
A mineral water purifier comprising a water purifier comprising a chlorine removing substance such as activated carbon and a germ removing substance such as a hollow fiber membrane. 5. A function of controlling a voltage between electrodes of an electrolytic cell of the mineral adjusting device.
The mineral water purifier according to claim 1. 6. The mineral water conditioner according to claim 5, further comprising a sterilizer for sterilizing bacteria remaining in the mineral-treated water.