JPS5845838Y2 - drinking water conditioning device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to a portable drinking water conditioning device that is convenient to carry, and relates to a drinking water conditioning device that obtains drinking water containing a large amount of alkali ions through electrolysis. .

As this type of drinking water conditioning device, pot-type devices that can be easily adjusted at home have recently been widely sold.

This new type of drinking water conditioning device has an electrode holder on the electrolytic container side and an electric control mechanism in the electrical control chamber at the bottom of the electrolytic container for convenient water injection. It is only equipped with a valve mechanism for pouring out alkaline ionized water and acidic water.

For this reason, unlike traditional drinking water conditioning devices, there is no long electrode protruding directly below the lid, so the lid can be easily attached and removed like in the case of a regular pot, and there is no hassle when pouring water. do not have.

Furthermore, when the lid is removed, it can be easily placed on a table or the like (in the old model, the electrode rod was wet, which stained the table).

This new type of drinking water conditioning device consists of a support installed inside the electrolytic container, a lead wire taken out from the lower electrical control room through the support, and a positive electrode suspended via a holder at the upper end of the unglazed bulkhead. In addition to measuring electrical continuity, the negative electrode is
It is connected and fixed to a conductive terminal that protrudes upward from the bottom of the electrolytic container.

For this reason, although the positive electrode can be removed at the same time as the bisque partition wall is removed, the negative electrode remains inside the electrolytic container, which becomes an obstacle when cleaning the inside of the electrolytic container.

In addition, precipitates such as calcium carbonate are resistant to adhesion to the surface of the negative electrode during electrolysis, but since they are fixed inside the electrolysis container, it is troublesome to clean the surface of the negative electrode with brushing or other methods to remove the deposits. There was a drawback.

In addition, in this type of drinking water conditioning device, the electric control means is installed on the side of the electrolytic container that needs to be washed most frequently, so it must have a waterproof structure to prevent water from entering the electric control mechanism. This has the disadvantage of high cost because it has to be carried out.

Although this idea has the electric control mechanism installed on the lid side like in the past, the lid does not have any electrodes hanging below it, making it easy to handle, and the electrolytic container side is completely closed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a new type of drinking water conditioning device that can be emptied and washed to remove deposits on the surface of the negative electrode.

This invention will be explained in detail below based on the illustrated embodiments.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an electrolytic container, which is a cylindrical container with a bottom made of a non-conductive material such as plastic, and has an annular jetty 2 formed at its inner bottom.

A column (hollow column in this embodiment) 3 projects from the center of the electrolytic container 1, and a male screw 5 is connected to the top of the column 3 with a screw 4.

Inside the electrolytic vessel 1, a cylindrical unglazed partition wall 7 is disposed so as to rest on an annular backing 6 disposed inside the jetty 2.

An electrode holder 10 having an annular flange 9 is fitted onto the top edge of the partition wall 7 via a backing 8, and the electrode holder 10 is assembled by screwing a fixing nut 11 onto the male screw 5. , is pressed by an annular contact terminal plate 12 fixed to the fixing nut 11, and is fixed to the electrolytic vessel 1 together with the unglazed partition wall 7.

A cylindrical groove-shaped mounting part 13 is integrally formed on the electrode holder 10, and the anode 15 is connected to an anode chamber 16 formed inside the partition wall 7 through a through hole 14 bored in the center of the mounting part.
It is suspended inside.

A plastic collar 17 is fixed to the upper end of the positive electrode 15, and the collar 17 is elastically supported upward by a compression coil spring 18.

The upper end of the electrode 15 is pressed against the contact terminal plate 12.

On the outside of the partition wall 7, a plate-shaped negative electrode 19 surrounding the partition wall 7 has an annular contact terminal plate 20 integrally formed at its upper end, and the contact terminal plate 20 is detachably attached to the periphery of the electrode holder 10. Possibly fitted.

A lid 21 containing an electric control mechanism is removably fitted into the upper opening of the electrolytic container 1.

Conductive terminals 22 and 23 are disposed at the bottom of the lid 21 so as to be slidable up and down, and are resiliently supported downward by compression coil springs 24, corresponding to each terminal plate 12 and 20.

The lid body 21 has components of an electric control mechanism, such as a buzzer 26 and a timer 27, attached to a container-shaped lid body 25, and a pump 28 for pumping out water in the electrolytic container 1. A board 31 to which a motor 29 for driving a motor 29, a pulley transmission system 30, etc. are mounted is removably fitted by bolting or the like.

The operating shaft 32 of the timer 27 protrudes upward,
A knob 33 is attached to this.

The pulley transmission system 30 is located in a dish-shaped housing part 34 formed on the upper side of the base plate 31, and the housing part 34 is covered with a cover plate 35.

The front half of the lid main body 25 is open, and water can be poured into the electrolytic container 1 from here.

In the front half of the lid main body 25, there are a pair of left and right receiver seats 36 extending along both sides, and a spout 37 is opened in a portion protruding forward from the electrolytic container 1.

Further, a discharge pipe 38 communicating with the discharge side of the pump 28 is bent into an L shape and opened upward, and a backing 39 is provided at the edge of the opening.

At approximately the center of the lid main body 25, a switch accommodating portion 40 extending in the left-right direction is formed in the form of a groove.
Switches 42 and 43 are attached to the plate 1-41 attached to the plate 1-41, and a lighting lamp 44 is also attached.

Hinge members 45.
45 is attached, and a cover 46 covering the front half of the lid body 25 and a cover 47 covering the substrate 31 at the rear half are hinged to this.

A discharge conduit 48 is provided inside the cover 46 and is in close communication with the opening of the discharge pipe 38, and a slit-shaped passage 49 is opened in the conduit 48 at the ceiling thereof.
Corresponding to the opening 49, a comb-shaped opening 50 is opened in the ceiling portion of the cover 46.

A funnel-shaped discharge gutter 51 is disposed opposite to the outlet 50 and is attached to the cover 46 with, for example, screws 52.

The discharge gutter 51 has a receiver that is held on the seat 36 when the cover 46 is placed on the lid body 25, and also has a funnel opening 53 that communicates with the spout 37.

In order to ensure that the cover 46 is closed, the lid body 2
Clamp mechanisms 54 are provided on both sides of 5.

This clamp mechanism 54 is composed of arc-shaped elastic pieces 54 a and 54 b that are hinged to each other and a cylindrical piece 54 C that is pivotally supported by the elastic piece 54 a.
A clamp groove 55 for receiving C is formed in the cover 46.

A flexible pumping tube 56 is connected to the suction side of the pump 28, and the flexible tube 56 is connected to a joint 57 provided on the lid body 25.

The joint 57 faces into the electrolytic container 1 through the lid body 25, has a slightly tapered tip, and is fitted with an O-ring 58 to prevent liquid leakage.

A pumping pipe 59 into which this joint 57 is fitted stands upright within the cathode chamber 60 and is fixed to the bottom plate 61.

This bottom plate 61 is attached to the electrolytic container 1 via a backing 62.
The pumping pipe 59 is fitted into a pumping chamber 63 formed lower at the bottom of the pump, and the pumping pipe 59 passes through the bottom plate 61 and communicates with the pumping chamber 63.

The pumping pipe 59 has a support plate 64 at its upper part, which is held in the upper part of the electrolytic vessel 1 by the pumping pipe 59 together with another support.

The upper portion of the operating shaft 65 is supported on the support plate 64 .

The operating shaft 65 has a square head 65a at the top, and
The lower end passes through the bottom plate 61 and protrudes into the pumping chamber 63, into which a fan-shaped gate plate 66 is fitted.

The gate plate 66 slides in the axial direction with respect to the operation shaft 65, but is fixed in the rotation direction, and is interposed between the support piece 67 fixed to the end of the operation shaft 65 and the gate plate 66. It is elastically supported upward by the bottom plate 61 by a compression coil spring 68.

The pumping chamber 63 and the bottom plate 61 extend over the cathode chamber 60 and the anode chamber 16, and the bottom plate 61 has a through hole 69 corresponding to the cathode chamber 60 and a lower through hole corresponding to the anode chamber 16. 0 are open respectively.

In order to open the passage ports 69 and 70 simultaneously or selectively to communicate with the pumping chamber 63, one passage lower 1 is opened in the gate plate 66.

In addition, the lid body 25 is provided with a joint 72 that fits into the square head 65a, and the cylindrical receiver formed in the lid body 25 is resiliently pushed downward by a compression coil spring 74 in the hole 73. held.

A lever 75 is attached to the joint 72 and is slidable in the axial direction and interlocked in the rotational direction.
The tip of the lever 75 is exposed at the top of the lid body 21 from between the base plate 31 and the lid body 25, and a knob 7 is provided at the tip of the lever 75.
6 is installation.

In the figure, reference numeral 77 is a tilt switch housed in the lid 21, and 78 is a reed switch.
A permanent magnet 79 is attached to the cover 46 correspondingly.

Further, reference numeral 80 is a reed switch, and a permanent magnet 81 is attached to the male screw 5 in correspondence with this reed switch.

Further, reference numeral 82 denotes a cord storage section, which is formed in the board 31 in a dish shape.

Further, reference numeral 83 is a loop handle, and both ends thereof are pivotally connected to the electrolytic container 1.

Further, reference numeral 85 is a clamping mechanism between the electrolytic container 1 and the lid 21.

The drinking water conditioning device configured as described above is used in the following manner.

First, the clamp mechanism 54 is removed, the cover 45 is opened, and water is poured through the opening in the front half of the lid body 25.

At this time, by operating the lever 75, the gate plate 66 is rotated to align the lower passage 1 with either the passage 69 or 70.

As a result, the ports 69 and 70 are all communicated with the pumping chamber 63.

Therefore, water entering the cathode chamber 60 enters the anode chamber 16 via the pumping chamber 63.

When the inside of the electrolytic vessel 1 is filled with the required amount of water, the gate plate 66
is rotated by operating the lever 75 to open one of the ports, for example 69.
occlude.

When the power bar 46 is closed in this state, the permanent magnet 79 acts on the reed switch 78, ensuring a safe state of the electric circuit.

Next, by setting the timer 27 by operating the knob 33 and turning on the switch 42, a direct current is applied to the contact terminal plate 12.20 via the conductive terminal 22.23, and the electrode 15
．． A DC voltage is applied to 19 to perform electrolytic and electropermeable effects.

After the time set by the timer 27 has elapsed, the DC circuit is automatically cut off, and at the same time the buzzer 26 notifies the completion of electrolysis.

This turns off the switch 42.

Next, place a suitable container under the spout 37 and turn on the switch 43 to drive the motor 29 and pulley transmission system 30.
Pump 28 is driven via.

As a result, the pumping chamber 63, the pumping pipe 59, the flexible pipe 5
Acidic water is pumped up from the anode chamber 16 via the pump 6 (at this time, the pumping chamber 63 is communicated with the anode chamber 16 via the passage lower 0), and is pumped up through the discharge pipe 38 and the discharge conduit 48. Discharge gutter 5
1 to discharge acidic water.

This acidic water is discharged from the spout 37 into the container.

After all the acidic water has been discharged, switch 43 is turned off and pump 28 is stopped.

Next, the lever 75 is operated to rotate the gate plate 66 to open the passage 69 and close the passage lower 0.

In this state, if the switch 43 is turned on as necessary, the alkaline ionized water in the cathode chamber 60 is discharged from the spout 37 through the same route as in the case of acidic water by driving the pump 28, so the necessary amount is released. Can release alkaline ionized water.

When cleaning the electrolytic container 1, when the clamp mechanism 85 is unlocked and the lid 21 is removed, the permanent magnet 81 separates from the reed switch 80, turning off the electric circuit inside the lid 21 and ensuring a safe state. do.

Next, when the nut 11 is removed and the partition wall 7 is lifted together with the electrode holder 10, the electrodes 15 and 19 are moved together into the electrolytic container 1.
It is taken out, and the inside of the electrolytic container 1 becomes empty.

In the above embodiment, the discharge gutter 51 is not equipped with a leak filter, but when relatively hard water is electrolyzed, calcium carbonate is deposited, so in order to leak this, the filter shown in FIG. A leakage filter 84 may be provided in the discharge gutter 51 as shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, the discharge gutter 51 is not fixed to the cover 46, and the receiver is placed on the seat 36.

When fitting the lid 21 onto the electrolytic container 1, the joint 50 must be fitted into the pumping pipe 59, and the joint 72 must be connected to the pumping pipe.

Join) 50 has a taper, so positioning is easy.

Further, since the joint 72 is elastically supported by a compression coil spring 74, it can escape upward when it does not fit.

In this state, when the lever 75 is operated to align the joint 72 with the square head 65a, the joint 73 is pushed by the compression coil spring 74, and connection is achieved.

This idea has been explained in detail above, and the electric control mechanism is all housed in the lid, and since no electrodes are attached to the lid as in the past, when the lid is removed,
This avoids the inconvenience of getting the table wet when placing it on the table.

In addition, on the electrolytic container side, both the negative electrode and the positive electrode are supported by an electrode holder that is removably fixed to the electrolytic container together with the unglazed partition wall, so when these are removed, it becomes completely empty. Cleaning work such as washing the electrolytic container with water can be easily performed.

In particular, in this invention, a plate-shaped negative electrode is surrounded on the outside in close proximity to the unglazed partition wall, and this is supported by an electrode holder that is removed together with the unglazed partition wall, so that the negative electrode can be taken in and out of the electrolytic vessel together with the unglazed partition wall. Therefore, even if the gap with the unglazed partition wall is small as described above, there is no problem.

Therefore, under given conditions, the relative distance between the negative electrode and the positive electrode can be minimized, and the electrolysis efficiency can be increased.

In addition, since the negative electrode is taken out together with the unglazed partition wall, it is easy to wash and remove deposits such as calcium carbonate that have adhered to the surface, and when cleaning the inside of the electrolytic vessel, there is no need to remove the negative electrode as in the conventional case. There is no need to worry about getting in the way of washing.

Furthermore, when the electrode holder is fixed to the electrolytic vessel by the fixing means, the unglazed partition wall is also fixed at the same time, so fixing or separation can be done in one operation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional front view showing an embodiment of this invention, Fig. 2 is a partially longitudinal sectional side view, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing another section, and Fig. 4 is a sectional view passing through the spout. 5 is a longitudinal side view showing a part of the lid, FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the bottom of the electrolytic container, FIG. 7 is a plan view of the lid with the cover removed, and FIG. The figure is a cross-sectional view through the clamp portion, and FIG. 9 is a longitudinal cross-sectional side view showing another embodiment through the spout. 1... Electrolytic container, 5... Male screw, 7.
...Partition wall, 10... Electrode holder, 11.
...Nut, 12...Contact terminal plate, 13
......Mounting part, 15...Positive electrode, 16.
...Anode chamber, 19...Cathode electrode, 20...
...Contact terminal board, 21...; ...Lid, 22゜2
3... Conductive terminal.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A lid body having an electric control mechanism and an injection/outlet structure, an electrolytic container made of a non-conductive material and having a bottomed cylindrical shape that is sealed by removably fitting the lid body, and an electrolytic container that is placed in the electrolytic container. an unglazed partition that partitions an anode chamber on the inside and a cathode chamber on the outside; an electrode holder fitted into the unglazed partition; means for fixing the electrode holder together with the unglazed partition to an electrolytic vessel; and the electrode holder a positive electrode suspended in the anode chamber via a mounting part provided in the anode chamber; a plate-shaped negative electrode held by the electrode holder so as to approach and surround the outside of the unglazed partition wall; A drinking water conditioning device comprising a connection terminal structure that connects a negative electrode and a positive electrode to an electric control mechanism on the lid side.