JPS59123588A - Pot type potable water producing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable discharge and use of the entire alkaline water by dividing the inside of a vessel into a cathode chamber, anode chamber and alkaline water contg. chamber, and transferring the alkaline water in the cathode chamber after electrolysis by an air pressure into the alkaline water contg. chamber. CONSTITUTION:A user puts water in an electrolytic cell 7, closes a cover body 19 and turns an operating knob 51 to set it in an electrolyzing position. A cross pin 57 presses an elastic contact piece 56 and turns on a microswitch 55; at the same time, a timer is actuated. A DC voltage is impressed on a cathode 11 and an anode 10 by the operation of an AC-DC converter and the electrolysis is executed during operation of the timer. The timer operates to complete the electrolysis after lapse of the prescribed time, then a motor 47 is energized to run a pump 39. Air is then fed forcibly from the pump 39 to the inside of the cell 7 and the alkaline water in a cathode chamber 7a is fed through an overflow passage into an alkaline water contg. chamber 6 by the pressure thereof. The flow passage and the chamber 6 are communicated with the atmosphere and if the knob 51 is returned to the home position, only the chamber 6 is communicated through a discharge port 3a to the atmosphere.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a pot-type drinking water production device.

This type of drinking water production equipment isolates the anode and cathode chambers through a porous partition, places an anode and a cathode in both chambers, electrolyzes the water that enters the two chambers, and supplies water to the cathode chamber. There are known devices that generate alkaline water and acidic water on the anode chamber side. In this case, alkaline water and acidic water are alternately discharged from the spout of the pot using a switching valve mechanism. The alkaline water is left as is, and the cathode chamber for electrolysis is used as a storage chamber.In this way, after electrolysis, the acidic water is immediately discharged from the cathode chamber and the anode chamber. and are blocked by a porous partition wall, for example, an unglazed partition wall, so when the electrolytic potential is removed, the water in the bipolar chamber reversely moves through the partition wall due to electrical equilibrium, causing ion movement. This is because the water will try to return to its original state.In this way, once only alkaline water remains in the cathode chamber, the above-mentioned drinking water production device will continue to drain the pot. can function as.

However, the problem with this is that if you store alkaline water for a considerable period of time, the alkaline water will change depending on the water level.
It penetrates from the cathode nectar through the septum into the anode chamber and continues this until both water levels are reached. Therefore, when alkaline water is used for drinking purposes and is discharged from the spout, a portion remains in the anode chamber and cannot be poured out entirely.

The present invention was made based on the above circumstances, and the inside of the container is divided into a cathode chamber, an anode chamber, and an alkaline water storage chamber, and during electrolysis, alkaline water and acidic water are separated between the two electrode chambers by the electrolytic action of direct current. After electrolysis, the alkaline water inside the cathode science is transferred to the alkaline water storage chamber using air pressure! By doing so, we have created a pot-shaped drinking water production device that can be isolated from acidic water, pump all the water to the alkaline water storage chamber, and pump it from the alkaline water storage chamber to the outside using a single air pump. This is what we are trying to provide.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, the symbol l is the container body, and the cylindrical body part 1
a, and a bottom part tb which is screwed into the body part 1a via a rolling member 2, and a pouring nozzle 3 is integrally attached to the front of the body part 1a.

The inner bottom of the container body 1 is inclined forward, and
A pumping passage 4 consisting of a conduit for pumping is disposed from the tip of the nozzle 3 to the lowest point of the inner bottom, and opens into the spout 3a of the nozzle 3. The inside of the container main body 1 is partitioned into the inside and outside by a container-shaped water-impermeable partition wall 5, with an alkaline water storage chamber 6 on the outside and an electrolytic cell 7 on the inside. The Johirai 1 disassembly tank 7 is further partitioned into the inside and outside by an unglazed partition wall 8 to form a cathode chamber 7a and an anode chamber 7b, and the unglazed partition wall 8 has a cylindrical shape with a bottom in this embodiment. Tei No. A support member 9 is fitted on the top of the partition wall 8, and a rod-shaped anode 10 is mounted in the center of the support member 9, and a plate-shaped cathode 1 that surrounds the waist of the partition wall 8 is attached to the center of the support member 9.
A conductive member 12 for suspending one is provided respectively. A hook portion 13 is formed on the water-impermeable partition wall 5, and an engaging protrusion 14 formed on the outer periphery of the supporting member 9 is removably engaged by an operation in the circumferential direction. ing.

The water-impermeable partition wall 5 has an oat flow passage 1 which communicates at the bottom and communicates with the top of the alkaline water storage chamber 6.
5 is formed. A rubber fitting 16 with fins is fitted on the upper edge of the water-impermeable bulkhead 5, and the lower surface of the rubber fitting 16 is shaped like an annular groove formed inside the container body 1. The water-impermeable partition wall 5 is suspended within the container body 1 in close contact with the support portion 17 .

A lid 19 is removably fitted to the container body 1 via a figure 7-shaped hook 18.
is provided with a C-shaped hinge 21 which is pivotably supported in a hinge bin 20 provided on the rear side of the container main body 1 so as to be able to be fitted and removed. The lid body 19 has an internal space in which electrical equipment such as an electrical control system is provided. A terminal 22 is provided at the center of the lower wall of the lid via an AC/DC converter (not shown).
One side of each is connected to a terminal 23 provided close to the bottom wall. These terminals 22 and 2
3 has its lid 19 fitted into the container body 1 so that in the closed state, it comes into contact with the top of the anode 10 and the top of the conductive member 12, respectively, so that the anode 10 and the cathode 11 are connected to each other. It is designed to receive direct current.

The lid body 19 also has an engaging element 24 pivotally attached to its front side by means of a pin 25.
The claw portion 24a of the engaging element 24 is removably engaged with a hook 27 formed on the nozzle 3 of the container body l, and the lid body 19 is It is fluid-tightly fitted into the container body l. At this time, backing■6
The fins are in airtight contact with the bottom surface of the lid body 19.

- The electrolytic cell 7 (including the cathode chamber and anode chamber) side which is partitioned into the inside and outside by the backing 16 and the alkaline water storage chamber 6 are connected to air circulation holes 28 provided in the lid body 19, respectively.
．． It is connected to 29. And the above communication hole 28.2
9 communicates with ports 33 and 34 of a valve 32 provided in the center of the lid 19 via hoses 30, 31. The port 33 has a rubber roller 35 that opens and closes it.
are in rolling contact, a gear 37 is meshed with gear teeth 36 formed on the rubber roller 35, and the port 33 can be closed by the rotation of the gear 37. Also, alternately with the boat 33, a boat 38 for communication with outside air, which is closed by the rubber roller 35, is bored in the wall of the valve 32.

Further, an air pump 39 is provided on the lid body 19 in a state that it is biased to one side. The air pump 39 has an inlet port 40 that opens into the lid 19 (which eventually opens to the atmosphere) and an outlet port 41 that opens into the electrolytic cell.
Each boat 40.41 is equipped with a pump body 42 having a
Check valves 43 and 44 are provided at the top and bottom of the rubber bag 45 fitted to the pump body 42 so that air can be sucked in from the inlet boat 40 and pumped to the outlet boat 41. ”-In order to move the rubber bag 45 up and down, an operator 46 is connected to the rubber bag 45,
The operator 46 is fitted onto an eccentric shaft 48 provided on a motor 47, and is moved up and down by this.

Further, a cam 49 is provided on the upper surface of the valve 32, and a cam follower 50 that can move up and down along this cam follower 50 is provided integrally with the boss portion of the gear 37. This gear 3
An operating knob 51 which is slidable in the axial direction with respect to the boss portion 7 and is engaged in the rotational direction faces the top opening of the lid body 19. The operation knob 51 is provided with a shaft 52 that passes through the boss portion of the gear 37, and is resiliently supported by a leaf spring piece 54 provided on the operation panel 53. In addition, the operation panel 5
The elastic contact piece 5 of the microswitch 55 provided on the side of 3
6 is in contact with the cross bin 57 of the shaft 52, so that switching can be performed. The leaf spring piece 54 faces a switching element 58 and performs a switching action when the shaft 52 is pressed in the axial direction, and when the switching element 58 is turned on, it can energize the pump 39. , the micro switch 55 is a timer (not shown)
The pump 39 is energized via the pump 39, and at the same time power is supplied to the electric control section for electrolysis.

Further, the dorsal part 1 of the container body 1 has a guide elongated hole into which a rod 59 of a safety switch is fitted so as to be vertically movable. The upper end of the rod 59 is the pressing part 6 of the lid I9.
It is designed to be pressed when it hits zero, and six switch levers are attached to the bottom end. Above switch lever 6
1 is opposite the push button 63 of the microswitch 62,
- The microswitch 62 is supported by a pivot lever 64 provided at the bottom of the container body 1. The pivot lever 64 is supported by a pin 65 and has a piece 66 projecting downward from the bottom surface, and a compression coil spring 67 is interposed between the lever 64 and the switch lever 61. Therefore, when the container main body 1 is about to fall, the piece 66 jumps out and the micro switch 6
2 is turned off, and when the lid body 19 is opened, the rod 59 is raised by the spring 67 and the microswitch 62 is turned off. As a result, the main control system is disconnected,
You can interrupt electrolysis, etc., so if any part of your body touches the water,
There is no risk of electric shock.

Further, a cooling element 68 that exhibits a Peltier effect is provided at the bottom of the container body 1, and its fins 69 are arranged facing downward. In order to fully exhibit this Peltier effect, it is preferable to use a metal plate (for example, stainless steel) on the bottom surface facing the cooling element 68. In this embodiment, the metal plate 69 is attached by an insert method.

In addition, in the figure, the reference numeral 70 is a seat that holds the partition wall 5 so that it does not wobble within the container body 1. Moreover, the code 71 is
This is a switch for controlling water temperature using electrolysis and cooling elements after electrolysis. What can also be seen in FIG. 9 is electrical conduction means from the container body 1 side to the lid, and the contact 7 is elastically supported by a spring 72 on the container body 1 side.
3, and a contact 74 provided on the lid body 19 side opposite to this.

In such a configuration, when water is poured into the electrolytic cell (cathode chamber, anode chamber), the lid 19 is closed, and the operation knob 51 is turned to set the electrolysis position, the cam 49 and the cam follower 50
are in relative contact with each other, and the operation knob 51 cannot be pushed in. At this time, the cross bottle 57 presses the elastic contact piece 56, turning on the micro switch 55, and
Activate the timer. While the timer is operating, the AC/DC converter applies a DC voltage to the cathode 11 and anode 10, and water is electrolyzed in a known manner.

When the predetermined time has passed, the timer works and electrolysis is completed.
Next, the motor 47 is energized to drive the pump 39.

At this time, since the valve 32 has the rubber roller 35 in the position shown in FIG. The alkaline water enters the alkaline water storage chamber 6 through the alkaline water storage chamber 6.

In this way, when the alkaline water in the cathode chamber 7a has completely entered the alkaline water storage chamber 6, the timer starts working again, the motor 47 is deenergized, and the pump 39 is stopped.

On the other hand, the cooling element 63 is energized by switching the switch 66,
Keep the water in the alkaline water storage chamber at a constant temperature (cooled in summer, warmed in winter, etc.).

In this state, the alkaline water storage chamber 6 is completely filled with the electrolytic cell 7.
Since it is separated from the cathode chamber 7a, there is no risk of mixing with the acidic water, and even if the acidic water leaks into the cathode chamber 7a side through the partition wall 8, there will be no problem.

Therefore, when the alkaline water is taken out from the alkaline water storage chamber 6, when the operation knob 51 is turned, the cross bottle 57 is disengaged from the elastic contact piece 56, and the microswitch 55 is turned off. Further, since the relative positions of the cam 49 and the cam follower 50 change, the operating knob 51 can be pushed in in the axial direction. When this operation knob 51 is rotated,
The gear 37 is reduced in size and rotates the rubber roller 35 to move the boat 3.
8 is closed, the boats 33 and 34 communicate with each other via the valve 32, and the alkaline water storage chamber 6 and the electrolytic cell 7 are placed in communication with each other. In this state, when the operating knob 51 is pressed, the shaft 52 pushes down the leaf spring piece 54, thereby energizing the motor 47 through a path different from the timer, thereby driving the pump 39. In this case, since the electrolytic cell 7 and the alkaline Q water storage chamber 6 receive the same air pressure, the water on the electrolytic cell 7 side will not flow into the alkaline water storage chamber 6 via the overflow passage 15. Since the boat 38 is closed, air cannot escape, so the alkaline water storage chamber 6
The alkaline water inside is poured out from the spout via the pumping passage 4.

In this embodiment, the alkaline water storage chamber 6 and the electrolytic cell 7 are arranged concentrically, but they may be arranged in parallel so that they are adjacent to each other. In this embodiment, a special valve 32 is used to apply air pressure only to the electrolytic cell 7, and by switching, air pressure is applied to both the electrolytic cell 7 and the alkaline water storage chamber 6. However, when air pressure is applied to the electrolytic cell 7 and when air pressure is applied to the alkaline water storage chamber 6, when air pressure is applied to the alkaline water storage chamber 6, there is a reverse valve in the overflow passage, and the electrolytic cell 7 It may also be possible to prevent air pressure from reaching inside.

In this case, the shape of the cam and cam follower is set so that the air pump 39 cannot be driven during alkaline dissolution with a relatively small amount of air, and after electrolysis, the overflow passage 15 from the cathode chamber 7a is operated by a timer. Although the alkaline water collection room 6)) is designed to send water through the alkaline water collection room, other suitable safety measures may be provided.

Furthermore, since air pressure is effectively supplied to the electrolytic cell only to the cathode chamber, there is no need to directly apply air pressure to the anode chamber.

As described in detail above, the present invention separates an anode chamber and a cathode chamber through a porous partition wall, arranges an anode and a cathode in both electrode chambers, electrolyzes the water put into both electrode chambers, and In an apparatus that generates alkaline water on the anode chamber side and acidic water on the anode chamber side, the alkaline water storage chamber 39 is blocked off from the above-mentioned both electrode chambers by a water-impermeable partition wall... air pump, 47... motor, 49... ...Cam, 50...Cam Follow, 51
...Operation knob, 54.Plate spring piece, 55.Micro switch, 56.Elastic contact piece, 57.Cross pin.
58. Switch element, 59.. Rod, 61. Switch lever, 62.. Micro switch, 64. Pivot lever, 65.. Pin, 66.. Piece, 67.. Compression coil spring. Tatsuo Procedural Amendment (Method) April 13, 1980 Commissioner of the Patent Office Kazuo Wakasugi 1, Indication of the case 1983 Patent Application No. 229385 2, Name of the invention Pot-shaped drinking water production center 3 Address: 4-2-7-18 Nishi, Kamifukuoka-shi, Saitama Date of amendment order: March 29, 1982 (shipment date) 5. Drawings subject to amendment 6. Contents of amendment-574-

Claims (1)

[Claims] The cathode chamber and the cathode chamber are separated through a porous partition, an anode and a cathode are placed in both the electrode chambers, and the water introduced into the both electrode chambers is melted by lightning to supply alkaline water to the cathode chamber side and to the anode chamber side. In a device that generates acidic water, an alkaline water storage chamber is provided that is separated from the above-mentioned bipolar chamber by a water-impermeable partition wall, and the bottom of the cathode chamber and the above-mentioned alkaline external water storage chamber P side are connected to each other. The gate is connected and is configured to apply air pressure to at least the cathode chamber so that the alkaline water can be closed from the cathode chamber to the alkaline external water storage and the alkaline water storage. A pot-shaped drinking water production device characterized by: