JPS61200890A - Apparatus for filtering and activating water or bath water - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain miniaturization and wt. reduction, by positioning a filter tank using a cylindrical filter made of a porous inorg. substance to the upper most stage, a softening treatment tank to a middle stage and an activation tank to a lower stage in a communicated state. CONSTITUTION:An apparatus is filled with bath water form a bathtub and a recirculation pump 101 is operated to discharge bath water filtered and activated in the apparatus from a discharge pipe 11 to sent the same to the bathtub. At the same time, bath water in the bathtub is sucked to a water supply pipe 9 to enter a filter tank 2 and filtered by a cylindrical filter 21 to enter a hollow part 22 and subsequently enters a softening treatment tank 3. The bath water is softened in a narrow space to be activated and sufficiently contacted with magnetic ore particles 41 in an activation tank 41 to be activated. The system is heated by a plane heater 52 and the activating action of ore particles to bath water is enhanced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a water purification and activating device, and more particularly, the present invention relates to a water purification and activation device, and in particular, it is capable of circulating 11 filtration and activating bath water without discarding it, and also maintains a bath at an appropriate temperature at all times. The present invention relates to a device for holding an object.

[Previous/Lateral technology]

It has been known that rocks such as maifan stone, sun stone, and pearl stone have the function of activating water, and various water activating devices containing these rock particles have been proposed and products. However, there are problems with water circulation and transit, which means that activation is not sufficient, and as a result, the functionality of the rock grains deteriorates early. In addition, several attempts have been made to use the aforementioned rocks to purify and activate bath water, and there are devices on the market that temporarily activate and circulate bath water while keeping it at an appropriate temperature. Since it uses a laminated urethane resin filter and a large amount of rock particles, the device is large and weighs a little, so it takes a lot of effort to transport and install it. In addition, urethane resin filters have a large mesh size, which results in insufficient filtration, which leads to early loss of the water activation function of rock powder. There are problems in that the resin filter is easily damaged by heat and requires early replacement.

[Purpose of the invention]

The object of the present invention is to provide a water and bath water circulation filtration system which eliminates the above-mentioned problems regarding conventional filtration and activation devices for water and bath water.
An object of the present invention is to provide an activation device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a simple bath water filtration/activation device in which the entire device is small and lightweight, easy to transport and install, and allows smooth filtration and activation. There is a particular thing.

[Structure of the invention]

As a result of intensive research to solve the above-mentioned problems of conventional water or bath water filtration/activation devices and to achieve the above objects of the present invention, the present inventor has developed a filter made of porous inorganic material. By integrally connecting the filtration tank, the rolling treatment tank, and the activation tank containing magnetic ore grains with this arrangement, the filtration and activation of the water to be treated, that is, bath water, can be carried out sufficiently. The material discharged from the device is highly clear and activated, and the filter will not be damaged in any way even after long-term continuous use, and the function of the magnetic ore grains will not deteriorate. The inventors have also discovered that a device configured as described above can be made much smaller and lighter than conventional devices of this type, and have completed the present invention.

That is, in the present invention, a cylindrical filter made of a porous inorganic material is used, and the N filtration tank is located at the top, the rubbing tank is located at the middle, and the activation tank is located at the bottom. is vertically installed in the center of the filtration tank so that its hollow part is hermetically isolated from the surrounding space, and the lower end of the hollow is used for the rubbing treatment through an opening in the partition wall between the filtration tank and the rubbing treatment tank. The rubbing treatment tank and the activating tank are connected by a water pipe that is connected to the opening of the partition wall between the two tanks at one end, and the other end is connected to the bottom wall of the activating tank and into the tank. The present invention also relates to a water or bath water circulating filtration/activation device, in which a water supply pipe to be treated extending from outside the system is open-piped in a filtration tank, and a drain pipe is attached to the bottom wall of the activation tank.

The details of the present invention will be explained below with reference to illustrated embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the water or bath water filtration/activation device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a filtration/activation device of the present invention for bath water circulation 31 filtration/activation. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional structural diagram of the peripheral wall of the apparatus in the case of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a schematic external view of a cylindrical filter installed in the filtration tank of the apparatus of the present invention.

The shape of the water or bath water filtration/activation device (hereinafter simply referred to as "device") 1 of the present invention is usually cylindrical, but may be prismatic in some cases. Reference numeral 2 indicates a filtration tank, and the tank has a cylindrical filter 21 erected vertically at its center. The cylindrical filter 21 is the third
It has a shape having a hollow portion 22 as shown in the figure.

Specifically, it is made by molding a porous ceramic obtained by firing a silica-alumina material, and a specific example is the ceramic cartridge described in JP-A No. 58-205516. One example is a filter type.

The hollow part 22 of the cylindrical filter 21 has a fixing means 2 provided at the tip of the filter on the lower surface of the cover plate 8.
3, and its lower end is sealed and fixed by fixing means 24 provided on the upper surface of the partition wall 6, so that it is isolated from the space of the filtration tank 2 via the filter wall of the filter. 5 is the side wall, bottom wall 5
' is created continuously and integrally. but,
The bottom wall 5' can be made separately from the side wall 5, and in that case, it is necessary to seal the inside by closely fitting the side wall 5 member and the bottom wall 5' member using an appropriate sealing means. There is. 3 is a rubbing treatment tank located below the filtration tank 2 with a partition wall 6 in between, and has a space surrounded by the partition wall 6, side wall 5, and partition wall 7. Through-holes 61, 61, . 4 is a partition wall 7 under the rubbing treatment tank 3.
The ore grains are surrounded by the partition wall 7, the side wall 5 and the bottom wall 51, and the ore grains are made of Maihanseki, Taiyo, which is known as an ore that has an activating effect on water and bath water. Coarse grains of stone, nacre, monazite, etc. or a mixture thereof can be used, but the grain size is preferably in the range of 5 to 10 square meters. The ore particles can also contain ion exchange resin particles-1 activated carbon particles, if necessary. The partition wall 7 is provided with through holes 71, 71, .
The tip opening of the activation tank 4 surrounds the conduction hole on the lower surface of the partition wall and is tightly fixed to the surface of the partition wall.
There is no direct communication between the inside and outside. The water pipe 10 passes through the activation tank 4 and hangs down, or in some cases exits onto the side wall 5 outside the system and descends vertically along the side wall surface, and extends below the bottom wall 5' of the device to form a curved part, It opens into the activation tank 4 from below. A steel mesh cap 102 is attached to the opening. Further, a flow rate adjustable circulation pump, for example, a canned type water circulation pump 101 manufactured by Nippon Servo Co., Ltd., is attached to the curved portion of the water pipe 10.

Therefore, the space of the rubbing treatment tank 3 communicates with the inside of the activation tank 4 via the water pipe 10 .

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the water supply pipe 9'' rises above the outer peripheral surface of the side wall 5 of the apparatus and opens into the filtration process 2, but it rises vertically through various parts of the apparatus and its tip ends. It is also possible to open into the filter stage 2.

The other end (not shown) of the water supply pipe 9 is connected to the device 1 of the present invention for supplying water,
゛Water supply source (not shown), especially if it is for drinking water
In addition, if it is for bathing water, it is connected to a bathtub (not shown).

The bottom wall 5' of the device 1 has an outlet, to which a drain pipe 11 is attached. A steel mesh cap 111 is attached above the opening in the activation tank of the discharge port. The other end of the discharge pipe 11 is directly connected to an appropriate water intake point (not shown) when the device 1 of the present invention is for water use, that is, for drinking water, but if circulation treatment is required. Case water supply pipe 9
can be connected to the device 1 for recirculation. 7. When the device of the present invention is for bath water, it is piped into a bathtub as a bath water supply pipe.

At a suitable place in the water supply pipe 9 outside the apparatus 1, if the water to be treated is especially bath water, a preliminary f-step 1 is added, as shown in FIG.
2 can be provided, thereby allowing the bath water to be filtered and activated by the filter device 1 more effectively. The structure of the preliminary filtration process 12 is similar to that of the filtration tank 2, and r
Similarly, the cylindrical filter material mentioned above is used.

Side wall 5, lid plate 8, bottom wall 5', partition wall 6 of the device 1 of the present invention
,7, Water supply pipe9. Water pipe 10. It is desirable that the drain pipe 11 and the like are all made by molding of a material that has heat resistance, pressure resistance, and chemical resistance, such as an alloy material such as stainless steel or a resin material. Also, regarding the cover plate 8,
If it is necessary to be able to see through the inside of the filtration process 2, it may be made of transparent material, for example, acrylic resin.

When the device 1 of the present invention is for bathing water, the entire surface of the side wall 5 and the bottom wall 5' is coated with an insulating layer 51, as shown in FIG.
This is covered with a planar heating element 52 such as that described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 51-22629, and then covered with a heat insulating layer 53 of heat-resistant foamed resin, and finally a suitable metal Board covering wall (usually decorative board) 54t - Install. In that case, connect the gold lead wire to the energization switch (not shown) to the sheet heating element 52 and the temperature sensor (not shown) of the bathtub, and if the temperature of the bath water is below the set temperature, the When the energization switch is turned on, the sheet heating element 5 is turned on.
2 is turned on to heat the bath water in the device 1.

The device of the present invention can of course be constructed to be detachable at appropriate locations in view of the necessity of internal inspection and replacement of the cylindrical filter 21 and the activating particles 41.

Furthermore, in the apparatus of the present invention of the embodiment shown in FIG. 9 or can be attached to the drain pipe 11 as the case may be.

The scale of the device 1 of the present invention can be changed as appropriate depending on the purpose of use, that is, whether it is for drinking water or bathing water, and the place of use. For example, if the main body of device 1 is i 410 m
(Outside diameter)
11I, 120m+.

To explain the operation of the device of the present invention when it is used for bath water: 1. First, the device is filled with bath water from a bathtub, and the circulation pump 101 is operated.
The bath water that has passed and been activated within the device is discharged from the discharge pipe 11 and sent to the bathtub, and at the same time, the bath water from the bathtub is sucked into the water supply pipe 9 and enters the filter tank 2, where it is filtered by the cylindrical filter 21. It passes through and enters the hollow part 22, then enters the rubbing treatment tank 3,
In that narrow space, the magnetic ore grains 41 are activated by being rolled in hot water and brought into sufficient contact with the magnetic ore grains 41 in the next activation tank, and then enter the activation tank and come into contact with the magnetic ore grains. activated. At this time, the inside of the system is heated by the planar exothermic zone 52, which further increases the activation effect of the magnetic ore grains on the bath water. In this way, the bath water in the bathtub is always maintained at bathing temperature without using any other heat source such as gas or oil, and the bath water does not have any strange odor even if it is not disposed of after use. The water is close to natural hot spring bath water and remains clear at all times. Also, the bath water is kept neutral to slightly alkaline.

By the way, if you keep the device of the present invention and replace the bath water, it will circulate for two months, and after five adults bathed every day during that time, the water quality of the bath water was tested and there was no strange odor or taste.s pH value Since it is a weak alkaline, not only coliform bacteria but also general bacteria were not detected, and the presence of nine harmful metals was not detected.

On the other hand, when the device of the present invention is for drinking water, even if the water passed through the device and discharged has a strange odor before treatment, the odor will completely disappear and the water will have a good taste.S pH value Water is neutral to weakly alkaline, and tap water usually contains chlorine ions of more than 100 m9/, and in some cases as high as 150 to 190 rq7 t, but its content is extremely reduced, and coliform bacteria are In addition to the complete absence of common bacteria, the water quality in other respects also falls far below the standards set by the Water Supply Law.

〔Effect of the invention〕

The device of the present invention is particularly effective when the water to be treated is bath water, and when the bath water is circulated through the device by energizing the surface heating zone, the action of the activator is further improved. The temperature of the bath water is always maintained at a suitable bathing temperature without using any other heat source, and the bath water is always clear and recyclable even without being replaced. Therefore, there is no need to dispose of bath water, so there is no need to worry about pollution, it is safe and economical, and if used at home, you can enjoy the feeling of a hot spring in the comfort of your own home. Furthermore, in the temporary/activation device of the present invention, even if solid matter adheres to the filter, the water filtration effect will be enhanced.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the water passing/activation device of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the water filtration/activation device of the present invention for bath water circulation II filtration/activation. In the following cross-sectional structural diagram of the surrounding wall of the device, 1... Entire water passing/activation device 2... Filtration tank 3... Massage treatment tank 4... Activation tank 5. ...Side wall 5'...Bottom wall 6.7...
Partition wall 8... Lid plate 9... Water supply pipe 10.
... Water pipe 11 ... Discharge pipe 21 ... Cylindrical filter 22 ... Hollow part 41 ... Magnetic ore grains 101 ... Circulation pump 51 ... Insulating layer
52...Surface tropical zone 53...Heat retaining layer 54...Coating wall

Claims (1)

[Claims] A filtration tank using a cylindrical filter made of a porous inorganic substance is successively positioned at the top, a rubbing tank at the middle, and an activation tank at the bottom, and the cylindrical filter is placed in the middle of the filtration tank. The hollow part at the center is installed vertically so as to be sealed and isolated from the surrounding space, and the lower end of the hollow communicates with the rubbing tank through an opening in the partition wall between the filtration tank and the rubbing tank, The treatment tank and the activation tank are connected by a water pipe that has one end open and connected to the opening of the partition wall between the two tanks, and the other end connected to the bottom wall of the activation tank in an open manner into the tank. A circulating filtration/activation device for water or bath water, characterized in that a water supply pipe to be treated extending from outside the system is open-piped, and a drain pipe is attached to the bottom wall of the activation tank.