KR100694873B1 - water purifier - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a water purifier and a water faucet having a sterilizing function so that water supplied from a water purifier or a cold / hot water dispenser is not contaminated by external air while passing through a water tap, thereby supplying cleaner water. Sterilization lamp 20 for sterilizing the water coming from; And a quartz tube 21 for protecting the germicidal lamp. And a vortex line 22 formed to surround the quartz tube to increase the residence time of the water. And a fixing nut 23 installed at the rear end of the main body 30 so that the sterilizing lamp can be easily replaced from the main body. A flow control valve 40 connected to an inlet 31 integrally formed at a position adjacent to the fixing nut 23 installed in the water purification basic body 30 to adjust the amount of water supplied from the water supply; And a buffer member 50 installed between the discharge port 32 installed in front of the main body 10 and the quartz tube 21 to induce the flow of water and to protect the quartz tube. A magnetization unit 60 installed in the outlet of the main body to magnetize the sterilized water; A lattice tube (70) installed at an outlet of the main body; And a fixing cap (80) for fixing the grid tube to the outlet in a detachable manner. It is inserted and fixed to the discharge portion of the lattice tube and consists of a water supply faucet 90 having a microbial habitat prevention unit for preventing the microorganisms inhabit by the outside air.

Description

Water purifier {water purifier}

1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a conventional sterilization lamp is installed.

2 is an exploded perspective view of a sterilizer according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the inside of the sterilization apparatus of the present invention.

4 is a perspective view briefly showing a state in which a water supply faucet having a sterilization function according to the present invention is installed.

Figure 5a and 5b is a view showing a cross-sectional view of the water tap having a sterilizing function according to the present invention, Figure 5a is a front sectional view, Figure 5b is a side cross-sectional view.

6a to 6c are views showing a state in which a water purifier with a water purifier and a sterilizing function according to the present invention is installed.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

1: water purifier 2,90: water tap with sterilization function

10: water supply 20: sterilization lamp

21: quartz tube 22: vortex line

23: fixing nut 30: integer basic body

31: inlet 32: outlet

40: flow control valve 50: buffer member

60: magnetization section 70: lattice tube

80: fixing cap 91,111: stepped portion

92,171: Silver Network 93,170: Photocatalyst Network

100: water supply main body 110: discharge part

111: stepped portion 112: discharge hole

120: packing member 130: LED lamp

140: elastic body 150: LED lever shaft

160: water supply lever

Field of invention

The present invention relates to a water purifier having a sterilizing function. More specifically, the present invention relates to a water purifier having a sterilizing function so that the water supplied from the water purifier or the cold and hot water dispenser can be supplied with clean water by preventing the secondary air from being contaminated by external air while passing through the water supply tap.

Background of the Invention

A water purifier of a general water purifier may be classified into a water purifier connected to a water supply source such as tap water and filtered to provide a purified water, and a cold / hot water purifier that supplies purified water through a water supply valve by mounting a bucket containing water that has already been purified. .

The water purifier and the hot and cold water purifiers have a cabinet that forms an exterior with predetermined device parts therein, and one or two water supply devices provided on the front of the cabinet to supply water, and the water supply device includes a lever to enable water supply; The water supply which consists of a water intake is provided.

However, since the hydrant is installed in such a manner as to be exposed to the outside air, water remaining at the outlet as well as the outlet is easily contaminated by the outside air. That is, the water purified cleanly from the inside of the water purifier is secondarily contaminated by the outside air while passing through the outlet of the hydrant, and thus, even though the water purifier is used, clean water is not supplied to the user.

Therefore, in order to improve the above problems, Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0329977 (name: UV sterilization water purifier) has been filed and registered.

The configuration of the ultraviolet sterilizing water purifier is briefly described as follows with reference to FIG. 1.

Water intake operation part provided with the UV lamps 33a and 33b upwardly installed so as to emit light toward the water outlets 37a and 37b directly below the water supply, and having keys 31a and 31b for opening and closing the water supply and water saving operation of the water supply. There is disclosed a UV sterilizing water purifier including a control unit (not shown) which opens or closes the switchgear of the water hydrant according to a key input state of the water intake operation unit, and controls a power source for turning on / off the UV lamp. .

However, this water purifier was difficult to sterilize the outlet water efficiently because the ultraviolet lamp is installed upward.

Therefore, the present inventor can install a water purifier that can be installed in a general water purifier, a cold and hot water dispenser, etc. to solve the above problems, and in particular, a water purifier capable of fundamentally eliminating the inhabitation of microorganisms in the water supply faucet and a water tap having a sterilizing function installed thereon. It is early.

An object of the present invention is to provide a water supply having a sterilization function that can be directly installed in the faucet, can be installed in a water purifier or cold and hot water.

It is another object of the present invention to sterilize a water supply supplying cold water or hot water from a water purifier using ultraviolet rays, silver nets, and a photocatalyst network, so that the purified water from the water purifier passes through the water supply and the outside air. It is to provide a water hydrant with a sterilization function to be able to supply more clean water by preventing secondary pollution by.

Another object of the present invention is to make it easy to separate and wash the filter net from the water inlet body.

The above and other objects of the present invention can be achieved by the present invention described below.

Summary of the Invention

The present invention sterilization lamp 20 for sterilizing the water coming from the tap water supply (10); And a quartz tube 21 for protecting the germicidal lamp. And a vortex line 22 formed to surround the quartz tube to increase the residence time of the water. And a water purifier 1 installed at a rear end of the main body 30 and comprising a fixing nut 23 for easily replacing the sterilizing lamp from the main body.

A flow control valve 40 connected to an inlet 31 integrally formed at a position adjacent to the fixing nut 23 installed in the water purification basic body 30 to adjust the amount of water supplied from the water supply; And

A buffer member 50 installed between the discharge port 32 and the quartz tube 21 installed in front of the main body 10 to induce the flow of water and to protect the quartz tube;

A magnetization unit 60 installed in the outlet of the main body to magnetize the sterilized water;

A lattice tube (70) installed at an outlet of the main body; And

A fixing cap (80) for fixing the grid tube to the outlet for being detachable;

A water supply faucet 90 inserted into and fixed to the discharge part of the lattice tube and having a microbial habitat prevention unit for preventing microorganisms from inhabiting by outside air;

Characterized in that consisting of.

The microbial habitat prevention portion stepped portion 91 formed inside the water supply faucet 90; A silver mesh 92 fitted to the stepped portion; And a photocatalyst network 93 installed at the lower portion of the silver network and the inlet of the discharge port, respectively.

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Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings the contents of the present invention will be described in detail below.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the sterilization apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view for showing the interior of the sterilization apparatus of the present invention, Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a simplified installation of a water faucet having a sterilization function according to the present invention 5A and 5B are cross-sectional views of a water tap having a sterilizing function according to the present invention. FIG. 5A is a front cross-sectional view, and FIG. 5B is a side cross-sectional view.

As shown in FIG. 3, the water purifier 1 of the present invention is composed of a sterilizing lamp 20, a purified water main body 30, a buffer member 50, a magnetization unit 60, and a water supply faucet 90. As shown in FIG.

The germicidal lamp 20 serves to sterilize the water coming from the tap water supply 10, the outer peripheral surface of the germicidal lamp 20 is provided with a quartz tube 21 having a U-shaped opening on one side, A spiral vortex line 22 is provided on the outer circumferential surface to keep the residence time of the water sterilized longer.

The rear end of the purified water main body 30 is provided with a fixing nut 23 so that the sterilization lamp 20 can be easily replaced from the main body.

The main body 30 has a cylindrical shape and one side is opened to insert the quartz tube 21 and the sterilizing lamp 20, and the fixing nut 23 is easily inserted into the opening to easily exchange the quartz tube and the sterilizing lamp. Is screw-fit, the other side is formed with an outlet 32 for discharging the sterilized water.

In addition, the water inlet 31 is integrally formed at the proximal position of the fixing nut 23, and the water inlet is provided with a flow control valve 40 for adjusting the amount of water supplied from the water supply 10.

A central hole 51 is formed between the discharge port 12 and the quartz tube 21 installed at the front of the main body 10, and the buffer 52 having elastic force around the hole is formed at regular intervals. The member 50 is provided.

In addition, the discharge port 32 of the main body 30 is provided with a magnetization unit 60 for magnetizing the sterilized water.

As shown in FIG. 3, the magnetization unit 60 superimposes magnets 62 of the same polarity in the capsule 61 so as to be magnetized while the sterilized water flows to remove odors generated during sterilization. I could do it.

In addition, the "32" shaped lattice tube 70 is installed in the outlet 32 of the water purification basic body 30, and one end of the lattice tube 70, that is, a flange 71 is formed on the side in contact with the outlet. The flange is fitted to the stepped portion 81 formed in the inside of the fixing cap 80 for fixing the grid tube 70 and the purified water main body 30, the fixing cap 80 is the outlet of the main body Detachable fits freely.

At this time, the internal thread is formed inside the fixing cap 80, the female thread is formed at one end of the outlet 32 is screwed. However, as defined by the present invention, a ring-shaped rubber packing is installed on the inner surface of the fixing cap or the outer circumferential surface of the discharge cap in addition to the screw fitting so as to be easily detachable. Such a configuration can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art.

In addition, a water supply faucet 90 having a microbial habitat prevention unit for preventing microorganisms from inhabiting by external air is installed at the discharge portion of the lattice tube 80.

The microbial habitat prevention part is a stepped portion 91 formed inside the water supply faucet 90, a silver net 92 fitted to the stepped portion, and a photocatalyst net 93 installed at the bottom of the silver net and the discharge port inlet, respectively. It is composed.

In the drawings, reference numeral 3 is a power supply unit for supplying power to the sterilization lamp.

Therefore, when the water purifier configured as described above is operated by the consumer's faucet lever (not shown) connected to the water supply 10 of the tap water, the tap water passes through the flow control valve 40 to the water inlet 31 of the purified water main body. Inflow, the inflow of water is sterilized by the sterilization lamp 20 while gradually flowing along the vortex line (22).

The sterilized water as described above is firstly removed during the magnetization and sterilization process while passing through the magnetization section 60, the treated water passes through the silver net 92 and the photocatalyst network 93, It can be completely sterilized and remove odor.

In addition, by providing a silver network and a photocatalyst network in the water supply faucet 90, it is possible to prevent habitats such as bacteria that float in the air and bacteria remaining in the water supply faucet.

4 or 5a and 5b is a view showing a water supply faucet 2 having a sterilizing function of the present invention, the water supply faucet 2 is largely the water supply main body 100, the discharge unit 110, the packing member 120 ) Is installed LED lamp 130, a transparent LED lever shaft 150, the water supply lever 160.

The water inlet main body 100, as shown in Figure 5a, the overall cross-section is inverted (凹) shape, the lower side to have a narrow diameter, the external thread 101 is formed on the outside, the upper surface In the center is formed a hole 102 for the LED lever shaft 150 is installed.

In addition, the lower side of the water inlet main body 100 is integrally formed with a connecting portion 103 that is screwed and connected to the water supply 10.

The discharge part 110 is formed with a female thread 113 for screwing into the male screw 101 of the water supply main body, and a stepped portion 111 and a discharge hole 112 are formed therein.

A photocatalyst network 170 is installed at the stepped portion 111 of the discharge unit 110, and a silver net 171 is stacked on the photocatalyst network.

The packing member 120 for shielding the discharge hole is formed in a donut shape as a whole, and a ring groove 121 is formed therein so as to fit into the stepped portion 151 formed at one end of the LED lever shaft 140. The LED lamp 130 is installed in the hole.

The LED lever shaft 150 is formed of a transparent material as a whole and is made of a cylindrical shape vacant in the middle, the lower end is formed with a stepped portion 151 for the packing member 120 is fitted.

An elastic member 140 is installed on the stepped part 151.

At this time, the LED lamp 130 is fitted to one end of the LED lever shaft 150, the wire (not shown) for supplying power to the LED lamp passes through the hollow cylindrical shape not shown It is connected to the control unit.

Meanwhile, a water supply lever 160 freely rotated by the hinge 152 is installed at the end of the LED lever shaft 150.

By installing a sensor not shown in the water supply lever, the LED lamp may be operated only when the water supply lever operates. Such a configuration can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art.

Therefore, the water supply faucet 2 having the sterilization function configured as described above is primarily sterilized by the LED lamp 130 through the water supply for supplying cold water or hot water from the water purifier, and the silver net 171 and the photocatalyst network. It is possible to drink completely sterilized water by 170.

In addition, after a certain time of use, the discharge unit 110 is separated from the water inlet main body 100 so that the silver and photocatalyst networks installed on the stepped portions of the discharge unit can be washed and reused or replaced.

Figure 6a is a view showing a state in which the water purifier (1) according to the present invention is used in combination with a filter type water purifier, by installing a silver net (5) in the reservoir (4) to suppress the bacterial formatting inhabiting the reservoir. 6B is a view showing a state in which the water purifier 1 according to the present invention is installed in the cold and hot water, and FIG. 6C is a view showing the state in which the water purifier 1 according to the present invention is installed in the undersink of the kitchen.

By applying a photocatalyst coating or a material containing silver to the inside of the reservoir of FIG. 6A or 6B, the water stored for a long time in the container was sterilized. As mentioned above, the structure of the grade which apply | coats a photocatalyst and silver containing material can be easily performed by those skilled in the art.

Since the configuration and operation method of the water purifier 1 of the present invention installed above are the same as in the present embodiment, description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, the water tap having a sterilizing function according to the present invention is installed in a water purifier or a cold / hot water machine, so that water coming from the water purifier or the sterilized cold / hot water machine is not contaminated by external air while passing through the water tap, thereby making the water more clean. To drink.

Simple modifications and variations of the present invention can be readily used by those skilled in the art, and all such variations or modifications can be considered to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (4)

Sterilization lamp for sterilizing water coming from tap water supply; And a quartz tube for protecting the sterilizing lamp. And a vortex line formed to surround the quartz tube to increase the residence time of the water. And a fixed nut installed at a rear end of the main body and configured to easily replace the sterilizing lamp from the main body. A flow control valve connected to an inlet formed integrally at a position adjacent to the fixing nut installed on the water purification body to adjust the amount of water supplied from the water supply; And A buffer member installed between the discharge port installed in front of the main body and the quartz tube to induce the flow of water and to protect the quartz tube; A magnetizer installed in the outlet of the main body to magnetize the sterilized water; A lattice tube installed at an outlet of the main body; And A fixing cap for fixing the grating tube to the outlet to be detachable; A water supply faucet inserted and fixed to the discharge part of the lattice tube and having a microbial habitat prevention unit for preventing microorganisms from inhabiting by outside air; Water purifier consisting of. According to claim 1, wherein the microbial habitat prevention portion stepped portion formed in the water supply faucet; A silver net fitted to the stepped portion; And a photocatalyst network respectively installed at the lower portion of the silver network and the inlet of the discharge port. delete delete

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