KR100699696B1 - Apparatus and method for manufacturing oxygen water - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention enables the production of oxygen water through a simplified structure while maintaining the maximum amount of dissolved oxygen at a given temperature, and to improve the consumption efficiency of the energy consumed when producing oxygen water with a high concentration of dissolved oxygen. To this end, the present invention, unlike the conventional method of generating oxygen water by water electrolysis or a method of saturating all the water in the storage tank with oxygen, using an oxygen particulate generator and a dissolution tank of a spiral piping structure, By operating a user-selective operation of an oxygen generator that generates oxygen for mixing with water, oxygen water having a high concentration of dissolved oxygen can be produced simply and easily. In addition, the present invention can reduce the amount of energy consumed in the oxygen water production apparatus because it selectively operates the oxygen generator only when oxygen water is needed, and is due to the operation of the oxygen generator by selectively operating the oxygen generator only when necessary It is possible to suppress the occurrence of noise.

Description

Oxygen water production apparatus and its method {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OXYGEN WATER}

1 is a block diagram of an oxygen water production apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 2 is a block diagram of a system for controlling the production and discharge of oxygen water according to the present invention,

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of preparing oxygen water according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a chart showing the result of the Henry's constant of oxygen changes with temperature;

Figure 5 is a chart showing the test results of the amount of dissolved oxygen changes with temperature changes for each of the seawater and broth.

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102 storage tank 104 oxygen generator

106a: water supply pipe 106b: oxygen supply pipe

108: first solenoid valve 110: particulate generator

112: dissolution tank 114: auxiliary tank

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116: discharge pipe 118: the second solenoid valve

The present invention relates to oxygen water production techniques, and more particularly, to a suitable oxygen water production apparatus and method for promoting a simplified structure and energy consumption efficiency while maintaining a high dissolved oxygen amount.

In recent years, people's desire for well-being has been expressed in all directions as living standards have improved, and water softeners, water purifiers, ionizers, oxygen water machines, bidets, etc. It is a trend to go. Here, this invention relates to the technical improvement of the oxygen water group which manufactures oxygen water which has a proper amount of dissolved oxygen amount.

A typical conventional method for generating oxygen water is a method of generating oxygen water using water electrolysis (hereinafter, referred to as a "prior art method"), and supplying oxygen to a storage tank in which water is stored in a storage tank. There is a method of generating oxygen water by saturating all water with oxygen (hereinafter referred to as "traditional trailing method").

However, the above-described prior art method has a problem in that it does not dissolve oxygen in a short time because the oxygen is generated in a small amount due to water electrolysis, and this problem is a limitation in producing oxygen water having a target dissolved oxygen amount in the end. It's working. In addition, the above-described conventional lagging method saturates all the water contained in the storage tank with oxygen, which causes unnecessary energy consumption as well as time limitation.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art, to provide an oxygen water production apparatus and method for producing oxygen water through a simplified structure while maintaining the maximum amount of dissolved oxygen at a given temperature, the object thereof There is this.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an oxygen water production apparatus and method for improving the consumption efficiency of energy consumed when producing oxygen water having a target dissolved oxygen amount.

The present invention according to one aspect for achieving the above object is a device for producing oxygen water having a high concentration of dissolved oxygen by mixing water and oxygen, the storage tank for storing water introduced from the outside, and in the storage tank Means for controlling the discharge of stored water, an oxygen generator for generating oxygen, a particulate generator for converting the generated oxygen into particulate oxygen, and a spiral piping structure having an arbitrary length, and the discharged water and generated particulates Dissolving means for mixing the oxygen and dissolving the mixed oxygen in the discharged water to generate the oxygen water, an auxiliary tank for temporarily storing the generated oxygen water, and controlling the discharge of the oxygen water stored in the auxiliary tank. It provides an oxygen water production apparatus comprising a means for.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of producing oxygen water having a high concentration of dissolved oxygen by mixing water stored in a storage tank with oxygen generated in an oxygen generator, and discharging the oxygen water. Checking whether a target is detected, and when the discharge target is detected, open a discharge port of a sub tank storing previously generated oxygen water to discharge the stored oxygen water to the discharge target, and generate the oxygen generator. Operating oxygen and simultaneously opening / opening the outlet of the storage tank to mix / dissolve the water and the generated oxygen to generate oxygen water, introducing the generated oxygen water into the auxiliary tank, and dislocation of the discharge target. Detecting the position, and when the position deviation is detected, closing the outlet of the auxiliary tank, and the auxiliary tank Checking the elapsed time after the closing to see whether the preset reference time is reached; when the elapsed time reaches the preset reference time, stopping the operation of the oxygen generator and closing the outlet of the storage tank. It provides an oxygen water production method comprising the process of.

According to another aspect of another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of producing oxygen water having a high dissolved oxygen content by mixing water stored in a storage tank with oxygen generated in an oxygen generator, and discharging the oxygen water. A process of checking whether a target is detected, and when the discharge target is detected, opening the outlet of the auxiliary tank storing the previously generated oxygen water to discharge the stored oxygen water to the discharge target, and Operating and simultaneously opening and discharging the storage tank to mix / dissolve the water and the generated oxygen to generate oxygen water, and to introduce the generated oxygen water into the auxiliary tank, and to displace the discharge target. Sensing the process, closing the outlet of the auxiliary tank when the position deviation is detected, and Detecting the amount of oxygen water flowing into the tank; and stopping the operation of the oxygen generator and closing the outlet of the storage tank when the detected amount of oxygen water reaches a predetermined target reservoir amount. It provides a method for producing oxygen water containing.

The above and other objects and various advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the preferred embodiments of the present invention described below with reference to the accompanying drawings by those skilled in the art.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The key technical idea of the present invention is to use an oxygen particulate generator and a helical tubing dissolution tank, unlike the aforementioned conventional method of generating oxygen water by water electrolysis or by saturating all water in a storage tank with oxygen. In addition, it is possible to produce oxygen water having a high concentration of dissolved oxygen by the user-selective realization of the operation of the oxygen generator for generating oxygen for mixing with water, and through the technical means The bar can be easily achieved.

As is well known, the partial pressure of oxygen in a gaseous state may be expressed by Equation 1 below.

In Equation 1, Y _A means a gas mole fraction of oxygen (0.21 in air, 1 in pure oxygen), and P means total pressure.

In addition, the oxygen partial pressure in the liquid state can be expressed by the following equation (2).

In Equation 2, X _A means the mole fraction of dissolved oxygen, H _A means the Henry's constant of oxygen. Here, it can be seen that the Henry's constant of oxygen is dependent on temperature (ie, increases with temperature), as shown in Table 1 of FIG. 4.

Therefore, since the oxygen partial pressure in the gaseous state and the oxygen partial pressure in the liquid state are the same at equilibrium, the condition is expressed by Equation 3 below, and as a result, the mole fraction X _A of dissolved oxygen can be obtained as Equation 4 below.

Therefore, in order to produce a high concentration of oxygen water, as shown in Equation 4 above, the dissolved oxygen mole fraction X _A value should be increased, there are three methods as follows.

First, increase the Y _A , ie the amount of oxygen in the gas.

Secondly, increase P, ie the total pressure.

Third, decrease the value of H _A , ie the Henry's constant of oxygen.

At this time, the Henry's constant H _A value of oxygen, as shown in Table 3 of FIG. 4, increases with temperature, it is preferable to maintain at a relatively low temperature to increase the dissolved oxygen mole fraction.

For example, the present invention produces oxygen water having a high concentration of dissolved oxygen at a temperature condition of approximately 0 to 10 ° C. lower than that of general water.

The inventors of the present invention examined the amount of dissolved oxygen contained in seawater and broth according to temperature, and the test results are shown from Table 2 in FIG. As can be seen from Table 2 of FIG. 5, the lower the temperature, the higher the dissolved oxygen content in both seawater and broth. In particular, it can be seen that the dissolved oxygen amount is highest at around 0 ° C.

On the other hand, by increasing the total pressure, it is possible to increase the dissolved oxygen mole fraction, but if the installation of a pressurization device for this additionally occurs too much, it is preferable to set to 1 atm under the atmospheric pressure.

Therefore, in order to have a high concentration of oxygen water, that is, a high dissolved oxygen mole fraction value, it may be considered that it is most preferable to increase the Y _A value, the oxygen gas mole fraction. That is, it is preferable to produce oxygen water having a high concentration of dissolved oxygen in a manner of dissolving at low water temperature conditions using a high concentration of oxygen gas, for this purpose in the present invention as described below Use an oxygen generator to generate gas.

For example, considering that the oxygen gas concentration in general air is about 20.9%, the concentration of oxygen gas generated through the oxygen generator is preferably about 21 to 100% higher than that of general air.

1 is a configuration diagram of an oxygen water production apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. When divided into large divisions, a storage tank 102, an oxygen generator 104, a first solenoid valve 108, and a particulate generator ( 110, the dissolution tank 112, the auxiliary tank 114, the second solenoid valve 118, and the like.

Referring to FIG. 1, the storage tank 102 stores water (for example, purified water) flowing from the outside through the water inlet pipe 102a and the first solenoid valve 108 is mounted at a predetermined position in the middle. The water necessary for the generation of oxygen water is supplied to the dissolution tank 112 through the prepared water supply pipe 106a. Here, the first solenoid valve 108 performs an opening and closing operation in response to the driving signal S1 provided from the first solenoid valve driving block 206 shown in FIG. 2 to be described later. Water is supplied to the (112) side, and the water supply to the dissolution tank 112 side is interrupted when it is closed. That is, the first solenoid valve 108 functions as a means for controlling the discharge of water from the storage tank 102 based on the drive signal S1 from the first solenoid valve 206 of FIG. 2. Such a first solenoid valve 108 can be easily implemented, for example, by modifying or applying a solenoid valve structure disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2005-28369.

Next, the oxygen generator 104 includes, for example, a pressurized pump, a compressor, or the like. The oxygen generator 104 generates concentrated oxygen that has passed through the membrane from the atmosphere, and has an oxygen supply pipe equipped with the particulate generator 110 at a predetermined position. 106b) is supplied to the dissolution tank 112, the oxygen required for the production of oxygen water, that is, particulate oxygen. The oxygen generator 104 controls a selection function such as operation / stop / force adjustment in response to an operation control signal S2 provided from the control block 204 shown in FIG. 2 described later. That is, the oxygen generator 104 generates oxygen, stops operation, or adjusts the amount of oxygen generated according to the control from the control block 204.

Here, the particulate generator 110, for example, has a plate-like structure formed with densely formed pores of a very small size, in this way to change the oxygen into particulate oxygen through the particulate generator 110 is oxygen and water This is to allow oxygen to dissolve faster in water when this is mixed.

That is, according to the present invention, the particulate generator 110 is generated by the water and oxygen generator 104 discharged from the storage tank 102 and supplied through the water supply pipe 106a via the first solenoid valve 108. Particulate oxygen supplied through the oxygen supply pipe 106b passing through is introduced into the dissolution tank 112 while being connected and mixed in one pipe. Here, the dissolution tank 112 serves to mix water and particulate oxygen, and the mixed oxygen water has a spiral piping structure so that the particulate oxygen can be appropriately dissolved.

In addition, a dissolved oxygen sensor (not shown) is installed inside the dissolution tank 112. The dissolved oxygen sensor is used to detect an oxygen concentration in oxygen water, and the dissolved oxygen detection signal detected here, that is, the detected current. The signal is passed to the control block 204 of FIG. This dissolved oxygen detection signal is used as a reference value for adjusting the oxygen generation amount in the oxygen generator 104, a detailed process will be described in the description of FIG.

On the other hand, the pipe length of the dissolution tank 112 for generating oxygen water having the target dissolved oxygen amount through the spiral pipe structure is the time for the particulate oxygen mixed in water to be dissolved appropriately, that is, the oxygen having the target dissolved oxygen amount. Determine the number generation time. That is, in the present invention, the oxygen water having a high dissolved oxygen content is generated by appropriately adjusting the time for dissolving oxygen in water through the spiral pipe structure, and the generated oxygen water is introduced into the auxiliary tank 114. .

Next, the auxiliary tank 114 temporarily stores the oxygen water generated through the dissolution tank 112, the size of which is enough to store water enough to fit into a water cup of a suitable size commonly used. Is preferred. At this time, the reason for installing the auxiliary tank 114 to temporarily store the oxygen water generated in the present invention is that when someone operates the oxygen water production apparatus to drink the oxygen water (for example, water cup (discharge target) oxygen This is to ensure that the desired oxygen water can be provided immediately without the elapsed time (delay time) via the water outlet side), piping and the dissolution tank.

That is, when someone brings the water cup to the oxygen water outlet side, the second solenoid valve 118 is opened in accordance with the drive signal S3 from the second solenoid valve drive block 208 shown in FIG. The previously generated oxygen water stored in the 114 is discharged through the discharge pipe 116 to fall into the water cup, and at the same time the drive signal provided from the control block 204 and the first solenoid valve drive block 206 of FIG. In response to the operation S1 and the operation control signal S2, the first solenoid valve 108 is opened and the oxygen generator 104 is operated to generate new oxygen water through the dissolution tank 112 and flow into the auxiliary tank 114. .

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a system for controlling the production and discharge of oxygen water using the oxygen water production apparatus as shown in FIG. 1, and includes a proximity sensor 202, a control block 204, and a first solenoid valve. Drive block 206 and second solenoid drive block 208.

Referring to FIG. 2, the proximity sensor 202 is mounted at a predetermined position on a side of an outlet for discharging generated oxygen water, and a discharge target (eg, a water cup) may receive oxygen water at a predetermined position (that is, discharged oxygen water). Position) or to detect the departure of the discharge target at the discharge location from the location, and the proximity detection signal or deviation detection signal detected here is transmitted to the control block 204. The proximity sensor 202 may be implemented using, for example, a water / light emitting device, an infrared proximity sensor, or the like.

At this time, in the present embodiment, but the proximity detection sensor as a means for detecting the proximity of the discharge target to the oxygen water discharge position (or deviated from the discharge position) by way of example, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this, the water purifier It is, of course, possible to use a user operation button (for example, an operation button for pushing or pressing the water cup to the oxygen water discharge position) used in an ionizer, a cold / hot water heater, or the like.

Next, the control block 204 includes a microprocessor for performing overall electronic operation control in the oxygen water producing apparatus, for example, in proximity of the discharge target (eg, a water cup, etc.) from the proximity sensing sensor 202. When the detection signal is provided, various control signals corresponding thereto, that is, an operation control signal S2 for operating the oxygen generator 104 shown in FIG. 1 are generated and provided to the oxygen generator 104, and the first solenoid Control signals for actuating (opening) the valve 108 and the second solenoid valve 118 are respectively generated and provided to the first and second solenoid valve drive blocks 206 and 208, respectively.

In addition, the first and second solenoid valve drive blocks 206 and 208 are configured to respond to the control signals provided from the control block 204, respectively, and provide a current signal and a drive signal S1 and S3 to open and operate the solenoid valve. Are generated respectively and provided to the first and second solenoid valves 108 and 118 of FIG.

As a result, the first and the solenoid valves 108 and 118 shown in FIG. 1 are opened, and at the same time, the oxygen generator 104 is operated, so that the oxygen water producing apparatus discharges the generated oxygen water and the new oxygen water. The generation process is performed.

In addition, the control block 204 generates a control signal for closing the second solenoid valve 118 when the departure detection signal of the discharge target (eg, the water cup, etc.) is provided from the proximity sensor 202. 2 to the solenoid valve drive block 208, in response to generating a drive signal (e.g. current signal blocking) S3 for closing the second solenoid valve 118 in the second solenoid valve drive block 208. By providing the second solenoid valve 120 of FIG. 1, the second solenoid valve 118 blocks oxygen water discharge through the discharge pipe 116.

In addition, the control block 202 counts the elapsed time at the same time as the closing control of the second solenoid valve 118, checks whether the count time reaches a preset reference time, and check result count time is preset When the reference time is reached, the driving signal S1 for closing the first solenoid valve 108 and the control signal S2 for stopping the operation of the oxygen generator 104 are generated.

Here, the predetermined reference time means a time at which the oxygen water generated through the dissolution tank 112 may be filled in the auxiliary tank 114 in an appropriate amount, and the time may be equal to the speed at which the oxygen mixed water passes through the dissolution tank 112. The length of the piping structure can be considered and set appropriately.

As a result, the first solenoid valve 108 interrupts the supply of water through the water supply pipe 106a and stops the operation of the oxygen generator 104, thereby stopping the generation of oxygen water.

That is, in the oxygen water producing apparatus of the present invention, by opening the first and second solenoid valves 108 and 118 and simultaneously operating the oxygen generator 104 when the discharge target is close to the discharge position of the oxygen water, At the same time as the generated oxygen water is discharged, new oxygen water is generated and stored in the auxiliary tank 114, and when the discharge target is released from the discharge position, the second solenoid valve 118 is closed for a predetermined time (i.e., the auxiliary tank). After the time 114 is filled with an appropriate amount of oxygen water), the first solenoid valve 108 is closed and the operation of the oxygen generator 104 is stopped.

On the other hand, the control block 204 detects dissolved oxygen from a dissolved oxygen sensor (not shown) mounted inside the dissolution tank 112 when generating oxygen water having an appropriate amount of dissolved oxygen amount through the dissolution tank 112 according to the present invention. When a current signal corresponding to the dissolved oxygen detection signal is input, the signal (current signal) is provided, and the converted signal is converted into a voltage signal corresponding to the dissolved oxygen concentration, and the converted voltage signal is a preset reference voltage range (that is, It is checked whether the upper limit value and the lower limit value fall below the reference voltage range corresponding to the set reference dissolved oxygen concentration range. As described above, checking whether the dissolved oxygen detected by the dissolution tank 112 falls below a predetermined reference dissolved oxygen concentration range is continuously or intermittently performed while generating oxygen water.

In the process of checking the amount of dissolved oxygen as described above, if it is determined that the dissolved oxygen detected by the dissolution tank 112 is equal to or less than the preset reference dissolved oxygen concentration range, the control block 204 may increase the dissolved oxygen contained in the water. The generator 104 generates and provides a control signal for increasing oxygen generation. As a result, the oxygen generator 104 increases the amount of oxygen generated. That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the amount of dissolved oxygen contained in water from falling below a predetermined reference amount through the series of adaptive oxygen generation control.

Therefore, according to the oxygen water production apparatus of the present invention, oxygen water having a high concentration of dissolved oxygen can be simply and easily produced through a simplified structure using a dissolution tank having a spiral piping structure.

In addition, the oxygen water production apparatus of the present invention can reduce the amount of energy consumed in the oxygen water production apparatus because it selectively operates the oxygen generator only when oxygen water is needed, and by selectively operating only when the oxygen generator The suppression effect of noise due to the operation of the oxygen generator can also be obtained.

Furthermore, the present invention is to detect dissolved oxygen in a state where water and oxygen are mixed, and to adjust the amount of oxygen generated so that the detected dissolved oxygen maintains a predetermined reference dissolved oxygen concentration, thereby achieving oxygen having a high concentration of dissolved oxygen as a target. Water can be prepared.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, when the discharge target is separated from the discharge position, the second solenoid valve is first closed, and then the elapsed time is counted so that the elapsed time is set to a predetermined reference time (the oxygen water generated through the melting tank is stored in the auxiliary tank). When a predetermined amount of time is reached), the first solenoid valve is closed and the operation of the oxygen generator is stopped. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto. Equipped with a low water level sensor capable of detecting low water levels and closing the first solenoid valve and stopping the operation of the oxygen generator when a predetermined target low water level detection signal is provided from the low water level sensor. In this way, the same result (effect) can be obtained. to be.

Next, the process of manufacturing oxygen water using the oxygen water manufacturing apparatus of this invention which has the structure as mentioned above is demonstrated.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of preparing oxygen water according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the oxygen water producing apparatus sets the standby mode, and in the control block 204, proximity detection indicating whether the discharge target (eg, a water cup, etc.) is close to the discharge position of the oxygen water (a predetermined position on the outlet side). It is checked whether a signal is provided from the proximity sensing sensor 202 (steps 302, 304).

If the check at step 304 determines that the discharge target is close to the discharge position, the control block 204 opens the first and second solenoid valves 108, 118 and operates the oxygen generator 104. Each control signal (or drive signal) is generated and provided to each component.

As a result, by opening the second solenoid valve 118, the oxygen water stored in the auxiliary tank 114 is discharged through the discharge pipe 116 to fall to the discharge target (not shown) (for example, a water cup) not shown. 1 The solenoid valve 108 is opened and the oxygen generator 104 is operated to generate water from the oxygen generator 104 and the water supplied from the storage tank 102 through the water supply pipe 106a and through the particulate generator 110. The particulate oxygen converted to particulate form is mixed with water and sufficiently dissolved in water through the dissolution tank 112 of the spiral piping structure to generate oxygen water having the maximum dissolved oxygen amount, and the generated oxygen water is the auxiliary tank 114. (Step 306, 308).

Here, although not shown in FIG. 3, according to the present invention, dissolved oxygen of water freshly dissolved in the dissolution tank 112 through a dissolved oxygen sensor (not shown) inside the dissolution tank 112 when generating oxygen water. And detect whether the detected dissolved oxygen falls below a predetermined reference dissolved oxygen concentration range, and is generated through the oxygen generator 104 when the detected dissolved oxygen falls below a preset reference dissolved oxygen concentration range. By adaptively adjusting (increasing) the amount of oxygen, the amount of dissolved oxygen in the fresh water in the dissolution tank 112 is controlled to maintain the target high concentration.

That is, in the present invention, the oxygen generator 104 detects the dissolved oxygen amount of the fresh water in the dissolution tank 112 so that the dissolved oxygen contained in the water can be increased when the amount is less than or equal to the preset reference dissolved oxygen concentration range. Through adaptive control to increase the amount of oxygen generated in the system, oxygen water having an appropriate amount of dissolved oxygen can be generated.

In the control block 204, the proximity sensor 202 is in the process of generating oxygen water through the discharge pipe 116 and simultaneously generating new oxygen water through the dissolution tank 112. It is checked whether or not a deviation detection signal (i.e., a signal that detects the discharge target is deviated from the discharge position) is provided (step 310).

As a result of the check in step 310, if the departure detection signal is provided, the control block 204 generates a driving signal for closing the second solenoid valve 118 and provides it to the second solenoid valve 118. As a result, the second solenoid valve 118 is closed (i.e., shut off of oxygen water discharge), so that oxygen water discharge from the auxiliary tank 114 is stopped (step 312).

Thereafter, the control block 204 counts the elapsed time (that is, the elapsed time since closing the second solenoid valve 118) t, and the counted elapsed time t is a preset reference time ( n) is checked (step 314). Here, the reference time refers to the time when the oxygen water generated through the dissolution tank 112 is filled in the auxiliary tank 114 by a predetermined amount, and this reference time means that the water mixed with oxygen dissolves the tank 112. It can be set properly considering the passing speed and the length of the pipe structure.

If it is determined in the step 314 that the elapsed time t reaches the preset reference time n, the control block 204 performs the first control solenoid valve 108 through a corresponding control operation. At the same time closing the operation of the oxygen generator 104 is stopped (step 316). As a result, the supply of water supplied to the dissolution tank 112 through the water supply pipe 106a is cut off, and the generation of oxygen through the oxygen generator 104 is cut off, so that the production of oxygen water is stopped.

Therefore, according to the oxygen water production method of the present invention, through a simplified structure using a dissolution tank having a spiral piping structure, it is possible to simply and easily produce oxygen water having a maximum dissolved oxygen amount at a given temperature, and also requires oxygen water. By selectively operating the oxygen generator only when it is possible to reduce the amount of energy consumed in the oxygen water production apparatus, and by selectively operating the oxygen generator only when necessary, it is possible to suppress the generation of noise due to the operation of the oxygen generator. The effect can be obtained.

Meanwhile, in the present exemplary embodiment, when the elapsed time reaches the preset reference time (time when the oxygen water generated through the melting tank is filled in the auxiliary tank by a predetermined amount) by counting the elapsed time after closing the second solenoid valve, Although the present invention has been described as closing the first solenoid valve and stopping the operation of the oxygen generator, the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto. Alternatively, a low water level sensor may be provided in the auxiliary tank to detect the low water amount of oxygen water. When the target low water level detection signal is provided from the low water level sensor, the first solenoid valve may be closed and the operation of the oxygen generator may be stopped. Of course you can get).

In the above description, the present invention has been presented and described with reference to preferred embodiments. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto, and a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can make various modifications without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be readily appreciated that branch substitutions, modifications and variations are possible.

As described above, according to the present invention, unlike the aforementioned conventional method of generating oxygen water by water electrolysis or by saturating all the water in the storage tank with oxygen, the dissolution tank of the oxygen fine particle generator and the spiral pipe structure By using a user-selected implementation of the operation of the oxygen generator for generating oxygen for mixing with water, it is possible to simply and easily produce oxygen water having a high concentration of dissolved oxygen.

In addition, the present invention can reduce the amount of energy consumed in the oxygen water production apparatus because it selectively operates the oxygen generator only when oxygen water is needed, and is due to the operation of the oxygen generator by selectively operating the oxygen generator only when necessary The effect of suppressing the generation of noise can be obtained.

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An apparatus for producing oxygen water having a high concentration of dissolved oxygen by mixing water and oxygen, A storage tank for storing water introduced from the outside, Means for controlling the discharge of water stored in the storage tank; An oxygen generator that generates oxygen, A particulate generator for converting the generated oxygen into particulate oxygen, Dissolving means having a spiral piping structure having an arbitrary length, the dissolving means for mixing the discharged water and generated particulate oxygen and dissolving oxygen mixed in the discharged water to generate the oxygen water; An auxiliary tank for temporarily storing the generated oxygen water; Means for controlling the discharge of the oxygen water stored in the auxiliary tank Oxygen water production apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 1, The water discharge control means is oxygen water producing apparatus, characterized in that the solenoid valve which is opened and closed in response to an external drive signal. The method of claim 1, The oxygen water discharge control means is oxygen water producing apparatus, characterized in that the solenoid valve which is opened and closed in response to an external drive signal. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, And the oxygen generator selectively operates only when the water discharge control means is opened to generate the oxygen. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The device, Means for detecting whether a discharge target is close to an external discharge position of oxygen water stored in the auxiliary tank; Means for selectively controlling the operation of the water discharging means, the oxygen water discharging means and the oxygen generator based on the detection result from the detecting means Oxygen water production apparatus further comprising a. The method of claim 5, The control means closes the oxygen water discharging means when the discharge target is separated from the discharge position, and closes the water discharging means after a time when oxygen water is filled in the auxiliary tank by a predetermined amount. And at the same time stopping the operation of the oxygen generator. The method of claim 5, The apparatus further comprises means for sensing a target reservoir of oxygen water entering the auxiliary tank, The control means closes the oxygen water discharge means when the discharge target moves away from the discharge position, and closes the water discharge means when the target low water detection signal is provided from the low water detection means. Oxygen water production apparatus, characterized in that to stop the operation of. The method of claim 5, The apparatus further comprises means for detecting dissolved oxygen of the water immersed in the dissolution means, And the control means controls the amount of oxygen generated in the oxygen generator to increase when the detected dissolved oxygen falls below a preset reference dissolved oxygen concentration range. A method of producing oxygen water having a high concentration of dissolved oxygen by mixing water stored in a storage tank with oxygen generated in an oxygen generator, Checking whether the discharge target of the oxygen water is detected; When the discharge target is detected, the outlet of the auxiliary tank storing the previously generated oxygen water is opened to discharge the stored oxygen water to the discharge target, and the outlet of the storage tank is operated simultaneously with the operation of the oxygen generator. Opening and mixing / dissolving water and generated oxygen to generate oxygen water, and introducing the generated oxygen water into the auxiliary tank; Detecting a positional deviation of the discharge target; Closing the outlet of the auxiliary tank when the position deviation is detected; Checking an elapsed time after closing the auxiliary tank to check whether a preset reference time is reached; Stopping the operation of the oxygen generator and closing the outlet of the storage tank when the elapsed time becomes the preset reference time Oxygen water production method comprising a. The method of claim 9, Dissolution of the generated oxygen and water, oxygen water production method characterized in that is carried out through the dissolution tank of the spiral piping structure having an arbitrary length. The method according to claim 9 or 10, Closing the outlet of the storage tank and the outlet of the auxiliary tank, oxygen water production method characterized in that is performed through each solenoid valve. The method according to claim 9 or 10, The method, Detecting dissolved oxygen in the generated oxygen water; Checking whether the detected dissolved oxygen falls below a preset reference dissolved oxygen concentration range; Increasing the amount of oxygen generated in the oxygen generator when the reference dissolved oxygen concentration is below the range; Oxygen water production method characterized in that it further comprises. A method of producing oxygen water having a high concentration of dissolved oxygen by mixing water stored in a storage tank with oxygen generated in an oxygen generator, Checking whether the discharge target of the oxygen water is detected; When the discharge target is detected, the outlet of the auxiliary tank storing the previously generated oxygen water is opened to discharge the stored oxygen water to the discharge target, and the outlet of the storage tank is operated simultaneously with the operation of the oxygen generator. Opening and mixing / dissolving water and generated oxygen to generate oxygen water, and introducing the generated oxygen water into the auxiliary tank; Detecting a positional deviation of the discharge target; Closing the outlet of the auxiliary tank when the position deviation is detected; Detecting the amount of oxygen water flowing into the auxiliary tank; Stopping the operation of the oxygen generator and closing the outlet of the storage tank when the detected amount of oxygen water reaches a predetermined target reservoir amount Oxygen water production method comprising a. The method of claim 13, Dissolution of the generated oxygen and water, oxygen water production method characterized in that is carried out through the dissolution tank of the spiral piping structure having an arbitrary length. The method according to claim 13 or 14, Closing the outlet of the storage tank and the outlet of the auxiliary tank, oxygen water production method characterized in that is performed through each solenoid valve. The method according to claim 13 or 14, The method, Detecting dissolved oxygen in the generated oxygen water; Checking whether the detected dissolved oxygen falls below a preset reference dissolved oxygen concentration range; Increasing the amount of oxygen generated in the oxygen generator when the reference dissolved oxygen concentration is below the range; Oxygen water production method characterized in that it further comprises.

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