KR100810498B1 - Apparatus for making electrically charged water - Google Patents

Abstract

Instantaneous cold water of the present invention

A chamber containing the cooling medium in the water cooling pipe and the remaining space;

Consists of one or more manifolds, a lower header and an upper header connecting their upper and lower portions, respectively, to absorb heat, evaporate and condense as heat is released to circulate between the lower and upper headers A heat pipe module comprising fluid and installed in the chamber such that the upper header is exposed to the top; And

One or more thermoelectric elements in which the heat absorbing surface is in contact with the upper header of the heat pipe module, according to the present invention is instantaneous cold water cooler and a charge water generating device including the same is not a metal portion is not formed scale Is provided.

Instant Chiller, Charged Water, Corrosion Resistant, Scale Resistant

Description

Apparatus for making electrically charged water

1 is a cross-sectional perspective view of one embodiment of an instant chiller of the present invention;

2A is a perspective view of an example of a heat pipe module that may be used in the present invention;

2B is a partial perspective view showing an example of a method of joining a heat pipe and a header;

3A is a plan view illustrating an example of a coupling structure of a heat pipe module, a thermoelectric element, and a cooling fan;

3B is a front view of the coupling structure shown in FIG. 3A;

3C is a photograph showing an example of a cooling fan;

4A is a perspective view showing an example of a heat pipe module fixing plate;

4B is a front view of the fixing plate shown in FIG. 4A;

4C is a plan view of the fixing plate shown in FIG. 4A;

4D is a plan view showing an example of a gasket inserted into the bottom surface of the heat pipe module fixing plate; And

5 is a sectional perspective view of another embodiment of the instant chiller of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: chamber

20: heat pipe module

30: thermoelectric element

40: cooling fan

50: cooling pipe

60: heat pipe module fixing plate

The present invention relates to an instant chiller. More specifically, the present invention relates to an instant chiller and an apparatus for producing charged water using the same, capable of instantaneously cooling general water as well as charged water.

In general, a water purifier has a function of supplying hot water and cold water, and the cold water supply function fills a predetermined volume of water storage tank maintained at a predetermined temperature, cools it to a predetermined temperature, and then drinks the water according to the user's need. .

On the other hand, due to the increasing interest in health, charge-generating water (charged water) generating devices such as alkaline ionized water and alkali reduced water have been widely used. However, unlike the water purifier, the ionizer may not be provided with the same cold water supply function as the general water purifier described above. This is because the charged charges corrode metal parts of the cooler, or other charged ions are deposited on the surface of the metal parts of the cooler to form scale. Accordingly, in the case of the ionizer, the purified water is cooled in a water tank and then electrolyzed, but the ionizer is divided into alkaline water and acidic water during the electrolysis of water, and thus has a disadvantage in that a large amount of desired alkaline water is not generated. In other words, the amount of cold water is reduced by half as much as acidic water during the electrolysis process. In addition, since the water of the tank must be kept below a certain temperature, it has a disadvantage in that it is not smooth in use.

Accordingly, there is a need for developing a charged water cooling technology capable of solving the metal corrosion problem and scale formation problem of the charged water and supplying the cooling water stably and using the same.

In order to solve the problems of the conventional apparatus for producing charged water, it is a first object of the present invention to provide an instant chiller capable of cooling the charged water in a short time.

On the other hand, it is a second object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for producing charged water with an instant chiller attached thereto.

Instant chiller according to the first object of the present invention

A chamber containing the cooling medium in the water cooling pipe and the remaining space;

Consists of one or more manifolds, a lower header and an upper header connecting their upper and lower portions, respectively, to absorb heat, evaporate and condense as heat is released to circulate between the lower and upper headers A heat pipe module comprising fluid and installed in the chamber such that the upper header is exposed to the top; And

It is composed of a heat removal unit including one or more thermoelectric elements in which the heat absorbing surface is in contact with the upper header of the heat pipe module.

Instantaneous cold water of the present invention, it is preferable that the heat absorbing fin is connected directly or adjacent to each of the plurality of pipes.

The multi-column tube of the instant chiller of the present invention may have a heat absorbing fin formed around.

The instant chiller of the present invention preferably has a shape in which the upper header has one or more longitudinal planes.

Instantaneous cold water of the present invention may be additionally installed a cooling fan on the heat generating surface of the thermoelectric element.

The working fluid enclosed in the heat pipe module of the instant chiller according to the invention may be Freon-22 (R-22).

The cold storage medium contained in the chamber of the instant chiller according to the invention may be ethanol or a mixture of water and ethanol.

The 'charged water' may be, for example, ionized water or alkaline reduced water.

The charged water generating device according to the second object of the present invention is that the instantaneous cold water is installed in front of the discharged water outlet.

Heat pipes are known and contain a working fluid which can be evaporated and condensed in a specific temperature range in a confined space, where the lower part of the heat pipe receives heat from the hot part to evaporate the working fluid therein, and It is a mechanism that transfers heat while the vapor of the working fluid is radiated and condensed at the top of the heat pipe and circulated to the bottom of the heat pipe. At this time, the shape of the heat pipe, the type of working fluid, the circulation method of the condensed working fluid, and the like can be variously designed.

For example, the heat pipe may include a plurality of capillaries in a length direction in one pipe, or a plurality of flow paths may be formed in a length direction by a partition wall in one pipe. The shape is not limited as long as it can serve as a heat pipe such as a round pipe or a flat plate.

For example, in order to cool the water to about 4 ° C, it is preferable to keep the temperature of the storage medium at -10 ° C or lower, so Freon-22 (boiling point 24 ° C at 1 atmosphere; usable temperature range: -40 ° C) To 120 ° C.) can be used as the working fluid.

On the other hand, as a method for circulating the working fluid condensed in the heat pipe, various methods using gravity, capillary force, centripetal electrostatic force, magnetic force, osmotic pressure and the like are known.

A thermoelectric element is a known element used for power generation as an electronic element that absorbs heat on the heat absorbing side and emits heat on the heat generating side using the Peltier effect.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

However, the embodiments of the present invention shown in the drawings are provided for the purpose of illustrating the present invention, and in no case are intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

1 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing the configuration of one embodiment of the instant chiller according to the present invention. The chamber 10 includes a coiled water cooling pipe 50, and in the chamber 10, a heat pipe module 20 is installed such that its upper header is exposed outside the upper portion of the chamber 10. The empty space is filled with an alcohol or an alcohol and water mixture fluid, preferably ethanol or an ethanol and water mixture. Two thermoelectric elements 30 are fixed to the upper header of the heat pipe module such that their respective heat absorbing surfaces are in contact with both sides of one side of the heat pipe upper header, respectively, and a cooling fan is provided on the heat generating surface of each thermoelectric element 30. 40 are respectively provided.

In this embodiment, the chamber 10 may be in the form of a cylinder, other polyhedron as well as the illustrated hexahedron, and the scope of the present invention is not limited by the shape of the chamber 10.

In addition, the cooling pipe 50 may not be arranged only in a spiral, but may be made in various forms according to the shape of the chamber.

Hereinafter, the operation of the instant chiller according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

The working fluid enclosed in the heat pipe module 20 absorbs and evaporates the heat of the refrigerating medium, and the vapor is attached to the upper header of the heat pipe module 20 and is cooled by the cooling fan 40. Heat transfer and condensation is circulated toward the lower header of the heat pipe module 20. If this process continues, the temperature of the cold storage medium is lowered, and the water cooling pipe 50 is also cooled to a predetermined temperature. In this state, when water enters through the inlet 51, it passes through the cooling pipe 50 and is discharged through the outlet 52, and is cooled to a predetermined temperature by heat exchange with the cooling pipe 50.

At this time, the water inlet 51 should always be above the outlet 52, the cooling pipe 50 should be made so that the inner surface is flat and uneven so that the water cooled in the cooling pipe 50 does not remain. do.

Figure 2a is a perspective view showing an example of a heat pipe module that can be used in the instant chiller of the present invention. The heat pipe module 20 consists of one or more manifolds, a lower header 22 and an upper header 23 which connect their respective upper and lower parts.

The multi-pipe 21 may include a plurality of capillaries in a circular pipe or may include a plurality of flow paths divided by longitudinal partitions installed in a pipe having a rectangular cross section.

As shown in FIG. 2A, it is preferred that endothermic fins 24 be provided between the plurality of multi-tubes 21 to increase the efficiency of heat transfer from the cold storage medium to the heat pipe working fluid. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and in the case of the circular pipe-shaped mandarin pipe, a plurality of heat absorbing fins are formed radially around the mandrel in the longitudinal direction, or a plurality of disk-shaped heat absorbing fins are formed in a direction perpendicular to the length direction of the mandarin pipe. Or a spiral endothermic fin may be formed around the manifold.

FIG. 2B illustrates a structure of the multi-coffin tube having a rectangular cross section, and a connecting method of the multi-column tube with the upper header 23 or the lower header 22 is illustrated. Insert the dodging pipe 21 into the holes 25 formed in the shape corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the dodge pipe 21 in each header 22 or 23 whose left and right ends are sealed, and then, by welding or other sealing method. Sealing connects the upper and lower headers 22 and 23.

In FIG. 2A, the lower header 22 is not limited to the shape of a circular pipe, a cuboid, or the like, as long as the lower ends of the plurality of multi-pipes 21 can be connected, but the upper header 23 is formed of the thermoelectric element 30. A shape having a plane in which the heat absorbing surface can be contacted and fixed, for example, a rectangular parallelepiped box shape, is preferable. On the other hand, in the case of the circular dodge pipe 21 may extend the outer circular pipe and seal the lower portion to form a lower header.

3A is a plan view illustrating a coupling structure of the heat pipe module 20, the thermoelectric element 30, and the cooling fan 40 used in the instant chiller of FIG. 1.

The heat absorbing surface of the thermoelectric element 30 is in contact with both sides of the upper header 23 of the heat pipe module 20 with the heat pipe module fixing plate 60 interposed therebetween, and a fan (heat) is formed on the heat generating surface of the thermoelectric element 30. The cooling fan 40 which consists of F) and the heat sink 41 is contacted, and is couple | bonded by the bolt B and the nut N. As shown in FIG. The coupling form shown in FIG. 3A is left-right symmetry.

These bonding structures can be changed as needed. For example, a hole having a size and shape corresponding to the thermoelectric element 30 may be formed in the fixing plate 60 so that the heat absorbing surface of the thermoelectric element 30 may directly contact the upper header 23. In addition, the cooling fan 40 may also use other types of commercially available types, or may be combined by other means than bolts / nuts.

3B is a front view of the coupling structure of FIG. 3A. In FIG. 3B, it is confirmed that the upper header 23, the fixing plate 60, the thermoelectric element 30, and the cooling fan 40 of the heat pipe module 20 are coupled by the bolt B and the nut N. Can be.

3C is a picture of a commercially available cooling fan 40, which shows that a fan is provided on the heat sink.

4A to 4C are a perspective view, a front view, and a plan view showing the heat pipe module fixing plate 60 of FIG. 3A. Referring to these, the heat pipe module fixing plate 60 of Figure 3a has a size and shape corresponding to the heat pipe module fixing flange (see reference numeral 11 in FIG. 1) formed in the upper surface of the chamber 10 for fixing the heat pipe module A hole 63 having a shape and a size capable of accommodating the plurality of bolt holes BHH1 and BHH2 corresponding to the bolt holes formed in the flange 11 and the plurality of multi-pipes 21 of the heat pipe module 22 is provided. It is used to join the formed horizontal plate 61 and the upper header 23, the thermoelectric element 30 and the cooling fan 40 of the heat pipe module, and extend vertically at a predetermined position of the horizontal plate 61 Consists of two vertical plates 62 facing each other, the vertical plate 62 is a bolt hole (BHV) for coupling the upper header 23, the thermoelectric element 30 and the cooling fan 40 of the heat pipe module Are formed.

4D is a plan view illustrating an example of a gasket 64 fitted between the heat pipe module fixing flange 11 and the heat pipe module fixing plate 60. It can be seen that the holes 63 'and the bolt holes BHH1' corresponding to the holes 63 and the bolt holes BHH1 formed in the heat pipe module fixing plate 60 are formed.

5 shows another embodiment of the instant chiller of the present invention. In this example, the heat pipe module 20 in which the chamber 10 has a cylindrical shape, a disk heat absorbing fin 24 is formed around the circular manifold 21, and the heat pipe itself is extended to form the lower header 22. ) Was used. Other structures and operation methods are similar to those described in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and thus redundant descriptions are omitted.

According to the present invention, there is provided an instantaneous cold water machine and an apparatus for producing charged water using the same, which are capable of supplying cold water stably by instantaneously cooling charged water without corroding metal of the cooling device and without forming scaling.

Claims (14)

delete delete delete delete delete delete delete A chamber containing the cooling medium in the water cooling pipe and the remaining space; Consists of one or more manifolds, a lower header and an upper header connecting their upper and lower portions, respectively, to absorb heat, evaporate and condense as heat is released to circulate between the lower and upper headers A heat pipe module comprising fluid and installed in the chamber such that the upper header is exposed to the top; And The instantaneous cold water generator comprising one or more thermoelectric elements in contact with the heat absorbing surface in the upper header of the heat pipe module is installed in front of the discharge water outlet. 10. The apparatus for generating charged water according to claim 8, wherein a heat absorbing fin is connected to the manifold tube directly or between adjacent manifold tubes. 9. The apparatus for generating charged water according to claim 8, wherein the upper header has a shape having one or more longitudinal planes. 9. The apparatus for generating charged water according to claim 8, wherein a cooling fan is provided on a heat generating surface of the thermoelectric element. 10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the working fluid is Freon 22 (R-22). 9. The apparatus for generating charged water according to claim 8, wherein the storage medium is ethanol or a mixture of water and ethanol. The apparatus for generating charged water according to any one of claims 8 to 13, wherein the water is ionized water or alkaline reduced water.

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