KR100903437B1 - Filter assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

 In the filter assembly of the present invention, the holder is fixed to the water purifier system installation place through a fastening means, and then a pair of guide holes are formed on the front of the holder to couple the holders. And a rotatable switch in communication with the internal storage space to receive the externally supplied water and rotatably in the internal storage space of the supply water housing formed with the supply hole and the discharge hole, respectively. By combining with the branch to allow the supply direction of the feed water to be changed along the exchange phase of the filter, and coupled to the locking end layer of the mounting portion to communicate with the switching port it can be purified from the outside provided by the filter mounted inside It consists of a filter part to make.

Water Purifier System, Filter, Removal, Supply Water

Description

Filter assembly

The present invention relates to a filter assembly, and more particularly, to filter each component of the filter assembly in a rotatable manner so as to improve the assemblability of the filter assembly and to easily change the filter that requires regular replacement. To an assembly.

In general, the water purifier system is to purify the drinking water cleanly, and according to the form, it is divided into a faucet attachment type used by directly connecting to the faucet, and a table type (non-piping type) that receives water from the glass jar and purifies it during the natural dropping process. Can be.

In addition, according to the water purification method, it can be divided into water direct connection type, natural filtration type, ion exchange resin type, distillation type, reverse osmosis type, ion number type type, etc., and natural filtration type, reverse osmosis type, and direct type type are commonly used. .

In the filtration method, the water supplied from the tap water is purified through a plurality of filter media such as a precipitation filter, a sterilization filter, an ion filter, a carbon filter, a membrane filter, and a ceramic filter.

These filter media are embedded in a filter so as to be installed in the water purifier system, and the filter is provided with an inlet through which the water to be purified is introduced and an outlet through which the purified water is discharged.

These filters mainly use a single function filter due to space constraints, and since the water purifier system requires a filter that performs 4 to 5 independent water purification functions, several housing assemblies each containing these filters are installed. In the case of ionizers, although the volume is small compared to the filters of the water purifier system, the performance requires almost the same level as the filters of the water purifier system, requiring a plurality of filter housing assemblies.

Therefore, the water purifier or water ionizer product has to be provided with a space for mounting a plurality of filters, which results in a large volume of the entire product, there is a disadvantage that does not satisfy the desire of consumers seeking compactness.

Therefore, there is a need for a compact assembly of filters, while minimizing the space occupied by the filter in the products and having the performance equivalent to that of a plurality of filters.

In addition, in such a filter assembly required, for a more economical use, a plurality of filter elements mounted in the filter housing can be replaced by a new filter element at the end of its life, and assembled or replaced during manufacture or replacement. It is also a desired configuration to make this easy.

Therefore, the filter assembly of the present invention is to facilitate the replacement of the filter that requires regular replacement in a locking manner after rotation to facilitate the maintenance of the water purifier system.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to automatically switch the supply direction of the supply water provided from the outside when the filter is replaced to prevent the leakage of the supply water.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to be able to more easily mount and detach the installation object to provide the ease of filter installation.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, the filter assembly of the present invention secures the holder to the water purifier system installation place through the fastening means, and then forms a pair of guide holes in the front of the holder to combine the holder, but the holder is a plurality Storage part of the feed water housing formed with a fastening hole formed in the fastening hole in the hooked floor of the floor, and a supply hole and an outlet hole, which are in communication with the inner storage space so as to receive the supply water provided from the outside, respectively. The filter is mounted inside to connect the switching port rotatably inside the space to change the supply direction of the water supply according to the exchange state of the filter, and to be connected to the locking end of the mounting portion to communicate with the switching port. Characterized in that the filter unit configured to purify the water provided from the outside of the furnace.

According to the present invention, the cradle is formed on both sides of the mounting groove to be fixed to the water purifier system installation place through the fastening means, a pair of guide holes formed on the front side of the guide hole is arranged to face each other in the circular The engaging jaw formed on the back of the holder to be formed by staggering the coupling holes having a relatively large diameter on the inner periphery of the end is coupled through the coupling hole so that the locking jaw is guided to the guide hole by the rotation of the holder, Characterized in that configured to achieve a combination.

According to the present invention, the branch portion discharges the supply hole and the discharge hole to the connecting pipe formed symmetrically on the outer circumference of the body so as to communicate with the receiving space opened in the lower and coupled to the inlet end of the supply hole and the discharge hole A feed water housing may be formed to form a step so that the pipes for guiding the feed water may be coupled to each other. The space is divided into the inflow space and the discharge space through the partition wall formed at the center of the inner space where the lower part is opened by combining the inside of the storage space so that the supply hole and the inflow space and the discharge hole and the discharge space can communicate with each other. The joint hole formed to penetrate the inside of the feed hole is discharged from the feed hole by the rotation angle inside the feed water housing. And to be able to communicate with is characterized in that the switch port is configured to be able to vary the feed direction of the feed.

According to the present invention, the filter unit is coupled to the cover on the upper portion of the housing by mounting the filter in the upper opening of the housing, by arranging the pedestals protruding upward from the support jaw upwards in the inner space of the housing The support jaw is characterized in that configured to be respectively coupled to the upper and lower surfaces of the filter.

According to the present invention, the cover is formed in a hemispherical shape and protrudes the fastener upward on the upper portion of the fastener and the inner periphery of the fastening hole of the locking end layer located at the bottom of the mounting portion by forming the fastening step jaw up and down spaced apart from each other. The end is inserted between the fastening step so as to be integrally coupled, and the space is partitioned through the connection outlet to the inner circumference of the fastener so that the inlet space and the outlet space of the switch communicate with each other. It is characterized in that the water is purified by the filter is configured to be guided to the discharge space through the connection outlet.

According to the present invention, the conversion port and the cover are formed on both sides and the central portion of the connecting means by forming a locking projection on the bottom surface of the partition wall of the conversion port so as to be integrally rotated through the connecting means and the engaging projection on the inlet top surface of the cover. Inserting the engaging projection and the engaging projection in the coupling groove is characterized in that configured so that the switch and the housing can be integrally rotated.

As described above, the filter assembly of the present invention to facilitate the replacement of the filter that needs to be replaced regularly in a locking manner after rotation to facilitate the maintenance of the water purifier system to improve the convenience of use. It has the effect of making it possible.

In addition, the filter assembly of the present invention automatically switches the supply direction of the supply water provided from the outside when the filter is replaced so that the supply water can be continuously supplied to the outside without going through the filter to enable continuous water supply It is effective to exchange at the same time.

In addition, the filter assembly of the present invention has an effect of being able to be easily installed and detached to the installation object to ensure the ease of filter installation.

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

First, it should be noted that like elements or parts in the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible. In describing the present invention, detailed descriptions of related well-known functions or configurations are omitted in order not to obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

Figure 1a, b is a cross-sectional view showing the operating state of the filter assembly of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the filter assembly of the present invention, Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the filter assembly of the present invention, Figure 4 is a view of the present invention Main part perspective view showing a filter assembly.

As shown in Figures 1a, b to 4, the filter assembly 10 of the present invention, the mounting portion 100 is fixed to the installation target, the branch portion 200 for determining the supply direction of the supply water provided from the outside, and the branch portion It is composed of a filter unit 300 coupled to 200 to filter the feed water.

The cradle 100 is fixed to the cradle 110 through the fastening means in the water purifier system installation place and then coupled to the holder 120 by forming a pair of guide holes 111 on the front of the cradle 110, the holder 120 is a multi-layer locking end 121 A fastening hole 122 is formed in the hole.

Here, the holder 110 is formed on both sides of the mounting groove 113 to be fixed to the water purifier system installation place through the fastening means, a pair of guide hole 111 formed on the front has the length of the arc, it is circularly opposite each other Arranged to see but the coupling hole 112 is formed to cross the relatively large diameter on the inner periphery of the end of the guide hole 111.

In the guide hole 111 of the holder 110 formed in this way, the locking jaw 123 formed on the back of the holder 120 is coupled through the coupling hole 112, and then the stepping of the locking jaw 123 is coupled to the back of the holder 110 in the locking structure, and then the holder 120 is rotated. The locking jaw 123 is guided to the guide ball 11 so as to be mutually positioned at the end of the guide ball 111 to achieve the combination of the holder 110 and the holder 120.

Here, the holder 120 is formed so that the locking end layer 121 of the plurality of stages are spaced apart from each other to pass through the fastening hole 122 to the center thereof to form a pair of fastening grooves 124 on the inner circumference of the fastening hole 122.

As such, after coupling the holder 110 to the water purifier system or the refrigerator to be installed, the branch 200 is coupled to the holder 120 in a rotational manner.

The branch 200 is supplied with an external supply of water and is supplied with a supply water housing 210 for guiding the purified water filtered to the outside, and is coupled to the inside of the supply housing 210 and rotates when the filter 340 is replaced. It is composed of a switch port 220 to change the supply direction of the supply water according to.

Looking at the specific configuration of the branch 200 as follows.

The branch portion 200 forms a supply hole 211a and a discharge hole 211b in the connection pipe 211 formed symmetrically on the outer circumference of the body so as to communicate with the receiving space 212 opened therein, and the supply hole 211a and the discharge hole A coupling end 211c is formed at the inlet end of the 211b to allow the pipe 20 for guiding the supply water to be coupled thereto, and a fixing hole 213 protrudes from the lower periphery of the body to protrude the fixing jaw 213 into the upper end of the holder 120. The space is divided into an inlet space 221a and an outlet space 221b through a supply water housing 210 coupled to 122 and a partition wall 222 formed in the center of the inner space 212 having a lower opening coupled to an inside of the receiving space 212 of the supply water housing 210. The joint hole 222a formed through the supply hole 211a, the inlet space 221a, and the outlet hole 211b and the discharge space 221b to communicate with each other and penetrate the inside of the partition wall 222 at the outer periphery of the body is supplied with the supply water. The housing 210 to be communicated with the supply hole 211a and outlet hole 211b by the rotational angle of the inner sphere 220 is composed of a switch which allows to vary the feed direction of the feed.

Here, when the feed water housing 210 is coupled to the holder 120, the fixing jaw 213 of the feed water housing 210 is inserted through the fastening groove 124 formed at the inner circumference of the fastening hole 122 of the fastening hole 122 located on the upper surface thereof, and then rotated. It is to be fixed by the locking structure on the lower surface of the.

The branch portion 200 configured as described above is rotated inside the feed water housing 210 when the filter unit 300 rotates and separates the filter unit 300 from the filter assembly 10 for the purpose of replacing the filter 340. The ball 211a and the discharge hole 211b communicate with each other through the joint hole 222a of the switching hole 220, so that the supply water is discharged from the supply hole 211a to the discharge hole 211b through the joint hole 222a, so that It automatically switches the supply direction so that the supply water can be continuously supplied to the outside without passing through the filter 340, thereby allowing the filter 340 to be replaced at the same time while enabling continuous supply.

In addition, the filter unit 300 is coupled to the locking end layer 121 of the mounting unit 100 to communicate with the switching hole 220 has a function to allow the water provided from the outside to be purified by the filter 340 mounted therein.

That is, the filter unit 300 is formed of a housing 310 and a cover 320 coupled to an upper portion of the housing 310 by mounting a filter 340 in the housing 310 having an upper opening, and stably fixing the filter 340 inside the housing 310. A pair of pedestals 350 are provided to allow the support jaw 351 protruding upward from the pedestal 350 to be coupled to the upper and lower surfaces of the filter 340, respectively.

Here, the cover 320 is formed in a hemispherical shape, and protrudes the fastener 321 upward on the upper portion, and the fastener 321 of the cover 320 is formed on the outer periphery of the fastener 321 so as to be spaced apart from each other vertically. The coupling hole 122 of the locking end layer 121 located at the lower end of the holder 120, the coupling end 321a of the fastener 321 is coupled between the coupling step 321a on the upper and lower surfaces of the locking end layer 121 through the coupling groove 124 of the holder 120 and then cover 320 Rotate to be coupled to the holder 120.

As such, the supply unit housing 310 and the cover 320 may be coupled to each other by a locking structure based on the holder 120 so that the filter unit 300 integrally connected to the supply unit housing 310 and the cover 320 may be easily detached from the holder 120.

Then, the filter unit 300 and the branch unit 200 through the connecting means 360 to be rotated integrally.

That is, the conversion port 220 and the cover 320 is formed by the engaging projection 223 on the bottom surface of the partition wall 222 of the conversion port 220 so as to be integrally rotated through the connecting means 360 and the engaging projection 323 is formed on the inlet top surface of the cover 320. The engaging projection 323 and the engaging projection 223 is inserted into the coupling groove 361 formed at both ends and the central portion of the 360 so that the conversion hole 220 and the housing 310 can be integrally rotated.

In this way, by coupling to the coupling boundary of the lower surface of the conversion port 220 and the upper surface of the cover 320 through the connecting means 360, it can be rotated integrally with each other.

In addition, the cover 320 partitions the space through the connection outlet 322 formed at the inner circumference of the fastener 321 of the cover 320 so that the inlet space and the outlet hole 211 b of the switching hole 220 communicate with each other. It is introduced into the housing 310 so that the water purified by the filter 340 can be guided to the discharge space 221b through the connection outlet 322.

Referring to the operation of the present invention as follows.

First, when the filter assembly 10 is installed in the water purifier system or the refrigerator to be installed, and then the supply water is supplied through the pipe 20 from the outside, the supply water passes through the supply hole 211a of the supply water housing 210 through the pipe 20 and then covers 320. It is supplied to the inner space 212 of the housing 310 through.

The supply water supplied to the housing 310 internal space 212 is introduced into the filter 340 by the provided pressure and is collected into the internal space 212 of the filtered water filter 340 and drained to the connection outlet 322 of the cover 320 coupled to the upper portion of the filter 340.

Thereafter, the supply water is drawn to the pipe 20 coupled to the connection pipe 211 through the discharge hole 211b of the cover 320 in communication with the connection outlet 322 of the cover 320 to supply purified water to the outside.

When the filter 340 is replaced, the housing 320 of the filter unit 300 is rotated to rotate the cover 320 integrally coupled with the housing 310, and the locking step 321 a formed on the outer periphery of the fastener 321 of the cover 320 is stopped by the holder 120. When the fastening hole 122 of 121 is rotated at the inner circumferential end and positioned in the fastening groove 124, the cover 320 may be separated from the holder 120.

At this time, before the cover 320 is removed from the holder 120, when the cover 320 is rotated at the locking end layer 121, the switching hole 220 is integrally rotated by the connecting means 360 so that the supply hole 211a and the discharge hole 211b of the water supply housing 210 are connected to the switching hole 220. The supply water is advanced to the discharge hole 211b of the supply water housing 210 by changing the supply direction of the supply water flowing into the housing 310 by communicating with the joint hole 222a.

As such, when the filter 340 is replaced, the supply direction of the externally supplied water is automatically switched to continuously supply the supply water to the outside without passing through the filter 340, thereby enabling the continuous supply of water while simultaneously replacing the filter 340. To help.

In addition, since the mounting part 100, the branch part 200, and the filter part 300 of the filter assembly 10 are coupled to each other by a locking structure by a mutual rotation method, the filter assembly 10 is easily separated and coupled, and thus the maintenance of the filter assembly 10 is easy. .

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiment and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes are possible within the scope without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be evident to those who have knowledge of.

Figures 1a, b is a cross-sectional view of the operating state showing the filter assembly of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the filter assembly of the present invention.

3 is an exploded perspective view showing the filter assembly of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the main portion showing the filter assembly of the present invention.

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

10 filter assembly 20 pipe

100: holder 110: holder

111: guide ball 112: coupling hole

113: mounting groove 120: holder

121: fastening fault 122: fastening hole

123: locking jaw 124: fastening groove

200: branch portion 210: supply water housing

211: connecting pipe 211a: supply hole

211b: discharge hole 211c: coupling step

212: storage space 213: fixed jaw

220: conversion opening 221: internal space

221a: inlet space 221b: outlet space

222: bulkhead 222a: joint hole

223: locking projection 300: filter unit

310: housing 320: cover

321: fastener 321a: fastening step

322 connection outlet 323: engaging projection

340 filter 350 pedestal

351: support jaw 360: connecting means

361: coupling groove

Claims (6)

The holder is provided with mounting grooves at both ends of the holder so that the holder can be fixed to the water purifier system through a fastening means, and a pair of guide balls are disposed to face each other in a circular shape on the front of the holder. Forming a coupling hole with a relatively large diameter on the inner circumference of each other and then forming a locking jaw on the back of the holder so that the holder can be coupled to the cradle is coupled through the coupling hole and the locking jaw is guided by the rotation of the holder Guided to the side to achieve a coupling and the holder is formed by forming a fastening hole in the engaging end layer of a plurality of layers, Supply and discharge holes are respectively formed in the connecting pipes symmetrically formed on the outer circumference of the body so that the supply water is provided from the outside, and the lower portion formed therein communicates with the opened storage space, respectively. A feed water housing is formed at the inlet end of the discharge hole so as to couple the pipe for guiding the feed water by protruding the fixing jaw at the bottom of the outer periphery of the body to be coupled to the fastening hole of the locking end layer located above the holder. And a space divided into an inflow space and an outflow space through a partition wall formed in the center of the inner space where the lower portion is opened by combining inside the storage space of the supply water housing to divide the supply hole and the inflow space and the discharge hole and the discharge space. The water supply holes, which are connected to each other but formed through the inside of the bulkhead at the outer periphery of the body, Branching part which can change supply direction of supply water by making supply hole and discharge hole communicate by rotation angle in the part, and branching part which can change supply direction of supply water according to filter exchange state; , The filter unit is coupled to the locking end of the mounting portion so as to communicate with the switch, and to filter the water provided from the outside through the filter mounted therein, The filter unit mounts a filter inside the housing having an upper opening, couples the cover to the upper part of the housing, and mutually symmetrically arranges a pedestal that protrudes the support jaw upwards into the inner space of the housing so that the support jaw is aligned with the upper part of the filter. Filter assembly, characterized in that configured to be coupled to each lower surface. delete delete delete The method of claim 1, The cover is formed in a hemispherical shape and protrudes the fastener upwards on the upper portion of the fastener, and the fastening step is formed on the outer periphery of the fastener so as to be spaced apart from each other up and down by the inner peripheral end of the fastening hole of the fastening end layer located at the bottom of the mounting portion between the fastening step. Inlet and integrally coupled to the inlet and outlet space of the conversion port to the inner periphery of the fasteners of the cover through the connection outlet through the outlet partitioning the feed water into the housing through the inlet space of the conversion port by the filter Filter assembly, characterized in that configured to be guided to the discharge space through the water connection outlet. The method of claim 1, The conversion port and the cover are formed in the engaging groove formed on both side ends and the central portion of the connecting means by forming a locking projection on the bottom surface of the partition wall of the conversion port so as to be integrally rotated through the connecting means and the engaging projection formed on the upper surface of the inlet of the cover. And Inserting the engaging projection filter assembly, characterized in that configured so that the switch and the housing can be integrally rotated.

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