KR102040685B1

KR102040685B1 - Water treating apparatus

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Publication number: KR102040685B1
Application number: KR1020120152588A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 최인두; 조우성; 장민석; 홍영훈; 송민섭; 양정규; 강태경; 김재훈
Original assignee: 웅진코웨이 주식회사
Priority date: 2012-12-24
Filing date: 2012-12-24
Publication date: 2019-11-06
Also published as: KR20140085631A

Abstract

Disclosed is a water treatment apparatus configured to supply water to an electrolytic cell by a flow pump configured to supply a desired predetermined flow rate of water at a small noise level and to produce ionized water of alkaline water and acidic water.
Water treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is a flow pump 200 configured to supply water; An electrolytic cell 300 connected to the flow pump 200 and configured to electrolyze the water supplied by the flow pump 200 to make ionized water of alkaline water and acidic water; And an outlet 400 connected to the electrolytic cell 300 to discharge the ionized water produced in the electrolytic cell 300 to the outside. It may be configured to include.
By the above configuration, the present invention can supply water to the electrolytic cell using a flow pump, the noise can be reduced when supplying water to the electrolytic cell, the size of the configuration for supplying water to the electrolytic cell can be reduced It is possible to prevent the head of the flow pump from lowering.

Description

Water treatment device {WATER TREATING APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to a water treatment device configured to supply water to a user by treating the introduced water and then discharging it to the outside. The present invention relates to a water treatment apparatus configured to supply water to produce ionized water of alkaline water and acidic water.

The water treatment device is a device configured to supply the user by treating the introduced water and then discharging it to the outside. A representative example of such a water treatment device is a water purifier.

The water purifier is a device configured to filter the introduced water including one or more water filters with one or more water filters, and then discharge the water to the outside to supply the user. In addition to such water purifiers, there are water softeners and carbonated water groups.

In addition, there is an ionized water in the water treatment apparatus. The ionizer includes an electrolytic cell. The electrolyzer is configured to electrolyze the incoming water to produce ionized water of alkaline and acidic water. For example, the electrolytic cell is equipped with at least one electrode and an ion exchange membrane to make the introduced water into alkaline water and acidic water.

On the other hand, the water can be supplied to the electrolytic cell by the level difference, in this case there is a problem that can not be supplied to the electrolytic cell of the desired predetermined flow rate.

The present invention is made by recognizing at least one of the needs or problems occurring in the conventional ionizer.

One aspect of the object of the present invention is to supply the desired amount of water to the electrolytic cell.

Another aspect of the object of the present invention is to make the noise of the supply of water to the electrolytic cell is small and the size of the configuration for supplying water is small.

A water treatment apparatus according to an embodiment for realizing at least one of the above problems may include the following features.

The present invention is based on being configured to supply ionized water of alkaline water and acidic water by supplying water to the electrolytic cell by a flow pump configured to supply a desired flow rate of water with a small noise and a small size.

Water treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention is a flow pump configured to supply water; An electrolytic cell connected to the flow pump and configured to electrolyze the water supplied by the flow pump to produce ionized water of alkaline water and acidic water; And a discharge port connected to the electrolytic cell for discharging the ionized water produced in the electrolytic cell to the outside; It may be configured to include.

In this case, the air vent port is connected between the flow pump and the electrolytic cell to remove the bubbles contained in the water supplied from the flow pump; It may further include.

In addition, in the electrolytic cell, only alkaline water made in the electrolytic cell may be supplied to the discharge port, and acidic water may be drained.

And, the discharge port may be configured to drain the alkaline water initially made in the electrolytic cell.

In addition, the filter unit for filtering the introduced water, including one or more water purification filter; And a purified water tank connected to the filtration unit and the flow pump, the water filtered by the filtration unit flows in, and supplies water to the flow pump. It may further include.

The air vent may be positioned higher than the full water level of the water purification tank.

In addition, the cold water tank is connected to the purified water tank and the flow pump and configured to cool the water supplied from the purified water tank to supply the flow pump; It may further include.

According to the embodiment of the present invention as described above, it is possible to supply water to the electrolytic cell using a flow pump.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to make the noise at the time of supply of water to the electrolytic cell.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the size of the configuration for supplying water to the electrolytic cell can be reduced.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the head of the flow pump from lowering.

1 is a view showing an embodiment of the water treatment apparatus according to the present invention and its operation.
2 is a view showing another embodiment of a water treatment apparatus according to the present invention.
3 and 4 are views showing the operation of another embodiment of the water treatment apparatus according to the present invention shown in FIG.

In order to help the understanding of the features of the present invention as described above, it will be described in more detail with respect to the water treatment apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the described embodiments will be described based on the embodiments best suited for understanding the technical features of the present invention, and the technical features of the present invention are not limited by the described embodiments. It is intended to illustrate that the invention can be implemented as described embodiments. Accordingly, the present invention may be modified in various ways within the technical scope of the present invention through the embodiments described below, and such modified embodiments fall within the technical scope of the present invention. And, hereinafter, in order to help the understanding of the embodiments described, in the reference numerals described in the accompanying drawings, among the components that will have the same function in each embodiment is represented by the same or an extension line number.

Embodiments related to the present invention are based on being configured to supply ionized water of alkaline water and acidic water by supplying water to the electrolytic cell by a flow pump configured to supply a desired flow rate of water at a small noise level and basically small noise.

1 and 2, the water treatment apparatus 100 according to the present invention may include a flow pump 200, an electrolytic cell 300, and an outlet 400. As shown in FIG.

The flow pump 200 may be configured to supply water of a predetermined flow rate with a low noise and a small size. For example, the flow pump 200 may be configured to supply water by the rotation of an impeller (not shown). Accordingly, the noise at the time of supply of water can be small and the water of a predetermined predetermined flow rate can be supplied at a small size.

However, the configuration of the flow pump 200 is not particularly limited, and any configuration known in the art can be used as long as the noise is small and configured to supply water of a predetermined flow rate with a small size.

Meanwhile, in order to supply water to the flow pump 200, the water treatment device 100 according to the present invention may further include a filtration unit 600 and a purified water tank 700 as shown in FIG. 2.

The filter unit 600 may include one or more water filters 610, 620, and 630 as shown in FIG. 2. One or more water purification filters 610, 620, and 630 included in the filtration unit 600 may be neosense filters 610, NF membrane filters 620, or inosense filters 630 as shown in the illustrated embodiment.

However, the one or more purified water filters 610, 620, and 630 included in the filtration unit 600 are not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and any purified water filter may be used as long as the purified water filter may filter water.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, one or more water filters 610, 620, and 630 included in the filtration unit 600 may be connected to each other by a connecting pipe L as shown in the illustrated embodiment. The connection pipe (L) may be provided with an on-off valve (V) as shown in the illustrated embodiment. In addition, the filtration unit 600 may be connected to a water supply source (not shown) such as tap water by a connecting pipe (L).

Accordingly, when opening and closing the valve (V) of the connecting pipe (L) as shown in Figures 3 and 4, the water from the water supply source such as tap water flows into the filtration unit 600, at least one purified water filter And filtration through 610,620,630.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the filtration unit 600 includes the NF membrane filter 620, the drain pipe LD may be connected to the NF membrane filter 620. The water for life not filtered by the NF membrane filter 620 may be drained through the drain pipe LD. In addition, the connection pipe LD may be provided with a check valve CV as shown in the illustrated embodiment. By such a check valve CV, the living water can be prevented from flowing back to the NF membrane filter 620.

The purified water tank 700 may be connected to the filtration unit 600 and the flow pump 200 as shown in the embodiment shown in FIG. As shown in the illustrated embodiment, the purified water tank 700 may be connected to the filtration unit 600 and the flow pump 200 by the connection pipe (L). In addition, the connection pipe (L) may be provided with an on-off valve (V) as shown in the illustrated embodiment.

By such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 3, the water filtered by the filtering unit 600 may be introduced into the purified water tank 700 and stored in the purified water tank 700. Then, when opening and closing the valve (V) of the connecting pipe (L), as shown in the water stored in the purified water tank 700 may be supplied to the flow pump 200.

In addition, the water treatment apparatus 100 according to the present invention as shown in FIG. 2 may further include a cold water tank 800.

Cold water tank 800 may be connected to the purified water tank 700 as shown in the embodiment shown in FIG. To this end, the cold water tank 800 may be connected to communicate with the purified water tank 700 in the lower portion of the purified water tank 700. For example, the purified water tank 700 and the cold water tank 800 are partitioned by partition walls (not shown), and the cold water tank from the purified water tank 700 is disposed on the wall separating the purified water tank 700 and the cold water tank 800. Multiple holes may be formed to allow the flow of water to 800.

However, the cold water tank 800 is made of a separate tank from the purified water tank 700 and may be connected to the purified water tank 700 by a connection pipe (L).

By this configuration, the water stored in the purified water tank 700 may be supplied to the cold water tank 800 as shown in FIG.

In addition, the cold water tank 800 may cool the water supplied to the cold water tank 800 as described above and illustrated in FIG. 4. To this end, the cold water tank 800 is configured such that heat is transferred from one side to the other side when an evaporator (not shown) or electrical energy supplied with a low temperature refrigerant flows to cool the water supplied to the cold water tank 800. A thermoelectric module (not shown) made of a thermoelectric element may be provided.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the cold water tank 800 may be connected to the flow pump 200. As shown in the illustrated embodiment, the cold water tank 800 may be connected to the flow pump 200 by a connection pipe (L). In addition, the connection pipe (L) may be provided with an on-off valve (V) as shown in the illustrated embodiment.

By this configuration, when opening and closing the valve (V) of the connecting pipe (L) as described above and shown in Figure 4, the water cooled in the cold water tank 800 can be supplied to the flow pump 200.

The electrolyzer 300 may be connected to the flow pump 200 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. In addition, the electrolytic cell 300 may be configured to electrolyze the water supplied by the flow pump 200 to make ionized water of alkaline water and acidic water. To this end, the electrolytic cell 300 may include one or more electrodes (not shown) and an ion exchange membrane (not shown).

However, the configuration of the electrolytic cell 300 is not particularly limited, and any known one can be used as long as it is configured to electrolyze the supplied water to produce ionized water of alkaline water and acidic water.

As shown in FIG. 3, when water is supplied from the purified water tank 700 to the electrolytic cell 300, ionized water of alkaline water and acidic water at room temperature may be produced. In addition, when water is supplied from the cold water tank 800 to the electrolytic cell 300, as shown in FIG. 4, ionized water of low temperature alkaline water and acidic water may be produced.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the outlet 400 may be connected to the electrolytic cell 300. As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, ionized water of alkaline or acidic water produced in the electrolytic cell 300 may be discharged to the outside. To this end, the outlet 400 may be connected to the electrolytic cell 300 by a connection pipe (L). Accordingly, when the outlet 400 is opened as shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, ionized water generated in the electrolytic cell 300 may be discharged to the outside through the outlet 400.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, the electrolytic cell 300 may supply only alkaline water made in the electrolytic cell 300 to the discharge port 400 and drain the acidic water. In order to drain the acidic water, the electrolytic cell 300 may be connected to the drain pipe LD as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Accordingly, the acidic water produced in the electrolytic cell 300 may be drained through the drain pipe LD as shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4.

The drain pipe LD connected to the electrolytic cell 300 may be connected to the drain pipe LD connected to the NF membrane filter 620 as shown in FIG. 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, the outlet 400 may be configured to drain alkaline water initially supplied from the electrolytic cell 300. To this end, a drain pipe LD may be connected to the outlet 400 as in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. In addition, the alkaline water supplied initially from the electrolytic cell 300 by operating the outlet 400 may be drained through the drain pipe LD without being discharged to the outside to be supplied to the user.

Alkaline water initially supplied from the electrolytic cell 300 may not be alkaline water of a desired predetermined pH. In this way, when the alkaline water of the desired predetermined pH is drained, the alkaline water of the desired predetermined pH can be made easier and supplied to the user.

The drain pipe LD connected to the outlet 400 may be connected to the drain pipe LD connected to the electrolytic cell 300 as shown in FIG. 2. In addition, the drain pipe LD may be provided with an opening / closing valve V as shown in the illustrated embodiment. Accordingly, when the open / close valve V of the drain pipe LD is opened, the acidic water supplied from the electrolytic cell 300 or the alkaline water supplied from the discharge port 400 may be drained.

On the other hand, the connection pipe (L) connected to the outlet 400 may be provided with a sensor unit (S) as shown in the embodiment shown in Figs. The sensor unit S may include a flow sensor (not shown) and a temperature sensor (not shown).

Accordingly, it is possible to change the electric current supplied to the electrolytic cell 300 according to the flow rate of the water flowing through the connecting pipe L measured by the flow sensor, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. Thereby, ionized water of desired pH can be obtained.

In addition, the water flowing through the connection pipe (L) measured by the temperature sensor, as shown in Figures 3 and 4 so that the alkaline water is discharged through the outlet 300 only when the temperature of the alkaline water is a predetermined desired temperature. Can be.

The water treatment apparatus 100 according to the present invention may further include an air vent port 500 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the air vent port 500 may be connected between the flow pump 200 and the electrolytic cell 300. As shown in the illustrated embodiment, the air vent port 500 may be connected by a connection pipe L to a connection pipe L connecting the flow pump 200 and the electrolytic cell 300. Bubbles contained in the water supplied from the flow pump 200 may be removed by the air vent port 500.

To this end, the air vent port 500 may be a configuration similar to the check valve. That is, when the pressure in the connection pipe (L) connected to the air vent port 500 by a bubble contained in water supplied to the connection pipe (L) connected to the air vent port 500, the air vent, The sphere 500 may be opened to allow bubbles to be discharged to the outside.

However, the configuration of the air vent port 500 is not limited to the configuration similar to the above-described check valve, and any configuration may be used as long as it can remove bubbles contained in the water supplied from the flow pump 200. .

In this way, since the air bubbles contained in the water supplied from the flow pump 200 by the air vent (500) can be removed, the resistance of the connection pipe (L) connected to the flow pump 200 and the electrolytic cell 300 Can be made smaller. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the head lift of the flow rate pump 200 due to the bubbles contained in the water.

The air vent port 500 may be located higher than the full water level of the water purification tank 700, as shown in the embodiment shown in Figs. When the air vent port 500 is positioned lower than the full water level of the purified water tank 700, since air as well as bubbles may be discharged through the air vent port 500, bubbles contained in the water through the air vent port 500 are included. May not be released in most cases. Therefore, in order to discharge most of the bubbles contained in the water through the air vent port 500, the air vent port 500 must be positioned higher than the full water level of the purified water tank 700.

Meanwhile, each of the purified water tank 700 and the cold water tank 800 may be connected to another connection pipe (not shown) separate from the connection pipe L connected to the electrolytic cell 300. In addition, the other connection pipe may be connected to an outlet (not shown) different from the outlet 400 connected to the electrolytic cell 300. Accordingly, the water stored in the purified water tank 700 and the water stored in the cold water tank 800 may be discharged to the outside through the other outlet and supplied to the user.

In addition, the hot water tank (not shown) may be connected to the purified water tank 700 by another connector (not shown). Accordingly, water stored in the purified water tank 700 may be stored in the hot water tank by the connection pipe. The hot water tank may be provided with a heating element such as a heater. Accordingly, the water stored in the hot water tank can be heated to a desired predetermined temperature by the heater. In addition, the hot water tank may be connected to another outlet by the other connector (not shown) described above. Therefore, the water stored in the hot water tank and heated to the desired predetermined temperature can be discharged to the outside through the other outlet and supplied to the user.

As described above, when the water treatment apparatus according to the present invention is used, water can be supplied to the electrolytic cell by using a flow pump, the noise can be reduced when water is supplied to the electrolytic cell, and the size of the configuration of supplying water to the electrolytic cell. Can be made small, and the head of the flow pump can be prevented from lowering.

The above-described water treatment apparatus is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, but the embodiments may be configured by selectively combining all or some of the embodiments so that various modifications can be made.

100: water treatment device 200: flow pump
300: electrolytic cell 400: outlet
500: air vent port 600: filtration unit
700: water purification tank 800: cold water tank
L: Connection LD: Drain Pipe
V: On-off valve S: Sensor part

Claims

A flow pump 200 configured to supply water;
An electrolytic cell 300 connected to the flow pump 200 and configured to electrolyze the water supplied by the flow pump 200 to make ionized water of alkaline water and acidic water;
A discharge port 400 connected to the electrolytic cell 300 to discharge the ionized water produced in the electrolytic cell 300 to the outside;
An air vent port 500 connected between the flow pump 200 and the electrolytic cell 300 to remove bubbles contained in the water supplied from the flow pump 200;
Filtration unit 600 for filtering the introduced water, including one or more water filters (610, 620, 630); And
A purified water tank 700 connected to the filtration unit 600 and the flow pump 200, the water filtered by the filtration unit 600 flows in, and supplies water to the flow pump 200; Including;
The flow pump 200 is directly connected to the electrolytic cell 300 by a connection pipe (L) to supply water to the electrolytic cell 300,
The flow pump 200 is configured to supply water by the rotation of the impeller,
The air vent port 500 is water treatment apparatus, characterized in that located above the full water level of the water purification tank (700).

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The water treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in the electrolytic cell (300), only alkaline water made in the electrolytic cell (300) is supplied to the discharge port (400), and acidic water is drained.

The water treatment apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the discharge port (400) is configured to drain alkaline water initially produced in the electrolytic cell (300).

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According to claim 1, Cold water tank (800) connected to the purified water tank 700 and the flow pump 200 and configured to cool the water supplied from the purified water tank (700) to supply to the flow rate pump (200); Water treatment apparatus further comprising a.